April 01, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, April 01, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

April 01, 2021 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "Unbelievable!"	5
2A	6. Actor Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire"	3
3A	9. Film in which Will Ferrell wears yellow tights	3
4A	12. Good, in Genoa	5
5A	13. Specs can be provided for them	4
6A	15. Talk like a tippler	4
7A	16. ___ Building, former name of Chicago's Aon Center	5
8A	17. Losing dice roll	4
9A	18. [sooo funny!]	4
10A	19. 6-Across, with "out"	13
11A	22. What the Cyclops couldn't do after Odysseus tricked him	3
12A	24. "___ interesante"	3
13A	25. Bull's preceder in the zodiac	3
14A	26. "Sooo funny ..."	6
15A	28. Fearing	8
16A	33. Inits. before 9-Across	11
17A	35. Pop star Grande, to fans	3
18A	36. Airplane whose name is also a vitamin	4
19A	37. Start of the third millennium	3
20A	38. Something often skipped using a DVR	4
21A	39. Way to say "hey" in São Tomé	3
22A	40. 37-Across, in slang	11
23A	44. Overlooked	8
24A	46. Pestering sort	6
25A	47. Dip stick?	3
26A	48. Depiction on Arizona and New Mexico's flags	3
27A	49. ___ loose	3
28A	50. 64-/65-Across and others	13
29A	56. Ice-___ (old tennis nickname)	4
30A	57. Bombard (with)	4
31A	58. Sorting category in a music app	5
32A	61. "Jeopardy!," basically	4
33A	62. Fix	4
34A	63. Bumpkins	5
35A	64. French holy title: Abbr.	3
36A	65. Cheap beer choice, for short	3
37A	66. S.U.V. with a geographic name	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. "Unbelievable!""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MYGOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Actor Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Film in which Will Ferrell wears yellow tights"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: imp, extremely low frequency, pixie
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Good, in Genoa"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "13. Specs can be provided for them"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that opinion or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: optic, centre, middle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Talk like a tippler"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
• Words that mean the same thing: blur, blot, spot
• The opposite would be: focus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. ___ Building, former name of Chicago's Aon Center"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Losing dice roll"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that obscene terms for feces
• Words that mean the same thing: ca-ca, shite, dirt
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. [sooo funny!]"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LMAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. 6-Across, with "out""

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VERYRELIGIOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. What the Cyclops couldn't do after Odysseus tricked him"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Words that mean the same thing: run into, witness, visualize
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. "___ interesante""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Bull's preceder in the zodiac"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
• Words that mean the same thing: cram, random access memory, force
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. "Sooo funny ...""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARHAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Fearing"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAREDOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Inits. before 9-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
• Words that mean the same thing: fundamentally, basically
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESSENTIALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Pop star Grande, to fans"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Airplane whose name is also a vitamin"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BTEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Start of the third millennium"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Something often skipped using a DVR"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TVAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Way to say "hey" in São Tomé"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in india for writing paper
• Words that mean the same thing: olla
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. 37-Across, in slang"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that speak unfavorably about
• Words that mean the same thing: drag through the mud, badmouth, malign
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BADMOUTHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Overlooked"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASSEDBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Pestering sort"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOODGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Dip stick?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Depiction on Arizona and New Mexico's flags"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
• Words that mean the same thing: solarise, insolate, sunlight
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. ___ loose"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Words that mean the same thing: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Army of the Pure, rent
• The opposite would be: forbid, disallow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. 64-/65-Across and others"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLENDEDFAMILY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Ice-___ (old tennis nickname)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BORG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Bombard (with)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
• Words that mean the same thing: fur, pour, stream
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Sorting category in a music app"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a kind of literary or artistic work
• Words that mean the same thing: music genre, writing style, musical style
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. "Jeopardy!," basically"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an examination consisting of a few short questions
• Words that mean the same thing: test
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUIZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Fix"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that remove the ovaries of
• Words that mean the same thing: castrate, neuter, alter
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Bumpkins"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
• Words that mean the same thing: yokel, hayseed, yahoo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HICKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. French holy title: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Cheap beer choice, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PBR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. S.U.V. with a geographic name"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAHOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle April 01, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Firm requirement, maybe	3
2D	2. Word a cook likes to hear	3
3D	3. Travel abroad	10
4D	4. How many times TV's Perry Mason lost a case	4
5D	5. Quite a job, you have to admit?	7
6D	6. Publicly criticize	5
7D	7. Literary character who says "I will be myself" to Mr. Rochester	4
8D	8. What might be parm for the course?	4
9D	9. Friend of Cookie Monster	4
10D	10. Occasion for a roast	4
11D	11. Some natural hairstyles, informally	4
12D	14. Perfectly thrown football	6
13D	15. Gunk	5
14D	20. Circular dwelling	4
15D	21. Libertarian politico Johnson	4
16D	22. 1984 hit for Cyndi Lauper	6
17D	23. Where I-5 meets I-710	6
18D	27. What may come home to roost	3
19D	28. Something that might be made with cold cuts from the fridge	5
20D	29. Sister of Calliope	4
21D	30. Filmmaker who co-created "Twin Peaks"	10
22D	31. Like Tennessee Avenue and New York Avenue, on a Monopoly board	6
23D	32. Have ants in one's pants	6
24D	34. Website with Oscars recaps	4
25D	38. Vietnam's Le Duc ___	3
26D	40. Sweat it	4
27D	41. Ones with spots to fill	6
28D	42. "One" on ones	4
29D	43. Tony and Maria duet in "West Side Story"	7
30D	45. Trey ___, R&B artist with the 2012 chart-topping album "Chapter V"	5
31D	48. Strong luster?	5
32D	50. Occasions for roasts, for short	4
33D	51. Hooligan	4
34D	52. City roughly halfway between Cleveland and Buffalo	4
35D	53. "Pirates of the Caribbean" star	4
36D	54. Toning target	4
37D	55. Noted leader of the Resistance	4
38D	59. Pioneering co. in film noir	3
39D	60. -talk	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Firm requirement, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a master's degree in business
• Words that mean the same thing: Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Word a cook likes to hear"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Travel abroad"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOOVERSEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. How many times TV's Perry Mason lost a case"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that on one occasion
• Words that mean the same thing: in one case, at one time, erst
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Quite a job, you have to admit?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who guards an entrance
• Words that mean the same thing: gatekeeper, doorkeeper, door guard
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOORMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Publicly criticize"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that express strong disapproval of
• Words that mean the same thing: reprobate, objurgate, condemn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Literary character who says "I will be myself" to Mr. Rochester"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Eyre
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. What might be parm for the course?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that meat from a calf
• Words that mean the same thing: veau
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Friend of Cookie Monster"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Occasion for a roast"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an elaborate hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Some natural hairstyles, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "14. Perfectly thrown football"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
• Words that mean the same thing: helix, volute, whorl
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPIRAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Gunk"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: goo, gunk, goop
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "20. Circular dwelling"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic mongol and turkic people of central asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YURT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Libertarian politico Johnson"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in northwest indiana on lake michigan; steel production
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. 1984 hit for Cyndi Lauper"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHEBOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Where I-5 meets I-710"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASTLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. What may come home to roost"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that adult female chicken
• Words that mean the same thing: biddy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Something that might be made with cold cuts from the fridge"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAMMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Sister of Calliope"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) the muse of history
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Filmmaker who co-created "Twin Peaks""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAVIDLYNCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Like Tennessee Avenue and New York Avenue, on a Monopoly board"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
• Words that mean the same thing: orangeness, orangish, orange tree
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORANGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Have ants in one's pants"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
• Words that mean the same thing: restlessness, fidgetiness
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIDGET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Website with Oscars recaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMDB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Vietnam's Le Duc ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a branch of the tai languages
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Sweat it"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small ball with a hole through the middle
• Words that mean the same thing: astragal, drop, pearl
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Ones with spots to fill"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADREPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. "One" on ones"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Tony and Maria duet in "West Side Story""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the present or immediately coming night
• Words that mean the same thing: this evening, this night
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Trey ___, R&B artist with the 2012 chart-topping album "Chapter V""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONGZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Strong luster?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that man with strong sexual desires
• Words that mean the same thing: lech, letch, lecher
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATYR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Occasions for roasts, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BBQS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Hooligan"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an awkward stupid person
• Words that mean the same thing: clod, gawk, lummox
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. City roughly halfway between Cleveland and Buffalo"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. "Pirates of the Caribbean" star"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEPP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Toning target"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that loose or flaccid body fat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Noted leader of the Resistance"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Pioneering co. in film noir"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RKO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. -talk"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the compass point midway between east and southeast
• Words that mean the same thing: east southeast
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	64.5%
Short Answer	12	15.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.3%
Movies/Film	4	5.3%
Abbreviation	3	3.9%
Music	2	2.6%
History	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM

No 27381, Sat Oct 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Peter A. Collins

Across Clues :

1. Hotel room staple, 6. "Hound Dog" singer Big ___ Thornton, 10. Freshly pressed grapes before fermentation, 14. Way, 15. Reality show winner since 2002, 16. Bridge piece, 17. Spotted, in a way, 18. Meaning of a finger wag, 19. Zip, 20. People to hang out with, 21. Mood, 22. Fish whose egg casings are called "mermaid's purses", 23. Oslo Accords signatory, for short, 24. Fail to tail, 25. Not spent anymore, 26. Two-time Oscar nominee Joan, 28. Go no further, 29. "We'll let ourselves in", 34. Medical breakthrough of 1954 that yielded a Nobel Prize, 35. Masters of bad impersonations?, 36. Pub fixtures, 37. Takes root, 38. Incite, 41. Tony winner Judith, 42. Letters on a Busch Stadium hat, 44. She played Julia in 2009's "Julie & Julia", 45. Cut and polish, maybe, 46. Big bird, 47. Two shakes, 48. Spin out on the ice?, 49. Reasons for some street closures, 50. In ___ (unmoved), 51. Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its month, 52. "ER" actress Laura, 53. Go berserk, 54. Slim winning margin, 55. Quite the party

Sat Oct 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword 

Down Clues :

1. Name on the playbill for the 1936 Salzburg Festival, 2. One of a singing duo?, 3. Solarium, 4. Périodes chaudes de l'année, 5. With 43-Down, fictional coach of AFC Richmond, 6. Skimpy garments, 7. Building block, 8. Brood, 9. Drink mentioned four times in the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales", 10. Deluxe wraps?, 11. Menace in "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania", 12. "À votre ___!", 13. Out on a limb, say, 21. Calling, 22. Something to wallow in, 24. Spade, for one, 25. Naughty list?, 27. Vessel that hasn't crossed the Canadian border since 1993, 28. The so-called "Rocket City" of the South, 29. Emphatic agreement, 30. When doubled, a pop nickname, 31. Gorgeous, 32. Not yet explored, as a tomb, 33. Map abbrs., 38. Where Dr. J played college hoops, for short, 39. Amber, e.g., 40. Van Susteren of TV news, 41. They might be bright, 43. See 5-Down, 45. National, formerly, 46. Asian royal, 48. Chicago's ___ Center, formerly known as the Amoco Building, 49. Small invention

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 26, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Hotel room staple. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TVSET




• The clue is 6. "Hound Dog" singer Big ___ Thornton. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MAMA

  Possible Answer : mamma, mama, mummy, mammy, mum, momma, Mama, mommy, ma, mom




• The clue is 10. Freshly pressed grapes before fermentation. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MUST

  Possible Answer : moldiness, must, mustiness




• The clue is 14. Way. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ROUTE

  Possible Answer : path, itinerary, route, road




• The clue is 15. Reality show winner since 2002. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IDOL

  Possible Answer : perfection, paragon, graven_image, god, beau_ideal, matinee_idol, idol




• The clue is 16. Bridge piece. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IBAR




• The clue is 17. Spotted, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ACNED

  Possible Answer : acned, pimpled, pimply, pustulate




• The clue is 18. Meaning of a finger wag. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NOPE




• The clue is 19. Zip. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NONE

  Possible Answer : none




• The clue is 20. People to hang out with. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PALS

  Possible Answer : sidekick, pal_up, chum, buddy, pal, brother, crony, chum_up




• The clue is 21. Mood. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: VIBE

  Possible Answer : vibe, vibration




• The clue is 22. Fish whose egg casings are called "mermaid's purses". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SKATE

  Possible Answer : skate




• The clue is 23. Oslo Accords signatory, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: PLO

  Possible Answer : Palestine_Liberation_Organization, PLO




• The clue is 24. Fail to tail. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LOSE

  Possible Answer : lose, drop_off, recede, miss, suffer, fall_back, misplace, mislay, turn_a_loss, fall_behind

  Possible Opposite Answer : win, find, profit, keep, gain




• The clue is 25. Not spent anymore. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: RESTED

  Possible Answer : roost, perch, rest, reside, lie, remain, repose, breathe, rested, take_a_breather, stay, catch_one's_breath, pillow

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active, tired




• The clue is 26. Two-time Oscar nominee Joan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: CUSACK




• The clue is 28. Go no further. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HALT

  Possible Answer : stanch, stay, stoppage, game, hitch, hold, freeze, arrest, check, stem, staunch, crippled, block, lame, gimpy, stop, halting, halt, kibosh

  Possible Opposite Answer : start




• The clue is 29. "We'll let ourselves in". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: DONTWAITUPFORUS




• The clue is 34. Medical breakthrough of 1954 that yielded a Nobel Prize. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: ORGANTRANSPLANT




• The clue is 35. Masters of bad impersonations?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: IDENTITYTHIEVES




• The clue is 36. Pub fixtures. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LOOS

  Possible Answer : water_closet, Loos, Adolf_Loos, closet, W.C., loo




• The clue is 37. Takes root. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SETSIN




• The clue is 38. Incite. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: URGEON




• The clue is 41. Tony winner Judith. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IVEY




• The clue is 42. Letters on a Busch Stadium hat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: STL




• The clue is 44. She played Julia in 2009's "Julie & Julia". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MERYL




• The clue is 45. Cut and polish, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EDIT

  Possible Answer : blue-pencil, cut, delete, redact, edit_out, edit




• The clue is 46. Big bird. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RHEA

  Possible Answer : nandu, Rhea_americana, Pterocnemia_pennata, Rhea, rhea




• The clue is 47. Two shakes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ASEC




• The clue is 48. Spin out on the ice?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AXEL




• The clue is 49. Reasons for some street closures. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FAIRS

  Possible Answer : bazaar, funfair, fair, carnival




• The clue is 50. In ___ (unmoved). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SITU




• The clue is 51. Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its month. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer : opal




• The clue is 52. "ER" actress Laura. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: INNES




• The clue is 53. Go berserk. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer : break_down, snarl, press_stud, duck_soup, gingersnap, catch, cracking, photograph, ginger_snap, shot, pushover, crack, child's_play, centering, picnic, elasticity, piece_of_cake, tear, cinch, grab, flick, snap, snapshot, snap_fastener, rupture, click, breeze, snatch, shoot, ginger_nut, snatch_up, bust, walkover, lose_it, snap_bean

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity




• The clue is 54. Slim winning margin. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NOSE

  Possible Answer : horn_in, pry, intrude, scent, wind, nozzle, nose, poke, nuzzle, olfactory_organ




• The clue is 55. Quite the party. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BIGDO

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Name on the playbill for the 1936 Salzburg Festival. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TRAPP

• The clue is 2. One of a singing duo?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: VOCALCORD

• The clue is 3. Solarium. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: SUNLOUNGE

• The clue is 4. Périodes chaudes de l'année. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ETES

• The clue is 5. With 43-Down, fictional coach of AFC Richmond. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer: Teddy_boy, Ted

• The clue is 6. Skimpy garments. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: MINISKIRTS

  Possible Answer: miniskirt, mini

• The clue is 7. Building block. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ADOBE

  Possible Answer: adobe, adobe_brick

• The clue is 8. Brood. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MOPE

  Possible Answer: dallier, mope_around, moon_about, lounger, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, mope, moon_around

• The clue is 9. Drink mentioned four times in the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 10. Deluxe wraps?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: MINKSTOLES

• The clue is 11. Menace in "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: UBOAT

• The clue is 12. "À votre ___!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SANTE

• The clue is 13. Out on a limb, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TREED

  Possible Answer: corner, treed, trapped, at_bay, shoetree, tree, cornered

• The clue is 21. Calling. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: VOCATION

  Possible Answer: occupational_group, career, calling, vocation

• The clue is 22. Something to wallow in. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SELFPITY

• The clue is 24. Spade, for one. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: LAWNTOOL

• The clue is 25. Naughty list?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: RAPSHEET

• The clue is 27. Vessel that hasn't crossed the Canadian border since 1993. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: STANLEYCUP

• The clue is 28. The so-called "Rocket City" of the South. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: HUNTSVILLE

  Possible Answer: Huntsville

• The clue is 29. Emphatic agreement. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: DOI

  Possible Answer: Interior, Department_of_the_Interior, DoI, Interior_Department

• The clue is 30. When doubled, a pop nickname. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TAY

  Possible Answer: Tay

• The clue is 31. Gorgeous. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: RAVISHING

  Possible Answer: enthrall, enrapture, ravishing, delight, dishonour, violate, outrage, ravish, assault, dishonor, transport, enthral, enchant, rape

  Possible Opposite Answer : disenchant

• The clue is 32. Not yet explored, as a tomb. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: UNENTERED

• The clue is 33. Map abbrs.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: STS

• The clue is 38. Where Dr. J played college hoops, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: UMASS

• The clue is 39. Amber, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: RESIN

  Possible Answer: rosin, resin

• The clue is 40. Van Susteren of TV news. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: GRETA

• The clue is 41. They might be bright. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: IDEAS

  Possible Answer: idea, theme, estimation, estimate, thought, musical_theme, mind, melodic_theme, approximation

• The clue is 43. See 5-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LASSO

  Possible Answer: Roland_de_Lassus, rope, Lasso, lasso, lariat, riata, Orlando_di_Lasso, reata

• The clue is 45. National, formerly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EXPO

  Possible Answer: exhibition, expo, exposition

• The clue is 46. Asian royal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RANI

  Possible Answer: ranee, rani

• The clue is 48. Chicago's ___ Center, formerly known as the Amoco Building. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AON

• The clue is 49. Small invention. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FIB

  Possible Answer: tarradiddle, taradiddle, tale, fib, story