November 28, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle November 28, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Move to a later date, say	10
2A	11. ___ noche (tonight: Sp.)	4
3A	15. "Any interest in doing this?"	10
4A	16. Wolverine, for example	4
5A	17. '80s work wear with shoulder pads	10
6A	18. Kind of tense	4
7A	19. Originator of parody ads for 5-hour Empathy and Tylenol BM, in brief	3
8A	20. Better ___	4
9A	21. Author Donna who wrote "The Secret History"	5
10A	22. What you might test the waters with	3
11A	23. Ink absorber	7
12A	25. "Them's the rules"	9
13A	28. Firm requirement, for short?	3
14A	29. Style guide?	9
15A	30. Juice (up)	4
16A	31. Really dig	5
17A	32. Extra in "The Lord of the Rings"	3
18A	33. Takes care of the rough spots, in a way	5
19A	34. 4-Down, for CBS	4
20A	35. Alters, as a pop singer's voice	9
21A	37. Something you might describe as touch-and-go?	3
22A	38. Show of self-sorrow	9
23A	39. Library workspaces	7
24A	41. Arthur with two Emmys and a Tony	3
25A	42. "Middlemarch" novelist, 1871	5
26A	43. Nos. representing years' worth of letters	4
27A	45. Mo. that the Anglo-Saxons called Winterfylleth	3
28A	48. Household organizers	4
29A	49. Says too much	10
30A	52. Previously	4
31A	53. Official drink of Puerto Rico	10
32A	54. Recognized	4
33A	55. One who passes the bar?	10

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. Move to a later date, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: TIMETRAVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. ___ noche (tonight: Sp.)"

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: ESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. "Any interest in doing this?""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: AREYOUGAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Wolverine, for example"

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: XMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. '80s work wear with shoulder pads"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: POWERSUITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Kind of tense"

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 time that has elapsed
• Words that mean the same thing: retiring, yesteryear, preceding
• The opposite would be: present, future
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Originator of parody ads for 5-hour Empathy and Tylenol BM, in brief"

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: SNL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Better ___"

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: THAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Author Donna who wrote "The Secret History""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: TARTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. What you might test the waters with"

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 one of the digits of the foot
• Words that mean the same thing: toenail
• 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: TOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Ink absorber"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that absorbent paper used to dry ink
• Words that mean the same thing: blotting paper, charge sheet, rap sheet
• 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: BLOTTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. "Them's the rules""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: FAIRSFAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Firm requirement, for short?"

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

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 14 Across: "29. Style guide?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: DRESSCODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Juice (up)"

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 liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
• 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: SOUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Really dig"

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 an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
• Words that mean the same thing: dig into, examine, investigation
• 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: PROBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Extra in "The Lord of the Rings""

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: ORC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Takes care of the rough spots, in a way"

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 the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
• Words that mean the same thing: Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, litoral, guts
• 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: SANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. 4-Down, for CBS"

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 company emblem or device
• Words that mean the same thing: logotype
• 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: LOGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "35. Alters, as a pop singer's voice"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert 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: AUTOTUNES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Something you might describe as touch-and-go?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: APP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Show of self-sorrow"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: PITYPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Library workspaces"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that french surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
• Words that mean the same thing: Alexis Carrel, stall, Carrel
• 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: CARRELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. Arthur with two Emmys and a Tony"

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: BEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "42. "Middlemarch" novelist, 1871"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that british poet (born in the united states) who won the nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
• Words that mean the same thing: George Eliot, T. S. Eliot, Mary Ann Evans
• 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: ELIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "43. Nos. representing years' worth of letters"

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 a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: GPA, grade point average
• 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: GPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "45. Mo. that the Anglo-Saxons called Winterfylleth"

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 month following september and preceding november
• Words that mean the same thing: October
• 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: OCT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. Household organizers"

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 container; usually has a lid
• Words that mean the same thing: BIN, binful, bank identification number
• 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: BINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Says too much"

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: OVERSHARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "52. Previously"

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 on one occasion
• Words that mean the same thing: in one case, 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 31 Across: "53. Official drink of Puerto Rico"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

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: PINACOLADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "54. Recognized"

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 perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
• Words that mean the same thing: ensure, come across, take care
• 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: SEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "55. One who passes the bar?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a total abstainer
• Words that mean the same thing: teetotalist, teetotaller
• 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: TEETOTALER

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - November 28, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Designates	4
2D	2. Shellfish have lots of this	4
3D	3. Little cry	4
4D	4. See 34-Across	3
5D	5. Fabled beneficiary of a nap	8
6D	6. Running backs and defensive ends	7
7D	7. Líquido vital	4
8D	8. Given to self-reflection?	4
9D	9. Triage pro	3
10D	10. "___ Enfants du Paradis" (classic W.W. II-era film)	3
11D	11. An American in Paris, say	5
12D	12. Capital invested by experts	10
13D	13. They're on the tip of your tongue	9
14D	14. Some pest control products	8
15D	21. Blue Jays or Raptors, for short	3
16D	22. '90s exercise fad	5
17D	23. One of a pair of interrogators	6
18D	24. "Not gonna ___"	3
19D	25. Fabled beneficiary of a kiss	10
20D	26. Ones who watch sports for a living?	6
21D	27. Beer purchase in a large bottle, informally	5
22D	29. Write	9
23D	30. Air traveler in early winter	5
24D	31. Study pills	8
25D	33. It can't miss	8
26D	35. Afflict	3
27D	36. Ingredient added to a Bloody Mary	7
28D	38. ___ name	3
29D	40. Nevada senator Jacky	5
30D	43. Good name for a biology teacher?	4
31D	44. Boob, on the Tube	4
32D	45. Like some contracts and contraceptives	4
33D	46. Opposite of annex	4
34D	47. Onetime title for Bulgaria's Simeon II, the last person to use it	4
35D	49. Go (for)	3
36D	50. Go (for)	3
37D	51. Like	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. Designates"

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 (military) signal to turn the lights out
• Words that mean the same thing: dab, solicit, tip
• 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: TAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Shellfish have lots of this"

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 heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
• Words that mean the same thing: Fe, cast-iron, smoothing iron
• 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: IRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Little cry"

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 cry weakly or softly
• Words that mean the same thing: pule, wail, whimper
• 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: MEWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. See 34-Across"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: optic, middle, eyeball
• 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: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Fabled beneficiary of a nap"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except australia and antarctica
• 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: TORTOISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Running backs and defensive ends"

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 (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball
• Words that mean the same thing: rusher
• 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: RUSHERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Líquido vital"

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 largest known toad species; native to central america; valuable destroyer of insect pests
• Words that mean the same thing: agua toad, Bufo marinus
• 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: AGUA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Given to self-reflection?"

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 characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
• Words that mean the same thing: egotistical, bootless, sleeveless
• 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: VAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Triage pro"

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: EMT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "___ Enfants du Paradis" (classic W.W. II-era film)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
• Words that mean the same thing: LE, lupus erythematosus
• 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: LES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. An American in Paris, say"

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 a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
• Words that mean the same thing: expatriate, exile
• 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: EXPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Capital invested by experts"

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

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: SMARTMONEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. They're on the tip of your tongue"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
• Words that mean the same thing: gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud
• 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: TASTEBUDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Some pest control products"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ANTTRAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Blue Jays or Raptors, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
• 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: TOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. '90s exercise fad"

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: TAEBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. One of a pair of interrogators"

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: BADCOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. "Not gonna ___""

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 statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Words that mean the same thing: prevarication, Trygve Halvden Lie, Trygve Lie
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Fabled beneficiary of a kiss"

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: FROGPRINCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "26. Ones who watch sports for a living?"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
• Words that mean the same thing: spotter, talent scout, pathfinder
• 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: SCOUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "27. Beer purchase in a large bottle, informally"

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 the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
• Words that mean the same thing: 40, xl, twoscore
• 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: FORTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Write"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: DROPALINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Air traveler in early winter"

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 the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at christmas
• Words that mean the same thing: Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, St. Nick
• 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: SANTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Study pills"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
• Words that mean the same thing: placebo
• 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: PLACEBOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. It can't miss"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: SURESHOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. Afflict"

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 aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: pain, garlic, trouble
• 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: AIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Ingredient added to a Bloody Mary"

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 a mexican state on the gulf of campeche
• Words that mean the same thing: red pepper, Tabasco sauce
• 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: TABASCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "38. ___ name"

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 domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
• Words that mean the same thing: darling, preferred, favorite
• 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: PET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. Nevada senator Jacky"

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: ROSEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Good name for a biology teacher?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (genetics) a segment of dna that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding dna as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
• Words that mean the same thing: cistron, factor
• 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: GENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. Boob, on the Tube"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: rump, keister, fanny
• 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: PRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Like some contracts and contraceptives"

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 conducted by spoken communication
• Words that mean the same thing: oral exam, viva voce, viva
• The opposite would be: anal, aboral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Opposite of annex"

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 give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• Words that mean the same thing: give up, yield, concede
• 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: CEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "47. Onetime title for Bulgaria's Simeon II, the last person to use it"

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 a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: czar, tzar
• 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: TSAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Go (for)"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: choose, prefer
• 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: OPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. Go (for)"

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 compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Words that mean the same thing: compete, contend
• 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: VIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "51. Like"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• 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: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	65.7%
Short Answer	14	20.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Literature	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 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 21, 2025 at 01:46 AM

2408 Thu Aug 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Confident claim, 5. Tootsie treat?, 9. Enclosed rhyme scheme, 13. Stone measure, 15. Modern-day home of Persepolis, 16. Godsend, 17. MEDALS, 19. "Cheers" bartender Woody, 20. Crafty inits., 21. Baseball pitcher's feat, informally, 22. Irritated, 23. They work through a lot of baggage, for short, 24. GOBI DESERT, 27. Quite some time, 29. Source of the Golden Fleece, 30. What doesn't look the best naked?, 31. Choir section, 33. Not so loud, 36. "SAY WHAT?", 40. Acting unconsciously, 41. Prevailing spirit, 43. Game piece in Mastermind, 46. Legislative subject of the 2020 miniseries "Mrs. America," for short, 47. Spain's longest river, 48. NEOLITH, 54. "Scientia potentia ___" ("Knowledge is power"), 55. Lassie's owner on old TV, 56. Premier couple's retreat?, 57. Furtive laugh, 58. Troll's lookalike, 59. RUMMY, 62. Land that split from Zanzibar in 1861, 63. Medicinal form, 64. Word with screen or space, 65. Self images?, 66. Sleep restlessly, 67. Something passed down the line

Down Clues :

1. Cold beverage popularized at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, 2. Sleeveless top, 3. Small marching band?, 4. Vote in opposition, 5. Word that can precede or follow "player", 6. Flynn of Hollywood's Golden Age, 7. 41, to 43, 8. Popular crowd, 9. Top of the order?, 10. Foot warmer, 11. Young male lover, informally, 12. Foul shot following a basket, in hoops lingo, 14. Blue reef fish, 18. Heartache, 22. Reproductive cell, 25. Lover of Euridice, in opera, 26. Scratching post scratchers, 28. Middle-of-the-road, 32. With a clear head, 33. Zippo, 34. Sound asleep, 35. Formal ceremony, 37. About 2 1/2 pints of beer, 38. Catchphrase for moviedom's "International Man of Mystery", 39. Vikings, e.g., 42. "That'll show ya!", 43. Buns, 44. Tough nut to crack, 45. Fitness fanatic, in slang, 49. What seers read, 50. University of North Carolina team, to fans, 51. Pastoral poems, 52. Keanu Reeves role, 53. Stampeders in "The Lion King", 59. Spot-on, 60. Birthplace of bossa nova, 61. Joke

Thu Aug 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 22, 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. Confident claim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAN




• The clue is 5. Tootsie treat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEDI




• The clue is 9. Enclosed rhyme scheme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBA




• The clue is 13. Stone measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARAT

  Possible Answer : karat, carat, kt




• The clue is 15. Modern-day home of Persepolis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRAN

  Possible Answer : Islamic_Republic_of_Iran, Persia, Iran




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

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

  The answer: BOON

  Possible Answer : boon, blessing




• The clue is 17. MEDALS. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMMYAWARDS




• The clue is 19. "Cheers" bartender Woody. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOYD




• The clue is 20. Crafty inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIY




• The clue is 21. Baseball pitcher's feat, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONO




• The clue is 22. Irritated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOTTO




• The clue is 23. They work through a lot of baggage, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer : Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA




• The clue is 24. GOBI DESERT. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: GEOLOCATION




• The clue is 27. Quite some time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EONS

  Possible Answer : eon, aeon




• The clue is 29. Source of the Golden Fleece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer : wad, random_memory, random-access_memory, Aries_the_Ram, read/write_memory, RAM, random_access_memory, cram, ram, drive, crash, chock_up, pound, Aries, Ram, tup, force, jampack, jam, ram_down




• The clue is 30. What doesn't look the best naked?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYE

  Possible Answer : oculus, middle, centre, eyeball, eye, center, heart, optic




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

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

  The answer: ALTOS

  Possible Answer : alto, countertenor, contralto




• The clue is 33. Not so loud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFTER

  Possible Answer : delicate, diffuse, indulgent, sonant, easy, piano, subdued, gentle, diffused, voiced, soft, flabby, easygoing, balmy, flaccid, lenient, cushy, mild

  Possible Opposite Answer : forte, hard, hardened, unvoiced, loud




• The clue is 36. "SAY WHAT?". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: ESSAYQUESTION




• The clue is 40. Acting unconsciously. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONAUTO




• The clue is 41. Prevailing spirit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETHOS

  Possible Answer : ethos




• The clue is 43. Game piece in Mastermind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEG

  Possible Answer : wooden_leg, oarlock, thole, tholepin, peg_down, rowlock, pin, nail, peg, stick, nog, pegleg, leg, nail_down




• The clue is 46. Legislative subject of the 2020 miniseries "Mrs. America," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer : geological_era, ERA, earned_run_average, epoch, era




• The clue is 47. Spain's longest river. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBRO

  Possible Answer : Ebro_River, Ebro




• The clue is 48. NEOLITH. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: ANYOLDTHING




• The clue is 54. "Scientia potentia ___" ("Knowledge is power"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, EST, Eastern_Standard_Time




• The clue is 55. Lassie's owner on old TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIMMY




• The clue is 56. Premier couple's retreat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer : Shangri-la, promised_land, Eden, Garden_of_Eden, paradise, heaven, nirvana




• The clue is 57. Furtive laugh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEH




• The clue is 58. Troll's lookalike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGRE

  Possible Answer : demon, ogre, monster, devil, fiend




• The clue is 59. RUMMY. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREYOUGAME




• The clue is 62. Land that split from Zanzibar in 1861. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAN

  Possible Answer : Muscat_and_Oman, Oman, Sultanate_of_Oman




• The clue is 63. Medicinal form. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PILL

  Possible Answer : tablet, anovulatory_drug, lozenge, contraceptive_pill, birth_control_pill, oral_contraceptive_pill, pill, anovulant, oral_contraceptive, tab




• The clue is 64. Word with screen or space. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAVER

  Possible Answer : rescuer, saver, recoverer




• The clue is 65. Self images?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATS

  Possible Answer : cheapness, sleaze, tackiness, TAT, Thematic_Apperception_Test, tat, intertwine




• The clue is 66. Sleep restlessly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOSS

  Possible Answer : thresh_about, chuck_out, discard, toss_out, put_away, pass, slash, thrash, convulse, thrash_about, toss, chuck, cast_aside, fling, pitch, throw_out, cast_out, sky, throw_away, cast_away, flip, dispose, jactitate, toss_away, thresh




• The clue is 67. Something passed down the line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer : factor, gene, cistron

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cold beverage popularized at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ICEDTEA

• The clue is 2. Sleeveless top. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMISOLE

  Possible Answer: underbodice, camisole

• The clue is 3. Small marching band?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMYANTS

• The clue is 4. Vote in opposition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAY

  Possible Answer: nay

  Possible Opposite Answer : yea

• The clue is 5. Word that can precede or follow "player". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIANO

  Possible Answer: forte-piano, pianissimo, softly, piano, soft, pianoforte

  Possible Opposite Answer : forte

• The clue is 6. Flynn of Hollywood's Golden Age. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERROL

• The clue is 7. 41, to 43. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAD

  Possible Answer: dada, pop, dad, daddy, papa, pappa, pa

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

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

  The answer: INS

  Possible Answer: IN, In, inch, in, INS, Indiana, Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, atomic_number_49, indium, Hoosier_State

• The clue is 9. Top of the order?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBOT

  Possible Answer: abbot, archimandrite

• The clue is 10. Foot warmer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOOTIE

  Possible Answer: bootie, bootee

• The clue is 11. Young male lover, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOYTOY

• The clue is 12. Foul shot following a basket, in hoops lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDONE

• The clue is 14. Blue reef fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANG

  Possible Answer: bladderwrack, piquancy, savour, bladder_fucus, relish, sea_tang, tang, Fucus_serratus, piquance, sea_tangle, smack, flavour, sapidity, serrated_wrack, piquantness, black_rockweed, Tang_dynasty, Fucus_vesiculosus, Tang, nip, zest, tanginess, savor, flavor

• The clue is 18. Heartache. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOE

  Possible Answer: suffering, woe, woefulness

• The clue is 22. Reproductive cell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAMETE

  Possible Answer: gamete

• The clue is 25. Lover of Euridice, in opera. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORFEO

• The clue is 26. Scratching post scratchers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATS

  Possible Answer: barf, retch, purge, regurgitate, true_cat, hombre, computerized_axial_tomography, be_sick, cat-o'-nine-tails, Arabian_tea, computed_axial_tomography, cast, spew, computed_tomography, African_tea, disgorge, computerized_tomography, honk, bozo, chuck, Caterpillar, qat, CT, vomit, regorge, CAT, vomit_up, guy, big_cat, sick, upchuck, spue, cat, khat, puke, throw_up, kat, quat

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

• The clue is 28. Middle-of-the-road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSO

• The clue is 32. With a clear head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANELY

  Possible Answer: sanely, reasonably, sensibly

  Possible Opposite Answer : insanely, unreasonably

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

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

  The answer: SQUAT

  Possible Answer: underslung, shit, jack, squatting, diddlyshit, squatty, scrunch, hunker_down, stumpy, low-set, knee_bend, diddly-squat, diddly-shit, dumpy, diddley, chunky, squat, crouch, doodly-squat, diddly, diddlysquat, scrunch_up, hunker

• The clue is 34. Sound asleep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUT

  Possible Answer: come_out, taboo, kayoed, prohibited, KO'd, knocked_out, stunned, verboten, away, out, tabu, forbidden, proscribed, come_out_of_the_closet, extinct

  Possible Opposite Answer : safe

• The clue is 35. Formal ceremony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RITE

  Possible Answer: ritual, religious_rite, rite

• The clue is 37. About 2 1/2 pints of beer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YARD

  Possible Answer: cubic_yard, one_thousand, railway_yard, grand, curtilage, K, chiliad, railyard, M, thousand, G, pace, 1000, yard, grounds, thou

• The clue is 38. Catchphrase for moviedom's "International Man of Mystery". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHBEHAVE

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

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

  The answer: NORSEMEN

  Possible Answer: Norseman, Norse, Norwegian

• The clue is 42. "That'll show ya!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SOTHERE

• The clue is 43. Buns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATOOT

• The clue is 44. Tough nut to crack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENIGMA

  Possible Answer: brain-teaser, riddle, secret, closed_book, mystery, enigma, conundrum

• The clue is 45. Fitness fanatic, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYMRAT

• The clue is 49. What seers read. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMENS

  Possible Answer: portent, betoken, prefigure, foreshadow, prognostic, predict, bode, foretell, prognostication, presage, portend, auspicate, omen, prognosticate, forecast, augur, prodigy

• The clue is 50. University of North Carolina team, to fans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEELS

  Possible Answer: dog, cad, hound, bounder, list, reheel, blackguard, heel

• The clue is 51. Pastoral poems. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDYLS

  Possible Answer: bucolic, idyll, pastoral, pastorale, eclogue, idyl

• The clue is 52. Keanu Reeves role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer: neo

• The clue is 53. Stampeders in "The Lion King". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNUS

  Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

• The clue is 59. Spot-on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APT

  Possible Answer: clever, disposed, apt, pertinent, given, minded, liable, tending, apposite

• The clue is 60. Birthplace of bossa nova. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIO

  Possible Answer: Rio_de_Janeiro, Rio

• The clue is 61. Joke. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAG

  Possible Answer: jest, laugh, strangle, retch, heave, suffocate, fret, muzzle, choke, quip, gag, jape, joke