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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (36 Across, 40 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
May 17, 2022 Tuesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Kids and their parents | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Help with a job, in a way | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Wanted, but nowhere to be found | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Nickname for Schwarzenegger or Palmer | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Winged chatterbox | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Deal (with) | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Hive minders | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Having trouble deciding | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Early-season farming task | 6 |
| 10A | 21. C, for one | 4 |
| 11A | 23. Video chat disruption | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Words before "the stars are brightly shining," in a carol | 10 |
| 13A | 27. Lute ___, longtime Arizona basketball coach | 5 |
| 14A | 32. Winged hooter | 3 |
| 15A | 33. Grind, as one's teeth | 5 |
| 16A | 34. Second-most-visited website worldwide, after Google | 7 |
| 17A | 36. Many a Hollywood car crash | 5 |
| 18A | 38. So as not to stand out | 6 |
| 19A | 39. Some South Pacific greetings | 6 |
| 20A | 42. "Skol!," in Sauternes | 5 |
| 21A | 44. Literally, "on fire" … or, metaphorically, excellent | 7 |
| 22A | 45. "Three coins" fountain location | 5 |
| 23A | 47. Lip | 3 |
| 24A | 49. Scatter, as flower petals | 5 |
| 25A | 50. Drink that comes with a buzz cut? | 10 |
| 26A | 53. Gently touch, either forward or backward | 3 |
| 27A | 54. Staples of West African cuisine | 4 |
| 28A | 55. Frustrate | 6 |
| 29A | 61. Et ___ (and others) | 4 |
| 30A | 63. Entranced … or what one can do by reading the starts of 17-, 24-, 34-, 44- and 50-Across in order? | 10 |
| 31A | 65. Neatnik's opposite | 4 |
| 32A | 66. Palindromic fashion magazine | 4 |
| 33A | 67. Petulant | 5 |
| 34A | 68. Line up | 4 |
| 35A | 69. Ones calling offsides | 4 |
| 36A | 70. Garlic squeezer | 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. Kids and their parents"
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 any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
- Words that mean the same thing: Capricorn, goat, butt
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Help with a job, in a way"
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 assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Wanted, but nowhere to be found"
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 one who is away or absent without leave
- Words that mean the same thing: truant
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Nickname for Schwarzenegger or Palmer"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARNIE
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Winged chatterbox"
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 tropical asian starlings
- Words that mean the same thing: myna bird, minah, mynah bird
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MYNA
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Deal (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 brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
- Words that mean the same thing: get by, grapple, manage
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COPE
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Hive minders"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a farmer who keeps bees for their honey
- Words that mean the same thing: apiculturist, beekeeper, apiarist
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEEKEEPERS
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Having trouble deciding"
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 separate or cause to separate abruptly
- Words that mean the same thing: mangled, charge, deplume
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TORN
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Early-season farming task"
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 place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
- Words that mean the same thing: inseminate, sow in, seed
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOWING
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Clue 10 Across: "21. C, for one"
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 brief written record
- Words that mean the same thing: tone, observe, government note
- The opposite would be: ignore
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOTE
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Video chat disruption"
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 act of slowing down or falling behind
- Words that mean the same thing: dawdle, slowdown, interim
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAG
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Clue 12 Across: "24. Words before "the stars are brightly shining," in a carol"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
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The answer is: OHOLYNIGHT
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Clue 13 Across: "27. Lute ___, longtime Arizona basketball coach"
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!
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The answer is: OLSON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "32. Winged hooter"
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 nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
- Words that mean the same thing: hooter, bird of night, bird of Minerva
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OWL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Grind, as one's teeth"
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 grind together, of teeth
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GNASH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "34. Second-most-visited website worldwide, after Google"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
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The answer is: YOUTUBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "36. Many a Hollywood car crash"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STUNT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. So as not to stand out"
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 in a subtle manner
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUBTLY
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Clue 19 Across: "39. Some South Pacific greetings"
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 an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
- Words that mean the same thing: aloha, ciao
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALOHAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "42. "Skol!," in Sauternes"
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!
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The answer is: SALUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "44. Literally, "on fire" … or, metaphorically, excellent"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENFUEGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "45. "Three coins" fountain location"
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!
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The answer is: TREVI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "47. Lip"
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 shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
- Words that mean the same thing: brim, flange, lip
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "49. Scatter, as flower petals"
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 spread by scattering ( is archaic)
- Words that mean the same thing: straw
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STREW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "50. Drink that comes with a buzz cut?"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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!
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The answer is: DECAFLATTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "53. Gently touch, either forward or backward"
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 the sound made by a gentle blow
- Words that mean the same thing: glib, chuck, tap
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "54. Staples of West African cuisine"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that edible tuber of any of several yams
- Words that mean the same thing: yam plant, yam
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YAMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "55. Frustrate"
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 situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
- Words that mean the same thing: obstruct, blockade, block
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STYMIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "61. Et ___ (and others)"
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!
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The answer is: ALIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "63. Entranced … or what one can do by reading the starts of 17-, 24-, 34-, 44- and 50-Across in order?"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
- Words that mean the same thing: mesmerize, mesmerised, mesmerise
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPELLBOUND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "65. Neatnik's opposite"
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 coarse obnoxious person
- Words that mean the same thing: slovenly person, pig, sloven
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLOB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "66. Palindromic fashion magazine"
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!
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The answer is: ELLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "67. Petulant"
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 light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse
- Words that mean the same thing: huffish, gloomful, gloomy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SULKY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "68. Line 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 make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
- Words that mean the same thing: synchronise, synchronize
- The opposite would be: desynchronize, desynchronise
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SYNC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "69. Ones calling offsides"
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 (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
- Words that mean the same thing: referee, ref
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REFS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "70. Garlic squeezer"
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 state of demanding notice or attention
- Words that mean the same thing: insistence, bid, campaign
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRESS
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle May 17, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Yaks | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Twistable snack item | 4 |
| 3D | 3. From the top | 4 |
| 4D | 4. First man, in Polynesian creation myth | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Observed | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Rock blaster | 3 |
| 7D | 7. "Ta-ta!" | 6 |
| 8D | 8. Prepares to get schooled, perhaps | 7 |
| 9D | 9. Yummilicious | 5 |
| 10D | 10. Not just sit around daydreaming | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Just sit around daydreaming | 10 |
| 12D | 12. ___ Book Club | 6 |
| 13D | 13. Yardstick measurement | 6 |
| 14D | 18. ___ trip | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Swamps | 7 |
| 16D | 25. De-weeder | 3 |
| 17D | 26. West Coast burger chain | 6 |
| 18D | 27. Cries of dismay | 3 |
| 19D | 28. "Sweet Jane" songwriter Reed | 3 |
| 20D | 29. Indented part of an outline | 10 |
| 21D | 30. ___ rima (eight-line stanza) | 6 |
| 22D | 31. Invalidate | 7 |
| 23D | 35. Sch. affiliated with the Latter-day Saints | 3 |
| 24D | 37. Amy who wrote "The Joy Luck Club" | 3 |
| 25D | 40. Bouncer's concern | 3 |
| 26D | 41. Female hog | 3 |
| 27D | 43. Ride roughshod over | 7 |
| 28D | 44. 911 responder | 3 |
| 29D | 45. QB's six-pointer | 6 |
| 30D | 46. In actuality | 6 |
| 31D | 48. In and of ___ | 6 |
| 32D | 51. Means of tagging in a game | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Class offered at many Y.M.C.A.s | 3 |
| 34D | 56. Baking meas. | 4 |
| 35D | 57. "That's ___ business" | 4 |
| 36D | 58. Workhorse that's only part horse | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Tattoo shop supplies | 4 |
| 38D | 60. Ice cream brand | 4 |
| 39D | 62. "American Idol" airer starting in 2018 | 3 |
| 40D | 64. "___ Miz" | 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. Yaks"
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 light informal conversation for social occasions
- Words that mean the same thing: chin wag, gabfest, gab
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GABS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Twistable snack item"
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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OREO
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Clue 3 Down: "3. From the top"
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 again but in a new or different way
- Words that mean the same thing: afresh
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANEW
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Clue 4 Down: "4. First man, in Polynesian creation myth"
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!
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The answer is: TIKI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Observed"
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: learn, control, get a line
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEEN
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Rock blaster"
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 basic unit of electric current adopted under the systeme international d'unites
- Words that mean the same thing: A, adenosine monophosphate, ampere
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. "Ta-ta!""
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!
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The answer is: BYENOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Prepares to get schooled, perhaps"
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 register formally as a participant or member
- Words that mean the same thing: inscribe, recruit, enrol
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENROLLS
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Yummilicious"
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 pleasing to the sense of taste
- The opposite would be: tasteless
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TASTY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Not just sit around daydreaming"
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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- Words that mean the same thing: work, behave, deed
- The opposite would be: refrain
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Just sit around daydreaming"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
- Words that mean the same thing: stargaze, dream, daydream
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WOOLGATHER
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Clue 12 Down: "12. ___ Book Club"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPRAHS
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Yardstick measurement"
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 the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
- Words that mean the same thing: duration, distance
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LENGTH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. ___ trip"
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 an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Words that mean the same thing: self-importance, egotism, self
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Swamps"
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 devote (oneself) fully to
- Words that mean the same thing: steep, engross, immerse
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENGULFS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "25. De-weeder"
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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOE
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Clue 17 Down: "26. West Coast burger chain"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: INNOUT
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Cries of dismay"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OYS
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Clue 19 Down: "28. "Sweet Jane" songwriter Reed"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: LOU
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Indented part of an outline"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
- Words that mean the same thing: subdivision
- The word looks like this: __________
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The answer is: SUBSECTION
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Clue 21 Down: "30. ___ rima (eight-line stanza)"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: OTTAVA
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Clue 22 Down: "31. Invalidate"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that declare invalid
- Words that mean the same thing: annul, avoid, invalidate
- The opposite would be: validate
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The answer is: NULLIFY
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Clue 23 Down: "35. Sch. affiliated with the Latter-day Saints"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: BYU
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Amy who wrote "The Joy Luck Club""
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 browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- Words that mean the same thing: bronze, topaz, tangent
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TAN
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Clue 25 Down: "40. Bouncer's concern"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that how long something has existed
- Words that mean the same thing: maturate, historic period, mature
- The opposite would be: rejuvenate
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The answer is: AGE
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Clue 26 Down: "41. Female hog"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an adult female hog
- Words that mean the same thing: inseminate, sow in, seed
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SOW
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Clue 27 Down: "43. Ride roughshod over"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the sound of heavy treading or stomping
- Words that mean the same thing: tread down, tread, tramp down
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: TRAMPLE
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Clue 28 Down: "44. 911 responder"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EMT
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Clue 29 Down: "45. QB's six-pointer"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TDPASS
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Clue 30 Down: "46. In actuality"
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 in accordance with truth or fact or reality
- Words that mean the same thing: rattling, genuinely, very
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: REALLY
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Clue 31 Down: "48. In and of ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ITSELF
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Means of tagging in a game"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
- Words that mean the same thing: optical maser
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LASER
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Clue 33 Down: "52. Class offered at many Y.M.C.A.s"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ESL
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Clue 34 Down: "56. Baking meas."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TBSP
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Clue 35 Down: "57. "That's ___ business""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: YOUR
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Clue 36 Down: "58. Workhorse that's only part horse"
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 hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
- Words that mean the same thing: scuff
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MULE
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Tattoo shop supplies"
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 liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
- Words that mean the same thing: ink
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INKS
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Clue 38 Down: "60. Ice cream brand"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EDYS
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Clue 39 Down: "62. "American Idol" airer starting in 2018"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
- Words that mean the same thing: ABC's, ABCs, first principle
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ABC
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Clue 40 Down: "64. "___ Miz""
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 chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
- Words that mean the same thing: lupus erythematosus, LE
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LES
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 49 | 64.5% |
| Short Answer | 15 | 19.7% |
| History | 3 | 3.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.9% |
| Food & Drink | 2 | 2.6% |
| Literature | 2 | 2.6% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 36 |
| Down Clues | 40 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 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 Tuesday, 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 09, 2025 at 11:38 PM
