27453 Thu Jan 09, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 09, 2025

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

Thu Jan 09, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Eat dirt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITEIT




• The clue is 7. Info at JFK or LAX. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer : eta, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty




• The clue is 10. One image on a Monopoly board. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAIL

  Possible Answer : put_away, imprison, jailhouse, jail, lag, slammer, incarcerate, jug, gaol, pokey, clink, immure, put_behind_bars, remand, poky




• The clue is 14. Longtime Ford S.U.V.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRONCO

  Possible Answer : bronco, broncho, bronc




• The clue is 15. Bring trouble to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEX

  Possible Answer : chafe, get, amaze, get_to, perplex, devil, nark, nettle, raise_up, stupefy, annoy, shake_up, beat, pose, bother, agitate, flummox, stir_up, stick, rag, bewilder, vex, disturb, mystify, dumbfound, nonplus, irritate, get_at, gravel, worry, rile, commove, puzzle, baffle

  Possible Opposite Answer : reassure




• The clue is 16. Knight of film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEDI




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

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

  The answer: CLYDESDALE

  Possible Answer : Clydesdale




• The clue is 19. "To suffer ___ which Hope thinks infinite": Shelley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOES

  Possible Answer : suffering, woefulness, woe




• The clue is 20. Fictional thief Lupin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARSENE




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

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

  The answer: PANDA

  Possible Answer : Ailurus_fulgens, giant_panda, red_panda, bear_cat, panda, lesser_panda, coon_bear, cat_bear, panda_bear, Ailuropoda_melanoleuca




• The clue is 22. Body with many pages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENATE

  Possible Answer : US_Senate, Senate, U.S._Senate, senate, United_States_Senate




• The clue is 24. Awesome, in 1990s slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHAT




• The clue is 26. Sierra Leone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERGIO




• The clue is 27. Tango number. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIRTEEN

  Possible Answer : long_dozen, XIII, thirteen, baker's_dozen, xiii, 13




• The clue is 31. Twin actress Mary-Kate or Ashley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLSEN




• The clue is 32. Harbor markers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUOYS

  Possible Answer : buoy, buoy_up




• The clue is 33. Longtime wire service inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPI




• The clue is 34. Haunted house feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEAR

  Possible Answer : reverence, fear, fright, awe, concern, care, venerate, veneration, revere, dread, fearfulness

  Possible Opposite Answer : fearlessness




• The clue is 35. Italian for "baked". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTTA




• The clue is 36. Mystery writer, in brief?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANON

  Possible Answer : anon




• The clue is 37. Danger in a Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer : trinitrotoluene, TNT




• The clue is 38. Point at, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODTO




• The clue is 39. Pizzeria purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLICE

  Possible Answer : gash, slit, slicing, slash, slice, piece, fade, cut, slice_up




• The clue is 40. Golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAZPACHO

  Possible Answer : gazpacho




• The clue is 42. Whiskey soda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELCHS

  Possible Answer : welsh, welch




• The clue is 43. Yours, in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOI




• The clue is 44. Dave or Ray of the Kinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAVIES

  Possible Answer : Sir_Humphrey_Davy, Davy, Humphrey_Davy




• The clue is 45. Quebec city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUITO

  Possible Answer : Quito, capital_of_Ecuador




• The clue is 48. Cut some slack?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAUTEN

  Possible Answer : tauten, firm




• The clue is 50. Strong push. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URGE

  Possible Answer : urge_on, exhort, pep_up, impulse, itch, root_on, barrack, urge, recommend, press, cheer, inspire, advocate




• The clue is 51. Alpha male (double). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTHURASHE




• The clue is 55. Stands at first, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISON




• The clue is 56. Vivacious, theatrical and passionate type, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer : Leo_the_Lion, Lion, Leo




• The clue is 57. Info in a job posting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALARY

  Possible Answer : wage, earnings, pay, remuneration, salary




• The clue is 58. Casting director's offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PART

  Possible Answer : divide, separate, parting, split_up, depart, set_forth, set_out, partially, persona, character, partly, component, voice, function, region, portion, set_off, part, take_off, section, constituent, office, start, split, start_out, break, contribution, role, share, division, percentage, piece, theatrical_role, disunite, break_up, component_part

  Possible Opposite Answer : wholly




• The clue is 59. Candy in plastic dispensers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEZ




• The clue is 60. "Maybe. Give me time to think". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILLSEE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Fleabag" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BBC

• The clue is 2. Off-line, to those online. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRL

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

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

  The answer: TOY

  Possible Answer: toy, flirt, plaything, toy_dog, miniature, fiddle, dally, play, diddle

• The clue is 4. Put at risk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDANGER

  Possible Answer: scupper, queer, jeopardize, jeopardise, expose, endanger, threaten, peril, menace, imperil

• The clue is 5. Cold-weather driving hazard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICERAIN

• The clue is 6. Lob in the direction of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOSSTO

• The clue is 7. Film writer/director Goldberg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVAN

• The clue is 8. Kind of lens for long-distance shots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELEPHOTO

  Possible Answer: telephotograph, telephoto

• The clue is 9. Bit of medieval weaponry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 10. Three-time N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2014 and 2015). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JJWATT

• The clue is 11. Long, long time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AEON

  Possible Answer: aeon, eon

• The clue is 12. Pointed the finger at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDED

• The clue is 13. TV journalist Ling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISA

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

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

  The answer: DEE

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

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

  The answer: PARS

  Possible Answer: par, equality, equation, equivalence

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

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

  The answer: SELENA

• The clue is 23. Fake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSATZ

  Possible Answer: substitute, ersatz

• The clue is 25. Casual greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIYA

• The clue is 26. Leader of Germany?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFTG

• The clue is 27. Entire, in Italian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUTTO

• The clue is 28. ___ Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EUNICE

• The clue is 29. Time periods. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPOCHS

  Possible Answer: date_of_reference, era, epoch

• The clue is 30. To the ___ (with style). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINES

  Possible Answer: IX, ball_club, club, nine, 9, Nina_from_Carolina, nine-spot, baseball_club, ennead, niner

• The clue is 32. Notable site of enlightenment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODHITREE

• The clue is 35. Pixar film set in the fictional town of Santa Cecilia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCO

  Possible Answer: coconut_palm, coco, coconut_tree, coconut, coco_palm, cocoa_palm, Cocos_nucifera

• The clue is 36. At the end of the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLINALL

• The clue is 38. Grp. whose alphabet is used eight times in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NATO

  Possible Answer: NATO, North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization

• The clue is 39. More than a few. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEVERAL

  Possible Answer: respective, various, several

• The clue is 41. One of 3,000+ annually for IBM. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATENT

  Possible Answer: evident, apparent, manifest, patent, unmistakable, letters_patent, plain, patent_of_invention

• The clue is 42. 1960s dance craze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATUSI

  Possible Answer: Watutsi, Tutsi, Watusi

• The clue is 44. "Obviously!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUH

• The clue is 45. Groucho Marx specialty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUIP

  Possible Answer: wisecrack, quip, crack, gag, sally, epigram

• The clue is 46. ___ Major. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URSA

• The clue is 47. Composer Stravinsky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGOR

• The clue is 49. The whole shebang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOZ

• The clue is 51. Challenge for a skier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALP

  Possible Answer: alp

• The clue is 52. One of the founding airlines of Star Alliance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAS

  Possible Answer: SAS, SA, Special_Air_Service, Storm_Troops, Sturmabteilung

• The clue is 53. Realm of Charlemagne, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HRE

• The clue is 54. Fashion designer's asset. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYE

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

September 01, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (38 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, September 01, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (38 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle September 01, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Cocktail with a rhyming name	6
2A	7. Saturated ___	3
3A	10. Enemies of hobbits	4
4A	14. "Whatever you say"	6
5A	15. Hubbub	8
6A	17. Finally arrived	6
7A	18. Like the 52-Across featured in this puzzle	8
8A	19. Sorrow	3
9A	20. Prussia's ___ von Bismarck	4
10A	21. Maker of the Telluride S.U.V.	3
11A	22. Eponym of a certain tennis stadium in Queens	10
12A	26. Group of bison	4
13A	27. Snack cake with a swirly filling	4
14A	28. Life, in Rome	4
15A	29. Bottoms of dogs' feet	4
16A	30. ___ Max (subscription service)	3
17A	31. Round Table figures	4
18A	32. End of many an email address	3
19A	33. "Nevertheless ...," informally	6
20A	35. N.Y.C. opera house	6
21A	38. How oysters are often served	3
22A	39. "Yes, ___!"	4
23A	40. Part of Lincoln's cabin	3
24A	42. Buildup in a fish tank	4
25A	44. One always getting asked questions	4
26A	45. Car sticker abbr.	4
27A	46. Post-workout feeling	4
28A	47. Cats with long hair and blue eyes	10
29A	49. ___ for the course	3
30A	50. Emilia's husband in "Othello"	4
31A	51. Hubbub	3
32A	52. Gender identifiers often separated by slashes	8
33A	54. Capital of Kansas	6
34A	58. Something good for a sore throat	8
35A	59. Roughly three-sided beef cut	6
36A	60. Setting for a scene in the Sistine Chapel	4
37A	61. Listing on mastheads: Abbr.	3
38A	62. Set up tents	6

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. Cocktail with a rhyming name"

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: MAITAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Saturated ___"

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 soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
• Words that mean the same thing: blubber, juicy, fatten up
• The opposite would be: thin, nonfat
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Enemies of hobbits"

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: ORCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Whatever you say""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OKTHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Hubbub"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that loud confused noise from many sources
• Words that mean the same thing: hubbub, uproar, katzenjammer
• 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: BROUHAHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Finally arrived"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MADEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Like the 52-Across featured in this puzzle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
• The opposite would be: impersonal
• 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: PERSONAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Sorrow"

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 misery resulting from affliction
• Words that mean the same thing: woefulness, suffering
• 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: WOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Prussia's ___ von Bismarck"

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: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Maker of the Telluride S.U.V."

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: KIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Eponym of a certain tennis stadium in Queens"

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: ARTHURASHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Group of bison"

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 group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
• Words that mean the same thing: crowd, ruck
• 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: HERD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Snack cake with a swirly filling"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Life, in Rome"

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: VITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Bottoms of dogs' feet"

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 number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
• Words that mean the same thing: embellish, digs, aggrandize
• 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: PADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. ___ Max (subscription service)"

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: HBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Round Table figures"

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 term of address for a man
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir, sir
• 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: SIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. End of many an email address"

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: COM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. "Nevertheless ...," informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BUTHEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "35. N.Y.C. opera house"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THEMET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. How oysters are often served"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that informal terms for nakedness
• Words that mean the same thing: in the buff, bleak, unsanded
• The opposite would be: cooked
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. "Yes, ___!""

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: MAAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Part of Lincoln's cabin"

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 segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
• Words that mean the same thing: logarithm, lumber
• 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: LOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Buildup in a fish tank"

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 worthless people
• Words that mean the same thing: trash
• 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: SCUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. One always getting asked questions"

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: SIRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "45. Car sticker abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MSRP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. Post-workout feeling"

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 dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
• Words that mean the same thing: smart, aching, languish
• 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: ACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "47. Cats with long hair and blue eyes"

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: HIMALAYANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. ___ for the course"

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 (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
• Words that mean the same thing: equality, equivalence, equation
• 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: PAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Emilia's husband in "Othello""

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 villain in william shakespeare's tragedy who tricked othello into murdering his wife
• 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: IAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "51. Hubbub"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: fuss, flurry, stir
• 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: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "52. Gender identifiers often separated by slashes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
• Words that mean the same thing: pronoun
• 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: PRONOUNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. Capital of Kansas"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital of the state of kansas; located in eastern kansas on the kansas river
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Kansas
• 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: TOPEKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "58. Something good for a sore throat"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: LEMONTEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "59. Roughly three-sided beef cut"

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: TRITIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "60. Setting for a scene in the Sistine Chapel"

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 any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: Garden of Eden, paradise, nirvana
• 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: EDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "61. Listing on mastheads: Abbr."

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 rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using x-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
• Words that mean the same thing: male erecticle dysfunction, ED, explosive detection system
• 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: EDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "62. Set up tents"

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 live in or as if in a tent
• Words that mean the same thing: camp out, tent, camp
• 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: ENCAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle September 01, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Tattoo subject who might disapprove of tattoos	3
2D	2. Letters on a "Wanted" poster	3
3D	3. "___ be an honor"	3
4D	4. Roger Daltrey's band	6
5D	5. Language quintet	5
6D	6. Part of a late-night talk show	9
7D	7. Social media things that can be liked, informally	7
8D	8. "Respect" singer Franklin	6
9D	9. Rich cake	5
10D	10. "Looky here!"	3
11D	11. In order of preference, perhaps	6
12D	12. Musical ___	6
13D	13. Introductory course?	5
14D	16. Grp. with airport lounges for troops	3
15D	22. Utterance from a hot bath	3
16D	23. Eldest Stark son on "Game of Thrones"	4
17D	24. You, a long time ago	4
18D	25. Letting in a breeze, say	4
19D	26. Soccer great Mia	4
20D	29. Haiku, for one	4
21D	31. Pillow cover	4
22D	32. Hot hybrid drink	9
23D	34. 50-50 guess on a test	4
24D	35. Actress Reid of "Sharknado"	4
25D	36. Singer of "Into the Unknown" in "Frozen II"	4
26D	37. Unable to decide	4
27D	39. Brunch cocktails	7
28D	41. It might tell you where to get off	3
29D	42. Yellow, so to speak	6
30D	43. Shiny bumper material	6
31D	44. Like some memorabilia that usually costs extra	6
32D	45. Shortsighted	6
33D	46. iPhone maker	5
34D	47. ___ couture	5
35D	48. Embellish	5
36D	50. Particle such as Au+	3
37D	53. Refusal in Rouen	3
38D	55. Late guest's guess, for short	3
39D	56. A Kardashian	3
40D	57. Tinder or Instagram	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. Tattoo subject who might disapprove of tattoos"

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 informal terms for a mother
• Words that mean the same thing: mammy, mama, mummy
• 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: MOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Letters on a "Wanted" poster"

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: AKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "___ be an honor""

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: ITD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Roger Daltrey's band"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THEWHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Language quintet"

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: AEIOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Part of a late-night talk show"

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 the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
• Words that mean the same thing: consultation, question, audience
• 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: INTERVIEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Social media things that can be liked, informally"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FBPOSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Respect" singer Franklin"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARETHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Rich cake"

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 rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in austria
• 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: TORTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Looky here!""

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: OHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. In order of preference, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that take or have a position relative to others
• Words that mean the same thing: rank, range, order
• 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: RANKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Musical ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a seat for one person, with a support for the back
• Words that mean the same thing: chairwoman, moderate, electric chair
• 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: CHAIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Introductory course?"

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 food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
• 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: SALAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Grp. with airport lounges for troops"

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: USO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Utterance from a hot bath"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Eldest Stark son on "Game of Thrones""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ROBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. You, a long time ago"

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 cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
• Words that mean the same thing: chiliad, yard, 1000
• 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: THOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Letting in a breeze, say"

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 open to or abounding in fresh air
• Words that mean the same thing: visionary, Laputan, windy
• 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: AIRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Soccer great Mia"

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: HAMM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Haiku, 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 composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
• Words that mean the same thing: verse form
• 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: POEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Pillow cover"

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 something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
• Words that mean the same thing: impostor, pretended, fictitious
• 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: SHAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Hot hybrid drink"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: CHAILATTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. 50-50 guess on a test"

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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Words that mean the same thing: reliable, dependable, genuine
• The opposite would be: untruthful, false
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Actress Reid of "Sharknado""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a village in eastern ireland (northwest of dublin); seat of irish kings until 6th century
• 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: TARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Singer of "Into the Unknown" in "Frozen II""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ELSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Unable to decide"

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: snap, displume, deplume
• 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: TORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Brunch cocktails"

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 evergreen australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: mimosa, Acacia dealbata, silver wattle
• 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: MIMOSAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. It might tell you where to get off"

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 navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
• Words that mean the same thing: Global Positioning System
• 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: GPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Yellow, so to speak"

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 cause fear in
• Words that mean the same thing: pall, scare, fright
• 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: SCARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Shiny bumper material"

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 another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments
• Words that mean the same thing: chromium-plate
• 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: CHROME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. Like some memorabilia that usually costs extra"

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 mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
• Words that mean the same thing: gestural, sign-language, signalise
• The opposite would be: unsigned
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIGNED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Shortsighted"

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 unable to see distant objects clearly
• Words that mean the same thing: short, shortsighted, unforesightful
• The opposite would be: farsighted
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MYOPIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. iPhone maker"

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 fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
• Words that mean the same thing: orchard apple tree, Malus pumila
• 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: APPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "47. ___ couture"

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: HAUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "48. Embellish"

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 make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: embellish, decorate, clothe
• 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: ADORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. Particle such as Au+"

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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
• 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: ION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "53. Refusal in Rouen"

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 negation of a word or group of words
• Words that mean the same thing: not
• 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: NON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Late guest's guess, 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 terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
• 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: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "56. A Kardashian"

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: KIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "57. Tinder or Instagram"

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: APP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	60.3%
Short Answer	19	24.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.1%
Abbreviation	3	3.8%
History	2	2.6%
Geography	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 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!

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