Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 NYT Predictions Steps by CrosswordHints blogs

Across Clues :

1. Chicken par_ _ _ _ _ in fat, 6. Last word, at times, 9. Hurdles for doct_ _ _ _ _tudents, 14. Lover boy, 15. Bronx politician with a noted 2018 upset, familiarly, 16. Clay figure in Jewish folklore, 17. Referring t_ _ _ _ _est, 18. Onetime studio with a broadcast tower in its logo, 19. I_ _ _ _ _at terrifies thanatophobes, 20. Has the stage, 21. Participants in a 140.6-mile race, 23. Prenatal diagnostic, in brief, 25. Because, 29. Cropped photo?, 32. Made amends for wh_ _ _ _ _ _id, 34. Something that can be "dominant", 35. Comfortable, 37. Up there, so to speak, 38. Outline, 39. They pu_ _ _ _ _ _ _tuff, 41. "Star Tre_" _ _ _ _ _ _ot heard on the original series, 43. Account, 44. Snap back?, 46. Famous failures of the '50s, 47. Maker of Aspire laptops, 48. Another word fo_ _ _ _ _ _awag, 50. A Venusian one lasts eight Earth months, 51. "Being and Nothingness" author, 53. Venerable teachers, 55. Casual greeting, 57. Tuscan city on the Arno River, 61. Street feature needed after a har_ _ _ _ _, 64. Word with tail or tight, 65. Pitcher's positio_ _ _ _ _e lineup, historically, 66. Going places?, 67. Smoothie bar supply, 68. Title role of 1966 and 2004, 69. It'_ _ _ _ _n on a vampire hunt, 70. Like many autumn leaves, 71. Tempe_ _ _ _ _onsoon, e.g.

Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 NYT 

Down Clues :

1. Counselor on the Enterprise, 2. Sexual attraction, with "the", 3. Texter's qualifier, 4. Actress Davis, 5. Opposite of vert., 6. Spanish-speaking neighborhood, 7. Half of the couple on the iconic Rolling Stone cover of 1/22/81, 8. Subj. for Milton Friedman, 9. Nash who wrote "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of", 10. Units of X-ray exposure, 11. In the manner of, 12. Court call, 13. Texter's "Unbelievable", 21. Make sense of, 22. "When your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places," per E. Joseph Cossman, 24. Broadway "Auntie", 26. Placed bets on both sides, 27. Neighbor of Zambia and Namibia, 28. Itsy-bitsy, 29. Foods with names often ending in "i", 30. Ivy League city surrounded by more than 150 waterfalls, 31. Fury, 33. Animal with a bugle-like mating call, 36. Analyze to a fault, 40. Site of many wrecks, 42. Going nowhere, 45. Lifeblood, 49. Checked the IDs of, 52. Often-skipped step when making rice, 54. Like the proverbial milk, 56. Will figure, 58. 411, 59. Energize, 60. "Beg pardon ...", 61. They often mix up lyrics, 62. Spoil, 63. Exclamation of enlightenment, 65. Grammy winner for Best Rap Album in 2021

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 28, 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. Chicken par_ _ _ _ _ in fat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIGH

  Possible Answer : thigh, second_joint




• The clue is 6. Last word, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYE

  Possible Answer : adios, goodby, bye, good-bye, au_revoir, so_long, adieu, good-by, auf_wiedersehen, bye-bye, arrivederci, good_day, sayonara, goodbye, cheerio, pass




• The clue is 9. Hurdles for doct_ _ _ _ _tudents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALS

  Possible Answer : oral_examination, oral_exam, viva, oral, viva_voce




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

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

  The answer: ROMEO

  Possible Answer : Romeo




• The clue is 15. Bronx politician with a noted 2018 upset, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AOC




• The clue is 16. Clay figure in Jewish folklore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLEM

  Possible Answer : golem, automaton, robot




• The clue is 17. Referring t_ _ _ _ _est. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer : former, other, early

  Possible Opposite Answer : same




• The clue is 18. Onetime studio with a broadcast tower in its logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RKO




• The clue is 19. I_ _ _ _ _at terrifies thanatophobes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEATH

  Possible Answer : Death, dying, demise, expiry, destruction, decease, last, end, death

  Possible Opposite Answer : birth




• The clue is 20. Has the stage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISON




• The clue is 21. Participants in a 140.6-mile race. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONMEN

  Possible Answer : iron_man, ironman




• The clue is 23. Prenatal diagnostic, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMNIO

  Possible Answer : amniocentesis, amnio




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

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

  The answer: INTHAT




• The clue is 29. Cropped photo?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIC

  Possible Answer : moving-picture_show, moving_picture, pic, flick, motion-picture_show, motion_picture, photograph, film, movie, photo, picture_show, exposure, picture




• The clue is 32. Made amends for wh_ _ _ _ _ _id. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATONED

  Possible Answer : abye, atone, aby, expiate, repent




• The clue is 34. Something that can be "dominant". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer : cistron, gene, factor




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

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

  The answer: ATHOME




• The clue is 37. Up there, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer : quondam, sometime, old, older, one-time, erstwhile, Old, previous, former, sure-enough, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, onetime

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young




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

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : bound, border, adjoin, butt_against, butt_on, sharpness, butt, abut, inch, boundary, edge, march




• The clue is 39. They pu_ _ _ _ _ _ _tuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOVERS

  Possible Answer : pusher, shover




• The clue is 41. "Star Tre_" _ _ _ _ _ _ot heard on the original series. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KLINGON




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

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

  The answer: TALE

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




• The clue is 44. Snap back?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEE

  Possible Answer : peeing, wee, pee-pee, spend_a_penny, wee-wee, take_a_leak, make_water, pissing, urinate, pass_water, make, weewee, puddle, water, piss, urine, micturate, piddle, pee, relieve_oneself




• The clue is 46. Famous failures of the '50s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDSELS




• The clue is 47. Maker of Aspire laptops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACER

  Possible Answer : genus_Acer, Acer




• The clue is 48. Another word fo_ _ _ _ _ _awag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASCAL

  Possible Answer : imp, rascal, varlet, knave, rogue, scallywag, scalawag, rapscallion, monkey, scamp




• The clue is 50. A Venusian one lasts eight Earth months. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAY

  Possible Answer : Day, Clarence_Day, Clarence_Shepard_Day_Jr., sidereal_day, daylight, 24-hour_interval, solar_day, day, twenty-four_hour_period, daytime, mean_solar_day, twenty-four_hours

  Possible Opposite Answer : night




• The clue is 51. "Being and Nothingness" author. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARTRE

  Possible Answer : Jean-Paul_Sartre, Sartre




• The clue is 53. Venerable teachers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGES

  Possible Answer : droop, salvia, sage, swag, flag, sag, sag_down




• The clue is 55. Casual greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITHERE




• The clue is 57. Tuscan city on the Arno River. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PISA

  Possible Answer : Pisa




• The clue is 61. Street feature needed after a har_ _ _ _ _. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAIN

  Possible Answer : drain, run_out, enfeeble, drainage, drainpipe, debilitate, waste_pipe




• The clue is 64. Word with tail or tight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer : finish, stop, remnant, closing, ending, destruction, conclusion, close, goal, final_stage, oddment, cease, remainder, last, end, terminate, terminal, death

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 65. Pitcher's positio_ _ _ _ _e lineup, historically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINTH

  Possible Answer : ninth, 9th, one-ninth




• The clue is 66. Going places?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOHNS

  Possible Answer : john, King_John, St._John, Jasper_Johns, whoremaster, Johns, lav, can, toilet, John_the_Evangelist, Saint_John, lavatory, whoremonger, trick, Saint_John_the_Apostle, St._John_the_Apostle, Gospel_According_to_John, John_Lackland, privy, John_the_Divine, John, bathroom




• The clue is 67. Smoothie bar supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : meth, ice_rink, frappe, chicken_feed, icing, deoxyephedrine, Methedrine, crank, trash, methamphetamine, ice, water_ice, frosting, internal-combustion_engine, frost, ice-skating_rink, sparkler, glass, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, chalk, ICE, shabu




• The clue is 68. Title role of 1966 and 2004. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALFIE




• The clue is 69. It'_ _ _ _ _n on a vampire hunt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAKE

  Possible Answer : hazard, bet_on, adventure, interest, punt, stakes, venture, bet, wager, jeopardize, back, gage, game, stake, post, impale




• The clue is 70. Like many autumn leaves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

  Possible Answer : carmine, redness, flushed, bolshy, violent, reddish, blood-red, crimson, Bolshevik, Marxist, cherry-red, Red_River, loss, red_ink, reddened, red, ruddy, cherry, ruby, red-faced, bolshie, ruby-red, Red, cerise, scarlet

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 71. Tempe_ _ _ _ _onsoon, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORM

  Possible Answer : surprise, rage, storm, ramp, violent_storm, force, tempest

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Counselor on the Enterprise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROI

• The clue is 2. Sexual attraction, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTS

• The clue is 3. Texter's qualifier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHO

• The clue is 4. Actress Davis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEENA

• The clue is 5. Opposite of vert.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOR

• The clue is 6. Spanish-speaking neighborhood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRIO

  Possible Answer: barrio

• The clue is 7. Half of the couple on the iconic Rolling Stone cover of 1/22/81. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOKOONO

• The clue is 8. Subj. for Milton Friedman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECON

• The clue is 9. Nash who wrote "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGDEN

  Possible Answer: Charles_Kay_Ogden, Ogden, C._K._Ogden

• The clue is 10. Units of X-ray exposure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROENTGENS

  Possible Answer: Wilhelm_Konrad_Rontgen, Wilhelm_Konrad_Roentgen, roentgen, Roentgen, Rontgen, R

• The clue is 11. In the manner of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer: ala

• The clue is 12. Court call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LET

  Possible Answer: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Army_of_the_Pure, get, allow, LET, Army_of_the_Righteous, let, permit, lease, rent, net_ball, have, countenance, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba

  Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, prevent, forbid

• The clue is 13. Texter's "Unbelievable". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMH

• The clue is 21. Make sense of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTERPRET

  Possible Answer: render, translate, rede, see, understand, represent, read, interpret, construe

• The clue is 22. "When your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places," per E. Joseph Cossman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDDLEAGE

• The clue is 24. Broadway "Auntie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAME

• The clue is 26. Placed bets on both sides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEDGED

  Possible Answer: evade, weasel-worded, hedge, sidestep, fudge, skirt, duck, hedge_in, parry, dodge, hedged, put_off, elude, circumvent

• The clue is 27. Neighbor of Zambia and Namibia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGOLA

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Angola, Angola

• The clue is 28. Itsy-bitsy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENSY

  Possible Answer: itsy-bitsy, bitty, teensy, teeny-weeny, weensy, itty-bitty, teentsy, bittie, teensy-weensy, weeny, teeny, wee

• The clue is 29. Foods with names often ending in "i". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASTAS

  Possible Answer: alimentary_paste, pasta

• The clue is 30. Ivy League city surrounded by more than 150 waterfalls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITHACA

  Possible Answer: Ithaki, Ithaca

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

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

  The answer: CHOLER

  Possible Answer: peevishness, crossness, fretfulness, choler, fussiness, petulance, anger, yellow_bile, ire, irritability

• The clue is 33. Animal with a bugle-like mating call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELK

  Possible Answer: European_elk, red_deer, Alces_alces, moose, elk, wapiti, American_elk, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, Cervus_elaphus

• The clue is 36. Analyze to a fault. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERTHINK

• The clue is 40. Site of many wrecks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEA

  Possible Answer: ocean, sea

• The clue is 42. Going nowhere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLE

  Possible Answer: jobless, out_of_work, idle, light, dead, slug, unused, stagnate, baseless, laze, loose, unwarranted, tick_over, unfounded, groundless, wild

  Possible Opposite Answer : run, work, busy

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

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

  The answer: ESSENCE

  Possible Answer: gist, effect, essence, marrow, inwardness, kernel, heart, pith, center, burden, substance, perfume, heart_and_soul, sum, meat, centre, core, nitty-gritty, nub

• The clue is 49. Checked the IDs of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARDED

  Possible Answer: card, tease

• The clue is 52. Often-skipped step when making rice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RINSE

  Possible Answer: rinse, rinse_off, gargle, rinsing, wash

• The clue is 54. Like the proverbial milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPILT

  Possible Answer: disgorge, run_out, shed, talk, pour_forth, spill, slop, splatter

• The clue is 56. Will figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer: successor, inheritor, heritor, heir

• The clue is 58. 411. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer: information, info

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

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: raise, shift, call_down, bustle, put_forward, agitate, arouse, hustle, stir, bring_up, touch, evoke, budge, flurry, stimulate, fuss, call_forth, shake, excite, invoke, ado, splash, shake_up, conjure, conjure_up

• The clue is 60. "Beg pardon ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer: ahem, hem

• The clue is 61. They often mix up lyrics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DJS

  Possible Answer: disc_jockey, disk-jockey, disc-jockey, disk_jockey, dj, DJ

• The clue is 62. Spoil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROT

  Possible Answer: rot, rotting, bunkum, buncombe, guff, molder, moulder, bunk, waste, hogwash, decompose, decomposition, putrefaction

• The clue is 63. Exclamation of enlightenment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 65. Grammy winner for Best Rap Album in 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAS

  Possible Answer: sodium, Na, atomic_number_11

June 01, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (40 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, June 01, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 81 (40 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - June 01, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Gather	4
2A	5. Late-spring celebrant	4
3A	9. Some of these fasten in the front	4
4A	13. Light ring	4
5A	14. Subtle expression of contempt, in modern lingo	5
6A	15. Brick in a kit	4
7A	16. Not up to us	13
8A	18. Salt Lake City team	4
9A	19. Increase the intensity of	8
10A	20. Hotter substitute for jalapeño	7
11A	22. "Double" or "triple" brew	3
12A	25. Extended family	4
13A	27. Primal drive	6
14A	28. Calling for tails, maybe	6
15A	30. Crude letters	4
16A	32. Grammy equivalent	3
17A	33. "Airplane!" and "This Is Spinal Tap"	6
18A	34. Food that's folded	5
19A	36. Boot	4
20A	37. Doctor's reassurance before a shot	10
21A	40. Small, fancy confections	11
22A	43. Settings for naval gazing?	4
23A	45. Brand by a bathroom sink	5
24A	46. Not out	6
25A	48. Director DuVernay	3
26A	51. Store with a suggested navigational path	4
27A	52. Fancy bash	6
28A	53. Win-win	6
29A	55. Possible cause for insomnia	4
30A	57. Watchdog warning	3
31A	58. "Do you see?"	7
32A	60. Made amends	6
33A	62. Make amendments?	4
34A	63. Reliable, to a lender	12
35A	68. City associated with pasta carbonara	4
36A	69. Vibes	5
37A	70. Relative of a cor anglais	4
38A	71. Really take off	4
39A	72. Wild animal with dangerous 73-Across	4
40A	73. See 72-Across	4

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. Gather"

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 gather, as of natural products
• Words that mean the same thing: glean, draw, harvest
• 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: REAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Late-spring celebrant"

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 one-hundredth of a right angle
• Words that mean the same thing: graduate, alum, alumna
• 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: GRAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Some of these fasten in the front"

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 an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
• Words that mean the same thing: brassiere, bra, bandeau
• 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: BRAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Light ring"

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 indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
• Words that mean the same thing: annulus, doughnut, ring
• 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: HALO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Subtle expression of contempt, in modern lingo"

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 relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
• Words that mean the same thing: spook, shadiness, fill in
• 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: SHADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Brick in a kit"

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 (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models
• Words that mean the same thing: Lego set
• 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: LEGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Not up to us"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: OUTOFOURHANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Salt Lake City team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
• Words that mean the same thing: Ute
• 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: UTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Increase the intensity of"

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 become more extreme
• Words that mean the same thing: deepen, raise, rise
• 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: HEIGHTEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Hotter substitute for jalapeño"

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: SERRANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. "Double" or "triple" brew"

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: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Extended family"

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 group of people related by blood or marriage
• Words that mean the same thing: kindred, tribe, kinship group
• 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: CLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Primal drive"

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 (psychoanalysis) a freudian term for sexual urge or desire
• 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: LIBIDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Calling for tails, maybe"

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 a lavish dance requiring formal attire
• Words that mean the same thing: courtly, dinner dress, stately
• The opposite would be: informal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORMAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Crude letters"

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 organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
• Words that mean the same thing: Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries
• 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: OPEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Grammy equivalent"

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 your grandmother
• Words that mean the same thing: naan, granny, grandma
• 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: NAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. "Airplane!" and "This Is Spinal Tap""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
• Words that mean the same thing: pasquinade, lampoon, travesty
• 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: SPOOFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Food that's folded"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of mexican descent
• Words that mean the same thing: greaser, wetback, taco
• 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: TACOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Boot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that remove from a position or office
• Words that mean the same thing: boot out, expel, throw out
• 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: OUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Doctor's reassurance before a shot"

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: ITWONTHURT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Small, fancy confections"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: PETITSFOURS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Settings for naval gazing?"

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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: ocean, sea
• 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: SEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Brand by a bathroom sink"

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: ORALB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Not out"

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: ATHOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Director DuVernay"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: AVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Store with a suggested navigational path"

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: IKEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Fancy bash"

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 party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
• 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: SOIREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Win-win"

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: NOLOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Possible cause for insomnia"

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 flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: trickle, dripping, drip mould
• 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: DRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Watchdog warning"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: GRR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. "Do you see?""

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: GOTTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Made amends"

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 make amends for
• Words that mean the same thing: repent, abye, aby
• 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: ATONED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Make amendments?"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: redact, blue-pencil, edit out
• 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: EDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Reliable, to a lender"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having an acceptable credit rating
• Words that mean the same thing: responsible
• 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: CREDITWORTHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "68. City associated with pasta carbonara"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that capital and largest city of italy; on the tiber; seat of the roman catholic church; formerly the capital of the roman republic and the roman empire
• Words that mean the same thing: Eternal City, Roma, Italian capital
• 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: ROME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "69. Vibes"

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 sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
• Words that mean the same thing: gloriole, halo, atmosphere
• 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: AURAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "70. Relative of a cor anglais"

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 slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
• Words that mean the same thing: hautbois, hautboy
• 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: OBOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "71. Really take off"

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 act of rising upward into the air
• Words that mean the same thing: surge, sailplane, soar up
• 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: SOAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "72. Wild animal with dangerous 73-Across"

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 massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
• Words that mean the same thing: stand, turn out, assume
• The opposite would be: bull
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "73. See 72-Across"

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 clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
• Words that mean the same thing: paw, hand, mitt
• 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: PAWS

  Great job if you got it right!

June 01, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Fraternity row letter with a homophone in this clue	3
2D	2. Fontaine contents	3
3D	3. Key in a macro	3
4D	4. Christopher Robin's "silly old" chum	4
5D	5. Major exporter of gold and cocoa	5
6D	6. Managed	3
7D	7. Puts on	4
8D	8. Turn off, digitally	8
9D	9. Book teaser	5
10D	10. Hold on to	6
11D	11. Something a chair needs	6
12D	12. "Is it time already?"	6
13D	14. Racing boats	6
14D	17. Coffee with less kick	7
15D	21. Printer brand	5
16D	22. "Should that be the case …"	4
17D	23. Short-term shop	5
18D	24. Came about	5
19D	26. Pretty darn good	10
20D	29. Vermont's "Freedom and Unity," e.g.	5
21D	31. Trashes	4
22D	35. Food that's rolled	5
23D	37. Dot on a nautical map	4
24D	38. Corp. shake-up	5
25D	39. Less wild	5
26D	41. Like some whiskey	5
27D	42. One way to get around in urban areas	8
28D	44. Prognosticator	4
29D	46. Barring changes	6
30D	47. Inning part when the visiting team bats	7
31D	48. Incenses	6
32D	49. Religion with West African and Catholic influences	6
33D	50. First Nissan model offered as a hybrid	6
34D	54. River gamboler	5
35D	56. Palindromic tracker	5
36D	59. Loyal	4
37D	61. Quit discussing	4
38D	64. Swinging Sixties, e.g.	3
39D	65. As yet unknown, for short	3
40D	66. Good question	3
41D	67. Good answer	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. Fraternity row letter with a homophone in this clue"

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 17th letter of the greek alphabet
• 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: RHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Fontaine contents"

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: EAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Key in a macro"

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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: EL, altitude, elevation
• 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: ALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Christopher Robin's "silly old" chum"

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: POOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Major exporter of gold and cocoa"

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 a republic in west africa on the gulf of guinea
• Words that mean the same thing: Gold Coast, Republic of Ghana
• 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: GHANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Managed"

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 move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
• Words that mean the same thing: extend, run for, scat
• The opposite would be: malfunction, idle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Puts on"

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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: sum up, tot up, lend
• The opposite would be: subtract, take away
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Turn off, digitally"

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: DESELECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Book teaser"

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 a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
• Words that mean the same thing: endorsement, indorsement
• 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: BLURB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Hold on to"

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 hold back within
• Words that mean the same thing: hold back, keep on, hold
• 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: RETAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Something a chair needs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
• Words that mean the same thing: schedule, order of business, agendum
• 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: AGENDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Is it time already?""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: SOSOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Racing boats"

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 ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
• Words that mean the same thing: cuticle, case, eggshell
• 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: SHELLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Coffee with less kick"

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: HALFCAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Printer brand"

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: RICOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. "Should that be the case …""

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: IFSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Short-term shop"

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: POPUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Came about"

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 come into existence; take on form or shape
• Words that mean the same thing: come up, rebel, turn out
• The opposite would be: turn in, sit down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AROSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Pretty darn good"

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: NOTHALFBAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Vermont's "Freedom and Unity," e.g."

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 favorite saying of a sect or political group
• Words that mean the same thing: slogan, shibboleth, catchword
• 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: MOTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Trashes"

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 cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• Words that mean the same thing: cooking pan, tear apart, genus Pan
• 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: PANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Food that's rolled"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• 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: SUSHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Dot on a nautical map"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small island
• Words that mean the same thing: islet
• 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: ISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Corp. shake-up"

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: REORG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Less wild"

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 animal trainer who tames wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: meek, tame, tamed
• The opposite would be: wild
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Like some whiskey"

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 people of ireland or of irish extraction
• Words that mean the same thing: Irish whiskey, Irish whisky, Irish people
• 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: IRISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. One way to get around in urban areas"

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: TAKEACAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Prognosticator"

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 a person with unusual powers of foresight
• Words that mean the same thing: prophet, vaticinator, oracle
• 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: SEER

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Clue 29 Down: "46. Barring changes"

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: ASITIS

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Clue 30 Down: "47. Inning part when the visiting team bats"

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

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: TOPHALF

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Clue 31 Down: "48. Incenses"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: angriness, see red, ire
• 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: ANGERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Religion with West African and Catholic influences"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
• Words that mean the same thing: hoodoo, hoodooism, fetich
• 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: VOODOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. First Nissan model offered as a hybrid"

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: ALTIMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. River gamboler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fur of an otter
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: OTTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Palindromic tracker"

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 measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
• Words that mean the same thing: radiolocation, radio detection and ranging, microwave radar
• 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: RADAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Loyal"

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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Words that mean the same thing: admittedly, genuine, confessedly
• The opposite would be: false, untruthful
• 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 37 Down: "61. Quit discussing"

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 shape that is spherical and small
• Words that mean the same thing: cliff, knock off, shake off
• The opposite would be: sharpen, recuperate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. Swinging Sixties, e.g."

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: epoch, geological era, earned run 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: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "65. As yet unknown, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "66. Good question"

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: HOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "67. Good answer"

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 affirmative
• The opposite would be: no
• 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: YES

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	62	76.5%
Short Answer	9	11.1%
Geography	3	3.7%
Food & Drink	2	2.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.2%
History	1	1.2%
Literature	1	1.2%
Sports	1	1.2%
Abbreviation	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	40
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	81
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually 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!

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 02, 2025 at 03:07 AM