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Thursday, December 26, 2024

27439 Thu Dec 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 26, 2024

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

Thu Dec 26, 2024 NY Times
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Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Targets of crunches, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABS

    Possible Answer : type_AB, Artium_Baccalaurens, BA, AB, Ab, group_AB, abdominal, Av, ABS, abdominal_muscle, Bachelor_of_Arts, ab, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene


  • The clue is 4. "Smart" guy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALEC


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

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

    The answer: AURAS

    Possible Answer : gloriole, halo, air, glory, aura, atmosphere, nimbus, aureole


  • The clue is 13. Hawaiian dish with cubed fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POKEBOWL


  • The clue is 15. Perceptive. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASTUTE

    Possible Answer : astute, shrewd, sharp


  • The clue is 16. End-of-year hope. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAYRAISE


  • The clue is 17. Lawyers, collectively. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THEBAR


  • The clue is 18. Astronauts' outpost, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ISS


  • The clue is 19. Like the last name of swimming legend Diana Nyad. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APT

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


  • The clue is 21. Original N.Y.C. subway line. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRT


  • The clue is 22. Vampire hunter's weapon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STAKE

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


  • The clue is 25. "Well, that's just perfect". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GREAT

    Possible Answer : heavy, swell, expectant, bang-up, cracking, with_child, large, dandy, capital, corking, neat, peachy, slap-up, smashing, nifty, great, enceinte, keen, majuscule, bully, gravid, outstanding, not_bad, big, groovy


  • The clue is 27. Telluride maker (that's 6,000+ miles away from Telluride). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIA


  • The clue is 28. Faith Hill hit with the lyric "It's perpetual bliss". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THISKISS


  • The clue is 29. Slim-fitting bottom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PENCILSKIRT


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

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

    The answer: ERMA


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

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

    The answer: BAD

    Possible Answer : badness, tough, spoilt, unsound, defective, badly, unfit, forged, sorry, regretful, high-risk, uncollectible, speculative, risky, bad, big, spoiled

    Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness, unregretful


  • The clue is 33. Forgo a ring, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KNOCK

    Possible Answer : bang, criticize, knock, pick_apart, whang, tap, criticise, roast, knocking, strike_hard, bump, rap, smash, whack, ping, belt, bash, pink

    Possible Opposite Answer : praise


  • The clue is 35. Fills in the gaps of, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PUTTIES

    Possible Answer : putty


  • The clue is 37. Futuristic zappers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAYGUNS


  • The clue is 39. Samira Wiley's role on "The Handmaid's Tale". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOIRA


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

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

    The answer: DAD

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


  • The clue is 41. A thing of the passed?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OBIT

    Possible Answer : necrology, obituary, obit


  • The clue is 42. Wetland fuel source. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEATBOG


  • The clue is 44. Breaking the fourth wall, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: META


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

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

    The answer: CEL


  • The clue is 47. Snarkily disparaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNIDE

    Possible Answer : sneering, snide, supercilious


  • The clue is 48. Like a baby in need of burping. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GASSY

    Possible Answer : flatulent, colicky, gassy


  • The clue is 49. Dismiss abruptly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AXE

    Possible Answer : axe, ax


  • The clue is 50. Dutch banking giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ING


  • The clue is 51. Get to 21 first in cornhole, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WIN

    Possible Answer : come_through, pull_ahead, get_ahead, gain_ground, gain, profits, winnings, advance, win, make_headway, deliver_the_goods, succeed, bring_home_the_bacon, acquire

    Possible Opposite Answer : fail, fall_back, lose, losings


  • The clue is 52. Oscar nominee for "Carrie". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPACEK


  • The clue is 55. Peak picker-uppers, as depicted three times in this puzzle's grid. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKILIFTS


  • The clue is 60. "Money talks". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CASHISKING


  • The clue is 61. Unapproved, pharmaceutically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OFFLABEL


  • The clue is 62. Remained home for supper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATEIN


  • The clue is 63. CBS drama with five spinoffs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NCIS


  • The clue is 64. In need of salt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICY

    Possible Answer : wintry, arctic, gelid, frozen, icy, frosty, frigid, polar, glacial


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Home screen selection. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APP

  • The clue is 2. Stole onstage. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOA

    Possible Answer: feather_boa, boa

  • The clue is 3. Difficult area of a jigsaw puzzle, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKY

    Possible Answer: flip, toss, sky, pitch

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

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

    The answer: ABASE

    Possible Answer: humiliate, humble, chagrin, mortify, abase

  • The clue is 5. Lane in DC?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOIS

  • The clue is 6. Grossed-out cries. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EWS

    Possible Answer: electronic_warfare, EW

  • The clue is 7. Given the go-ahead. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLEARED

    Possible Answer: authorize, realize, crystallise, exonerate, pull_in, pass, light_up, crystalise, net, make, sack, illuminate, clear, elucidate, take_in, crystalize, sort_out, crystallize, exonerated, shed_light_on, solve, sack_up, authorise, straighten_out, clear_up, top, exculpate, exculpated, bring_in, vindicated, enlighten, unclutter, brighten, discharge, acquit, absolved, gain, cleared, earn, assoil, realise

    Possible Opposite Answer : bounce, convict, uncleared, clutter, overcast

  • The clue is 8. Pizza oven residue. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASH

    Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

  • The clue is 9. Beehive State native. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UTE

    Possible Answer: Ute

  • The clue is 10. Toys once marketed as having "Over three billion combinations, but only one solution". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUBIKSCUBES

  • The clue is 11. Chess : check :: go : ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATARI

  • The clue is 12. Tempur-Pedic competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SERTA

  • The clue is 14. Early 20th-century composer who introduced the typewriter as a percussion instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERIKSATIE

  • The clue is 15. Negative campaign tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATTACKAD

  • The clue is 20. Signature item. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEN

    Possible Answer: indite, playpen, pen, penitentiary, write, compose

  • The clue is 22. Prefix with any family member. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STEP

    Possible Answer: stair, pace, footstep, measure, tone, footfall, ill-use, mistreat, whole_tone, dance_step, ill-treat, stride, step, whole_step, tread, maltreat, gradation, footmark, stone's_throw, abuse, footprint

  • The clue is 23. Steady engine sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THRUM

    Possible Answer: hum, beat, drum, strum, thrum

  • The clue is 24. Focus on making others happy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AIMTOPLEASE

  • The clue is 25. They might accompany SAT scores. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GPAS

    Possible Answer: grade_point_average, GPA

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

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

    The answer: TINY

    Possible Answer: petite, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, bantam, tiny, diminutive

  • The clue is 30. Slangy term for an obsession with branded fashion items. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOGOMANIA

    Possible Answer: logorrhea, logomania

  • The clue is 32. Coffeehouse poets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BEATNIKS

    Possible Answer: beatnik, beat, beats, beat_generation, beatniks

  • The clue is 34. Sweaters and such. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KNITS

    Possible Answer: knitting, plain, rumple, knit_stitch, plain_stitch, knitwork, pucker, cockle, knit, crumple, entwine

  • The clue is 36. 401(k) alternatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRAS

    Possible Answer: ire, Irish_Republican_Army, individual_retirement_account, ira, Provos, anger, IRA, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, wrath, Provisional_IRA

  • The clue is 37. Short-lived fashion. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAGE

    Possible Answer: furore, craze, storm, fury, ramp, passion, furor, madness, rage, fad, cult

  • The clue is 38. Court-ordered delay. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STAY

    Possible Answer: ride_out, continue, arrest, bide, rest, hitch, halt, stop, last_out, abide, appease, outride, persist, detain, stoppage, check, stick, stay, stay_on, quell, delay, stay_put, stick_around, remain

    Possible Opposite Answer : change, move, depart

  • The clue is 40. Lewis Carroll's real last name, hence Lewis's last name in "Jurassic Park". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DODGSON

    Possible Answer: Lewis_Carroll, Charles_Dodgson, Reverend_Dodgson, Carroll, Charles_Lutwidge_Dodgson, Dodgson

  • The clue is 43. Hamper, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIN

    Possible Answer: bin, binful, bank_identification_number, BIN, ABA_transit_number

  • The clue is 45. Caesar's first stabber. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CASCA

  • The clue is 46. One living abroad. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EXPAT

    Possible Answer: expatriate, exile, expat

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

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

    The answer: GILLS

    Possible Answer: gill, branchia, lamella

  • The clue is 51. Something that's often free in airports but expensive on airplanes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WIFI

    Possible Answer: wireless_local_area_network, WLAN, WiFi, wireless_fidelity

  • The clue is 53. Life force. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHI

    Possible Answer: ch'i, qi, chi, ki, khi

  • The clue is 54. Köln one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EIN

  • The clue is 56. Fast-food chain with 30,000+ locations. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KFC

  • The clue is 57. "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FBI

    Possible Answer: Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation, FBI

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

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

    The answer: TEC

    Possible Answer: police_detective, investigator, detective, tec

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

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

    The answer: SLY

    Possible Answer: crafty, guileful, foxy, knavish, slick, tricky, cunning, sly, dodgy, tricksy, wily

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

December 21, 2019 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Bygone ad figure in a tuxedo and sunglasses 8
2A 9. Form, as a lasting memory 4
3A 13. Oman, for one 9
4A 14. Stick in the mud 4
5A 15. Arboreal fragrance 10
6A 16. 3-D movie option 4
7A 17. ___ fun 4
8A 18. Nonstandard: Abbr. 3
9A 19. Tea flavorer in the Middle East 5
10A 20. Not holding back emotions 4
11A 21. Early settler of Greenland 10
12A 24. Origin of many refugees once in 26-Across, for short 3
13A 25. Tombstone locale: Abbr. 4
14A 26. See 24-Across 4
15A 28. A-O.K. 10
16A 34. Man's name meaning "Jehovah is God" 4
17A 35. Nimbi 5
18A 36. "The Avengers" role 4
19A 37. Whom nobody plays with 10
20A 39. Bad for growth, in a way 4
21A 40. Either half of a duo with 14 #1 country hits 4
22A 41. Digs 3
23A 42. Clique's aspirations, in modern lingo 10
24A 48. Polo playing? 4
25A 49. Stanley of the "Hunger Games" movies 5
26A 50. Attitude 3
27A 51. ___ of Solomon 4
28A 52. Figure in a corner 4
29A 53. TV host fluent in eight languages 10
30A 56. "A-Hunting We Will Go" composer 4
31A 57. What valedictorians have 9
32A 58. Hunger or thirst 4
33A 59. He is one 8

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. Bygone ad figure in a tuxedo and sunglasses"

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: JOECAMEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. Form, as a lasting memory"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that make an etching of
  • Words that mean the same thing: engrave
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Oman, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that country or territory ruled by a sultan
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SULTANATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Stick in the mud"

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 soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  • Words that mean the same thing: slop, grind to a halt, morass
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MIRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Arboreal fragrance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SANDALWOOD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. 3-D movie option"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: IMAX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. ___ fun"

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 tall coarse perennial american herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
  • Words that mean the same thing: prod, stab, garget
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: POKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Nonstandard: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a unit of electrical power in an ac circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
  • Words that mean the same thing: volt-ampere
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Tea flavorer in the Middle East"

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 aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
  • Words that mean the same thing: Eugenia aromaticum, garlic clove, cleave
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CLOVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Not holding back emotions"

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 clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
  • Words that mean the same thing: give, exposed, clear
  • The opposite would be: shut, close
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OPEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Early settler of Greenland"

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: ERICTHERED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Origin of many refugees once in 26-Across, 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: NAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Tombstone locale: 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: ARIZ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. See 24-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 the largest and southernmost island in the marianas which is administered as a territory of the united states; it was ceded by spain to the united states in 1898
  • Words that mean the same thing: GU
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GUAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. A-O.K."

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: HOTSYTOTSY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Man's name meaning "Jehovah is God""

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 english essayist (1775-1834)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Lamb, Charles Lamb
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ELIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Nimbi"

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: atmosphere, glory, halo
  • The 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 18 Across: "36. "The Avengers" role"

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 (norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of balder and was overcome by thor
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOKI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Whom nobody plays with"

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: SOLOARTIST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Bad for growth, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  • Words that mean the same thing: desiccated, desiccate, waterless
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Either half of a duo with 14 #1 country hits"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: JUDD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Digs"

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 number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
  • Words that mean the same thing: launch pad, plod, diggings
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Clique's aspirations, in modern lingo"

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: SQUADGOALS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Polo playing?"

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: TERI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Stanley of the "Hunger Games" movies"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: TUCCI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Attitude"

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 either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
  • Words that mean the same thing: sass, rim, back talk
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. ___ of Solomon"

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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
  • Words that mean the same thing: ode
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ODES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Figure in a corner"

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 (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
  • Words that mean the same thing: short-change, swindle, gip
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROOK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. TV host fluent in eight languages"

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: TREVORNOAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. "A-Hunting We Will Go" composer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ARNE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. What valedictorians have"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AAVERAGES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Hunger or thirst"

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 state of extreme poverty
  • Words that mean the same thing: require, privation, deficiency
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WANT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. He is one"

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: INERTGAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle December 21, 2019

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Target of some filters 9
2D 2. Bygone 5
3D 3. Texter's "When are you coming?" 3
4D 4. Give birth, as whales do 5
5D 5. Name signed on the Camp David Accords 5
6D 6. Language of Polynesia 5
7D 7. W.W. II zone 3
8D 8. Wasn't down 3
9D 9. Writer who pioneered in naturalism 9
10D 10. ___ Sea, arm of the Indian Ocean 5
11D 11. Really fancy 5
12D 12. Bewitched 5
13D 13. Two-time host city of the FIFA World Cup 8
14D 15. Boozehounds 7
15D 19. I.O.U., e.g. 4
16D 22. Alternatives to apartamentos 5
17D 23. Unpublicized date 5
18D 27. Bit of Communist Chinese attire 9
19D 28. Leader of Greece? 5
20D 29. Top 5
21D 30. Arm muscle, informally 3
22D 31. Nixes, as a plan 9
23D 32. Snowy resorts 8
24D 33. Whence the words "nosh" and "tush" 7
25D 38. Car that sounds like a Cockney greeting 4
26D 42. Need for a milkshake 5
27D 43. Website for crowdsourcing answers 5
28D 44. School 50 miles west of Brown, informally 5
29D 45. Doan's shelfmate 5
30D 46. Hepatologist's focus 5
31D 47. Squash, e.g. 5
32D 48. Neighbor of Fiji 5
33D 53. Chi preceder 3
34D 54. Zipped 3
35D 55. Publisher of yellow journalism 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. Target of some filters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: JUNKEMAIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Bygone"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: OLDEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Texter's "When are you coming?""

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 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 Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom, 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 4 Down: "4. Give birth, as whales do"

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 release ice
  • Words that mean the same thing: have young, break 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: CALVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Name signed on the Camp David Accords"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ANWAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Language of Polynesia"

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 ethnic minority of polynesian and melanesian descent who speak maori and live in new zealand
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MAORI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. W.W. II zone"

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: ETO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Wasn't down"

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 diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
  • Words that mean the same thing: moderate, result, take
  • The opposite would be: follow
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Writer who pioneered in naturalism"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: EMILEZOLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. ___ Sea, arm of the Indian Ocean"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an island in indonesia in the malay archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the lesser sunda islands
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIMOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Really fancy"

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 have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
  • Words that mean the same thing: hunger, starve, thirst
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CRAVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Bewitched"

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 cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
  • Words that mean the same thing: jinxed, witch, glamour
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HEXED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Two-time host city of the FIFA World Cup"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SAOPAULO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Boozehounds"

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 a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
  • Words that mean the same thing: sponge, leech, sponger
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPONGES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. I.O.U., e.g."

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 dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect
  • Words that mean the same thing: check, tab
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CHIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Alternatives to apartamentos"

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: CASAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Unpublicized date"

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 date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
  • Words that mean the same thing: assignation, rendezvous
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRYST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Bit of Communist Chinese attire"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MAOJACKET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Leader of Greece?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HARDG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Top"

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 be or do something to a greater degree
  • Words that mean the same thing: exceed, scoop, surpass
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OUTDO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Arm muscle, informally"

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: TRI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Nixes, as a plan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a professional killer who uses a gun
  • Words that mean the same thing: triggerman, hero sandwich, hired gun
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TORPEDOES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Snowy resorts"

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: SKIAREAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Whence the words "nosh" and "tush""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a dialect of high german including some hebrew and other words; spoken in europe as a vernacular by many jews; written in the hebrew script
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: YIDDISH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Car that sounds like a Cockney greeting"

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: AUDI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Need for a milkshake"

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 plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
  • Words that mean the same thing: strew, chaff, pale yellow
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STRAW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Website for crowdsourcing answers"

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: QUORA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. School 50 miles west of Brown, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: UCONN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Doan's shelfmate"

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 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks aleve and anaprox and aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation
  • Words that mean the same thing: Anaprox, naproxen sodium, Aflaxen
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALEVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Hepatologist's focus"

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 large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin a; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
  • Words that mean the same thing: liver-colored
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Squash, 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 an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
  • Words that mean the same thing: disport, summercater, sportswoman
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPORT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Neighbor of Fiji"

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 monarchy on a polynesian archipelago in the south pacific; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1970
  • Words that mean the same thing: Kingdom of Tonga, Friendly Islands
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TONGA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Chi preceder"

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 native or inhabitant of thailand
  • Words that mean the same thing: Siamese, Thai
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Zipped"

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: incline, fly the coop, turn tail
  • 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 35 Down: "55. Publisher of yellow journalism"

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 small piece of cloth or paper
  • Words that mean the same thing: nark, devil, razz
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAG

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 49 72.1%
Short Answer 9 13.2%
Abbreviation 3 4.4%
Geography 3 4.4%
Movies/Film 1 1.5%
Sports 1 1.5%
Music 1 1.5%
Literature 1 1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 33
Down Clues 35
Total Clues 68
Average Answer Length 5.4 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 10 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

  • Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
  • Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
  • When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
  • Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 5 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 28, 2025 at 06:29 AM