No 27391, Tue Nov 05, 2024 NYT Evan Kalish

Across Clues :

1. Quoth, 5. Rae of "Barbie", 9. Precipitation unit, 13. "Therefore ...", 14. Parental punishment that might be circumvented with an iPad, 15. What a host might offer a first-time visitor, 16. Tarnishes, 17. Professional pitchers?, 19. Pulitzer-winning author James, 20. Nada, 21. Claws badly, 22. Hindu aphorisms, 24. They have issues, in brief, 25. Unsubscribe, with "out", 26. Franklin of Motown, 29. Creative spark, for short, 33. Cotton gin inventor Whitney, 34. What was founded as the Collegiate School in Killingworth, Connecticut, 36. Popular sushi options depicted four times in this puzzle, 40. Genre for BTS, 41. Like Triple Word Score squares in Scrabble, 42. Marina markers, 43. Milky Way shape, 45. Nail polish brand, 47. ___ contendere, 48. Prez #41, 52. Impressive note for a soprano, 54. Fallopian tube traveler, 55. Orangutans, e.g., 57. Oscar nominee for "Network", 59. Pose performed on a mat, 60. (base x height)/2, for a triangle, 61. Singer Chappell ___, 62. Crossed a kiddie pool, perhaps, 63. Forgo humility, 64. Nocturnal reef hunters, 65. Ruminate in frustration

Down Clues :

1. Makes out, to a Brit, 2. "Farewell!", 3. Speck in the sea, 4. Opposites of no-nos, 5. Demand, 6. Hand sanitizer alternative, 7. City with the Mississippi River-spanning Eads Bridge: Abbr., 8. Rosary prayer, 9. "That sounds fine, go ahead", 10. Number of carolers?, 11. Four in a quart, 12. Billing increments: Abbr., 13. Pretty ___ picture, 18. Herb used in stuffing, 20. What a shock!, 23. Part of the mouth known as the palate, 24. Neighbor of Niger and Senegal, 27. Ring light?, 28. One sharing a common cause, 29. "Gross!", 30. Lies down for a bit, 31. Pig food, 32. It puts the icing on the cake, 33. Terminus, 35. Part of a dollar sign, 37. Brushing, flossing, etc., 38. Move, informally, 39. Trio collected by a bases-clearing hit, for short, 44. Ludwig Mies van der ___ (noted midcentury architect), 45. Pregnancy docs, 46. Wrinkle-faced pooch, 49. Lays into, 50. Fashion designer Kate, 51. Extend, as a membership, 52. German Mr., 53. "Here's a better ___ …", 54. Citation shortener, 56. Downcast, 57. Apprehend, 58. Croc's tip, 59. "How adorable!" reactions

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 05, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Quoth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAID

  Possible Answer : allege, sound_out, said, pronounce, suppose, read, enunciate, aforesaid, aforementioned, order, tell, state, say, enjoin, aver, enounce, articulate




• The clue is 5. Rae of "Barbie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISSA




• The clue is 9. Precipitation unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCH

  Possible Answer : edge, inch, in, column_inch




• The clue is 13. "Therefore ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDSO




• The clue is 14. Parental punishment that might be circumvented with an iPad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTV




• The clue is 15. What a host might offer a first-time visitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUR

  Possible Answer : hitch, term_of_enlistment, go, spell, tour, enlistment, tour_of_duty, circuit, duty_tour, turn




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

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

  The answer: SOILS

  Possible Answer : territory, soil, grime, grease, dirty, grunge, bemire, dirt, stain, land, ground, begrime, filth, colly

  Possible Opposite Answer : clean




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

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

  The answer: SALESREPS




• The clue is 19. Pulitzer-winning author James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGEE

  Possible Answer : James_Agee, Agee




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

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

  The answer: ZIP

  Possible Answer : cypher, speed, zilch, goose_egg, travel_rapidly, nil, aught, nada, nix, vigor, zip_up, energy, ZIP, postcode, postal_code, slide_fastener, cipher, hurry, vigour, null, zippo, naught, zip, ZIP_code, zipper, nothing, zero, zip_fastener

  Possible Opposite Answer : unzip




• The clue is 21. Claws badly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAULS

  Possible Answer : mangle, maul, sledge, sledgehammer




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

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

  The answer: SUTRAS

  Possible Answer : sutra




• The clue is 24. They have issues, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAGS

  Possible Answer : magazine, mag




• The clue is 25. Unsubscribe, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer : opt, choose, prefer




• The clue is 26. Franklin of Motown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARETHA




• The clue is 29. Creative spark, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSPO




• The clue is 33. Cotton gin inventor Whitney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 34. What was founded as the Collegiate School in Killingworth, Connecticut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALE

  Possible Answer : Yale_University, Yale, Elihu_Yale




• The clue is 36. Popular sushi options depicted four times in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: CALIFORNIAROLLS




• The clue is 40. Genre for BTS. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KPOP




• The clue is 41. Like Triple Word Score squares in Scrabble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 42. Marina markers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUOYS

  Possible Answer : buoy, buoy_up




• The clue is 43. Milky Way shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRAL

  Possible Answer : whorled, turbinate, helical, whorl, gyrate, coiling, coil, helix, spiral, corkscrew, volute, spiraling, voluted




• The clue is 45. Nail polish brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPI




• The clue is 47. ___ contendere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOLO




• The clue is 48. Prez #41. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSHSR




• The clue is 52. Impressive note for a soprano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIGHC




• The clue is 54. Fallopian tube traveler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  Possible Answer : ballock, testis, testicle, bollock, orchis, eggs, nut, ball, egg




• The clue is 55. Orangutans, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APES

  Possible Answer : caricature, emulator, imitator, ape, copycat, anthropoid, aper




• The clue is 57. Oscar nominee for "Network". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEDBEATTY




• The clue is 59. Pose performed on a mat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASANA

  Possible Answer : asana




• The clue is 60. (base x height)/2, for a triangle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREA

  Possible Answer : surface_area, domain, arena, expanse, sphere, region, area, country, orbit, field




• The clue is 61. Singer Chappell ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROAN

  Possible Answer : roan




• The clue is 62. Crossed a kiddie pool, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WADED

  Possible Answer : bundle, pack, jam, ram, jampack, cram, chock_up, compact, wade, wad




• The clue is 63. Forgo humility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAG

  Possible Answer : tout, brag, crow, vaporing, boast, shoot_a_line, gas, blow, boss, gasconade, swash, bragging, crowing, line-shooting, vaunt, bluster




• The clue is 64. Nocturnal reef hunters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELS

  Possible Answer : eel




• The clue is 65. Ruminate in frustration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

  Possible Answer : lather, grudge, sweat, fret, swither, grizzle, stew, brood

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Makes out, to a Brit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOGS

  Possible Answer: osculate, snog, buss, kiss

• The clue is 2. "Farewell!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIEU

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

• The clue is 3. Speck in the sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLET

  Possible Answer: islet, isle

• The clue is 4. Opposites of no-nos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

  Possible Answer: DoS, DOS, behave, arrange, doh, United_States_Department_of_State, make, practice, coiffure, State_Department, make_out, do, Doctor_of_Osteopathy, answer, coif, ut, set, perform, exercise, come, Department_of_State, disk_operating_system, execute, practise, DO, brawl, cause, fare, suffice, get_along, manage, bash, act, State, coiffe, dress, serve

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

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

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

  The answer: INSIST

  Possible Answer: assert, insist, take_a_firm_stand, importune

• The clue is 6. Hand sanitizer alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAP

  Possible Answer: soap, scoop, easy_lay, lather, Georgia_home_boy, max, grievous_bodily_harm, liquid_ecstasy, goop

• The clue is 7. City with the Mississippi River-spanning Eads Bridge: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STL

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

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

  The answer: AVEMARIA

• The clue is 9. "That sounds fine, go ahead". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITRUSTYOU

• The clue is 10. Number of carolers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOEL

  Possible Answer: Christmastime, Yule, Noel, Yuletide, Christmas, Christmastide

• The clue is 11. Four in a quart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUPS

  Possible Answer: cup, transfuse, loving_cup, cupful

• The clue is 12. Billing increments: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HRS

  Possible Answer: hr, hour, 60_minutes

• The clue is 13. Pretty ___ picture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASA

• The clue is 18. Herb used in stuffing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGE

  Possible Answer: sage, salvia, sage-green

• The clue is 20. What a shock!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZAP

  Possible Answer: nuke, vaporize, atomize, micro-cook, microwave, zap, atomise

• The clue is 23. Part of the mouth known as the palate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOF

  Possible Answer: roof, ceiling, cap

• The clue is 24. Neighbor of Niger and Senegal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALI

  Possible Answer: French_Sudan, Mali, Republic_of_Mali

• The clue is 27. Ring light?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALO

  Possible Answer: doughnut, gloriole, nimbus, annulus, glory, aureole, ring, anchor_ring, halo, aura

• The clue is 28. One sharing a common cause. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLY

  Possible Answer: ally, friend

  Possible Opposite Answer : foe

• The clue is 29. "Gross!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICK

• The clue is 30. Lies down for a bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPS

  Possible Answer: short_sleep, sleep, catch_a_wink, cat_sleep, nap, Napoleon, pile, snooze, forty_winks, catnap

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

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

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: splosh, slops, mire, splatter, pigwash, squish, glop, swill, slop, splash, spill, squelch, slosh, treacle, pigswill, mush

• The clue is 32. It puts the icing on the cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIPINGBAG

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

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

  The answer: END

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning

• The clue is 35. Part of a dollar sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer: einsteinium, E, atomic_number_99, Es

• The clue is 37. Brushing, flossing, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALCARE

• The clue is 38. Move, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELO

• The clue is 39. Trio collected by a bases-clearing hit, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RBIS

  Possible Answer: rbi, run_batted_in

• The clue is 44. Ludwig Mies van der ___ (noted midcentury architect). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROHE

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

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

  The answer: OBGYNS

• The clue is 46. Wrinkle-faced pooch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUG

  Possible Answer: pug, pug-dog

• The clue is 49. Lays into. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASAT

• The clue is 50. Fashion designer Kate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPADE

  Possible Answer: nigger, coon, nigra, jigaboo, spade, nigga

• The clue is 51. Extend, as a membership. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENEW

  Possible Answer: reincarnate, regenerate, renew

• The clue is 52. German Mr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERR

  Possible Answer: Herr

• The clue is 53. "Here's a better ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEA

  Possible Answer: theme, approximation, thought, melodic_theme, musical_theme, estimation, idea, estimate, mind

• The clue is 54. Citation shortener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAL

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

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

  The answer: SAD

  Possible Answer: deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sorry, sad, distressing

  Possible Opposite Answer : glad

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

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

  The answer: NAB

  Possible Answer: arrest, collar, cop, nab, pick_up, apprehend, nail

• The clue is 58. Croc's tip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toe, toenail

• The clue is 59. "How adorable!" reactions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWS

October 27, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, October 27, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (34 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

October 27, 2023 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "Award" bestowed at the Kids' Choice Awards	5
2A	6. Garter and stockinette, in knitting	8
3A	14. Outbreaks	6
4A	15. Admonishment from Austin Powers	8
5A	16. Took on a pet project?	6
6A	17. "All rise" reversal	8
7A	18. "Things ___ that simple"	5
8A	19. Novelist whose "Little Fires Everywhere" became a #1 best seller	9
9A	20. It was called Big Meadows on the California Trail	4
10A	21. Bird whose largest species is called the Goliath	5
11A	22. 66, e.g.: Abbr.	3
12A	23. Casual Friday gaffe	4
13A	24. Self starter?	4
14A	25. Slight contact, on a pool table	4
15A	27. Like either main face of El Capitan	5
16A	29. Lightened up?	5
17A	31. Stand near a poser	5
18A	33. Element exhibiting a blue glow when placed in an electric field	5
19A	35. Unclothe	5
20A	37. Like the bonds of table salt	5
21A	39. Actor Diggs	4
22A	41. Scaloppine option	4
23A	43. Word before and after "'s"	4
24A	45. "House" band?: Abbr.	3
25A	46. Its population doubles once a year	5
26A	47. Barossa Valley export	4
27A	48. Bibimbap and tamago kake gohan, for two	9
28A	51. Shire who played a Corleone	5
29A	52. Popular Schubert composition	8
30A	53. Single-minded philosophy	6
31A	54. Features of many hotel rooms	8
32A	55. Gets ready to dry, say	6
33A	56. "Alas, it is so"	8
34A	57. Group of runners?	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. "Award" bestowed at the Kids' Choice Awards"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: ooze, goop, goo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Garter and stockinette, in knitting"

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 a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
• Words that mean the same thing: run up, stitch, sew
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STITCHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Outbreaks"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: rush, passel, hatful
• The opposite would be: boo
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Admonishment from Austin Powers"

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: OHBEHAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Took on a pet project?"

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: CATSAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. "All rise" reversal"

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: BESEATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. "Things ___ that simple""

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: ARENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Novelist whose "Little Fires Everywhere" became a #1 best seller"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. It was called Big Meadows on the California Trail"

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 city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Bird whose largest species is called the Goliath"

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 greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
• Words that mean the same thing: Hero of Alexandria, Hero
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. 66, e.g.: Abbr."

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Casual Friday gaffe"

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 set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
• Words that mean the same thing: courting, causa, beseem
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Self starter?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "25. Slight contact, on a pool table"

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 the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
• Words that mean the same thing: osculation, snog, osculate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Like either main face of El Capitan"

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 steep place (as on a hill)
• Words that mean the same thing: exorbitant, outrageous, extortionate
• The opposite would be: gradual
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Lightened up?"

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 turn pale, as if in fear
• Words that mean the same thing: pale, blench, blanch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PALED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Stand near a poser"

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 upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Element exhibiting a blue glow when placed in an electric field"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: Xe, atomic number 54
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: XENON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Unclothe"

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 relatively long narrow piece of something
• Words that mean the same thing: disinvest, comic strip, strip down
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Like the bonds of table salt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the dialect of ancient greek spoken and written in attica and athens and ionia
• Words that mean the same thing: Attic, Classical Greek, Ionic dialect
• The opposite would be: nonionic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IONIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Actor Diggs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TAYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Scaloppine option"

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 meat from a calf
• Words that mean the same thing: veau
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Word before and after "'s""

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: THAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. "House" band?: Abbr."

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: DRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Its population doubles once a year"

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 joint capital (with riyadh) of saudi arabia; located in western saudi arabia; as the birthplace of muhammad it is the holiest city of islam
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MECCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Barossa Valley export"

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 fermented juice (of grapes especially)
• Words that mean the same thing: wine-colored, vino, wine-coloured
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Bibimbap and tamago kake gohan, for two"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RICEBOWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Shire who played a Corleone"

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: TALIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Popular Schubert composition"

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: AVEMARIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Single-minded philosophy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element
• The opposite would be: pluralism
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Features of many hotel rooms"

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 sideboard with compartments for holding bottles
• Words that mean the same thing: minibar, cellaret
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MINIBARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "55. Gets ready to dry, say"

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 liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
• Words that mean the same thing: wash, rinsing, rinse off
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RINSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "56. "Alas, it is so""

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: SADLYYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "57. Group of runners?"

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 (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
• Words that mean the same thing: slating, ticket
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle October 27, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "We've heard enough of this nonsense"	7
2D	2. Like some TV talk shows, informally	8
3D	3. "There's a lot more to this than you think"	10
4D	4. Heart	4
5D	5. Contractor's fig.	3
6D	6. Get serious, in a way	7
7D	7. Children's story with Truffula Trees	8
8D	8. Playwright awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav in 1893	5
9D	9. Links things	4
10D	10. Jaw	4
11D	11. Unfriendly crowd	6
12D	12. Goings-on	6
13D	13. Plant growing in tufts	5
14D	14. Results of cuts, maybe	5
15D	19. Lead runner, for short?	3
16D	21. Really excited	5
17D	25. Game whose name comes from French for "five winning numbers"	4
18D	26. Response from one who ain't gonna	10
19D	28. 90° from norte	4
20D	30. Actress George of "Animal Kingdom"	5
21D	32. Volatile personality	8
22D	34. One who might say "Nothing is real"	8
23D	36. It might conclude with a shower, informally	7
24D	38. "Care to show me?"	7
25D	39. Pub ___	6
26D	40. Climb	6
27D	42. Heat extractors, for short	3
28D	44. Devils and Angels, e.g.	5
29D	45. Apothecary measures	5
30D	46. Cooperative hunter with the coral grouper	5
31D	49. Romanian philosopher Cioran	4
32D	50. Miniature	4
33D	51. Labor	4
34D	53. "___ Davis" (series starring Betty Gilpin)	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. "We've heard enough of this nonsense""

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: SPAREUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Like some TV talk shows, informally"

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: LATENITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "There's a lot more to this than you think""

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: ITSNOTEASY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Heart"

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 the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: gist, essence, heart
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Contractor's fig."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Time
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Get serious, in a way"

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: SOBERUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Children's story with Truffula Trees"

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: THELORAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Playwright awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav in 1893"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that realistic norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henrik Ibsen, Henrik Johan Ibsen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IBSEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Links things"

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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: golf tee, tee up, tee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Jaw"

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 an informal conversation
• Words that mean the same thing: New World chat, confabulate, chatter
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Unfriendly crowd"

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 person who hates
• Words that mean the same thing: hater
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HATERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Goings-on"

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 something that happens at a given place and time
• Words that mean the same thing: outcome, upshot, event
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Plant growing in tufts"

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 grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Results of cuts, maybe"

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 mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
• Words that mean the same thing: cicatrix, pock, scratch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Lead runner, for short?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Words that mean the same thing: chief executive officer, chief operating officer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. Really excited"

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: HYPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Game whose name comes from French for "five winning numbers""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
• Words that mean the same thing: lotto, bingo, beano
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Response from one who ain't gonna"

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: IDONTWANNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. 90° from norte"

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: ESTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Actress George of "Animal Kingdom""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEILA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Volatile personality"

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: LIVEWIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. One who might say "Nothing is real""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
• Words that mean the same thing: syndicalist, anarchist
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIHILIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. It might conclude with a shower, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PECLASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. "Care to show me?""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: CANISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Pub ___"

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 something of small importance
• Words that mean the same thing: small beer, trivium, trifle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIVIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Climb"

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 go back in order of genealogical succession
• Words that mean the same thing: come up, go up, uprise
• The opposite would be: set, descend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASCEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Heat extractors, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
• Words that mean the same thing: actinium, atomic number 89, alternating electric current
• The opposite would be: direct current
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Devils and Angels, 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 cooperative unit (especially in sports)
• Words that mean the same thing: team up, squad, team
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Apothecary measures"

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 unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
• Words that mean the same thing: dram, drachm, drachma
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Cooperative hunter with the coral grouper"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
• Words that mean the same thing: moray eel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Romanian philosopher Cioran"

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: EMIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Miniature"

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 very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• Words that mean the same thing: mollycoddle, pamper, featherbed
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BABY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Labor"

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 productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
• Words that mean the same thing: moil, fag, dig
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. "___ Davis" (series starring Betty Gilpin)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a form of address for a married woman
• Words that mean the same thing: Mr., Mister, Mr
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	77.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	6	8.8%
History	3	4.4%
Abbreviation	3	4.4%
Literature	1	1.5%
Science/Technology	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Friday, 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: August 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM