Tuesday, September 14, 1999 | NYT crosswords clues with answers - hints

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 14, 1999

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Contralto's counterpart -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  BASSO

  Possible Answer : bass, bass_voice, basso



• 6. Richard of "Pretty Woman" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  GERE



• 10. Arm or leg -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  LIMB

  Possible Answer : branch, limb, arm, tree_branch



• 14. Consumer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  EATER

  Possible Answer : eater, feeder



• 15. Part of I.C.U. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  UNIT

  Possible Answer : whole, social_unit, building_block, unit_of_measurement, unit



• 16. Race track -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OVAL

  Possible Answer : elliptical, oval, ovoid, elliptic, ellipse, ovate, oviform, egg-shaped, prolate, oval-shaped



• 17. Castle feature -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  DRAWBRIDGE

  Possible Answer : lift_bridge, drawbridge



• 19. Shuttle scheduler -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NASA

  Possible Answer : National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration, NASA



• 20. 50 minutes with a psychiatrist, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  SESSION

  Possible Answer : academic_term, academic_session, school_term, session, sitting, seance



• 21. Yeses -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  ASSENTS

  Possible Answer : assent, acquiesce, acquiescence, accede

  Possible Opposite: dissent



• 23. Ready for overtime -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  TIED

  Possible Answer : trussed, even, level, bind, tied, splice, link, fastened, bond, connect, link_up, marry, draw, attach, laced, wed, tie

  Possible Opposite: untied, untie, disconnect, unlaced



• 25. Clear, as a disk -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ERASE

  Possible Answer : rub_out, delete, wipe_out, score_out, efface, wipe_off, erase

  Possible Opposite: record



• 26. "Joe" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  JAVA

  Possible Answer : Java, coffee, java



• 30. Honors -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  LAURELS

  Possible Answer : laurel, honour, Arthur_Stanley_Jefferson_Laurel, laurels, honor, Stan_Laurel, award, laurel_wreath, bay_wreath, Laurel, accolade

  Possible Opposite: dishonor



• 33. Home to 9,000 Maine collegians -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ORONO

  Possible Answer : Orono



• 35. "Oh, for Pete's ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SAKE

  Possible Answer : saki, sake, interest, rice_beer



• 36. Elsie's greeting -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  MOO

  Possible Answer : moo, low



• 39. Absolutely best part -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (15 letters) word

  JEWELINTHECROWN



• 43. Old spy org. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OSS

  Possible Answer : bone, osmium, atomic_number_76, oculus_sinister, Os, OS, operating_system, os



• 44. Result of melting -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  DRIP

  Possible Answer : drip_mould, drip, dribble, drop, drip_mold, trickle, dripping



• 45. Gown fabric -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  TULLE

  Possible Answer : tulle



• 46. Troop formation -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  PHALANX

  Possible Answer : phalanx



• 49. Hardy heroine -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  TESS

  Possible Answer : si, Te, atomic_number_52, te, ti, tellurium



• 50. Bewildered -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ATSEA



• 53. PBS Emmy winner -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NOVA

  Possible Answer : nova



• 55. Plotzed -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  FAINTED

  Possible Answer : pass_out, conk, swoon, faint



• 58. African member of OPEC -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  NIGERIA

  Possible Answer : Federal_Republic_of_Nigeria, Nigeria



• 63. Time to make a move -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  TURN

  Possible Answer : spell, go, work, crook, number, reverse, routine, bend, deform, ferment, twist, plough, turn_of_events, sprain, round, turn, bout, wrick, good_turn, change_by_reversal, change_state, turn_over, wrench, grow, sour, tour, become, plow, move_around, bit, turning, play, act, release, rick, flex, call_on

  Possible Opposite: unbend



• 64. Fruit or mincemeat, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  PIEFILLING



• 66. Duel tool -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EPEE

  Possible Answer : epee



• 67. "I had no ___!" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  IDEA

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



• 68. Any song by the Supremes -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OLDIE

  Possible Answer : oldie, golden_oldie



• 69. Slash -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  REND

  Possible Answer : pull, rive, rend, rip



• 70. Filly's brother -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  COLT

  Possible Answer : Colt, colt



• 71. Adam and Mae -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  WESTS

  Possible Answer : Occident, west, Cicily_Isabel_Fairfield, Dame_Rebecca_West, westward, Benjamin_West, W, Rebecca_West, western_United_States, Mae_West, West, due_west

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Resting places -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  BEDS

  Possible Answer: screw, hit_the_sack, love, bottom, have_it_away, make_love, retire, get_it_on, turn_in, be_intimate, have_sex, layer, hump, jazz, have_intercourse, fuck, roll_in_the_hay, eff, crawl_in, go_to_sleep, make_out, lie_with, do_it, have_a_go_at_it, sack_out, sleep_with, bonk, have_it_off, hit_the_hay, bed, get_laid, sleep_together, seam, bang, go_to_bed, kip_down, know

  Possible Opposite: turn_out, get_up

• 2. Swiss stream -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  AARE

  Possible Answer: Aare_River, Aar, Aare

• 3. Stops on the I.R.T. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  STAS

• 4. Wraps (up) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SEWS

  Possible Answer: stitch, sew, sew_together, tailor, run_up, tailor-make

• 5. Once around the world -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ORBIT

  Possible Answer: celestial_orbit, range, eye_socket, orbital_cavity, orb, reach, sphere, arena, orbit, compass, cranial_orbit, revolve, domain, scope, ambit, area, field, electron_orbit

• 6. Kind of pig -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  GUINEA

  Possible Answer: Guinea, guinea, guinea_fowl, Republic_of_Guinea, dago, Numida_meleagris, greaseball, French_Guinea, wop, ginzo

• 7. Butt -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  END

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

  Possible Opposite: beginning, begin

• 8. Latvia's capital -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  RIGA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Latvia, Riga

• 9. Summers in France -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ETES

• 10. Antisocial types -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  LONERS

  Possible Answer: loner, lone_wolf, lone_hand

• 11. Former Mrs. Trump -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  IVANA

• 12. Flag places -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  MASTS

  Possible Answer: mast

• 13. Not at all excited -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  BLASE

  Possible Answer: blase, worldly, bored

• 18. Disturb -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ROIL

  Possible Answer: boil, rile, churn, moil, roil

• 22. High-quality -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  SELECT

  Possible Answer: take, pick_out, prime, quality, select, choice, choose, prize, blue-ribbon

• 24. Part of sweeping efforts? -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  DUSTPAN

  Possible Answer: dustpan, dustpanful

• 26. Skater Starbuck -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  JOJO

• 27. God of war -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ARES

  Possible Answer: are, Ares, ar

• 28. Promises -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  VOWS

  Possible Answer: vow, consecrate

• 29. Chemical ending -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ANE

  Possible Answer: one, i, 1, ane

• 31. When repeated, enthusiastic -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  RAH

• 32. Squeeze (out) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  EKE

• 34. Passé -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  OLDHAT

• 36. Underground type -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  MOLE

  Possible Answer: bulwark, gram_molecule, groin, seawall, counterspy, mol, mole, breakwater, groyne, jetty

• 37. Predators on mice -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OWLS

  Possible Answer: bird_of_Minerva, bird_of_night, owl, hooter

• 38. End drawer in a till -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ONES

  Possible Answer: ace, unity, single, one, I, 1

• 40. Roth ___ (investment choice) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  IRA

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

• 41. Zip -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  NIL

  Possible Answer: nada, nothing, null, goose_egg, zilch, cipher, cypher, aught, zip, zero, nil, naught, zippo, nix

• 42. Grind, so to speak -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  RUT

  Possible Answer: estrus, groove, rut, heat, furrow, oestrus

  Possible Opposite: anestrus

• 46. Wrote -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  PENNED

  Possible Answer: write, pen, compose, indite

• 47. Like some yogurt -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  NONFAT

  Possible Answer: fatless, fat-free, nonfat

  Possible Opposite: fatty

• 48. The Louis whose mother was Marie Antoinette -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  XVII

  Possible Answer: XVII, xvii, 17, seventeen

• 50. Second photo in a testimonial ad -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  AFTER

  Possible Answer: subsequently, afterward, afterwards, later_on, after, later

• 51. Hose shade -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  TAUPE

  Possible Answer: taupe, fuscous

• 52. Signal to pull over -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SIREN

  Possible Answer: Siren, temptress, siren, Delilah, enchantress, femme_fatale

• 54. Radiant -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  AGLOW

  Possible Answer: aglow, lucent, luminous, lambent

• 56. "Ulysses," for one -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EPIC

  Possible Answer: epic_poem, epical, larger-than-life, heroic, heroic_poem, epos, epic

• 57. Queen of Carthage -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  DIDO

  Possible Answer: Dido

• 59. Big fashion magazine -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ELLE

• 60. Clears (of) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  RIDS

  Possible Answer: disembarrass, free, rid

• 61. "What's ___ for me?" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  INIT

• 62. Ripens -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  AGES

  Possible Answer: historic_period, maturate, mature, geezerhood, long_time, age, get_on, old_age, years, senesce, eld

  Possible Opposite: rejuvenate

• 65. Sushi order -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

February 29, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword February 29, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Line just above "total," maybe	3
2A	4. Place for three men of verse	6
3A	10. Mideast site of conflict	4
4A	14. That: Sp.	3
5A	15. "Nothing doing"	6
6A	16. Series of courses	4
7A	17. Response to a baby animal picture	3
8A	18.	11
9A	20. Like many tournaments	6
10A	22. Swiss river	4
11A	23. ___ discount	3
12A	24.	8
13A	26. Game island represented by hexagonal tiles	5
14A	28. Like a planet's path	7
15A	29. Reason to take a back road, maybe	7
16A	31. ___ mater (brain cover)	3
17A	32. Testify	6
18A	34.	13
19A	40. Boldly stylish, in slang	6
20A	41. Comics sound	3
21A	43. Pastries usually accompanied by chutney	7
22A	46. Like a final, desperate attempt	7
23A	50. Romantic infatuation	5
24A	51.	8
25A	52. Store posting: Abbr.	3
26A	53. Pulitzer-winning author who was also a film critic for Time magazine	4
27A	56. Salt, at times	6
28A	57. Mistakes in baseball ... or what 18-, 24-, 34- and 51-Across might produce?	11
29A	60. Rumpus	3
30A	61. Running shoe brand	4
31A	62. Jhumpa ___, Pulitzer-winning author of "Interpreter of Maladies"	6
32A	63. "___ better to have loved and lost ..."	3
33A	64. Telegraph, say	4
34A	65. Safari pest	6
35A	66. Time for Paris's 2024 Jeux Olympiques	3

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. Line just above "total," maybe"

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 the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
• Words that mean the same thing: topple, pourboire, peak
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Place for three men of verse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INATUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Mideast site of conflict"

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 coastal region at the southeastern corner of the mediterranean bordering israel and egypt
• Words that mean the same thing: Gaza Strip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAZA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. That: Sp."

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: ESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. "Nothing doing""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NODICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Series of courses"

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 food served and eaten at one time
• Words that mean the same thing: repast
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Response to a baby animal picture"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AWW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. "

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about quote/saying.

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: FIDDLERCRAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Like many tournaments"

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 to seed; shed seeds
• Words that mean the same thing: sown, seed, sow
• The opposite would be: unseeded
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Swiss river"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a river in north central switzerland that runs northeast into the rhine
• Words that mean the same thing: Aare River, Aar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. ___ discount"

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: ATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. "

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

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: HARPSEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Game island represented by hexagonal tiles"

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: CATAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Like a planet's path"

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

  The answer is: ORBITAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Reason to take a back road, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
• Words that mean the same thing: scene
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCENERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. ___ mater (brain cover)"

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 perennial herb of east indies to polynesia and australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding otaheite arrowroot starch
• Words that mean the same thing: Tacca pinnatifida, Tacca leontopetaloides, Indian arrowroot
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Testify"

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 force to leave (an office)
• Words that mean the same thing: depone, swear, force out
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEPOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. "

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about quote/saying.

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: TRUMPETERSWAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Boldly stylish, in slang"

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 marked by extreme and violent energy
• Words that mean the same thing: tearing, bowelless, furious
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIERCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Comics sound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an ancient city in southeastern iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
• Words that mean the same thing: clap, blast, eruption
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Pastries usually accompanied by chutney"

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 small turnover of indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot
• Words that mean the same thing: samosa
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAMOSAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Like a final, desperate attempt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DOORDIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "50. Romantic infatuation"

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 leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
• Words that mean the same thing: crushed leather, infatuation, jam
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. "

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that bird of tropical africa and asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HORNBILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. Store posting: 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 period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
• Words that mean the same thing: hr, 60 minutes, hour
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Pulitzer-winning author who was also a film critic for Time magazine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states novelist (1909-1955)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Agee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Salt, at times"

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 heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)
• Words that mean the same thing: defroster
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEICER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Mistakes in baseball ... or what 18-, 24-, 34- and 51-Across might produce?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: WILDPITCHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Rumpus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: flurry, fuss, stir
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Running shoe brand"

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: AVIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Jhumpa ___, Pulitzer-winning author of "Interpreter of Maladies""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: LAHIRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. "___ better to have loved and lost ...""

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 light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
• Words that mean the same thing: ti, te, atomic number 22
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Telegraph, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cause to go somewhere
• Words that mean the same thing: broadcast, charge, commit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Safari pest"

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 bloodsucking african fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: glossina, tsetse fly, tzetze
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSETSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Time for Paris's 2024 Jeux Olympiques"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETE

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - February 29, 2024 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Where many bags of leaves can be found	7
2D	2. "Cross my heart!"	8
3D	3. Energizing snack	8
4D	4. Overrun	6
5D	5. "Beats me"	6
6D	6. What the 1660s Pascaline machine, named for Blaise Pascal, could do	3
7D	7. ___ wave	5
8D	8. Sch. that once used a live bear as a mascot during football games	4
9D	9. Ingredient in some batter	4
10D	10. Big name in trucks	3
11D	11. Make bubbly	6
12D	12. Mideast spice blend	6
13D	13. State capital once home to Herman Melville	6
14D	19. Pause to play?	6
15D	21. Measure of print quality: Abbr.	3
16D	25. Trees in the birch family	6
17D	27. Once again	4
18D	29. Certain racing wear	6
19D	30. ___ anglais (English horn)	3
20D	33. More quickly?	3
21D	35. Sightings of them can be reported on the Enigma app	4
22D	36. Unlucky accident	6
23D	37. Sweet ___	3
24D	38. Renounce	8
25D	39. Stuck the landing	8
26D	42. Place for soap?	7
27D	43. Most common vowel sounds in English	6
28D	44. Achieve widespread recognition	6
29D	45. Cotton material	6
30D	47. Calls for delivery	6
31D	48. Attire for a toddler	6
32D	49. Baseball stat	3
33D	51. Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog"	5
34D	54. Coated with gold	4
35D	55. List on display at the airport	4
36D	58. ___ jokes	3
37D	59. Popular song	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. Where many bags of leaves can be found"

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 restaurant where tea and light meals are available
• Words that mean the same thing: tea parlor, tearoom, teahouse
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEASHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Cross my heart!""

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: ISWEARIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Energizing snack"

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: POWERBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Overrun"

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 invade in great numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: invade, overrun
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Beats me""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. What the 1660s Pascaline machine, named for Blaise Pascal, could do"

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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: total, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, minimal brain damage
• The opposite would be: take away, subtract
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ wave"

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

  The answer is: TIDAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Sch. that once used a live bear as a mascot during football games"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: UCLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Ingredient in some batter"

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 general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Big name in trucks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GMC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Make bubbly"

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 expose to fresh air
• Words that mean the same thing: air, air out, oxygenise
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AERATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Mideast spice blend"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ZAATAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. State capital once home to Herman Melville"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that state capital of new york; located in eastern new york state on the west bank of the hudson river
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of New York
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALBANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Pause to play?"

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 state of abeyance or suspended business
• Words that mean the same thing: recession, adjourn, respite
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RECESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Measure of print quality: 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: DPI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Trees in the birch family"

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 wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
• Words that mean the same thing: alder, alder tree
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Once again"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that again but in a new or different way
• Words that mean the same thing: afresh
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Certain racing wear"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPEEDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. ___ anglais (English horn)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. More quickly?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Sightings of them can be reported on the Enigma app"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
• Words that mean the same thing: flying saucer, UFO, unidentified flying object
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UFOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Unlucky accident"

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 an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
• Words that mean the same thing: bad luck, mischance, misadventure
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MISHAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Sweet ___"

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 seed of a pea plant used for food
• Words that mean the same thing: pea plant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Renounce"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
• Words that mean the same thing: renounce
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABDICATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Stuck the landing"

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: NAILEDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Place for soap?"

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: MELROSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Most common vowel sounds in English"

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 neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
• Words that mean the same thing: schwa, shwa
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCHWAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Achieve widespread recognition"

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 reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
• Words that mean the same thing: come, make it, get
• The opposite would be: leave
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARRIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Cotton material"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that plain-woven cotton fabric
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUSLIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Calls for delivery"

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 plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
• Words that mean the same thing: regularize, rate, guild
• The opposite would be: disorderliness, deregulate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Attire for a toddler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONESIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Baseball stat"

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 run that is the result of the batter's performance
• Words that mean the same thing: run batted in
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: HECHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Coated with gold"

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 coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
• Words that mean the same thing: gilding, engild, gilded
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. List on display at the airport"

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 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, eta, 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: ETAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. ___ jokes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: dada, pop, daddy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Popular song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
• Words that mean the same thing: score, arrive at, pip
• The opposite would be: miss
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	41	56.9%
Short Answer	16	22.2%
Quote/Saying	4	5.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.2%
Geography	2	2.8%
Sports	2	2.8%
Abbreviation	2	2.8%
History	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: August 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM