June 03, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, June 03, 2024

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

June 03, 2024 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Radio knob	4
2A	5. Soccer star Lionel	5
3A	10. "What time?"	4
4A	14. Until	4
5A	15. For a specific purpose, as a committee	5
6A	16. Granola grains	4
7A	17. *King or queen, but not prince	10
8A	19. What's black and white and wet all over?	4
9A	20. Asian peninsula	5
10A	21. Scolding syllable	3
11A	22. Opposite of subtract	3
12A	23. Words following brother or up	6
13A	25. Show of appreciation for great service	6
14A	28. Hot off the presses	3
15A	29. Mineral suffix	3
16A	31. Buckle up for this one!	7
17A	32. Get high on acid	7
18A	34. Latin love	4
19A	35. *Artfully arranged meats	11
20A	37. Biblical pronoun	4
21A	39. Some work site supervisors	7
22A	40. Around 37 million people shop at it every day, roughly equivalent to the population of Canada	7
23A	42. Toyota's ___4	3
24A	43. Yank	3
25A	46. Seasoning blend from Maryland	6
26A	47. Cancel out	6
27A	49. Boy band with members such as J-Hope and Jungkook	3
28A	50. Youngest woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, familiarly	3
29A	53. Juliet's love	5
30A	54. Surrounding glow	4
31A	56. Helping to manage a nonprofit, say ... or where to find the answers to the starred clues?	10
32A	58. "Now, wait ___!"	4
33A	59. Paved part of a backyard, perhaps	5
34A	60. "So they flew through a flaw in the ___": Ogden Nash line	4
35A	61. Skater Tony who is also 56-Across?	4
36A	62. M.I.T.'s ___ School of Management	5
37A	63. Own (up)	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Radio knob"

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 face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
• Words that mean the same thing: telephone dial
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Soccer star Lionel"

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: MESSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "What time?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Until"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. For a specific purpose, as a committee"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADHOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Granola grains"

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 annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• Words that mean the same thing: oat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. *King or queen, but not prince"

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: CHESSPIECE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. What's black and white and wet all over?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Words that mean the same thing: killer whale, grampus, sea wolf
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Asian peninsula"

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 asian peninsula (off manchuria) separating the yellow sea and the sea of japan; the korean name is dae-han-min-gook or han-gook
• Words that mean the same thing: Korean Peninsula, Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KOREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Scolding syllable"

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut, tut-tut
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Opposite of subtract"

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

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Words following brother or up"

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: INARMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Show of appreciation for great service"

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: BIGTIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Hot off the presses"

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 not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
• Words that mean the same thing: unexampled, freshly, Modern
• The opposite would be: worn, old
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Mineral suffix"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Buckle up for this one!"

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: CARRIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Get high on acid"

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: TRIPOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Latin love"

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 (roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of greek eros
• Words that mean the same thing: Cupid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. *Artfully arranged meats"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a delicatessen that specializes in meats
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHARCUTERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Biblical pronoun"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
• Words that mean the same thing: K, 1000, thousand
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Some work site supervisors"

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 person who exercises control over workers
• Words that mean the same thing: foreman, boss, gaffer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOREMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Around 37 million people shop at it every day, roughly equivalent to the population of Canada"

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: WALMART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Toyota's ___4"

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: RAV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Yank"

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 sudden abrupt pull
• Words that mean the same thing: drive, push, labour
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Seasoning blend from Maryland"

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: OLDBAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Cancel out"

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 be in contradiction with
• Words that mean the same thing: neutralize, belie, neutralise
• The opposite would be: affirm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEGATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Boy band with members such as J-Hope and Jungkook"

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: BTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Youngest woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, familiarly"

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: AOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Juliet's love"

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

  The answer is: ROMEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Surrounding glow"

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 sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
• Words that mean the same thing: atmosphere, air, glory
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AURA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Helping to manage a nonprofit, say ... or where to find the answers to the starred clues?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: ONTHEBOARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. "Now, wait ___!""

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: ASEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Paved part of a backyard, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
• Words that mean the same thing: terrace
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PATIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "60. "So they flew through a flaw in the ___": Ogden Nash line"

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 flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
• Words that mean the same thing: flue pipe, fluke, labial pipe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. Skater Tony who is also 56-Across?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
• Words that mean the same thing: peddle, monger, war hawk
• The opposite would be: dove
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAWK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "62. M.I.T.'s ___ School of Management"

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: SLOAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "63. Own (up)"

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 (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
• Words that mean the same thing: fesse, Fez, Fes
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Monday NYT Crossword June 03, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Make a quick visit, as to a shop	6
2D	2. Apple device since 2007	6
3D	3. Consumed uncooked	6
4D	4. What two fingers in the shape of an "L" can mean	5
5D	5. Cartographer's creation	3
6D	6. Revise	4
7D	7. "___ the Man" (2006 rom-com)	4
8D	8. Laundry loss	4
9D	9. Rapper ___ Spice	3
10D	10. *Texture in a cross section of timber	9
11D	11. Difficult experience	8
12D	12. And so on: Abbr.	3
13D	13. Government org. that runs an annual Codebreaker Challenge	3
14D	18. Actress Wiley of "Orange Is the New Black"	6
15D	22. Flat tire's need	3
16D	24. Dish made in a wok	7
17D	25. Patrick ___, villainous protagonist of "American Psycho"	7
18D	26. Wedding words	3
19D	27. The "p" of m.p.g.	3
20D	30. Disney World theme park	5
21D	31. More adorable	5
22D	32. *Cousin of a pushpin	9
23D	33. Sharer's word	3
24D	35. Alternative to iced coffee	8
25D	36. Electronic echo effect	6
26D	37. A couple	3
27D	38. "I'm sorry, Dave" speaker of sci-fi	3
28D	41. Some small batteries	3
29D	43. Mexican dish wrapped in a cornhusk	6
30D	44. One of two for a female kangaroo, surprisingly	6
31D	45. Crystal-lined stones	6
32D	48. Rant and rave	5
33D	50. Fastidious to a fault	4
34D	51. Director Preminger	4
35D	52. "Pet" that's watered	4
36D	54. Satisfied sigh	3
37D	55. Subject of "This Land Is Your Land," for short	3
38D	56. Photo ___ (P.R. events)	3
39D	57. Immeasurably long time	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. Make a quick visit, as to a shop"

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: DUCKIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Apple device since 2007"

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: IPHONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Consumed uncooked"

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: ATERAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. What two fingers in the shape of an "L" can mean"

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 contestant who loses the contest
• Words that mean the same thing: also-ran, nonstarter, failure
• The opposite would be: achiever, winner
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Cartographer's creation"

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 diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
• Words that mean the same thing: single-valued function, represent, function
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Revise"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: blue-pencil, edit out, cut
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "___ the Man" (2006 rom-com)"

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: SHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Laundry loss"

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 hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
• Words that mean the same thing: whop, bash, bonk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Rapper ___ Spice"

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 water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: icing, methamphetamine, sparkler
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. *Texture in a cross section of timber"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that texture produced by the fibers in wood
• Words that mean the same thing: wood grain, woodiness
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOODGRAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Difficult experience"

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: HARDTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. And so on: 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: ETC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Government org. that runs an annual Codebreaker Challenge"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
• Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Actress Wiley of "Orange Is the New Black""

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: SAMIRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Flat tire's need"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: transmit, atmosphere, send
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Dish made in a wok"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STIRFRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Patrick ___, villainous protagonist of "American Psycho""

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: BATEMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Wedding words"

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 artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. The "p" of m.p.g."

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: PER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Disney World theme park"

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: EPCOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. More adorable"

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 attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
• Words that mean the same thing: cute, precious, cunning
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. *Cousin of a pushpin"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
• Words that mean the same thing: pushpin, drawing pin
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THUMBTACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Sharer's word"

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: OUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Alternative to iced coffee"

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: COLDBREW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Electronic echo effect"

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: REVERB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. A couple"

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 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: deuce, 2, II
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. "I'm sorry, Dave" speaker of sci-fi"

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: HAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Some small batteries"

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 associate degree in applied science
• Words that mean the same thing: AA, Associate in Arts, aa
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Mexican dish wrapped in a cornhusk"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in northern ghana
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAMALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. One of two for a female kangaroo, surprisingly"

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 hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
• Words that mean the same thing: womb
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTERUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Crystal-lined stones"

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 (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
• Words that mean the same thing: geode
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Rant and rave"

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: GOOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Fastidious to a fault"

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 of or related to the anus
• Words that mean the same thing: anal retentive
• The opposite would be: oral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Director Preminger"

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: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. "Pet" that's watered"

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: CHIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Satisfied sigh"

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 express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Words that mean the same thing: ooh
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Subject of "This Land Is Your Land," for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: U.S.A., US Army, US
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Photo ___ (P.R. events)"

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 (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. Immeasurably long time"

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 the longest division of geological time
• Words that mean the same thing: aeon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EON

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	61.8%
Short Answer	20	26.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.3%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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 25, 2025 at 08:31 AM

December 14, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - December 14, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Semiliquid stuff	4
2A	5. South Asian	4
3A	9. Darling	5
4A	14. Prefix with science	4
5A	15. The ugly duckling's mother	4
6A	16. Site of a W.W. I battle that saved Paris from capture	5
7A	17. Chili ingredients	9
8A	19. Pass	5
9A	20. Drink with foam	5
10A	21. Only country with a nonrectangular flag	5
11A	23. Greek letter used to represent magnetic flux	3
12A	24. Painting by van Gogh during his time in an asylum	6
13A	26. Three wise men	8
14A	28. Part of a newborn's schedule	3
15A	29. Affirmative vote	3
16A	31. Giving a hand?	7
17A	32. A lot	5
18A	34. "A Man Called ___" (Tom Hanks film)	4
19A	35. Oft-used phrase during Zoom meetings … or the reason for the misunderstandings at 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across?	11
20A	39. Laptop brand	4
21A	41. "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful"	5
22A	42. Vehicle at the center of the Hindu festival Ratha Yatra	7
23A	46. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel"	3
24A	47. Health legislation of 2010, in brief	3
25A	50. Note after la	8
26A	52. Discolor from age	6
27A	54. "Groovy!"	3
28A	55. Snoops around	5
29A	57. Indian tonal drum	5
30A	58. Battery terminal	5
31A	60. Predatory freshwater fish	9
32A	62. Parking spot at a bar?	5
33A	63. Hydrox competitor	4
34A	64. Combo meal choice	4
35A	65. Carvings named for the first man in Maori mythology	5
36A	66. Beginning	4
37A	67. GPS's guesses	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Semiliquid stuff"

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 any thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: slime, gook, max
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. South Asian"

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: DESI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Darling"

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 spiritual being attendant upon god
• Words that mean the same thing: Angel Falls, holy man, holy person
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANGEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Prefix with science"

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

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: OMNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. The ugly duckling's mother"

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 stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
• Words that mean the same thing: wander, verify, cast
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Site of a W.W. I battle that saved Paris from capture"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MARNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Chili ingredients"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that stem of a bean 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: BEANSTALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Pass"

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 order by virtue of superior authority; decree
• Words that mean the same thing: ordain, act out, reenact
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Drink with foam"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
• Words that mean the same thing: caffe latte
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Only country with a nonrectangular flag"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small landlocked asian country high in the himalayas between india and china
• Words that mean the same thing: Kingdom of Nepal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Greek letter used to represent magnetic flux"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 21st letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Painting by van Gogh during his time in an asylum"

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 plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• Words that mean the same thing: iris, fleur-de-lis, sword lily
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRISES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Three wise men"

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: MAGICHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Part of a newborn's schedule"

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 period of time spent sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: forty winks, catnap, catch a wink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Affirmative vote"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an affirmative
• Words that mean the same thing: yeah
• The opposite would be: nay
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Giving a hand?"

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 method or manner of conduct in relation to others
• Words that mean the same thing: parcel out, divvy up, cope
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEALING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. A lot"

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 large number or amount
• Words that mean the same thing: debase, gobs, wads
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. "A Man Called ___" (Tom Hanks film)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Oft-used phrase during Zoom meetings … or the reason for the misunderstandings at 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across?"

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: YOUREONMUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Laptop brand"

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 type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Acer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful""

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 cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
• Words that mean the same thing: max, Georgia home boy, scoop
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Vehicle at the center of the Hindu festival Ratha Yatra"

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 light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHARIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel""

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 form of address for a married woman
• Words that mean the same thing: Mister, Mr, 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!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Health legislation of 2010, in brief"

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: ACA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Note after la"

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: TIREMARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Discolor from age"

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 yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
• Words that mean the same thing: icteric, chickenhearted, xanthous
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YELLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. "Groovy!""

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 extremely pleasing
• Words that mean the same thing: fabulous
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Snoops around"

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 heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
• Words that mean the same thing: lever, crowbar, jimmy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Indian tonal drum"

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: TABLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Battery terminal"

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 positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• The opposite would be: cathode
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Predatory freshwater fish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PIKESPEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Parking spot at a bar?"

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 simple seat without a back or arms
• Words that mean the same thing: feces, commode, crapper
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Hydrox competitor"

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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Combo meal choice"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
• Words that mean the same thing: slope, English, incline
• The opposite would be: top
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Carvings named for the first man in Maori mythology"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIKIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Beginning"

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 first light of day
• Words that mean the same thing: dayspring, sunrise, daybreak
• The opposite would be: sunset
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. GPS's guesses"

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 terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom, eta
• The 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!

December 14, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Frightening Halloween costume	6
2D	2. Pro golfer Mark	6
3D	3. How detectives might start their investigation	6
4D	4. Ice cream units	5
5D	5. "Spring forward" hrs.	3
6D	6. Brother of Logan Roy on "Succession"	4
7D	7. Setting of "The Crucible"	5
8D	8. Stamping need	6
9D	9. Aviator Earhart	6
10D	10. Grandma, to Brits	3
11D	11. The lead in pencils, actually	8
12D	12. Charm	7
13D	13. First Disney song to reach the top 5 on Billboard in the 21st century	7
14D	18. "Bye!"	6
15D	22. Dating app info	3
16D	25. Scorch the surface of	4
17D	27. Features of spoiled milk	5
18D	30. Ending with Power	3
19D	32. Peter who was the first actor to play a Bond villain	5
20D	33. A call for help	3
21D	35. Collection of senior moments?	8
22D	36. ___ de plume	3
23D	37. Notable lamb owner	4
24D	38. Knocks over	6
25D	39. "Don't wait!," in ads	7
26D	40. Wine from Tuscany	7
27D	43. Urges to action	6
28D	44. Necessity for some Venetian transport	3
29D	45. Yoga position on one's head and hands	6
30D	47. Even though	6
31D	48. Rum cocktail	6
32D	49. Comes to	6
33D	51. Actress Knightley	5
34D	53. Memory glitch	5
35D	56. Twist	4
36D	59. "___ want to know?"	3
37D	61. Long, long time	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. Frightening Halloween costume"

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 (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
• Words that mean the same thing: hob, hobgoblin
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOBLIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Pro golfer Mark"

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: OMEARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. How detectives might start their investigation"

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: ONATIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Ice cream units"

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 british imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
• Words that mean the same thing: pint, dry pint
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PINTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Spring forward" hrs."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Brother of Logan Roy on "Succession""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EWAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Setting of "The Crucible""

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 capital of the state of oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the willamette river
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Oregon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Stamping need"

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 block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
• Words that mean the same thing: inking pad, stamp pad, pad
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INKPAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Aviator Earhart"

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 congenital absence of an arm or leg
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMELIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Grandma, to Brits"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that your grandmother
• Words that mean the same thing: grandma, nanna, granny
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. The lead in pencils, actually"

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 used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
• Words that mean the same thing: plumbago, black lead
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAPHITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Charm"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hold spellbound
• Words that mean the same thing: trance, beguile, glamour
• The opposite would be: disenchant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENCHANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. First Disney song to reach the top 5 on Billboard in the 21st century"

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: LETITGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. "Bye!""

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: SEEYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Dating app info"

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 how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: historic period, geezerhood, old age
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Scorch the surface of"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make very hot and dry
• Words that mean the same thing: scorch, shriveled, sere
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Features of spoiled milk"

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 lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: coagulum, clog, coagulate
• The opposite would be: homogenize
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Ending with Power"

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 sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Words that mean the same thing: fruit drink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. Peter who was the first actor to play a Bond villain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states actor (born in hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)
• Words that mean the same thing: Peter Lorre, Laszlo Lowestein
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LORRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. A call for help"

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 an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
• Words that mean the same thing: sol, soh, so
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Collection of senior moments?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
• Words that mean the same thing: annual, yearly
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEARBOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. ___ de plume"

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: NOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Notable lamb owner"

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 mother of jesus; christians refer to her as the virgin mary; she is especially honored by roman catholics
• Words that mean the same thing: Madonna, Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Knocks over"

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 unhappy and worried mental state
• Words that mean the same thing: knock over, overthrow, turn over
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UPSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. "Don't wait!," in ads"

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: ACTFAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Wine from Tuscany"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that dry red italian table wine from the chianti region of tuscany
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHIANTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Urges to action"

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 urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
• Words that mean the same thing: propel, force, impel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Necessity for some Venetian transport"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Yoga position on one's head and hands"

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

  The answer is: TRIPOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Even though"

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: ALBEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Rum cocktail"

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: COLADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Comes to"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that stop sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: arouse, come alive, wake
• The opposite would be: fall asleep
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWAKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Actress Knightley"

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: KEIRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Memory glitch"

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 mistake resulting from inattention
• Words that mean the same thing: lapsing, slip away, backslide
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAPSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Twist"

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 turn or place at an angle
• Words that mean the same thing: skewed
• The opposite would be: align
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. "___ want to know?""

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 united states federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
• Words that mean the same thing: Department of the Interior, Interior Department, Interior
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Long, long time"

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 the longest division of geological time
• Words that mean the same thing: aeon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EON

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	67.6%
Short Answer	13	17.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
Food & Drink	2	2.7%
History	2	2.7%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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!

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Last Updated: August 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM