Thu Oct 03, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Strikes, perhaps, 6. Animal cry that sounds like a Greek letter, 9. Girls, ___ (nonprofit since 1864), 12. Find on the radio, 14. Move, in real estate lingo, 15. Woman on un árbol genealógico, 16. Value, 17. More slippery, 18. TV channel showing lots of pitches, 19. Disclaimer on a sale poster, 23. Contradict, 24. Save money on one's commute home, perhaps, 26. Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men", 29. You can see right through it, 30. Up to ___, 31. Like nearly everybody on a Reply All thread, 32. Genre influenced by Jamaica's independence, 34. Puts on a Christmas list, say, 36. Some young studs, 40. Lisbon's land: Abbr., 41. First name in student loans, 42. Louvre Pyramid architect, 43. ___ facto, 46. Skeptics, 49. Half of a sprinter's pair, 51. One of the four classical elements, along with ignis, aqua and terra, 52. 53-Across feature, as seen three times in this puzzle, 53. Test required for all C.I.A. applicants … or a hint to this puzzle's theme, 57. Major British tabloid, with "The", 58. When sudden death can occur, for short, 60. "Understood", 61. Caribbean clock setting: Abbr., 62. New Mexico county or its seat, 63. Early bird's bedtime, maybe, 64. Baseball players who only bat, for short, 65. Snide chuckle, 66. Boardroom support

Thu Oct 03, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. Cocido or callaloo, 2. Luxuriant, 3. Like some dog collars, 4. Tool used in making applesauce and mashed potatoes, 5. Metal marble, 6. Human-shaped board game piece, 7. Singer/songwriter Goulding, 8. Truly awful, with "the", 9. City that's absolutely "gorges", 10. Leaf maker, 11. "There's no way!", 13. Mantra chants, 14. Went door to door for, 20. Performer at 2024's Super Bowl halftime show, 22. Wash against, as waves on the shore, 25. It fits under a tongue, 26. Busy Apr. professional, 27. Contracts, 28. Derides, 31. Budget planner, for short, 33. Half sister of Kim, Khloé and Kourtney, 35. TV character who said "Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them", 36. City name in Genesis, 37. Runs, 38. "___ outta here!", 39. Female friend, casually, 41. Elitists, 43. "What a shame!", 44. Major media campaign, say, 45. N.F.L. franchise that went its first 20 seasons without a single winning record, 47. "Darn it!", 48. Home to "star-cross'd lovers", 50. Urban artist?, 51. Longhorn's college rival, 54. Philosophical darkness, 55. Decorate, as a baker might, 56. Web code, 59. When doubled, dance move accompanying the Whip

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 03, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Strikes, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAPS

  Possible Answer : slap, smacking, smack




• The clue is 6. Animal cry that sounds like a Greek letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEW

  Possible Answer : meow, miaul, sea_mew, miaou, miaow, mew_gull, mew, Larus_canus




• The clue is 9. Girls, ___ (nonprofit since 1864). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INC

  Possible Answer : INC, Iraqi_National_Congress




• The clue is 12. Find on the radio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNETO




• The clue is 14. Move, in real estate lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELO




• The clue is 15. Woman on un árbol genealógico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIA

  Possible Answer : transient_ischemic_attack, TIA




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

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

  The answer: ESTEEM

  Possible Answer : take_to_be, prize, esteem, admiration, regard, prise, regard_as, repute, look_upon, look_on, value, think_of, respect

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, disesteem




• The clue is 17. More slippery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELIER




• The clue is 18. TV channel showing lots of pitches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HSN




• The clue is 19. Disclaimer on a sale poster. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (17 letters)

  The answer: WHILESUPPLIESLAST




• The clue is 23. Contradict. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELIE

  Possible Answer : contradict, misrepresent, negate, belie




• The clue is 24. Save money on one's commute home, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPLITACAB




• The clue is 26. Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: CHARLIESHEEN




• The clue is 29. You can see right through it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANE

  Possible Answer : window_glass, acid, loony_toons, window_pane, Zen, pane_of_glass, back_breaker, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, superman, dot, dose, paneling, Elvis, panelling, battery-acid, pane




• The clue is 30. Up to ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer : equality, par, equivalence, equation




• The clue is 31. Like nearly everybody on a Reply All thread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCED




• The clue is 32. Genre influenced by Jamaica's independence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKA




• The clue is 34. Puts on a Christmas list, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKSFOR




• The clue is 36. Some young studs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOYTOYS




• The clue is 40. Lisbon's land: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POR




• The clue is 41. First name in student loans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALLIE




• The clue is 42. Louvre Pyramid architect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEI

  Possible Answer : I._M._Pei, Ieoh_Ming_Pei, Pei




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

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

  The answer: IPSO




• The clue is 46. Skeptics. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: NONBELIEVERS

  Possible Answer : disbeliever, unbeliever, nonbeliever




• The clue is 49. Half of a sprinter's pair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRACKSHOE




• The clue is 51. One of the four classical elements, along with ignis, aqua and terra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AER




• The clue is 52. 53-Across feature, as seen three times in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIKE

  Possible Answer : ear, spindle, transfix, spike_heel, empale, spike, fortify, impale, lace, capitulum, stiletto_heel, spike_out




• The clue is 53. Test required for all C.I.A. applicants … or a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLYGRAPH

  Possible Answer : polygraph




• The clue is 57. Major British tabloid, with "The". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUN

  Possible Answer : Sun, Lord's_Day, insolate, sunbathe, solarise, Sunday, sunlight, sun, Dominicus, solarize, sunshine




• The clue is 58. When sudden death can occur, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INOT




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

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

  The answer: IGOTIT




• The clue is 61. Caribbean clock setting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AST




• The clue is 62. New Mexico county or its seat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAOS

  Possible Answer : Taoist, Taos, Tao




• The clue is 63. Early bird's bedtime, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINEPM




• The clue is 64. Baseball players who only bat, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DHS




• The clue is 65. Snide chuckle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEH




• The clue is 66. Boardroom support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASEL

  Possible Answer : easel

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cocido or callaloo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

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

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

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

  The answer: LUSH

  Possible Answer: soaker, lavish, succulent, alcoholic, lush, profuse, plushy, lucullan, exuberant, boozer, luxuriant, dipsomaniac, plush, alky, riotous, souse

• The clue is 3. Like some dog collars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTIBARK

• The clue is 4. Tool used in making applesauce and mashed potatoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEELER

  Possible Answer: stripper, striptease, exotic_dancer, striptease_artist, stripteaser, ecdysiast, peeler

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

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

  The answer: STEELIE

• The clue is 6. Human-shaped board game piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEEPLE

• The clue is 7. Singer/songwriter Goulding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIE

• The clue is 8. Truly awful, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORST

  Possible Answer: worst, sorry, spoiled, forged, spoilt, uncollectible, rack_up, mop_up, unsound, regretful, unfit, high-risk, risky, whip, big, speculative, bad, defective, pip, tough

  Possible Opposite Answer : unregretful, good, best

• The clue is 9. City that's absolutely "gorges". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITHACA

  Possible Answer: Ithaki, Ithaca

• The clue is 10. Leaf maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NISSAN

  Possible Answer: Nisan, Nissan

• The clue is 11. "There's no way!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANTBE

• The clue is 13. Mantra chants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMS

• The clue is 14. Went door to door for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPPED

• The clue is 20. Performer at 2024's Super Bowl halftime show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USHER

  Possible Answer: Usher, Ussher, doorkeeper, James_Ussher, James_Usher, show, usher, guide

• The clue is 22. Wash against, as waves on the shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAPAT

• The clue is 25. It fits under a tongue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSOLE

  Possible Answer: innersole, insole

• The clue is 26. Busy Apr. professional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPA

  Possible Answer: certified_public_accountant, CPA

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

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

  The answer: HAS

  Possible Answer: stimulate, induce, hold, HA, let, get, make, hour_angle, have, throw, own, birth, give_birth, sustain, cause, bear, deliver, give, ingest, take, take_in, accept, receive, possess, experience, consume, have_got, feature, suffer

  Possible Opposite Answer : refuse, abstain, lack

• The clue is 28. Derides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCORNS

  Possible Answer: despise, spurn, freeze_off, reject, turn_down, despite, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, contemn, contempt

• The clue is 31. Budget planner, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFO

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 33. Half sister of Kim, Khloé and Kourtney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KYLIE

  Possible Answer: kiley, kylie

• The clue is 35. TV character who said "Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOCK

  Possible Answer: Spock, Benjamin_Spock

• The clue is 36. City name in Genesis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BABEL

  Possible Answer: Babel, Tower_of_Babel, babel

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

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

  The answer: OPERATES

  Possible Answer: go, maneuver, mesh, lock, operate_on, manoeuver, work, operate, engage, manoeuvre, function, control, run

  Possible Opposite Answer : disengage, malfunction

• The clue is 38. "___ outta here!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YER

• The clue is 39. Female friend, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

  Possible Answer: Si, si, te, Systeme_International, sister, International_System, silicon, sis, International_System_of_Units, atomic_number_14, SI_unit, Systeme_International_d'Unites, SI_system, SI, ti

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother

• The clue is 41. Elitists. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOOTS

  Possible Answer: nozzle, schnoz, honker, snout, beak, snoot, hooter, snot, schnozzle, snob, prig

• The clue is 43. "What a shame!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSSAD

• The clue is 44. Major media campaign, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRPUSH

• The clue is 45. N.F.L. franchise that went its first 20 seasons without a single winning record. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAINTS

  Possible Answer: nonsuch, enshrine, angel, holy_person, canonize, canonise, nonpareil, paragon, apotheosis, holy_man, saint, ideal, nonesuch

• The clue is 47. "Darn it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHPOOH

• The clue is 48. Home to "star-cross'd lovers". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VERONA

  Possible Answer: Verona

• The clue is 50. Urban artist?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEITH

• The clue is 51. Longhorn's college rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGGIE

• The clue is 54. Philosophical darkness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIN

  Possible Answer: yin

  Possible Opposite Answer : yang

• The clue is 55. Decorate, as a baker might. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIPE

  Possible Answer: pipe, tube, pipework, tobacco_pipe, shriek, organ_pipe, piping, pipage, pipe_up, shrill

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

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

  The answer: HTML

  Possible Answer: HTML, hypertext_mark-up_language, hypertext_markup_language

• The clue is 59. When doubled, dance move accompanying the Whip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAE

December 08, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

December 08, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sample collector	4
2A	5. Banjo sound	5
3A	10. Computer menu heading	4
4A	14. Hookup that may get kinky?	4
5A	15. Broadcaster	5
6A	16. Soprano who ends up trapped in a vault	4
7A	17. Leave out	4
8A	18. "My name is ...," e.g.	5
9A	19. Automaker that went bankrupt in 2011	4
10A	20. What intellectual rivals engage in	13
11A	23. Oktoberfest quaff	5
12A	24. Munch Museum locale	4
13A	25. Election-influencing grp.	3
14A	28. Like the Tower of Babel, in two ways	7
15A	31. Arrogant	6
16A	33. What chess has that bridge doesn't	5
17A	36. God of passion	4
18A	37. "Theodore Roosevelt" or "Robert Louis Stevenson"	15
19A	43. Lot calculation	4
20A	44. Classic gas brand	5
21A	45. Fancy drinking glass	6
22A	48. Percussion instrument that's also the name of a popular ringtone	7
23A	53. End of a dean's address	3
24A	54. Sign of inactivity	4
25A	57. Untrustworthy sort	5
26A	58. Mid-19th-century Russian ruler described as "autocracy personified"	13
27A	62. Initial stake	4
28A	64. Get into some hot water?	5
29A	65. Work without ___	4
30A	66. See 68-Across	4
31A	67. Edmonton athlete	5
32A	68. With 66-Across, director's cry ... or hint to 20-, 37- and 58-Across	4
33A	69. Word after rock, sea or table	4
34A	70. Tons and tons	5
35A	71. Pointillism features	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. Sample collector"

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 implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
• Words that mean the same thing: swob, mop, dab
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Banjo sound"

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 sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
• Words that mean the same thing: nasal twang
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Computer menu heading"

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

  The answer is: EDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Hookup that may get kinky?"

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 socks and stockings and tights collectively (the british include underwear)
• Words that mean the same thing: hosepipe, hosiery, hose down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Broadcaster"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AIRER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Soprano who ends up trapped in a vault"

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: AIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Leave out"

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 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Words that mean the same thing: leave off, overleap, miss
• The opposite would be: attend to, include
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. "My name is ...," e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that formally making a person known to another or to the public
• Words that mean the same thing: presentation, introduction
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Automaker that went bankrupt in 2011"

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: SAAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. What intellectual rivals engage in"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ABATTLEOFWITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Oktoberfest quaff"

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 camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
• Words that mean the same thing: lager beer, laager
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Munch Museum locale"

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 capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
• Words that mean the same thing: Christiania, capital of Norway
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Election-influencing grp."

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 committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
• Words that mean the same thing: political action committee
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Like the Tower of Babel, in two ways"

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 having an illustrious past
• Words that mean the same thing: storeyed, historied, celebrated
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STORIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Arrogant"

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 (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; -laurent le sage
• Words that mean the same thing: snot-nosed, snotty, too big for one's breeches
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOOTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. What chess has that bridge doesn't"

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 committee having supervisory powers
• Words that mean the same thing: plug-in, panel, table
• The opposite would be: get off
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. God of passion"

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 (greek mythology) god of love; son of aphrodite; identified with roman cupid
• Words that mean the same thing: sexual desire, concupiscence, physical attraction
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. "Theodore Roosevelt" or "Robert Louis Stevenson""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: SARGENTPORTRAIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "43. Lot calculation"

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 particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: region, orbit, arena
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. Classic gas brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMOCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Fancy drinking glass"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a drinking glass with a base and stem
• Words that mean the same thing: chalice
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOBLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "48. Percussion instrument that's also the name of a popular ringtone"

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 percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
• Words that mean the same thing: xylophone
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARIMBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "53. End of a dean's address"

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: EDU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "54. Sign of inactivity"

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 red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
• Words that mean the same thing: rusting, eat, rusty
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "57. Untrustworthy sort"

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 person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: snitch, lift, creep
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "58. Mid-19th-century Russian ruler described as "autocracy personified""

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert 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: TSARNICHOLASI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "62. Initial stake"

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 (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "64. Get into some hot water?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of swimming
• Words that mean the same thing: bath
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "65. Work without ___"

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: ANET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "66. See 68-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
• Words that mean the same thing: wrapper, enwrap, wind
• The opposite would be: unwrap, unwind
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "67. Edmonton athlete"

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 worker who oils engines or machinery
• Words that mean the same thing: oil tanker, tank ship, oil well
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OILER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. With 66-Across, director's cry ... or hint to 20-, 37- and 58-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. Word after rock, sea or table"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
• Words that mean the same thing: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, saltiness, table salt
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "70. Tons and tons"

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

  The answer is: SLEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "71. Pointillism features"

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 very small circular shape
• Words that mean the same thing: loony toons, superman, dit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - December 08, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Muscle ___, Ala.	6
2D	2. Marsupial with distinctive cube-shaped droppings	6
3D	3. Italian alpine cheese	6
4D	4. "That's more like it"	6
5D	5. Comet feature	4
6D	6. Rioja, for one	4
7D	7. "Star Wars" droid, familiarly	5
8D	8. Spongy balls	5
9D	9. Speaks brusquely	6
10D	10. It's right on the map	4
11D	11. Population beyond the homeland	8
12D	12. Journalist Wells or Tarbell	3
13D	13. Coke's first diet soda	3
14D	21. What many a U.S. state is named after	5
15D	22. It comes with a charge	3
16D	26. Yours, in Arles	4
17D	27. Dermatological sac	4
18D	29. Long time	3
19D	30. "The world's most valuable resource," per The Economist	4
20D	32. 'Neath's opposite	3
21D	34. Record speed, for short	3
22D	35. Send to oblivion	4
23D	37. "Scarborough Fair" herb	4
24D	38. J.Lo's onetime beau	4
25D	39. Counterargument	8
26D	40. Actress Gadot	3
27D	41. Record label for D'Angelo or Doja Cat	3
28D	42. Midsection	5
29D	46. Long time	3
30D	47. Engines with oomph	6
31D	49. Like some decorative wooden floors	6
32D	50. Will, given a chance	6
33D	51. Most despicable	6
34D	52. Dogs that were once samurai companions	6
35D	55. ___ mail	5
36D	56. Line on a spine	5
37D	59. Last month in the U.S. government's fiscal year: Abbr.	4
38D	60. Mull, with "on"	4
39D	61. Gendered pronoun	4
40D	62. Reactions to adorableness	3
41D	63. Food industry lobby, in brief	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. Muscle ___, Ala."

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 sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
• Words that mean the same thing: shallow, shoal, school
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Marsupial with distinctive cube-shaped droppings"

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 burrowing herbivorous australian marsupials about the size of a badger
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOMBAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Italian alpine cheese"

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: ASIAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "That's more like it""

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 something superior in quality or condition or effect
• Words that mean the same thing: just, best, ripe
• The opposite would be: bad, disadvantageously
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BETTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Comet feature"

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 posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
• Words that mean the same thing: rear end, keister, derriere
• The opposite would be: head
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Rioja, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Star Wars" droid, familiarly"

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: ARTOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Spongy balls"

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: NERFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Speaks brusquely"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound of growling (as made by animals)
• Words that mean the same thing: rumble, growling, growl
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GROWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. It's right on the map"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
• Words that mean the same thing: due east, E, eastern United States
• The opposite would be: west
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Population beyond the homeland"

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 the body of jews (or jewish communities) outside palestine or modern israel
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIASPORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Journalist Wells or Tarbell"

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 agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
• Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Coke's first diet soda"

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 bill in a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: check, chit, tablet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. What many a U.S. state is named after"

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 social division of (usually preliterate) people
• Words that mean the same thing: folk, kinship group, federation of tribes
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. It comes with a charge"

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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Yours, in Arles"

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: ATOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Dermatological sac"

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 closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
• Words that mean the same thing: vesicle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CYST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. 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!

Clue 19 Down: "30. "The world's most valuable resource," per The Economist"

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 collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• Words that mean the same thing: data point, information, datum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. 'Neath's opposite"

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: OER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Record speed, 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 rate of revolution of a motor
• Words that mean the same thing: rev, revolutions per minute
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RPM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Send to oblivion"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
• Words that mean the same thing: day of reckoning, sentence, end of the world
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. "Scarborough Fair" herb"

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 mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
• Words that mean the same thing: sage-green, salvia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. J.Lo's onetime beau"

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: AROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Counterargument"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
• Words that mean the same thing: rebutter
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REBUTTAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Actress Gadot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
• Words that mean the same thing: gallon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Record label for D'Angelo or Doja Cat"

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: RCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Midsection"

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 the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
• Words that mean the same thing: body, trunk
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. 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 a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: geological era, epoch, earned run average
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Engines with oomph"

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: TURBOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Like some decorative wooden floors"

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 decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
• Words that mean the same thing: inlay
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INLAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Will, given a chance"

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: MEANTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Most despicable"

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 serving as or forming a base
• Words that mean the same thing: base, humble, mean
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Dogs that were once samurai companions"

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: AKITAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. ___ mail"

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 freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
• Words that mean the same thing: escargot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Line on a spine"

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 heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
• Words that mean the same thing: rubric, style, deed of conveyance
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TITLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Last month in the U.S. government's fiscal year: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the month following august and preceding october
• Words that mean the same thing: September, family, kinfolk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Mull, with "on""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a wad of something chewable as tobacco
• Words that mean the same thing: chaw, mastication, manduction
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Gendered pronoun"

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: HERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Reactions to adorableness"

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: AWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Food industry lobby, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
• Words that mean the same thing: National Rifle Association
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	73.7%
Short Answer	10	13.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
History	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 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 Wednesday, 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!

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Last Updated: September 13, 2025 at 07:37 AM