0912 NYT: Thursday September 12, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Thursday September 12, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 12, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

NYT Thursday September 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Like some bad breakups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESSY

  Possible Answer : messy, mussy




• The clue is 6. Item of clothing in a Prince hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERET

  Possible Answer : beret




• The clue is 11. Fender Bassman, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMP

  Possible Answer : AMP, ampere, adenosine_monophosphate, amp, adenylic_acid, A




• The clue is 14. What Romeo and Juliet planned to do in Mantua. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELOPE

  Possible Answer : run_off, elope




• The clue is 15. Obsessive fan of anime or video games, from the Japanese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTAKU




• The clue is 16. "I can't ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIE

  Possible Answer : Trygve_Lie, lie_down, Lie, lie, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, rest, prevarication, lie_in, dwell, consist

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise




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

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

  The answer: LIFEPARTNER




• The clue is 19. Key not found on a Mac. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : altitude, EL, ALT, elevation




• The clue is 20. Head of France. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TETE




• The clue is 21. Put at a table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAT

  Possible Answer : posterior, place, stern, bottom, fundament, ass, derriere, arse, tooshie, sit_down, buttocks, hindquarters, invest, rear_end, rear, prat, keister, bum, seat, behind, tail, fanny, butt, backside, tush, nates, tail_end, buns, hind_end, can, sit, induct, rump




• The clue is 22. Gets ready for the national anthem, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RISES

  Possible Answer : boost, emanation, originate, resurrect, go_up, ascent, get_up, acclivity, grow, uprise, stand_up, climb, lift, arise, wax, wage_hike, advance, rear, raise, prove, jump, surface, climb_up, come_up, ascend, rebel, hike, move_up, cost_increase, turn_out, rising, salary_increase, upgrade, spring_up, mount, heighten, wage_increase, rising_slope, rise_up, develop, ascending, rise, procession, ascension

  Possible Opposite Answer : wane, turn_in, set, descent, fall, sit_down, go_to_bed




• The clue is 24. "Obviously!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUH




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

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

  The answer: BEAKS

  Possible Answer : nozzle, bill, snoot, pecker, pick, snout, hooter, nib, neb, beak, honker, schnoz, peck, schnozzle




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

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

  The answer: SPAYS

  Possible Answer : castrate, spay, alter, neuter




• The clue is 30. Foremost?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIRSTMATE




• The clue is 34. This guy!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIM




• The clue is 35. Sultanate on the island of Borneo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRUNEI

  Possible Answer : Negara_Brunei_Darussalam, Brunei




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

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

  The answer: BROS




• The clue is 38. Petrichor is the aroma produced by this. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIN

  Possible Answer : rainwater, rain_down, rain, pelting, rainfall




• The clue is 40. Insert, as a video in a post. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMBED

  Possible Answer : implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant




• The clue is 41. Folk rock's Mumford & ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONS

  Possible Answer : boy, Word, Son, son, Logos

  Possible Opposite Answer : girl, daughter




• The clue is 42. Golden rule word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNTO




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

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

  The answer: DEADEN

  Possible Answer : blunt, damp, dampen, deaden, girdle

  Possible Opposite Answer : enliven




• The clue is 45. Bit of décor at a tiki bar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEI

  Possible Answer : chaplet, lei, garland, wreath, leu, coronal




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

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

  The answer: GOODBUDDY




• The clue is 48. "Not so!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FALSE

  Possible Answer : fake, simulated, treacherously, treasonably, assumed, imitation, untrue, fictitious, faux, off-key, mistaken, false, put_on, traitorously, faithlessly, pretended, sour, fictive, delusive, sham

  Possible Opposite Answer : true




• The clue is 50. It might cause some unsurprised looks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTOX

  Possible Answer : Botox, botulinum_toxin_A




• The clue is 51. Stately tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELM

  Possible Answer : elmwood, elm, elm_tree




• The clue is 52. "Fathoms ___" (opening song of "The Little Mermaid"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELOW

  Possible Answer : beneath, under, to_a_lower_place, at_a_lower_place, down_the_stairs, downstairs, on_a_lower_floor, below, infra

  Possible Opposite Answer : upstairs, above




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

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

  The answer: APOP




• The clue is 56. River through Louisville. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHIO

  Possible Answer : Ohio_River, Ohio, OH, Buckeye_State




• The clue is 60. Genetic messenger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNA

  Possible Answer : RNA, ribonucleic_acid




• The clue is 61. Dine?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINEPAIRING




• The clue is 64. See 67-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : human_activity, represent, routine, behave, playact, deed, act, act_as, roleplay, number, dissemble, move, turn, bit, play, pretend, work, do, human_action, enactment

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 65. Large wedding band, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTET

  Possible Answer : eight, eightsome, ogdoad, octette, octonary, eighter, 8, octad, VIII, eighter_from_Decatur, octet




• The clue is 66. Former title for Pete Buttigieg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYOR

  Possible Answer : city_manager, mayor




• The clue is 67. With 64-Across, bad thing to be caught in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THE




• The clue is 68. Pregnancy increments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEEKS

  Possible Answer : week, hebdomad, workweek, calendar_week




• The clue is 69. Nose-in-the-air type?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANE

  Possible Answer : flat, aeroplane, level, sheet, shave, plane, planing_machine, skim, carpenter's_plane, woodworking_plane, airplane, planer

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Hot deli order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELT

  Possible Answer: mellow_out, fade, mellow, unthaw, melting, melt, disappear, unfreeze, thawing, run, dethaw, thaw, dissolve, evaporate, melt_down, meld

• The clue is 2. Legal writer Mystal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIE

• The clue is 3. Tender. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFT

  Possible Answer: lenient, flaccid, cushy, balmy, diffused, mild, indulgent, gentle, piano, voiced, soft, easy, subdued, easygoing, sonant, diffuse, flabby, delicate

  Possible Opposite Answer : forte, loud, hard, hardened, unvoiced

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

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

  The answer: SPEEDY

  Possible Answer: quick, rapid, speedy

• The clue is 5. "You betcha". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEP

• The clue is 6. Tunnel (through). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORE

  Possible Answer: pay, put_up, deport, eagre, bear, have_a_bun_in_the_oven, suffer, calibre, behave, acquit, drill_hole, deliver, contain, birth, comport, brook, support, assume, stand, take_over, eager, tolerate, accept, dullard, drill, caliber, bore-hole, gauge, tire, hold, carry, turn_out, tidal_bore, stick_out, bore, stomach, wear, give_birth, conduct, yield, aegir, gestate, endure, abide, expect, digest, have

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 7. Singer James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTA

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

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

  The answer: RANT

  Possible Answer: blah, claptrap, spout, rabbit_on, harangue, jabber, fustian, rave, bombast, rant, mouth_off, ranting

• The clue is 9. Scrape (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKE

• The clue is 10. One of 27 on Disney World's Cinderella Castle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TURRET

  Possible Answer: gun_enclosure, gun_turret, turret

• The clue is 11. Sushi order topped with salmon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALASKAROLL

• The clue is 12. Progress markers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MILESTONES

  Possible Answer: milestone, milepost

• The clue is 13. Rewards for a "good boy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETS

  Possible Answer: ducky, darling, pet, PET, deary, positron_emission_tomography, dearie, favourite, favorite

• The clue is 18. It can come before Wednesday. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

• The clue is 23. Feet in a meter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAMBS

  Possible Answer: iambus, iamb

• The clue is 25. Charger option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USB

• The clue is 26. Track that fans flip for?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BSIDE

• The clue is 27. [Meh]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRUG

  Possible Answer: shrug

• The clue is 28. Spot to store sheet music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIANOBENCH

• The clue is 29. "Did it happen already?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMITOOLATE

• The clue is 30. Stewed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUMED

  Possible Answer: smoke, reek, fume, fumed, fumigate

• The clue is 31. Not on good terms (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INBAD

• The clue is 32. Like much marshland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEDY

  Possible Answer: reedy, reedlike, wheezy

• The clue is 33. Nail polish brand with a "Get It Girl" pink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSIE

• The clue is 36. Brought back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDUX

  Possible Answer: redux

• The clue is 39. Acknowledge wordlessly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODTO

• The clue is 44. Bills might pass in this, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NFL

• The clue is 47. Lab report?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOWWOW

• The clue is 49. Unmoved by ethical arguments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMORAL

• The clue is 51. Org. that tests the waters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer: EPA, Environmental_Protection_Agency

• The clue is 52. 2024 Charli XCX album with a lime green cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAT

  Possible Answer: terror, brat, little_terror, bratwurst, holy_terror

• The clue is 53. Chip in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTE

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 54. Give in on Christmas Eve, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEEK

  Possible Answer: glint, glance, peep, peek

• The clue is 55. Goes (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPTS

  Possible Answer: opt, choose, prefer

• The clue is 57. "Howdy!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIYA

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

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

  The answer: INON

• The clue is 59. Creature popularized in Charles Perrault's "Tales of Mother Goose". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGRE

  Possible Answer: monster, fiend, ogre, demon, devil

• The clue is 62. Glass blocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer: methamphetamine, meth, water_ice, crank, chicken_feed, internal-combustion_engine, ice, frosting, shabu, deoxyephedrine, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, frappe, Methedrine, sparkler, chalk, ICE, icing, trash, glass, frost, ice-skating_rink, ice_rink

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

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

  The answer: IMP

  Possible Answer: scamp, elf, brownie, imp, scalawag, rapscallion, scallywag, gremlin, pixie, pixy, hob, monkey, rascal

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Across Clues and Answers (39)

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Clue #1: 1. Guitar accessory

4-letter answer Answer: CAPO

Word Help: Synonyms: capo

Clue #2: 5. Inventor Nikola with a car named after him

5-letter answer Answer: TESLA

Word Help: Synonyms: Nikola_Tesla, tesla, Tesla

Clue #3: 10. Garment for Dracula

4-letter answer Answer: CAPE

Word Help: Synonyms: cape, mantle, ness

Clue #4: 14. Big Stuf cookie

4-letter answer Answer: OREO

Word Help: Synonyms: oreo, oreo_cookie

Clue #5: 15. Exchange of negative commercials

5-letter answer Answer: ADWAR

Clue #6: 16. Certain draft picks?

4-letter answer Answer: ALES

Word Help: Synonyms: ale

Clue #7: 17. "My heavens!"

10-letter answer Answer: GEEZLOUISE

Clue #8: 19. Bout enders, for short

4-letter answer Answer: TKOS

Word Help: Synonyms: TKO, technical_knockout

Clue #9: 20. Shift, Tab and Return

4-letter answer Answer: KEYS

Word Help: Synonyms: describe, discover, distinguish
Antonyms: atonality

Clue #10: 21. Nine-digit ID

3-letter answer Answer: SSN

Clue #11: 22. Nickname for Haydn or Hemingway

4-letter answer Answer: PAPA

Word Help: Synonyms: pa, dad, papa

Clue #12: 23. Crescent moon, for instance

5-letter answer Answer: PHASE

Word Help: Synonyms: form, stage, phase

Clue #13: 25. "Hold it right there!"

9-letter answer Answer: WHOANELLY

Clue #14: 27. Occupation

3-letter answer Answer: JOB

Word Help: Synonyms: Job, chore, farm_out

Clue #15: 28. Bay Area airport code

3-letter answer Answer: SFO

Clue #16: 30. Great Lakes tribe

5-letter answer Answer: ERIES

Word Help: Synonyms: Lake_Erie, Erie

Clue #17: 31. Walk heavily, as through muck or snow

4-letter answer Answer: SLOG

Word Help: Synonyms: trudge, plug_away, slog

Clue #18: 33. ___ Alamos, N.M.

3-letter answer Answer: LOS

Clue #19: 35. Beast that brays

3-letter answer Answer: ASS

Word Help: Synonyms: buttocks, hindquarters, arsenic

Clue #20: 36. Classic Robert De Niro line in "Taxi Driver" … or a hint for 17-, 25-, 51- and 61-Across

13-letter answer Answer: YOUTALKINTOME

Clue #21: 41. Noah's ___

3-letter answer Answer: ARK

Word Help: Synonyms: Ark, Ark_of_the_Covenant, ark

Clue #22: 42. Total up

3-letter answer Answer: ADD

Word Help: Synonyms: tote_up, lend, attention_deficit_disorder
Antonyms: take_away, subtract

Clue #23: 43. "Fiddlesticks!"

4-letter answer Answer: NUTS

Word Help: Synonyms: nuts, orchis, bonkers

Clue #24: 45. George Jetson's dog

5-letter answer Answer: ASTRO

Clue #25: 48. Timothy Leary's drug of choice

3-letter answer Answer: LSD

Word Help: Synonyms: lysergic_acid_diethylamide, LSD

Clue #26: 50. ___ Lanka

3-letter answer Answer: SRI

Clue #27: 51. "Absolutely, positively not!"

9-letter answer Answer: NOWAYJOSE

Clue #28: 55. No longer on one's plate

5-letter answer Answer: EATEN

Word Help: Synonyms: deplete, eat_on, run_through

Clue #29: 57. Sheepish look, maybe

4-letter answer Answer: GRIN

Word Help: Synonyms: grin, smiling, smile

Clue #30: 58. Murmur during a massage

3-letter answer Answer: AHH

Clue #31: 59. ___ bean

4-letter answer Answer: FAVA

Clue #32: 60. "___ we forget"

4-letter answer Answer: LEST

Word Help: Synonyms: fifty, l, 50

Clue #33: 61. "I'm done with you"

10-letter answer Answer: BYEFELICIA

Clue #34: 65. Italy's Villa d'___

4-letter answer Answer: ESTE

Clue #35: 66. Parisian cap

5-letter answer Answer: BERET

Word Help: Synonyms: beret

Clue #36: 67. "Hello, sailor!"

4-letter answer Answer: AHOY

Clue #37: 68. Eye annoyance

4-letter answer Answer: STYE

Word Help: Synonyms: sty, hordeolum, stye

Clue #38: 69. Carne ___ (grilled dish)

5-letter answer Answer: ASADA

Clue #39: 70. Aloha State goose

4-letter answer Answer: NENE

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Gear tooth

3-letter answer Answer: COG

Word Help: Synonyms: cog, sprocket

Clue #2: 2. "Where the Wild Things ___"

3-letter answer Answer: ARE

Word Help: Synonyms: exist, represent, embody
Antonyms: differ

Clue #3: 3. Baby's game

8-letter answer Answer: PEEKABOO

Word Help: Synonyms: bopeep, peekaboo

Clue #4: 4. Moves like molasses

5-letter answer Answer: OOZES

Word Help: Synonyms: guck, slime, goo

Clue #5: 5. Art town NNE of Santa Fe

4-letter answer Answer: TAOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Tao, Taos, Taoist

Clue #6: 6. End of a school's email address

3-letter answer Answer: EDU

Clue #7: 7. Nothing-but-net sound

5-letter answer Answer: SWISH

Word Help: Synonyms: swish, lap, classy

Clue #8: 8. Cowboy's rope

5-letter answer Answer: LASSO

Word Help: Synonyms: rope, riata, Orlando_di_Lasso

Clue #9: 9. Sporting event venue

5-letter answer Answer: ARENA

Word Help: Synonyms: arena, area, stadium

Clue #10: 10. Counterpart of a dog lover

9-letter answer Answer: CATPERSON

Clue #11: 11. Base that dissolves in water

6-letter answer Answer: ALKALI

Word Help: Synonyms: base, alkali

Clue #12: 12. Magazine with a celebrity on almost every cover

6-letter answer Answer: PEOPLE

Word Help: Synonyms: the_great_unwashed, hoi_polloi, people

Clue #13: 13. Pieces of 1,000 words or so

6-letter answer Answer: ESSAYS

Word Help: Synonyms: seek, examine, try

Clue #14: 18. Soapmaking supplies

4-letter answer Answer: LYES

Word Help: Synonyms: lye

Clue #15: 23. Comfy clothes for sleepytime

3-letter answer Answer: PJS

Clue #16: 24. "___ camoly!"

4-letter answer Answer: HOLY

Word Help: Synonyms: sanctum, holy, holy_place
Antonyms: unholy

Clue #17: 25. Cashmere or angora

4-letter answer Answer: WOOL

Word Help: Synonyms: woolen, woollen, fleece

Clue #18: 26. Where eggs hatch

4-letter answer Answer: NEST

Word Help: Synonyms: snuggle, cuddle, draw_close

Clue #19: 29. Carping

4-letter answer Answer: FLAK

Word Help: Synonyms: ack-ack_gun, flak, antiaircraft_gun

Clue #20: 32. Buyer's protection

9-letter answer Answer: GUARANTEE

Word Help: Synonyms: warranty, undertake, warrant

Clue #21: 34. Mighty Mighty Bosstones music genre

3-letter answer Answer: SKA

Clue #22: 35. "No ifs, ___ or buts"

4-letter answer Answer: ANDS

Clue #23: 37. Ancient city fooled by a horse

4-letter answer Answer: TROY

Word Help: Synonyms: troy_weight, troy, Troy

Clue #24: 38. Not being used

4-letter answer Answer: IDLE

Word Help: Synonyms: stagnate, groundless, out_of_work
Antonyms: work, busy

Clue #25: 39. A milk drinker may have one

8-letter answer Answer: MUSTACHE

Word Help: Synonyms: mustache, moustache

Clue #26: 40. Raison d'___

4-letter answer Answer: ETRE

Clue #27: 44. Confession in a confessional

3-letter answer Answer: SIN

Word Help: Synonyms: wickedness, sinfulness, sinning

Clue #28: 45. They're right at 90°

6-letter answer Answer: ANGLES

Word Help: Synonyms: fish, lean, tip

Clue #29: 46. Most achy

6-letter answer Answer: SOREST

Word Help: Synonyms: painful, huffy, sore

Clue #30: 47. Serpentine

6-letter answer Answer: TWISTY

Word Help: Synonyms: twisty, tortuous, winding

Clue #31: 49. Hand out hands

4-letter answer Answer: DEAL

Word Help: Synonyms: hatful, hand, good_deal

Clue #32: 52. ___ the Hutt ("Star Wars" villain)

5-letter answer Answer: JABBA

Clue #33: 53. "Now I remember!"

5-letter answer Answer: OHYES

Clue #34: 54. The so-called "Princess of Power"

5-letter answer Answer: SHERA

Clue #35: 56. Birdlike

5-letter answer Answer: AVIAN

Word Help: Synonyms: avian

Clue #36: 59. Crumbly cheese in a Greek salad

4-letter answer Answer: FETA

Clue #37: 62. Gave sustenance to

3-letter answer Answer: FED

Word Help: Synonyms: Federal, Federal_Reserve, fertilise
Antonyms: starve

Clue #38: 63. Particle that's either positive or negative

3-letter answer Answer: ION

Word Help: Synonyms: ion

Clue #39: 64. Sea "sí"

3-letter answer Answer: AYE

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