NYT 0906 Friday Sep 06, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 06, 2024

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

NYT 0906 Friday Sep 06, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: BABY

  Possible Answer : mollycoddle, sister, pamper, cocker, coddle, child, infant, featherbed, indulge, spoil, baby, babe, cosset




• The clue is 5. They often have multiple horns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKABANDS




• The clue is 13. Spy's assumption. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIAS

  Possible Answer : also_known_as, alias, false_name, a.k.a., assumed_name




• The clue is 15. One might be reached at a summit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACEDEAL




• The clue is 16. Part of the military brass?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUGLE

  Possible Answer : bugleweed, bugle




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

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

  The answer: INTHEZONE




• The clue is 18. Hyperbolic ordinal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMPTEENTH

  Possible Answer : umpteenth, umptieth, umteenth




• The clue is 20. Compete in a Summer Olympic sport. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FENCE

  Possible Answer : wall, surround, palisade, fence_in, contend, debate, argue, fencing, fence




• The clue is 21. Claim in court. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HARM

  Possible Answer : hurt, injury, harm, trauma, impairment, damage, scathe




• The clue is 22. Peke's squeak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIP

  Possible Answer : yap, yelping, yip, yelp




• The clue is 24. Something made just for show?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer : situated, put, primed, define, exercise_set, mark, coiffure, coiffe, fit, specify, do, sic, jell, set, Set, countersink, typeset, solidification, dictated, lay_out, band, fixed, correct, solidifying, ready, go_down, congeal, determine, rig, circle, curing, placed, fix, hardened, readiness, arrange, coif, localise, fructify, place, plant, position, lay, dress, lot, determined, bent, laid, stage_set, limit, gear_up, localize, hardening, located, Seth, prepare, rigid, pose, set_up, go_under, adjust

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 25. Agcy. that helps start-ups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SBA

  Possible Answer : SBA, Small_Business_Administration




• The clue is 27. Keir Starmer and others, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PMS

  Possible Answer : premier, PMS, post-mortem_examination, necropsy, autopsy, post-mortem, premenstrual_syndrome, PM, postmortem_examination, Pm, postmortem, promethium, atomic_number_61, phase_modulation, Prime_Minister




• The clue is 30. Emily's List, e.g., informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAC

  Possible Answer : political_action_committee, PAC




• The clue is 32. Rembrandt and Sargent, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PORTRAITARTISTS




• The clue is 39. "Much appreciated". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITMEANSALOTTOME




• The clue is 40. Line from a blame-shifter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THATWASNTMYIDEA




• The clue is 41. A split one may need trimming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 42. Garden swimmer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOI




• The clue is 43. "Go to the ___, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise": Proverbs 6:6. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANT

  Possible Answer : emmet, ant, pismire




• The clue is 44. Faux finish?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAS

  Possible Answer : dada, daddy, public_address_system, pappa, Keystone_State, pop, protoactinium, papa, dad, Pa, atomic_number_91, P.A., PA_system, PA, P.A._system, pascal, Pennsylvania, pa, protactinium, pas




• The clue is 47. Where the malleus and incus bones are found. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer : auricle, spike, capitulum, pinna, ear




• The clue is 49. Jerry's car of choice on "Seinfeld". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAAB




• The clue is 52. Pangolin scales, functionally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMOR

  Possible Answer : armor, armour




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

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

  The answer: EPHEMERAL

  Possible Answer : ephemeral, short-lived, fugacious, ephemeron, transitory, passing, transient




• The clue is 59. Youth-centric magazine spinoff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENVOGUE




• The clue is 61. Subject of the classic song lyric "I'll see you in my dreams". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRENE




• The clue is 62. Competition with many missions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACERACE




• The clue is 63. Roman goddess of childbirth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIANA

  Possible Answer : Princess_Diana, Diana, Lady_Diana_Frances_Spencer, Princess_of_Wales




• The clue is 64. Where one person's trash is another's treasure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YARDSALE




• The clue is 65. Unsullied environment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer : paradise, Eden, Garden_of_Eden, Shangri-la, heaven, promised_land, nirvana

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: BABU

  Possible Answer: baboo, babu

• The clue is 2. Booster, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUM

  Possible Answer: potash_alum, alumna, graduate, ammonia_alum, potassium_alum, ammonium_alum, alumnus, grad, alum

• The clue is 3. Powerful D.C. lobby, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGPHARMA

• The clue is 4. Crimean town in 1945 headlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALTA

  Possible Answer: Yalta

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

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

  The answer: SENT

  Possible Answer: get_off, send, transport, mail, send_out, station, direct, sent, post, air, ship, send_off, broadcast, charge, transmit, place, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, beam

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsent

• The clue is 6. Comedian Griffin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KATHY

• The clue is 7. Frankfurter's cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACH

• The clue is 8. Part of a slider. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEFPATTY

• The clue is 9. Shipbuilder's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADZE

  Possible Answer: adze, adz

• The clue is 10. Crayola's atomic tangerine and shocking pink, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEONS

  Possible Answer: Ne, atomic_number_10, neon

• The clue is 11. Chicken or mashed potato. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DANCE

  Possible Answer: trip_the_light_fantastic, trip_the_light_fantastic_toe, terpsichore, saltation, dancing, dance

• The clue is 12. Nasty fall?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEET

  Possible Answer: sleet

• The clue is 14. Nostradamus, supposedly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEER

  Possible Answer: oracle, illusionist, prophesier, seer, vaticinator, visionary, prophet

• The clue is 15. Certain chess tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIN

  Possible Answer: pin, pin_tumbler, tholepin, PIN_number, pivot, personal_identification_number, flag, rowlock, PIN, stick, bowling_pin, immobilize, trap, immobilise, thole, oarlock, fall, peg

  Possible Opposite Answer : unpin

• The clue is 19. Deep-fried Latin American fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMPANADA

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

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

  The answer: IPROMISE

• The clue is 25. What female llamas do to show disinterest in a mate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer: spitting, spatter, tongue, skewer, spew, ptyalize, spittle, sprinkle, expectoration, spit_out, ptyalise, spue, pitter-patter, spit, patter, saliva

• The clue is 26. "Ice cream or cake?" response, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTH

  Possible Answer: both

• The clue is 28. White peg, in Battleship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISS

  Possible Answer: leave_out, fille, overleap, omit, missy, young_woman, drop, miss, young_lady, Miss, lose, girl, lack, escape, misfire, neglect, overlook, pretermit

  Possible Opposite Answer : attend_to, hit, attend, have

• The clue is 29. Was awful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANK

  Possible Answer: stink, reek

• The clue is 31. "___ Never Sleeps" (banking slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITI

• The clue is 33. Spot for a toque. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TETE

• The clue is 34. Things touched by touchy topics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAWNERVES

• The clue is 35. Bajo's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTO

  Possible Answer: alto, contralto, countertenor

• The clue is 36. It's leavened with sour milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODABREAD

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

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

  The answer: TMEN

• The clue is 38. "Take a ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAT

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

• The clue is 44. Con target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATSY

  Possible Answer: fool, fall_guy, mug, mark, chump, patsy, sucker, soft_touch, gull

• The clue is 45. Relative of a pupusa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREPA

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

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

  The answer: SMEAR

  Possible Answer: malignment, cytologic_smear, smirch, spot, smudge, cytosmear, daub, slur, sully, slander, blur, blot, vilification, denigrate, asperse, smutch, calumniate, besmirch, defame, stain, smear

• The clue is 48. Grand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REGAL

  Possible Answer: regal, majestic, imperial, royal, purple

• The clue is 50. Surrounded by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMID

• The clue is 51. Treetop dwelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AERIE

  Possible Answer: aerie, eyrie, eyry, aery

• The clue is 53. Ready for a drive, perhaps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONCD

• The clue is 55. Shade akin to mauve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUCE

  Possible Answer: puce

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

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

  The answer: HEE

• The clue is 57. Burrell of the Food Network. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNE

  Possible Answer: Anne

• The clue is 58. Tend (toward). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAN

  Possible Answer: incline, tend, list, run, tip, skimpy, lean, be_given, thin, leaning, inclination, slant, angle, tilt

  Possible Opposite Answer : fat, rich

• The clue is 60. "Kia ___" (New Zealand greeting). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

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

NYT2429 Wednesday, August 29, 2024 NYT Predictions Steps by CrosswordHints blogs

Across Clues :

1. Tippy-top, 5. Fashion designer Anna, 8. Challenger, e.g., 13. Display self-satisfaction, 15. Writer who quipped "The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast", 18. Call of duty?, 19. Exhausting, 20. Doctor's order, 22. Musical interval like C to E flat, 23. Anatomical pouches, 24. Eponymous physicist Georg, 25. Military school newbie, 27. Term for a swab, 28. List, 30. Constitutional change endorsed by NOW, for short, 31. Suit type for Cab Calloway, 33. Go off script, 35. Competitive gamer's forte, 37. Aunt, in Italian, 40. What one must do using the circled letters to solve this puzzle, 43. Drive-___, 44. Some vodka orders, 45. Veggies that are often deep-fried, 47. Start of many Scottish surnames, 50. Celebrates in style, 53. Keeps the faith, 55. Exhibition contents, 56. Conductor of electrical impulses, 57. Flock member, 59. Doze intermittently, 61. Spouse to a trophy husband, perhaps, 64. Part of an iris, 66. Coalition of skilled workers, 67. Not just any, 68. Small stuff to sweat, 69. Place where you might feel calm while sweating, 70. Skye writing?

Down Clues :

1. Wanted notice, for short, 2. Had a thing for, 3. Sprawling shopping centers, 4. Hard to grasp, in a way, 5. Question from an impatient negotiator, 6. Take for a sucker, 7. Meaning of "veni", 9. Go undefeated against, 10. Makes critical comments about, 11. Win like a loser?, 12. Extract, as from data, 14. Twice-monthly tide, 16. Businessman Emanuel, 17. Crafter's marketplace, 21. Stout, e.g., 24. First in a series of Norwegian kings, 26. Leaves on a pizza, 27. Words on a state license plate, 29. Zip, 31. Actress in the "Avatar" and "Avengers" franchises, 32. Fictional creature born from mud, 34. Cap'n's subordinates, 36. A-one, 37. Founder of a Persian religion, 38. Financially behind, 39. Balance sheet listing, 41. Sports org. founded by Billie Jean King, 42. Furniture outlet with an average size of 300,000 square feet, or five football fields, 46. Response to "Gracias", 48. Obsolescent data storage option, for short, 50. Like some incorrect clocks, 51. Edge of a metro area, 52. Senators' garments, once, 53. Powerful auto engines, 57. Kiwi cousins, 58. Had the best time, say, 60. "___ moved!" (sign in an empty shop's window), 62. Warning not to go, 63. Basic cleaner, 65. Very basic cleaner

Wednesday, Aug 29 2024 NYT Predictions

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 29, 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. Tippy-top. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACME

  Possible Answer : peak, elevation, pinnacle, vertex, summit, height, acme, superlative, apex, tiptop, meridian, top




• The clue is 5. Fashion designer Anna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUI




• The clue is 8. Challenger, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DODGE

  Possible Answer : dodge, dodging, duck, evade, stratagem, parry, skirt, fudge, scheme, elude, circumvent, hedge, put_off, sidestep, contrivance




• The clue is 13. Display self-satisfaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREEN

  Possible Answer : preen, plume, congratulate, primp, dress




• The clue is 15. Writer who quipped "The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSCARWILDE




• The clue is 18. Call of duty?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUGLE

  Possible Answer : bugleweed, bugle




• The clue is 19. Exhausting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEARINGOUT




• The clue is 20. Doctor's order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYAAH




• The clue is 22. Musical interval like C to E flat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINORTHIRD




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

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

  The answer: SACS

  Possible Answer : Sac, sack, Sauk, pouch, pocket, theca, sac




• The clue is 24. Eponymous physicist Georg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHM

  Possible Answer : ohm, Ohm, Georg_Simon_Ohm




• The clue is 25. Military school newbie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEBE

  Possible Answer : cadet, plebe




• The clue is 27. Term for a swab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATEY

  Possible Answer : palsy-walsy, chummy, matey, pally




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

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

  The answer: LEAN

  Possible Answer : be_given, run, tend, tilt, skimpy, thin, lean, inclination, leaning, slant, list, angle, tip, incline

  Possible Opposite Answer : rich, fat




• The clue is 30. Constitutional change endorsed by NOW, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer : era, epoch, earned_run_average, geological_era, ERA




• The clue is 31. Suit type for Cab Calloway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOOT




• The clue is 33. Go off script. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADLIB




• The clue is 35. Competitive gamer's forte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPORT




• The clue is 37. Aunt, in Italian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIA




• The clue is 40. What one must do using the circled letters to solve this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: FOLLOWDIRECTIONS




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

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

  The answer: INS

  Possible Answer : Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, IN, atomic_number_49, In, INS, Hoosier_State, in, Indiana, indium, inch




• The clue is 44. Some vodka orders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOLIS




• The clue is 45. Veggies that are often deep-fried. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKRAS

  Possible Answer : okra, Hibiscus_esculentus, gumbo, Abelmoschus_esculentus, lady's-finger, okra_plant




• The clue is 47. Start of many Scottish surnames. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAC

  Possible Answer : mack, mackintosh, macintosh, mac




• The clue is 50. Celebrates in style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FETES

  Possible Answer : fete, fiesta, feast, festival, celebrate




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

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

  The answer: HOLDSOUTHOPE




• The clue is 55. Exhibition contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer : artwork, artistic_production, nontextual_matter, graphics, prowess, art, fine_art, artistry, artistic_creation




• The clue is 56. Conductor of electrical impulses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXON

  Possible Answer : axon, axone




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

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

  The answer: EWE

  Possible Answer : ewe, Ewe




• The clue is 59. Doze intermittently. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DROWSE

  Possible Answer : doze, drowse, snooze




• The clue is 61. Spouse to a trophy husband, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUGARMOMMA




• The clue is 64. Part of an iris. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETAL

  Possible Answer : petal, flower_petal




• The clue is 66. Coalition of skilled workers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRADEUNION




• The clue is 67. Not just any. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERY

  Possible Answer : every




• The clue is 68. Small stuff to sweat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEADS

  Possible Answer : beadwork, astragal, string_of_beads, drop, beading, bead, beads, pearl




• The clue is 69. Place where you might feel calm while sweating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : health_club, health_spa, watering_place, watering_hole, resort_hotel, spa




• The clue is 70. Skye writing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSE

  Possible Answer : Goidelic, Gaelic, Erse

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Wanted notice, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APB

• The clue is 2. Had a thing for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRUSHEDON

• The clue is 3. Sprawling shopping centers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEGAMALLS

• The clue is 4. Hard to grasp, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELY

• The clue is 5. Question from an impatient negotiator. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: SOWHEREDOWESTAND

• The clue is 6. Take for a sucker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer: economic_consumption, apply, practice, usage, role, expend, utilisation, utilization, employment, habit, habituate, exercise, utilize, function, utilise, purpose, enjoyment, manipulation, employ, use, usance, use_of_goods_and_services, consumption

• The clue is 7. Meaning of "veni". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME

• The clue is 9. Go undefeated against. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWN

  Possible Answer: ain, possess, own, have

• The clue is 10. Makes critical comments about. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIGSAT

• The clue is 11. Win like a loser?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLOAT

  Possible Answer: gloat, gloating, crow, triumph, glee

• The clue is 12. Extract, as from data. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDUCE

  Possible Answer: draw_out, extract, elicit, evoke, derive, educe

• The clue is 14. Twice-monthly tide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEAP

  Possible Answer: neap_tide, neap

  Possible Opposite Answer : springtide

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

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

  The answer: ARI

• The clue is 17. Crafter's marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 21. Stout, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 24. First in a series of Norwegian kings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLAFI

• The clue is 26. Leaves on a pizza. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASIL

  Possible Answer: Basil_of_Caesarea, St._Basil_the_Great, Basil, Basil_the_Great, sweet_basil, basil, St._Basil

• The clue is 27. Words on a state license plate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTTO

  Possible Answer: catchword, shibboleth, motto, slogan

• The clue is 29. Zip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIL

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

• The clue is 31. Actress in the "Avatar" and "Avengers" franchises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOESALDANA

• The clue is 32. Fictional creature born from mud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORC

• The clue is 34. Cap'n's subordinates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOSNS

• The clue is 36. A-one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMO

  Possible Answer: primo

• The clue is 37. Founder of a Persian religion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOROASTER

  Possible Answer: Zoroaster, Zarathustra

• The clue is 38. Financially behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INARREARS

• The clue is 39. Balance sheet listing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  Possible Answer: asset, plus

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability

• The clue is 41. Sports org. founded by Billie Jean King. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WTA

• The clue is 42. Furniture outlet with an average size of 300,000 square feet, or five football fields. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEASTORE

• The clue is 46. Response to "Gracias". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENADA

• The clue is 48. Obsolescent data storage option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDR

• The clue is 50. Like some incorrect clocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAST

  Possible Answer: flying, fast, loyal, tight, dissipated, profligate, degraded, riotous, quick, firm, degenerate, dissolute, fasting, debauched, libertine, truehearted, immobile

  Possible Opposite Answer : slow

• The clue is 51. Edge of a metro area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXURB

• The clue is 52. Senators' garments, once. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGAE

• The clue is 53. Powerful auto engines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEMIS

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

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

  The answer: EMUS

  Possible Answer: emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit

• The clue is 58. Had the best time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WON

  Possible Answer: pull_ahead, won, advance, get_ahead, succeed, bring_home_the_bacon, make_headway, deliver_the_goods, South_Korean_won, acquire, come_through, gain, gain_ground, North_Korean_won, win

  Possible Opposite Answer : fail, fall_back, lost, lose

• The clue is 60. "___ moved!" (sign in an empty shop's window). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEVE

• The clue is 62. Warning not to go. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

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

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

  The answer: MOP

  Possible Answer: mop, pout, mop_up, swab, wipe_up, mow, swob

• The clue is 65. Very basic cleaner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYE

  Possible Answer: lye

October 19, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (43 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword October 19, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Game pieces in Othello and Connect Four	5
2A	6. Provocative … like this answer's position in the grid?	4
3A	10. Q: What happens when the ___ clears over Los Angeles? A: UCLA!	4
4A	14. Beer brand whose name translates to "morning sun"	5
5A	15. Looney Tunes bunny	4
6A	16. Cézanne or Gauguin	4
7A	17. "You cooked this? It's *disgusting*!" said Tom ___	15
8A	20. Gumbo, e.g.	4
9A	21. One foot in "the grave," poetically speaking	4
10A	22. Festoon	5
11A	23. Bugle call at lights out	4
12A	25. Support group associated with the Twelve Steps	6
13A	26. "What do you mean there are no PlayStations left in stock?" asked Tom ___	12
14A	31. "Peace out"	5
15A	32. "Well, ___ be!"	3
16A	33. Lip	4
17A	37. Spot for a sojourn	3
18A	38. Charge for tardiness	7
19A	42. Grief-stricken state	3
20A	43. Scorch on a stovetop	4
21A	45. Brewery vessel	3
22A	46. Pastry dough used in crullers and beignets	5
23A	48. "I'm worried I may have anemia," said Tom ___	12
24A	52. Had an inclination	6
25A	55. Kind of column	4
26A	56. Specialty of clerics, druids and paladins, in Dungeons & Dragons	5
27A	57. Flat, for short	4
28A	59. Assistant	4
29A	63. "You guys are supposed to be 'Wise Men' and *these* are the gifts you bring a newborn?!" asked Tom, ___	15
30A	66. With 54-Down, back to fighting	4
31A	67. Gumbo ingredient	4
32A	68. Het (up)	5
33A	69. "That's terrible!"	4
34A	70. Hammer's end	4
35A	71. ___ of the state	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Game pieces in Othello and Connect Four"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
• Words that mean the same thing: phonograph recording, phonograph record, saucer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DISCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Provocative … like this answer's position in the grid?"

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 being in a tense state
• Words that mean the same thing: restive, nervy, jittery
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Q: What happens when the ___ clears over Los Angeles? A: UCLA!"

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 air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
• Words that mean the same thing: smogginess
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Beer brand whose name translates to "morning sun""

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: ASAHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Looney Tunes bunny"

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: LOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Cézanne or Gauguin"

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 united states feminist (1885-1977)
• Words that mean the same thing: Saul of Tarsus, Paul the Apostle, Apostle of the Gentiles
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. "You cooked this? It's *disgusting*!" said Tom ___"

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: INVERYPOORTASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Gumbo, e.g."

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 agitation resulting from active worry
• Words that mean the same thing: swither, lather, brood
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. One foot in "the grave," poetically speaking"

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 metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
• Words that mean the same thing: iambus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IAMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Festoon"

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 make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: beautify, grace, clothe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Bugle call at lights 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 (military) signal to turn the lights out
• Words that mean the same thing: wiretap, solicit, tip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Support group associated with the Twelve Steps"

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: ALANON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. "What do you mean there are no PlayStations left in stock?" asked Tom ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: INCONSOLABLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. "Peace out""

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: SEEYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. "Well, ___ be!""

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 often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Words that mean the same thing: ailment, poorly, complaint
• The opposite would be: well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Lip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an impudent or insolent rejoinder
• Words that mean the same thing: lip, Special Air Service, mouth
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Spot for a sojourn"

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Words that mean the same thing: hostel, hostelry, lodge
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Charge for tardiness"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: LATEFEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Grief-stricken state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that misery resulting from affliction
• Words that mean the same thing: suffering, woefulness
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Scorch on a stovetop"

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: sere, dried-up, shrivelled
• The 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 21 Across: "45. Brewery vessel"

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 tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
• Words that mean the same thing: ad valorem tax, value-added tax, tub
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Pastry dough used in crullers and beignets"

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 imperial dynasty of china from 1122 to 221 bc; notable for the rise of confucianism and taoism
• Words that mean the same thing: cream puff, Chou dynasty, cabbage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHOUX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. "I'm worried I may have anemia," said Tom ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: UNIRONICALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. Had an inclination"

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 to incline or bend from a vertical position
• Words that mean the same thing: list, tilt, slant
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEANED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "55. Kind of column"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: ace, 1, single
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "56. Specialty of clerics, druids and paladins, in Dungeons & Dragons"

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 any art that invokes supernatural powers
• Words that mean the same thing: illusion, conjuration, legerdemain
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAGIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Flat, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TWOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. Assistant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
• Words that mean the same thing: aide-de-camp, adjutant, auxiliary
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "63. "You guys are supposed to be 'Wise Men' and *these* are the gifts you bring a newborn?!" asked Tom, ___"

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: FRANKLYINCENSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "66. With 54-Down, back to fighting"

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: ATIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "67. Gumbo ingredient"

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 long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
• Words that mean the same thing: okra plant, Abelmoschus esculentus, lady's-finger
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OKRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. Het (up)"

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 cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
• Words that mean the same thing: get at, stung, rile
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. "That's terrible!""

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: OHNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "70. Hammer's end"

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 part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "71. ___ of the state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an opposing military force
• Words that mean the same thing: opposition, foeman, foe
• The opposite would be: friend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENEMY

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - October 19, 2022 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Spot for a speech	4
2D	2. "Who ___?!" ("That's true of everyone!")	4
3D	3. Relief pitcher's success	4
4D	4. Target of a canine's canines, maybe	7
5D	5. Ben Kingsley or Ian McKellen, e.g.	3
6D	6. "West Texas town" in a classic country song	6
7D	7. Gloom's partner	4
8D	8. Formless mass	4
9D	9. Common word in pirate-speak	3
10D	10. Outings devoted to relaxation and self-care	7
11D	11. Employee at a brick-and-mortar business	5
12D	12. Musical bit that slowly fades	5
13D	13. Close in many close-ups	5
14D	18. Coyote calls	4
15D	19. Seven-foot, say	4
16D	24. Particularly particular	4
17D	25. Competent	4
18D	26. Goddess with a reduplicative name	4
19D	27. Bird with a reduplicative name	4
20D	28. John of "The Suicide Squad"	4
21D	29. Not be straight with	5
22D	30. TV E.T.	3
23D	34. Nowhere to be found, say	4
24D	35. Genre for Luther Vandross	4
25D	36. "___ and I Know It" (2012 #1 hit for 52-Down)	4
26D	39. Fervent	4
27D	40. Sailor, in slang	3
28D	41. Behold: Lat.	4
29D	44. Encounter unexpectedly	7
30D	47. Is connected	7
31D	49. Prominent part of an apatosaurus	4
32D	50. Pulitzer-winning columnist Peggy	6
33D	51. Visiting the Natl. Museum of African American History and Culture, say	4
34D	52. Electronic dance music duo that performed at the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show	5
35D	53. Home to over seven billion people	5
36D	54. See 66-Across	5
37D	57. Rug rat	4
38D	58. ___ transfer	4
39D	60. Man, for one	4
40D	61. Consider	4
41D	62. Swirl in a stream	4
42D	64. Hack (off)	3
43D	65. Before, to Byron	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. Spot for a speech"

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 platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
• Words that mean the same thing: pulpit, soapbox, ambo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Who ___?!" ("That's true of everyone!")"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ISNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Relief pitcher's success"

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 (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
• Words that mean the same thing: bring through, pull through, salve
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Target of a canine's canines, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHEWTOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Ben Kingsley or Ian McKellen, e.g."

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

  The answer is: SIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "West Texas town" in a classic country song"

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

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: ELPASO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Gloom's partner"

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: designate, fate, condemn
• The 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 8 Down: "8. Formless mass"

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 compact mass
• Words that mean the same thing: clod, chunk, clump
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Common word in pirate-speak"

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: YAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Outings devoted to relaxation and self-care"

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: SPADAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Employee at a brick-and-mortar business"

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 american revolutionary leader from virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the bill of rights (1725-1792)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Mason, A. E. W. Mason, James Neville Mason
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Musical bit that slowly fades"

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

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: OUTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Close in many close-ups"

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 made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a united states astronaut in 1962; later in united states senate (1921-)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Herschel Glenn Jr., John Glenn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLENN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Coyote calls"

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 nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
• Words that mean the same thing: yelping, yap, yip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Seven-foot, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a garment size for a tall person
• Words that mean the same thing: marvellous, magniloquent, marvelous
• The opposite would be: short
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Particularly particular"

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 17 Down: "25. Competent"

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 (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: capable, able-bodied
• The opposite would be: unable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Goddess with a reduplicative name"

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 egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of geb; sister and wife of osiris
• Words that mean the same thing: ISI, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Inter-Services Intelligence
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Bird with a reduplicative name"

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: NENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. John of "The Suicide Squad""

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: CENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Not be straight with"

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: LIETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. TV E.T."

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: ALF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Nowhere to be found, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one who is away or absent without leave
• Words that mean the same thing: truant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Genre for Luther Vandross"

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 immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
• Words that mean the same thing: psyche, mortal, someone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. "___ and I Know It" (2012 #1 hit for 52-Down)"

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 marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
• Words that mean the same thing: aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal
• The opposite would be: anaphrodisiac, unsexy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEXY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Fervent"

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 (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
• Words that mean the same thing: greedy, esurient, devouring
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Sailor, in slang"

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 any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
• Words that mean the same thing: gob, sea dog, mariner
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Behold: Lat."

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: ECCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Encounter unexpectedly"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: RUNINTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Is connected"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: HASANIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Prominent part of an apatosaurus"

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 part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
• Words that mean the same thing: neck opening, make out, cervix
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NECK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Pulitzer-winning columnist Peggy"

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: NOONAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Visiting the Natl. Museum of African American History and Culture, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: INDC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Electronic dance music duo that performed at the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show"

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

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: LMFAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Home to over seven billion people"

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 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
• Words that mean the same thing: worldly concern, earthly concern, dry land
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. See 66-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: once more, over again, once again
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Rug rat"

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 native of yorkshire
• Words that mean the same thing: barbarian, nestling, peasant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. ___ transfer"

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 ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
• Words that mean the same thing: telegram, telegraph, cable
• The opposite would be: unwire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Man, 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 a small island
• Words that mean the same thing: islet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Consider"

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 keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
• Words that mean the same thing: view as, hold, take for
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "62. Swirl in a stream"

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 founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mary Baker Eddy, swirl, whirl
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "64. Hack (off)"

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 cut off from a whole
• Words that mean the same thing: sever, clip, trim
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "65. Before, to Byron"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	61	78.2%
Short Answer	9	11.5%
Geography	3	3.8%
Music	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	43
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 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!

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: September 06, 2025 at 05:15 PM