January 17, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, January 17, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (34 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - January 17, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Online pop culture/media hub, with "the"	6
2A	7. ___ rock (music genre)	4
3A	11. Rebuke to an oversharer	3
4A	14. Almost any major character in "Sands of Iwo Jima"	6
5A	15. Enterprise crewman named after an Asian sea	4
6A	16. Ethnic group accounting for about 18% of the world's population	3
7A	17. Actress who directed 2019's "Booksmart"	11
8A	19. Option for a 911 dispatcher	3
9A	20. Classic novel narrated by the second Mrs. de Winter	7
10A	21. Creator and star of "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"	7
11A	23. Image in the poster for "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"	4
12A	24. Young	7
13A	25. Princess of Greek myth who had a brief love affair with Theseus	7
14A	28. Sites for 30-Across	5
15A	29. Hold	7
16A	30. Watering sites	7
17A	33. Bud's place	3
18A	34. Springfield barkeep	3
19A	35. Best Buy buy	7
20A	40. Come before	7
21A	44. David Lynchian, say	5
22A	45. Trips in the dark	7
23A	46. German marks	7
24A	48. "Not in a million years"	4
25A	49. Accumulation	7
26A	50. Carryall	7
27A	54. Poet's adverb	3
28A	55. Genre that includes techno and house music	11
29A	57. Made a fast stop?	3
30A	58. ___ The Magazine (highest-circulating magazine in the U.S.)	4
31A	59. Like narwhals and walruses	6
32A	60. What precedes the season?	3
33A	61. ___ Minor	4
34A	62. Does a helmsman's job	6

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. Online pop culture/media hub, with "the""

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: AVCLUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. ___ rock (music genre)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: PROG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Rebuke to an oversharer"

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: TMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Almost any major character in "Sands of Iwo Jima""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the united states marine corps
• Words that mean the same thing: nautical, devil dog, shipboard soldier
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Enterprise crewman named after an Asian sea"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SULU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Ethnic group accounting for about 18% of the world's population"

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 imperial dynasty that ruled china (most of the time from 206 bc to ad 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of chinese civilization
• Words that mean the same thing: Han dynasty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Actress who directed 2019's "Booksmart""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLIVIAWILDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Option for a 911 dispatcher"

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 quad with a square body
• Words that mean the same thing: pica em, em, mutton quad
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Classic novel narrated by the second Mrs. de Winter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (old testament) wife of isaac and mother of jacob and esau
• Words that mean the same thing: Rebekah
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REBECCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Creator and star of "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISSARAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Image in the poster for "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial""

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 the natural satellite of the earth
• Words that mean the same thing: moonshine, daydream, lunation
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Young"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that being born or beginning
• The opposite would be: dying
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NASCENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Princess of Greek myth who had a brief love affair with Theseus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that beautiful daughter of minos and pasiphae; she fell in love with theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the minotaur's labyrinth
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARIADNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Sites for 30-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
• Words that mean the same thing: glen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Hold"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
• Words that mean the same thing: have, own
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POSSESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Watering sites"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
• Words that mean the same thing: rain cats and dogs, watercourse, pullulate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STREAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Bud's place"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: pinna, auricle, spike
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Springfield barkeep"

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: MOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Best Buy buy"

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: SMARTTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Come before"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be earlier in time; go back further
• Words that mean the same thing: raven, antecede, antedate
• The opposite would be: postdate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREDATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. David Lynchian, say"

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 suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
• Words that mean the same thing: eery
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Trips in the dark"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: redeye flight, redeye
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDEYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. German marks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in german to indicate a change in sound
• Words that mean the same thing: umlaut, diaeresis, dieresis
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UMLAUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. "Not in a million years""

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: ASIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Accumulation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of building up an accumulation
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUILDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Carryall"

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: TOTEBAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Poet's adverb"

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 many times at short intervals
• Words that mean the same thing: oftentimes, ofttimes, often
• The opposite would be: infrequently, rarely
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Genre that includes techno and house music"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: ELECTRONICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Made a fast stop?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: eat on, rust, eat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. ___ The Magazine (highest-circulating magazine in the U.S.)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens
• Words that mean the same thing: Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Like narwhals and walruses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
• Words that mean the same thing: tusk, horn, detusk
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUSKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. What precedes the season?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. ___ Minor"

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: URSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Does a helmsman's job"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an indication of potential opportunity
• Words that mean the same thing: lead, channelize, bullock
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEERS

  Great job if you got it right!

January 17, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Frequent topic for Pablo Neruda	4
2D	2. Area between mountains	4
3D	3. Bonus hand in a classic card game	4
4D	4. Taco Bell slogan	7
5D	5. Computing industry standard	7
6D	6. Guiding lights	7
7D	7. Abbr. on a car tire	3
8D	8. Bench pronouncements	7
9D	9. Seasoned sailor	7
10D	10. Participant in hangman or charades	7
11D	11. Head of the only government in U.K. history to be found in contempt of Parliament	10
12D	12. "Aujourd'hui, ___ est morte" (opening line of Camus's "L'Étranger")	5
13D	13. Aleutian Islands, on many a map of Alaska	5
14D	18. Declines	5
15D	22. Source of teenage self-consciousness	4
16D	25. Caesar's army, in a popular film franchise	4
17D	26. Range	4
18D	27. Exodus emigrants	10
19D	31. Speck	4
20D	32. Upscale candy brand	4
21D	36. Very, informally	4
22D	37. World leader who once worked as a bouncer and a snowboarding instructor	7
23D	38. Like the characters Romeo and Juliet, but not Mercutio or Tybalt	7
24D	39. Service at sundown	7
25D	40. Actor Chris	5
26D	41. Some vacation destinations	7
27D	42. Leave on the cutting room floor	7
28D	43. Chant at a basketball game	7
29D	46. Something forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles after W.W. I	5
30D	47. Civvies	5
31D	51. Cycle	4
32D	52. Good server	4
33D	53. Flits (about)	4
34D	56. Many an auditor, for short	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. Frequent topic for Pablo Neruda"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Area between mountains"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
• Words that mean the same thing: valley
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Bonus hand in a classic card game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that baby bed with high sides made of slats
• Words that mean the same thing: cribbage, pony, trot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Taco Bell slogan"

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: LIVEMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Computing industry standard"

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: UNICODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Guiding lights"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
• Words that mean the same thing: beacon fire, pharos, beacon light
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEACONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Abbr. on a car tire"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: pounds per square inch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Bench pronouncements"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
• Words that mean the same thing: opinion, ruling
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RULINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Seasoned sailor"

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: OLDSALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Participant in hangman or charades"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who guesses
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUESSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Head of the only government in U.K. history to be found in contempt of Parliament"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THERESAMAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Aujourd'hui, ___ est morte" (opening line of Camus's "L'Étranger")"

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: MAMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Aleutian Islands, on many a map of Alaska"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
• Words that mean the same thing: gusset, insert
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Declines"

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 a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
• Words that mean the same thing: wane, wan, ebbing
• The opposite would be: wax
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WANES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Source of teenage self-consciousness"

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 inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Caesar's army, in a popular film franchise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: emulator, caricature, copycat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Range"

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 move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
• Words that mean the same thing: rove, tramp, stray
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Exodus emigrants"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the ethnic group claiming descent from abraham and isaac (especially from isaac's son jacob); the nation whom god chose to receive his revelation and with whom god chose to make a covenant (exodus 19)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jew, Hebrew, Israelite
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISRAELITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Speck"

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 (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: corpuscle, molecule, speck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Upscale candy brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Words that mean the same thing: take in, fancy, view
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Very, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any rational or irrational number
• Words that mean the same thing: genuine, very, tangible
• The opposite would be: nominal, unreal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. World leader who once worked as a bouncer and a snowboarding instructor"

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: TRUDEAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Like the characters Romeo and Juliet, but not Mercutio or Tybalt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of or relating to a legal title to something
• Words that mean the same thing: nominal, titulary
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TITULAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Service at sundown"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on sundays
• Words that mean the same thing: evensong, evening star, Hesperus
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VESPERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Actor Chris"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PRATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Some vacation destinations"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hotel located in a resort area
• Words that mean the same thing: hangout, recourse, resort
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Leave on the cutting room floor"

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: EDITOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Chant at a basketball game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
• Words that mean the same thing: defensive measure, defence mechanism, defence
• The opposite would be: offence, offense
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEFENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Something forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles after W.W. I"

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: UBOAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Civvies"

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 a jurist who interprets muslim religious law
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUFTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Cycle"

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 a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
• Words that mean the same thing: cycle, pedal, bicycle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Good server"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Flits (about)"

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 anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
• Words that mean the same thing: GAD, jazz around, gallivant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. Many an auditor, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Words that mean the same thing: certified public accountant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	69.1%
Short Answer	8	11.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.4%
Music	2	2.9%
Sports	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Literature	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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June 16, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, June 16, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - June 16, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. You can buy it by the inch	7
2A	8. Nick ___, college football coach with the most national titles (seven, as of 2023)	5
3A	13. Shell stations?	8
4A	15. Current connection point	5
5A	16. ___ National Monument, landmark in New York City's West Village	9
6A	18. Secret targets	5
7A	19. Hard to handle, in a way	4
8A	20. Some foreign relations	4
9A	22. Sketch	4
10A	23. Throw in	3
11A	24. Faints from emotion	7
12A	27. Tuition, e.g.	3
13A	28. H.S. football night, usually	3
14A	29. Professional org. that launched the "War on Smoking"	3
15A	30. Lee of film	3
16A	31. Spending excessive time reading negative news online	13
17A	35. Modern form of ostracization	13
18A	36. Popular vodka cocktails	13
19A	37. Norse goddess of death with an apt-sounding name	3
20A	38. Family nickname	3
21A	39. Long to be in Hollywood?	3
22A	40. "___ news?"	3
23A	41. Bagel shop request	7
24A	44. "What's happening?"	3
25A	47. Curry and others	4
26A	49. Chicken ___	4
27A	50. Mount (up)	4
28A	51. Knack	5
29A	53. They go straight to your head	9
30A	56. Tapenade ingredient	5
31A	57. Evidence of a "SCREECH!," maybe	8
32A	58. Let up	5
33A	59. Bridge tactic	7

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. You can buy it by the inch"

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: ADSPACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Nick ___, college football coach with the most national titles (seven, as of 2023)"

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: SABAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Shell stations?"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: TACOBARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Current connection point"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. ___ National Monument, landmark in New York City's West Village"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that obstruct or hinder any discussion
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STONEWALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Secret targets"

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 any property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: olfactory sensation, olfactory property, scent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Hard to handle, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EELY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Some foreign relations"

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 brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
• Words that mean the same thing: transient ischemic attack, TIA
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Sketch"

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

  The answer is: SKIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Throw in"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Faints from emotion"

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: PLOTZES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Tuition, e.g."

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 fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
• Words that mean the same thing: bung, 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: FEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. H.S. football night, usually"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
• Words that mean the same thing: Friday
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Professional org. that launched the "War on Smoking""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: AMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Lee of film"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a civilian reserve component of the united states air force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies
• Words that mean the same thing: Air National Guard
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Spending excessive time reading negative news online"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DOOMSCROLLING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Modern form of ostracization"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CANCELCULTURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Popular vodka cocktails"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: WHITERUSSIANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Norse goddess of death with an apt-sounding name"

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 (norse mythology) goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
• Words that mean the same thing: Hela
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Family nickname"

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: International System, Systeme International d'Unites, silicon
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Long to be in Hollywood?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. "___ news?""

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 one or some or every or all without specification
• Words that mean the same thing: whatsoever, whatever
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Bagel shop request"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (yiddish) a batch of things that go together
• Words that mean the same thing: schmeer, shmear
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCHMEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. "What's happening?""

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 small amount of liquid food
• Words that mean the same thing: swallow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Curry and others"

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: TIMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Chicken ___"

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 capital and largest city of the ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of the Ukraine, Kyyiv
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KIEV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Mount (up)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a collection of objects laid on top of each other
• Words that mean the same thing: throng, plenty, galvanic pile
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Knack"

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 a natural talent
• Words that mean the same thing: style, flare, dash
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. They go straight to your head"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: EGOBOOSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Tapenade ingredient"

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 small ovoid fruit of the european olive tree; important food and source of oil
• Words that mean the same thing: Olea europaea, European olive tree
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Evidence of a "SCREECH!," maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: SKIDMARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Let 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 become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
• Words that mean the same thing: slow down, slack, loose
• The opposite would be: strain, tense
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Bridge tactic"

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: ENDPLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

June 16, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Making a crossing, say	5
2D	2. Out ... or went out with	5
3D	3. Tear into	5
4D	4. Small drinking glass, as for liquor	4
5D	5. Saperstein who founded the Harlem Globetrotters	3
6D	6. Harsh cry	3
7D	7. Mythological name that means "awakener of desire"	5
8D	8. ___ Miguel Island, one of the Azores	3
9D	9. Some Boolean operators	4
10D	10. Events for bibliophiles	9
11D	11. Award-winning poet ___ Rich	8
12D	12. Reserve, of a sort	7
13D	14. Open with a penknife, say	4
14D	17. Name symbolizing restoration	7
15D	21. Pasta or pudding ingredient	8
16D	24. Way	7
17D	25. Eponymous county of Ireland	8
18D	26. Coastal corrosion cause	7
19D	28. Typesetting consideration	4
20D	31. British newspaper with the highest paid circulation (as of 2023)	9
21D	32. Drink made with syrup	7
22D	33. Includes, in a way	3
23D	34. Horace's "two-horned queen of the stars"	4
24D	35. Common fabric for bedspreads	8
25D	36. "Why?"	7
26D	42. Memory units, for short	4
27D	43. Call up	5
28D	44. Stiff fiber	5
29D	45. Extremist	5
30D	46. Persistently annoying	5
31D	48. One of the Hindu trinity	4
32D	50. Ceremony	4
33D	52. Dinosaur in "Toy Story"	3
34D	54. Spot for discards	3
35D	55. Not like everything else	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. Making a crossing, say"

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: ATSEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Out ... or went out with"

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 go on a date with
• Words that mean the same thing: date stamp, go out, see
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Tear into"

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 someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• Words that mean the same thing: chew up, grouch, reprimand
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Small drinking glass, as for liquor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a range horse of the western united states
• Words that mean the same thing: jigger, shot glass, crib
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Saperstein who founded the Harlem Globetrotters"

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: ABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Harsh cry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound made by corvine birds
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Mythological name that means "awakener of desire""

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 (greek mythology) the muse of lyric and love poetry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. ___ Miguel Island, one of the Azores"

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: SAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Some Boolean operators"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: ANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Events for bibliophiles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
• Words that mean the same thing: book fair, bookfair
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOOKFAIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Award-winning poet ___ Rich"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ADRIENNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Reserve, of a sort"

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: NESTEGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Open with a penknife, 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 long narrow opening
• Words that mean the same thing: dent, twat, snatch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Name symbolizing restoration"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the person who jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAZARUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Pasta or pudding ingredient"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEMOLINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
• Words that mean the same thing: physical process, litigate, outgrowth
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROCESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Eponymous county of Ireland"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that port city in southwestern ireland
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMERICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Coastal corrosion cause"

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: SALTAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Typesetting consideration"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a specific size and style of type within a type family
• Words that mean the same thing: baptismal font, fount, baptistry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. British newspaper with the highest paid circulation (as of 2023)"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: DAILYMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Drink made with syrup"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SLUSHIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Includes, in a way"

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 metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
• Words that mean the same thing: milliliter, mil, cubic centimeter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Horace's "two-horned queen of the stars""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of greek selene
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Common fabric for bedspreads"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
• Words that mean the same thing: chenille cord
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHENILLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. "Why?""

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: WHATFOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Memory units, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
• Words that mean the same thing: one thousand thousand, meg, 1000000
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Call 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 call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
• Words that mean the same thing: draw out, call forth, fire
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVOKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Stiff fiber"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a plant fiber used for making rope
• Words that mean the same thing: Agave sisalana, sisal hemp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SISAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Extremist"

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 (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
• Words that mean the same thing: radical, extremist
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ULTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Persistently annoying"

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 causing irritation or annoyance
• Words that mean the same thing: annoying, irritating, plaguey
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. One of the Hindu trinity"

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 destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later hindu pantheon
• Words that mean the same thing: Shiva
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Ceremony"

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 cheap or pretentious or vain display
• Words that mean the same thing: gaudery, eclat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Dinosaur in "Toy Story""

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 male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
• Words that mean the same thing: male monarch, king
• The opposite would be: female monarch, queen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Spot for discards"

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 container; usually has a lid
• Words that mean the same thing: ABA transit number, binful, bank identification number
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Not like everything else"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not divisible by two
• Words that mean the same thing: unexpended, unmated, queer
• The opposite would be: even
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	43	63.2%
Short Answer	14	20.6%
History	4	5.9%
Movies/Film	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	2	2.9%
Geography	1	1.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: September 01, 2025 at 06:28 PM