XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 24, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 24 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Dunham of "Girls"
Clue #2: 5. Snowman in "Frozen"
Clue #3: 9. Petty quarrel
Antonyms: boo
Clue #4: 13. "I need this today!"
Clue #5: 14. ___ McEntire a.k.a. "The Queen of Country"
Clue #6: 15. Cockamamie
Clue #7: 16. ___ a ___ (how two foes confront each other)
Clue #8: 17. A couple of places to secure boats ... or a logical contradiction?
Clue #9: 19. Muff
Clue #10: 21. Thing to be clicked in a "Click It or Ticket" campaign
Clue #11: 22. 1917, 1984, 2001 and others
Clue #12: 24. Pop star ___ Lipa
Clue #13: 25. Spanish king
Clue #14: 26. A couple of sets of game cubes ... or heaven?
Clue #15: 29. Some Hollywood tech
Clue #16: 31. State west of Mont.
Clue #17: 32. Infuriate
Clue #18: 34. Surrounded by
Clue #19: 38. Sights at truck stops
Clue #20: 40. "What's the ___?"
Clue #21: 41. Ouzo flavoring
Clue #22: 42. Big wine holder
Clue #23: 43. Nirvana's "___ Like Teen Spirit"
Clue #24: 45. Still in the wrapper, say
Antonyms: old, worn
Clue #25: 46. "Yadda, yadda, yadda"
Clue #26: 48. A couple of fibs ... or incapacitate?
Clue #27: 50. Sarcastic laugh syllable
Clue #28: 53. Alley ___
Clue #29: 55. Rhyming partner of "wheels"
Clue #30: 56. Regular at the Met, maybe
Clue #31: 59. Violent troublemaker
Clue #32: 62. A couple of melees ... or put into new, simpler words without changing the meaning?
Clue #33: 64. Cry upon stubbing one's toe, maybe
Clue #34: 65. ___ mignon
Clue #35: 66. Neighborhood
Clue #36: 67. 1/8 fluid ounce
Clue #37: 68. Charity
Clue #38: 69. Sing like Ella Fitzgerald
Clue #39: 70. Figs. for which you often give just the last four digits
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Epitome of docility
Clue #2: 2. Biblical birthright seller
Clue #3: 3. Surveillance systems installed by parents
Clue #4: 4. Pinnacle
Antonyms: perigee
Clue #5: 5. Patronize DoorDash, say
Clue #6: 6. Actor DiCaprio, in the tabloids
Clue #7: 7. Basics
Clue #8: 8. Produced by A.I., say, as photos
Clue #9: 9. Nose-in-the-air sort
Clue #10: 10. Indiana basketballer
Clue #11: 11. Body part that may be twisted
Clue #12: 12. Irritable
Clue #13: 15. Canine collar attachment
Clue #14: 18. Worcestershire ___
Clue #15: 20. Takes on cargo
Clue #16: 23. Rugby pile
Clue #17: 26. The "D" of CD
Clue #18: 27. "Hey, what's the big ___?"
Clue #19: 28. Painter's support
Clue #20: 30. Scottish form of "John"
Clue #21: 33. Very cold
Clue #22: 35. Preachers
Clue #23: 36. "Gotcha"
Clue #24: 37. Morning condensations
Clue #25: 39. "I Like ___" (1950s campaign slogan)
Clue #26: 41. Very, in music
Clue #27: 43. React to a ridiculous suggestion, maybe
Clue #28: 44. Eyes in a sleazy way
Clue #29: 47. Raise a glass to
Clue #30: 49. London-based insurance giant
Clue #31: 50. Teamster Jimmy
Clue #32: 51. T.S. Eliot's (and the I.R.S.'s) "cruellest month"
Clue #33: 52. Royal domain
Clue #34: 54. Law firm aides, informally … or a hint to 17-, 26-. 48- and 62-Across
Clue #35: 57. Some whiskeys
Clue #36: 58. Drug cop
Clue #37: 60. Verve
Clue #38: 61. Tachometers measure them, in brief
Clue #39: 63. Word said in passing?
Antonyms: nay
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Saturday, January 4, 2025
27448 Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 04, 2025
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Home in the country?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: USEMBASSY
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The clue is 10. Red container, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CASK
Possible Answer : barrel, caskful, cask
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The clue is 14. Second woman, after Kathryn Bigelow, to win a best director Oscar (2020). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: CHLOEZHAO
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The clue is 15. ___ Huang, whose "Fresh Off the Boat" memoir was turned into an ABC sitcom. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EDDIE
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The clue is 16. Alternative to a chop or shank. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: LAMBSTEAK
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The clue is 17. Rage. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CRAZE
Possible Answer : delirium, cult, madden, furor, fury, frenzy, fad, furore, craze, rage, hysteria
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The clue is 18. Shopping meccas of old. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: AGORAE
Possible Answer : public_square, agora
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The clue is 19. Sauce named after a steward to Louis XIV. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: BECHAMEL
Possible Answer : bechamel_sauce, white_sauce, bechamel
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The clue is 21. Hit entertainment org. in Vegas?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: UFC
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The clue is 22. Informal suggestions. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RECS
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The clue is 23. Historic founder of the Shakers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ANNLEE
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The clue is 26. "Totally didn't see that one coming," sarcastically. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: SHOCKING
Possible Answer : take_aback, scandalise, shocking, shameful, floor, disgraceful, ball_over, blow_out_of_the_water, scandalize, traumatise, scandalous, shock, offend, traumatize, lurid, appal, appall, outrage
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The clue is 30. Head shop purchase, nowadays. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: VAPE
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The clue is 31. Language spoken in northern New York. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MOHAWK
Possible Answer : Mohawk, mohawk_haircut, mohawk
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The clue is 33. What goes around in the Pacific?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LEI
Possible Answer : wreath, garland, lei, coronal, chaplet, leu
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The clue is 34. [Back off!]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GRR
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The clue is 35. Supports. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: UPHOLDS
Possible Answer : carry_on, maintain, continue, preserve, bear_on, uphold
Possible Opposite Answer : discontinue
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The clue is 36. Recording inits.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: VHS
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The clue is 37. ___ on one's 38-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ACT
Possible Answer : do, move, represent, roleplay, dissemble, turn, bit, number, deed, human_action, enactment, behave, playact, act_as, human_activity, pretend, routine, act, work, play
Possible Opposite Answer : refrain
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The clue is 38. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BEHALF
Possible Answer : behalf
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The clue is 39. Name combining with El-, Eg- or Engel-. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BERT
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The clue is 40. Just *done* with something. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: SOOVERIT
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The clue is 42. Development area. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: UTERUS
Possible Answer : uterus, womb
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The clue is 44. Un animal del zodÃaco. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TORO
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The clue is 45. Hip-hop group with the 1990 hit "100 Miles and Runnin'". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NWA
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The clue is 46. Truly awful. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: THEWORST
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The clue is 50. Fudge substitute. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DARNIT
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The clue is 54. "Holy oleo!" speaker. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ROBIN
Possible Answer : robin, American_robin, Erithacus_rubecola, redbreast, Old_World_robin, robin_redbreast, Turdus_migratorius
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The clue is 55. Designation for some apartments. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: LOWINCOME
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The clue is 57. Vacuous. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INANE
Possible Answer : mindless, inane, vacuous, asinine, fatuous
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The clue is 58. Creature whose name means "forest person". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: ORANGUTAN
Possible Answer : Pongo_pygmaeus, orang, orangutan, orangutang
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The clue is 59. Simon of "Shaun of the Dead". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PEGG
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The clue is 60. Get carried along, in a way. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: PIGGYBACK
Possible Answer : pig-a-back, pickaback, piggyback
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: UCLA
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The clue is 2. High-piled style. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SHAG
Possible Answer: screw, nookie, shag, piece_of_ass, shtup, roll_in_the_hay, screwing, fuck, piece_of_tail, fucking, ass, nooky
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The clue is 3. Popular red Halloween costume. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ELMO
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The clue is 4. Ochlocracy, by another name. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: MOBRULE
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The clue is 5. "Take care". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BESAFE
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The clue is 6. Ancient figure called the "huey tlatoani" by his subjects. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: AZTECEMPEROR
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The clue is 7. "___ Came to Me" (2023 rom-com). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SHE
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The clue is 8. Maker of the 900 in '94 and the 9-3 in '99. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SAAB
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The clue is 9. Join the team?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: YOKE
Possible Answer: brace, twain, pair, dyad, duo, duad, coupling, span, distich, link, couple, twosome, couplet, duet, yoke
Possible Opposite Answer : unyoke
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The clue is 10. Music stand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CDRACK
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The clue is 11. David Stern's successor as N.B.A. commissioner. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ADAMSILVER
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The clue is 12. L or M, but not N or O. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SIZE
Possible Answer: sizing, size, size_of_it
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The clue is 13. Collapse, with "over". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KEEL
Possible Answer: keel, careen, swag, lurch, stagger, reel
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The clue is 15. Things sent from some online accounts. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ECHECKS
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The clue is 20. Kickstarter activity. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: CROWDFUNDING
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The clue is 23. Portmanteau term for airplane fuel. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AVGAS
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The clue is 24. Traffic figure, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NARCO
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The clue is 25. Iconic bit of media merch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: NPRTOTEBAG
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The clue is 26. Tiny swine. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SHOAT
Possible Answer: piggy, piglet, shote, shoat
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The clue is 27. Room for a meal, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HALL
Possible Answer: dorm, residence_hall, anteroom, foyer, manor_hall, Granville_Stanley_Hall, manse, student_residence, entrance_hall, G._Stanley_Hall, antechamber, Marguerite_Radclyffe_Hall, Hall, vestibule, mansion_house, Charles_Francis_Hall, Asaph_Hall, mansion, hall, Radclyffe_Hall, dormitory, Charles_Martin_Hall, residence, lobby, hallway
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The clue is 28. Writer of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NEHRU
Possible Answer: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru
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The clue is 29. Essences. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GISTS
Possible Answer: marrow, pith, kernel, burden, core, heart, inwardness, effect, heart_and_soul, nub, nitty-gritty, center, gist, centre, sum, essence, substance, meat
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The clue is 32. Hesitant response to "Is that you?". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OHHI
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The clue is 35. Premium service with discounts on rides. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: UBERONE
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The clue is 39. Babe in the woods?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: BEARCUB
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The clue is 41. Oath activity. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: VOWING
Possible Answer: vow, consecrate
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The clue is 43. Like some country singers' voices. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TWANGY
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The clue is 46. Word with round or power. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TRIP
Possible Answer: activate, head_trip, turn_on, jaunt, tripper, stumble, actuate, trip-up, trip, trigger_off, misstep, get_off, trip_out, spark, slip, spark_off, touch_off, set_off, trigger, trip_up, travel
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The clue is 47. Perfect over time. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HONE
Possible Answer: perfect, hone
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The clue is 48. Refuse to eat?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SLOP
Possible Answer: pigswill, squish, spill, mire, swill, treacle, slop, glop, slops, mush, squelch, slosh, splash, splosh, splatter, pigwash
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The clue is 49. Spelling seen in credits. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TORI
Possible Answer: torus, toroid, tore
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The clue is 51. "___ chance". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NOTA
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The clue is 52. Cook's offering with chips?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IMAC
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The clue is 53. Many a charity run. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TENK
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The clue is 56. Jokester. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WAG
Possible Answer: wit, waggle, shake, wag, card
Sunday, August 31, 2025
August 18, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (33 clues)
- Down Clues (39 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, August 18, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.2 letters
Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword August 18, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Jewell who played Jewel on "Deadwood" | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Slip | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Shade of blue | 4 |
| 4A | 14. It may follow praying | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Brings up | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Flowers for mothers? | 4 |
| 7A | 17. The cask of amontillado, e.g. | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Outspoken? | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Expression of support while keeping one's distance? | 9 |
| 10A | 21. Golden Globe classification | 5 |
| 11A | 22. ___ time | 3 |
| 12A | 23. Fiver | 3 |
| 13A | 25. "Little Birds" eroticist | 3 |
| 14A | 26. A ways | 3 |
| 15A | 28. Symbols thought to have supernatural power | 6 |
| 16A | 31. "I need at least a little justification" | 15 |
| 17A | 37. Home for retired circus workers, maybe | 15 |
| 18A | 38. Opposite of playing it safe | 15 |
| 19A | 39. Looks long and hard | 6 |
| 20A | 40. Luke's trainee in "Star Wars" | 3 |
| 21A | 41. Mo. with two national holidays | 3 |
| 22A | 44. Steam | 3 |
| 23A | 45. Bulky Himalayan | 3 |
| 24A | 47. Yolanda with four Grammys in gospel | 5 |
| 25A | 49. Key part | 9 |
| 26A | 55. Pasta that's often baked | 4 |
| 27A | 56. Heavy stock | 10 |
| 28A | 57. Fire | 4 |
| 29A | 58. Kind of pie | 5 |
| 30A | 59. Russian region | 4 |
| 31A | 60. Log time | 4 |
| 32A | 61. Holy person | 5 |
| 33A | 62. Romantic preference | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Jewell who played Jewel on "Deadwood""
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: GERI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Slip"
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 socially awkward or tactless act
- Words that mean the same thing: solecism, gaucherie, faux pas
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAFFE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Shade of blue"
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 shade of blue tinged with green
- Words that mean the same thing: cobalt blue, greenish blue, peacock blue
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AQUA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. It may follow praying"
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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
- Words that mean the same thing: Amon, Amun
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Brings 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 the back of a military formation or procession
- Words that mean the same thing: bottom, ass, set up
- The opposite would be: front, head
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REARS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Flowers for mothers?"
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 informal terms for a mother
- Words that mean the same thing: ma, mamma, florist's chrysanthemum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MUMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. The cask of amontillado, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
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The answer is: WINEBARREL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. Outspoken?"
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 examination conducted by spoken communication
- Words that mean the same thing: oral exam, oral examination, viva
- The opposite would be: aboral, anal
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Expression of support while keeping one's distance?"
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!
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The answer is: PROXYVOTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Golden Globe classification"
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 dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- Words that mean the same thing: play, dramatic event, dramatic play
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DRAMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. ___ time"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- Words that mean the same thing: golf tee, teeing ground, football tee
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "23. Fiver"
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!
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The answer is: ABE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. "Little Birds" eroticist"
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!
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The answer is: NIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. A ways"
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 terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by tutsi and to institute hutu control again
- Words that mean the same thing: Former Armed Forces, ALIR, Interahamwe
- The opposite would be: near
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. Symbols thought to have supernatural power"
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!
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The answer is: SIGILS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. "I need at least a little justification""
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!
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The answer is: GIVEMEONEREASON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "37. Home for retired circus workers, maybe"
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!
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The answer is: ANIMALSANCTUARY
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Clue 18 Across: "38. Opposite of playing it safe"
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!
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The answer is: LIVINGONTHEEDGE
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Clue 19 Across: "39. Looks long and hard"
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 fixed look with eyes open wide
- Words that mean the same thing: gaze, star, asterisk
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STARES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. Luke's trainee in "Star Wars""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 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!
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The answer is: REY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Mo. with two national holidays"
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 first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
- Words that mean the same thing: January
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. Steam"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- Words that mean the same thing: ira, anger, choler
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "45. Bulky Himalayan"
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 large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated
- Words that mean the same thing: cackle, yakety-yak, gab
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YAK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "47. Yolanda with four Grammys in gospel"
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 american revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the boston tea party and signer of the declaration of independence (1722-1803)
- Words that mean the same thing: President Adams, XTC, hug drug
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADAMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. Key part"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VITALROLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "55. Pasta that's often baked"
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 medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZITI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "56. Heavy stock"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
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The answer is: LINENPAPER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "57. Fire"
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 feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
- Words that mean the same thing: readiness, ardour, elan
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "58. Kind of pie"
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 wood of a pecan tree
- Words that mean the same thing: Carya illinoensis, pecan tree, Carya illinoinsis
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PECAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "59. Russian region"
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!
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The answer is: URAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "60. Log time"
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 period extending from dec. 24 to jan. 6
- Words that mean the same thing: Christmas, Noel, Yuletide
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YULE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "61. Holy person"
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 hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWAMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "62. Romantic preference"
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 subdivision of a particular kind of thing
- Words that mean the same thing: typecast, character, case
- The opposite would be: antitype
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TYPE
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle August 18, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Rubberneck | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Certain royal | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Home makeover, informally | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Under the most dire circumstances | 10 |
| 5D | 5. Like some accents | 5 |
| 6D | 6. High-performance Saab model | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Brain ___ | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Ones who haven't signed | 10 |
| 9D | 9. Night school subj. | 3 |
| 10D | 10. "El ___ en los tiempos de cólera" (GarcÃa Márquez title) | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Holy book | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Savoriness | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Only character to appear in all of the Narnia chronicles | 5 |
| 14D | 18. "I'm done with this conversation!" | 3 |
| 15D | 21. Wipe | 6 |
| 16D | 24. Canoe maker's bark | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Done, informally | 4 |
| 18D | 27. Tel ___ | 4 |
| 19D | 28. "It was fine," e.g. | 10 |
| 20D | 29. Fatuous | 5 |
| 21D | 30. Your wurst side? | 10 |
| 22D | 31. Miss at a country dance | 3 |
| 23D | 32. It may follow praying | 6 |
| 24D | 33. "Enigma Variations" composer | 5 |
| 25D | 34. Name on the Marquis? | 4 |
| 26D | 35. Nora Ephron's ironically titled "Wallflower at the ___" | 4 |
| 27D | 36. Bill of science | 3 |
| 28D | 41. Full of pizazz | 5 |
| 29D | 42. Parting of the Seine? | 5 |
| 30D | 43. Like birth days | 5 |
| 31D | 45. New Age musician with the platinum album "Tribute" | 5 |
| 32D | 46. View from a high pass | 3 |
| 33D | 48. Word with square or air | 4 |
| 34D | 50. Empire that functioned without money | 4 |
| 35D | 51. Work crew | 4 |
| 36D | 52. Locale for country and folk music, familiarly | 4 |
| 37D | 53. Bound | 4 |
| 38D | 54. First name in detective fiction | 4 |
| 39D | 56. Old records, in brief | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. Rubberneck"
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 look with amazement; look stupidly
- Words that mean the same thing: goggle, gape, gawk
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAWP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Certain royal"
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 independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
- Words that mean the same thing: ameer, amir, emeer
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Home makeover, 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 a city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RENO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Under the most dire circumstances"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
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The answer is: INEXTREMIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Like some accents"
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 death of a person
- Words that mean the same thing: tomb, serious, severe
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GRAVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. High-performance Saab model"
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!
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The answer is: AERO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Brain ___"
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 reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
- Words that mean the same thing: break wind, flatus, breaking wind
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Ones who haven't signed"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
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The answer is: FREEAGENTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Night school subj."
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!
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The answer is: ESL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. "El ___ en los tiempos de cólera" (GarcÃa Márquez title)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
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!
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The answer is: AMOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Holy book"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sacred writings of islam revealed by god to the prophet muhammad during his life at mecca and medina
- Words that mean the same thing: Koran, Book, al-Qur'an
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: QURAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Savoriness"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UMAMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Only character to appear in all of the Narnia chronicles"
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!
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The answer is: ASLAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. "I'm done with this conversation!""
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 you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- Words that mean the same thing: good-bye, arrivederci, adios
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Wipe"
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 remove or make invisible
- Words that mean the same thing: erase, blue-pencil, edit
- The opposite would be: record
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DELETE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Canoe maker's bark"
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 hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
- Words that mean the same thing: birch tree, birken, birch rod
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIRCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. Done, informally"
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!
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The answer is: FINI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "27. Tel ___"
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!
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The answer is: AVIV
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "28. "It was fine," e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
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The answer is: SOSOREVIEW
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Fatuous"
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 devoid of intelligence
- Words that mean the same thing: vacuous, asinine, mindless
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INANE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "30. Your wurst side?"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that shredded cabbage fermented in brine
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAUERKRAUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "31. Miss at a country dance"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
- Words that mean the same thing: gallon
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "32. It may follow praying"
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 predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
- Words that mean the same thing: mantid
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MANTIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "33. "Enigma Variations" composer"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that british composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934)
- Words that mean the same thing: Sir Edward William Elgar, Sir Edward Elgar
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELGAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Down: "34. Name on the Marquis?"
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 french soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814)
- Words that mean the same thing: Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, de Sade, Marquis de Sade
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SADE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Down: "35. Nora Ephron's ironically titled "Wallflower at the ___""
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 any act of immoderate indulgence
- Words that mean the same thing: splurge, binge, saturnalia
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORGY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Down: "36. Bill of science"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about science/technology.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Down: "41. Full of pizazz"
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 resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
- Words that mean the same thing: sporty, flashy, gaudy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JAZZY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Down: "42. Parting of the Seine?"
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 farewell remark
- Words that mean the same thing: good-bye, arrivederci, adios
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADIEU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Down: "43. Like birth days"
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 region of eastern south africa on the indian ocean
- Words that mean the same thing: KwaZulu-Natal
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NATAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Down: "45. New Age musician with the platinum album "Tribute""
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!
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The answer is: YANNI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Down: "46. View from a high pass"
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 any high mountain
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Down: "48. Word with square or air"
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 unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
- Words that mean the same thing: mi, mil, international nautical mile
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MILE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Down: "50. Empire that functioned without money"
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 ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
- Words that mean the same thing: Inka, Incan
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INCA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Down: "51. Work crew"
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 cooperative unit (especially in sports)
- Words that mean the same thing: team up, squad
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Down: "52. Locale for country and folk music, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
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The answer is: OPRY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Down: "53. Bound"
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 light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- Words that mean the same thing: spring, bounce, bound
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Down: "54. First name in detective fiction"
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!
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The answer is: ERLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Down: "56. Old records, in brief"
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 long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm
- Words that mean the same thing: L-P, LP
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LPS
Great job if you got it right!
Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 53 | 73.6% |
| Short Answer | 10 | 13.9% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.8% |
| Music | 2 | 2.8% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.4% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.4% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
| Science/Technology | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 72 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.2 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 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: August 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM