Fri Oct 18, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Juice provider, 8. Portrayer of Laurie Strode in seven "Halloween" films, 14. Where customers can pay to smash household objects to smithereens, 16. Play without a break, 17. Attention-grabbing visuals, 18. Part of many singers' vocal warm-up routines, 19. Beef variety, 20. It's often playing games, 22. Playful snarl, 23. What painful sensations and frying pans can both do, 24. Shawarma holder, 25. Express one's displeasure toward, 26. Cryptaesthesia, more familiarly, 27. Artist whose full name anagrams to A MAN DETOURED, 28. Modern party planning tool, 29. Really good time, 30. Orthodontist's recommendation, 32. Digital art?, 35. Makes an opposing argument, 36. It generates a lot of buzz, 37. Register, as a complaint, 38. Voiced amazement, 40. "There, there" accompanier, 43. Former Israeli P.M. Sharon, 44. Stadium sounds, 45. De ___, 46. Word before friendly or name, 47. ID issuers, 48. Hit taker, 49. Beethoven's "Hammerklavier," for one, 51. Phrase typically shortened to its first three letters, 53. Geometry figure, 54. Big name in food delivery, 55. Accommodates, in listing-speak, 56. "That was perfect — I don't have any feedback"

 Fri Oct 18, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. Clothing line, 2. Warren of the Allman Brothers Band, 3. Common reason for a missed reference, 4. Come back, 5. Mardi follower, 6. Vast span, 7. Entered a Wild West town, say, 8. "Walking in Memphis" singer Marc, 9. Deep-dish pizza maker, 10. What a '50s-style diner or arcade bar might have, 11. "Star Wars" planet that's home to womp rats, 12. First pitcher, maybe, 13. First pitcher, 15. "That explains it!", 21. Eucharist plate, 24. Crafter's supply, 25. Showed pride, in a way, 27. TV mounting spot, 29. Popular remedy for an upset stomach, 31. Penne, rigatoni, etc., 32. Sad sack, 33. Market, 34. Stick in the closet?, 35. Things of concern to grammarians and negotiators, 39. Moses portrayer in classic film, 40. Prod, 41. Not inclined, 42. Scrolls from right to left?, 45. Avoid, 47. Pops, 48. Fork-tailed bird, 50. Checkout screen option, 52. This is what it sounds like when doves cry

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 18, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: CHARGER

  Possible Answer : charger, courser, battery_charger




• The clue is 8. Portrayer of Laurie Strode in seven "Halloween" films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURTIS

  Possible Answer : William_Curtis, Curtis




• The clue is 14. Where customers can pay to smash household objects to smithereens. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGEROOM




• The clue is 16. Play without a break. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEACT




• The clue is 17. Attention-grabbing visuals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYECANDY




• The clue is 18. Part of many singers' vocal warm-up routines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTTEA




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

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

  The answer: ANGUS

  Possible Answer : Angus_Og, Aengus, black_Angus, Oengus, Aberdeen_Angus, Angus




• The clue is 20. It's often playing games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPN




• The clue is 22. Playful snarl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROWR




• The clue is 23. What painful sensations and frying pans can both do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAR

  Possible Answer : singe, scorch, blacken, parch, dried-up, sere, withered, shriveled, sear, shrivelled, char




• The clue is 24. Shawarma holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PITA

  Possible Answer : pita, pocket_bread




• The clue is 25. Express one's displeasure toward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOOAT




• The clue is 26. Cryptaesthesia, more familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESP

  Possible Answer : ESP, second_sight, extrasensory_perception, E.S.P., clairvoyance




• The clue is 27. Artist whose full name anagrams to A MAN DETOURED. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANET

  Possible Answer : Manet, Edouard_Manet




• The clue is 28. Modern party planning tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVITE




• The clue is 29. Really good time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

  Possible Answer : flatulence, gun, gasconade, brag, gasolene, bluster, gas, petrol, vaunt, natural_gas, boast, throttle, gaseous_state, swash, gasoline, blow, tout, accelerator, gas_pedal, shoot_a_line, flatulency, accelerator_pedal




• The clue is 30. Orthodontist's recommendation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETAINER

  Possible Answer : retainer, consideration, servant




• The clue is 32. Digital art?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: PAINTBYNUMBER




• The clue is 35. Makes an opposing argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COUNTERS

  Possible Answer : parry, counterpunch, forestall, heel_counter, sideboard, counter, buffet, riposte, replication, anticipate, return, tabulator, retort, foresee, comeback, rejoinder




• The clue is 36. It generates a lot of buzz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEE

  Possible Answer : bee




• The clue is 37. Register, as a complaint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LODGE

  Possible Answer : society, guild, hunting_lodge, auberge, Sir_Oliver_Joseph_Lodge, indian_lodge, wedge, hostel, charge, gild, club, Sir_Oliver_Lodge, order, file, stick, Lodge, deposit, accommodate, social_club, hostelry, inn, lodge

  Possible Opposite Answer : dislodge




• The clue is 38. Voiced amazement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOHED

  Possible Answer : ooh, aah




• The clue is 40. "There, there" accompanier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAT

  Possible Answer : tap, chuck, rap, glib, pat, slick, dab




• The clue is 43. Former Israeli P.M. Sharon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIEL




• The clue is 44. Stadium sounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLES




• The clue is 45. De ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOVO




• The clue is 46. Word before friendly or name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USER

  Possible Answer : user, substance_abuser, drug_user, exploiter




• The clue is 47. ID issuers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DMVS




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

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

  The answer: TOKER




• The clue is 49. Beethoven's "Hammerklavier," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONATA

  Possible Answer : sonata




• The clue is 51. Phrase typically shortened to its first three letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCETERA

  Possible Answer : etcetera, etc., and_so_forth, and_so_on




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

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

  The answer: EUCLID

  Possible Answer : Euclid




• The clue is 54. Big name in food delivery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOORDASH




• The clue is 55. Accommodates, in listing-speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEEPS

  Possible Answer : sopor, nap, sleep, rest, catch_some_Z's, log_Z's, slumber, eternal_rest, eternal_sleep, kip, quietus

  Possible Opposite Answer : wake




• The clue is 56. "That was perfect — I don't have any feedback". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONOTES

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: CREASE

  Possible Answer: plication, flexure, ruckle, rumple, crinkle, line, scrunch_up, crimp, scrunch, crumple, rake, furrow, creese, crease, bend, crisp, fold, seam, wrinkle, kris, graze

• The clue is 2. Warren of the Allman Brothers Band. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYNES

• The clue is 3. Common reason for a missed reference. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGEGAP

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

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

  The answer: RECUR

  Possible Answer: repeat, fall_back, resort, recur, go_back

• The clue is 5. Mardi follower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAS

• The clue is 6. Vast span. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EON

  Possible Answer: aeon, eon

• The clue is 7. Entered a Wild West town, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RODEIN

• The clue is 8. "Walking in Memphis" singer Marc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COHN

  Possible Answer: Ferdinand_Julius_Cohn, Cohn

• The clue is 9. Deep-dish pizza maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNO

• The clue is 10. What a '50s-style diner or arcade bar might have. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETROVIBE

• The clue is 11. "Star Wars" planet that's home to womp rats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATOOINE

• The clue is 12. First pitcher, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEWATER

• The clue is 13. First pitcher. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STARTER

  Possible Answer: crank, fledgling, entrant, starting_motor, neophyte, newbie, freshman, appetizer, starter, starter_motor, appetiser, fledgeling, dispatcher, newcomer

• The clue is 15. "That explains it!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: MYSTERYSOLVED

• The clue is 21. Eucharist plate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATEN

• The clue is 24. Crafter's supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASTE

  Possible Answer: glue, paste, library_paste, spread

• The clue is 25. Showed pride, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEAMED

  Possible Answer: radiate, send, glow, broadcast, shine, transmit, air, beam

• The clue is 27. TV mounting spot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANTEL

  Possible Answer: chimneypiece, mantel, mantle, mantlepiece, mantelpiece

• The clue is 29. Popular remedy for an upset stomach. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GINGERALE

• The clue is 31. Penne, rigatoni, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUBES

  Possible Answer: tube-shaped_structure, subway_system, tubing, thermionic_vacuum_tube, subway, thermionic_tube, metro, electron_tube, underground, vacuum_tube, tube, pipe, thermionic_valve

• The clue is 32. Sad sack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORSOUL

• The clue is 33. Market. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUDIENCE

  Possible Answer: interview, audience, consultation, hearing

• The clue is 34. Stick in the closet?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BROOM

  Possible Answer: broom, ling, heather, Scots_heather, sweep, Calluna_vulgaris

• The clue is 35. Things of concern to grammarians and negotiators. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAUSES

  Possible Answer: article, clause

• The clue is 39. Moses portrayer in classic film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HESTON

• The clue is 40. Prod. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POKEAT

• The clue is 41. Not inclined. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVERSE

  Possible Answer: indisposed, antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, loth, loath

• The clue is 42. Scrolls from right to left?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORAHS

  Possible Answer: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws

• The clue is 45. Avoid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTDO

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

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

  The answer: DADS

  Possible Answer: dad, daddy, pop, pappa, papa, dada, pa

• The clue is 48. Fork-tailed bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERN

  Possible Answer: tern

• The clue is 50. Checkout screen option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIP

  Possible Answer: crest, tilt, hint, tumble, gratuity, steer, slant, lean, tiptoe, pourboire, confidential_information, point, bakshis, tip, wind, angle, bung, lead, topple, bakshish, summit, baksheesh, tippytoe, backsheesh, crown, top, tip_off, peak, tap, fee

• The clue is 52. This is what it sounds like when doves cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COO

  Possible Answer: coo

No 27370 Tue Oct 15, 2024 NYT Crossword by Lindsay Rosenblum

Across Clues :

1. No longer taking, as a medication, 6. What a light bulb represents in cartoons, 10. Led, as a meeting, 13. Where soju is the national drink, 14. Overwhelmed by hilarity, hyperbolically speaking, 15. Style of San Francisco's Coit Tower, informally, 16. Visa, for one, 18. Foreboding sign, 19. Take advantage of, 20. ___-di-dah, 21. Still awake after midnight, say, 23. Furry feet, 25. Thief at work in a bustling crowd, 28. "OK, that wasn't totally true", 30. Favor precursor?, 31. Loudly laments, 32. Triumph over, 34. "Don't think so", 36. One might be found at a roast, 40. Pulitzer-winning writer James, 41. Philanthropists, 44. Dodge Charger, e.g., 48. Nile reptile, 50. What an unsatisfied customer might leave behind, 51. Modern combat athlete, informally, 54. Expectant parents' selection, 55. Revolted, 56. Home of MoMA and M.S.G., 58. The Trojans of the N.C.A.A., 59. Shape for a child's chicken nugget, informally, 60. Show interest on a dating app … or what 16-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across must do to be successful?, 64. Steely determination, 65. Garment worn by the Little Caesars mascot, 66. Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology, 67. Up to this point, 68. Waxy imprint, 69. Montana city nicknamed "The Richest Hill on Earth"

Tue Oct 15, 2024 NYT Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Match.com alternative, 2. Realtor's sign, 3. Airport amenity, 4. British ref. work, 5. Not pass, 6. Pet-tracking device, 7. Anti-trafficking agcy., 8. Hear here!, 9. Make sense, 10. Uncreative studio project, perhaps, 11. Winning blackjack hand, 12. Trios of trios, 15. Sweet, in Italian, 17. Dance style with shuffles and buffaloes, 22. "Gotta catch 'em all!" game series, 24. Witnessed, 26. Competition, 27. Ray who helped globalize McDonald's, 29. Some bottled waters, 33. Pull, 35. Group of whales, 37. Actress Jeffries of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians", 38. Part of, as a scheme, 39. Like courses with multiple professors, 42. Comedic drum flourish, 43. Bond film between "Skyfall" and "No Time to Die", 44. Like words written in ink by a lefty, often, 45. Ruler's realm, 46. "Aw, man!", 47. Underway, 49. Distant correspondent, 52. Medieval tales of daring adventure, 53. Bread choice for a Reuben, 57. Expectant parents' selection, 61. "Wednesday's child is full of ___" (nursery rhyme line), 62. Tennis champ Swiatek, 63. Critical hosp. wing

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 15, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. No longer taking, as a medication. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFFOF




• The clue is 6. What a light bulb represents in cartoons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEA

  Possible Answer : melodic_theme, theme, idea, approximation, thought, musical_theme, mind, estimation, estimate




• The clue is 10. Led, as a meeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAN

  Possible Answer : play, scarper, campaign, move, black_market, lam, head_for_the_hills, work, draw, extend, feed, operate, turn_tail, lean, unravel, range, endure, guide, fly_the_coop, run_for, run_away, be_given, execute, race, track_down, persist, lead, die_hard, hunt_down, ladder, melt, carry, tend, break_away, scat, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, pass, bleed, escape, prevail, go, consort, course, function, incline, bunk, hunt, melt_down, flow, ply, run

  Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction




• The clue is 13. Where soju is the national drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOREA

  Possible Answer : Korean_Peninsula, Korea, Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook




• The clue is 14. Overwhelmed by hilarity, hyperbolically speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAD

  Possible Answer : bushed, all_in, dead, beat, abruptly, short, idle, stagnant, deadened, suddenly, numb, drained, absolutely, utterly, perfectly, utter

  Possible Opposite Answer : living, alive, live




• The clue is 15. Style of San Francisco's Coit Tower, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECO

  Possible Answer : deco, art_deco




• The clue is 16. Visa, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREDITCARD




• The clue is 18. Foreboding sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer : prognostic, betoken, prognosticate, forecast, portent, Oman, foreshadow, prefigure, bode, omen, Sultanate_of_Oman, prognostication, foretell, portend, prodigy, Muscat_and_Oman, predict, presage, augur, auspicate




• The clue is 19. Take advantage of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

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




• The clue is 20. ___-di-dah. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAH

  Possible Answer : la, lah




• The clue is 21. Still awake after midnight, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPLATE




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

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

  The answer: PAWS

  Possible Answer : hand, manus, paw, mitt




• The clue is 25. Thief at work in a bustling crowd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICKPOCKET

  Possible Answer : pickpocket, cutpurse, dip




• The clue is 28. "OK, that wasn't totally true". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILIED




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

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

  The answer: POR




• The clue is 31. Loudly laments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEENS

  Possible Answer : keen, lament




• The clue is 32. Triumph over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEFEAT

  Possible Answer : defeat, frustration, overcome, vote_down, vote_out, licking, shoot_down, get_the_better_of, kill

  Possible Opposite Answer : victory




• The clue is 34. "Don't think so". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOPE




• The clue is 36. One might be found at a roast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSULTCOMIC




• The clue is 40. Pulitzer-winning writer James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGEE

  Possible Answer : Agee, James_Agee




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

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

  The answer: DONORS

  Possible Answer : conferrer, donor, giver, presenter, bestower




• The clue is 44. Dodge Charger, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDAN

  Possible Answer : sedan, saloon, sedan_chair




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

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

  The answer: ASP

  Possible Answer : asp, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper, Egyptian_cobra, Naja_haje




• The clue is 50. What an unsatisfied customer might leave behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTIP




• The clue is 51. Modern combat athlete, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MMAFIGHTER




• The clue is 54. Expectant parents' selection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAME

  Possible Answer : describe, diagnose, epithet, cite, refer, nominate, list, public_figure, name, advert, distinguish, key, appoint, constitute, make, gens, mention, identify, discover, bring_up, figure, key_out, call




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

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

  The answer: UPROSE

  Possible Answer : develop, go_up, turn_out, lift, stand_up, spring_up, come_up, rise, uprise, grow, get_up, originate, resurrect, ascend, bristle, arise, move_up

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




• The clue is 56. Home of MoMA and M.S.G.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYC




• The clue is 58. The Trojans of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USC




• The clue is 59. Shape for a child's chicken nugget, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINO




• The clue is 60. Show interest on a dating app … or what 16-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across must do to be successful?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWIPERIGHT




• The clue is 64. Steely determination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRIT

  Possible Answer : guts, gritstone, sand, gritrock, grit, gumption, backbone, moxie




• The clue is 65. Garment worn by the Little Caesars mascot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGA

  Possible Answer : toga




• The clue is 66. Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICHOR

  Possible Answer : pus, purulence, suppuration, festering, sanies, ichor




• The clue is 67. Up to this point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YET

  Possible Answer : withal, so_far, still, nonetheless, all_the_same, as_yet, thus_far, up_to_now, til_now, yet, in_time, even, heretofore, however, hitherto, even_so, until_now, notwithstanding, nevertheless




• The clue is 68. Waxy imprint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAL

  Possible Answer : Navy_SEAL, sealskin, SEAL, seal_of_approval, seal, varnish, seal_off, sealing_wax, stamp, cachet

  Possible Opposite Answer : unseal




• The clue is 69. Montana city nicknamed "The Richest Hill on Earth". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTTE

  Possible Answer : butte, Butte

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Match.com alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKCUPID

• The clue is 2. Realtor's sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORSALE

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

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

  The answer: FREEWIFI

• The clue is 4. British ref. work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OED

  Possible Answer: OED, Oxford_English_Dictionary, O.E.D.

• The clue is 5. Not pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIL

  Possible Answer: die, go_wrong, fail, give_out, neglect, betray, go, break_down, flunk, bomb, miscarry, flush_it, conk_out, go_bad, break, give_way, run_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : succeed, manage, pass

• The clue is 6. Pet-tracking device. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDCHIP

• The clue is 7. Anti-trafficking agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEA

  Possible Answer: DEA, Drug_Enforcement_Administration, Drug_Enforcement_Agency

• The clue is 8. Hear here!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

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

• The clue is 9. Make sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDUP

• The clue is 10. Uncreative studio project, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REMAKE

  Possible Answer: remaking, refashion, remake, make_over, redo

• The clue is 11. Winning blackjack hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACETEN

• The clue is 12. Trios of trios. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONETS

• The clue is 15. Sweet, in Italian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOLCE

  Possible Answer: dolce

• The clue is 17. Dance style with shuffles and buffaloes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAP

  Possible Answer: tapdance, strike, solicit, tap, water_tap, bug, spigot, hydrant, beg, rap, dab, tip, pink, pat, water_faucet, intercept, knock, exploit, wiretap

• The clue is 22. "Gotta catch 'em all!" game series. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POKEMON

• The clue is 24. Witnessed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEN

  Possible Answer: get_a_line, see_to_it, examine, go_through, run_across, insure, visualize, catch, interpret, regard, image, come_across, understand, witness, visit, pick_up, watch, assure, construe, get_wind, realise, go_out, envision, fancy, see, consider, go_steady, get_word, encounter, experience, reckon, take_in, look, hear, find_out, ascertain, date, ensure, take_care, view, picture, discover, check, attend, figure, realize, project, meet, run_into, escort, find, determine, control, visualise, learn

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

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

  The answer: CONTEST

  Possible Answer: competition, contest, contend, repugn

• The clue is 27. Ray who helped globalize McDonald's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KROC

• The clue is 29. Some bottled waters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DASANIS

• The clue is 33. Pull. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: tugboat, lug, tote, push, labour, tower, drive, tug, jerk, labor, towboat

• The clue is 35. Group of whales. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POD

  Possible Answer: pod, seedpod, seedcase, cod, fuel_pod

• The clue is 37. Actress Jeffries of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAH

• The clue is 38. Part of, as a scheme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INON

• The clue is 39. Like courses with multiple professors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTAUGHT

• The clue is 42. Comedic drum flourish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIMSHOT

• The clue is 43. Bond film between "Skyfall" and "No Time to Die". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPECTRE

  Possible Answer: shade, wraith, phantom, apparition, phantasma, spook, fantasm, specter, spectre, ghost, phantasm

• The clue is 44. Like words written in ink by a lefty, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMUDGY

  Possible Answer: smudgy

• The clue is 45. Ruler's realm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMPIRE

  Possible Answer: conglomerate, imperium, Empire, empire

• The clue is 46. "Aw, man!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARNIT

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

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

  The answer: AFOOT

  Possible Answer: underway, afoot

• The clue is 49. Distant correspondent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PENPAL

• The clue is 52. Medieval tales of daring adventure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GESTS

• The clue is 53. Bread choice for a Reuben. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RYE

  Possible Answer: rye, rye_whisky, rye_whiskey, Secale_cereale

• The clue is 57. Expectant parents' selection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRIB

  Possible Answer: crib, trot, cot, pony, cribbage

• The clue is 61. "Wednesday's child is full of ___" (nursery rhyme line). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOE

  Possible Answer: woe, suffering, woefulness

• The clue is 62. Tennis champ Swiatek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGA

  Possible Answer: immunoglobulin_A, IgA

• The clue is 63. Critical hosp. wing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICU

  Possible Answer: ICU, intensive_care_unit

NYT Mini Trivia Week 3 April 20, 2026 - Hints & Answers

Complete Solutions for NYT Mini Trivia Week 3 April 20, 2026

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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Jump To Section

• Puzzle Information
• Grid Layout
• Across Clues (10 total)
• Down Clues (10 total)
• How to Solve Faster
• Common Questions

About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Monday, April 20, 2026

Puzzle Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	April 20, 2026
Grid Size	5 x 5 squares
Total Clues	20 clues
Across Clues	10 clues
Down Clues	10 clues
Average Solve Time	Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week {week_num} NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
Row 5

How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

• Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
• Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
• Best time to play: During a coffee break
• Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Across	21. Locomotives, to kids
2 Across	41. Alternative to .com or .edu
3 Across	61. Triage sites, for short
4 Across	52. X, for a sorority
5 Across	27. Stir up, as waters
6 Across	38. City and its surroundings
7 Across	1. Solicit with a goodie
8 Across	25. Comic figure at a circus
9 Across	19. Window shades
10 Across	42. Ridiculous

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. Also check out these helpful guides:

• April 12 2022 NYT Clues Solutions
• December 17 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
• April 29 2021 NYT Clues Solutions

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1 Across: "21. Locomotives, to kids"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 14 letters
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: C____________S

Answer:

Click to reveal

CHOOCHOOTRAINS

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2 Across: "41. Alternative to .com or .edu"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'O' and ends with 'G'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal

ORG

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3 Across: "61. Triage sites, for short"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
• Another word like this: Er

Answer:

Click to reveal

ERS

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4 Across: "52. X, for a sorority"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'I'
• Another word like this: ki

Answer:

Click to reveal

CHI

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5 Across: "27. Stir up, as waters"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
• Word pattern: R__L

Answer:

Click to reveal

ROIL

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6 Across: "38. City and its surroundings"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 9 letters
• It starts with 'M' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: M_______A

Answer:

Click to reveal

METROAREA

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7 Across: "1. Solicit with a goodie"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: T___T

Answer:

Click to reveal

TEMPT

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8 Across: "25. Comic figure at a circus"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: C___N

Answer:

Click to reveal

CLOWN

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9 Across: "19. Window shades"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 6 letters
• It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: B____S

Answer:

Click to reveal

BLINDS

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10 Across: "42. Ridiculous"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
• Word pattern: S___Y

Answer:

Click to reveal

SILLY

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Down	28. Cigarette substance
2 Down	53. Grp. for the Jets and Jaguars
3 Down	17. Kool-Aid rival
4 Down	11. Sound that warns of a tornado
5 Down	9. ...---... in Morse
6 Down	54. In the style of
7 Down	35. Matador charger
8 Down	31. Medium-sized battery
9 Down	48. Flubs
10 Down	45. Cuts at the margins

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:

• January 18 2022 NYT Clues Solutions
• August 29 2019 NYT Clues Solutions
• Todays 55 NYT Mini December 13 2025

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1 Down: "28. Cigarette substance"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
• Another word like this: mariner

Answer:

Click to reveal

TAR

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2 Down: "53. Grp. for the Jets and Jaguars"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'L'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal

NFL

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3 Down: "17. Kool-Aid rival"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'H' and ends with 'C'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal

HIC

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4 Down: "11. Sound that warns of a tornado"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: S___N

Answer:

Click to reveal

SIREN

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5 Down: "9. ...---... in Morse"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
• Another word like this: soh

Answer:

Click to reveal

SOS

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6 Down: "54. In the style of"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 3 letters
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
• This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal

ALA

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7 Down: "35. Matador charger"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: T__O

Answer:

Click to reveal

TORO

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8 Down: "31. Medium-sized battery"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'L'
• Word pattern: C___L

Answer:

Click to reveal

CCELL

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9 Down: "48. Flubs"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 4 letters
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: E__S

Answer:

Click to reveal

ERRS

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10 Down: "45. Cuts at the margins"

Helpful hints:

• This word has 5 letters
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: T___S

Answer:

Click to reveal

TRIMS

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

• The letter E is the most common in English
• Words ending in S are often plurals
• If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
• Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time	Skill Level	What It Means
Under 30 seconds	Expert	You know the puzzle patterns very well!
30-60 seconds	Advanced	Great job! You solve quickly.
1-2 minutes	Good	You're doing well. Keep practicing!
Over 2 minutes	Learning	You'll get faster with practice.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers

Total Clues:	20 clues to solve
Grid Size:	5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares:	25 squares to fill
Average Time:	Most people solve in 52 seconds
Difficulty:	A bit tricky

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Common Questions About Trivia Week 3

When can I play the Trivia Week 3 Mini?

The Trivia Week 3 puzzle is available at 10 PM Eastern Time the night before.

How fast should I be able to solve Trivia Week 3?

Most people solve the Trivia Week 3 Mini in 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Don't worry if you take longer - speed comes with practice!

Do I need to pay to play Trivia Week 3?

No! The Trivia Week 3 NYT Mini is completely free. You don't need a subscription like the big crossword.

What makes a good Trivia Week 3 solver?

Good Trivia Week 3 solvers know common short words, can spot wordplay quickly, and use crossing letters well. Practice helps a lot!

Are the puzzles harder during Trivia Week 3?

Trivia Week 3 puzzles can vary in difficulty. Saturdays are often the hardest, while Mondays are the easiest.

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword October 29, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Twice over	6
2A	7. Lush	3
3A	10. "Mass in B Minor" composer	4
4A	14. "Doggone!"	6
5A	15. Biblical companion of Moses	3
6A	16. Sunburn aid	4
7A	17. Tallowy	10
8A	19. Face of a clock	4
9A	20. Fijian or Samoan, e.g.	8
10A	22. Dude	3
11A	23. Concern for a poll	4
12A	26. Sign before Virgo	3
13A	27. Percy Bysshe Shelley, for one	5
14A	29. Place in office	7
15A	32. Locales for speakers and honorees	6
16A	33. Preceder of "com"	3
17A	34. Samuel Adams, for one	4
18A	36. Like all prime numbers besides one	3
19A	37. Tawny	13
20A	42. Kind of charger	3
21A	43. Dinar : Iraq :: ___ : Chile	4
22A	44. Like some minor-league baseball	3
23A	46. Denounce harshly	6
24A	49. Flying horse of Greek legend	7
25A	51. Check receiver	5
26A	52. "I love," long ago	3
27A	54. Bug's sensory appendage	4
28A	55. Colosseum "hello"	3
29A	56. Jackie Chan police film	8
30A	60. Money in Oman	4
31A	62. Twin bed, perhaps	10
32A	66. Film performer Diggs	4
33A	67. Surgery locales, in brief	3
34A	68. Surface	6
35A	69. Son of Zeus	4
36A	70. Many a dorm room, in a manner of speaking	3
37A	71. "I'm busy!" ... or, if read in four pieces, an aid in solving several clues here	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. Twice over"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
• Words that mean the same thing: freeze out, stop dead, halt
• The opposite would be: unfreeze, unblock
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREEZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Lush"

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 chronic drinker
• Words that mean the same thing: drunk, rummy, drunkard
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Mass in B Minor" composer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that german baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
• Words that mean the same thing: bachelor, Johann Sebastian Bach
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Doggone!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DARNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Biblical companion of Moses"

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: HUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Sunburn aid"

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 succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Tallowy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that to bring or combine together or with something else
• Words that mean the same thing: mix, commix, coalesced
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMALGAMATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Face of a clock"

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 face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
• Words that mean the same thing: telephone dial
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Fijian or Samoan, e.g."

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 an inhabitant of an island
• Words that mean the same thing: island-dweller
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISLANDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Dude"

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: BRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Concern for a poll"

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 partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
• Words that mean the same thing: predetermine, prejudice, diagonal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Sign before Virgo"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Lion, Leo the Lion
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Percy Bysshe Shelley, for one"

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

  The answer is: ODIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Place in office"

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 set up for use
• Words that mean the same thing: instal, put in, set up
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSTALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Locales for speakers and honorees"

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

  The answer is: DAISES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Preceder of "com""

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 very small circular shape
• Words that mean the same thing: dose, Elvis, sprinkle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Samuel Adams, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Like all prime numbers besides one"

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: left over, curious, 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!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Tawny"

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: NOMATTERWHICH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Kind of charger"

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: USB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Dinar : Iraq :: ___ : Chile"

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 basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
• Words that mean the same thing: Guinea-Bissau peso, Dominican peso, Uruguayan peso
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Like some minor-league baseball"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
• Words that mean the same thing: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Denounce harshly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of damaging something or someone
• Words that mean the same thing: harm, hurt, damage
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCATHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Flying horse of Greek legend"

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 (greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain medusa; was tamed by bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by athena; as the flying horse of the muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEGASUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Check receiver"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person to whom money is paid
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAYEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. "I love," long ago"

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: AMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Bug's sensory appendage"

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: PALP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Colosseum "hello""

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: AVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Jackie Chan police film"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: SUPERCOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Money in Oman"

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 basic unit of money in yemen; equal to 100 fils
• Words that mean the same thing: Omani rial, riyal-omani, Yemeni rial
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Twin bed, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: FASTASLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Film performer Diggs"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Surgery locales, 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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: OR, Beaver State, operating theatre
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Surface"

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 come out into view, as from concealment
• Words that mean the same thing: come forth, issue, egress
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMERGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Son of Zeus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Words that mean the same thing: ar, are
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. Many a dorm room, in a manner of speaking"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: pigpen, hordeolum, pigsty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. "I'm busy!" ... or, if read in four pieces, an aid in solving several clues here"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: NOTNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

October 29, 2020 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Federal vaccine agcy.	3
2D	2. Wariest animal	3
3D	3. End of an ___	3
4D	4. Sign up	6
5D	5. Begins some evasive maneuvering	4
6D	6. Series finale	4
7D	7. Classic Alan Ladd film	5
8D	8. Surpass	5
9D	9. Shoe accessory	4
10D	10. Diamond-selling Michael Jackson album	3
11D	11. Excuses	6
12D	12. Wrought	6
13D	13. Serfs of olden days	6
14D	18. Long-handled hammer	6
15D	21. Driving nuisance	7
16D	23. Four clubs, for example	3
17D	24. Close ___ (approach)	4
18D	25. Concerning, in a memo	4
19D	28. Conn of "Grease"	4
20D	30. Embarrasses	7
21D	31. Leave alone	5
22D	32. Use a divining rod	5
23D	35. House member, in brief	3
24D	38. Sound off?	4
25D	39. Paper handed in for school	6
26D	40. Home in Havana	4
27D	41. U-___	4
28D	45. Hieroglyphic figure	3
29D	46. Land of bygone Peloponnesus	6
30D	47. Wrote	6
31D	48. Deckhand's response	6
32D	50. Mini-program	6
33D	52. In pieces	5
34D	53. Like some breakups	5
35D	57. Causes of some 911 calls	4
36D	58. Large urban area in Normandy, France	4
37D	59. Odor: Prefix	4
38D	61. Picasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon"	3
39D	63. Flying fisher	3
40D	64. Freudian "wit"	3
41D	65. Parishioners' place	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. Federal vaccine agcy."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a federal agency in the department of health and human services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
• Words that mean the same thing: Food and Drug Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Wariest animal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
• Words that mean the same thing: tup, wad, chock up
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. End of an ___"

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

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Sign up"

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 join the military
• Words that mean the same thing: draft, engage, muster in
• The opposite would be: discharge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENLIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Begins some evasive maneuvering"

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 angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
• Words that mean the same thing: zag, zig, zigzag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZIGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Series finale"

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: ETAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Classic Alan Ladd film"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: SHANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Surpass"

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 be or do something to a greater degree
• Words that mean the same thing: exceed, surmount, best
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUTDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Shoe accessory"

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 tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
• Words that mean the same thing: corner, shoetree, Sir Herbert Beerbohm 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: TREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Diamond-selling Michael Jackson album"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
• Words that mean the same thing: forged, speculative, spoiled
• The opposite would be: good, goodness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Excuses"

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 (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
• Words that mean the same thing: self-justification, alibi, exculpation
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIBIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Wrought"

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 of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
• Words that mean the same thing: vulgar, rough-cut, uncouth
• The opposite would be: fine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COARSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Serfs of olden days"

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 (middle ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
• Words that mean the same thing: helot, villein, serf
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Long-handled hammer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
• Words that mean the same thing: hammer, beetle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Driving nuisance"

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 driver who obstructs others
• Words that mean the same thing: road hog
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROADHOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Four clubs, for example"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: offer, bidding, play
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Close ___ (approach)"

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: INON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Concerning, in a memo"

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: ASTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Conn of "Grease""

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: DIDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Embarrasses"

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 cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
• Words that mean the same thing: embarrass, abash
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABASHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Leave alone"

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: LETBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Use a divining rod"

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 searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
• Words that mean the same thing: rhabdomancy, dowsing, soak
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOWSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. House member, 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 informal abbreviation of `representative'
• Words that mean the same thing: repp
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Sound off?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a deaf person who is unable to speak
• Words that mean the same thing: damp, silent, dampen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Paper handed in for school"

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 written document describing the findings of some individual or group
• Words that mean the same thing: story, report card, theme
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Home in Havana"

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: CASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. U-___"

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 the act of drawing or hauling something
• Words that mean the same thing: drag, haulage, cart
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Hieroglyphic figure"

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Words that mean the same thing: Vipera aspis, asp viper, Egyptian cobra
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Land of bygone Peloponnesus"

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 ancient greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the peloponnesus prior to the 4th century bc
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPARTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Wrote"

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 salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
• Words that mean the same thing: caviare
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAVIAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Deckhand's response"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AYEAYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Mini-program"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. In pieces"

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 remote and separate physically or socially; ; - w.h.hudson
• Words that mean the same thing: asunder, isolated, obscure
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Like some breakups"

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 dirty and disorderly
• Words that mean the same thing: mussy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: MESSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Causes of some 911 calls"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
• Words that mean the same thing: flying saucer, unidentified flying object, UFO
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UFOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Large urban area in Normandy, France"

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: CAEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Odor: Prefix"

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: OSMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Picasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon""

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 chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
• Words that mean the same thing: lupus erythematosus, LE
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. Flying fisher"

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 bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of europe and greenland
• Words that mean the same thing: white-tailed sea eagle, gray sea eagle, erne
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "64. Freudian "wit""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: egotism, self, self-importance
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "65. Parishioners' 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 long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
• Words that mean the same thing: church bench
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Movies/Film	3	3.8%
History	3	3.8%
Music	2	2.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.7 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 21, 2025 at 04:22 PM