NYTimes Saturday, August 17, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints

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NYTimes Saturday, August 17, 2024 

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 17, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ireland's second-best-selling musical act after U2. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA




• The clue is 5. Forsythia, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRUB

  Possible Answer : shrub, bush




• The clue is 10. Verbally waver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAW

  Possible Answer : haw, hawthorn




• The clue is 13. Something shown to a rude houseguest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOOR

  Possible Answer : threshold, doorway, room_access, door




• The clue is 14. Mistreatment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUSE

  Possible Answer : mistreat, ill-treatment, maltreatment, ill-usage, revilement, contumely, pervert, blackguard, vilification, step, misuse, ill-use, maltreat, shout, ill-treat, insult, clapperclaw, abuse




• The clue is 15. "___ Agua Para Chocolate" (hit 1992 foreign-language film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COMO




• The clue is 16. One might clean up lots of toys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGGROOMER




• The clue is 18. Potatoes, in Indian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOO




• The clue is 19. Grown in ___ (brand of frozen French fries). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer : Gem_State, ID, Idaho




• The clue is 20. Reason one might read a "Speed Hump" sign and laugh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRTYMIND




• The clue is 22. One might be "slippery". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELM

  Possible Answer : elmwood, elm_tree, elm




• The clue is 23. Epic backdrop, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAR

  Possible Answer : war, state_of_war, warfare

  Possible Opposite Answer : peace, make_peace




• The clue is 25. Some skintight clothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAPERS

  Possible Answer : maker, shaping_machine, shaper




• The clue is 26. Coal miner's discovery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAM

  Possible Answer : wrinkle, crease, line, crinkle, furrow, bed, seam




• The clue is 28. Josh who voices Olaf in "Frozen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAD

  Possible Answer : gad, generalized_anxiety_disorder, spur, GAD, anxiety_reaction, jazz_around, gallivant




• The clue is 30. Initial tentative attempt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORAY

  Possible Answer : despoil, maraud, reave, foray, strip, plunder, rifle, raid, ransack, pillage, loot




• The clue is 31. Nonstop flight?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAIRMASTER




• The clue is 35. Jamie Lee Curtis or Neve Campbell, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCREAMQUEEN




• The clue is 37. Really loses one's cool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOESNUCLEAR




• The clue is 39. Planned Parenthood doc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBGYN




• The clue is 42. Often-bracketed bit of Latin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer : sic, set




• The clue is 43. Mark as important, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAR

  Possible Answer : virtuoso, adept, sensation, prima, lead, headliner, hotshot, principal, wiz, champion, mavin, leading, whizz, whiz, star, maven, wizard, starring, ace, genius, star_topology, stellar, superstar, asterisk




• The clue is 45. You! All of you!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLVERS

  Possible Answer : problem_solver, convergent_thinker, solver




• The clue is 48. Lunes, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIA

  Possible Answer : DIA, Defense_Intelligence_Agency




• The clue is 50. The "1" in 8-8-1, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer : bond, standoff, tie, link, railroad_tie, tie_beam, wed, bind, necktie, attach, sleeper, crosstie, association, affiliation, linkup, tie-up, connect, tie-in, link_up, draw, marry, splice

  Possible Opposite Answer : disconnect, untie




• The clue is 51. "Hold please"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INEEDAHUG




• The clue is 53. River through Glasgow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLYDE

  Possible Answer : Clyde




• The clue is 55. What lions can do that pumas cannot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROAR

  Possible Answer : wail, bellow, yawl, yaup, roar, yowl, bellowing, hollering, ululate, thunder, boom, hollo, roaring, holla, holloa, howl, holler




• The clue is 56. "A deal's a deal!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOBACKSIES




• The clue is 58. ThinkPads, originally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBMS




• The clue is 59. ___ anglaise (rich custard). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREME




• The clue is 60. Survey unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRE

  Possible Answer : Akko, Akka, acre, Accho, Acre




• The clue is 61. Cry for help. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOS

  Possible Answer : SOS, sol, soh, so




• The clue is 62. Toaster's opening. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERES

  Possible Answer : Here, Hera, here

  Possible Opposite Answer : there




• The clue is 63. Randall's elder daughter on "This Is Us". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESS

  Possible Answer : si, atomic_number_52, te, Te, tellurium, ti

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Goes down the drain, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDIES

  Possible Answer: twist, eddy, Mary_Morse_Baker_Eddy, whirl, Eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, Mary_Baker_Eddy

• The clue is 2. Thinks (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOODLES

  Possible Answer: bonce, bean, noodle, attic, noggin, dome

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

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

  The answer: YOGAMATS

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

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

  The answer: ARGH

• The clue is 5. Portuguese title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAO

• The clue is 6. "True Detective" and "The Wire," for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HBODRAMAS

• The clue is 7. One-named poet from the 13th century. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUMI

• The clue is 8. App audience. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USERS

  Possible Answer: substance_abuser, drug_user, exploiter, user

• The clue is 9. Sea bed?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERTH

  Possible Answer: bunk, place, moorage, built_in_bed, office, mooring, wharf, post, berth, tie_up, billet, spot, position, slip, situation, moor

• The clue is 10. Like Medina, Saudi Arabia, vis-à-vis Medina, Ohio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLIER

  Possible Answer: holy

  Possible Opposite Answer : unholy

• The clue is 11. So-called "king of the Egyptian gods". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMONRA

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

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

  The answer: WOODSY

  Possible Answer: woodsy, arboreous, arboraceous, woody

• The clue is 15. Scouting gatherings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMPOREES

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

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer: row, words, quarrel, wrangle, rowing, course, run-in, dustup

• The clue is 21. "Get me?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAFEEL

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

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

  The answer: AGREE

  Possible Answer: hold, harmonize, match, gibe, jibe, fit, agree, tally, consort, fit_in, concord, check, correspond, harmonise, accord, concur

  Possible Opposite Answer : disagree

• The clue is 27. Fashions out of whatever's lying around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACGYVERS

• The clue is 29. Sends to hell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAMNS

  Possible Answer: hoot, darn, imprecate, anathemise, beshrew, maledict, shucks, anathemize, tinker's_dam, bedamn, damn, tinker's_damn, curse, red_cent, shit

  Possible Opposite Answer : bless

• The clue is 32. Worked on a collapsible table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONED

  Possible Answer: press, iron, ironed, iron_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unironed

• The clue is 33. Hit Netflix show whose pilot episode is titled "Red Light, Green Light". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SQUIDGAME

• The clue is 34. Stanley of "Julie & Julia". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUCCI

• The clue is 36. Low-cost lager from Anheuser-Busch, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NATTYICE

• The clue is 38. Eleven in Las Vegas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIDERS

  Possible Answer: despoiler, plunderer, pillager, raider, looter, freebooter, spoiler

• The clue is 39. God slain by his brother, then resurrected by his wife. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSIRIS

  Possible Answer: Osiris

• The clue is 40. Animal also known as a pygmy chimpanzee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONOBO

  Possible Answer: Pan_paniscus, bonobo, pygmy_chimpanzee

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

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

  The answer: GLEAMS

  Possible Answer: gleaming, lambency, gleam, glimmer, glow, shine, glisten, glint, glitter

• The clue is 44. ___ Puffs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REESES

• The clue is 46. In Buffalo, it's a faux pas to order this with Buffalo wings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANCH

  Possible Answer: ranch, cattle_ranch, cattle_farm, spread

• The clue is 47. Buttress, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORE

  Possible Answer: set_ashore, shore, prop, shoring, prop_up, land, shore_up

• The clue is 49. Frustrated cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACK

• The clue is 52. Eschew the subway, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBER

• The clue is 54. Something that's good to do a 180 on?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSAT

• The clue is 57. These, in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CES

  Possible Answer: cerium, atomic_number_58, Ce

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Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: BEAT

  Possible Answer : measure, shell, beat, bunk, musical_rhythm, amaze, quiver, get, stupefy, pulse, all_in, pound, thump, mystify, trounce, exhaust, tucker_out, beat_out, outsmart, tucker, round, puzzle, drum, cadence, work_over, pulsation, ticktack, pulsate, rhythm, metre, flummox, pose, vanquish, flap, scramble, bushed, stick, overreach, nonplus, circumvent, perplex, gravel, dead, dumbfound, outfox, thrum, heartbeat, vex, baffle, bewilder, meter, beat_up, tick, outwit, beatnik, crush, ticktock, wash_up




• The clue is 5. Edinburgher or Glaswegian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCOT

  Possible Answer : Scotsman, Scot, Scotchman




• The clue is 9. Bottom of the barrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORST

  Possible Answer : uncollectible, pip, high-risk, big, unsound, defective, tough, worst, speculative, regretful, rack_up, risky, whip, forged, sorry, bad, spoiled, unfit, spoilt, mop_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : good, best, unregretful




• The clue is 14. Second chance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDO

  Possible Answer : remodel, remake, make_over, redo, refashion, reconstruct




• The clue is 15. Brand owned by Purina. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPO




• The clue is 16. ___ Holmes, teen detective played by Millie Bobby Brown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENOLA




• The clue is 17. "AB negatve" or "B poditive"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOODTYPO




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

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

  The answer: LEDON




• The clue is 20. Verbally gave the thumbs-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAIDOK




• The clue is 21. "Naughty" and "Nice," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISTS

  Possible Answer : inclination, leaning, number, heel, list, name, listing, tilt, lean




• The clue is 22. Dessert drink made from frozen grapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEWINE




• The clue is 25. Wrinkle-faced dogs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUGS

  Possible Answer : pug, pug-dog




• The clue is 27. Islanders and Sharks, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NHLERS




• The clue is 28. Odysseus vis-à-vis Ulysses?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMEHERO




• The clue is 32. Father/son surname in Chicago politics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALEY




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

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

  The answer: CLINE

  Possible Answer : Martin_Cline, Cline




• The clue is 34. Pre-___ (undergrad track). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MED

  Possible Answer : Master_of_Education, MEd




• The clue is 35. Still standing, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INIT




• The clue is 36. Italian for "good". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUONO




• The clue is 37. What one might do to the rules or the truth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEND

  Possible Answer : flexure, fold, crouch, turn, bending, stoop, crimp, bend, bend_dexter, turn_away, crease, deflect, Bend, curve, crook, bow, plication, deform, twist, flex

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbend, straighten




• The clue is 38. In the past. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer : agone, ago




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

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

  The answer: CALMS

  Possible Answer : calmness, composure, calm_air, becalm, cool_off, equanimity, quiet, chill_out, cool_it, sedate, calm, still, quieten, steady, simmer_down, calm_down, tranquillize, lull, tranquilize, tranquillise, settle_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate, discomposure, stimulate




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

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

  The answer: CARTE

  Possible Answer : card, carte_du_jour, carte, menu, bill_of_fare




• The clue is 41. Surprising answer to the question "What is Ecuador's most populous city?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTQUITO




• The clue is 43. Stuffs (oneself). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GORGES

  Possible Answer : gourmandize, esophagus, glut, stuff, overgorge, defile, ingurgitate, scarf_out, overindulge, gormandize, oesophagus, gorge, gullet, pig_out, englut, overeat, binge, gormandise, satiate, engorge




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

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

  The answer: SELF

  Possible Answer : self, ego




• The clue is 45. Late-night host who coined the word "truthiness". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLBERT

  Possible Answer : Colbert, Colbert_butter




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

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

  The answer: EVICT

  Possible Answer : force_out, evict




• The clue is 49. How the mendacious might be caught. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INALIE




• The clue is 51. Capital of Vietnam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANOI

  Possible Answer : Hanoi, capital_of_Vietnam




• The clue is 52. Prom transport that keeps breaking down?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEMONLIMO




• The clue is 56. Illegally seize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USURP

  Possible Answer : assume, arrogate, usurp, take_over, seize




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

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

  The answer: MIEN

  Possible Answer : comportment, presence, mien, bearing




• The clue is 58. Prominent part of a bowline knot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOP

  Possible Answer : loop, closed_circuit, coil, loop_topology, iteration, eyelet, cringle, grummet, intertwine, grommet, curl, loop-the-loop

  Possible Opposite Answer : open_circuit, uncoil




• The clue is 59. Hockey fake-outs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEKES




• The clue is 60. Real grind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOG

  Possible Answer : trudge, swig, slog, peg_away, footslog, slug, keep_one's_nose_to_the_grindstone, tramp, keep_one's_shoulder_to_the_wheel, plod, pad, plug_away




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

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

  The answer: SNIT

  Possible Answer : snit

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Texter's "Hang on a sec". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRB

• The clue is 2. Typically nocturnal predatory fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 3. "Without further ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADO

  Possible Answer: ado, flurry, fuss, bustle, stir, hustle

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

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

  The answer: TOOSWEET

• The clue is 5. Luxurious fabrics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATINS

  Possible Answer: satin

• The clue is 6. Basketball great Drexler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLYDE

  Possible Answer: Clyde

• The clue is 7. Research on a rival, in D.C.-speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPPO

• The clue is 8. Made significant efforts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOKPAINS

• The clue is 9. "Why, I'll be!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELLGEE

• The clue is 10. Vague early afternoon time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEISH

• The clue is 11. Certain pretzel shapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RODS

  Possible Answer: rod, perch, rod_cell, retinal_rod, gat, pole

• The clue is 12. Assigned position. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOT

  Possible Answer: one-armed_bandit, time_slot, expansion_slot, slot

• The clue is 13. Treats, as animal hide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANS

  Possible Answer: tangent, burn, bronze, suntan, sunburn, topaz, tan

• The clue is 18. Eating it with meat isn't kosher. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAIRY

  Possible Answer: dairy, dairy_farm

• The clue is 22. Like some tigers, rhinoceroses and elephants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INDIAN

  Possible Answer: Amerindian_language, Amerindic, Indian, Amerind, American-Indian_language, American_Indian, Red_Indian, Native_American

• The clue is 23. "Presto ___!" ... or a hint to 17-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHANGO

• The clue is 24. Page of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIOT

• The clue is 26. "That's just … completely incorrect". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMNO

• The clue is 28. Instant replay effect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOMO

• The clue is 29. Move from darkness into light, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMERGE

  Possible Answer: issue, come_out, emerge, egress, come_forth, go_forth

• The clue is 30. Resident with monthly payments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENTER

  Possible Answer: tenant, renter

• The clue is 31. Most offbeat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODDEST

  Possible Answer: unpaired, left, rum, singular, left_over, rummy, odd, unmatched, peculiar, curious, leftover, unexpended, remaining, uneven, unmated, funny, queer

  Possible Opposite Answer : even

• The clue is 33. "Rushmore" and "Clerks," for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CULTFILMS

• The clue is 36. Abandon one's social plans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAIL

  Possible Answer: bail, bail_bond, bond

• The clue is 37. People are often spotted pressing them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARBELLS

  Possible Answer: barbell

• The clue is 39. Targets of pool chalk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUETIPS

• The clue is 40. Jost of "Saturday Night Live". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLIN

• The clue is 42. Brand popularity metric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QSCORE

• The clue is 43. "Get ready for a bomb!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLONG

• The clue is 45. Celebrity appearance, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMEO

  Possible Answer: cameo

• The clue is 46. ___ Barak, former prime minister of Israel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EHUD

• The clue is 47. Florist's container. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VASE

  Possible Answer: vase

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

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

  The answer: INUK

• The clue is 50. Astronaut Armstrong. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEIL

• The clue is 53. Particle in an electrolyte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ION

  Possible Answer: ion

• The clue is 54. "Pretentious? ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOI

• The clue is 55. Choose, with "for". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer: opt, prefer, choose

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January 10, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (44 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 81 (37 Across, 44 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

NYT Tuesday Crossword Across Clues - January 10, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "Rent" character who sings "Light My Candle"	4
2A	5. "And there you have it!"	5
3A	10. "Woo-hoo! The weekend's here!"	4
4A	14. Stench	4
5A	15. Darling one	6
6A	16. Otherwise	4
7A	17. Titular animated character whose theme music is by Henry Mancini	11
8A	19. Place for a ponytail	4
9A	20. Add, as an extra perk	6
10A	21. Indian and Arctic	6
11A	23. Baseball great Mel	3
12A	24. Cereal mascot whose catchphrase is "They're gr-r-reat!"	12
13A	29. Like a famed piper	4
14A	31. Winning tic-tac-toe line, when player X isn't paying attention	3
15A	32. All together	5
16A	33. Barely manage	8
17A	36. Certain sib	3
18A	38. Triumphed	3
19A	39. Fictional feline from Japan … or how one might greet 17-, 24-, 54- or 65-Across	10
20A	42. Yard cover	3
21A	45. Wooden part of a railroad track	3
22A	46. Animal with a long, sticky tongue	8
23A	50. ___ Gay (W.W. II plane)	5
24A	52. Song refrain syllable	3
25A	53. There's no place like it	4
26A	54. Oz resident lacking in courage	12
27A	59. Jenna Fischer's role on "The Office"	3
28A	60. Negotiator's refusal	6
29A	61. Toy item set up to be toppled	6
30A	63. Cried	4
31A	65. Lewis Carroll character with a disembodied smile	11
32A	68. Hoppy beers, in brief	4
33A	69. "Take the ___" (Duke Ellington classic)	6
34A	70. Partner	4
35A	71. London art museum	4
36A	72. Body parts that might be "bumped"	5
37A	73. Celebratory stadium cries	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. "Rent" character who sings "Light My Candle""

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: MIMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "And there you have it!""

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: VOILA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Woo-hoo! The weekend's here!""

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: TGIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Stench"

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

  The answer is: ODOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Darling one"

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 little girl (usually one you are fond of)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOPPET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Otherwise"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Titular animated character whose theme music is by Henry Mancini"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PINKPANTHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Place for a ponytail"

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 back side of the neck
• Words that mean the same thing: nucha, scruff
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Add, as an extra perk"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOSSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Indian and Arctic"

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 large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: sea, ocean
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCEANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Baseball great Mel"

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: OTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Cereal mascot whose catchphrase is "They're gr-r-reat!""

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TONYTHETIGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Like a famed piper"

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 having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
• Words that mean the same thing: multi-colour, painted, varicoloured
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Winning tic-tac-toe line, when player X isn't paying attention"

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

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: OOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. All together"

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: ASONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Barely manage"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: SCRAPEBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Certain sib"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Triumphed"

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 basic unit of money in south korea
• Words that mean the same thing: North Korean won, advance, South Korean won
• The opposite would be: lose, fall back
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Fictional feline from Japan … or how one might greet 17-, 24-, 54- or 65-Across"

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: HELLOKITTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Yard cover"

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 surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
• Words that mean the same thing: greensward, sodomist, sward
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Wooden part of a railroad track"

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 neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
• Words that mean the same thing: tie-up, link, bind
• The opposite would be: disconnect, untie
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Animal with a long, sticky tongue"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that toothless mammal of southern africa and asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
• Words that mean the same thing: Myrmecobius fasciatus, New World anteater, scaly anteater
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTEATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "50. ___ Gay (W.W. II plane)"

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: ENOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. Song refrain syllable"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "53. There's no place like it"

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 where you live at a particular time
• Words that mean the same thing: household, rest home, place
• The opposite would be: away
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Oz resident lacking in courage"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COWARDLYLION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "59. Jenna Fischer's role on "The Office""

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: PAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "60. Negotiator's refusal"

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: NODEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Toy item set up to be toppled"

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 united states rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
• Words that mean the same thing: eye mask, Antoine Domino, half mask
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOMINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. Cried"

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 shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
• Words that mean the same thing: weep, cry
• The opposite would be: laugh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Lewis Carroll character with a disembodied smile"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: CHESHIRECAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. Hoppy beers, in brief"

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: IPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. "Take the ___" (Duke Ellington classic)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATRAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "70. Partner"

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 officer below the master on a commercial ship
• Words that mean the same thing: first mate, match, partner
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "71. London art museum"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states poet and critic (1899-1979)
• Words that mean the same thing: Allen Tate, John Orley Allen Tate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "72. Body parts that might be "bumped""

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 hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
• Words that mean the same thing: fist, clenched fist
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "73. Celebratory stadium cries"

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: OLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle January 10, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Shaggy Beatles hairdos	7
2D	2. Inane	7
3D	3. Under-the-bed resident, in a child's imagination	7
4D	4. Peeves	4
5D	5. Middle of many German names	3
6D	6. Choose	3
7D	7. Old Apple picture-editing app	6
8D	8. Freeloader	5
9D	9. "___ Grows in Brooklyn"	5
10D	10. Pickleball relative	6
11D	11. Scottish city on the River Clyde	7
12D	12. Web connection letters	3
13D	13. Around 2%-3%, for a customer using a credit card	3
14D	15. Hand: Sp.	4
15D	18. Avocado's center	3
16D	22. Just one tiny bite	6
17D	25. Like the gases argon and xenon	5
18D	26. Ma who once left a $2.5 million cello in the trunk of a taxi	4
19D	27. Ambient music trailblazer Brian	3
20D	28. Stimpy's pal in cartoons	3
21D	30. Morse code "morsel"	3
22D	34. Old explosive device used to breach castle walls	6
23D	35. Retired QB Manning	3
24D	36. Mount that Moses mounted	5
25D	37. Hairy cousin in "The Addams Family"	3
26D	40. Philosopher Marx	4
27D	41. "___, sure, you betcha!" (classic Minnesotan expression)	3
28D	42. Fraction of a min.	3
29D	43. Artist/activist Yoko	3
30D	44. Thoroughly memorized	7
31D	47. Buzzworthy, say	7
32D	48. Flow (from)	7
33D	49. Broadcasts not done in a studio	7
34D	51. Founder of Taoism	6
35D	52. White House family in the 1840s	6
36D	55. Common after-dinner coffee preference	5
37D	56. Christine of "Chicago Hope"	5
38D	57. Norse god of wisdom and war	4
39D	58. Negative conjunction	3
40D	62. Note "to all staff"	4
41D	63. Cleverness	3
42D	64. Energy-monitoring org.	3
43D	66. Ordeal for many H.S. seniors	3
44D	67. What's-___-face	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. Shaggy Beatles hairdos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MOPTOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Inane"

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 insanely irresponsible
• Words that mean the same thing: ridiculous, imbecile, crackbrained
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDIOTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Under-the-bed resident, in a child's imagination"

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 an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
• Words that mean the same thing: freak, lusus naturae, teras
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Peeves"

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 irritate or vex
• Words that mean the same thing: irk, gall
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Middle of many German names"

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: VON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Choose"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: choose, prefer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Old Apple picture-editing app"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IPHOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Freeloader"

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 carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
• Words that mean the same thing: hirudinean, phlebotomize, sponger
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "___ Grows in Brooklyn""

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: ATREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Pickleball relative"

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 game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
• Words that mean the same thing: lawn tennis
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENNIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Scottish city on the River Clyde"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that largest city in scotland; a port on the clyde in west central scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLASGOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Web connection letters"

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: ISP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Around 2%-3%, for a customer using a credit card"

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 fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
• Words that mean the same thing: tip, bung
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Hand: Sp."

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: MANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Avocado's center"

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 sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• Words that mean the same thing: mark, colliery, nether region
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Just one tiny bite"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Like the gases argon and xenon"

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 titled peer of the realm
• Words that mean the same thing: baronial, imposing, nobleman
• The opposite would be: lowborn, Lady
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Ma who once left a $2.5 million cello in the trunk of a taxi"

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: YOYO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Ambient music trailblazer Brian"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Stimpy's pal in cartoons"

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: REN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Morse code "morsel""

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 longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Words that mean the same thing: dash
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Old explosive device used to breach castle walls"

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 explosive device used to break down a gate or wall
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PETARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Retired QB Manning"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Mount that Moses mounted"

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 mountain peak in the southern sinai peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which moses received the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Mount Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, Sinai Desert
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Hairy cousin in "The Addams Family""

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: ITT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Philosopher Marx"

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: KARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. "___, sure, you betcha!" (classic Minnesotan expression)"

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: YAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Fraction of a min."

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 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: secant, unsweet, Securities and Exchange Commission
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Artist/activist Yoko"

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 united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Thoroughly memorized"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DOWNPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Buzzworthy, say"

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

  The answer is: TOPICAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Flow (from)"

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 proceed or issue forth, as from a source
• Words that mean the same thing: exhale, give forth
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMANATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Broadcasts not done in a studio"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
• Words that mean the same thing: remote control, remote
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REMOTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Founder of Taoism"

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: LAOTSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. White House family in the 1840s"

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 elected vice president and became the 10th president of the united states when harrison died (1790-1862)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Tyler, John Tyler, Tyler
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYLERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Common after-dinner coffee preference"

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 coffee with the caffeine removed
• Words that mean the same thing: decaffeinated coffee
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Christine of "Chicago Hope""

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: LAHTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. Norse god of wisdom and war"

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 (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Negative conjunction"

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: NOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Note "to all staff""

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 written proposal or reminder
• Words that mean the same thing: memoranda, memorandum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Cleverness"

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 message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: humour, mental capacity, wag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "64. Energy-monitoring org."

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 independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "66. Ordeal for many H.S. seniors"

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 seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: Sabbatum, sit down, seat
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Down: "67. What's-___-face"

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: HIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	64.2%
Short Answer	23	28.4%
Music	3	3.7%
Sports	1	1.2%
Geography	1	1.2%
History	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	44
Total Clues	81
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 Tuesday, 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 04, 2025 at 11:37 PM