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Break down the NYT Crosswords: June 18, 2012

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Piquancy -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ZEST

  
  

  Possible Answer : zest, piquancy, spice, spice_up, gusto, piquance, zestfulness, relish, nip, tang, piquantness, tanginess



• 5. Feel in one's ___ -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  GUT

  
  

  Possible Answer : bowel, intestine, catgut, gut



• 8. Sycophants, slangily -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  KISSUPS

  
  


• 15. 1/12 of a ruler -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  INCH

  
  

  Possible Answer : edge, inch, column_inch, in



• 16. Durham sch. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  UNH

  
  


• 17. South Pacific region -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  OCEANIA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Oceanica, Oceania



• 18. Nebraska tribe -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OTOE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Otoe, Oto



• 19. "___ Beso" (Paul Anka hit) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ESO

  
  


• 20. 1970 song with the lyric "Whisper words of wisdom" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  LETITBE

  
  


• 21. 1965 song with the lyric "Isn't he a bit like you and me?" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  NOWHEREMAN

  
  


• 24. Wealthy Brits -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NOBS

  
  

  Possible Answer : toff, nob



• 25. Fictitious -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  UNREAL

  
  

  Possible Answer : insubstantial, unreal, artificial, unsubstantial

  Possible Opposite: real, substantial, natural



• 26. Chow down -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  EAT

  
  

  Possible Answer : eat_up, run_through, feed, wipe_out, use_up, eat_on, consume, corrode, eat, exhaust, rust, deplete



• 28. 1969 song with the lyric "Once there was a way to get back homeward" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (14 letters) word

  GOLDENSLUMBERS

  
  


• 33. Common people -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  FOLK

  
  

  Possible Answer : family, sept, folks, common_people, phratry, folk, kinsfolk, tribe, family_line, folk_music, kinfolk, ethnic_music



• 34. Lament loudly -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  WAIL

  
  

  Possible Answer : ululate, pule, yaup, lamentation, mewl, yawl, roar, howl, lament, wail, whimper, plaint



• 35. Sick -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ILL

  
  

  Possible Answer : sick, poorly, complaint, ailment, inauspicious, ominous, badly, ill

  Possible Opposite: well



• 37. Singer DiFranco -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ANI

  
  

  Possible Answer : ani



• 38. 1965 song with the lyric "These are words that go together well" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  MICHELLE

  
  


• 42. Low island -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CAY

  
  

  Possible Answer : Florida_key, cay, key



• 43. Election mo. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  NOV

  
  

  Possible Answer : Nov, November



• 44. "Am ___ late?" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ITOO

  
  


• 45. Heredity unit -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  GENE

  
  

  Possible Answer : factor, gene, cistron



• 46. 1965 song with the lyric "Think of what you're saying" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (14 letters) word

  WECANWORKITOUT

  
  


• 52. Bear: Sp. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OSO

  
  


• 53. Nebraska neighbor -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  KANSAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Kansas_River, KS, Kaw_River, Kansa, Kansas, Sunflower_State



• 54. McCarthy-era attorney Roy -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  COHN

  
  

  Possible Answer : Cohn, Ferdinand_Julius_Cohn



• 57. 1968 song with the lyric "We all want to change the world" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  REVOLUTION

  
  

  Possible Answer : rotation, revolution, gyration



• 61. 1968 song with the lyric "Remember to let her into your heart" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  HEYJUDE

  
  


• 64. Suffix with zinc -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ITE

  
  


• 65. "Amos 'n' ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ANDY

  
  


• 66. Candid, as a photo -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  UNPOSED

  
  

  Possible Answer : unposed

  Possible Opposite: posed



• 67. Pecan or cashew -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  NUT

  
  

  Possible Answer : bollock, Nut, testis, testicle, ball, freak, junkie, addict, egg, crank, fruitcake, nut, junky, en, crackpot, orchis, nut_case, screwball, ballock



• 68. Some HDTV screens -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  LCDS

  
  

  Possible Answer : liquid_crystal_display, LCD



• 69. Slip-ups -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  BOOBOOS

  
  


• 70. Car rte. displayer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  GPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : GPS, Global_Positioning_System



• 71. Comfort -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EASE

  
  

  Possible Answer : facilitate, relaxation, comfort, relieve, alleviate, allay, ease, simplicity, informality, rest, repose, still, easiness, relief, simpleness

  Possible Opposite: difficulty

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Jewish homeland -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ZION

  
  

  Possible Answer: Yisrael, Israel, Sion, Utopia, Zion, State_of_Israel

• 2. Inner: Prefix -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ENTO

  
  
• 3. Garbage boat -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SCOW

  
  

  Possible Answer: scow

• 4. One of filmdom's Avengers -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  THEHULK

  
  
• 5. "C'est la ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  GUERRE

  
  
• 6. Invisible -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  UNSEEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: unseen, spiritual_world, unobserved, spiritual_domain

• 7. Cartoonist Nast -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  THOMAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Lowell_Thomas, Seth_Thomas, Thomas_the_doubting_Apostle, Thomas, Norman_Thomas, Lowell_Jackson_Thomas, Dylan_Thomas, Dylan_Marlais_Thomas, Norman_Mattoon_Thomas, Saint_Thomas, doubting_Thomas, St._Thomas

• 8. German cathedral city -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  KOLN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cologne, Koln

• 9. Cold cube -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ICE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ICE, frosting, ice-skating_rink, internal-combustion_engine, shabu, chicken_feed, methamphetamine, icing, trash, deoxyephedrine, chalk, frost, Methedrine, frappe, crank, water_ice, glass, ice_rink, meth, sparkler, ice, methamphetamine_hydrochloride

• 10. Sink, as the sun -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  SET

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite: rise

• 11. Jeanne d'Arc, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  SAINTE

  
  
• 12. "Do ___ others ..." -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  UNTO

  
  
• 13. Mr. ___ (soft drink) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  PIBB

  
  
• 14. Mailing encls. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SAES

  
  
• 22. Conclusion -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  END

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite: beginning, begin

• 23. "For ___ know ..." -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ALLWE

  
  
• 26. Disney's "___ and the Detectives" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EMIL

  
  
• 27. Up to the task -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ABLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: capable, able-bodied, able

  Possible Opposite: unable

• 28. First Moody Blues hit -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  GONOW

  
  
• 29. Martini garnish -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OLIVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: olive, Olea_europaea, European_olive_tree

• 30. Delta competitor: Abbr. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  UAL

  
  
• 31. Houston sch. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  RICEU

  
  
• 32. Bias -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SLANT

  
  

  Possible Answer: cant, angle, slant, rake, pitch, cant_over, lean, tilt, weight, tip

• 33. Enthusiast -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  FAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sports_fan, rooter, winnow, buff, devotee, lover, fan

• 36. Soapmaking stuff -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  LYE

  
  

  Possible Answer: lye

• 38. Unaccounted-for G.I.'s -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  MIAS

  
  
• 39. "Pay ___ mind" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ITNO

  
  
• 40. Mooer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  COW

  
  

  Possible Answer: overawe, moo-cow, cow

• 41. Physicist with a law -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  HOOKE

  
  

  Possible Answer: Robert_Hooke, Hooke

• 45. Lose freshness -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  GOSTALE

  
  
• 47. Scam -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  CONJOB

  
  
• 48. Stark ___ mad -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  RAVING

  
  

  Possible Answer: spout, raving, rant, gush, mouth_off, jabber, ravingly, rave, rabbit_on

• 49. Get tense and hard, as a muscle -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  KNOTUP

  
  
• 50. Archipelago bits -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  ISLETS

  
  

  Possible Answer: islet, isle

• 51. Letter after sigma -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  TAU

  
  

  Possible Answer: tau

• 54. Common bait fish -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  CHUB

  
  

  Possible Answer: chub, Leuciscus_cephalus

• 55. Wine: Prefix -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OENO

  
  
• 56. Syringe, for short -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  HYPO

  
  

  Possible Answer: hypo, hypodermic_syringe, sodium_thiosulfate, hypodermic, sodium_thiosulphate

• 57. Cherry and ruby -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  REDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: red_ink, Marxist, Red, redness, Bolshevik, bolshy, red, Red_River, loss, bolshie

  Possible Opposite: gain

• 58. Ancient Peruvian -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  INCA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Inka, Incan, Inca

• 59. Bookies give them -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ODDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: betting_odds, odds

• 60. Big Board inits. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NYSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: N._Y._Stock_Exchange, New_York_Stock_Exchange, big_board, NYSE

• 62. Troop-entertaining grp. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  USO

  
  
• 63. "In excelsis ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  DEO

  
  

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

July 28, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, July 28, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

July 28, 2023 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Edge forward	6
2A	7. Emulates a siren?	6
3A	13. Mexican garments also called jorongos	7
4A	15. Approved by one's insurance carrier, say	6
5A	16. Take more credit than warranted?	8
6A	18. What some leads do	6
7A	19. Trashes	9
8A	21. Comedian Bob	5
9A	22. Stirs	4
10A	23. Midwest tribe	4
11A	25. "Democracy Dies in Darkness" sloganeer, in brief	4
12A	26. Some floor leaders, for short	3
13A	27. Outdoor installation using earth, rocks, vegetation, etc.	7
14A	30. Calendar pages: Abbr.	3
15A	31. Something worked by a press, informally	3
16A	32. How some thieves are caught	8
17A	34. Gathering to show off a new rock band?	15
18A	38. Thick pancakes, in Mexican cooking	8
19A	39. Janis ___, Grammy-winning folk singer	3
20A	40. Be shy	3
21A	41. Mints sold in transparent plastic boxes	7
22A	43. "That's enough!"	3
23A	46. Camp accouterments	4
24A	48. "Walking in Memphis" singer Marc	4
25A	49. Craft stand strand	4
26A	50. Winning	5
27A	52. Some beer cocktails	9
28A	55. Name in near beer	6
29A	57. Polyamory portmanteau	8
30A	58. Literally, "teacher" or "master"	6
31A	59. Went mainstream, maybe	7
32A	60. Steps	6
33A	61. Pieces in the game mancala	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. Edge forward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INCHUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Emulates a siren?"

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 dispose or incline or entice to
• Words that mean the same thing: entice, invite, charm
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEMPTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Mexican garments also called jorongos"

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 long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by mexican men
• Words that mean the same thing: sarape, serape
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERAPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Approved by one's insurance carrier, say"

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: INAREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Take more credit than warranted?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that draw more money from than is available
• Words that mean the same thing: overstate, magnify, hyperbolize
• The opposite would be: understate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVERDRAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. What some leads do"

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: GOCOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Trashes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that speak unfavorably about
• Words that mean the same thing: malign, traduce, drag through the mud
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BADMOUTHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Comedian Bob"

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: SAGET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Stirs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: flurry, fuss, hustle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Midwest tribe"

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 member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
• Words that mean the same thing: Hawkeye State, Ioway, IA
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. "Democracy Dies in Darkness" sloganeer, in brief"

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: WAPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Some floor leaders, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
• Words that mean the same thing: celestial longitude, right ascension, Re
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Outdoor installation using earth, rocks, vegetation, etc."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LANDART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Calendar pages: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an indefinitely short time
• Words that mean the same thing: moment, bit, atomic number 42
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Something worked by a press, informally"

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: PEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. How some thieves are caught"

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: ONCAMERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Gathering to show off a new rock band?"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENGAGEMENTPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Thick pancakes, in Mexican cooking"

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: GORDITAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Janis ___, Grammy-winning folk singer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Be shy"

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

  The answer is: OWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Mints sold in transparent plastic boxes"

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 steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
• Words that mean the same thing: ticktock, tictac, tocktact
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TICTACS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. "That's enough!""

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: TMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Camp accouterments"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
• Words that mean the same thing: boa, feather boa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. "Walking in Memphis" singer Marc"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that german botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants
• Words that mean the same thing: Ferdinand Julius Cohn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COHN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Craft stand strand"

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 act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
• Words that mean the same thing: thread, narration, recital
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Winning"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Some beer cocktails"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAKEBOMBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Name in near beer"

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: ODOULS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Polyamory portmanteau"

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: THROUPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Literally, "teacher" or "master""

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: SENSEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Went mainstream, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOLDOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Steps"

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 step in walking or running
• Words that mean the same thing: stride, step, trample
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Pieces in the game mancala"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• Words that mean the same thing: endocarp, Lucy Stone, gem
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STONES

  Great job if you got it right!

July 28, 2023 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Line on a map	6
2D	2. Home to the U.S. city with the most hotel rooms	6
3D	3. Tenets	6
4D	4. Damages	5
5D	5. Certain bun	4
6D	6. Its northernmost extreme is just 2.1 miles from the equator	4
7D	7. Comedian Notaro	3
8D	8. Biblical man's name that becomes a body part if you move the first letter to the end	4
9D	9. It can mimic human speech	5
10D	10. One who gets paid to play	8
11D	11. Move in a flash, hypothetically	8
12D	12. "Alas …"	8
13D	14. Lingerie material	5
14D	17. "The nerve of some people!"	11
15D	20. Titular protagonist in a Marcel Proust novel	5
16D	24. Word with circle or seal	6
17D	27. Kosher	5
18D	28. ___ acid	6
19D	29. Spread out on a table?	5
20D	31. 43-Down alternative	3
21D	33. "Wow!"	3
22D	34. Spirit-raising?	8
23D	35. "Oh, duh!"	8
24D	36. Wayne Gretzky's nickname, with "The"	8
25D	37. Apple product that once had an "X" added to its name	5
26D	42. Some divine symbols	5
27D	43. 31-Down alternative	6
28D	44. "Reservoir Dogs" role	6
29D	45. They may be part of the bigger picture	6
30D	47. Composer of "The Liberty Bell" and "Semper Fidelis"	5
31D	49. Question of incredulity	5
32D	51. Got on one's knees, maybe	4
33D	53. Minor planet named for a Greek god	4
34D	54. Leave in a hurry	4
35D	56. Familial nickname	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. Line on a map"

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 (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISOBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Home to the U.S. city with the most hotel rooms"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in the southwestern united states
• Words that mean the same thing: NV, Silver State, Sagebrush State
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEVADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Tenets"

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 any system of principles or beliefs
• Words that mean the same thing: credo, creed
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREDOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Damages"

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 any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: scathe, impairment, injury
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Certain bun"

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: UPDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Its northernmost extreme is just 2.1 miles from the equator"

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 republic in western south america; achieved independence from spain in 1821; was the heart of the inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Peru
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Comedian Notaro"

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: TIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Biblical man's name that becomes a body part if you move the first letter to the end"

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: ENOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. It can mimic human speech"

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 long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of central america and south america; among the largest and showiest of parrots
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. One who gets paid to play"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PROGAMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Move in a flash, hypothetically"

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 transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TELEPORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Alas …""

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: SADTOSAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Lingerie material"

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 smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. "The nerve of some people!""

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: WHODOESTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Titular protagonist in a Marcel Proust novel"

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

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: SWANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Word with circle or seal"

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 the regions to the north of the arctic circle centered on the north pole
• Words that mean the same thing: galosh, Arctic Zone, rubber
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARCTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Kosher"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEGIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. ___ acid"

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

  The answer is: ACETIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Spread out on a table?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and pipturus albidus
• Words that mean the same thing: tapa, tappa bark, tapa bark
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. 43-Down alternative"

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 number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
• Words that mean the same thing: aggrandise, diggings, launchpad
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. "Wow!""

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 adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
• Words that mean the same thing: Isle of Man, homo, military personnel
• The opposite would be: civilian, woman
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Spirit-raising?"

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: EGOBOOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. "Oh, duh!""

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: NOWONDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Wayne Gretzky's nickname, with "The""

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: GREATONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Apple product that once had an "X" added to its name"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MACOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Some divine symbols"

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: ANKHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. 31-Down alternative"

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 plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAMPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. "Reservoir Dogs" role"

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: MRBLUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. They may be part of the bigger picture"

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

  The answer is: INSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Composer of "The Liberty Bell" and "Semper Fidelis""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a united states bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Philip Sousa, March King
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOUSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Question of incredulity"

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: YOUDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Got on one's knees, maybe"

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 appeal or request earnestly
• Words that mean the same thing: plead
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Minor planet named for a Greek god"

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 (greek mythology) god of love; son of aphrodite; identified with roman cupid
• Words that mean the same thing: sexual desire, physical attraction, concupiscence
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Leave in a hurry"

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 discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
• Words that mean the same thing: stiffly, absquatulate, run off
• The opposite would be: unbolt
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Familial nickname"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: Systeme International d'Unites, International System of Units, Systeme International
• 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!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	73.5%
Short Answer	7	10.3%
History	3	4.4%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Sports	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: August 31, 2025 at 07:38 PM