270824 Tuesday, August NYT Crossword hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 27, 2024

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

Tuesday Auguest 27,  NYT Crossword Clues 

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Campy rock subgenre of the early 1970s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLAM




• The clue is 5. Dance in single file. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONGA

  Possible Answer : conga




• The clue is 10. Totally smitten. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAGA

  Possible Answer : crazy, doddering, doddery, dotty, senile, wild, gaga




• The clue is 14. Social activity that one tries to get out of?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESCAPEROOM




• The clue is 16. Super-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBER




• The clue is 17. Mathematician Benoit ___, coiner of the word "fractal". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANDELBROT

  Possible Answer : Benoit_Mandelbrot, Mandelbrot




• The clue is 18. Shelter that's pitched. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENT

  Possible Answer : encamp, bivouac, tent, collapsible_shelter, camp_out, camp




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

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

  The answer: STEER

  Possible Answer : maneuver, bullock, head, manoeuver, confidential_information, manoeuvre, direct, point, guide, tip, channelise, wind, steer, hint, channelize, lead




• The clue is 20. Conscript. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAFTEE

  Possible Answer : draftee, inductee, conscript

  Possible Opposite Answer : volunteer




• The clue is 22. "You're the One That I Want," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUET

  Possible Answer : pas_de_deux, twosome, dyad, yoke, span, duo, couple, couplet, pair, duette, duet, duad, distich, brace, twain




• The clue is 25. Rank above viscount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARL

  Possible Answer : earl




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

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

  The answer: AGNOSTIC

  Possible Answer : agnostic, doubter, agnostical

  Possible Opposite Answer : gnostic




• The clue is 30. Former capital of Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KYOTO

  Possible Answer : Kyoto




• The clue is 33. Lead-in to algebra or calculus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE




• The clue is 34. ___ nous (between us). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRE




• The clue is 36. Cornmeal cake in Colombian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREPA




• The clue is 38. Epigram or elegy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POEM

  Possible Answer : verse_form, poem




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

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

  The answer: ALIGN

  Possible Answer : line_up, aline, align, adjust, ordinate, array, coordinate

  Possible Opposite Answer : skew




• The clue is 42. Opposed to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTI

  Possible Answer : anti

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 43. Fizzy drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODAS

  Possible Answer : washing_soda, soda_water, tonic, soda_ash, sal_soda, pop, soda_pop, soda, sodium_carbonate




• The clue is 45. Incorporate, as a hyperlink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMBED

  Possible Answer : embed, implant, engraft, plant, imbed




• The clue is 47. Sitcom narrator Mosby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer : Ted, Teddy_boy




• The clue is 48. "I tip ___ to you!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYHAT




• The clue is 50. Fashion designer in "The Incredibles". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNAMODE




• The clue is 52. Start of a texter's two cents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHO




• The clue is 54. Storm relief org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEMA

  Possible Answer : Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency, FEMA




• The clue is 55. Give one's two cents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIMEIN




• The clue is 58. Nobel Peace Prize winner Sadat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANWAR




• The clue is 62. Covid-19, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RONA




• The clue is 63. Copywriter's handbook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLEGUIDE




• The clue is 67. Hankering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITCH

  Possible Answer : itch, spoil, rub, scratch, scabies, urge, itching, itchiness




• The clue is 68. Messy end to a relationship, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADBREAKUP




• The clue is 69. Asian cuisine choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THAI

  Possible Answer : Tai, Siamese, Thai, Central_Thai




• The clue is 70. ___ salts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPSOM




• The clue is 71. "Slander!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIES

  Possible Answer : lie, lie_down, Lie, consist, prevarication, rest, lie_in, dwell, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, Trygve_Lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Precious stones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEMS

  Possible Answer: gemstone, precious_stone, treasure, stone, muffin, gem, jewel

• The clue is 2. Future J.D.'s exam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSAT

• The clue is 3. Skin affliction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACNE

  Possible Answer: acne

• The clue is 4. Worked with what's available. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADEDO

• The clue is 5. Animation frame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEL

• The clue is 6. Celestial body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORB

  Possible Answer: eyeball, orbit, ball, revolve, globe, orb

• The clue is 7. "Water, water, every where, / ___ any drop to drink": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOR

• The clue is 8. Johnny B. of song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOODE

• The clue is 9. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMTRAK

• The clue is 10. Micro-organisms in the digestive tract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUTFLORA

• The clue is 11. Aid's partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABET

  Possible Answer: abet

• The clue is 12. Apt name for a DNA expert?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer: factor, cistron, gene

• The clue is 13. Commedia dell'___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTE

• The clue is 15. Read carefully ... or leisurely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERUSE

  Possible Answer: peruse

• The clue is 21. Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARYA

• The clue is 23. Europe's tallest active volcano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

  Possible Answer: etna, bunsen_burner, Mt_Etna, Mount_Etna, Etna, bunsen

• The clue is 24. Museum placard info. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITLE

  Possible Answer: deed, statute_title, entitle, title_of_respect, deed_of_conveyance, style, championship, form_of_address, title, rubric, claim

• The clue is 26. Phone screen array. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APPS

• The clue is 27. Bachelor party V.I.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GROOM

  Possible Answer: neaten, stableman, dress, stableboy, groom, prepare, train, bridegroom, hostler, curry, ostler

• The clue is 28. Down-and-out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEEDY

  Possible Answer: destitute, necessitous, poverty-stricken, needy, indigent, impoverished

• The clue is 29. True ___ (podcast genre). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRIME

  Possible Answer: crime, offence, offense, criminal_offense, law-breaking, criminal_offence

• The clue is 31. Fifty minutes past the hour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENTO

• The clue is 32. Made a choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPTED

  Possible Answer: choose, prefer, opt

• The clue is 35. Musical staff letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGBDF

• The clue is 37. Capitol Hill staffer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer: aide, adjutant, aide-de-camp, auxiliary

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

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

  The answer: MAHIMAHI

  Possible Answer: dolphinfish, mahimahi, dolphin

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

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

  The answer: NENE

• The clue is 44. Word before day or difference. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAME

  Possible Answer: Lapp, Saame, Saami, like, Lapplander, same, Sami, Same

  Possible Opposite Answer : other, different, unlike

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

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

  The answer: DAMAGE

  Possible Answer: impairment, terms, price, wrong, damage, scathe, hurt, harm, legal_injury, equipment_casualty

• The clue is 49. Pyramus' beloved, in myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THISBE

• The clue is 51. Not automatic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANUAL

  Possible Answer: manual, manual_of_arms

  Possible Opposite Answer : automatic

• The clue is 53. Ready for use. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTAP

• The clue is 55. Feedback session in art school, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRIT

• The clue is 56. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTH

  Possible Answer: Hodur, Hoder, Hoth, Hodr, Hothr

• The clue is 57. Largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  Possible Answer: Inca, Incan, Inka

• The clue is 59. Reference site, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIKI

• The clue is 60. Together, in music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADUE

• The clue is 61. Workout units. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPS

  Possible Answer: rep, repp

• The clue is 64. Gridiron gains: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YDS

• The clue is 65. Wall St. acquisition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LBO

• The clue is 66. Indecisive sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERM
  
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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (29 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 26, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (29 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle June 26, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Test that uses radioactive tracers	7
2A	8. Behaves badly	7
3A	15. Hyperbole from one approaching the buffet	15
4A	17. Literary team playing in front of "ten thousand eyes"	15
5A	18. Zoom call figure	4
6A	19. Jack-in-the-box part	3
7A	20. Goes along with the party line?	6
8A	21. They're searched for in a rush	4
9A	23. When "Ma is gettin' kittenish with Pap," in "Carousel"	4
10A	24. Like some mail and laundry	6
11A	27. Reduction indicators	8
12A	31. Central event in 1960's "Inherit the Wind"	5
13A	32. English football powerhouse, to fans	4
14A	33. HI ring?	3
15A	34. Like popping bubble wrap, for many	15
16A	38. File size unit, informally	3
17A	39. Speeds through Shakespeare?	4
18A	40. Give away	5
19A	41. Digital applications?	8
20A	44. Certain Girl Scout cookies	6
21A	45. Serenade need, perhaps	4
22A	46. Cause of a feeding frenzy	4
23A	47. Go to	6
24A	50. Occupied leader?	3
25A	51. Toponym in the dairy aisle	4
26A	55. "Can you be less cryptic?"	15
27A	58. Times when NPR listeners are engrossed enough to linger in their idling cars	15
28A	59. Gloucester setting	7
29A	60. Some bachelorette outings	7

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Test that uses radioactive tracers"

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: PETSCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Behaves badly"

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: ACTSOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Hyperbole from one approaching the buffet"

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: ICOULDEATAHORSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "17. Literary team playing in front of "ten thousand eyes""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THEMUDVILLENINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "18. Zoom call figure"

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 person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
• Words that mean the same thing: boniface, legion, innkeeper
• The opposite would be: parasite
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "19. Jack-in-the-box part"

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 either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
• Words that mean the same thing: eyelid, chapeau, hat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "20. Goes along with the party line?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that music composed for dancing the conga
• Words that mean the same thing: conga
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONGAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. They're searched for in a rush"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Words that mean the same thing: ore
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "23. When "Ma is gettin' kittenish with Pap," in "Carousel""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the month following may and preceding july
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. Like some mail and laundry"

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 examine in order to test suitability
• Words that mean the same thing: sort, sieve, grouped
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SORTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "27. Reduction indicators"

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: SALETAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "31. Central event in 1960's "Inherit the Wind""

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 act of testing something
• Words that mean the same thing: test, trial run, tribulation
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "32. English football powerhouse, to fans"

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: MANU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. HI ring?"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: leu, coronal, wreath
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Like popping bubble wrap, for many"

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: ODDLYSATISFYING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "38. File size unit, informally"

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

  The answer is: MEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "39. Speeds through Shakespeare?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: hotfoot, cannonball along, rush along
• The opposite would be: linger
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "40. Give away"

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: RATON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Digital applications?"

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: PRESSONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. Certain Girl Scout cookies"

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 constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of samoa in the south pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: Samoa, Western Samoa, Independent State of Samoa
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAMOAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Serenade need, perhaps"

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 substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: luting
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Cause of a feeding frenzy"

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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Words that mean the same thing: pal, chum salmon, crony
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Go to"

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 be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: take care, serve, look
• The opposite would be: miss
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Occupied leader?"

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: PRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Toponym in the dairy aisle"

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 mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. "Can you be less cryptic?""

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: CARETOELABORATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "58. Times when NPR listeners are engrossed enough to linger in their idling cars"

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: DRIVEWAYMOMENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. Gloucester setting"

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: CAPEANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Some bachelorette outings"

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: SPADAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword June 26, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Crux	4
2D	2. Second, so to speak	4
3D	3. Answer that would be more apt at 10 Down?	4
4D	4. Entirety, redundantly	8
5D	5. Actor Gulager of TV's "The Tall Man"	3
6D	6. Mixed up	6
7D	7. Tropical island whose name comes from the Spanish for "snows"	5
8D	8. Home to the Trap Music Museum: Abbr.	3
9D	9. It has its limits	8
10D	10. Romantic's dream	6
11D	11. "Ozymandias," e.g.	6
12D	12. Master: Abbr.	4
13D	13. Jimmy Carter's alma mater, briefly	4
14D	14. Popular reunion swag	4
15D	16. Backing	3
16D	22. Count	4
17D	23. ___ Ian, "Mean Girls" revenge seeker	5
18D	24. Annoy downstairs neighbors, maybe	5
19D	25. Opposite of 54-Down	5
20D	26. Topographical map feature	5
21D	27. Stuffs	5
22D	28. Self-described "practical originalist" of the Supreme Court	5
23D	29. City where Marco Polo was held as a prisoner of war	5
24D	30. "Stop" and "Open," e.g.	5
25D	32. Noted producer of blueberries	5
26D	35. Discredited	8
27D	36. German title	4
28D	37. Went on and on and on and ...	8
29D	42. Labor-intensive tattoo type	6
30D	43. Beverage steeped outdoors	6
31D	44. Ungrammatical title of a 1984 Cyndi Lauper hit	6
32D	46. Stuffs	5
33D	47. Kind of power supply	4
34D	48. ___ Westover, author of the 2018 best-selling memoir "Educated"	4
35D	49. Junket	4
36D	50. Thickness	3
37D	52. ___ Owens a.k.a. Queen Latifah	4
38D	53. Court fig.	4
39D	54. Opposite of 25-Down	4
40D	56. Suffix with Jacob	3
41D	57. German granny	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. Crux"

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 soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
• Words that mean the same thing: gist, centre, substance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Second, so to speak"

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 repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
• Words that mean the same thing: resound, repeat, replication
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Answer that would be more apt at 10 Down?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one of the digits of the foot
• Words that mean the same thing: toe, toenail
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Entirety, redundantly"

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: SUMTOTAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Actor Gulager of TV's "The Tall Man""

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: CLU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Mixed up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that mix up or confuse
• Words that mean the same thing: wooly-minded, addle, befuddled
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADDLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Tropical island whose name comes from the Spanish for "snows""

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 one of the islands of saint christopher-nevis
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEVIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Home to the Trap Music Museum: Abbr."

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: ATL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. It has its limits"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
• Words that mean the same thing: concretion, tophus, infinitesimal calculus
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALCULUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Romantic's dream"

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: THEONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Ozymandias," e.g."

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 verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Master: Abbr."

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

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: ORIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Jimmy Carter's alma mater, briefly"

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

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: USNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Popular reunion swag"

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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: football tee, golf tee, tee up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "16. Backing"

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 activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: help, financial aid, tending
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Count"

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 have confidence or faith in
• Words that mean the same thing: swear, bank, trust
• The opposite would be: mistrust
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. ___ Ian, "Mean Girls" revenge seeker"

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: JANIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Annoy downstairs neighbors, maybe"

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 dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
• Words that mean the same thing: stump, stamp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Opposite of 54-Down"

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 (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
• Words that mean the same thing: order of magnitude, consecrate, edict
• The opposite would be: disorder, disorderliness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "26. Topographical map feature"

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 long narrow natural elevation or striation
• Words that mean the same thing: ridgepole, rooftree, ridgeline
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "27. Stuffs"

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 fill to satisfaction
• Words that mean the same thing: fill, sate, satiate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "28. Self-described "practical originalist" of the Supreme Court"

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: ALITO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "29. City where Marco Polo was held as a prisoner of war"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a seaport in northwestern italy; provincial capital of liguria
• Words that mean the same thing: Genova
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "30. "Stop" and "Open," e.g."

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 perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
• Words that mean the same thing: mansion, polarity, star sign
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIGNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "32. Noted producer of blueberries"

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 state in new england
• Words that mean the same thing: ME, Pine Tree 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: MAINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. Discredited"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: SHOTDOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. German title"

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 german courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "37. Went on and on and on and ..."

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 cry loudly, as of animals
• Words that mean the same thing: yammer, grizzle, howl
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YAMMERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Labor-intensive tattoo type"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
• Words that mean the same thing: arm
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEEVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Beverage steeped outdoors"

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: SUNTEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. Ungrammatical title of a 1984 Cyndi Lauper hit"

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: SHEBOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Stuffs"

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 crowd or pack to capacity
• Words that mean the same thing: cram, wad, grind away
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Kind of power supply"

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: ACDC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. ___ Westover, author of the 2018 best-selling memoir "Educated""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a village in eastern ireland (northwest of dublin); seat of irish kings until 6th century
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Junket"

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 journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
• Words that mean the same thing: travel, head trip, misstep
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. Thickness"

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 one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
• Words that mean the same thing: cater, supply, run
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "52. ___ Owens a.k.a. Queen Latifah"

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 celtic goddess who was the mother of the tuatha de danann; identified with the welsh don
• Words that mean the same thing: Danu
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "53. Court fig."

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: ATTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "54. Opposite of 25-Down"

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 state of confusion and disorderliness
• Words that mean the same thing: jam, batch, pot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "56. Suffix with Jacob"

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: EAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "57. German granny"

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: OMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	77.1%
Short Answer	8	11.4%
History	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Music	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	29
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 16, 2025 at 04:46 PM