27451 Tue Jan 07, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 07, 2025

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

Tue Jan 07, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Disordered state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAZE

  Possible Answer : bedazzle, stun, dazzle, bedaze, daze, shock, stupor, fog, haze




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

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

  The answer: SOLID

  Possible Answer : upstanding, self-colored, hearty, satisfying, self-coloured, unanimous, solid, square, whole, firm, substantial, solid_state, solidness, strong

  Possible Opposite Answer : liquid, hollow




• The clue is 10. Ark numbers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWOS

  Possible Answer : deuce, 2, II, two




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

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

  The answer: ETAL




• The clue is 15. UPS shipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRATE

  Possible Answer : crateful, crate

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncrate




• The clue is 16. D.I.Y. website. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EHOW




• The clue is 17. Communists want to dISMantle it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPITALISM

  Possible Answer : capitalist_economy, capitalism

  Possible Opposite Answer : socialism




• The clue is 19. Valley in which it's easy to get a cab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPA

  Possible Answer : Brassica_rapa_pekinensis, celery_cabbage, pe-tsai, napa, Chinese_cabbage




• The clue is 20. Hochkönig, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALP

  Possible Answer : alp




• The clue is 21. ___ Szewinska, only sprinter (male or female) to hold world records in the 100m, 200m and 400m events. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRENA

  Possible Answer : Irena, genus_Irena




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

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

  The answer: PATSY

  Possible Answer : chump, patsy, gull, sucker, soft_touch, mark, fall_guy, fool, mug




• The clue is 23. Mexican dish similar to taquitos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAUTAS




• The clue is 25. TikTok phenomena. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRENDS

  Possible Answer : drift, slue, swerve, sheer, movement, tendency, trend, vogue, veer, slew, cut, course, style, curve




• The clue is 27. It's condit_ioned on regular payments. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SUBSCRIPTION

  Possible Answer : subscription




• The clue is 30. Ours contain about 700 megabytes of information. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENES

  Possible Answer : cistron, gene, factor




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

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

  The answer: OATS

  Possible Answer : oat




• The clue is 34. Respectful title that's an anagram of another respectful title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRI




• The clue is 35. House calls?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYES




• The clue is 36. Pig of kids' TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPPA




• The clue is 38. An outbuilding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARN

  Possible Answer : b, barn




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

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

  The answer: REO




• The clue is 40. Pottery making and illustration, for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : artistic_creation, nontextual_matter, arts, humanistic_discipline, fine_art, artistic_production, artistry, liberal_arts, humanities, artwork, art, prowess, graphics




• The clue is 41. 2003 #1 hit with the lyric "What's cooler than being cool?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEYYA




• The clue is 42. It's hard to believe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: BOLDFACEDLIE




• The clue is 46. Pity party exclamation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORME




• The clue is 47. "Whoa, that's good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOHBABY




• The clue is 51. "___ my Eggo!" (bygone waffle slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGGO




• The clue is 52. Island kingdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONGA

  Possible Answer : Tonga, Kingdom_of_Tonga, Friendly_Islands




• The clue is 54. Random number generator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIE

  Possible Answer : expire, perish, go, exit, become_flat, die_out, pop_off, conk_out, croak, conk, pass_away, fail, decease, buy_the_farm, choke, pass, break, break_down, cash_in_one's_chips, die, pall, give-up_the_ghost, snuff_it, drop_dead, go_bad, kick_the_bucket, give_out, dice, give_way

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born




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

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

  The answer: INIT




• The clue is 56. Protest seeking a different arrangement with landlords. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENTSTRIKE




• The clue is 58. Philippine currency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESO

  Possible Answer : Philippine_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, Colombian_peso, Uruguayan_peso, Chilean_peso, Cuban_peso, Mexican_peso, peso, Dominican_peso




• The clue is 59. "Di niente!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREGO




• The clue is 60. Salad root. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEET

  Possible Answer : common_beet, beetroot, beet, Beta_vulgaris




• The clue is 61. Troll ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMY

  Possible Answer : army, USA, Army, US_Army, ground_forces, U._S._Army, United_States_Army, regular_army




• The clue is 62. Kind of jar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASON

  Possible Answer : mason, Mason, stonemason, James_Mason, Freemason, James_Neville_Mason, George_Mason, Alfred_Edward_Woodley_Mason, A._E._W._Mason




• The clue is 63. Contraceptive options. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IUDS

  Possible Answer : intrauterine_device, IUD

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. After-dinner order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECAF

  Possible Answer: decaffeinated_coffee, decaf

• The clue is 2. Even a smidge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATALL

• The clue is 3. Rocker Frank. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZAPPA

• The clue is 4. Film director Roth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

• The clue is 5. Sacred insect in a hieroglyph. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCARAB

  Possible Answer: scarabaeus, Scarabaeus_sacer, scarab

• The clue is 6. "… at most". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORLESS

• The clue is 7. "How often have I ___ beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home": Faulkner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAIN

  Possible Answer: lie_down, lie, lie_in, dwell, rest, consist

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

• The clue is 8. Often-quoted line from "Return of the Jedi" when the Rebels are ambushed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSATRAP

• The clue is 9. On the blue side: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEM

• The clue is 10. One paying a flat fee?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENANT

  Possible Answer: renter, tenant

• The clue is 11. "You believe me now?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATDISAY

• The clue is 12. "My mistake". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOPSSORRY

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

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

  The answer: SWAY

  Possible Answer: persuade, carry, rock, sway, swing, tilt, shake, careen

• The clue is 18. Protagonist of Shakespeare's first tragedy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITUS

  Possible Answer: Epistle_to_Titus, Titus_Flavius_Vespasianus, Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_Titus, Titus_Vespasianus_Augustus, Titus

• The clue is 22. Jazzes (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPS

  Possible Answer: peppiness, ginger, pep

• The clue is 24. Olive oil has many of them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USES

  Possible Answer: exercise, utilisation, usage, United_States_of_America, habit, employment, use_of_goods_and_services, US, USA, usance, United_States, utilization, the_States, utilise, apply, function, America, consumption, purpose, habituate, role, employ, enjoyment, utilize, economic_consumption, U.S., practice, expend, U.S.A., use, manipulation

• The clue is 26. ___ Skeeter, journalist/witch in the Harry Potter books. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RITA

• The clue is 28. Thicket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPSE

  Possible Answer: thicket, brushwood, brush, copse, coppice

• The clue is 29. Simone who sang "To Be Young, Gifted and Black". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINA

  Possible Answer: Nina

• The clue is 30. Robes and such. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GARB

  Possible Answer: habilitate, fit_out, attire, raiment, dress, enclothe, apparel, clothe, tog, garb, garment

  Possible Opposite Answer : undress

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

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

  The answer: EYEOPENER

• The clue is 32. "Zoom fatigue" is a modern one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEOLOGISM

  Possible Answer: coinage, neology, neologism

• The clue is 36. Baby carrier in Bath. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRAM

  Possible Answer: pushchair, pram, baby_carriage, stroller, pusher, carriage, perambulator, go-cart, baby_buggy

• The clue is 37. "You get the picture". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCETERA

  Possible Answer: etc., and_so_forth, etcetera, and_so_on

• The clue is 38. U.K. channel nickname, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEB

• The clue is 40. Classic Angela Davis do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFRO

  Possible Answer: Afro, Afro_hairdo

• The clue is 41. Drum kit component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIHAT

• The clue is 43. Rubber bone, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGTOY

• The clue is 44. "Stay!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONTGO

• The clue is 45. Starts working remotely, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGSON

• The clue is 48. Formal farewell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIEU

  Possible Answer: adieu, good-by, au_revoir, good_day, good-bye, sayonara, adios, cheerio, goodbye, auf_wiedersehen, goodby, bye, arrivederci, bye-bye, so_long

• The clue is 49. Competed in part of a triathlon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIKED

  Possible Answer: bicycle, cycle, wheel, bike, pedal

• The clue is 50. Hurls forcibly, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEETS

• The clue is 51. Grammy-winning Dua. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIPA

• The clue is 53. Kind of place that's beside the point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONES

  Possible Answer: single, ace, 1, one, I, unity

• The clue is 56. Tach measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RPM

  Possible Answer: rpm, rev, revolutions_per_minute

• The clue is 57. High stat for a heavy hitter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RBI

  Possible Answer: run_batted_in, rbi

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Manly

5-letter answer Answer: MACHO

Word Help: Synonyms: macho, butch

Clue #2: 6. Extravagant type of fund-raiser

4-letter answer Answer: GALA

Word Help: Synonyms: jamboree, gala, gala_affair

Clue #3: 10. Among other things: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: ETC

Clue #4: 13. ___ Pendragon, father of King Arthur

5-letter answer Answer: UTHER

Clue #5: 14. "Awesome!!!"

4-letter answer Answer: EPIC

Word Help: Synonyms: heroic, epos, epic

Clue #6: 15. Drawer or door part

4-letter answer Answer: KNOB

Word Help: Synonyms: thickening, node, pommel

Clue #7: 16. Nonviolent protest A farewell to artist Chagall? Nonviolent protest

10-letter answer Answer: PEACEMARCH

Clue #8: 18. Theater boxes

4-letter answer Answer: AMPS

Word Help: Synonyms: A, adenylic_acid, AMP

Clue #9: 19. Activity that turns an urban area into an obstacle course

7-letter answer Answer: PARKOUR

Clue #10: 20. Contain

6-letter answer Answer: KEEPIN

Clue #11: 22. "Is," to Livy

3-letter answer Answer: EST

Word Help: Synonyms: EST, Eastern_Time, Eastern_Standard_Time

Clue #12: 23. Go with one's ___

3-letter answer Answer: GUT

Word Help: Synonyms: intestine, gut, bowel

Clue #13: 25. Go by car

5-letter answer Answer: MOTOR

Word Help: Synonyms: drive, centrifugal, motor

Clue #14: 27. Scientist played by David Bowie in 2006's "The Prestige"

5-letter answer Answer: TESLA

Word Help: Synonyms: tesla, Nikola_Tesla, Tesla

Clue #15: 30. Endure Display some humorous posters? Endure

9-letter answer Answer: PUTUPWITH

Clue #16: 33. GPS datum

3-letter answer Answer: ETA

Word Help: Synonyms: eta, ETA, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna

Clue #17: 35. Symbol in the Bluetooth logo, for one

4-letter answer Answer: RUNE

Word Help: Synonyms: rune, runic_letter

Clue #18: 36. ___ mode (fuel efficiency option in some cars)

3-letter answer Answer: ECO

Clue #19: 37. Notre Dame team Asset in a staring contest? Notre Dame team

13-letter answer Answer: FIGHTINGIRISH

Clue #20: 41. Downside

3-letter answer Answer: CON

Word Help: Synonyms: convict, yard_bird, swindle
Antonyms: pro

Clue #21: 42. Chops (off)

4-letter answer Answer: LOPS

Word Help: Synonyms: sever, clip, lop

Clue #22: 43. Sci-fi publisher whose logo is a rocky peak

3-letter answer Answer: TOR

Word Help: Synonyms: tor

Clue #23: 44. Figure it out "Let's see that dance move where you lie flat by a door!"? Figure it out

9-letter answer Answer: DOTHEMATH

Clue #24: 47. Domain

5-letter answer Answer: REALM

Word Help: Synonyms: realm, region, kingdom

Clue #25: 51. Arrogant walk

5-letter answer Answer: STRUT

Word Help: Synonyms: strut, sashay, cock

Clue #26: 52. For reference, it's over 21,000 pages, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: OED

Word Help: Synonyms: O.E.D., Oxford_English_Dictionary, OED

Clue #27: 54. Antagonist in "Calvin and Hobbes"

3-letter answer Answer: MOE

Clue #28: 55. Go over again

6-letter answer Answer: REREAD

Word Help: Synonyms: reread

Clue #29: 58. Kids' items that can come in packs of 8 and 168

7-letter answer Answer: CRAYONS

Word Help: Synonyms: wax_crayon, crayon

Clue #30: 61. Shed tears

4-letter answer Answer: WEPT

Word Help: Synonyms: cry, weep
Antonyms: laugh

Clue #31: 62. City that had the final letter of its name removed in 1891, only to be restored in 1911

10-letter answer Answer: PITTSBURGH

Word Help: Synonyms: Pittsburgh

Clue #32: 64. Disclaimer on a secondhand product

4-letter answer Answer: ASIS

Clue #33: 65. Mexican money

4-letter answer Answer: PESO

Word Help: Synonyms: Chilean_peso, Philippine_peso, Colombian_peso

Clue #34: 66. Slatted case

5-letter answer Answer: CRATE

Word Help: Synonyms: crate, crateful
Antonyms: uncrate

Clue #35: 67. C.P.A.'s column header, perhaps

3-letter answer Answer: YTD

Clue #36: 68. High light?

4-letter answer Answer: STAR

Word Help: Synonyms: whiz, wiz, prima

Clue #37: 69. Missile chambers

5-letter answer Answer: SILOS

Word Help: Synonyms: silo

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Bert or Ernie

6-letter answer Answer: MUPPET

Clue #2: 2. Relaxed

6-letter answer Answer: ATEASE

Clue #3: 3. Many graphics in business presentations

6-letter answer Answer: CHARTS

Word Help: Synonyms: chart, graph

Clue #4: 4. Mild expletive

4-letter answer Answer: HECK

Clue #5: 5. Wheel on a school bus-themed cake, perhaps

4-letter answer Answer: OREO

Word Help: Synonyms: oreo_cookie, oreo

Clue #6: 6. Get equipped (for)

6-letter answer Answer: GEARUP

Clue #7: 7. The cruelest mo., per T.S. Eliot

3-letter answer Answer: APR

Word Help: Synonyms: Apr, April

Clue #8: 8. Get ready to seal, as an envelope

4-letter answer Answer: LICK

Word Help: Synonyms: poke, clobber, solve

Clue #9: 9. Feel the pain

4-letter answer Answer: ACHE

Word Help: Synonyms: ache, suffer, yen

Clue #10: 10. Feelings of animosity

8-letter answer Answer: ENMITIES

Word Help: Synonyms: antagonism, ill_will, enmity

Clue #11: 11. First-rate

8-letter answer Answer: TOPNOTCH

Word Help: Synonyms: topnotch, crack, tops

Clue #12: 12. "Face the Nation" airer

3-letter answer Answer: CBS

Clue #13: 15. Comic strip sound of impact

5-letter answer Answer: KAPOW

Clue #14: 17. Hot chocolate holder

3-letter answer Answer: MUG

Word Help: Synonyms: fool, kisser, mugful

Clue #15: 21. One of 16 over the course of the Ming dynasty

7-letter answer Answer: EMPEROR

Word Help: Synonyms: emperor_butterfly, Saturnia_pavonia, emperor

Clue #16: 24. Seeks help from

7-letter answer Answer: TURNSTO

Clue #17: 26. Pi follower

3-letter answer Answer: RHO

Word Help: Synonyms: rho

Clue #18: 28. "Ahab's ___" (chapter in "Moby-Dick")

3-letter answer Answer: LEG

Word Help: Synonyms: peg, pegleg, branch

Clue #19: 29. One who might receive a letter at school

7-letter answer Answer: ATHLETE

Word Help: Synonyms: athlete, jock

Clue #20: 31. Pull (on)

3-letter answer Answer: TUG

Word Help: Synonyms: labor, tote, drive

Clue #21: 32. Watt or newton

4-letter answer Answer: UNIT

Word Help: Synonyms: social_unit, unit, unit_of_measurement

Clue #22: 34. A little bit of everything?

4-letter answer Answer: ATOM

Word Help: Synonyms: corpuscle, particle, mote

Clue #23: 37. Amenity attached to an airplane seat

8-letter answer Answer: FOOTREST

Word Help: Synonyms: footstool, footrest, ottoman

Clue #24: 38. Courageous

8-letter answer Answer: INTREPID

Word Help: Synonyms: audacious, brave, dauntless

Clue #25: 39. Hoppy bar choice, for short

3-letter answer Answer: IPA

Clue #26: 40. Wrath

3-letter answer Answer: IRE

Word Help: Synonyms: anger, wrath, ire

Clue #27: 41. Media for old music players

3-letter answer Answer: CDS

Word Help: Synonyms: candle, CD, cd

Clue #28: 45. Feels the pain

5-letter answer Answer: HURTS

Word Help: Synonyms: injure, ache, suffering
Antonyms: be_well

Clue #29: 46. Browbeat

6-letter answer Answer: HECTOR

Word Help: Synonyms: hector, push_around, bully

Clue #30: 48. Unconcerned with right and wrong

6-letter answer Answer: AMORAL

Clue #31: 49. Wish that one could

6-letter answer Answer: LONGTO

Clue #32: 50. Fits well (with)

6-letter answer Answer: MESHES

Word Help: Synonyms: meshwork, enmesh, mesh
Antonyms: disengage

Clue #33: 53. E.N.T.s, e.g.

3-letter answer Answer: DRS

Clue #34: 56. Galaxy downloads

4-letter answer Answer: APPS

Clue #35: 57. Media ___ (one's daily news consumption, so to speak)

4-letter answer Answer: DIET

Word Help: Synonyms: dieting, diet

Clue #36: 59. Basics

4-letter answer Answer: ABCS

Word Help: Synonyms: ABCs, ABC's, rudiment

Clue #37: 60. Gagarin in space

4-letter answer Answer: YURI

Clue #38: 61. Path

3-letter answer Answer: WAY

Word Help: Synonyms: room, manner, elbow_room

Clue #39: 63. Org. that might have you put your belt on a belt

3-letter answer Answer: TSA

Word Help: Synonyms: Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA

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Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle:

NYT Crosswords Answers: August 06, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Does OK - Show Answer
  

  MANAGES

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: pull_off, wield, care, handle, wangle, oversee, make_out, negociate, get_by, supervise, grapple, carry_off, superintend, finagle, do, bring_off, cope, deal, make_do, manage, contend

  Antonyms: fail



• 8. Org. in "Outbreak" and "Contagion" - Show Answer
  

  CDC

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: CDC, Center_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention



• 11. Instagram, for one - Show Answer
  

  APP

  (3 letters)



• 14. Grads of Barnard College, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  ALUMNAE

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad



• 15. "You can do it!" - Show Answer
  

  RAH

  (3 letters)



• 16. First chairman of China - Show Answer
  

  MAO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: MAO, monoamine_oxidase, Mao_Zedong, Mao_Tsetung, Mao



• 17. "Any option is fine by me" - Show Answer
  

  ASYOUPLEASE

  (11 letters)



• 19. 100% - Show Answer
  

  ALL

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: altogether, wholly, all, totally, whole, entirely, completely

  Antonyms: partly, some



• 20. Drop anchor - Show Answer
  

  MOOR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Moor, moor, berth, moorland, tie_up, wharf



• 21. "Or so the motto goes" - Show Answer
  

  ASTHEYSAY

  (9 letters)



• 23. Verb that sounds like its opposite - Show Answer
  

  RAZE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: tear_down, raze, pull_down, take_down, dismantle, rase, level

  Antonyms: raise



• 26. Stiffens, as one's back - Show Answer
  

  SEIZESUP

  (8 letters)



• 27. With 33-Down and 51-Across, "What a surprise!" - Show Answer
  

  ASILIVE

  (7 letters)



• 30. Sonneteer's contraction - Show Answer
  

  TIS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ti, titanium, Ti, Cordyline_terminalis, si, atomic_number_22, te



• 31. Instagram post, for short - Show Answer
  

  PIC

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: moving_picture, flick, photo, film, moving-picture_show, picture_show, photograph, motion-picture_show, motion_picture, pic, movie, exposure, picture



• 32. "___ Hold 'Em" (2024 Beyoncé single) - Show Answer
  

  TEXAS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: TX, Texas, Lone-Star_State



• 35. Brusque - Show Answer
  

  TERSE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: terse, laconic, curt, crisp



• 39. Yapper - Show Answer
  

  TRAP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: cakehole, yap, bunker, sand_trap, ensnare, trammel, pin, entrap, lying_in_wait, immobilize, pin_down, immobilise, gob, ambush, maw, hole, snare, trap, ambuscade



• 41. Subscriber's option - Show Answer
  

  RENEW

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: regenerate, reincarnate, renew



• 43. Wry Mort - Show Answer
  

  SAHL

  (4 letters)



• 44. Hole in one's head - Show Answer
  

  SINUS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sinus, venous_sinus, fistula



• 46. Obsolescent PC storage medium - Show Answer
  

  CDROM

  (5 letters)



• 48. Is no longer - Show Answer
  

  WAS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: constitute, be, represent, embody, exist, comprise, live, equal, WA, follow, Evergreen_State, cost, Washington, make_up, personify

  Antonyms: differ



• 49. According to - Show Answer
  

  PER

  (3 letters)



• 51. See 27-Across - Show Answer
  

  BREATHE

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: take_a_breather, respire, breathe, emit, pass_off, suspire, catch_one's_breath, rest, take_a_breath



• 53. Plant biologist, by another name - Show Answer
  

  BOTANIST

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: plant_scientist, botanist, phytologist



• 58. Actress Kate or Rooney - Show Answer
  

  MARA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Dolichotis_patagonum, mara, Mara



• 59. "Currently ..." - Show Answer
  

  ASWESPEAK

  (9 letters)



• 61. Kazan who directed "A Streetcar Named Desire" - Show Answer
  

  ELIA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Lamb, Elia, Charles_Lamb



• 64. Color TV pioneer - Show Answer
  

  RCA

  (3 letters)



• 65. "By a stroke of luck ..." - Show Answer
  

  ASITHAPPENS

  (11 letters)



• 68. Campaigned - Show Answer
  

  RAN

  (3 letters)

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

  Antonyms: malfunction, idle



• 69. Beachgoer's goal, maybe - Show Answer
  

  TAN

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: tan, burn, suntan, bronze, tangent, topaz, sunburn



• 70. Huffington who founded The Huffington Post - Show Answer
  

  ARIANNA

  (7 letters)



• 71. Bit of work - Show Answer
  

  ERG

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: erg



• 72. Woolly mama - Show Answer
  

  EWE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Ewe, ewe



• 73. 24/7 - Show Answer
  

  NONSTOP

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock, nonstop_flight

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Palindromic term of address - Show Answer
  

  MAAM

  (4 letters)



• 2. "What's more ..." - Show Answer
  

  ALSO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: as_well, likewise, too, also, besides



• 3. Many a resident of Spanish Harlem - Show Answer
  

  NUYORICAN

  (9 letters)



• 4. Unprincipled - Show Answer
  

  AMORAL

  (6 letters)



• 5. Serengeti grazer - Show Answer
  

  GNU

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: wildebeest, gnu



• 6. "The Fall of the House of Usher" monogram - Show Answer
  

  EAP

  (3 letters)



• 7. Emmy-winning Ward - Show Answer
  

  SELA

  (4 letters)



• 8. Container for milk cartons - Show Answer
  

  CRATE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: crateful, crate

  Antonyms: uncrate



• 9. "Drat!" - Show Answer
  

  DASHIT

  (6 letters)



• 10. Brand of orange crackers - Show Answer
  

  CHEEZIT

  (7 letters)



• 11. Stockpile - Show Answer
  

  AMASS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: accumulate, amass, pile_up, conglomerate, hoard, compile, collect, gather, roll_up, cumulate



• 12. Micronesian nation composed of 200+ islands - Show Answer
  

  PALAU

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: TT, Palau_Islands, Republic_of_Palau, Palau, Pelew, Belau



• 13. Individual coral organism - Show Answer
  

  POLYP

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: polyp, polypus



• 18. Suffix with host or priest - Show Answer
  

  ESS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Es, E, atomic_number_99, einsteinium



• 22. Column of boxes on a questionnaire - Show Answer
  

  YESES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: yes

  Antonyms: no



• 24. Bit of acne - Show Answer
  

  ZIT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: zit, pimple, hickey



• 25. At any time - Show Answer
  

  EVER

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: always, ever, ever_so, of_all_time, e'er

  Antonyms: never



• 27. Co-ops and condos: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  APTS

  (4 letters)



• 28. Apple assistant - Show Answer
  

  SIRI

  (4 letters)



• 29. Business bigwig - Show Answer
  

  EXEC

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: EXEC, White_House



• 33. See 27-Across - Show Answer
  

  AND

  (3 letters)



• 34. Certain Balkan native - Show Answer
  

  SERB

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Serb, Serbian



• 36. Innate skill - Show Answer
  

  RAWTALENT

  (9 letters)



• 37. Exile of 1979 - Show Answer
  

  SHAH

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Shah, Shah_of_Iran



• 38. "What ___ can I say?" - Show Answer
  

  ELSE

  (4 letters)



• 40. Cocoon dwellers - Show Answer
  

  PUPAE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: pupa



• 42. Early bird's prize - Show Answer
  

  WORM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: squirm, writhe, dirt_ball, wriggle, insect, louse, wrestle, twist, worm



• 45. Opposite of numb - Show Answer
  

  SENSATE

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: sensate



• 47. ___ culpa - Show Answer
  

  MEA

  (3 letters)



• 50. Coarse-toothed cutter - Show Answer
  

  RIPSAW

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: ripsaw, splitsaw



• 52. South American corn patties - Show Answer
  

  AREPAS

  (6 letters)



• 53. Ballet rail - Show Answer
  

  BARRE

  (5 letters)



• 54. Witty Wilde - Show Answer
  

  OSCAR

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Academy_Award, Oscar



• 55. Southern way of speaking - Show Answer
  

  TWANG

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: nasal_twang, twang



• 56. River through Paris - Show Answer
  

  SEINE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: seine, Seine, Seine_River



• 57. Bit of ink - Show Answer
  

  TAT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Thematic_Apperception_Test, intertwine, cheapness, TAT, tat, sleaze, tackiness



• 60. ___ Academy, online education nonprofit - Show Answer
  

  KHAN

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: caravanserai, caravan_inn, caravansary, khan



• 62. ___ particular order - Show Answer
  

  INNO

  (4 letters)



• 63. Right away - Show Answer
  

  ASAP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ASAP



• 66. Experiencing little to no amorous attraction, informally - Show Answer
  

  ARO

  (3 letters)



• 67. A.T.M. need - Show Answer
  

  PIN

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pivot, pin_tumbler, oarlock, pin, tholepin, thole, immobilize, PIN, personal_identification_number, trap, immobilise, bowling_pin, fall, flag, rowlock, peg, stick, PIN_number

  Antonyms: unpin