No 27,387 Fri Nov 01, 2024 NYT by Spencer Leach

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 01, 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. Like some tracks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVAL

  Possible Answer : elliptical, ovoid, elliptic, ellipse, oviform, oval, oval-shaped, prolate, egg-shaped, ovate




• The clue is 5. ___ Demand Action (gun control advocacy group). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOMS

  Possible Answer : ma, mommy, mama, momma, mamma, mum, mummy, mom, mammy




• The clue is 9. Deadly biters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASPS

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




• The clue is 13. Where opposites don't attract?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LESBIANBAR




• The clue is 16. Small scale business?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELI

  Possible Answer : deli, food_shop, delicatessen




• The clue is 17. Help resolve, as a conflict. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEESCALATE




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

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer : rupture, ginger_snap, ginger_nut, snap_bean, pushover, snap, grab, child's_play, centering, snapshot, lose_it, bust, press_stud, gingersnap, walkover, picnic, tear, crack, break_down, piece_of_cake, shoot, snatch, click, breeze, cinch, snatch_up, cracking, shot, snarl, photograph, duck_soup, flick, snap_fastener, catch, elasticity

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity




• The clue is 19. Nixon established it in 1970, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer : EPA, Environmental_Protection_Agency




• The clue is 20. Words on a red tag, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIS




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

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

  The answer: LEADTO




• The clue is 23. Family group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAN

  Possible Answer : kinship_group, clan, tribe, kin, kindred, kin_group




• The clue is 24. Large amount, facetiously. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JILLION

  Possible Answer : zillion, gazillion, billion, trillion, jillion, million




• The clue is 25. Golden retriever who ends up with a chocolate lab?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHARLIEBUCKET




• The clue is 29. Bit of Muslim attire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIJAB

  Possible Answer : hijab




• The clue is 30. Accumulating bowlful while eating edamame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PODS

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




• The clue is 31. Measure of heat, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BTU

  Possible Answer : BTU, B.Th.U., British_thermal_unit




• The clue is 34. Swears. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVOWS

  Possible Answer : avow, avouch, swear, affirm, assert, swan, verify, aver

  Possible Opposite Answer : disavow




• The clue is 35. Net alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORG




• The clue is 36. Eggs-terminates?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAYS

  Possible Answer : castrate, spay, neuter, alter




• The clue is 38. Nebraska senator Fischer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEB

  Possible Answer : debutante, deb




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

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

  The answer: SKEE




• The clue is 40. Shoes, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KICKS

  Possible Answer : kick_back, bitch, bang, plain, beef, recoil, charge, complain, boot, sound_off, kicking, kvetch, give_up, quetch, flush, rush, thrill, kick, gripe, squawk

  Possible Opposite Answer : cheer




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

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

  The answer: IVOTEDSTICKER




• The clue is 45. Assent to un hombre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SISENOR




• The clue is 47. Wine list heading. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 48. Lined up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INAROW




• The clue is 49. Pro ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONO




• The clue is 50. "___ Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!" (long-running British reality show). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMA




• The clue is 53. Sensei's domain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOJO




• The clue is 54. "I" lift?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOBOOSTER




• The clue is 57. Animal on the flags of Spain, Montenegro and Sri Lanka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LION

  Possible Answer : Lion, lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo, king_of_beasts, Panthera_leo, social_lion




• The clue is 58. Product that reduces static cling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRYERSHEET




• The clue is 59. London-born actor who was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2018. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELBA




• The clue is 60. "Dress for Less" sloganeer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSS

  Possible Answer : Nellie_Tayloe_Ross, Nellie_Ross, Betsy_Ross, Betsy_Griscom_Ross, Ross, Sir_Ronald_Ross, John_Ross, James_Clark_Ross, Sir_John_Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross




• The clue is 61. Wearers of the Star of Life, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMTS

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Dated a while back?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDE

• The clue is 2. #2. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEEP

• The clue is 3. Like Pi for much of "Life of Pi". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASEA

  Possible Answer: seaward, asea, seawards

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

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

  The answer: LBS

  Possible Answer: pound, lb

• The clue is 5. Native East African people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAASAI

• The clue is 6. In which computer chips are used?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONLINEPOKER

• The clue is 7. Degs. for aspiring entrepreneurs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MBAS

  Possible Answer: MBA, Master_in_Business_Administration, Master_in_Business

• The clue is 8. Parked it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAT

  Possible Answer: Sabbatum, sit, pose, baby-sit, seat, sit_around, posture, ride, Sat, Saturday, sit_down, model

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 9. Marketing department success. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADSALE

• The clue is 10. Line from an unhappy diner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENDITBACK

• The clue is 11. Writer of the "Phaedrus" circa 370 B.C.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLATO

  Possible Answer: Plato

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

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

  The answer: SIPON

• The clue is 14. "Yeah, you're lying". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICALLBS

• The clue is 15. Archaeologist's finds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELICS

  Possible Answer: souvenir, keepsake, token, relic

• The clue is 22. Sighting at Yellowstone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELK

  Possible Answer: Alces_alces, elk, wapiti, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, red_deer, European_elk, moose, Cervus_elaphus, American_elk

• The clue is 23. Where something rankling might stick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAW

  Possible Answer: crop, craw

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

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

  The answer: JUDGESROBES

• The clue is 25. Home to N'Djamena. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAD

  Possible Answer: Chad, Republic_of_Chad, Tchad, Chadic_language, chad, Lake_Chad, Chadic

• The clue is 26. Queen's residence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIVE

  Possible Answer: hive, beehive

• The clue is 27. "Hey, whatever pays the bills". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AJOBISAJOB

• The clue is 28. Drumming one's fingers, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORED

  Possible Answer: world-weary, bore, blase, drill, tire, bored

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 32. Little one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYKE

  Possible Answer: minor, tiddler, nipper, tyke, nestling, child, shaver, small_fry, tike, boor, Tyke, churl, kid, fry, barbarian, peasant, Goth, youngster

• The clue is 33. Locale of a 1991 coup attempt by the Gang of Eight, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USSR

  Possible Answer: Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics, Russia, USSR, Soviet_Union

• The clue is 36. Some snowmobiles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIDOOS

• The clue is 37. Shots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICS

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

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

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

  The answer: STOWED

  Possible Answer: stow

• The clue is 42. "Romeo and Juliet" setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VERONA

  Possible Answer: Verona

• The clue is 43. Noted surname in avant-garde art. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer: Ono, Yoko_Ono

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

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

  The answer: TENORS

  Possible Answer: strain, tenor_voice, tenor

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

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

  The answer: SIDLE

  Possible Answer: sashay, sidle

• The clue is 46. Packed like sardines, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INOIL

• The clue is 49. Australian lad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOYO

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

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

  The answer: ITEM

  Possible Answer: point, detail, particular, item, token

• The clue is 51. What all straight lines on the surface of a sphere do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEET

  Possible Answer: match, gather, converge, play, fit, suffer, assemble, fulfill, run_across, forgather, contact, sports_meeting, touch, fulfil, conform_to, run_into, encounter, adjoin, see, receive, fitting, cope_with, take_on, come_across, foregather, satisfy, fill, get_together, meet

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 52. Dark ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

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

• The clue is 55. Watchdog's warning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRR

• The clue is 56. Part of a pronoun pair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE

July 31, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, July 31, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

NYT Monday Crossword Across Clues - July 31, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Reference point for nighttime navigation	4
2A	5. Trim, as a photo	4
3A	9. "Toodles!"	4
4A	13. Sci-fi hero ___ Skywalker	4
5A	14. Volcano output	4
6A	15. Casper is a friendly one	5
7A	16. Not much	4
8A	17. Actor Epps	4
9A	18. Sounds from a sty	5
10A	19. Tennis great with a sister who's also a tennis great	13
11A	22. Sought political office	3
12A	23. Ye ___ Shoppe	4
13A	24. British royal crowned in May 2023	14
14A	31. Tic-___-toe	3
15A	32. AMC's "Better Call ___"	4
16A	33. Failed to	5
17A	34. Cry on a roller coaster	4
18A	36. Rider's handful	5
19A	39. "Great" detective of kid-lit	4
20A	40. "It's ___!" (classic "Frankenstein" line)	5
21A	42. Come off as	4
22A	44. Haw's partner	3
23A	45. First Latina justice, successor to David Souter	14
24A	49. Exam for an aspiring atty.	4
25A	50. Fury	3
26A	51. Words before legal action … or what one might exclaim to 19-, 24- and 45-Across?	13
27A	57. Material for LPs	5
28A	59. Worker welfare org.	4
29A	60. CT scan alternatives	4
30A	61. Weeps	5
31A	62. Edward ___, poet who wrote "The Owl and the Pussy-cat"	4
32A	63. Frozen waffle brand	4
33A	64. Emulates Snoop Dogg or Doja Cat	4
34A	65. Small whirlpool	4
35A	66. Eliot of the Untouchables	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Reference point for nighttime navigation"

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 (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Words that mean the same thing: lead, wizard, asterisk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Trim, as a photo"

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 yield from plants in a single growing season
• Words that mean the same thing: craw, lop, clip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. "Toodles!""

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 an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
• Words that mean the same thing: aloha
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Sci-fi hero ___ Skywalker"

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 (new testament) the apostle closely associated with st. paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third gospel
• Words that mean the same thing: Gospel According to Luke, Gospel of Luke, Saint Luke
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Volcano output"

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 rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Casper is a friendly one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mental representation of some haunting experience
• Words that mean the same thing: wraith, ghostwriter, touch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GHOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Not much"

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: ABIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Actor Epps"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: OMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. Sounds from a sty"

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 the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
• Words that mean the same thing: squeal, oink, grunt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OINKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Tennis great with a sister who's also a tennis great"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: VENUSWILLIAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Sought political office"

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 move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
• Words that mean the same thing: lead, scat, guide
• The opposite would be: malfunction, idle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Ye ___ Shoppe"

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: OLDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. British royal crowned in May 2023"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: KINGCHARLESIII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Tic-___-toe"

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: TAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. AMC's "Better Call ___""

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 (old testament) the first king of the israelites who defended israel against many enemies (especially the philistines)
• Words that mean the same thing: Saint Paul, Apostle Paul, Saul of Tarsus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Failed to"

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: DIDNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Cry on a roller coaster"

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: WHEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Rider's handful"

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 one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
• Words that mean the same thing: draw rein, harness, rein in
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. "Great" detective of kid-lit"

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: NATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. "It's ___!" (classic "Frankenstein" line)"

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 possessing life
• Words that mean the same thing: animated, live, awake
• The opposite would be: dead, unanimated
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Come off as"

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 give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
• Words that mean the same thing: appear, look
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Haw's partner"

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 edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
• Words that mean the same thing: ahem
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. First Latina justice, successor to David Souter"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: SONIASOTOMAYOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Exam for an aspiring atty."

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: LSAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Fury"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: anger, choler, wrath
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Words before legal action … or what one might exclaim to 19-, 24- and 45-Across?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: SEEYOUINCOURT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Material for LPs"

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 univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
• Words that mean the same thing: vinyl radical, vinyl group
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VINYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. Worker welfare org."

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 government agency in the department of labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. CT scan alternatives"

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 use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
• Words that mean the same thing: MRI, magnetic resonance imaging
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Weeps"

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 a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
• Words that mean the same thing: shout, blazon out, shout out
• The opposite would be: laugh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Edward ___, poet who wrote "The Owl and the Pussy-cat""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that british artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
• Words that mean the same thing: King Lear, Edward Lear
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Frozen waffle brand"

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: EGGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Emulates Snoop Dogg or Doja Cat"

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 reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: belt, pat, knap
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Small whirlpool"

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 founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
• Words that mean the same thing: purl, whirlpool, twist
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Eliot of the Untouchables"

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 strip of land projecting into a body of water
• Words that mean the same thing: cape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NESS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - July 31, 2023 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Serb, Slovene or Slovak	4
2D	2. Paper towel roll leftover	4
3D	3. Similar (to)	4
4D	4. Part of a round trip	6
5D	5. Comically packed circus vehicle	8
6D	6. Actor Malek of "Bohemian Rhapsody"	4
7D	7. Speed-skating track shape	4
8D	8. Word after beauty or pizza	6
9D	9. Adds one's two cents	8
10D	10. Atoms with charges	4
11D	11. Pose, as a question	3
12D	12. Extra periods in sports, in brief	3
13D	15. Provoked	6
14D	20. Gives in to gravity, as a roof	4
15D	21. Sick	3
16D	24. Artist Frida renowned for her self-portraits	5
17D	25. Strand, as during a blizzard	5
18D	26. Shade of color	3
19D	27. Group of showbiz elites	5
20D	28. State whose license plates read "Famous Potatoes"	5
21D	29. Prefix with continental or faith	5
22D	30. Tabloid twosome	4
23D	31. "___ the night before Christmas …"	4
24D	35. Stares said to inflict curses	8
25D	37. Keanu Reeves's role in "The Matrix"	3
26D	38. For-prophet institution?	8
27D	41. Painting studio stands	6
28D	43. Podcast host Maron	4
29D	46. Pronounce	3
30D	47. Peter of "Lawrence of Arabia"	6
31D	48. Tower of London guards	6
32D	51. Hair salon sound	4
33D	52. Previously owned	4
34D	53. "If ___ a nickel …"	4
35D	54. Strongly encourage	4
36D	55. Fixes, as a carnival game	4
37D	56. General ___ chicken	4
38D	57. TiVo forerunner	3
39D	58. Nest egg fund, in brief	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. Serb, Slovene or Slovak"

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 any member of the people of eastern europe or asian russia who speak a slavonic language
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLAV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Paper towel roll leftover"

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 conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
• Words that mean the same thing: vacuum tube, thermionic valve, underground
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Similar (to)"

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 similar in quality or character
• Words that mean the same thing: consanguineal, kindred, consanguineous
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AKIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Part of a round trip"

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 document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
• Words that mean the same thing: regaining, hark back, return key
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETURN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Comically packed circus vehicle"

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: CLOWNCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Actor Malek of "Bohemian Rhapsody""

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 the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
• Words that mean the same thing: ramus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Speed-skating track shape"

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 closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
• Words that mean the same thing: elliptical, ovate, ovoid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Word after beauty or pizza"

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 reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
• Words that mean the same thing: sitting room, front room, living room
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARLOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Adds one's two cents"

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: CHIMESIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Atoms with charges"

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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
• Words that mean the same thing: ion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Pose, as a question"

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: need, postulate, inquire
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Extra periods in sports, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Provoked"

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 give heart or courage to
• Words that mean the same thing: needle, goad, spur
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOADED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "20. Gives in to gravity, as a roof"

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 shape that sags
• Words that mean the same thing: sag down, droop, sag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Sick"

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 often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Words that mean the same thing: badly, inauspicious, poorly
• The opposite would be: well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Artist Frida renowned for her self-portraits"

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: KAHLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Strand, as during a blizzard"

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: ICEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Shade of color"

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 quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
• Words that mean the same thing: imbue, chromaticity
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Group of showbiz elites"

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: ALIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. State whose license plates read "Famous Potatoes""

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 state in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: ID, Gem 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: IDAHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Prefix with continental or faith"

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 place in a grave or tomb
• Words that mean the same thing: entomb, inhume, bury
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Tabloid twosome"

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 distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
• Words that mean the same thing: point, particular, detail
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. "___ the night before Christmas …""

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: TWAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Stares said to inflict curses"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard 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: EVILEYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Keanu Reeves's role in "The Matrix""

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 (used as a combining form) recent or new
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. For-prophet institution?"

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

  The answer is: SEMINARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Painting studio stands"

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 an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
• Words that mean the same thing: easel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Podcast host Maron"

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 made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Pronounce"

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 chance to speak
• Words that mean the same thing: sound out, read, allege
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Peter of "Lawrence of Arabia""

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: OTOOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Tower of London guards"

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 officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the british monarch
• Words that mean the same thing: yeoman, beefeater, yeoman of the guard
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEOMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Hair salon sound"

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 small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
• Words that mean the same thing: lop, clip, trim
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Previously owned"

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 put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: employ, utilize, utilise
• The opposite would be: misused
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. "If ___ a nickel …""

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: IHAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Strongly encourage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an instinctive motive
• Words that mean the same thing: root on, press, advocate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Fixes, as a carnival game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
• Words that mean the same thing: tractor trailer, fishing tackle, turnout
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. General ___ chicken"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TSOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. TiVo forerunner"

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 magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) tv programs
• Words that mean the same thing: videocassette recorder
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VCR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Nest egg fund, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos, anger
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	74.3%
Short Answer	11	14.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
History	2	2.7%
Sports	2	2.7%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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 06:46 PM