27442 Sun Dec 29, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "The Soul ___ Itself" (Emily Dickinson poem), 5. Conceal, 10. Gamer's annoyance, 13. Wail, blubber, etc., 17. One of six in garden croquet, 18. Emmy-winning drama series set in the Midwest, 19. Disney C.E.O. Bob, 21. Early phase of software development, 22. Electrician who might put in overtime after a bad storm, 24. Politico Buttigieg, 25. Partner of dreams, 26. Anesthetized, 27. Have a banquet, 28. Graphics that show trends, 30. Like cobras and some jackets, 32. Doc that ensures secrecy, 33. Rapscallion, 34. Dog with "small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose", 35. Prepared, 37. Lion's prey, 39. Preceding times, 40. Loud whistlers, 44. Unnecessarily lengthen, as an essay, 45. Brought aboard, 47. Language from which "curry" comes, 48. Increased suddenly, 51. "No time to lose!", 53. Without help, 54. Step (on), 55. Dien Bien ___, 1954 battle site in Vietnam, 56. Dough dispenser, 59. Hard hits off the bat, 61. McEvoy of cosmetics, 63. Dish of chopped meat, potatoes and onions, 66. Portrayer of Grindelwald in "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald", 67. Author Zola, 68. Large Starbucks size, 69. Fascinated by, 70. Potatoes, on an Indian menu, 71. Nb3, Bxh7, Ra4, etc., 72. The Macarena and Cha Cha Slide, for two, 74. Education support grp., 76. "The Simpsons" character who says "I've done everything the Bible says! Even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!", 77. Love affair, 78. Corrupt, 79. Snack brand with "Classic" and "Wavy" varieties, 81. Iced coffee drink, 82. Colorings, 83. Jamie who pitched on eight major-league teams over his 25-year career, 86. Weigh (down), 87. Wild tours, 89. Grave, 90. They might make you jump, 95. Winter mo., 96. Praiseful poems, 97. Attack from all sides, 98. Solar wind particle, 100. Places to dock, 105. Defensive position, 107. Catch, 109. Man's name meaning "strong" in Hebrew, 110. Director Sam, 111. Exude, as charm, 112. Indication of where to cut … or something written five times in this puzzle?, 114. Gave support, 115. Seeks compensation, maybe, 116. Relative of a badger, 117. Starter with chips?, 118. "___ Turismo" (2023 film), 119. Certain fantasy football stats, 120. Part of MGM, 121. Rise dramatically

Down Clues :

1. "Don't even think about it", 2. Proscribed action, 3. Kind of list, 4. Opinion piece, 5. Exec in charge of investments, 6. Product of rendering, 7. Big name in pest control, 8. Plan for the day, 9. Like bibimbap, 10. Watch one's language?, 11. From time immemorial, 12. Very start, 13. Full of unnecessary costs, as a budget, 14. Sign off on, 15. Sharpened, 16. Loops around a rodeo, 20. Sign on again, 21. "That feels good", 23. Fought in a ring, 29. Green with the bowdlerized hit "Forget You", 31. Home state of the senator Lisa Blunt Rochester: Abbr., 36. It's heard in a hearing, 38. Pulled a classic prank on, for short, 40. Superman's birth name, 41. Genre for Fall Out Boy, 42. Descriptor for a dictator, 43. Stays alive, 46. Santa ___, 47. Magic word?, 49. Lurched, 50. What Boyle's law pertains to, 51. Bar exercises, 52. Highly recommended story, 55. Awaiting surgery, informally, 57. Vanishing point?, 58. Henry who composed the theme for "The Pink Panther", 60. Sleep stage, 61. Rating that signifies lewdness or violence, 62. Concealed, 64. Medical inserts, 65. Parasites' needs, 73. Quite fond of, with "to", 75. Hefeweizen, e.g., 77. Jason's ship, 80. Vacation destination in the Caribbean, 81. Stronghold, 83. Place to hover, 84. Big name in frozen food, 85. Obsequious types, 86. Sauntered (in), 88. Meager, 89. Closefitting headwear, in a variant spelling, 91. ___ Bill, folk hero who is said to have ridden a tornado like a bucking bronco, 92. Invite on a date, 93. "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of ___": Thomas Jefferson, 94. Piece of classical music, 99. Repulsive, 101. Strongman of myth, 102. "I Know a ___" (rhyming children's book), 103. Soda with strawberry and pineapple flavors, 104. Derisive expression, 106. Auction action, 108. Clarified butter, 113. Botch things

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 29, 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. "The Soul ___ Itself" (Emily Dickinson poem). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNTO

  
  



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

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

  The answer: CLOAK

  
  

  Possible Answer : dissemble, cloak, mask, robe, clothe, drape




• The clue is 10. Gamer's annoyance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAG

  
  

  Possible Answer : stave, lag, meantime, jug, put_away, fall_behind, put_behind_bars, immure, imprison, slowdown, meanwhile, incarcerate, jail, interim, dawdle, retardation, gaol, fall_back, remand




• The clue is 13. Wail, blubber, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAWL

  
  

  Possible Answer : bawl, bellow, yawp




• The clue is 17. One of six in garden croquet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOP

  
  

  Possible Answer : hoop, basket, basketball_hoop, wicket, ring




• The clue is 18. Emmy-winning drama series set in the Midwest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARGO

  
  

  Possible Answer : Fargo




• The clue is 19. Disney C.E.O. Bob. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGER

  
  



• The clue is 21. Early phase of software development. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPHA

  
  

  Possible Answer : alpha




• The clue is 22. Electrician who might put in overtime after a bad storm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINEWORKER

  
  



• The clue is 24. Politico Buttigieg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETE

  
  



• The clue is 25. Partner of dreams. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOPES

  
  

  Possible Answer : hope, trust, Bob_Hope, skip, Leslie_Townes_Hope, hop-skip, Hope, desire, promise, hop, go_for

  Possible Opposite Answer : despair




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

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

  The answer: UNDER

  
  

  Possible Answer : nether, under, below




• The clue is 27. Have a banquet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINE

  
  

  Possible Answer : dine




• The clue is 28. Graphics that show trends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINECHARTS

  
  



• The clue is 30. Like cobras and some jackets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOODED

  
  

  Possible Answer : hood




• The clue is 32. Doc that ensures secrecy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NDA

  
  



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

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

  The answer: ROGUE

  
  

  Possible Answer : rapscallion, scallywag, varlet, scalawag, knave, rogue, rascal




• The clue is 34. Dog with "small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTO

  
  



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

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

  The answer: SET

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 37. Lion's prey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTELOPE

  
  

  Possible Answer : antelope




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

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

  The answer: EVES

  
  

  Possible Answer : evening, Eve, eventide, even, eve




• The clue is 40. Loud whistlers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KETTLES

  
  

  Possible Answer : kettleful, kettle_hole, tympani, kettledrum, timpani, kettle, tympanum, boiler




• The clue is 44. Unnecessarily lengthen, as an essay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAD

  
  

  Possible Answer : embellish, tablet, trudge, pad_of_paper, diggings, stamp_pad, bolster, launchpad, plod, launch_pad, inkpad, aggrandise, dramatize, footslog, fill_out, blow_up, inking_pad, launch_area, slog, launching_pad, pad, domiciliation, digs, embroider, dramatise, tramp, lodgings, aggrandize, lard




• The clue is 45. Brought aboard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADED

  
  

  Possible Answer : ladle, laden, load_up, load, lade




• The clue is 47. Language from which "curry" comes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMIL

  
  

  Possible Answer : Tamil




• The clue is 48. Increased suddenly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SURGED

  
  

  Possible Answer : billow, scend, heave, soar, soar_upwards, zoom, surge, soar_up, tide

  Possible Opposite Answer : ebb




• The clue is 51. "No time to lose!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CMON

  
  



• The clue is 53. Without help. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALONE

  
  

  Possible Answer : solo, lonely, exclusively, only, unequalled, solely, unique, lone, entirely, unaccompanied, unequaled, solitary, alone, unparalleled




• The clue is 54. Step (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREAD

  
  

  Possible Answer : tread, pace, trample, step, stride




• The clue is 55. Dien Bien ___, 1954 battle site in Vietnam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHU

  
  



• The clue is 56. Dough dispenser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATM

  
  

  Possible Answer : standard_atmosphere, atmosphere, standard_pressure, automated_teller_machine, asynchronous_transfer_mode, atm, cash_dispenser, automatic_teller, automated_teller, automatic_teller_machine, ATM, cash_machine




• The clue is 59. Hard hits off the bat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINEDRIVES

  
  



• The clue is 61. McEvoy of cosmetics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRISH

  
  



• The clue is 63. Dish of chopped meat, potatoes and onions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASH

  
  

  Possible Answer : haschisch, hasheesh, hashish, hash




• The clue is 66. Portrayer of Grindelwald in "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEPP

  
  



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

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

  The answer: EMILE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Emile




• The clue is 68. Large Starbucks size. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VENTI

  
  



• The clue is 69. Fascinated by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTO

  
  



• The clue is 70. Potatoes, on an Indian menu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOO

  
  



• The clue is 71. Nb3, Bxh7, Ra4, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOVES

  
  

  Possible Answer : movement, travel, impress, motility, motivate, propel, motion, displace, actuate, strike, move, affect, go, relocation, proceed, be_active, make_a_motion, act, locomote, prompt, incite, run

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand_still, rest, stay, refrain, stay_in_place




• The clue is 72. The Macarena and Cha Cha Slide, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINEDANCES

  
  



• The clue is 74. Education support grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTA

  
  



• The clue is 76. "The Simpsons" character who says "I've done everything the Bible says! Even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NED

  
  



• The clue is 77. Love affair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOUR

  
  

  Possible Answer : affaire, liaison, affair, amour, involvement, intimacy




• The clue is 78. Corrupt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAINT

  
  

  Possible Answer : infect, contamination, cloud, sully, taint, defile, corrupt

  Possible Opposite Answer : disinfect




• The clue is 79. Snack brand with "Classic" and "Wavy" varieties. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAYS

  
  

  Possible Answer : ballad, put_down, repose, lay, pose, position, place, set, put




• The clue is 81. Iced coffee drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRAPPE

  
  

  Possible Answer : frappe, ice




• The clue is 82. Colorings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINTS

  
  

  Possible Answer : tinge, tinct, touch, tint, tincture, tone, shade




• The clue is 83. Jamie who pitched on eight major-league teams over his 25-year career. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOYER

  
  



• The clue is 86. Weigh (down). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOG

  
  

  Possible Answer : bog_down, bog, peat_bog




• The clue is 87. Wild tours. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFARIS

  
  

  Possible Answer : hunting_expedition, campaign, safari




• The clue is 89. Grave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRE

  
  

  Possible Answer : dreadful, fearsome, terrible, dread, horrendous, awful, dreaded, direful, desperate, dire, horrific, frightening, fearful




• The clue is 90. They might make you jump. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPARROWS

  
  



• The clue is 95. Winter mo.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEC

  
  

  Possible Answer : Dec, December, dec, celestial_latitude, declination




• The clue is 96. Praiseful poems. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODES

  
  

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 97. Attack from all sides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESET

  
  

  Possible Answer : encrust, incrust, harry, molest, beset, chevy, plague, chivy, provoke, chivvy, chevvy, set_upon, hassle, harass




• The clue is 98. Solar wind particle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ION

  
  

  Possible Answer : ion




• The clue is 100. Places to dock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHARFS

  
  

  Possible Answer : dock, berth, wharf, moor, wharfage, pier




• The clue is 105. Defensive position. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINEBACKER

  
  

  Possible Answer : linebacker, line_backer




• The clue is 107. Catch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAG

  
  

  Possible Answer : hitch, snag, tear, hang-up, split, rent, rub, rip




• The clue is 109. Man's name meaning "strong" in Hebrew. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETHAN

  
  



• The clue is 110. Director Sam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIMI

  
  



• The clue is 111. Exude, as charm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOZE

  
  

  Possible Answer : seepage, slime, transude, gunk, muck, ooze_out, seep, guck, goop, goo, exude, exudate, ooze, gook, oozing, sludge




• The clue is 112. Indication of where to cut … or something written five times in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DASHEDLINE

  
  



• The clue is 114. Gave support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDED

  
  

  Possible Answer : assisted, aided, aid, assist, help

  Possible Opposite Answer : unassisted




• The clue is 115. Seeks compensation, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUES

  
  

  Possible Answer : action, process, litigate, Sue, sue, Eugene_Sue




• The clue is 116. Relative of a badger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTTER

  
  

  Possible Answer : otter




• The clue is 117. Starter with chips?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTE

  
  

  Possible Answer : ante




• The clue is 118. "___ Turismo" (2023 film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAN

  
  

  Possible Answer : nan, granny, nanna, grandmother, grannie, grandma, gran




• The clue is 119. Certain fantasy football stats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TDS

  
  



• The clue is 120. Part of MGM. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYER

  
  

  Possible Answer : Louis_B._Mayer, Louis_Burt_Mayer, Mayer, Marie_Goeppert_Mayer




• The clue is 121. Rise dramatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAR

  
  

  Possible Answer : soar, soar_upwards, sailplane, hang_glide, zoom, surge, soar_up

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Don't even think about it". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UH-UH

  
  

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

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

  The answer: NO-NO

  
  

• The clue is 3. Kind of list. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TO-DO

  
  

  Possible Answer: disturbance, kerfuffle, hurly_burly, flutter, disruption, hoo-ha, commotion, hoo-hah, to-do

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

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

  The answer: OP-ED

  
  

• The clue is 5. Exec in charge of investments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFO

  
  

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 6. Product of rendering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARD

  
  

  Possible Answer: embellish, aggrandize, pad, blow_up, aggrandise, dramatize, embroider, dramatise, lard

• The clue is 7. Big name in pest control. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORKIN

  
  

• The clue is 8. Plan for the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGENDA

  
  

  Possible Answer: agenda, schedule, order_of_business, docket, agendum

• The clue is 9. Like bibimbap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOREAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Korean

• The clue is 10. Watch one's language?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIP-READ

  
  

  Possible Answer: lip-read, speech-read, lipread

• The clue is 11. From time immemorial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGE-OLD

  
  

  Possible Answer: age-old, antique

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

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

  The answer: GET-GO

  
  

  Possible Answer: showtime, commencement, offset, first, get-go, starting_time, beginning, outset, start, kickoff

  Possible Opposite Answer : middle

• The clue is 13. Full of unnecessary costs, as a budget. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOATED

  
  

  Possible Answer: bloat

• The clue is 14. Sign off on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APPROVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sanction, approve, O.K., okay

  Possible Opposite Answer : disapprove

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

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

  The answer: WHETTED

  
  

  Possible Answer: quicken, whet

• The clue is 16. Loops around a rodeo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASSOS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Roland_de_Lassus, rope, Orlando_di_Lasso, Lasso, lasso, riata, reata, lariat

• The clue is 20. Sign on again. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RE-UP

  
  

• The clue is 21. "That feels good". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHH

  
  

• The clue is 23. Fought in a ring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WRESTLED

  
  

  Possible Answer: twist, wriggle, squirm, writhe, worm, wrestle

• The clue is 29. Green with the bowdlerized hit "Forget You". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEELO

  
  

• The clue is 31. Home state of the senator Lisa Blunt Rochester: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEL

  
  

• The clue is 36. It's heard in a hearing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESTIMONY

  
  

  Possible Answer: testimonial, testimony

• The clue is 38. Pulled a classic prank on, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TPED

  
  

• The clue is 40. Superman's birth name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAL-EL

  
  

• The clue is 41. Genre for Fall Out Boy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMO-POP

  
  

• The clue is 42. Descriptor for a dictator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIN-POT

  
  

• The clue is 43. Stays alive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SURVIVES

  
  

  Possible Answer: endure, go, hold_out, make_it, outlive, survive, pull_through, come_through, live_on, outlast, exist, pull_round, last, live, hold_up, subsist

  Possible Opposite Answer : succumb

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

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

  The answer: ANA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ana, ana

• The clue is 47. Magic word?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TA-DA

  
  

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

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

  The answer: REELED

  
  

  Possible Answer: stagger, whirl, lurch, spin, spin_around, keel, reel, gyrate, careen, swag

• The clue is 50. What Boyle's law pertains to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASES

  
  

  Possible Answer: natural_gas, swash, petrol, gasolene, vaunt, gasconade, brag, accelerator_pedal, boast, gasoline, shoot_a_line, gun, gas_pedal, bluster, gas, tout, gaseous_state, throttle, flatulence, flatulency, accelerator, blow

• The clue is 51. Bar exercises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIN-UPS

  
  

  Possible Answer: chin-up, pull-up

• The clue is 52. Highly recommended story. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUST-READ

  
  

• The clue is 55. Awaiting surgery, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE-OP

  
  

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

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

  The answer: THINAIR

  
  

• The clue is 58. Henry who composed the theme for "The Pink Panther". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANCINI

  
  

• The clue is 60. Sleep stage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REM

  
  

  Possible Answer: paradoxical_sleep, rapid_eye_movement, REM, REM_sleep, rapid_eye_movement_sleep

• The clue is 61. Rating that signifies lewdness or violence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TV-MA

  
  

• The clue is 62. Concealed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HID

  
  

  Possible Answer: obscure, blot_out, cover, conceal, shroud, obliterate, veil, hide_out, enshroud, hide

  Possible Opposite Answer : show

• The clue is 64. Medical inserts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STENTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: stent

• The clue is 65. Parasites' needs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOSTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: host, emcee, boniface, innkeeper, master_of_ceremonies, server, legion, Host, horde

  Possible Opposite Answer : parasite

• The clue is 73. Quite fond of, with "to". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTACHED

  
  

  Possible Answer: seize, bind, impound, confiscate, bond, sequester, connected, attached, attach, tie, committed, affiliated

  Possible Opposite Answer : detach, detached, unattached

• The clue is 75. Hefeweizen, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 77. Jason's ship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARGO

  
  

  Possible Answer: Argo

• The clue is 80. Vacation destination in the Caribbean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARUBA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Aruba

• The clue is 81. Stronghold. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORTRESS

  
  

  Possible Answer: fortress, fort

• The clue is 83. Place to hover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MID-AIR

  
  

• The clue is 84. Big name in frozen food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORE-IDA

  
  

• The clue is 85. Obsequious types. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES-MEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: flunkey, stooge, yes-man, flunky

• The clue is 86. Sauntered (in). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BREEZED

  
  

  Possible Answer: breeze

• The clue is 88. Meager. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEW

  
  

  Possible Answer: few

  Possible Opposite Answer : many

• The clue is 89. Closefitting headwear, in a variant spelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DO-RAG

  
  

• The clue is 91. ___ Bill, folk hero who is said to have ridden a tornado like a bucking bronco. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECOS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Pecos, Pecos_River

• The clue is 92. Invite on a date. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKOUT

  
  

• The clue is 93. "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of ___": Thomas Jefferson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WISDOM

  
  

  Possible Answer: soundness, wiseness, wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom_of_Solomon, sapience

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsoundness, folly

• The clue is 94. Piece of classical music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONATA

  
  

  Possible Answer: sonata

• The clue is 99. Repulsive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NASTY

  
  

  Possible Answer: filthy, nasty, foul, awful, cruddy, tight, smutty

  Possible Opposite Answer : nice

• The clue is 101. Strongman of myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Atlas, telamon, atlas_vertebra, map_collection, atlas, book_of_maps

• The clue is 102. "I Know a ___" (rhyming children's book). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RHINO

  
  

  Possible Answer: rhinoceros, rhino

• The clue is 103. Soda with strawberry and pineapple flavors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FANTA

  
  

• The clue is 104. Derisive expression. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNEER

  
  

  Possible Answer: leer, sneer

• The clue is 106. Auction action. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BID

  
  

  Possible Answer: adjure, play, beseech, bidding, conjure, invite, wish, command, dictation, tender, press, offer, call, bid, entreat

• The clue is 108. Clarified butter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GHEE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ghee

• The clue is 113. Botch things. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  
  

  Possible Answer: drift, err, slip, stray, mistake

September 12, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle September 12, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Conks on the head	4
2A	5. Place for a hot bath	3
3A	8. Torts students, typically	5
4A	13. Goes crazy	8
5A	15. Best-selling Japanese manga and anime series	6
6A	17. Cuter than cute	8
7A	18. Summer snack on a stick	6
8A	19. Alternatives to Asics	5
9A	20. Theoretical degree	3
10A	21. Mined stuff	3
11A	22. Prolonged attack	5
12A	24. Comedian Wong	3
13A	26. Like tridents and forks	5
14A	28. Parrot	3
15A	29. Sister brand of Crest	5
16A	31. Loch ___ monster	4
17A	32. Felt-tipped writing implement	6
18A	35. Apt name for a rock climber	5
19A	37. Aquatic denizen … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled words	11
20A	40. Hawaiian beach bashes	5
21A	41. Dental coat	6
22A	44. Successful search results	4
23A	47. Rude omissions	5
24A	49. Toilet paper specification	3
25A	50. Challenge for a translator, perhaps	5
26A	52. 4.0 is a great one	3
27A	53. Certain bellybutton	5
28A	55. Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy winner Batiste	3
29A	56. Income source for Meta	3
30A	58. Unwashed	5
31A	60. Turkey's capital	6
32A	62. Braggarts	8
33A	65. Anne ___ (figure in Broadway's "Six")	6
34A	66. Release of confidential material to the media	8
35A	67. Brusque	5
36A	68. British singer/songwriter Rita	3
37A	69. Sicilian smoker	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. Conks on the head"

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 law enforcement agency of the justice department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
• Words that mean the same thing: bop, sock, whop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Place for a hot bath"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health spa, watering place, health club
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Torts students, typically"

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: ONELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Goes crazy"

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: FLIPSOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Best-selling Japanese manga and anime series"

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: NARUTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Cuter than cute"

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 lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
• Words that mean the same thing: lovely, endearing
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADORABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Summer snack on a stick"

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: ICEPOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Alternatives to Asics"

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 (greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with roman victoria
• Words that mean the same thing: Nike
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Theoretical degree"

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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Words that mean the same thing: n-th
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Mined stuff"

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

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Prolonged attack"

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 action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
• Words that mean the same thing: military blockade, beleaguering, besieging
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIEGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Comedian Wong"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
• Words that mean the same thing: Muhammad Ali, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Cassius Clay
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Like tridents and forks"

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 plate with tin
• Words that mean the same thing: put up, can, pronged
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Parrot"

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 any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: aper, caricature, emulator
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Sister brand of Crest"

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: ORALB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Loch ___ monster"

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!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Felt-tipped writing implement"

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 some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something
• Words that mean the same thing: mark, marking
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Apt name for a rock climber"

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 steep high face of rock
• Words that mean the same thing: drop, drop-off
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLIFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Aquatic denizen … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled words"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEACREATURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Hawaiian beach bashes"

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 an elaborate hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)
• Words that mean the same thing: luau
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUAUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Dental coat"

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 hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
• Words that mean the same thing: tooth enamel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENAMEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Successful search results"

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 (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
• Words that mean the same thing: dispatch, striking, rack up
• 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: HITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Rude omissions"

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 an instance of driving away or warding off
• Words that mean the same thing: ignore, cold shoulder, cut
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNUBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Toilet paper specification"

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: provide, supply, cater
• The 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 25 Across: "50. Challenge for a translator, perhaps"

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 manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
• Words that mean the same thing: parlance, dialect, artistic style
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDIOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. 4.0 is a great one"

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 measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: grade point average
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Certain bellybutton"

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: OUTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy winner Batiste"

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

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: JON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Income source for Meta"

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 public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: advertizement, advert, advertising
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Unwashed"

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 make soiled, filthy, or dirty
• Words that mean the same thing: marked-up, pestiferous, muddy
• The opposite would be: clean
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIRTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Turkey's capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital of turkey; located in west-central turkey; it was formerly known as angora and is the home of angora goats
• Words that mean the same thing: Angora, Turkish capital, capital of Turkey
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANKARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Braggarts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a conceited and self-centered person
• Words that mean the same thing: swellhead, egoist, egotist
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGOTISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Anne ___ (figure in Broadway's "Six")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the second wife of henry viii and mother of elizabeth i; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
• Words that mean the same thing: Anne Boleyn
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOLEYN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Release of confidential material to the media"

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: NEWSLEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Brusque"

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 brief and to the point; effectively cut short
• Words that mean the same thing: crisp, curt, laconic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. British singer/songwriter Rita"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: os, atomic number 76, Os
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Sicilian smoker"

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 inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Words that mean the same thing: bunsen, bunsen burner, Mount Etna
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

September 12, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Deg. for a creative type	3
2D	2. ___-fashioned (cocktail)	3
3D	3. Trailblazers	8
4D	4. Parsley portion	5
5D	5. Drink brand with a lizard logo	4
6D	6. Source of waves in space	6
7D	7. Chowed down	3
8D	8. "I've got this"	4
9D	9. Opposite of day, in Germany	5
10D	10. Before, in poetry	3
11D	11. Patti in the American Theater Hall of Fame	6
12D	12. Mall map listings	6
13D	14. Japanese rice wine	4
14D	16. Slanted columns?	5
15D	20. Nabisco wafer brand	5
16D	22. Actor Waterston	3
17D	23. Hoppy quaff, in brief	3
18D	25. Gets ready to skate	7
19D	27. Prefix with structure	5
20D	29. Killer whales	5
21D	30. Chomps on	5
22D	33. Ashton Kutcher's "That '70s Show" role	5
23D	34. ___ de vie	3
24D	36. "Sounds like a blast!"	3
25D	38. Ladder levels	5
26D	39. Mathematical grouping that contains no elements	8
27D	42. Yale student	3
28D	43. Soapmaking ingredient	3
29D	44. Muslim head scarf	5
30D	45. Huffy response to an untrue accusation	6
31D	46. Little bell's sound	6
32D	48. Pester persistently	6
33D	51. "The Bells of St. ___"	5
34D	53. Table scraps	4
35D	54. Of practical value	5
36D	57. Almost any character in "Hamlet"	4
37D	59. Corn Belt state	4
38D	61. ___ Lingus	3
39D	62. Musician Brian	3
40D	63. Color akin to khaki	3
41D	64. Precursor to rocksteady	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. Deg. for a creative type"

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: BFA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. ___-fashioned (cocktail)"

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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• Words that mean the same thing: older, previous, sure-enough
• The opposite would be: new, young
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Trailblazers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
• Words that mean the same thing: pioneer, innovator, trailblazer
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIONEERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Parsley portion"

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 small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
• Words that mean the same thing: twig, branchlet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPRIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Drink brand with a lizard logo"

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

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: SOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Source of waves in space"

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 degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PULSAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Chowed down"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: use up, eat, feed
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "I've got this""

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: ONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Opposite of day, in Germany"

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: NACHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Before, in poetry"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Patti in the American Theater Hall of Fame"

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: LUPONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Mall map listings"

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 mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
• Words that mean the same thing: fund, entrepot, storehouse
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Japanese rice wine"

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 reason for wanting something done
• Words that mean the same thing: rice beer, interest, saki
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Slanted columns?"

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: OPEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Nabisco wafer brand"

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: NILLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Actor Waterston"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
• Words that mean the same thing: surface-to-air missile
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Hoppy quaff, in brief"

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: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Gets ready to skate"

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: LACESUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Prefix with structure"

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 (in writing) see below
• Words that mean the same thing: below
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Killer whales"

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 predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Words that mean the same thing: sea wolf, Orcinus orca, killer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORCAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Chomps on"

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 wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
• Words that mean the same thing: chomp, sting, morsel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Ashton Kutcher's "That '70s Show" role"

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: KELSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. ___ de vie"

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: EAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. "Sounds like a blast!""

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 activities that are enjoyable or amusing
• Words that mean the same thing: sport, play, merriment
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Ladder levels"

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 crosspiece between the legs of a chair
• Words that mean the same thing: stave, rung, rundle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUNGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Mathematical grouping that contains no elements"

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

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: EMPTYSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Yale student"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Soapmaking ingredient"

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

  The answer is: LYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Muslim head scarf"

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 headscarf worn by muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIJAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Huffy response to an untrue accusation"

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: IDONOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Little bell's sound"

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 light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
• Words that mean the same thing: clink, tink, chink
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINKLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Pester persistently"

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 native or resident of wisconsin
• Words that mean the same thing: bug, pester, Wisconsinite
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BADGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. "The Bells of St. ___""

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 mother of jesus; christians refer to her as the virgin mary; she is especially honored by roman catholics
• Words that mean the same thing: Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Table scraps"

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: ORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Of practical value"

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 being of use or service
• Words that mean the same thing: useful
• The opposite would be: useless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Almost any character in "Hamlet""

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 native or inhabitant of denmark
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Corn Belt state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IOWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. ___ Lingus"

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: AER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Musician Brian"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "63. Color akin to khaki"

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 browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: tangent, sunburn, topaz
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "64. Precursor to rocksteady"

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: SKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: August 30, 2025 at 09:17 PM