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Saturday, November 9, 2024

27395 Sat Nov 09, 2024 NY Times Chandi Deitmer and Hoang-Kim Vu

Across Clues :

1. Gets going, 11. Plant also known as Pisum sativum, 14. "Give me your worst!", 15. Certain cats, 16. Portmanteau for a moody and strong-willed toddler, 17. Actress Shawkat who played Maeby on "Arrested Development", 18. Domaine d'Agnès Varda, 19. Making a car payment, dusting the living room, scheduling a doctor's appointment, etc., 21. Sea shrunk by Soviet siphoning, 22. British sci-fi novelist McDonald, 24. Place for a mind or a ball, 25. Antacid brand, 27. Wrinkle of time?, 28. Moniker for 6'9" N.F.L. star Ed Jones, 30. Behold, in Latin, 31. It's a hole thing, 34. Get hot and bothered, 36. Work whose first installment spanned 352 pages and ended with "ant," in brief, 37. Guinness of "The Bridge on the River Kwai", 39. Fish in the flounder family, 41. Like i, say, 43. Professor Xavier's students, e.g., 47. Accomplish with precision, 48. Purchase on an island?, 49. Character name in "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Downton Abbey", 50. Of the land, 52. Nearly-round figure, 53. Falsify, in a way, 54. Very short story?, 58. With faculty, 59. To-do following a business meeting, 60. Unit equivalent to one-thousandth of an inch, 61. Stadium section

Down Clues :

1. Ride arranged on one's own, 2. Mononymous baseball star who played 28 seasons professionally, 3. Body-related, 4. Pray in front of, as an altar, 5. Abbr. in many French church names, 6. Sin/cos, 7. Letters before a handle, 8. "King Lear" part, 9. In knots, 10. Something the floundering are said to be on, 11. Party person, 12. Height, 13. "Per our negotiations ...", 15. Spill, 20. Tyronn ___, N.B.A. champion as both player and coach, 22. Modest reply to a compliment, 23. So much cheaper than expected, say, 26. Greek island south of Naxos, 27. Accord alternative, 29. What "tutti" means on scores, 31. Producer of black-and-white footage?, 32. Indian dish of potatoes and cauliflower, 33. Landlord's register, 35. Dirt road hazard, 38. Deep and hoarse, 40. Tex-Mex casserole, 42. Middle ___, 44. Replace with a new contract, in legalese, 45. Like scents and stencils, 46. "___ Lot", 48. Creatures in God's third plague in Exodus, 51. Musical counterpart of pizzicato, 55. "___ geht's?" (German "How's it going?"), 56. Shot one waits to knock back, 57. 1975 TV debut, in brief

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 09, 2024

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

Sat Nov 09, 2024 NY Times


Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Gets going. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KICKSTARTS


  • The clue is 11. Plant also known as Pisum sativum. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEA

    Possible Answer : pea, pea_plant


  • The clue is 14. "Give me your worst!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICANTAKEIT


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

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

    The answer: TOMS

    Possible Answer : gobbler, turkey_cock, tomcat, Tom, Uncle_Tom, tom_turkey, tom


  • The clue is 16. Portmanteau for a moody and strong-willed toddler. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THREENAGER


  • The clue is 17. Actress Shawkat who played Maeby on "Arrested Development". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALIA


  • The clue is 18. Domaine d'Agnès Varda. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CINE


  • The clue is 19. Making a car payment, dusting the living room, scheduling a doctor's appointment, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADULTING


  • The clue is 21. Sea shrunk by Soviet siphoning. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARAL


  • The clue is 22. British sci-fi novelist McDonald. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IAN


  • The clue is 24. Place for a mind or a ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GUTTER

    Possible Answer : trough, sewer, gutter, toilet


  • The clue is 25. Antacid brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROLAIDS

    Possible Answer : Rolaids


  • The clue is 27. Wrinkle of time?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGELINE


  • The clue is 28. Moniker for 6'9" N.F.L. star Ed Jones. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOOTALL


  • The clue is 30. Behold, in Latin. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ECCE


  • The clue is 31. It's a hole thing. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAR

    Possible Answer : par, equation, equivalence, equality


  • The clue is 34. Get hot and bothered. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWELTER

    Possible Answer : swelter


  • The clue is 36. Work whose first installment spanned 352 pages and ended with "ant," in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OED

    Possible Answer : O.E.D., Oxford_English_Dictionary, OED


  • The clue is 37. Guinness of "The Bridge on the River Kwai". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALEC


  • The clue is 39. Fish in the flounder family. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HALIBUT

    Possible Answer : halibut, holibut


  • The clue is 41. Like i, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NONREAL


  • The clue is 43. Professor Xavier's students, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MUTANTS

    Possible Answer : mutant, variation, sport, mutation


  • The clue is 47. Accomplish with precision. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOTOAT


  • The clue is 48. Purchase on an island?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GAS

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


  • The clue is 49. Character name in "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Downton Abbey". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CORA

    Possible Answer : Persephone, Despoina, Kore, Cora


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

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

    The answer: AGRARIAN

    Possible Answer : farming, agricultural, agrarian


  • The clue is 52. Nearly-round figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OVAL

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


  • The clue is 53. Falsify, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COOK

    Possible Answer : misrepresent, falsify, ready, James_Cook, make, fudge, manipulate, fix, prepare, Captain_James_Cook, cook, fake, Cook, wangle, Captain_Cook


  • The clue is 54. Very short story?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CRAWLSPACE

    Possible Answer : crawlspace, crawl_space


  • The clue is 58. With faculty. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABLY

    Possible Answer : ably, capably, competently, aptly

    Possible Opposite Answer : incompetently


  • The clue is 59. To-do following a business meeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACTIONITEM


  • The clue is 60. Unit equivalent to one-thousandth of an inch. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MIL

    Possible Answer : Swedish_mile, cubic_centimeter, ml, milliliter, mil, millilitre, cubic_centimetre, cc, mile


  • The clue is 61. Stadium section. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOSEBLEEDS

    Possible Answer : epistaxis, nosebleed


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Ride arranged on one's own. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KITCAR

  • The clue is 2. Mononymous baseball star who played 28 seasons professionally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICHIRO

  • The clue is 3. Body-related. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CARNAL

    Possible Answer: animal, fleshly, sensual, carnal

  • The clue is 4. Pray in front of, as an altar. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KNEELAT

  • The clue is 5. Abbr. in many French church names. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STE

  • The clue is 6. Sin/cos. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAN

    Possible Answer: topaz, tangent, suntan, burn, bronze, sunburn, tan

  • The clue is 7. Letters before a handle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AKA

  • The clue is 8. "King Lear" part. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REGAN

  • The clue is 9. In knots. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIED

    Possible Answer: wed, fastened, draw, tied, laced, level, attach, bond, splice, connect, link_up, bind, trussed, link, marry, tie, even

    Possible Opposite Answer : unlaced, untied, untie, disconnect

  • The clue is 10. Something the floundering are said to be on. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STRUGGLEBUS

  • The clue is 11. Party person. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POLITICO

    Possible Answer: politico, political_leader, pol, politician

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

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

    The answer: EMINENCE

    Possible Answer: eminence, tubercle, tuberosity, note, preeminence, distinction

  • The clue is 13. "Per our negotiations ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASAGREED

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

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

    The answer: TATTLE

    Possible Answer: palaver, spill_the_beans, maunder, piffle, gibber, blab, prattle, tittle-tattle, blab_out, twaddle, babble, singing, clack, chatter, prate, tattle, telling, peach, blabber, babble_out, gabble, sing, talk, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag

    Possible Opposite Answer : keep_quiet

  • The clue is 20. Tyronn ___, N.B.A. champion as both player and coach. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LUE

  • The clue is 22. Modest reply to a compliment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDOWHATICAN

  • The clue is 23. So much cheaper than expected, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASTEAL

  • The clue is 26. Greek island south of Naxos. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IOS

    Possible Answer: Io

  • The clue is 27. Accord alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALTIMA

  • The clue is 29. What "tutti" means on scores. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALL

    Possible Answer: completely, totally, entirely, all, altogether, whole, wholly

    Possible Opposite Answer : some, partly

  • The clue is 31. Producer of black-and-white footage?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PANDACAM

  • The clue is 32. Indian dish of potatoes and cauliflower. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALOOGOBI

  • The clue is 33. Landlord's register. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RENTROLL

  • The clue is 35. Dirt road hazard. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUT

    Possible Answer: estrus, furrow, heat, rut, groove, oestrus

    Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus

  • The clue is 38. Deep and hoarse. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CROAKY

    Possible Answer: croaky, guttural

  • The clue is 40. Tex-Mex casserole. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TACOPIE

  • The clue is 42. Middle ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EAR

    Possible Answer: auricle, pinna, ear, spike, capitulum

  • The clue is 44. Replace with a new contract, in legalese. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOVATE

    Possible Answer: novate

  • The clue is 45. Like scents and stencils. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRACED

    Possible Answer: line, draw, retrace, hunt, decipher, follow, describe, delineate, hound, trace

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

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

    The answer: SALEMS

    Possible Answer: capital_of_Oregon, Salem

  • The clue is 48. Creatures in God's third plague in Exodus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GNATS

    Possible Answer: gnat

  • The clue is 51. Musical counterpart of pizzicato. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARCO

    Possible Answer: arco

  • The clue is 55. "___ geht's?" (German "How's it going?"). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WIE

  • The clue is 56. Shot one waits to knock back. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOB

    Possible Answer: lob

  • The clue is 57. 1975 TV debut, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNL

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, January 09, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

January 09, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Coltrane's rendition of "My Favorite Things," for one 9
2A 10. ___ friends 5
3A 15. A nonzero amount 9
4A 16. Word with car or talk 5
5A 17. Marked by stately beauty 9
6A 18. Roman leader? 5
7A 19. Accessory that might have a netsuke attached 3
8A 20. Move fast, as clouds 4
9A 21. Like some letters and lines 6
10A 22. Modicum 3
11A 23. Very unfortunate 6
12A 25. C-worthy 4
13A 26. North Carolina county near the Tennessee border 4
14A 28. Dined with a menu, say 6
15A 30. Quandary 3
16A 31. Beams 4
17A 33. In heaven 7
18A 35. ___ Crawford, the N.B.A.'s all-time leader in four-point plays 5
19A 38. Senior member 5
20A 39. But not that exactly 7
21A 42. V.I.P. of industry 4
22A 44. Travelers from a faraway place, for short 3
23A 45. Crow's home 6
24A 47. Release 4
25A 51. Biblical character who lived to be 912 years old 4
26A 53. Gets down 6
27A 55. Singer on the album "Live Peace in Toronto 1969" 3
28A 56. Hoarse 6
29A 58. Crib cry 4
30A 59. Result of a clutch hit, maybe, for short 3
31A 60. Sea serpent in the night sky 5
32A 61. Sazerac garnish 9
33A 63. In a swing state? 5
34A 64. How Prince Harry met Meghan Markle 9
35A 65. Modicum 5
36A 66. Zip 9

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. Coltrane's rendition of "My Favorite Things," for one"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: JAZZWALTZ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. ___ friends"

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: AMONG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. A nonzero amount"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ONEORMORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Word with car or talk"

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 medium for communication
  • Words that mean the same thing: radiocommunication, receiving set, radio receiver
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RADIO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Marked by stately beauty"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that suggestive of a statue
  • Words that mean the same thing: statuesque
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: JUNOESQUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Roman leader?"

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 spanish painter (born in greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)
  • Words that mean the same thing: El Greco, Domenikos Theotocopoulos
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GRECO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Accessory that might have a netsuke attached"

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 (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
  • Words that mean the same thing: obeah
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OBI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Move fast, as clouds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
  • Words that mean the same thing: scudding, shoot, scoot
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SCUD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Like some letters and lines"

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 scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
  • Words that mean the same thing: dust, dashed, speckled
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOTTED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Modicum"

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 small piece or quantity of something
  • Words that mean the same thing: snatch, prick, moment
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Very unfortunate"

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 very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
  • Words that mean the same thing: tragical
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRAGIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. C-worthy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SOSO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. North Carolina county near the Tennessee border"

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 united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Arthur Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASHE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Dined with a menu, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ATEOUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Quandary"

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 preserve of crushed fruit
  • Words that mean the same thing: chock up, pack, crush
  • The opposite would be: free
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: JAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Beams"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a column of light (as from a beacon)
  • Words that mean the same thing: electron beam, irradiate, re
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAYS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. In heaven"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: UPABOVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. ___ Crawford, the N.B.A.'s all-time leader in four-point plays"

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: JAMAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Senior member"

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 man who is the senior member of a group
  • Words that mean the same thing: dean
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOYEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. But not that exactly"

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: OFASORT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. V.I.P. of industry"

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 male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
  • Words that mean the same thing: tsar, tzar
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CZAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Travelers from a faraway place, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Crow's home"

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 american tent; usually of conical shape
  • Words that mean the same thing: tipi, tepee
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEEPEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Release"

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 expel (gases or odors)
  • Words that mean the same thing: give off, let out, let loose
  • The opposite would be: absorb
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EMIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Biblical character who lived to be 912 years old"

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 (old testament) third son of adam and eve; given by god in place of the murdered abel
  • Words that mean the same thing: Set
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SETH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Gets down"

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 gain knowledge or skills
  • Words that mean the same thing: instruct, discover, ascertain
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEARNS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Singer on the album "Live Peace in Toronto 1969""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ONO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Hoarse"

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 like the sounds of frogs and crows
  • Words that mean the same thing: guttural
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CROAKY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Crib cry"

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 informal terms for a mother
  • Words that mean the same thing: mammy, mamma, momma
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MAMA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Result of a clutch hit, maybe, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
  • Words that mean the same thing: run batted 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: RBI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Sea serpent in the night sky"

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 (greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
  • Words that mean the same thing: Snake
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HYDRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Sazerac garnish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: LEMONPEEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. In a swing state?"

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 united states tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
  • Words that mean the same thing: temperamental, sullen, Helen Wills
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOODY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. How Prince Harry met Meghan Markle"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: BLINDDATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Modicum"

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 unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
  • Words that mean the same thing: oz., apothecaries' ounce, Panthera uncia
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OUNCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Zip"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: JACKSQUAT

    Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - January 09, 2021 Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Southwestern shrub that yields a cosmetic oil 6
2D 2. Wolf-headed god of Egyptian myth 6
3D 3. Summit 6
4D 4. State of madness 3
5D 5. Obtain by force 5
6D 6. "Hit the bricks!" 7
7D 7. Plumlike fruits 7
8D 8. Proceed wearily 6
9D 9. This is the end 3
10D 10. Ship that survived the Clashing Rocks, in legend 4
11D 11. Selling points 5
12D 12. Anthem of the European Union 8
13D 13. Sarcastic response to backpedaling 8
14D 14. Finding a four-leaf clover, they say 8
15D 21. Certain bra spec 4
16D 24. Acknowledgment of a debt 3
17D 27. Things sometimes named for kings 4
18D 29. Finish line? 4
19D 32. Scores 4
20D 34. Put to sleep 4
21D 35. Everyman 8
22D 36. "Go ahead" 8
23D 37. Ice age beast 8
24D 40. Hinge (on) 4
25D 41. Something shot from a cannon nowadays 3
26D 42. Kind of tile 7
27D 43. Master of meditation 7
28D 46. ___ Hayden, actress who voices Milhouse on "The Simpsons" 6
29D 48. Doctor in an H. G. Wells novel 6
30D 49. Still being tested, say 6
31D 50. Can 6
32D 52. Head of cabbage? 5
33D 54. Does some shop class work 5
34D 57. Danny who played Walter Mitty 4
35D 61. Great Society monogram 3
36D 62. "Stat!" 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. Southwestern shrub that yields a cosmetic oil"

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: JOJOBA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Wolf-headed god of Egyptian myth"

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 egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal
  • Words that mean the same thing: Anpu
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANUBIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Summit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
  • The opposite would be: nadir
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZENITH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. State of madness"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
  • Words that mean the same thing: zoological garden, menagerie
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Obtain by force"

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 obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WREST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Hit the bricks!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AMSCRAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Plumlike fruits"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to china and japan
  • Words that mean the same thing: loquat tree, loquat, Japanese medlar
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOQUATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Proceed wearily"

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 long difficult walk
  • Words that mean the same thing: slog, plod, tramp
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRUDGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. This is the end"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the 26th letter of the roman alphabet
  • Words that mean the same thing: izzard, z, Z
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Ship that survived the Clashing Rocks, in legend"

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 formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between canis major and the southern cross; now divided into carina and pyxis and puppis and vela
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Selling points"

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 area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
  • Words that mean the same thing: marketplace, market place, market
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MARTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Anthem of the European Union"

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: ODETOJOY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Sarcastic response to backpedaling"

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: NICESAVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Finding a four-leaf clover, they say"

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: GOODOMEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Certain bra spec"

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: DCUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Acknowledgment of a debt"

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 an informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IOU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Things sometimes named for kings"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  • Words that mean the same thing: epoch, geological era, era
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Finish line?"

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: TADA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. Scores"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ALOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "34. Put to sleep"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person who evokes boredom
  • Words that mean the same thing: stand, digest, bear
  • The opposite would be: interest
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Everyman"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: JOESCHMO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. "Go ahead""

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: AFTERYOU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Ice age beast"

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 extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from miocene through pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth
  • Words that mean the same thing: mastodont
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MASTODON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Hinge (on)"

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

    The answer is: RELY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Something shot from a cannon nowadays"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Kind of tile"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CERAMIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Master of meditation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ZENMONK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. ___ Hayden, actress who voices Milhouse on "The Simpsons""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: PAMELA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Doctor in an H. G. Wells novel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MOREAU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Still being tested, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: INBETA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Can"

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 room or building equipped with one or more toilets
  • Words that mean the same thing: pot, lav, john
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOILET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Head of cabbage?"

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: HARDC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Does some shop class work"

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 region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
  • Words that mean the same thing: littoral, backbone, grit
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SANDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Danny who played Walter Mitty"

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: KAYE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "61. Great Society monogram"

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 36th president of the united states; was elected vice president and succeeded kennedy when kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, President Lyndon Johnson
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LBJ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. "Stat!""

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: PDQ

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 55 76.4%
Short Answer 8 11.1%
Geography 3 4.2%
Abbreviation 2 2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.8%
History 1 1.4%
Literature 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 36
Down Clues 36
Total Clues 72
Average Answer Length 5.4 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 9 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 20, 2025 at 05:39 AM