27451 Tue Jan 07, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 07, 2025

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

Tue Jan 07, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: DAZE

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




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

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

  The answer: SOLID

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : liquid, hollow




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

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

  The answer: TWOS

  Possible Answer : deuce, 2, II, two




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

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

  The answer: ETAL




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

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

  The answer: CRATE

  Possible Answer : crateful, crate

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncrate




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

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

  The answer: EHOW




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

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

  The answer: CAPITALISM

  Possible Answer : capitalist_economy, capitalism

  Possible Opposite Answer : socialism




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

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

  The answer: NAPA

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




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

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

  The answer: ALP

  Possible Answer : alp




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

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

  The answer: IRENA

  Possible Answer : Irena, genus_Irena




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

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

  The answer: PATSY

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




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

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

  The answer: FLAUTAS




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

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

  The answer: TRENDS

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




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

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

  The answer: SUBSCRIPTION

  Possible Answer : subscription




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

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

  The answer: GENES

  Possible Answer : cistron, gene, factor




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

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

  The answer: OATS

  Possible Answer : oat




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

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

  The answer: SRI




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

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

  The answer: AYES




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

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

  The answer: PEPPA




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

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

  The answer: BARN

  Possible Answer : b, barn




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

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

  The answer: REO




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

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

  The answer: ARTS

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




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

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

  The answer: HEYYA




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

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

  The answer: BOLDFACEDLIE




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

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

  The answer: POORME




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

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

  The answer: OOHBABY




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

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

  The answer: LEGGO




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

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

  The answer: TONGA

  Possible Answer : Tonga, Kingdom_of_Tonga, Friendly_Islands




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

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

  The answer: DIE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born




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

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

  The answer: INIT




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

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

  The answer: RENTSTRIKE




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

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

  The answer: PESO

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




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

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

  The answer: PREGO




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

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

  The answer: BEET

  Possible Answer : common_beet, beetroot, beet, Beta_vulgaris




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

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

  The answer: ARMY

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




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

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

  The answer: MASON

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




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

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

  The answer: IUDS

  Possible Answer : intrauterine_device, IUD

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: DECAF

  Possible Answer: decaffeinated_coffee, decaf

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

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

  The answer: ATALL

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

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

  The answer: ZAPPA

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

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

  The answer: ELI

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

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

  The answer: SCARAB

  Possible Answer: scarabaeus, Scarabaeus_sacer, scarab

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

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

  The answer: ORLESS

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

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

  The answer: LAIN

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

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

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

  The answer: ITSATRAP

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

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

  The answer: DEM

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

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

  The answer: TENANT

  Possible Answer: renter, tenant

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

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

  The answer: WHATDISAY

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

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

  The answer: OOPSSORRY

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

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

  The answer: SWAY

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

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

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

  The answer: TITUS

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

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

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

  The answer: PEPS

  Possible Answer: peppiness, ginger, pep

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

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

  The answer: USES

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

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

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

  The answer: RITA

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

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

  The answer: COPSE

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

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

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

  The answer: NINA

  Possible Answer: Nina

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

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

  The answer: GARB

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : undress

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

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

  The answer: EYEOPENER

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

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

  The answer: NEOLOGISM

  Possible Answer: coinage, neology, neologism

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

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

  The answer: PRAM

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

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

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

  The answer: ETCETERA

  Possible Answer: etc., and_so_forth, etcetera, and_so_on

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

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

  The answer: BEEB

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

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

  The answer: AFRO

  Possible Answer: Afro, Afro_hairdo

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

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

  The answer: HIHAT

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

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

  The answer: DOGTOY

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

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

  The answer: DONTGO

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

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

  The answer: LOGSON

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

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

  The answer: ADIEU

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

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

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

  The answer: BIKED

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

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

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

  The answer: YEETS

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

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

  The answer: LIPA

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

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

  The answer: ONES

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

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

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

  The answer: RPM

  Possible Answer: rpm, rev, revolutions_per_minute

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

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

  The answer: RBI

  Possible Answer: run_batted_in, rbi

May 27, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, May 27, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword May 27, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sites for whirlpools	4
2A	5. Some time ___	3
3A	8. Peppery salad ingredient	5
4A	13. Pack down	4
5A	14. It's been called "the art of making a point without making an enemy"	4
6A	16. Toots one's horn	5
7A	17. Young woman living in a city, as 58-Across would say	9
8A	19. Oreos at an ice cream parlor, say	5
9A	20. ___ d'Or (Cannes award)	5
10A	21. Subject of a squabble between airplane passengers	7
11A	23. Dedicated work	3
12A	24. Minnie's promise, as 58-Across would say	11
13A	28. Bureaucracy	7
14A	30. "How ___ it?"	3
15A	31. Epitome of simplicity	3
16A	32. Word with secret or talent	5
17A	34. Beano competitor	4
18A	35. When an armistice is signed, as 58-Across would say	13
19A	40. Hunger (for)	4
20A	41. Lines of power	5
21A	42. ___ Day (May 1, in Hawaii)	3
22A	43. G.I. to be worried about	3
23A	46. Kidding around	7
24A	50. Looking pretty, as 58-Across would say	11
25A	53. "Starter" starter	3
26A	54. Shaky	7
27A	55. City that's home to the N.C.A.A.'s College World Series	5
28A	57. Tickets	5
29A	58. Animated character who's the subject of this puzzle's theme	9
30A	61. "Madama Butterfly" has four	5
31A	62. Super Monkey Ball company	4
32A	63. Small stream	4
33A	64. Offer from a volunteer	5
34A	65. Hand pic, maybe	3
35A	66. Livens (up)	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. Sites for whirlpools"

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

  The answer is: SPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Some time ___"

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 gone by; or in the past
• Words that mean the same thing: agone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Peppery salad ingredient"

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 any of various plants of the family cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
• Words that mean the same thing: cress plant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Pack down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
• Words that mean the same thing: tamping bar, tamp down, pack
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. It's been called "the art of making a point without making an enemy""

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 consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
• Words that mean the same thing: tactfulness
• The opposite would be: tactlessness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Toots one's horn"

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 cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
• Words that mean the same thing: claxon, cast, toot
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HONKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Young woman living in a city, as 58-Across would say"

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

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: URBANMYTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Oreos at an ice cream parlor, say"

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: ADDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. ___ d'Or (Cannes award)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PALME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Subject of a squabble between airplane passengers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a support for the arm
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARMREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Dedicated work"

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

  The answer is: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Minnie's promise, as 58-Across would say"

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: WORDOFMOUTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Bureaucracy"

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: REDTAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. "How ___ it?""

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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: constitute, Washington, represent
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Epitome of simplicity"

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 dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
• Words that mean the same thing: Proto-Indo European
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Word with secret or talent"

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 active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Words that mean the same thing: broker, federal agent, agentive role
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Beano competitor"

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: GASX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. When an armistice is signed, as 58-Across would say"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MOMENTOFTRUTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Hunger (for)"

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 dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
• Words that mean the same thing: suffer, smart, aching
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Lines of power"

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 ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
• Words that mean the same thing: wire, electrify, telegraph
• The opposite would be: unwire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. ___ Day (May 1, in Hawaii)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. G.I. to be worried about"

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: MIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Kidding around"

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 be silly or tease one another
• Words that mean the same thing: josh, chaff, banter
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOSHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Looking pretty, as 58-Across would say"

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: INGOODFAITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "53. "Starter" starter"

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 negation of a word or group of words
• Words that mean the same thing: not
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Shaky"

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 having thin consistency
• Words that mean the same thing: thin, fragile, slight
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENUOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. City that's home to the N.C.A.A.'s College World Series"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in the missouri river valley in northeastern nebraska
• Words that mean the same thing: Maha
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMAHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Tickets"

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 short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
• Words that mean the same thing: abduce, summons, adduce
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Animated character who's the subject of this puzzle's theme"

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: SYLVESTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. "Madama Butterfly" has four"

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 song for solo voice
• Words that mean the same thing: aria
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Super Monkey Ball company"

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: SEGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Small stream"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small stream
• Words that mean the same thing: streamlet, runnel, rivulet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Offer from a volunteer"

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: LETME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Hand pic, maybe"

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 tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Words that mean the same thing: intertwine, Thematic Apperception Test, tackiness
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Livens (up)"

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 liveliness and energy
• Words that mean the same thing: ginger, peppiness, pep
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEPS

  Great job if you got it right!

May 27, 2021 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Daze	6
2D	2. Marching band event	6
3D	3. Moseyed along	6
4D	4. Something you might use a filter for	4
5D	5. Producer of the Jacksons?	3
6D	6. ___ rights, cause long championed by the Mattachine Society	3
7D	7. Eightsome	5
8D	8. Baubles	6
9D	9. Sporting event in a ring	5
10D	10. Finally reaches	8
11D	11. Easy to scare	8
12D	12. ID theft target	3
13D	15. Comfy couch accessory	5
14D	18. Movement associated with crystal healing	6
15D	22. Curator's deg.	3
16D	25. Tournament type	4
17D	26. Counterpart of own	4
18D	27. "Imperio" or "Crucio" in the Harry Potter books	3
19D	29. Gentle	4
20D	33. Service station offering	3
21D	34. Say all sorts of nice things	4
22D	35. 17-time host of the Academy of Country Music Awards	8
23D	36. Slow-on-the-uptake cry	8
24D	37. Major exporter of mineral water	4
25D	38. Go at a clip	4
26D	39. Do some farrier's work on	6
27D	40. Mahershala of "Green Book"	3
28D	43. Salon foam	6
29D	44. "Affirmative"	3
30D	45. "Don't make ___!"	5
31D	47. Drawn	6
32D	48. Totally useless	6
33D	49. Twists into deformity	6
34D	51. When many New Year's parties begin to die down	5
35D	52. So far	5
36D	56. Car sticker fig.	4
37D	57. The Golden Bears of the N.C.A.A., familiarly	3
38D	59. JFK alternative	3
39D	60. Sight at a brewpub	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. Daze"

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 feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
• Words that mean the same thing: grogginess, daze, shock
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STUPOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Marching band event"

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 ceremonial procession including people marching
• Words that mean the same thing: march, exhibit, promenade
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Moseyed along"

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

  The answer is: AMBLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Something you might use a filter for"

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 canned meat made largely from pork
• Words that mean the same thing: junk e-mail
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Producer of the Jacksons?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Words that mean the same thing: cash machine, standard pressure, automatic teller machine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. ___ rights, cause long championed by the Mattachine Society"

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 someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
• Words that mean the same thing: brave, queer, sunny
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Eightsome"

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 the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
• Words that mean the same thing: ogdoad, octet, eighter
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCTAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Baubles"

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 attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
• Words that mean the same thing: beguile, catch, magic spell
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHARMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Sporting event in a ring"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an exhibition of cowboy skills
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RODEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Finally reaches"

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: ENDSUPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Easy to scare"

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 unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
• Words that mean the same thing: flighty, nervous, spooky
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKITTISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. ID theft target"

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: SSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Comfy couch accessory"

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 act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
• Words that mean the same thing: confound, switch, stroke
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Movement associated with crystal healing"

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: NEWAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Curator's deg."

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 master's degree in fine arts
• Words that mean the same thing: Master of Fine Arts
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MFA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Tournament type"

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 clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Words that mean the same thing: open air, undefendable, unfastened
• The opposite would be: unreceptive, covert
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Counterpart of own"

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 payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
• Words that mean the same thing: charter, hire, snag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. "Imperio" or "Crucio" in the Harry Potter books"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an evil spell
• Words that mean the same thing: jinx, witch, curse
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Gentle"

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 correct by punishment or discipline
• Words that mean the same thing: domesticize, moderate, naturalise
• The opposite would be: wild
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Service station offering"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
• Words that mean the same thing: towage
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Say all sorts of nice things"

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 sudden rapid flow (as of water)
• Words that mean the same thing: rave, flush, spout
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. 17-time host of the Academy of Country Music Awards"

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

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: MCENTIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Slow-on-the-uptake cry"

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: OHIGETIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Major exporter of mineral water"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent state within the british commonwealth located on the fiji islands
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Fiji
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIJI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Go at a clip"

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 slow pace of running
• Words that mean the same thing: Trotskyite, lope, jog
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Do some farrier's work on"

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: RESHOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Mahershala of "Green Book""

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

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: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammad Ali, 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 28 Down: "43. Salon foam"

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 rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
• Words that mean the same thing: hair gel, gel, hair mousse
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOUSSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. "Affirmative""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. "Don't make ___!""

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: AFUSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Drawn"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INATIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Totally useless"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOHELP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Twists into deformity"

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 something twisted and tight and swollen
• Words that mean the same thing: grumble, gnarl, knot
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNARLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. When many New Year's parties begin to die down"

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: ONEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. So far"

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: ASYET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Car sticker fig."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MSRP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. The Golden Bears of the N.C.A.A., familiarly"

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: CAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. JFK alternative"

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: LGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Sight at a brewpub"

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 tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
• Words that mean the same thing: tub, ad valorem tax, value-added tax
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	66.2%
Short Answer	15	20.3%
Geography	4	5.4%
History	2	2.7%
Literature	2	2.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 Thursday, 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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