27437 Tue Dec 24, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 24, 2024

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

Tue Dec 24, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Image on a "Fleece Navidad" sweater, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHEEP

  Possible Answer : sheep




• The clue is 6. Elves have pointy ones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARS

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




• The clue is 10. Ref's ring ruling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TKO

  Possible Answer : TKO, technical_knockout




• The clue is 13. Exchanged messages, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEXTED




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

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

  The answer: THATSAID




• The clue is 17. Word before room or key. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESCAPE

  Possible Answer : get_away, get_out, run_away, elude, escape_valve, head_for_the_hills, lam, evasion, bunk, outflow, turn_tail, leak, escape, take_to_the_woods, break_loose, relief_valve, safety_valve, scat, run, scarper, dodging, break_away, miss, fly_the_coop, get_off, flight, leakage, escapism, get_by, escape_cock, hightail_it




• The clue is 18. Invasive amphibian introduced to Australia in the 1930s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANETOAD




• The clue is 19. Enjoyed a gingerbread man, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer : eat, use_up, deplete, run_through, eat_on, exhaust, rust, wipe_out, Ate, corrode, eat_up, feed, consume




• The clue is 20. One might be made with a snow shovel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATH

  Possible Answer : path, itinerary, route, course, way, way_of_life, track




• The clue is 22. Wall St. debut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPO

  Possible Answer : initial_public_offering, IPO, initial_offering




• The clue is 23. Moisturizing stick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIPBALM




• The clue is 25. Available from a keg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONDRAFT




• The clue is 29. Appease, as hunger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATE

  Possible Answer : satiate, replete, fill, sate




• The clue is 30. Alphabet ender, in Britain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZED

  Possible Answer : z, Z, izzard, zee, zed, ezed




• The clue is 32. Fossilized tree resin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMBER

  Possible Answer : brownish-yellow, gold, yellow-brown, amber




• The clue is 33. Confidentiality contract, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NDA




• The clue is 36. Bird on the Canadian dollar coin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOON

  Possible Answer : addlehead, diver, birdbrain, addle-head, loon




• The clue is 38. Place, as a wager. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAY

  Possible Answer : put, put_down, repose, laic, lie, lay, consist, lie_down, pose, rest, secular, set, position, dwell, ballad, lie_in, place

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




• The clue is 39. Classic ballet set on Christmas Eve, with a hint to four black squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THENUTCRACKER




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

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

  The answer: TAU

  Possible Answer : tau




• The clue is 44. Lago contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGUA

  Possible Answer : agua, agua_toad, Bufo_marinus




• The clue is 45. Ticketmaster add-on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEE

  Possible Answer : tip, bung, fee




• The clue is 46. Deep-fried cookies at a county fair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREOS

  Possible Answer : oreo, oreo_cookie




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

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

  The answer: SPY

  Possible Answer : descry, sleuth, stag, spy, snoop, sight, espy, spot, undercover_agent




• The clue is 50. Mother of Zeus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RHEA

  Possible Answer : Pterocnemia_pennata, Rhea_americana, rhea, Rhea, nandu




• The clue is 54. What you may have to do if someone doesn't take charge?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAYCASH




• The clue is 56. "That's disgusting!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWGROSS




• The clue is 59. "Let me think ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HMM




• The clue is 60. Office monitor, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSHA

  Possible Answer : OSHA, Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration




• The clue is 61. Nail polish brand with "Funny Bunny" and "Bubble Bath" shades. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPI




• The clue is 62. Latvian or Liechtensteiner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EUROPEAN

  Possible Answer : European




• The clue is 66. Perfect world. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTOPIA

  Possible Answer : utopia, Sion, Utopia, Zion

  Possible Opposite Answer : dystopia




• The clue is 68. Mild chili designation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEALARM




• The clue is 69. What some bees collect in special "baskets" on their legs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLLEN

  Possible Answer : pollen




• The clue is 70. "And giving a ___, up the chimney he rose" ("A Visit From St. Nicholas" excerpt). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOD

  Possible Answer : nod




• The clue is 71. Great Lake with the shortest name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer : Lake_Erie, Erie




• The clue is 72. Books it?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READS

  Possible Answer : read, register, scan, understand, take, say, learn, translate, show, study, interpret, record

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Amazing bargains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEALS

  Possible Answer: steal, buy, bargain, slip

• The clue is 2. Greek goddess of the hearth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HESTIA

  Possible Answer: Hestia

• The clue is 3. Not counting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXCEPT

  Possible Answer: exclude, take_out, leave_off, except, demur, leave_out, omit

  Possible Opposite Answer : include

• The clue is 4. Uber calculation, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer: Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, ETA, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, eta, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna

• The clue is 5. Title pig of children's TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPPA

• The clue is 6. Make an engraving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCH

  Possible Answer: engrave, etch

• The clue is 7. Sound of an epiphany. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 8. Entered hurriedly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANIN

• The clue is 9. Irish jig, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEPDANCE

• The clue is 10. "The ___ of Pooh" (Benjamin Hoff book). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAO

  Possible Answer: Taoist, Tao

• The clue is 11. Seoul-based automaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIA

• The clue is 12. "That's strange ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODD

  Possible Answer: remaining, rummy, singular, unexpended, odd, funny, leftover, left, queer, uneven, unmatched, unmated, curious, left_over, peculiar, unpaired, rum

  Possible Opposite Answer : even

• The clue is 14. "You're on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAL

  Possible Answer: bargain, dish_out, portion_out, tidy_sum, cope, sight, make_do, wad, business_deal, good_deal, muckle, treat, handle, divvy_up, shell_out, deal, spate, contend, lot, cover, peck, slew, grapple, sell, plenty, administer, conduct, mountain, mickle, pot, mess, mass, great_deal, parcel_out, trade, dispense, batch, stack, take, carry_on, allot, consider, look_at, deal_out, hatful, hand, make_out, raft, plow, heap, get_by, distribute, dole_out, address, share, softwood, passel, quite_a_little, mete_out, care, mint, apportion, manage, flock, pile

• The clue is 16. Seattle team with which Sue Bird won four W.N.B.A. championships. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORM

  Possible Answer: rage, force, surprise, storm, ramp, violent_storm, tempest

• The clue is 21. Celebrity gossip site. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMZ

• The clue is 24. "Molto ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENE

• The clue is 25. Something carbon monoxide lacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODOR

  Possible Answer: aroma, olfactory_perception, olfactory_sensation, smell, odour, odor, olfactory_property, scent

• The clue is 26. Partner of ready and willing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABLE

  Possible Answer: able-bodied, able, capable

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable

• The clue is 27. Subject of a famous F.D.R. quote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEAR

  Possible Answer: concern, fear, fearfulness, awe, veneration, dread, revere, venerate, reverence, fright, care

  Possible Opposite Answer : fearlessness

• The clue is 28. Have a go at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: sample, test, examine, try, endeavor, endeavour, stress, try_on, judge, effort, assay, hear, adjudicate, seek, essay, taste, prove, strain, render, try_out, attempt

• The clue is 31. Yosemite peak, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELCAP

• The clue is 34. Something collected for genealogy testing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DNASAMPLE

• The clue is 35. Last mo. of summer vacation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUG

  Possible Answer: August, Aug

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

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

  The answer: OAF

  Possible Answer: gawk, lubber, oaf, lout, lummox, lump, clod, goon, stumblebum

• The clue is 39. Skater Lipinski. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARA

  Possible Answer: Tara

• The clue is 40. Singer Lewis with a cameo in "Back to the Future". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUEY

• The clue is 41. ___ Push (N.F.L. play also known as the Brotherly Shove). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUSH

  Possible Answer: tush, hindquarters, arse, fundament, hind_end, rear_end, backside, buns, bum, posterior, seat, rear, can, prat, buttocks, tail, fanny, tooshie, keister, stern, nates, tail_end, behind, derriere, ass, bottom, butt, rump

• The clue is 42. Deborah of "The King and I". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KERR

• The clue is 43. Toy that spins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOP

  Possible Answer: meridian, teetotum, superlative, big_top, round_top, height, clear, transcend, lead, pass, pinch, spinning_top, tiptop, cover, top_off, top_out, crown, top_of_the_inning, whirligig, summit, upper_side, circus_tent, exceed, pinnacle, elevation, overstep, tip, acme, crest, go_past, top_side, peak, upside, top

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottom

• The clue is 47. Astronaut Ellen who was the first Hispanic woman in space. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCHOA

  Possible Answer: Ochoa, Severo_Ochoa

• The clue is 49. "Can I help you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer: yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no

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

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

  The answer: HOOPLA

  Possible Answer: hype, hoopla, plug, ballyhoo

• The clue is 52. Caught a glimpse of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPIED

  Possible Answer: spot, spy, descry, espy

• The clue is 53. "Crazy Rich ___" (hit 2018 film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIANS

  Possible Answer: Asiatic, Asian

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

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

  The answer: SMEAR

  Possible Answer: asperse, smirch, slander, spot, malignment, smear, daub, sully, cytosmear, denigrate, slur, besmirch, defame, blot, vilification, cytologic_smear, calumniate, smutch, stain, blur, smudge

• The clue is 57. Trounce, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHUP

• The clue is 58. College athlete who plays in "The Swamp". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GATOR

  Possible Answer: gator, alligator

• The clue is 60. Treater's words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONME

• The clue is 62. Ages and ages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EON

  Possible Answer: aeon, eon

• The clue is 63. Game with Draw 4 cards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNO

• The clue is 64. Color associated with Santa since an 1881 Thomas Nast cartoon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

  Possible Answer: loss, red_ink, cherry, blood-red, red-faced, redness, bolshy, scarlet, cherry-red, cerise, ruby-red, Marxist, flushed, violent, Red_River, reddish, ruby, carmine, Bolshevik, ruddy, Red, bolshie, crimson, reddened, red

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

• The clue is 65. NPR host Shapiro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARI

• The clue is 67. Repeated exclamation in the song "Hot Hot Hot". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, August 01, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (34 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

August 01, 2020 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "Coach K" of N.C.A.A. men's basketball fame	10
2A	11. "Somewhat"	3
3A	14. Immaculate	10
4A	15. Info compiled for a debate, metaphorically	4
5A	16. "Say again, please"	15
6A	18. Stole something?	3
7A	19. Traditional source of material for a sherpa's coat	3
8A	20. Noted couple on the Titanic	6
9A	21. People whom you might try to forget	4
10A	23. Tough-to-sculpt part of some Roman statues	4
11A	26. Like the last complete symphony of Gustav Mahler	5
12A	27. Words from a quitter	7
13A	30. Sockeye relative	4
14A	31. Hangs loose?	6
15A	34. Series of posts on social media	4
16A	36. Knock-down-drag-out	3
17A	37. Ad ___	7
18A	39. "Comin' through!"	7
19A	41. Grant, for example	3
20A	42. Target of products from Bio-Groom and Wondercide	4
21A	44. Page turner	6
22A	45. Sound heard in a delivery room	4
23A	47. Sushi with unagi	7
24A	49. Glitz up	5
25A	51. Crew	4
26A	52. Modern corporate dept.	4
27A	56. Streaker	6
28A	58. Certain red ... or, in another context, something associated with the color yellow	3
29A	60. Org. in Showtime's "Homeland"	3
30A	61. Shakespeare's "The Murder of Gonzago" is one	15
31A	65. 200 in a 500	4
32A	66. It might say "Pay poor tax of $15"	10
33A	67. Designer's asset	3
34A	68. Landlocked land along the Silk Road	10

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. "Coach K" of N.C.A.A. men's basketball fame"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: KRZYZEWSKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. "Somewhat""

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: ISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Immaculate"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: NEATASAPIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Info compiled for a debate, metaphorically"

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 projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Words that mean the same thing: ammunition
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "Say again, please""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: IDIDNTCATCHTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Stole something?"

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 dressed hairy coat of a mammal
• Words that mean the same thing: pelt
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Traditional source of material for a sherpa's coat"

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 large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated
• Words that mean the same thing: yack, Bos grunniens, gab
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Noted couple on the Titanic"

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 british politician (born in the united states) who was the first woman to sit in the british house of commons (1879-1964)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Jacob Astor, Nancy Witcher Astor, Astor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. People whom you might try to forget"

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 man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
• Words that mean the same thing: x, X, ex-wife
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Tough-to-sculpt part of some Roman statues"

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 one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Like the last complete symphony of Gustav Mahler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that position nine in a countable series of things
• Words that mean the same thing: 9th, one-ninth
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Words from a quitter"

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: IRESIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. Sockeye relative"

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 fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the pacific and great lakes
• Words that mean the same thing: coho salmon, silver salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Hangs loose?"

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 hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
• Words that mean the same thing: drapery, drape, pall
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Series of posts on social media"

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 food for domestic livestock
• Words that mean the same thing: eat, tip, fertilise
• The opposite would be: starve
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Knock-down-drag-out"

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 arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
• Words that mean the same thing: run-in, wrangle, words
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Ad ___"

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: NAUSEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. "Comin' through!""

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: SCUSEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Grant, for example"

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 activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: attention, financial aid, assistance
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Target of products from Bio-Groom and Wondercide"

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 any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Page turner"

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 person who enjoys reading
• Words that mean the same thing: reviewer, lector, subscriber
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: READER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Sound heard in a delivery room"

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

  The answer is: SNIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Sushi with unagi"

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: EELROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Glitz up"

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 make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: beautify, invest, clothe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Crew"

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 cooperative unit (especially in sports)
• Words that mean the same thing: squad, team up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Modern corporate dept."

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 school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
• Words that mean the same thing: technical school
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Streaker"

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 (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: meteoroid, shooting star
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: METEOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. Certain red ... or, in another context, something associated with the color yellow"

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 compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
• Words that mean the same thing: taxicab, hack, cabriolet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Org. in Showtime's "Homeland""

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 independent agency of the united states government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the director of central intelligence under the supervision of the president and national security council
• Words that mean the same thing: Central Intelligence Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Shakespeare's "The Murder of Gonzago" is one"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: PLAYWITHINAPLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. 200 in a 500"

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 upper side of the thighs of a seated person
• Words that mean the same thing: lap, lick, circle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. It might say "Pay poor tax of $15""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: CHANCECARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Designer's asset"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, middle, heart
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Landlocked land along the Silk Road"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a landlocked republic in west central asia bordering on northwestern china; formerly an asian soviet but became independent in 1991
• Words that mean the same thing: Kirgiz, Kirghiz, Kirgizstan
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KYRGYZSTAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword August 01, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Chopper	5
2D	2. Brought back	5
3D	3. Former name of sub-Saharan Africa's largest country	5
4D	4. Since January 1: Abbr.	3
5D	5. Eccentric	4
6D	6. Mandate in some wills	10
7D	7. Eccentrics, in slang	6
8D	8. Facial joint	3
9D	9. Word after press or mess	3
10D	10. Worshiper of the goddess Mama Quilla ("mother moon")	4
11D	11. Award show sentiment	9
12D	12. Residence with lots of remotely controlled systems	9
13D	13. Way to wind down after a workout	9
14D	15. Top story	5
15D	17. TV inits. hidden backward in "television shopping"	3
16D	22. Tries, maybe	4
17D	24. Often-animated picture file	3
18D	25. So long	4
19D	28. Natural feature near Queensland	4
20D	29. Dead reckoning?	10
21D	31. Spit take, perhaps?	9
22D	32. Apt occurrence during the game that ended the Cubs' 108-year World Series drought	9
23D	33. Smoking gun of Watergate	9
24D	35. Go one on one	4
25D	38. Intersect	4
26D	40. Put (away)	4
27D	43. Many a microbrew	3
28D	46. Hunts, with "on"	5
29D	48. Very, very fast	6
30D	50. Partner of here	3
31D	53. Sparkle	5
32D	54. One-named singer with the 2004 #1 hit "Goodies"	5
33D	55. So-called "Father of the String Quartet"	5
34D	57. Stack of hay or straw	4
35D	59. She performed while six months pregnant at Woodstock	4
36D	62. Psalm possessive	3
37D	63. When repeated, "So-o-o funny"	3
38D	64. Windows might be on them	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. Chopper"

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 edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
• Words that mean the same thing: stab, tongue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Brought back"

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

  The answer is: REDUX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Former name of sub-Saharan Africa's largest country"

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 the basic unit of money in zaire
• Words that mean the same thing: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Belgian Congo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZAIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Since January 1: Abbr."

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: YTD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Eccentric"

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 buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
• Words that mean the same thing: jackass, bozo, cuckoo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Mandate in some wills"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ESTATESALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Eccentrics, in slang"

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 person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
• Words that mean the same thing: whacko, wacko, nutter
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WACKOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Facial joint"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: watering place, watering hole, 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: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Word after press or mess"

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 case for containing a set of articles
• Words that mean the same thing: outfit, kit up, kit out
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Worshiper of the goddess Mama Quilla ("mother moon")"

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 ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Words that mean the same thing: Incan, Inka
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Award show sentiment"

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: IMHONORED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Residence with lots of remotely controlled systems"

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: SMARTHOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Way to wind down after a workout"

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: HOTSHOWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Top story"

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 floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
• Words that mean the same thing: Classical Greek, Ionic dialect, bean
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "17. TV inits. hidden backward in "television shopping""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: HSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Tries, maybe"

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 small drink
• Words that mean the same thing: sip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Often-animated picture file"

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: GIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. So long"

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 how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: maturate, eld, historic period
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Natural feature near Queensland"

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 submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
• Words that mean the same thing: Witwatersrand, Rand
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Dead reckoning?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
• Words that mean the same thing: black magic, black art, sorcery
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NECROMANCY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Spit take, perhaps?"

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: DNASAMPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Apt occurrence during the game that ended the Cubs' 108-year World Series drought"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAINDELAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Smoking gun of Watergate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tape recording of sound
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUDIOTAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Go one on one"

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 prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
• Words that mean the same thing: affaire d'honneur
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Intersect"

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 meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
• Words that mean the same thing: foregather, touch, play
• The opposite would be: diverge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Put (away)"

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 compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
• Words that mean the same thing: salinity, saltiness, common salt
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Many a microbrew"

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 general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Hunts, with "on""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
• Words that mean the same thing: feed, target, raven
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Very, very fast"

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 sport of engaging in contests of speed
• Words that mean the same thing: race, hasten, step on it
• The opposite would be: linger
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RACING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Partner of here"

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 momentary present
• Words that mean the same thing: right away, straight off, nowadays
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. Sparkle"

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 enthusiastic approval
• Words that mean the same thing: acclamation, acclaim, pomp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. One-named singer with the 2004 #1 hit "Goodies""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: CIARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. So-called "Father of the String Quartet""

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 prolific austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809)
• Words that mean the same thing: Joseph Haydn, Franz Joseph Haydn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAYDN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Stack of hay or straw"

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 painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are british)
• Words that mean the same thing: wrick, hayrick, kink
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. She performed while six months pregnant at Woodstock"

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: BAEZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. Psalm possessive"

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: THY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. When repeated, "So-o-o funny""

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: HAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. Windows might be on them"

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 small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
• Words that mean the same thing: PC, personal computer, microcomputer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: PCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	68.1%
Short Answer	16	22.2%
History	2	2.8%
Music	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 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 23, 2025 at 01:30 PM