2410 Sat Oct 12, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "It can't be!", 16. Blissful stretch, 17. "Nobody can do this alone", 18. Put down, 19. Make an example of, 20. First name in classic horror films, 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore, 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail), 23. Set against?, 25. Letters on old kopecks, 27. "Well, I'll be darned!", 29. Word before "tip" or after "top", 30. Chickpea, e.g., 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___", 35. "Is it just me …?", 37. Direct flight?, 38. Boil down, 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling, 40. Zest for life: Abbr., 41. Lofty passages, 43. Future D.O.'s exam, 44. Disgruntled grunts, 46. Legal V.I.P.s, 47. Invite qualifier, for short, 48. Good point, 49. What flashers do, 51. Takes for a ride, 54. Unable to make progress, say, 57. Verbally backpedaling, 58. "See?"

Down Clues :

1. See 51-Down, 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back", 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova, 4. Ally, 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws", 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g., 7. Approaches, briefly, 8. Took in a bad way, 9. Displayed, 10. Narrow peninsula, 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon", 12. Texter's "off-line", 13. Polish roll, 14. Corporate figures, 15. Blissful patch, 22. Pair of accessories?, 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag, 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries, 26. Made it, 27. L.A. museum, with "the", 28. Takes to heart, 30. Doesn't breathe easy, 32. Find, 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages, 34. No longer being drafted, say, 36. Satisfy a midday craving, 37. Is persuaded of, 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar, 42. Mars, e.g., 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation, 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951), 45. Can't not, informally, 47. Donnybrook, 48. "Just made it!", 50. Online home services marketplace, 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect, 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie, 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana, 55. Little warbler, 56. Lead follower: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 12, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "It can't be!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: THATSIMPOSSIBLE




• The clue is 16. Blissful stretch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: HONEYMOONPERIOD




• The clue is 17. "Nobody can do this alone". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: ITTAKESAVILLAGE




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

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

  The answer: SHAMED

  Possible Answer : disgrace, simulate, shamefaced, shame, feign, shamed, sham, attaint, affect, dissemble, discredited, hangdog, dishonored, dishonour, disgraced, assume, guilty, pretend, dishonor

  Possible Opposite Answer : honor




• The clue is 19. Make an example of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer : citation, acknowledgment, reference, bring_up, abduce, cite, summon, name, advert, summons, quotation, credit, mention, refer, adduce, quote




• The clue is 20. First name in classic horror films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LON




• The clue is 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUS

  Possible Answer : ruthenium, Ru, Rus, atomic_number_44




• The clue is 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHE




• The clue is 23. Set against?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAYS

  Possible Answer : nay

  Possible Opposite Answer : yea




• The clue is 25. Letters on old kopecks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCCP




• The clue is 27. "Well, I'll be darned!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEEWHIZ




• The clue is 29. Word before "tip" or after "top". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAT

  Possible Answer : chapeau, hat, lid




• The clue is 30. Chickpea, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer : seminal_fluid, germ, source, sow, ejaculate, semen, seeded_player, seed, cum, come




• The clue is 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETUDES

  Possible Answer : etude




• The clue is 35. "Is it just me …?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMINUTS




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

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

  The answer: BEELINE

  Possible Answer : beeline




• The clue is 38. Boil down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECOCT

  Possible Answer : decoct, reduce, concentrate, boil_down




• The clue is 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUDS

  Possible Answer : muck_up, muck, mire, mud, clay




• The clue is 40. Zest for life: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYN




• The clue is 41. Lofty passages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKYWAYS

  Possible Answer : airway, flight_path, air_lane, skyway




• The clue is 43. Future D.O.'s exam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCAT




• The clue is 44. Disgruntled grunts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGHS




• The clue is 46. Legal V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGS

  Possible Answer : Ag, silver, atomic_number_47




• The clue is 47. Invite qualifier, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYO




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

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

  The answer: PRO

  Possible Answer : pro, professional

  Possible Opposite Answer : con, anti, amateur




• The clue is 49. What flashers do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARN

  Possible Answer : monish, warn, discourage, admonish




• The clue is 51. Takes for a ride. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIVES

  Possible Answer : driving_force, driveway, cause, ride, parkway, repel, aim, movement, push_back, take, get, beat_back, thrust, labour, private_road, crusade, push, drive, driving, labor, force_back, tug, force, motor, ram, repulse, campaign, effort

  Possible Opposite Answer : attract




• The clue is 54. Unable to make progress, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: HITTINGADEADEND




• The clue is 57. Verbally backpedaling. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: EATINGONESWORDS




• The clue is 58. "See?". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: WHATDIDITELLYOU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. See 51-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIS

• The clue is 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTH

  Possible Answer: Hodur, Hoder, Hothr, Hodr, Hoth

• The clue is 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTARCTIC

  Possible Answer: Antarctic, south-polar, South_Frigid_Zone, Antarctic_Zone

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

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

  The answer: TEAMUP

• The clue is 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYKES

• The clue is 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMED

• The clue is 7. Approaches, briefly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOS

  Possible Answer: molybdenum, moment, second, mo, bit, MO, Mo, Show_Me_State, minute, atomic_number_42, Missouri

• The clue is 8. Took in a bad way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POACHED

  Possible Answer: poach, stewed, poached, boiled

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

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

  The answer: ONVIEW

• The clue is 10. Narrow peninsula. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer: expectoration, tongue, spue, pitter-patter, saliva, spitting, spit, ptyalize, spatter, sprinkle, skewer, spit_out, spew, spittle, patter, ptyalise

• The clue is 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELENITES

• The clue is 12. Texter's "off-line". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRL

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

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

  The answer: BIALY

  Possible Answer: bialystoker, bialy

• The clue is 14. Corporate figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGOS

  Possible Answer: logotype, logo, Logos, Son, Word

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

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer: Garden_of_Eden, heaven, paradise, promised_land, Shangri-la, nirvana, Eden

• The clue is 22. Pair of accessories?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEES

• The clue is 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAD

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

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

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

  The answer: CAME

  Possible Answer: fare, amount, make_out, derive, come_up, get, get_along, come_in, come, add_up, do, occur, issue_forth, descend, hail, follow, number, total, arrive, fall

  Possible Opposite Answer : go, leave

• The clue is 27. L.A. museum, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETTY

• The clue is 28. Takes to heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEEDS

  Possible Answer: regard, listen, heed, attentiveness, mind, paying_attention

  Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

• The clue is 30. Doesn't breathe easy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKSWIND

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

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

  The answer: DISCOVERY

  Possible Answer: breakthrough, discovery, find, uncovering

• The clue is 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA

• The clue is 34. No longer being drafted, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENT

  Possible Answer: send, beam, charge, ship, sent, transmit, institutionalise, post, institutionalize, send_off, send_out, commit, direct, transport, station, place, broadcast, get_off, air, mail

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsent

• The clue is 36. Satisfy a midday craving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSH

  Possible Answer: nosh, snack

• The clue is 37. Is persuaded of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUYS

  Possible Answer: bribe, buy, purchase, grease_one's_palms, steal, corrupt, bargain

  Possible Opposite Answer : sell

• The clue is 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAGNANI

• The clue is 42. Mars, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARGOD

• The clue is 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYIDOL

• The clue is 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URIAH

  Possible Answer: Uriah

• The clue is 45. Can't not, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOTTA

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

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

  The answer: BRAWL

  Possible Answer: do, bash, brawl, free-for-all, wrangle

• The clue is 48. "Just made it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHEW

• The clue is 50. Online home services marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGI

• The clue is 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESE

• The clue is 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDO

• The clue is 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SDSU

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

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

  The answer: TIT

  Possible Answer: boob, titmouse, teat, titty, pap, bosom, tit, mamilla, nipple, knocker, breast, mammilla

• The clue is 56. Lead follower: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DET

April 17, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, April 17, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - April 17, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Beaut	5
2A	6. "___ go!"	5
3A	11. Castilian knight in medieval Spain, with "the"	3
4A	14. One who needs to go	5
5A	15. Having limited focus	5
6A	16. Do-do connector	3
7A	17. Binary code bit	5
8A	18. It's bound to show you the way	9
9A	20. "Some progress is better than none"	9
10A	22. New parents' woe	5
11A	23. Tune with syncopated rhythm	3
12A	24. Triglycerides, e.g.	6
13A	25. Raise one's glass	13
14A	31. Product of a teachable moment	10
15A	32. Ceilings	4
16A	35. Some nose-to-tail cuisine	5
17A	36. Sun Devil Stadium sch.	3
18A	37. Say yes to without saying "yes"	5
19A	38. Lucy ___ Hayes, 1800s first lady	4
20A	39. Seasonal pickers	10
21A	41. Impatient kid's whine	13
22A	43. Fermented feed	6
23A	45. ___ Bo	3
24A	46. Radio station alert	5
25A	47. "So ... who's in?"	9
26A	53. People who place	9
27A	55. 45's better half	5
28A	56. Abbreviation near a tilde	3
29A	57. Printed fabric	5
30A	58. 1936 Summer Olympics icon	5
31A	59. Meet at a poker game	3
32A	60. Closes up for good	5
33A	61. Finish on a diamond?	5

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. Beaut"

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 precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
• Words that mean the same thing: gem, bejewel, precious stone
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JEWEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. "___ go!""

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: GOTTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Castilian knight in medieval Spain, with "the""

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 united states army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the army anywhere in the world
• Words that mean the same thing: Criminal Investigation Command
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. One who needs to go"

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 voluntarily absent from home or country
• Words that mean the same thing: deport, expatriate, deportation
• The opposite would be: repatriate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Having limited focus"

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: ADHOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Do-do connector"

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: ASI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Binary code bit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
• Words that mean the same thing: figure, finger's breadth, dactyl
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIGIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. It's bound to show you the way"

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: ROADATLAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. "Some progress is better than none""

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: ITSASTART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. New parents' woe"

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 acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
• Words that mean the same thing: intestinal colic, gripes, griping
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Tune with syncopated rhythm"

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 piece of cloth or paper
• Words that mean the same thing: berate, cod, trounce
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Triglycerides, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
• Words that mean the same thing: lipid, lipide, lipoid
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIPIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Raise one's glass"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: PROPOSEATOAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Product of a teachable moment"

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: LIFELESSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Ceilings"

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 tight-fitting headdress
• Words that mean the same thing: capital, jacket, crown
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Some nose-to-tail cuisine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OFFAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Sun Devil Stadium sch."

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: ASU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Say yes to without saying "yes""

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: NODAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Lucy ___ Hayes, 1800s first lady"

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 english writer and a central member of the fabian society (1858-1943)
• Words that mean the same thing: Martha Beatrice Potter Webb, Beatrice Webb, First Baron Passfield
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Seasonal pickers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELECTORATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Impatient kid's whine"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: AREWETHEREYET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Fermented feed"

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 fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
• Words that mean the same thing: ensilage
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SILAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. ___ Bo"

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: TAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Radio station alert"

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: ONAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. "So ... who's in?""

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: ANYTAKERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. People who place"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RUNNERSUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. 45's better half"

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: SIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Abbreviation near a tilde"

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: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Printed fabric"

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: TOILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. 1936 Summer Olympics icon"

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 united states athlete and black american whose success in the 1936 olympic games in berlin outraged hitler (1913-1980)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Cleveland Owens, Jesse Owens, Robert Owen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Meet at a poker game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Words that mean the same thing: find, view, get word
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Closes up for good"

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 fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Words that mean the same thing: cachet, seal off, varnish
• The opposite would be: unseal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Finish on a diamond?"

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 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!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - April 17, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Movie knight	4
2D	2. "___, pursued by a bear" (Shakespearean stage direction)	4
3D	3. Freaks (out)	4
4D	4. Kazan of film	4
5D	5. "Time to blow this popsicle stand"	8
6D	6. Weekend shopping venue	10
7D	7. Noted characteristic of a corpse flower	4
8D	8. All ___ (really cool)	4
9D	9. Fox in "The Fox and the Hound"	3
10D	10. Food for a giraffe	6
11D	11. Retire	10
12D	12. Words following "Huh?"	5
13D	13. Brake components	5
14D	19. Arcade achievement	8
15D	21. Criminal charge?	4
16D	24. Horror star Chaney	3
17D	25. Get off the street, in a way	4
18D	26. Replete	4
19D	27. Unable to stick the landing, say	10
20D	28. Dope	8
21D	29. Holding	5
22D	30. Enters without looking, say	10
23D	33. Crown	4
24D	34. [Never mind]	4
25D	37. "Just 'cuz"	8
26D	39. Palindromic animal	3
27D	40. A kid drinks from one	4
28D	42. Wetland predators	6
29D	43. Raw spots	5
30D	44. Unavailable, say	5
31D	47. Home to zero winners of the FIFA World Cup, surprisingly	4
32D	48. Empty	4
33D	49. Fuzzy berry	4
34D	50. Bad place to go apple-picking?	4
35D	51. "La Vie Bohème" musical	4
36D	52. Winner's accessory	4
37D	54. School of the future?	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. Movie knight"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JEDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "___, pursued by a bear" (Shakespearean stage direction)"

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 an opening that permits escape or release
• Words that mean the same thing: drop dead, outlet, perish
• The opposite would be: be born, enter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Freaks (out)"

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 hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
• Words that mean the same thing: wigging, wig
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Kazan of film"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english essayist (1775-1834)
• Words that mean the same thing: Charles Lamb, Lamb
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Time to blow this popsicle stand""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LETSROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Weekend shopping venue"

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: GARAGESALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Noted characteristic of a corpse flower"

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 property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: olfactory perception, scent, odour
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. All ___ (really cool)"

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: THAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Fox in "The Fox and the Hound""

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 unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Food for a giraffe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus acacia
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACACIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Retire"

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: CALLITADAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Words following "Huh?""

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: ISAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Brake components"

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 sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
• Words that mean the same thing: saucer, disk, platter
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DISCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Arcade achievement"

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: TOPSCORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Criminal charge?"

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: TASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Horror star Chaney"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: LON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Get off the street, in a way"

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 farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
• Words that mean the same thing: turn, cover, treat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Replete"

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 most frequent or common
• Words that mean the same thing: plethoric, predominant, prevalent
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Unable to stick the landing, say"

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: OFFBALANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Dope"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PEABRAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Holding"

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 useful or valuable quality
• Words that mean the same thing: plus
• The opposite would be: liability
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Enters without looking, say"

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: TOUCHTYPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Crown"

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 liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
• Words that mean the same thing: poll, crown
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. [Never mind]"

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 printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. "Just 'cuz""

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: NOREASON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Palindromic animal"

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 member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. A kid drinks from one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the small projection of a mammary gland
• Words that mean the same thing: mammilla, nipple, mamilla
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Wetland predators"

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 any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
• Words that mean the same thing: egret
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGRETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Raw spots"

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 open skin infection
• Words that mean the same thing: sore
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Unavailable, say"

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: INUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Home to zero winners of the FIFA World Cup, surprisingly"

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 the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Empty"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: naught, zilch, zero
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NULL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Fuzzy berry"

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 climbing vine native to china; cultivated in new zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
• Words that mean the same thing: New Zealander, kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KIWI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Bad place to go apple-picking?"

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 place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: Shangri-la, nirvana, heaven
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. "La Vie Bohème" musical"

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

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: rive, rend, pull
• The 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 36 Down: "52. Winner's accessory"

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 framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Words that mean the same thing: window sash, waistband, cincture
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. School of the future?"

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 fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Words that mean the same thing: hard roe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	74.3%
Short Answer	9	12.9%
Food & Drink	3	4.3%
Sports	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 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 Friday, 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 25, 2025 at 07:17 PM