0913 NYT Crossword: Fri Sept 13, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Tuesday September 13, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 13, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

 NYT Crosswords : Friday Sept 13, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. What jackknives can help to carve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

  Possible Answer : type_AB, abdominal, ab, Bachelor_of_Arts, AB, abdominal_muscle, Av, Ab, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, ABS, BA, group_AB, Artium_Baccalaurens




• The clue is 4. "That's fair". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VALID

  Possible Answer : valid

  Possible Opposite Answer : invalid




• The clue is 9. Account of a wild night out?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAB

  Possible Answer : pill, tab_key, tab, yellow_journalism, tablet, tabloid, lozenge, check, chit




• The clue is 12. Fail, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAP

  Possible Answer : turd, bull, make, ca-ca, defecate, take_a_crap, dirt, dogshit, take_a_shit, bullshit, shit, poop, Irish_bull, crap, stool, horseshit, shite




• The clue is 14. Site sieged by Santa Anna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer : Alamo




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

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

  The answer: SORE

  Possible Answer : sensitive, mad, tender, huffy, sore, raw, painful, afflictive




• The clue is 16. Cob, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALE

  Possible Answer : manful, manly, virile, manlike, Male, male, male_person

  Possible Opposite Answer : female




• The clue is 17. What's often made by doctors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIXFIGURES




• The clue is 19. Together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENMASSE




• The clue is 21. Vacuous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INANE

  Possible Answer : fatuous, asinine, vacuous, mindless, inane




• The clue is 22. "Actually, forget I asked". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: DONTANSWERTHAT




• The clue is 26. Like meetings of the U.N. General Assembly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNUAL

  Possible Answer : yearbook, yearly, one-year, annual

  Possible Opposite Answer : biennial




• The clue is 27. Group of zombies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORDE

  Possible Answer : swarm, host, legion, horde, drove




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

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

  The answer: PARTY

  Possible Answer : political_party, company, party




• The clue is 29. Gets high on a kite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARASAILS

  Possible Answer : parasail




• The clue is 33. Sch. in Ypsilanti whose mascot is an eagle, not another large bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer : emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit




• The clue is 34. Bad thing to be out of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORTS

  Possible Answer : form, screen, variety, sorting, kind, sieve, class, sort, classify, assort, sort_out, screen_out, separate




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

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

  The answer: NIL

  Possible Answer : zip, aught, goose_egg, naught, nothing, nix, nil, null, cipher, zippo, cypher, zero, nada, zilch




• The clue is 36. Extraterrestrial menace in 5-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XENOMORPH




• The clue is 39. Comic Gillis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHANE




• The clue is 41. Murphy's co-star in "48 Hrs.". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOLTE




• The clue is 42. Went after. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHASED

  Possible Answer : chamfer, chase_after, pursued, furrow, go_after, chase, chased, tag, trail, give_chase, dog, track, tail




• The clue is 43. Response to not getting the reference?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: CITATIONNEEDED




• The clue is 47. Put into effect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENACT

  Possible Answer : act_out, reenact, ordain, enact




• The clue is 48. Sources of high-quality wool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPACAS

  Possible Answer : Lama_pacos, alpaca




• The clue is 50. Dynamic stance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTIONPOSE




• The clue is 54. No more. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GONE

  Possible Answer : plump, get_going, decease, get, pass, depart, conk_out, done_for, sound, croak, go_bad, give_way, break, kaput, pop_off, give_out, die, perish, kick_the_bucket, function, travel, snuff_it, belong, become, buy_the_farm, asleep, at_peace, choke, hold_out, rifle, go, endure, departed, exit, give-up_the_ghost, expire, blend_in, fit, blend, proceed, move, run_low, survive, live_on, hold_up, cash_in_one's_chips, gone, start, at_rest, bypast, work, pass_away, extend, live, run_short, go_away, drop_dead, fail, conk, run, bygone, locomote, lead, last, deceased, break_down, operate, foregone

  Possible Opposite Answer : come, stay_in_place, malfunction, be_born, stop




• The clue is 55. Went after, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUED

  Possible Answer : action, litigate, sue, process




• The clue is 56. At this point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFAR




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

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

  The answer: ONCE

  Possible Answer : once, at_one_time, in_one_case, erstwhile, formerly, one_time, erst




• The clue is 58. Make a gaffe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

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




• The clue is 59. How Vin Diesel was cast in "The Fast and the Furious," you might say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APTLY

  Possible Answer : aptly, capably, competently, ably

  Possible Opposite Answer : incompetently




• The clue is 60. Ottoman setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEN

  Possible Answer : hideaway, hideout, den, lair

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: ACME

  Possible Answer: tiptop, summit, apex, vertex, meridian, acme, superlative, top, peak, pinnacle, height, elevation

• The clue is 2. Dumpster or zipper, originally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRANDNAME

• The clue is 3. Boon for grizzly bears. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALMONRUN

• The clue is 4. One doing the lord's work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VASSAL

  Possible Answer: feudatory, liegeman, liege, liege_subject, vassal

• The clue is 5. Sci-fi franchise since 1979. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIEN

  Possible Answer: extraterrestrial, disaffect, alien, stranger, extraterrestrial_being, outlander, exotic, unknown, alienate, estrange, foreigner, foreign, noncitizen

  Possible Opposite Answer : acquaintance, citizen

• The clue is 6. Laissez-faire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAX

  Possible Answer: lax, slack, loose

  Possible Opposite Answer : tense

• The clue is 7. Global lending org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMF

  Possible Answer: International_Monetary_Fund, IMF

• The clue is 8. Enthusiastic assent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOI

  Possible Answer: Department_of_the_Interior, DoI, Interior_Department, Interior

• The clue is 9. Numbers 1 through 36 are found in it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORAH

  Possible Answer: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws

• The clue is 10. Where some banners are hung. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer: scene_of_action, sphere, orbit, stadium, bowl, area, domain, arena, field, sports_stadium

• The clue is 11. Under siege. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESET

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

• The clue is 13. Bit of foam, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEANUT

  Possible Answer: earthnut, peanut_vine, Arachis_hypogaea, goober_pea, monkey_nut, goober, insignificant, peanut, groundnut

• The clue is 15. Beverage steeped in bright daylight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNTEA

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

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

  The answer: GIRDS

  Possible Answer: gird, girdle, fortify, encircle, arm, build_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarm

• The clue is 20. Not take off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAY

  Possible Answer: last_out, continue, outride, appease, rest, hitch, stop, persist, halt, stick, stick_around, delay, arrest, stoppage, stay_on, abide, check, remain, detain, stay, stay_put, ride_out, quell, bide

  Possible Opposite Answer : depart, change, move

• The clue is 23. Improve, as an argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHARPEN

  Possible Answer: focalise, focalize, focus, point, heighten, taper, sharpen

  Possible Opposite Answer : flatten, soften, blur, dull

• The clue is 24. Concern for an antiquer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORTH

  Possible Answer: Charles_Frederick_Worth, worth, Worth, deserving

  Possible Opposite Answer : worthlessness

• The clue is 25. They increase with blown saves, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: era, epoch, ERA, geological_era, earned_run_average

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

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

  The answer: APEX

  Possible Answer: apex_of_the_sun's_way, apex, vertex, solar_apex, acme, peak

  Possible Opposite Answer : antapex

• The clue is 29. ___-Novo, capital of Benin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PORTO

  Possible Answer: Porto, Oporto

• The clue is 30. "Be right with you". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INASECOND

• The clue is 31. Cotton-Eyed Joe, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINEDANCE

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

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

  The answer: SLED

  Possible Answer: sledge, sled, sleigh

• The clue is 34. Most arias. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLI

  Possible Answer: solo

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

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

  The answer: ONACID

• The clue is 38. Minnesota's is French and California's is Greek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTTO

  Possible Answer: shibboleth, motto, slogan, catchword

• The clue is 39. "Old ___," country standard performed by Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHEP

• The clue is 40. Attempted, with "at". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HADAGO

• The clue is 42. Food that's roughly 95% water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CELERY

  Possible Answer: cultivated_celery, Apium_graveolens_dulce, celery

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

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

  The answer: CEASE

  Possible Answer: discontinue, finish, terminate, lay_off, stop, cease, end, give_up, quit

  Possible Opposite Answer : continue, begin

• The clue is 44. Rack up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCUR

  Possible Answer: get, incur, find, obtain, receive

• The clue is 45. Eyed food, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATER

  Possible Answer: Irish_potato, murphy, spud, tater, white_potato, potato

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

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

  The answer: NASAL

  Possible Answer: nasal_bone, nasal_consonant, adenoidal, pinched, rhinal, nasal, os_nasale

• The clue is 49. A good way to feel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEN

  Possible Answer: take_care, find_out, ascertain, experience, pick_up, ensure, go_steady, come_across, discover, realise, examine, encounter, insure, get_wind, visit, attend, construe, watch, get_a_line, visualise, project, assure, image, envision, get_word, understand, interpret, regard, witness, fancy, determine, date, see_to_it, realize, go_through, hear, learn, control, find, consider, check, go_out, escort, view, meet, visualize, see, picture, take_in, catch, figure, look, run_across, reckon, run_into

• The clue is 51. Org. whose official number of employees is unknown to the public. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSA

  Possible Answer: National_Security_Agency, NSA

• The clue is 52. Word with rock or Rocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POP

  Possible Answer: bulge, toss_off, pappa, daddy, down, kill, pop_up, soda_water, pop, come_out, crop_up, popular, soda_pop, belt_down, pop_out, soda, dada, bolt_down, start, drink_down, pop_music, bulge_out, pa, popping, pour_down, bug_out, tonic, protrude, papa, dad

• The clue is 53. O'er and o'er. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFT

  Possible Answer: ofttimes, frequently, oftentimes, oft, often

  Possible Opposite Answer : rarely, infrequently

No 27381, Sat Oct 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Peter A. Collins

Across Clues :

1. Hotel room staple, 6. "Hound Dog" singer Big ___ Thornton, 10. Freshly pressed grapes before fermentation, 14. Way, 15. Reality show winner since 2002, 16. Bridge piece, 17. Spotted, in a way, 18. Meaning of a finger wag, 19. Zip, 20. People to hang out with, 21. Mood, 22. Fish whose egg casings are called "mermaid's purses", 23. Oslo Accords signatory, for short, 24. Fail to tail, 25. Not spent anymore, 26. Two-time Oscar nominee Joan, 28. Go no further, 29. "We'll let ourselves in", 34. Medical breakthrough of 1954 that yielded a Nobel Prize, 35. Masters of bad impersonations?, 36. Pub fixtures, 37. Takes root, 38. Incite, 41. Tony winner Judith, 42. Letters on a Busch Stadium hat, 44. She played Julia in 2009's "Julie & Julia", 45. Cut and polish, maybe, 46. Big bird, 47. Two shakes, 48. Spin out on the ice?, 49. Reasons for some street closures, 50. In ___ (unmoved), 51. Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its month, 52. "ER" actress Laura, 53. Go berserk, 54. Slim winning margin, 55. Quite the party

Sat Oct 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword 

Down Clues :

1. Name on the playbill for the 1936 Salzburg Festival, 2. One of a singing duo?, 3. Solarium, 4. Périodes chaudes de l'année, 5. With 43-Down, fictional coach of AFC Richmond, 6. Skimpy garments, 7. Building block, 8. Brood, 9. Drink mentioned four times in the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales", 10. Deluxe wraps?, 11. Menace in "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania", 12. "À votre ___!", 13. Out on a limb, say, 21. Calling, 22. Something to wallow in, 24. Spade, for one, 25. Naughty list?, 27. Vessel that hasn't crossed the Canadian border since 1993, 28. The so-called "Rocket City" of the South, 29. Emphatic agreement, 30. When doubled, a pop nickname, 31. Gorgeous, 32. Not yet explored, as a tomb, 33. Map abbrs., 38. Where Dr. J played college hoops, for short, 39. Amber, e.g., 40. Van Susteren of TV news, 41. They might be bright, 43. See 5-Down, 45. National, formerly, 46. Asian royal, 48. Chicago's ___ Center, formerly known as the Amoco Building, 49. Small invention

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 26, 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. Hotel room staple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TVSET




• The clue is 6. "Hound Dog" singer Big ___ Thornton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAMA

  Possible Answer : mamma, mama, mummy, mammy, mum, momma, Mama, mommy, ma, mom




• The clue is 10. Freshly pressed grapes before fermentation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUST

  Possible Answer : moldiness, must, mustiness




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

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

  The answer: ROUTE

  Possible Answer : path, itinerary, route, road




• The clue is 15. Reality show winner since 2002. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOL

  Possible Answer : perfection, paragon, graven_image, god, beau_ideal, matinee_idol, idol




• The clue is 16. Bridge piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBAR




• The clue is 17. Spotted, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACNED

  Possible Answer : acned, pimpled, pimply, pustulate




• The clue is 18. Meaning of a finger wag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOPE




• The clue is 19. Zip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONE

  Possible Answer : none




• The clue is 20. People to hang out with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALS

  Possible Answer : sidekick, pal_up, chum, buddy, pal, brother, crony, chum_up




• The clue is 21. Mood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIBE

  Possible Answer : vibe, vibration




• The clue is 22. Fish whose egg casings are called "mermaid's purses". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKATE

  Possible Answer : skate




• The clue is 23. Oslo Accords signatory, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLO

  Possible Answer : Palestine_Liberation_Organization, PLO




• The clue is 24. Fail to tail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSE

  Possible Answer : lose, drop_off, recede, miss, suffer, fall_back, misplace, mislay, turn_a_loss, fall_behind

  Possible Opposite Answer : win, find, profit, keep, gain




• The clue is 25. Not spent anymore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTED

  Possible Answer : roost, perch, rest, reside, lie, remain, repose, breathe, rested, take_a_breather, stay, catch_one's_breath, pillow

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active, tired




• The clue is 26. Two-time Oscar nominee Joan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUSACK




• The clue is 28. Go no further. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALT

  Possible Answer : stanch, stay, stoppage, game, hitch, hold, freeze, arrest, check, stem, staunch, crippled, block, lame, gimpy, stop, halting, halt, kibosh

  Possible Opposite Answer : start




• The clue is 29. "We'll let ourselves in". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONTWAITUPFORUS




• The clue is 34. Medical breakthrough of 1954 that yielded a Nobel Prize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGANTRANSPLANT




• The clue is 35. Masters of bad impersonations?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDENTITYTHIEVES




• The clue is 36. Pub fixtures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOS

  Possible Answer : water_closet, Loos, Adolf_Loos, closet, W.C., loo




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

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

  The answer: SETSIN




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

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

  The answer: URGEON




• The clue is 41. Tony winner Judith. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVEY




• The clue is 42. Letters on a Busch Stadium hat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STL




• The clue is 44. She played Julia in 2009's "Julie & Julia". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MERYL




• The clue is 45. Cut and polish, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIT

  Possible Answer : blue-pencil, cut, delete, redact, edit_out, edit




• The clue is 46. Big bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RHEA

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




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

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

  The answer: ASEC




• The clue is 48. Spin out on the ice?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXEL




• The clue is 49. Reasons for some street closures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIRS

  Possible Answer : bazaar, funfair, fair, carnival




• The clue is 50. In ___ (unmoved). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITU




• The clue is 51. Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its month. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer : opal




• The clue is 52. "ER" actress Laura. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INNES




• The clue is 53. Go berserk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer : break_down, snarl, press_stud, duck_soup, gingersnap, catch, cracking, photograph, ginger_snap, shot, pushover, crack, child's_play, centering, picnic, elasticity, piece_of_cake, tear, cinch, grab, flick, snap, snapshot, snap_fastener, rupture, click, breeze, snatch, shoot, ginger_nut, snatch_up, bust, walkover, lose_it, snap_bean

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity




• The clue is 54. Slim winning margin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSE

  Possible Answer : horn_in, pry, intrude, scent, wind, nozzle, nose, poke, nuzzle, olfactory_organ




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

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

  The answer: BIGDO

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Name on the playbill for the 1936 Salzburg Festival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAPP

• The clue is 2. One of a singing duo?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOCALCORD

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

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

  The answer: SUNLOUNGE

• The clue is 4. Périodes chaudes de l'année. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETES

• The clue is 5. With 43-Down, fictional coach of AFC Richmond. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer: Teddy_boy, Ted

• The clue is 6. Skimpy garments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINISKIRTS

  Possible Answer: miniskirt, mini

• The clue is 7. Building block. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADOBE

  Possible Answer: adobe, adobe_brick

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

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

  The answer: MOPE

  Possible Answer: dallier, mope_around, moon_about, lounger, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, mope, moon_around

• The clue is 9. Drink mentioned four times in the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 10. Deluxe wraps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINKSTOLES

• The clue is 11. Menace in "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBOAT

• The clue is 12. "À votre ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANTE

• The clue is 13. Out on a limb, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREED

  Possible Answer: corner, treed, trapped, at_bay, shoetree, tree, cornered

• The clue is 21. Calling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOCATION

  Possible Answer: occupational_group, career, calling, vocation

• The clue is 22. Something to wallow in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELFPITY

• The clue is 24. Spade, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAWNTOOL

• The clue is 25. Naughty list?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAPSHEET

• The clue is 27. Vessel that hasn't crossed the Canadian border since 1993. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANLEYCUP

• The clue is 28. The so-called "Rocket City" of the South. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUNTSVILLE

  Possible Answer: Huntsville

• The clue is 29. Emphatic agreement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOI

  Possible Answer: Interior, Department_of_the_Interior, DoI, Interior_Department

• The clue is 30. When doubled, a pop nickname. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAY

  Possible Answer: Tay

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

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

  The answer: RAVISHING

  Possible Answer: enthrall, enrapture, ravishing, delight, dishonour, violate, outrage, ravish, assault, dishonor, transport, enthral, enchant, rape

  Possible Opposite Answer : disenchant

• The clue is 32. Not yet explored, as a tomb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNENTERED

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

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

  The answer: STS

• The clue is 38. Where Dr. J played college hoops, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMASS

• The clue is 39. Amber, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESIN

  Possible Answer: rosin, resin

• The clue is 40. Van Susteren of TV news. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRETA

• The clue is 41. They might be bright. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEAS

  Possible Answer: idea, theme, estimation, estimate, thought, musical_theme, mind, melodic_theme, approximation

• The clue is 43. See 5-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASSO

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

• The clue is 45. National, formerly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXPO

  Possible Answer: exhibition, expo, exposition

• The clue is 46. Asian royal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANI

  Possible Answer: ranee, rani

• The clue is 48. Chicago's ___ Center, formerly known as the Amoco Building. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AON

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

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

  The answer: FIB

  Possible Answer: tarradiddle, taradiddle, tale, fib, story

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, September 24, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (30 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

September 24, 2021 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. What's not to like?	9
2A	10. Big ink purveyor	5
3A	15. The singer Björk,for one	9
4A	16. Lustrous shell compound	5
5A	17. Black hairstyle with square-shaped sections	9
6A	18. Yet to be processed	5
7A	19. Cabinet department with a buffalo on its emblem	8
8A	20. Place for fast growth	6
9A	21. Valuable carriers	11
10A	23. Green symbol on Rotten Tomatoes	5
11A	27. Sliding ___	5
12A	28. Ran off (with)	6
13A	30. "___ Possible" (2000s animated series)	3
14A	31. Give kudos to	4
15A	35. Quadrennial bonus	7
16A	37. Daily in Paris	7
17A	39. Some pubgoers	4
18A	40. Little drawing?	3
19A	42. Bearer of the earth in Iroquois creation stories	6
20A	43. Choice cut	5
21A	45. Scanner feature	5
22A	46. "Well, there's a surprise!"	11
23A	51. Pulling down	6
24A	52. Paid athletes with day jobs	8
25A	57. Well lit?	5
26A	58. Aircraft with low drag	9
27A	59. Not requiring much attention, say	5
28A	60. Help on wheels	9
29A	61. Sibilant sobriquet for "Summertime" singer Sarah Vaughan	5
30A	62. Hit from behind	9

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. What's not to like?"

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: BETENOIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Big ink purveyor"

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: EPSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. The singer Björk,for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ICELANDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Lustrous shell compound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
• Words that mean the same thing: mother-of-pearl
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NACRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Black hairstyle with square-shaped sections"

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: BOXBRAIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Yet to be processed"

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 dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
• Words that mean the same thing: rude, vulgar, crude oil
• The opposite would be: refined
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Cabinet department with a buffalo on its emblem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the region that is inside of something
• Words that mean the same thing: upcountry, home, DoI
• The opposite would be: exterior, outside
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTERIOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Place for fast growth"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOTBED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Valuable carriers"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: ARMOREDCARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Green symbol on Rotten Tomatoes"

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

  The answer is: SPLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "27. Sliding ___"

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 ordered reference standard
• Words that mean the same thing: musical scale, scale of measurement, scale leaf
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "28. Ran off (with)"

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 run away secretly with one's beloved
• Words that mean the same thing: elope, run off
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELOPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. "___ Possible" (2000s animated series)"

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: KIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Give kudos to"

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 precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
• Words that mean the same thing: acclaim, herald, come
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. Quadrennial bonus"

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: LEAPDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "37. Daily in Paris"

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: LEMONDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "39. Some pubgoers"

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 boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: lad, bloke, sonny boy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "40. Little drawing?"

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 sudden abrupt pull
• Words that mean the same thing: tugboat, labor, push
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Bearer of the earth in Iroquois creation stories"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
• Words that mean the same thing: polo-neck, turn turtle, turtleneck
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TURTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Choice cut"

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 boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
• Words that mean the same thing: fish fillet, fillet, fish filet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FILET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Scanner feature"

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 acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
• Words that mean the same thing: optical maser
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LASER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. "Well, there's a surprise!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMAGINETHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "51. Pulling down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act that results in something coming to be
• Words that mean the same thing: get, puddle, pee-pee
• The opposite would be: break, unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAKING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. Paid athletes with day jobs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis
• Words that mean the same thing: semipro, semiprofessional
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEMIPROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "57. Well lit?"

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 lighted up by or as by fire or flame
• Words that mean the same thing: aflare, alight, on fire
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AFIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "58. Aircraft with low drag"

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

  The answer is: MONOPLANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "59. Not requiring much attention, say"

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 young person of either sex
• Words that mean the same thing: fry, venial, kid
• The opposite would be: major
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MINOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "60. Help on wheels"

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 vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMBULANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Sibilant sobriquet for "Summertime" singer Sarah Vaughan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that improperly forward or bold
• Words that mean the same thing: overbold, fresh, impertinent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Hit from behind"

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: REARENDED

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - September 24, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Nickname in Israeli politics	4
2D	2. Milton Friedman's subj.	4
3D	3. It might end in an emoji	4
4D	4. River through Bohemia	4
5D	5. Like many a documentary film	8
6D	6. [Live!]	5
7D	7. Lesson for an advanced language learner	6
8D	8. Component of many sandstone features in the Southwest	7
9D	9. Hospital drama sets, in brief	3
10D	10. What genes do, biologically	6
11D	11. Medicare Advantage, by another name	5
12D	12. Apparatus with a harness and flippers	5
13D	13. Get to eat	5
14D	14. List for a survivalist	5
15D	20. Skateboarder's wear	6
16D	22. Skateboarder's apparatus	4
17D	23. Successfully convince	4
18D	24. "No contest," for one	4
19D	25. Important calculation for a weightlifter	4
20D	26. Galaxy array	4
21D	29. "I'm ___ myself here, but ..."	6
22D	31. Dance around?	4
23D	32. Snacks for some beetles	4
24D	33. Waiting for an assignment, maybe	4
25D	34. It's not a good look	4
26D	36. Festive season	4
27D	38. More than a few	8
28D	41. Find satisfaction, slangily	7
29D	43. Sunday best	6
30D	44. Grp. of Pelicans	6
31D	46. Some prayer leaders	5
32D	47. Sicilian word that roughly translates as "swagger"	5
33D	48. Actor Claude of "B.J. and the Bear"	5
34D	49. Copter cousins	5
35D	50. Affaire de coeur	5
36D	53. Not just live in the present	4
37D	54. £ : pound sterling :: R : ___	4
38D	55. ___-over	4
39D	56. Pip	4
40D	58. 58 ___ Mediterráneo	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. Nickname in Israeli politics"

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: BIBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Milton Friedman's subj."

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: ECON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. It might end in an emoji"

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 words of something written
• Words that mean the same thing: school text, schoolbook, text edition
• The opposite would be: trade edition
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEXT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. River through Bohemia"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a river in central europe that arises in northwestern czechoslovakia and flows northward through germany to empty into the north sea
• Words that mean the same thing: Elbe River
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Like many a documentary film"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that provide commentary for a film, for example
• Words that mean the same thing: recite, recount, tell
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NARRATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. [Live!]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Lesson for an advanced language learner"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IDIOMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Component of many sandstone features in the Southwest"

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: REDROCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Hospital drama sets, in brief"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: ER, Er, emergency room
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. What genes do, biologically"

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 convert information into code
• The opposite would be: decode
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENCODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Medicare Advantage, by another name"

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: PARTC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Apparatus with a harness and flippers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a device (trade name aqua-lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
• Words that mean the same thing: Aqua-Lung, aqualung
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Get to eat"

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 (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
• Words that mean the same thing: arrange, order of magnitude, decree
• The opposite would be: disorder, deregulate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. List for a survivalist"

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 condition requiring relief
• Words that mean the same thing: need, demand, pauperism
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Skateboarder's wear"

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

  The answer is: HELMET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Skateboarder's apparatus"

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 barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
• Words that mean the same thing: runway, rail in, rails
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Successfully convince"

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 activity of persuading someone to buy
• Words that mean the same thing: trade, betray, deal
• The opposite would be: buy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. "No contest," for 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 humble request for help from someone in authority
• Words that mean the same thing: supplication
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Important calculation for a weightlifter"

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 weight to be borne or conveyed
• Words that mean the same thing: loading, consignment, laden
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "26. Galaxy array"

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: APPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. "I'm ___ myself here, but ...""

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 use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
• Words that mean the same thing: go steady, geological dating, see
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DATING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Dance around?"

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: HORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Snacks for some beetles"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: ant, pismire, emmet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Waiting for an assignment, 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 the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
• Words that mean the same thing: dead, slug, unwarranted
• The opposite would be: run, work
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. It's not a good look"

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 facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
• Words that mean the same thing: sneer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Festive season"

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 period extending from dec. 24 to jan. 6
• Words that mean the same thing: Yuletide, Christmas, Christmastime
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YULE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. More than a few"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the product of a quantity by an integer
• The opposite would be: single
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MULTIPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Find satisfaction, slangily"

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: GETSOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Sunday best"

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

  The answer is: FINERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Grp. of Pelicans"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THENBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Some prayer leaders"

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 (islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for shiites an imam is a recognized authority on islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
• Words that mean the same thing: imam, imaum
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Sicilian word that roughly translates as "swagger""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a crime syndicate in the united states; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the sicilian mafia
• Words that mean the same thing: Maffia, maffia, Cosa Nostra
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAFIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "48. Actor Claude of "B.J. and the Bear""

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: AKINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. Copter cousins"

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 check given by the british government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office
• Words that mean the same thing: giro cheque, giro
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. Affaire de coeur"

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 usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
• Words that mean the same thing: intimacy, affaire, liaison
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Not just live in the present"

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 series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
• Words that mean the same thing: be after, project, programme
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. £ : pound sterling :: R : ___"

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 basic unit of money in south africa; equal to 100 cents
• Words that mean the same thing: Ayn Rand, Reef, Witwatersrand
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. ___-over"

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 on one occasion
• Words that mean the same thing: erstwhile, erst, in one case
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "56. Pip"

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 small hard fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: seeded player, ejaculate, seminal fluid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "58. 58 ___ Mediterráneo"

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 month following february and preceding april
• Words that mean the same thing: defect, spoil, impair
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	61	87.1%
Short Answer	4	5.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Geography	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	30
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is 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 14, 2025 at 06:42 PM