27401 Sat Nov 16, 2024 NYT by Peter Gordon

Across Clues :

1. Goober, 5. Outlaws, 9. Not deliberate, 14. Headquarters of Talofa Airways, 16. Leads down the aisle at a wedding, informally, 17. Ballerina who popularized "The Nutcracker", 18. Sandbar, 19. Word on Saudi Arabia's flag, 20. 2002 movie with the tagline "Higher education just hit a new low", 22. A great deal, 24. Revel noisily, 26. Angel hair topper?, 27. Place, 28. Element between platino and mercurio, 29. Big bands, 32. Italian province on the Swiss border, 33. Holy book, in one spelling, 34. Does a job for a summer?, 35. Phrase on ID tags, 38. Wordle score that elicits the message "Genius", 39. Pulse, e.g., 40. Veet rival, 41. Cold palate cleansers, 43. About 91,500 are produced by a gal. of propane, 44. Goes green, maybe, 46. "___ Dragon" (1977 Disney film), 50. Big dipper, 51. Like some asteroids, 53. Hurdles for would-be doctors, 54. Is cautious, 55. Represent, 56. Piece with a point, 57. Mind

Down Clues :

1. Crunched stuff, 2. ___ Lee, activist who led the movement to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, 3. Small stream, 4. Home to "a real pipperoo" of song, 5. Grinchy shout, 6. Like participants in the rite of rumspringa, 7. Present time, 8. Something to wear while watching the game, 9. College basketball powerhouse, 10. Flicks, as a butt, 11. Food that can be prepared quickly, 12. Buzzy promos, 13. Valentino competitor, for short, 15. Woodstock artist, 21. Housemate, e.g., 23. Camping kits for preparing meals, 25. Host of "The Joy of Painting", 26. Continually criticized, 27. Young haddock, 29. Subject of New York City's first public statue of a woman (1915), 30. Enlists for, as an unwelcome task, 31. Prime minister of Ireland, 32. Corp. money managers, 36. Good-for-nothing, 37. Brownish grays, 42. Model Hadid who wore a spray-on dress at a 2022 Paris fashion show, 43. Poet whose line "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" is quoted in "Bull Durham", 45. Antepenultimate word in a noted Neil Armstrong quote, 47. All-Star point guard Young, 48. Being, to Sartre, 49. Shake off, 50. "Mahalo nui ___" (words from a grateful Hawaiian), 52. Like three-balls

New York Times, Saturday, November 16, 2024

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 16, 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. Goober. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DORK

  Possible Answer : dork, jerk




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

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

  The answer: BANS

  Possible Answer : forbiddance, cast_out, banish, forbidding, ostracise, censor, Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing, blackball, shun, prohibition, ban, ostracize, proscription, BAN, banning




• The clue is 9. Not deliberate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASTY

  Possible Answer : overhasty, precipitant, precipitous, precipitate, hasty, headlong




• The clue is 14. Headquarters of Talofa Airways. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APIASAMOA




• The clue is 16. Leads down the aisle at a wedding, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USHES




• The clue is 17. Ballerina who popularized "The Nutcracker". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALLCHIEF

  Possible Answer : Maria_Tallchief, Tallchief




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

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

  The answer: SHOAL

  Possible Answer : school, shoal, shallow




• The clue is 19. Word on Saudi Arabia's flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLAH

  Possible Answer : Allah




• The clue is 20. 2002 movie with the tagline "Higher education just hit a new low". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLACKERS

  Possible Answer : slacker, shirker




• The clue is 22. A great deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUCH

  Possible Answer : lots, a_good_deal, a_lot, very_much, practically, much, a_great_deal, often

  Possible Opposite Answer : little




• The clue is 24. Revel noisily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROISTER

  Possible Answer : carouse, roister, riot




• The clue is 26. Angel hair topper?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALO

  Possible Answer : aureole, halo, ring, gloriole, annulus, nimbus, anchor_ring, aura, doughnut, glory




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

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

  The answer: SITE

  Possible Answer : website, place, locate, land_site, web_site, situation, internet_site, site




• The clue is 28. Element between platino and mercurio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORO




• The clue is 29. Big bands. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAZZORCHESTRAS




• The clue is 32. Italian province on the Swiss border. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COMO




• The clue is 33. Holy book, in one spelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KORAN

  Possible Answer : Quran, Koran, al-Qur'an, Book




• The clue is 34. Does a job for a summer?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDS

  Possible Answer : attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, tot_up, sum, sum_up, bring, contribute, minimal_brain_dysfunction, attention_deficit_disorder, total, minimal_brain_damage, add_together, tot, add_up, tally, hyperkinetic_syndrome, lend, impart, ADD, MBD, append, ADHD, bestow, tote_up, supply, summate, add

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract




• The clue is 35. Phrase on ID tags. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAMOUSPOTATOES




• The clue is 38. Wordle score that elicits the message "Genius". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer : single, unmatchable, i, matchless, unmatched, unitary, unrivaled, I, 1, unity, unrivalled, peerless, one_and_only, one, ane, nonpareil, ace




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

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

  The answer: SEED

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




• The clue is 40. Veet rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIR




• The clue is 41. Cold palate cleansers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORBETS

  Possible Answer : sorbet, water_ice




• The clue is 43. About 91,500 are produced by a gal. of propane. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BTUS

  Possible Answer : B.Th.U., British_thermal_unit, BTU




• The clue is 44. Goes green, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEELSILL




• The clue is 46. "___ Dragon" (1977 Disney film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETES

  Possible Answer : pet




• The clue is 50. Big dipper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADLE

  Possible Answer : ladle, lade, laden




• The clue is 51. Like some asteroids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEAREARTH




• The clue is 53. Hurdles for would-be doctors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALS

  Possible Answer : oral, oral_exam, viva_voce, oral_examination, viva




• The clue is 54. Is cautious. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAKESCARE




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

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

  The answer: ACTAS




• The clue is 56. Piece with a point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPED




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

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

  The answer: HEED

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: DATA

  Possible Answer: data, information, datum, data_point

• The clue is 2. ___ Lee, activist who led the movement to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. 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 3. Small stream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RILL

  Possible Answer: run, streamlet, rivulet, runnel, rill

• The clue is 4. Home to "a real pipperoo" of song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KALAMAZOO

  Possible Answer: Kalamazoo

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

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

  The answer: BAH

• The clue is 6. Like participants in the rite of rumspringa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMISH

  Possible Answer: Amish

• The clue is 7. Present time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOEL

  Possible Answer: Yule, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yuletide, Noel, Christmas

• The clue is 8. Something to wear while watching the game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFARIHAT

• The clue is 9. College basketball powerhouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUSKIES

  Possible Answer: Eskimo_dog, husky

• The clue is 10. Flicks, as a butt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHES

  Possible Answer: ash_tree, ash

• The clue is 11. Food that can be prepared quickly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORTORDER

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

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

  The answer: TEASERADS

• The clue is 13. Valentino competitor, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YSL

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

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

  The answer: SCHULZ

  Possible Answer: Charles_M._Schulz, Schulz, Charles_Schulz, Charles_Munroe_Schulz

• The clue is 21. Housemate, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTENANT

  Possible Answer: cotenant

• The clue is 23. Camping kits for preparing meals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COOKSETS

• The clue is 25. Host of "The Joy of Painting". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSS

  Possible Answer: Nellie_Tayloe_Ross, James_Clark_Ross, Ross, Betsy_Ross, Nellie_Ross, Sir_Ronald_Ross, John_Ross, Betsy_Griscom_Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross, Sir_John_Ross

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

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

  The answer: HAMMEREDAT

• The clue is 27. Young haddock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCROD

  Possible Answer: schrod, scrod

• The clue is 29. Subject of New York City's first public statue of a woman (1915). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOANOFARC

• The clue is 30. Enlists for, as an unwelcome task. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPESINTO

• The clue is 31. Prime minister of Ireland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAOISEACH

  Possible Answer: taoiseach

• The clue is 32. Corp. money managers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFOS

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 36. Good-for-nothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USELESS

  Possible Answer: useless

  Possible Opposite Answer : useful

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

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

  The answer: TAUPES

  Possible Answer: taupe

• The clue is 42. Model Hadid who wore a spray-on dress at a 2022 Paris fashion show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELLA

• The clue is 43. Poet whose line "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" is quoted in "Bull Durham". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLAKE

  Possible Answer: Blake, William_Blake

• The clue is 45. Antepenultimate word in a noted Neil Armstrong quote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAP

  Possible Answer: spring, jump, leaping, leap, bounce, jump_off, bound, saltation

• The clue is 47. All-Star point guard Young. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAE

• The clue is 48. Being, to Sartre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETRE

• The clue is 49. Shake off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHED

  Possible Answer: caducous, cast_off, throw_away, exuviate, throw, moult, pour_forth, spill, molt, cast, shake_off, disgorge, slough, drop, throw_off, shed

  Possible Opposite Answer : persistent

• The clue is 50. "Mahalo nui ___" (words from a grateful Hawaiian). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOA

• The clue is 52. Like three-balls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

Saturday, November 16, 2024

July 30, 2022 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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

July 30, 2022 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Wares at a medicine show	8
2A	9. "Reckon so"	6
3A	15. Reason to run	8
4A	16. Betray, in a way	6
5A	17. Keep it together	8
6A	18. Irish form of "Jane"	6
7A	19. N.Y.C. cultural landmark	4
8A	20. Holds back, in a way	4
9A	22. Uncool sorts	5
10A	23. Business ___	3
11A	24. CBS drama from Dick Wolf	3
12A	25. Like a well-brushed canine, say	5
13A	27. Italian pronoun	3
14A	28. The N.F.L. mascot Roary, for one	4
15A	29. Nickname for Capote	3
16A	32. "Again … huh?!"	15
17A	37. Competition that starts and finishes in a tie	15
18A	38. Take stock after a defeat	15
19A	39. Create a plot hole, say	3
20A	40. Farm sounds	4
21A	41. Trig function, in brief	3
22A	42. Material for a lighter wheel	5
23A	44. Keep out	3
24A	45. Nickname that drops "vin"	3
25A	48. Bond between 2006 and 2021	5
26A	50. The ancient Egyptians believed they were created from the sun hitting the Nile	4
27A	52. Starters can be found on it	4
28A	53. Rude "Forget it!"	6
29A	55. Helping hound	8
30A	57. Pennsylvania city where Crayola is headquartered	6
31A	58. Warned	8
32A	59. Fifth-most populous city in California, after Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco	6
33A	60. Bears	8

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. Wares at a medicine show"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CUREALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. "Reckon so""

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: ISPOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Reason to run"

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: OPENSEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Betray, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FLIPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Keep it together"

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: STAYSANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Irish form of "Jane""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SINEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. N.Y.C. cultural landmark"

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: MOMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Holds back, in a way"

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 constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: dkm, dam up, dyke
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Uncool sorts"

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 dull stupid fatuous person
• Words that mean the same thing: dork, jerk
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DORKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Business ___"

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 (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. CBS drama from Dick Wolf"

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 federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the department of justice
• Words that mean the same thing: Federal Bureau of Investigation
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Like a well-brushed canine, 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 member of the caucasoid race
• Words that mean the same thing: gabardine, lily-white, Caucasian
• The opposite would be: blacken, black
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Italian pronoun"

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: MIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. The N.F.L. mascot Roary, for one"

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 large gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
• Words that mean the same thing: social lion, king of beasts, Panthera leo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Nickname for Capote"

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: TRU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. "Again … huh?!""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISTILLDONTGETIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Competition that starts and finishes in a tie"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: THREELEGGEDRACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Take stock after a defeat"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COUNTONESLOSSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Create a plot hole, say"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Farm sounds"

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 sound made by a cow or bull
• Words that mean the same thing: low, moo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Trig function, 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 sheath worn to protect a finger
• Words that mean the same thing: camp bed, fingerstall, crib
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Material for a lighter wheel"

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 hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
• Words that mean the same thing: Flint River, obdurate, granitic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Keep out"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
• Words that mean the same thing: streak, block, legal community
• The opposite would be: unbar
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Nickname that drops "vin""

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: MEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Bond between 2006 and 2021"

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: CRAIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. The ancient Egyptians believed they were created from the sun hitting the Nile"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• Words that mean the same thing: eel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Starters can be found on it"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a list of dishes available at a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: computer menu, carte du jour, card
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MENU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Rude "Forget it!""

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: HELLNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Helping hound"

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: GUIDEDOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Pennsylvania city where Crayola is headquartered"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EASTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Warned"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONNOTICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Fifth-most populous city in California, after Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in south central california in the san joaquin valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the sierra nevada mountains
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRESNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Bears"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
• Words that mean the same thing: stick out, brook, tummy
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOMACHS

  Great job if you got it right!

July 30, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Drink similar to a Cape Codder	5
2D	2. "High-five!"	5
3D	3. Gobs	5
4D	4. Singer who owns Manderley Castle in Killiney	4
5D	5. Word added as an intensifier	3
6D	6. It's not going to fly	11
7D	7. Builder's outdoor addition	5
8D	8. Bouquet unit	4
9D	9. They're to be determined	3
10D	10. Future-altering decision point, metaphorically	11
11D	11. Burgundian grape	5
12D	12. "Iolanthe" and "Candide," for two	9
13D	13. Charge too much	4
14D	14. Tips	4
15D	21. Tires out in a playground, perhaps	6
16D	24. Literally, "dainty slice"	11
17D	26. Location designed to attract whales	11
18D	27. Appearance	4
19D	28. Expensive boxes	5
20D	30. ___ balls	4
21D	31. Pac-12 squad	4
22D	32. Scratch that	4
23D	33. "Get outta here!"	4
24D	34. Simple kind of question	9
25D	35. Mean	6
26D	36. Once, once	4
27D	43. Pleasant cadences	5
28D	44. Pot holder	5
29D	45. Member of a triage team	5
30D	46. Grandson of Adam	5
31D	47. They're bigger and lighter than skeletons	5
32D	48. Pot holder	4
33D	49. What a startled horse might do	4
34D	51. Supervisory challenges	4
35D	52. WhatsApp owner	4
36D	54. Hawaiian word for a mackerel	3
37D	56. Suffix for a rank	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. Drink similar to a Cape Codder"

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

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: COSMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "High-five!""

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: UPTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Gobs"

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 large quantity of written matter
• Words that mean the same thing: ream
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Singer who owns Manderley Castle in Killiney"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ENYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Word added as an intensifier"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: keister, prat, shtup
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. It's not going to fly"

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: LEADBALLOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Builder's outdoor addition"

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 island of central hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
• Words that mean the same thing: Lanai Island
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LANAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Bouquet unit"

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 (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
• Words that mean the same thing: root, base, halt
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. They're to be determined"

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: IFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Future-altering decision point, metaphorically"

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: SLIDINGDOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Burgundian grape"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for burgundies and champagnes
• Words that mean the same thing: Pinot grape
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PINOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Iolanthe" and "Candide," for two"

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 short amusing opera
• Words that mean the same thing: light opera, operetta
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPERETTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Charge too much"

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 process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
• Words that mean the same thing: surcharge, imbue, sop
• The opposite would be: undercharge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Tips"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: remainder, close, terminate
• The opposite would be: beginning, begin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Tires out in a playground, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
• Words that mean the same thing: lilt, baseball swing, sway
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Literally, "dainty slice""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FILETMIGNON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Location designed to attract whales"

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: HOTELCASINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Appearance"

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 dignified manner or conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: bearing, comportment, presence
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Expensive boxes"

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 balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
• Words that mean the same thing: log, loge, box
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. ___ balls"

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 grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
• Words that mean the same thing: Timothy Miles Bindon Rice, Elmer Rice, Elmer Leopold Rice
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Pac-12 squad"

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 member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
• Words that mean the same thing: Ute
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Scratch that"

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 contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
• Words that mean the same thing: spoil, urge, scabies
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. "Get outta here!""

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 drive away by crying `shoo!'
• Words that mean the same thing: shoo away, shoo 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: SHOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Simple kind of question"

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: TRUEFALSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Mean"

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 be a sign or indication of
• Words that mean the same thing: refer, announce
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Once, once"

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 at a previous time
• Words that mean the same thing: at one time, formerly, erstwhile
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Pleasant cadences"

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 jaunty rhythm in music
• Words that mean the same thing: lilt, swing
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LILTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Pot holder"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make less intense
• Words that mean the same thing: benumb, deaden, candid
• The opposite would be: sharpen, enliven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLUNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Member of a triage team"

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 any of several old world herbs of the genus medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
• Words that mean the same thing: trefoil, medical officer, medick
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Grandson of Adam"

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: ENOCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. They're bigger and lighter than skeletons"

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 racing sled for one or two people
• Words that mean the same thing: stuff, tote, tug
• The opposite would be: unstuff
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Pot holder"

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

  The answer is: CHEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. What a startled horse might do"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the back of a military formation or procession
• Words that mean the same thing: keister, prat, rise
• The opposite would be: front, head
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Supervisory challenges"

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 an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: self, ego, self-importance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. WhatsApp owner"

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: META

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Hawaiian word for a mackerel"

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

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Suffix for a rank"

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: DOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	65.7%
Short Answer	12	17.1%
History	4	5.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.7%
Geography	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 08, 2025 at 10:23 AM