27434 Sat Dec 21, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 21, 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. Shifty little sucker?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENDYSTRAW




• The clue is 11. C.D., e.g.: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACCT




• The clue is 15. Madrid's Teatro Real, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPERAHOUSE




• The clue is 16. Character who says "I am short, fat and proud of that". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POOH




• The clue is 17. The "King of Mambo". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITOPUENTE




• The clue is 18. Austrian composer Mahler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALMA




• The clue is 19. No longer waffle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer : prefer, choose, opt




• The clue is 20. Pill alternatives, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IUDS

  Possible Answer : IUD, intrauterine_device




• The clue is 22. Returner's call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LET

  Possible Answer : permit, have, rent, get, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, lease, Army_of_the_Righteous, LET, net_ball, countenance, Army_of_the_Pure, let, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, allow

  Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow




• The clue is 23. À la king?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOBLY

  Possible Answer : nobly




• The clue is 26. Reason for foot-tapping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTSINESS




• The clue is 28. Lines in bars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URLS

  Possible Answer : universal_resource_locator, uniform_resource_locator, URL




• The clue is 29. Confirmation, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RITE

  Possible Answer : religious_rite, ritual, rite




• The clue is 30. Mount ___, Canada's highest peak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGAN

  Possible Answer : Mount_Logan, Logan




• The clue is 31. Certain tech exec. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIO

  Possible Answer : CIO, Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations




• The clue is 32. Chinese dog breed, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEKE

  Possible Answer : Peke, Pekinese, Pekingese




• The clue is 33. All the greater. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORESO




• The clue is 34. Alabama is in it, but Alaska is not. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOWERFORTYEIGHT




• The clue is 37. Adds to the code, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENACTS

  Possible Answer : enact, ordain, act_out, reenact




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

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

  The answer: FUND

  Possible Answer : store, stock, investment_company, investment_firm, fund, monetary_fund, investment_trust




• The clue is 39. Apt name for a thief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROB

  Possible Answer : surcharge, plume, rob, hook, soak, gazump, fleece, overcharge, pluck

  Possible Opposite Answer : undercharge




• The clue is 40. "The Hate U Give" author Thomas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGIE




• The clue is 41. First name in country. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REBA




• The clue is 42. Rooney of "Women Talking". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARA

  Possible Answer : mara, Mara, Dolichotis_patagonum




• The clue is 43. Most of the 1980s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAGANERA




• The clue is 45. Slogged (through). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WADED

  Possible Answer : chock_up, bundle, jam, ram, compact, wade, jampack, cram, pack, wad




• The clue is 46. Its first airing was "The French Chef" with Julia Child. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PBS

  Possible Answer : petabit, PiB, pebibyte, atomic_number_82, PB, petabyte, PBS, lead, Pb, phosphate_buffer_solution, Pbit




• The clue is 47. "And the ___ raths outgrabe" ("Jabberwocky" line). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOME




• The clue is 48. Exclamation with a shake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRR




• The clue is 49. Black-and-white divers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUKS

  Possible Answer : auk




• The clue is 51. It's a little shady. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONSAITREE




• The clue is 56. Last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEO




• The clue is 57. "Worth a shot". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITCANTHURT




• The clue is 58. What some people display after getting stuck?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATS

  Possible Answer : intertwine, cheapness, TAT, Thematic_Apperception_Test, tackiness, sleaze, tat




• The clue is 59. Far below the surface. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEEPSEATED

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. X follower, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOT

  Possible Answer: bot

• The clue is 2. Lead-in to -gram. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPI

  Possible Answer: EPI, Eysenck_Personality_Inventory

• The clue is 3. Losing athlete in the 2002 and 2003 N.B.A. Finals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NET

  Possible Answer: lucre, sack_up, final, meshing, web, last, profit, mesh, internet, net_profit, profits, clear, sack, cyberspace, nett, earnings, meshwork, network, net, net_income

  Possible Opposite Answer : gross

• The clue is 4. Runs off at the mouth?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DROOLS

  Possible Answer: humbug, bosh, drivel, tosh, slobber, bilgewater, slabber, tarradiddle, salivate, boloney, slaver, dribble, twaddle, drool, taradiddle, baloney, tommyrot

• The clue is 5. Like a noisy toy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAPPY

• The clue is 6. Turned (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHUT

  Possible Answer: keep_out, exclude, shut, shut_out, close, unopen, closed

  Possible Opposite Answer : admit, open

• The clue is 7. Oft-kissed part of the statue of St. Peter in Vatican City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toe, toenail

• The clue is 8. Shield, with "for". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNINTERFERENCE

• The clue is 9. Not born yesterday, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTUTE

  Possible Answer: astute, sharp, shrewd

• The clue is 10. Bed hogs, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEEDS

  Possible Answer: locoweed, Mary_Jane, weeds, smoke, weed, pot, widow's_weeds, gage, sens, green_goddess, dope, sess, grass, skunk, mourning_band

  Possible Opposite Answer : cultivated_plant

• The clue is 11. Shrinks' org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APA

• The clue is 12. One who's made it to some degree?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: COLLEGEGRAD

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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: COMESASHORE

• The clue is 14. "I kinda like it!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: THATSNOTBAD

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

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

  The answer: SILOED

• The clue is 23. SALT, but not PEPPER. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: NUCLEARPACT

• The clue is 24. Star-forming region nearest to Earth. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: ORIONNEBULA

• The clue is 25. Go ballistic. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: BLOWAGASKET

• The clue is 26. Jhené ___, Grammy-nominated R&B singer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIKO

• The clue is 27. Japanese food that's a good source of what it spells backward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NORI

• The clue is 29. Some who whistle while they work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REFS

  Possible Answer: referee, ref

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

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

  The answer: PRTEAM

• The clue is 33. Noisy Asian bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYNA

  Possible Answer: mynah, mynah_bird, myna_bird, myna, mina, minah

• The clue is 35. Pen for a hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECIG

• The clue is 36. Latin for "trumpet". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUBA

  Possible Answer: sousaphone, bass_horn, tuba

• The clue is 41. Like many on a Zoom call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REMOTE

  Possible Answer: removed, remote, remote_control, outside, distant, outback

  Possible Opposite Answer : close

• The clue is 42. Vineyard eponym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARTHA

• The clue is 44. Like a sole-source contract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOBID

• The clue is 45. Form letters?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WRITE

  Possible Answer: drop_a_line, pen, compose, save, spell, write, publish, indite

• The clue is 48. Blue laws, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANS

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

• The clue is 50. This means trouble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOS

  Possible Answer: sol, soh, SOS, so

• The clue is 52. Woodpecker's fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAP

  Possible Answer: cosh, run_down, muggins, play_out, sap, exhaust, tire, saphead, fool, tomfool, blackjack

• The clue is 53. Bad place to be stuck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUT

  Possible Answer: estrus, rut, furrow, groove, oestrus, heat

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus

• The clue is 54. Short palindrome in the middle of a famous longer one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERE

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

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

  The answer: ETD

  Possible Answer: explosive_trace_detection, ETD

October 20, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle October 20, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Multi-Emmy-winning actor whose first and last names start with the same two letters	4
2A	5. Disco ___ of "The Simpsons"	3
3A	8. Attack from the air	6
4A	14. 911s and Panameras	8
5A	16. Rule at a self-serve gas station	6
6A	17. *Followed warnings	8
7A	18. *Materialistic sort, stereotypically	6
8A	19. Punk rock offshoot	3
9A	20. Red dolls made to be tickled	5
10A	22. Musician's gift	3
11A	23. *Marijuana cigarette, informally	6
12A	25. *Posted inflammatory blog comments, e.g.	7
13A	29. Job to do	4
14A	30. Censor's insertion	5
15A	32. Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger	3
16A	33. Gut course	5
17A	36. Not in time for	6
18A	38. Like goods that are temporarily out of stock ... or a hint, alphabetically, to the answers to the starred clues	11
19A	40. Early afternoon nap	6
20A	42. "___ run!"	5
21A	43. Poodle's sound	3
22A	44. "Now the gloves come off!"	5
23A	46. Farrow and Hamm, for two	4
24A	50. *Chewbacca, e.g.	7
25A	52. *Autonomous cleaner	6
26A	54. One used to old habits?	3
27A	55. Shy	5
28A	58. Sch. whose mascot is Sparky the Sun Devil	3
29A	59. *"L'chaim!"	6
30A	62. *Like toddlers in high chairs, often	8
31A	64. Like better	6
32A	65. Guitarist Joe with 15 Grammy nominations	8
33A	66. Passover meals	6
34A	67. Power sources for some clocks	3
35A	68. Wee workers	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Multi-Emmy-winning actor whose first and last names start with the same two letters"

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: ALDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Disco ___ of "The Simpsons""

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: STU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Attack from the air"

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 an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRAFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. 911s and Panameras"

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: PORSCHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Rule at a self-serve gas station"

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 pay for something before receiving 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: PREPAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. *Followed warnings"

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: TOOKHEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. *Materialistic sort, stereotypically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YUPPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Punk rock offshoot"

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: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Red dolls made to be tickled"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Musician's gift"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: pinna, spike, auricle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. *Marijuana cigarette, informally"

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 marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
• Words that mean the same thing: reefer, marijuana cigarette, joint
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPLIFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. *Posted inflammatory blog comments, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that circulate, move around
• Words that mean the same thing: troll
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROLLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Job to do"

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 any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: project, job, labor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Censor's insertion"

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 short high tone produced as a signal or warning
• Words that mean the same thing: beep
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger"

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: LSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Gut course"

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: EASYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Not in time for"

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: LATETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Like goods that are temporarily out of stock ... or a hint, alphabetically, to the answers to the starred clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BACKORDERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Early afternoon nap"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. "___ run!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOTTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Poodle's sound"

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: ARF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. "Now the gloves come off!""

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: ITSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Farrow and Hamm, for two"

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: MIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. *Chewbacca, e.g."

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: WOOKIEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. *Autonomous cleaner"

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: ROOMBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. One used to old habits?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a woman religious
• Words that mean the same thing: conical buoy, nun buoy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Shy"

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 people who are fearful and cautious
• Words that mean the same thing: shy, faint-hearted, diffident
• The opposite would be: confident, brave
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIMID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. Sch. whose mascot is Sparky the Sun Devil"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. *"L'chaim!""

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: TOLIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. *Like toddlers in high chairs, often"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPOONFED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Like better"

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 like better; value more highly
• Words that mean the same thing: choose, opt, favor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. Guitarist Joe with 15 Grammy nominations"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SATRIANI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Passover meals"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of passover
• Words that mean the same thing: Seder, Passover supper
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "67. Power sources for some clocks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an associate degree in applied science
• Words that mean the same thing: Associate in Applied Science, Alcoholics Anonymous, AA
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "68. Wee workers"

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, emmet, pismire
• The 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!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle October 20, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Exam for some smart H.S. students	6
2D	2. Start for a "land" in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"	6
3D	3. Evidences hunger, in a way	6
4D	4. Query	3
5D	5. Word after ice or book	5
6D	6. Abound (with)	4
7D	7. "If you prick ___ we not bleed?": "The Merchant of Venice"	4
8D	8. Dangerous plant to have around?	3
9D	9. One-man show about Capote	3
10D	10. What matching ends of magnets do	5
11D	11. Shocked	8
12D	12. Like Snow White, among them all	7
13D	13. A Cyclops has just one	3
14D	15. Apron wearer	4
15D	21. Sault ___ Marie	3
16D	24. Home furnishings superstores	5
17D	26. Find a new tenant for	5
18D	27. Some dazzling designs	5
19D	28. Twosome	3
20D	30. Letters on a party invitation	3
21D	31. Slow and stately, in music	5
22D	34. When Hamlet says "The play's the thing" in "Hamlet"	5
23D	35. Play ice hockey, e.g.	5
24D	37. "I love you," in Spain	5
25D	38. Made dirty	8
26D	39. Crime boss	3
27D	40. Alternative to an ax	3
28D	41. Raw material for steel	7
29D	45. Collectible group	3
30D	47. "Count me among your admirers"	6
31D	48. The "A" of AWOL	6
32D	49. Some Arabian Peninsula residents	6
33D	51. Surgical tool	5
34D	52. Civil disturbances	5
35D	53. Something you can pick up with your nose	4
36D	56. Actress Rae	4
37D	57. Longtime film rating org.	4
38D	59. "Decorates" on Halloween, for short	3
39D	60. "___ sher!"	3
40D	61. Places to which patients are rushed in hosps.	3
41D	63. Actress Vardalos	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. Exam for some smart H.S. students"

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 (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
• Words that mean the same thing: clever, liable, disposed
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APTEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Start for a "land" in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: LOOMPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Evidences hunger, in a way"

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 pretentious or silly talk or writing
• Words that mean the same thing: twaddle, boloney, slaver
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROOLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Query"

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: call for, enquire, inquire
• 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: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Word after ice or book"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
• Words that mean the same thing: ledge
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHELF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Abound (with)"

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 be teeming, be abuzz
• Words that mean the same thing: stream, swarm, pullulate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "If you prick ___ we not bleed?": "The Merchant of Venice""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: USDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Dangerous plant to have around?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
• Words that mean the same thing: sight, stag, espy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. One-man show about Capote"

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: TRU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. What matching ends of magnets do"

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 cause to move back by force or influence
• Words that mean the same thing: push back, snub, repulse
• The opposite would be: attract
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Shocked"

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 strike with disgust or revulsion
• Words that mean the same thing: appall, offend, shock
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPALLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Like Snow White, among them all"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
• Words that mean the same thing: fair, reasonable, comely
• The opposite would be: unfair, foul
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAIREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. A Cyclops has just one"

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

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Apron wearer"

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 15 Down: "21. Sault ___ Marie"

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: STE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Home furnishings superstores"

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: IKEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Find a new tenant for"

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: RELET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Some dazzling designs"

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: OPART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Twosome"

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 two items of the same kind
• Words that mean the same thing: brace, couple, duette
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Letters on a party invitation"

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: BYO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Slow and stately, in music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LARGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. When Hamlet says "The play's the thing" in "Hamlet""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACTII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Play ice hockey, e.g."

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 sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. "I love you," in Spain"

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: TEAMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Made dirty"

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 spot, stain, or pollute
• Words that mean the same thing: befoul, fouled, foul
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEFOULED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Crime boss"

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 spanish gentleman or nobleman
• Words that mean the same thing: preceptor, wear, put on
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Alternative to an ax"

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 condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
• Words that mean the same thing: ensure, adage, assure
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Raw material for steel"

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: IRONORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Collectible group"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: lay, determined, curing
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. "Count me among your admirers""

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: IMAFAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. The "A" of AWOL"

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 go away or leave
• Words that mean the same thing: missing, abstracted, absentminded
• The opposite would be: present
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABSENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Some Arabian Peninsula residents"

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 native or inhabitant of saudi arabia
• Words that mean the same thing: Saudi Arabian, Saudi
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAUDIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Surgical tool"

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

  The answer is: KNIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Civil disturbances"

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 public act of violence by an unruly mob
• Words that mean the same thing: debauch, belly laugh, public violence
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Something you can pick up with your nose"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ODOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Actress Rae"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: ISSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Longtime film rating org."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MPAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. "Decorates" on Halloween, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. "___ sher!""

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: FER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Places to which patients are rushed in hosps."

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: atomic number 68, erbium, 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 41 Down: "63. Actress Vardalos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	44	57.9%
Short Answer	19	25.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	6.6%
History	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 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 21, 2025 at 08:21 PM