27420 Fri Dec 06, 2024 NYT by Robyn Weintraub

Across Clues :

1. Meaning of Imani, the seventh principle of Kwanzaa, 6. Just, 10. Have a rash reaction, 14. Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number, 15. Hedgehog ___ (prickly plant), 16. Teddy alternative, 17. Turning point in telecommunications history?, 19. Spam containers, 20. ___ prime (focus of a computational challenge in math), 21. Tempted fate, 22. Screenwriter's way of reintroducing some characters?, 23. Successor of the Metroliner, 25. Masterpiece by Klimt or Rodin, 27. They might be fixed, 30. Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts, 31. One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab?, 34. Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, 35. Test the temperature of, perhaps, 36. Zipped, 37. Burrowing creatures of the African savanna, 40. Join, as a table, 41. Sacred creatures in some Indigenous cultures, 44. In need of ice, maybe, 46. Outed online, 47. Takeaway from a tale, 48. One of 18 on the periodic table, 50. Issa of "American Fiction", 53. McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!", 54. Suggests something subtly, 56. Bit of hypertext, 57. Totally consumed, 58. Certain pops, 59. Midsummer arrivals, 60. Contact sites, 61. Grace who married Prince Rainier

Down Clues :

1. Seedless plant, 2. More than some, 3. "Sorry, can you clarify your answer?", 4. ___ Maria (liqueur), 5. Collies and sheepdogs, by nature, 6. Patterned cotton fabric originally from India, 7. First name of fashion designers Tahari and Saab, 8. Good time to start an audiobook, 9. Omakase serving, 10. "These things don't happen overnight", 11. Urgent words during an emergency, 12. Small change, 13. They're often lying in beds and might be kinky, 18. University that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S., 22. Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist, 24. Grilling surfaces made of fragrant wood, 26. China's ___ Dynasty, 27. What's on the agenda, 28. Zip, 29. Checker's move, 32. Like some histories, 33. Red and black, e.g., 35. Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish, 38. Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films, 39. Is for some?, 40. Beer buy, 42. Votes to accept, 43. We, to Louis, 44. Sense that dolphins lack, 45. "Yowza!", 49. You can skip it, 51. Overly fastidious, 52. Online marketplace headquartered in Brooklyn, 54. N.F.L. linebacker Greenlaw, 55. Clear weeds, in a way

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 06, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, December 6, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Meaning of Imani, the seventh principle of Kwanzaa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAITH

  Possible Answer : organized_religion, religion, faith, trust, religious_belief




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

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

  The answer: MERE

  Possible Answer : simple, bare, mere




• The clue is 10. Have a rash reaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITCH

  Possible Answer : itching, scratch, spoil, rub, itch, urge, scabies, itchiness




• The clue is 14. Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSIE




• The clue is 15. Hedgehog ___ (prickly plant). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOE

  Possible Answer : aloe




• The clue is 16. Teddy alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEO




• The clue is 17. Turning point in telecommunications history?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTARYDIAL




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

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

  The answer: TINS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_50, put_up, can, Sn, tin, tin_can, cannister, canister




• The clue is 20. ___ prime (focus of a computational challenge in math). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NTH

  Possible Answer : nth, n-th




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

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

  The answer: DARED

  Possible Answer : presume, defy, make_bold, dare




• The clue is 22. Screenwriter's way of reintroducing some characters?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASTE

  Possible Answer : spread, glue, paste, library_paste




• The clue is 23. Successor of the Metroliner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACELA




• The clue is 25. Masterpiece by Klimt or Rodin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEKISS




• The clue is 27. They might be fixed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTERESTRATES




• The clue is 30. Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOADS

  Possible Answer : batrachian, salientian, frog, anuran, toad, toad_frog




• The clue is 31. One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINESNOB




• The clue is 34. Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA




• The clue is 35. Test the temperature of, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIP

  Possible Answer : sip




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

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

  The answer: TORE

  Possible Answer : bust, shoot_down, pull, torus, shoot, displume, tear, deplumate, tore, buck, snap, rupture, charge, deplume, pluck




• The clue is 37. Burrowing creatures of the African savanna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEERKATS

  Possible Answer : mierkat, meerkat




• The clue is 40. Join, as a table. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITAT




• The clue is 41. Sacred creatures in some Indigenous cultures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRITANIMALS




• The clue is 44. In need of ice, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWOLLEN

  Possible Answer : tumesce, swell_up, well, intumesce, tumefy, vain, conceited, swollen-headed, self-conceited, well_up, egotistic, egotistical, swell, swollen, puff_up




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

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

  The answer: DOXED




• The clue is 47. Takeaway from a tale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORAL

  Possible Answer : lesson, moral

  Possible Opposite Answer : immoral




• The clue is 48. One of 18 on the periodic table. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GROUP

  Possible Answer : chemical_group, mathematical_group, grouping, radical, aggroup, group




• The clue is 50. Issa of "American Fiction". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAE




• The clue is 53. McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWAN




• The clue is 54. Suggests something subtly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DROPSAHINT




• The clue is 56. Bit of hypertext. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINK

  Possible Answer : unite, associate, link, relate, tie-in, data_link, connectedness, liaison, nexus, link_up, connexion, join, colligate, yoke, contact, radio_link, connect, inter-group_communication, tie, connection, linkup, tie_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : disconnectedness, dissociate, disconnect




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

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

  The answer: RAPT

  Possible Answer : rhapsodic, ecstatic, enraptured, rapt, rapturous




• The clue is 58. Certain pops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLAS

  Possible Answer : cola, dope, genus_Cola, Cola




• The clue is 59. Midsummer arrivals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEOS

  Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion




• The clue is 60. Contact sites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYES

  Possible Answer : eyes, heart, center, eye, centre, optic, eyeball, oculus, middle




• The clue is 61. Grace who married Prince Rainier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KELLY

  Possible Answer : Princess_Grace_of_Monaco, Emmett_Kelly, Gene_Kelly, Eugene_Curran_Kelly, Grace_Kelly, Weary_Willie, Grace_Patricia_Kelly, Kelly

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: FERN

  Possible Answer: fern

• The clue is 2. More than some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOT

• The clue is 3. "Sorry, can you clarify your answer?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISTHATAYESORANO

• The clue is 4. ___ Maria (liqueur). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIA

  Possible Answer: TIA, transient_ischemic_attack

• The clue is 5. Collies and sheepdogs, by nature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERDERS

  Possible Answer: herder, Johann_Gottfried_von_Herder, drover, herdsman, Herder

• The clue is 6. Patterned cotton fabric originally from India. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADRAS

  Possible Answer: madras, Chennai, Madras, Tamil_Nadu

• The clue is 7. First name of fashion designers Tahari and Saab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIE

• The clue is 8. Good time to start an audiobook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROADTRIP

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

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 10. "These things don't happen overnight". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTAKESTIME

• The clue is 11. Urgent words during an emergency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THISISNOTADRILL

• The clue is 12. Small change. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CENTS

  Possible Answer: centime, penny, cent

• The clue is 13. They're often lying in beds and might be kinky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOSES

  Possible Answer: hose, hosepipe, hosiery, hose_down

• The clue is 18. University that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALE

  Possible Answer: Yale_University, Yale, Elihu_Yale

• The clue is 22. Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETE

• The clue is 24. Grilling surfaces made of fragrant wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDARPLANKS

• The clue is 26. China's ___ Dynasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer: Han, Han_dynasty

• The clue is 27. What's on the agenda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITEM

  Possible Answer: item, point, token, detail, particular

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

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

  The answer: NONE

  Possible Answer: none

• The clue is 29. Checker's move. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWIST

  Possible Answer: wind, distort, deform, spin, squirm, curve, winding, sprain, turn, twine, wrick, twisting, convolute, worm, turn_of_events, flex, crook, wrench, pervert, twirl, kink, rick, plait, bend, twist_around, tress, wrestle, device, eddy, pull, wriggle, gimmick, sophisticate, writhe, construction, twist, whirl, braid

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwist, unbend

• The clue is 32. Like some histories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal

• The clue is 33. Red and black, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BETS

  Possible Answer: wager, stake, look, reckon, calculate, depend, play, stakes, bet, count

• The clue is 35. Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STINGRAY

  Possible Answer: stingray

• The clue is 38. Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KILL

  Possible Answer: shoot_down, stamp_out, toss_off, pop, belt_down, defeat, kill, vote_out, bolt_down, killing, pour_down, obliterate, vote_down, wipe_out, down, putting_to_death, drink_down

• The clue is 39. Is for some?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARE

  Possible Answer: ar, live, cost, make_up, personify, embody, are, equal, comprise, follow, exist, represent, constitute, be

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ

• The clue is 40. Beer buy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIXPACK

  Possible Answer: sixpack, six_pack, six-pack

• The clue is 42. Votes to accept. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADOPTS

  Possible Answer: acquire, assume, sweep_up, take_over, take_up, espouse, take, dramatize, take_on, embrace, follow, borrow, adopt, take_in, dramatise

• The clue is 43. We, to Louis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOUS

  Possible Answer: nous, brain, head, mind, psyche

• The clue is 44. Sense that dolphins lack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMELL

  Possible Answer: olfaction, smell, olfactory_sensation, sense_of_smell, smelling, smack, odor, aroma, feel, odour, olfactory_modality, olfactory_property, reek, flavour, sense, olfactory_perception, flavor, look, spirit, smell_out, feeling, scent, tone

• The clue is 45. "Yowza!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOWIE

• The clue is 49. You can skip it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPE

  Possible Answer: circle, roach, rope, Mexican_valium, rophy, leash, R-2, roofy, forget_me_drug, lasso

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

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

  The answer: ANAL

  Possible Answer: anal_retentive, anal

  Possible Opposite Answer : oral

• The clue is 52. Online marketplace headquartered in Brooklyn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 54. N.F.L. linebacker Greenlaw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRE

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

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

  The answer: HOE

  Possible Answer: hoe

May 13, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (35 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - May 13, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Fingertips-only rock-climbing grip	5
2A	6. Warning accompanying a link	4
3A	10. "Understood," once	4
4A	14. "___ can be dissected, as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process": E. B. White	5
5A	15. Orphan of British literature	4
6A	16. Supersized	4
7A	17. Like the Count of Monte Cristo	10
8A	19. Undesirable sound at a stone-skipping contest	4
9A	20. Do some spinning at a club?	9
10A	21. Eccentric	5
11A	22. Fashion designer Anna	3
12A	23. Baddies on TNT's "Falling Skies," for short	3
13A	24. Comfort	6
14A	25. Gains grains	5
15A	27. Spicy Thai condiment	8
16A	29. Four-dimensional mathematical model of the universe	9
17A	31. Boat propeller	3
18A	32. It may be entered when checking out	9
19A	34. Public health org.	3
20A	37. Place for an exhibition	9
21A	39. Expression of frustration stronger than a facepalm	8
22A	41. Things getting stepped on	5
23A	43. Some users of they/them pronouns, informally	6
24A	44. Smidge	3
25A	45. Word with nose or snow	3
26A	47. Irks	5
27A	48. Who controls the leftmost set of buttons on an arcade cabinet	9
28A	51. Vegetarian symbol on a menu, perhaps	4
29A	52. Subtly signals interest	10
30A	53. It might be a lot	4
31A	54. Flower shower	4
32A	55. Principle	5
33A	56. What a zythophile loves	4
34A	57. Changed the locks?	4
35A	58. Like some regrettable decisions	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Fingertips-only rock-climbing grip"

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 angular or rounded shape made by folding
• Words that mean the same thing: pinch, flexure, bend
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRIMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Warning accompanying a link"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: NSFW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Understood," once"

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: IDIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "___ can be dissected, as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process": E. B. White"

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 message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: witticism, body fluid, mood
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Orphan of British literature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Eyre
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Supersized"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: MEGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Like the Count of Monte Cristo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
• Words that mean the same thing: jail, gaol, lag
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPRISONED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Undesirable sound at a stone-skipping contest"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
• Words that mean the same thing: plump, plonk, plank
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Do some spinning at a club?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: POLEDANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Eccentric"

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 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• Words that mean the same thing: crackers, bats, kooky
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Fashion designer Anna"

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: SUI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Baddies on TNT's "Falling Skies," 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: ETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Comfort"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
• Words that mean the same thing: solacement, consolation, soothe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "25. Gains grains"

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 gather, as of natural products
• Words that mean the same thing: harvest, glean, reap
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Spicy Thai condiment"

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: SRIRACHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Four-dimensional mathematical model of the universe"

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

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: SPACETIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Boat propeller"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. It may be entered when checking out"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PROMOCODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. Public health org."

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 federal agency in the department of health and human services; located in atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
• Words that mean the same thing: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CDC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Place for an exhibition"

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: ARTCENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Expression of frustration stronger than a facepalm"

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: HEADDESK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Things getting stepped on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: soh, colloidal suspension, Sol
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Some users of they/them pronouns, informally"

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: ENBIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Smidge"

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 slight amount or degree of difference
• Words that mean the same thing: shade
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Word with nose or snow"

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 principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
• Words that mean the same thing: subcontract, task, Book of Job
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Irks"

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 state of irritation or annoyance
• Words that mean the same thing: seeing red, miff, huff
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIFFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Who controls the leftmost set of buttons on an arcade cabinet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PLAYERONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Vegetarian symbol on a menu, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
• Words that mean the same thing: foliage, riff, folio
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Subtly signals interest"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DROPSAHINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. It might be a lot"

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 unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Words that mean the same thing: Akka, Accho, Akko
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Flower shower"

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 open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "55. Principle"

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 religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• Words that mean the same thing: dogma
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "56. What a zythophile loves"

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 general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "57. Changed the locks?"

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 color with dye
• Words that mean the same thing: colored, dye, coloured
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "58. Like some regrettable decisions"

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 excessively quick
• Words that mean the same thing: overhasty, precipitant, headlong
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HASTY

  Great job if you got it right!

May 13, 2023 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Bits of Intel?	5
2D	2. Bit of tea, to Brits	6
3D	3. Gets at	7
4D	4. Seconds, e.g.	4
5D	5. Events people might come out to celebrate	12
6D	6. Electric shades	5
7D	7. Match up	4
8D	8. Priceless?	4
9D	9. Middle col. on a calendar	3
10D	10. Car model named for an antelope	6
11D	11. Fast food chain whose name becomes another company when its last two letters are removed	7
12D	12. "Understood"	7
13D	13. Break before starting college, for some	7
14D	18. Important figures on H.S. transcripts	9
15D	21. Yawning incessantly, say	12
16D	24. Game with a lot of instructions	9
17D	26. Tinder, e.g.	3
18D	27. A little bit of company?	5
19D	28. Texas university whose mascot is Sammy the Owl	4
20D	30. CPR performers	4
21D	33. Jellied fish in a traditional English dish	3
22D	34. Place for reactions and solutions	7
23D	35. Soul singer Williams	7
24D	36. Figure calculated at the end of a ride	7
25D	38. Meets up with again	7
26D	40. Stand out (from)	6
27D	42. It might be 70 feet long	6
28D	44. Like some TV shows and athletes' joints	5
29D	46. Titular girl in a 2020 Taylor Swift tune	5
30D	48. Speak while kneeling, say	4
31D	49. Leave in the dust	4
32D	50. Mother of the first generation of Olympian gods	4
33D	52. Format with "extras"	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. Bits of Intel?"

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 strips of potato fried in deep fat
• Words that mean the same thing: microprocessor chip, fries, splintering
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Bit of tea, to Brits"

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 gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
• Words that mean the same thing: hearsay, bruit, rumor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUMOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Gets at"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that express or state indirectly
• Words that mean the same thing: imply, inculpate, incriminate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPLIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Seconds, e.g."

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 english statesman who opposed henry viii's divorce from catherine of aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of utopia, the ideal state
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas More, Sir Thomas More, to a greater extent
• The opposite would be: fewer, less
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Events people might come out to celebrate"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: PRIDEPARADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Electric shades"

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 colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 10, Ne, neon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Match up"

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 make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
• Words that mean the same thing: synchronise, synchronize
• The opposite would be: desynchronize, desynchronise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Priceless?"

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 people who are free
• Words that mean the same thing: exempt, justify, rid
• The opposite would be: confine, bound
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Middle col. on a calendar"

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 fourth day of the week; the third working day
• Words that mean the same thing: espouse, splice, get married
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Car model named for an antelope"

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 african antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
• Words that mean the same thing: Aepyceros melampus
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Fast food chain whose name becomes another company when its last two letters are removed"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: DELTACO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Understood""

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: IGOTCHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Break before starting college, for some"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: GAPYEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Important figures on H.S. transcripts"

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: SATSCORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Yawning incessantly, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: BOREDTODEATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Game with a lot of instructions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SIMONSAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Tinder, e.g."

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: APP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. A little bit of company?"

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 the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
• Words that mean the same thing: pedigree, standard, farm animal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Texas university whose mascot is Sammy the Owl"

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 grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
• Words that mean the same thing: Elmer Rice, Sir Tim 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 20 Down: "30. CPR performers"

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: EMTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Jellied fish in a traditional English dish"

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

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

  The answer is: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Place for reactions and solutions"

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: CHEMLAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Soul singer Williams"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: DENIECE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Figure calculated at the end of a ride"

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: CABFARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Meets up with again"

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 answer back
• Words that mean the same thing: retort, rejoin, riposte
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REJOINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Stand out (from)"

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 different
• Words that mean the same thing: dissent, take issue, disagree
• The opposite would be: equal, agree
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIFFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. It might be 70 feet long"

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 verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Like some TV shows and athletes' joints"

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 fasten or attach with tape
• Words that mean the same thing: record, exploit, solicit
• The opposite would be: erase
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Titular girl in a 2020 Taylor Swift tune"

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: BETTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Speak while kneeling, say"

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 address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
• Words that mean the same thing: beg, implore
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Leave in the dust"

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 fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
• Words that mean the same thing: misplace, drop off, fall behind
• The opposite would be: win, profit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Mother of the first generation of Olympian gods"

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 fertility goddess in ancient greek mythology; wife of cronus and mother of zeus; identified with roman ops and cybele of ancient asia minor
• Words that mean the same thing: Pterocnemia pennata, Rhea americana, nandu
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Format with "extras""

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 digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
• Words that mean the same thing: videodisk, videodisc
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DVD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	73.5%
Short Answer	8	11.8%
History	3	4.4%
Food & Drink	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%
Science/Technology	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 11:38 AM