27436 Mon Dec 23, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by xword hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 23, 2024

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

Mon Dec 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues by xword hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Christmas baubles, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORBS

  Possible Answer : orb, globe, eyeball, ball, revolve, orbit




• The clue is 5. Ontario-based network that aired "Schitt's Creek". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBC

  Possible Answer : blood_profile, CBC, complete_blood_count




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

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

  The answer: CAROMS

  Possible Answer : carom, cannon, ricochet




• The clue is 14. Leafy vegetable in some Caesar salads. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KALE

  Possible Answer : loot, clams, borecole, dough, bread, kail, lolly, shekels, wampum, lettuce, Brassica_oleracea_acephala, sugar, dinero, cole, colewort, boodle, cabbage, kale, pelf, gelt, moolah, simoleons, scratch, lucre




• The clue is 15. Former N.B.A. star ___ Ming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAO




• The clue is 16. "So done with that". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERIT




• The clue is 17. *Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNACKMIX

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• The clue is 19. Become a new country, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECEDE

  Possible Answer : break_away, splinter, secede




• The clue is 20. Horses' homes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STABLES

  Possible Answer : stalls, stable, horse_barn




• The clue is 22. Joie de vivre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELAN

  Possible Answer : ardour, zeal, flair, elan, ardor, dash, style, panache




• The clue is 23. Trim from the roster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUT

  Possible Answer : thin, slice, shortened, track, reduce, baseball_swing, slew, weakened, cut_back, ignore, hack, cut, stinger, issue, write_out, rationalize, sheer, cutting, prune, foreshorten, abbreviate, deletion, swerve, edit, turn_off, turn_out, thin_out, rationalise, tailor, geld, burn, cold_shoulder, veer, swing, disregard, bring_down, trimmed, cut_of_meat, cut_off, slashed, thinned, trend, skip, slue, gelded, trim_down, excision, trim_back, dilute, curve, edit_out, switch_off, cutting_off, slash, shorten, cut_down, gash, snub, trim, make_out, emasculated, undercut, contract, abridge, mown

  Possible Opposite Answer : untrimmed, expand, unmown, uncut, switch_on




• The clue is 25. *Buses, trains, subways, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASSTRANSIT




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

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

  The answer: GLOBAL

  Possible Answer : globose, spherical, worldwide, global, world, ball-shaped, planetary, spheric, orbicular, globular, world-wide




• The clue is 30. Hoppy holiday?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASTER

  Possible Answer : Easter, easter, easterly, east_wind




• The clue is 31. The "I" of FYI, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer : information, info




• The clue is 32. Look forward to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWAIT

  Possible Answer : expect, wait, look, await




• The clue is 34. CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFTERMIDNIGHT




• The clue is 40. Dirty, like a chimney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOTY

  Possible Answer : jet, pitchy, sooty, jet-black, coal-black




• The clue is 41. Q: "Why shouldn't you tell secrets on a farm?" A: "Because the corn has ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARS

  Possible Answer : capitulum, pinna, spike, ear, auricle




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

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

  The answer: MOUSSE

  Possible Answer : gel, hair_mousse, hair_gel, mousse




• The clue is 46. ___ Mae (college loan provider). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALLIE




• The clue is 48. *Rodeo footwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COWBOYBOOTS




• The clue is 51. Sly animal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOX

  Possible Answer : dodger, George_Fox, confound, pull_a_fast_one_on, confuse, trick, play_a_joke_on, throw, fox, play_tricks, fuddle, slyboots, play_a_trick_on, fob, discombobulate, flim-flam, bedevil, Charles_James_Fox, Fox, befuddle




• The clue is 52. The "A" in A.D.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNO




• The clue is 53. Money owed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARREARS

  Possible Answer : arrears




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

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

  The answer: TREADS

  Possible Answer : pace, step, tread, trample, stride




• The clue is 58. *Portrait artist's medium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OILPAINT




• The clue is 61. Rich cakes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORTES

  Possible Answer : torte




• The clue is 62. ___ de plume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOM




• The clue is 63. P, R, N, D or L. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEAR

  Possible Answer : geartrain, power_train, pitch, gear, gear_wheel, cogwheel, paraphernalia, appurtenance, train, gear_mechanism, geared_wheel, gearing




• The clue is 64. Military affirmative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YESSIR




• The clue is 65. Musician/activist Yoko. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono




• The clue is 66. Award such as Best Comeback Athlete or Best Team. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPY

  Possible Answer : descry, spy, espy, spot

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Gives the green light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKS

  Possible Answer: O.K., Oklahoma, okay, Sooner_State, okeh, OK, okey

• The clue is 2. Operated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAN

  Possible Answer: move, course, lead, tend, ladder, execute, flow, unravel, black_market, scarper, scat, take_to_the_woods, range, lam, die_hard, bleed, operate, run_for, race, melt, draw, run, run_away, hightail_it, consort, guide, melt_down, fly_the_coop, hunt, carry, work, prevail, function, endure, extend, play, bunk, pass, be_given, persist, escape, feed, lean, track_down, turn_tail, ply, campaign, incline, go, head_for_the_hills, hunt_down, break_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : malfunction, idle

• The clue is 3. Words after "3, 2, 1 ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLASTOFF

  Possible Answer: blastoff, shot

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

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

  The answer: SECT

  Possible Answer: faction, religious_sect, sect, religious_order

• The clue is 5. Drum kit component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CYMBAL

  Possible Answer: cymbal

• The clue is 6. Backs out at the last second. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAILS

  Possible Answer: bail_bond, bond, bail

• The clue is 7. Rowing crew captains, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COXES

  Possible Answer: cyclooxygenase, coxswain, Cox, cox

• The clue is 8. Counterpart of sin, in trigonometry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COS

  Possible Answer: atomic_number_27, cosine, cos, Colorado, cobalt, romaine_lettuce, romaine, cos_lettuce, carbon_monoxide, carbon_monoxide_gas, CO, Co, conscientious_objector, Centennial_State

• The clue is 9. "___ Maria" (hymn). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVE

• The clue is 10. Like yesterday. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECENT

  Possible Answer: recent, Recent_epoch, Holocene_epoch, Recent, late, Holocene

• The clue is 11. Ending words of an ultimatum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORELSE

• The clue is 12. Where juggling balls are often seen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDAIR

  Possible Answer: midair

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

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

  The answer: STENT

  Possible Answer: stent

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

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

  The answer: KAMA

  Possible Answer: Kama

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

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

  The answer: STEADY

  Possible Answer: unwavering, regular, brace, steadily, stabilise, sweetheart, unfaltering, steadfast, firm, calm, stiff, sweetie, unbendable, truelove, becalm, stabilize, unshakable, steady, unfluctuating

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsteady, unsteadily

• The clue is 23. Hollywood special effects, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CGI

• The clue is 24. Forearm bone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULNA

  Possible Answer: ulna, elbow_bone

• The clue is 26. Rarity in a drought. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIN

  Possible Answer: pelting, rainfall, rain, rainwater, rain_down

• The clue is 27. Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes from. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTI

• The clue is 29. Spam spreader. 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 32. Single-celled organism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOEBA

  Possible Answer: amoeba, ameba

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

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

  The answer: WIT

  Possible Answer: wittiness, humor, wag, humour, wit, brain, brainpower, card, learning_ability, mental_capacity, mentality, witticism

• The clue is 35. Canadian gas brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO

• The clue is 36. Optimistic, like an outlook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSY

  Possible Answer: blushful, rose-cheeked, fortunate, rosy, rosy-cheeked, flushed, rose-colored

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

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer: gel, colloidal_gel, mousse, gelatin

• The clue is 38. Two equal parts, to kids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALFSIES

• The clue is 39. Duo + one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIO

  Possible Answer: 3, trio, leash, threesome, triad, trey, trinity, ternary, troika, triple, tercet, ternion, III, triplet, terzetto, trine, deuce-ace, three, tierce

• The clue is 42. Madonna coffee table book released a day after her 1992 album "Erotica". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEX

  Possible Answer: wind_up, arouse, excite, turn_on, sexual_practice, sex_activity, sex, gender, sexual_urge, sexual_activity, sexuality

• The clue is 43. Marilyn of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONROE

  Possible Answer: Marilyn_Monroe, Norma_Jean_Baker, James_Monroe, President_Monroe, Monroe

• The clue is 44. Deed holders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWNERS

  Possible Answer: possessor, proprietor, owner

• The clue is 45. W.W. II naval menaces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBOATS

• The clue is 46. Heavenly protector of sailors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELMO

• The clue is 47. "I need it yesterday!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASAP

  Possible Answer: ASAP

• The clue is 48. Snarky, as a remark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATTY

  Possible Answer: bitchy, cattie, cattish, catty

• The clue is 49. University of Maine town. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORONO

  Possible Answer: Orono

• The clue is 50. Constellation with a belt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORION

  Possible Answer: Hunter, Orion

• The clue is 54. Apt anagram of ANGER minus N. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGE

  Possible Answer: fury, craze, storm, rage, fad, madness, passion, furore, ramp, cult, furor

• The clue is 56. Opus ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEI

• The clue is 57. Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSR

• The clue is 59. Short snooze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAP

  Possible Answer: nap, forty_winks, pile, sleep, catnap, short_sleep, cat_sleep, snooze, Napoleon, catch_a_wink

• The clue is 60. Give some effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: attempt, assay, test, try, judge, taste, try_out, effort, sample, adjudicate, render, seek, essay, stress, strain, endeavor, prove, examine, hear, try_on, endeavour

December 29, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

December 29, 2022 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Easter starter?	3
2A	4. Element of an English Opening in chess	4
3A	8. Hayek who portrayed Frida Kahlo	5
4A	13. "___ got a feeling …"	3
5A	14. George who wrote "Romola"	5
6A	16. "See ya!"	5
7A	17. Gathering of protesters	5
8A	19. Models used in copying	9
9A	20. What might have bumps on a log?	4
10A	21. DVR pioneer	4
11A	23. The last pope Julius	3
12A	24. Makes the rounds	10
13A	26. Large, flightless birds	4
14A	29. Sort who's easy to tick off	7
15A	31. King at the start of "Game of Thrones"	6
16A	32. Influential ties	3
17A	33. Grassy expanses	4
18A	36. Backing	3
19A	37. Overnight work assignment … or a hint to understanding four rows of answers in this puzzle	9
20A	40. Cry at la Copa Mundial	3
21A	41. The other side	4
22A	42. Forensic inits.	3
23A	45. Sections of a barn	6
24A	48. Tried casually, with "in"	7
25A	51. Chilly	4
26A	54. Fresh start, metaphorically	10
27A	55. "You got it!"	3
28A	56. Draped garment	4
29A	58. ___ mater	4
30A	59. Work as an interpreter	9
31A	62. Size option at Starbucks	5
32A	65. Sister ___ Prejean, author of the 1993 best seller "Dead Man Walking"	5
33A	66. Makes less difficult	5
34A	67. Top, for instance, but not bottom	3
35A	68. Onetime Ford executive	5
36A	69. Cry of accomplishment	4
37A	70. It's stored in a vein	3

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. Easter starter?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: NOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Element of an English Opening in chess"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an article deposited as security
• Words that mean the same thing: soak, instrument, cat's-paw
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Hayek who portrayed Frida Kahlo"

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: SALMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. "___ got a feeling …""

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: IVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. George who wrote "Romola""

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 british poet (born in the united states) who won the nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Stearns Eliot, George Eliot, Mary Ann Evans
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "See ya!""

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 farewell remark
• Words that mean the same thing: good-bye, au revoir, good-by
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADIOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Gathering of protesters"

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 large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
• Words that mean the same thing: rebound, rallying, muster
• The opposite would be: demobilize
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Models used in copying"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a model or standard for making comparisons
• Words that mean the same thing: template, templet, guide
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEMPLATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. What might have bumps on a log?"

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 any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
• Words that mean the same thing: toad frog, frog, batrachian
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. DVR pioneer"

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: TIVO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. The last pope Julius"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: ternion, troika, triplet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: III

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Makes the rounds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that become widely known and passed on
• Words that mean the same thing: broadcast, circulate, pass around
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIRCULATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Large, flightless birds"

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 of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
• Words that mean the same thing: electromagnetic unit, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Sort who's easy to tick off"

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 a belligerent grouch
• Words that mean the same thing: harum-scarum, fire-eater, daredevil
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOTHEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. King at the start of "Game of Thrones""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of robert's rules of order (1837-1923)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henry Martyn Robert, Henry M. Robert
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROBERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Influential ties"

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 agency in the department of justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: inch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, indium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Grassy expanses"

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 length of thread or yarn
• Words that mean the same thing: pasture, grazing land, pastureland
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Backing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: care, help, assist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Overnight work assignment … or a hint to understanding four rows of answers in this puzzle"

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: LATESHIFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Cry at la Copa Mundial"

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: GOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. The other side"

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: THEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Forensic inits."

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: CSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Sections of a barn"

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 farm building for housing horses or other livestock
• Words that mean the same thing: stand, conk, drag one's heels
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Tried casually, with "in""

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 dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: paddle, smatter, splash around
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DABBLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Chilly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
• Words that mean the same thing: frigidity, frigid, low temperature
• The opposite would be: hotness, hot
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Fresh start, metaphorically"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: CLEANSLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. "You got it!""

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: YUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Draped garment"

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 dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
• Words that mean the same thing: saree
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. ___ mater"

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: ALMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Work as an interpreter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that restate (words) from one language into another language
• Words that mean the same thing: understand, interpret, transform
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRANSLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Size option at Starbucks"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: VENTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. Sister ___ Prejean, author of the 1993 best seller "Dead Man Walking""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of zeus and leda who was abducted by paris; the greek army sailed to troy to get her back which resulted in the trojan war
• Words that mean the same thing: Helen of Troy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Makes less difficult"

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 freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Words that mean the same thing: relief, informality, allay
• The opposite would be: difficulty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "67. Top, for instance, but not bottom"

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 artifact designed to be played with
• Words that mean the same thing: fiddle, play, toy dog
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "68. Onetime Ford executive"

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: EDSEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "69. Cry of accomplishment"

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 carry out or perform an action
• Words that mean the same thing: dress, make out, through with
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "70. It's stored in a vein"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

December 29, 2022 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Nada	3
2D	2. Good thing to give someone while standing	7
3D	3. Comebacks	7
4D	4. Chicken king?	6
5D	5. Chicken ___ king	3
6D	6. What leftover salad greens do in the refrigerator	4
7D	7. "I swear!"	5
8D	8. Took the bench, say	3
9D	9. Lime chaser?	3
10D	10. Capped	7
11D	11. More petulant, in a way	6
12D	12. World Cup datum	6
13D	15. "I really appreciate it!," in textspeak	4
14D	18. For one	4
15D	22. For us	3
16D	24. X	3
17D	25. Pinch in the kitchen	4
18D	27. Idle	4
19D	28. Slightly	4
20D	30. Camper's protection	4
21D	34. Camper's detritus	3
22D	35. Molt	4
23D	37. Lazily lie	4
24D	38. "It was ___ dream"	4
25D	39. Big Sur runner beginning in 2020	4
26D	40. Euphemism for a lesbian couple	7
27D	42. Hybrid beverage in a Bloody Caesar cocktail	7
28D	43. One in 100	7
29D	44. Points to, in a way	3
30D	45. Cutter with a curve	6
31D	46. Saw the sights	6
32D	47. You might check their crossings: Abbr.	3
33D	49. Good name for a firefighter?	6
34D	50. Something dingy?	4
35D	52. Piece of an overhanging roof	4
36D	53. Stomach-dropping feeling	5
37D	57. "___ doing ..."	4
38D	60. Former name signifier	3
39D	61. Show with "featured players," in brief	3
40D	63. X	3
41D	64. Body part affected by heterochromia	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. Nada"

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

  The answer is: NIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Good thing to give someone while standing"

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 enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
• Words that mean the same thing: standing ovation
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVATION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Comebacks"

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 a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
• Words that mean the same thing: comeback, counter, rejoinder
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Chicken king?"

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: PERDUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Chicken ___ king"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. What leftover salad greens do in the refrigerator"

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 any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
• Words that mean the same thing: wilting, droop, wilt disease
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "I swear!""

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: NOLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Took the bench, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: baby-sit, sit around, model
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Lime chaser?"

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 sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Words that mean the same thing: fruit drink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Capped"

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 public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
• Words that mean the same thing: throttle, specify, express
• The opposite would be: unlimited, local
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMITED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. More petulant, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MOPIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. World Cup datum"

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 activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: help, attend, serve
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. "I really appreciate it!," in textspeak"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TYVM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. For one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
• Words that mean the same thing: to each one, apiece, for each one
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. For us"

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: OUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. X"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the circulating life energy that in chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
• Words that mean the same thing: ki, ch'i, qi
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Pinch in the kitchen"

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 compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
• Words that mean the same thing: common salt, saltiness, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Idle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
• Words that mean the same thing: arse around, lurk, mill about
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Slightly"

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: ABIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Camper's protection"

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: DEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Camper's detritus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Molt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
• Words that mean the same thing: disgorge, throw, pour forth
• The opposite would be: persistent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Lazily lie"

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 hang loosely or laxly
• Words that mean the same thing: loll around, loaf, lounge about
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. "It was ___ dream""

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: ALLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Big Sur runner beginning in 2020"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Euphemism for a lesbian couple"

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: GALPALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Hybrid beverage in a Bloody Caesar cocktail"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: CLAMATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. One in 100"

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

  The answer is: SENATOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Points to, in a way"

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 state in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: Gem State, id, ID
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Cutter with a curve"

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 edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCYTHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Saw the sights"

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 make a tour of a certain place
• Words that mean the same thing: tour
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOURED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. You might check their crossings: Abbr."

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: STS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Good name for a firefighter?"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: BLAISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Something dingy?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
• Words that mean the same thing: chime, ship's bell, doorbell
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Piece of an overhanging roof"

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: EAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Stomach-dropping feeling"

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 fearful expectation or anticipation
• Words that mean the same thing: horrific, fear, dreaded
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. "___ doing ...""

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: INSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Former name signifier"

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 (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Show with "featured players," in brief"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: SNL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "63. X"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: X, decade, x
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "64. Body part affected by heterochromia"

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: heart, eyeball, oculus
• The 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!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	61.5%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	6.4%
History	2	2.6%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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 Thursday, 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 05, 2025 at 07:38 AM