May 28, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, May 28, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle May 28, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Building with many drafts	7
2A	8. Got clean	6
3A	14. "Heavenly" dessert with a lemony filling	8
4A	16. Space between the ribs of an insect wing	6
5A	17. Unresolved detail	8
6A	18. One-pointer in horseshoes	6
7A	19. Woman's name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet	5
8A	20. Pad	4
9A	22. Without a match	4
10A	23. Econ. stat	3
11A	25. Enticing spot	8
12A	27. Gay rights pioneer Marsha P. Johnson, for one	9
13A	31. Bud's place	3
14A	32. "I'm ___, she's mine" (repeated lyric in "Do Wah Diddy Diddy")	4
15A	33. Movement to reduce frivolous lawsuits	10
16A	37. Early p.m.	3
17A	38. Renowned football club founded in 1899	7
18A	39. Golfer's concern	3
19A	40. "Vice" principal?	10
20A	42. T-Bonz treats brand	4
21A	43. Bob ___, Canadian ambassador to the U.N.	3
22A	44. Curve cutter	9
23A	46. "Isn't that strange?"	8
24A	49. Collar	3
25A	50. Resort with a "no snowboarders" policy	4
26A	51. More than outstanding	4
27A	53. They produce results	5
28A	57. Discipline based on the principles of yin and yang	6
29A	59. White House reception locale	8
30A	61. Leaves a grave impression, perhaps	6
31A	62. What's not working?	8
32A	63. Protester's cry	6
33A	64. Brand whose famous slogan contains a double negative	7

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. Building with many drafts"

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: BEERBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Got clean"

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 cleanse the entire body
• Words that mean the same thing: bathe, bath
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. "Heavenly" dessert with a lemony filling"

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: ANGELPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Space between the ribs of an insect wing"

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 small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
• Words that mean the same thing: ring of color
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Unresolved detail"

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: LOOSEEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. One-pointer in horseshoes"

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 (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake
• Words that mean the same thing: skimpy, lean, thin
• The opposite would be: fat, rich
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEANER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Woman's name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet"

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: ESSIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Pad"

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 excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
• Words that mean the same thing: domiciliation, labour, prod
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Without a match"

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 lacking companions or companionship
• Words that mean the same thing: only, sole, lonely
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Econ. stat"

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 measure of an economy adopted by the united states in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year)
• Words that mean the same thing: gross domestic product
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GDP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Enticing spot"

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: TEASERAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Gay rights pioneer Marsha P. Johnson, for one"

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: TRANSICON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Bud's place"

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

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. "I'm ___, she's mine" (repeated lyric in "Do Wah Diddy Diddy")"

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: HERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Movement to reduce frivolous lawsuits"

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: TORTREFORM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "37. Early p.m."

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 (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
• Words that mean the same thing: abaft, astern
• The opposite would be: fore
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Renowned football club founded in 1899"

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: ACMILAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Golfer's concern"

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 statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Words that mean the same thing: Trygve Halvden Lie, lie in, consist
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. "Vice" principal?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: DICKCHENEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. T-Bonz treats brand"

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: ALPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Bob ___, Canadian ambassador to the U.N."

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: RAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Curve cutter"

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: SCROLLSAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. "Isn't that strange?""

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: WEIRDHUH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Collar"

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 tag the base runner to get him out
• Words that mean the same thing: nail, cop, apprehend
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Resort with a "no snowboarders" policy"

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: ALTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. More than outstanding"

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 long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
• Words that mean the same thing: epic poem, epos, larger-than-life
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. They produce results"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: try, mental test, test
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Discipline based on the principles of yin and yang"

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 chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health
• Words that mean the same thing: tai chi chuan, tai chi, taichichuan
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAICHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. White House reception locale"

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: EASTROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Leaves a grave impression, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make an etching of
• Words that mean the same thing: engrave, etch
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETCHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. What's not working?"

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: FREETIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Protester's cry"

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 elude, especially in a baffling way
• Words that mean the same thing: stand firm, baulk, jib
• The opposite would be: surrender, lend oneself
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Brand whose famous slogan contains a double negative"

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: SARALEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle May 28, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Roll in the hay?	4
2D	2. 905-year-old in Genesis	4
3D	3. Clash of the titans?	4
4D	4. Throws in the towel	7
5D	5. Runs	6
6D	6. Great ___	3
7D	7. Tough skin	4
8D	8. Model's makeup, often	5
9D	9. Is for more?	3
10D	10. Bit for a fortuneteller	7
11D	11. 90s groups?	10
12D	12. First name on the Supreme Court	5
13D	13. Had the gall	5
14D	15. Post master?	13
15D	21. Not so hard	7
16D	24. Topic for a voice coach	5
17D	26. Taken in	4
18D	27. Jazz trumpeter Jones	4
19D	28. Offer you might have less interest in, for short?	4
20D	29. Ones who might use oils in a pan?	10
21D	30. Surfaces	7
22D	34. Fabric made from cellulose	5
23D	35. Seacrest's partner on morning TV	4
24D	36. Cat's 'sup?	4
25D	38. Didn't just excel on	4
26D	41. Home of Jinnah International Airport	7
27D	42. Province named for a daughter of Queen Victoria	7
28D	45. Second	6
29D	46. Word with hold or holy	5
30D	47. Lift up	5
31D	48. Job that usually requires a face covering	5
32D	52. Parts of roller coasters	4
33D	54. Potter's substance	4
34D	55. Antithesis of light reading?	4
35D	56. Aide to Captain Hook	4
36D	58. "___ Your Dog, Charlie Brown" (TV special)	3
37D	60. "Finding Nemo" setting	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. Roll in the hay?"

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 large bundle bound for storage or transport
• Words that mean the same thing: Basel, Basle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. 905-year-old in Genesis"

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: ENOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Clash of the titans?"

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

  The answer is: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Throws in the towel"

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 leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
• Words that mean the same thing: give up, step down, renounce
• The opposite would be: take office
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESIGNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Runs"

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 lose blood from one's body
• Words that mean the same thing: phlebotomize, shed blood, run
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLEEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Great ___"

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 any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: aper, copycat, anthropoid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Tough skin"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Model's makeup, often"

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 strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
• Words that mean the same thing: Ochroma lagopus, balsa wood
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Is for more?"

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 unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: equal, constitute, be
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Bit for a fortuneteller"

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: TEALEAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. 90s groups?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: HONORROLLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. First name on the Supreme Court"

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: ELENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Had the gall"

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 take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
• Words that mean the same thing: defy, presume, make bold
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Post master?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: EDITORINCHIEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Not so hard"

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 soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
• Words that mean the same thing: blue-blooded, gentle, docile
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENTLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Topic for a voice coach"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
• Words that mean the same thing: monger, rake, tilt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PITCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Taken in"

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 perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
• Words that mean the same thing: realise, fancy, get a line
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Jazz trumpeter Jones"

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: THAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Offer you might have less interest in, for short?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert 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: REFI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Ones who might use oils in a pan?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ARTCRITICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Surfaces"

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: COMESUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Fabric made from cellulose"

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

  The answer is: RAYON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Seacrest's partner on morning TV"

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: RIPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Cat's 'sup?"

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 sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
• Words that mean the same thing: miaul, miaow, mew
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Didn't just excel on"

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 succeed at easily
• Words that mean the same thing: pass with flying colors, nail, sail through
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Home of Jinnah International Airport"

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 the largest city in pakistan; located in southeastern pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the arabian sea; former capital of pakistan
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KARACHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Province named for a daughter of Queen Victoria"

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 one of the three prairie provinces in western canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALBERTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Second"

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 second of two or the second mentioned of two
• The opposite would be: former
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Word with hold or holy"

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 binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
• Words that mean the same thing: H2O, piss, water supply
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Lift up"

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 fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• Words that mean the same thing: uplift, intoxicate, lift up
• The opposite would be: depress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Job that usually requires a face covering"

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 act of stealing
• Words that mean the same thing: armed robbery, stickup, burgle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Parts of roller coasters"

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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: motorcar, auto, railway car
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Potter's substance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of being covered with unclean things
• Words that mean the same thing: territory, dirty, filth
• The opposite would be: clean
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Antithesis of light reading?"

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 (usually) large and scholarly book
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Aide to Captain Hook"

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: SMEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. "___ Your Dog, Charlie Brown" (TV special)"

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 very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
• Words that mean the same thing: helium, He, he
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. "Finding Nemo" setting"

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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: ocean
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	59	84.3%
Short Answer	10	14.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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September 03, 2020 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - September 03, 2020

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Across:

• 1. Cracked a bit: AJAR
• 5. Gadget shaped like its first letter: CLAMP
• 10. Minor dust-up: SPAT
• 14. Pixar film that premiered in Mexico: COCO
• 15. Conference group: PANEL
• 16. Keepeth: HATH
• 17. Fried Hanukkah treat: POTATOPANCAKE
• 19. Not bamboozled by: ONTO
• 20. Watch brand featured in James Bond films: SEIKO
• 21. "Do or die" time: DDAY
• 22. The one over here: THIS
• 23. Parapsychology research subj.: ESP
• 25. Apollo command module, for one: SPACECAPSULE
• 27. Thunder, but not Lightning: NBATEAM
• 31. One doing menial work: PEON
• 32. 100%: ALL
• 33. One adorns the Statue of Liberty: POEM
• 36. Rama and Krishna, e.g.: GODS
• 38. Home of Whitman College: WALLAWALLAWASHINGTON
• 43. "See ya!": CIAO
• 44. What chickenpox can cause: SCAR
• 45. Before time: EVE
• 46. "Butt out!," briefly: MYOB
• 48. Theater : usher :: restaurant : ___: MAITRED
• 51. Fruity loaf with a moist texture: BANANABREAD
• 55. Trident-shaped letter: PSI
• 56. Soprano's co-star?: ALTO
• 57. Synthetic: MOCK
• 59. Bank security option?: LEVEE
• 63. Got even with: TIED
• 64. Recover ... or what 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across do?: BOUNCEBACK
• 66. French 101 verb: ETRE
• 67. Zany action: ANTIC
• 68. Natural sunburn soother: ALOE
• 69. Meh: SOSO
• 70. Bumps into: MEETS
• 71. Tear up: REND

Down:

• 1. AA: ACES
• 2. "What a ___!": JOKE
• 3. Berry from Brazil: ACAI
• 4. Zoom: ROCKET
• 5. H&R Block worker, for short: CPA
• 6. Org. in "Die Hard": LAPD
• 7. Core of an alkaline battery: ANODE
• 8. U, V or W, on the periodic table: METAL
• 9. Exaggerate for effect: PLAYUP
• 10. Made like a shark?: SHOTPOOL
• 11. One seeking change: PANHANDLER
• 12. Unfinished story?: ATTIC
• 13. The ones over there: THOSE
• 18. Facial feature missing from many emojis: NOSE
• 24. Big ___, nickname for slugger David Ortiz: PAPI
• 26. Sonic the Hedgehog creator: SEGA
• 27. Photographer Goldin: NAN
• 28. Group of voters: BLOC
• 29. Devices that work by comparing air pressures: ALTIMETERS
• 30. Mineralogical eponym: MOHS
• 34. Key used to get out, not in: ESC
• 35. Polite term of address: MAAM
• 37. Action under a File menu: SAVE
• 39. Sporting event profiled in the 2014 documentary "Queens & Cowboys": GAYRODEO
• 40. Gaming novice, slangily: NOOB
• 41. Finish, with "up": WRAP
• 42. Get unionized?: WED
• 47. Former pro wrestling star ___ Bigelow: BAMBAM
• 49. Place to be marooned: ISLE
• 50. Accessory clipped to a dress shirt: TIEBAR
• 51. Some answers on history exams: DATES
• 52. Colleague of Ginsburg and Roberts: ALITO
• 53. 0% of the population: NOONE
• 54. Not quite right?: ACUTE
• 58. Work with needles: KNIT
• 60. Glen: VALE
• 61. Monopoly subj.: ECON
• 62. Scraped (out): EKED
• 65. Keeps posted, in a way: CCS

March 07, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, March 07, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (33 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

March 07, 2024 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Culture setters?	4
2A	5. 14-Across subfield	5
3A	10. Spill the beans	4
4A	14. B-school subject	4
5A	15. "___ of wisdom" ("Dalai Lama," in translation)	5
6A	16. Protagonist who would "just as soon kiss a Wookiee"	4
7A	17. Modern reimagining of a Robert Frost classic, part 1	15
8A	20. Loses a lap?	5
9A	21. Denigrates	6
10A	22. Security camera letters	4
11A	24. Things that Harvard no longer requires	4
12A	25. Reimagining, part 2	15
13A	32. Lo-o-o-ong time	3
14A	33. Layered rock	5
15A	34. ___ Africa (nickname of singer/activist Miriam Makeba)	4
16A	35. Bit	4
17A	37. Like the fruits durian and mangosteen	5
18A	39. Impudent person	4
19A	40. Rarely the winner in a nature documentary	4
20A	41. What a clutch lacks	5
21A	43. Certain turkey	3
22A	44. Reimagining, part 3	15
23A	48. Study, with "over"	4
24A	49. Untimely?	4
25A	50. Bird in an early warning system	6
26A	53. Waste's way away	5
27A	56. End of the reimagining	15
28A	61. Design deet	4
29A	62. Like a twangy voice	5
30A	63. Traditional knowledge	4
31A	64. "Codswallop!"	4
32A	65. Key material	5
33A	66. Rapper ___ Gravy	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Culture setters?"

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 workplace for the conduct of scientific research
• Words that mean the same thing: laboratory, science laboratory, lab
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. 14-Across subfield"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language
• Words that mean the same thing: macro instruction
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Spill the beans"

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 divulge confidential information or secrets
• Words that mean the same thing: prattle, peach, gabble
• The opposite would be: keep quiet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. B-school subject"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ECON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. "___ of wisdom" ("Dalai Lama," in translation)"

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 large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: sea
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Protagonist who would "just as soon kiss a Wookiee""

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: LEIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Modern reimagining of a Robert Frost classic, part 1"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IKNOWWHOSEWOODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Loses a lap?"

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 growth in strength or number or importance
• Words that mean the same thing: acclivity, rising slope, heighten
• The opposite would be: descent, turn in
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RISES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Denigrates"

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 treat, mention, or speak to rudely
• Words that mean the same thing: diss, affront, insult
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DISSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Security camera letters"

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: CCTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Things that Harvard no longer requires"

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 seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: Saturday, Sat, Sabbatum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Reimagining, part 2"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: THESEAREMYHORSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "32. Lo-o-o-ong time"

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 longest division of geological time
• Words that mean the same thing: aeon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. Layered rock"

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 sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. ___ Africa (nickname of singer/activist Miriam Makeba)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that informal terms for a mother
• Words that mean the same thing: ma, momma, mamma
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Bit"

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 slight but appreciable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: hint, pinch, touch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Like the fruits durian and mangosteen"

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 native or inhabitant of asia
• Words that mean the same thing: Asiatic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Impudent person"

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 person regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Words that mean the same thing: snoot, snob, prig
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Rarely the winner in a nature documentary"

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 person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
• Words that mean the same thing: feed, target, raven
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. What a clutch lacks"

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 elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
• Words that mean the same thing: whip, shoulder strap, lather
• The opposite would be: unstrap
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Certain turkey"

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 (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to whites
• Words that mean the same thing: turkey cock, tom turkey, Uncle Tom
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Reimagining, part 3"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: ISRESTLESSIHAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Study, with "over""

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 tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
• Words that mean the same thing: center, concentrate, stoma
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Untimely?"

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 being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
• Words that mean the same thing: lately, tardy, recently
• The opposite would be: early
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Bird in an early warning system"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
• Words that mean the same thing: canary bird, canary-yellow, snitcher
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Waste's way away"

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 waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
• Words that mean the same thing: gutter, toilet, sewerage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. End of the reimagining"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALOTTODOGIDDYUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "61. Design deet"

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 detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
• Words that mean the same thing: specification
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. Like a twangy voice"

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 consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
• Words that mean the same thing: os nasale, adenoidal, pinched
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NASAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. Traditional knowledge"

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 knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
• Words that mean the same thing: traditional knowledge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. "Codswallop!""

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

  The answer is: TOSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. Key material"

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 very dark black
• Words that mean the same thing: Diospyros ebenum, pitch black, ebon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EBONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Rapper ___ Gravy"

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: YUNG

  Great job if you got it right!

March 07, 2024 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. String of islands?	3
2D	2. Exclamation from Bill the Cat	3
3D	3. ___ mot	3
4D	4. Some barnyard sounds	6
5D	5. Makes shorter, in a way	4
6D	6. Long	4
7D	7. Org. chart figures	4
8D	8. ___ Tafari	3
9D	9. Sooner or later	6
10D	10. Opens up, in a way	8
11D	11. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, astrologically	4
12D	12. Help around the House	4
13D	13. Lowest of the low?	4
14D	18. Subject of the mnemonic "Divorced, Beheaded, Died. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived" in Broadway's "Six"	5
15D	19. Featuring	4
16D	22. Some church assemblies	6
17D	23. Athlete who snaps	6
18D	24. Features of a dirty campaign	6
19D	25. Andante and largo	5
20D	26. Seeing sound?	3
21D	27. Get into it, rustically	6
22D	28. High-class	5
23D	29. Go off on	6
24D	30. Actor J. B. of "Curb Your Enthusiasm"	6
25D	31. Message on a cake in "Alice in Wonderland"	5
26D	36. Pirate costume staple	8
27D	38. Lil ___ X	3
28D	42. Like clothes in a hamper	5
29D	45. Variety	4
30D	46. Sampler suggestion	6
31D	47. "Fat chance!"	6
32D	50. Throw	4
33D	51. Prime Cuts brand	4
34D	52. Brushoffs	4
35D	53. Meh	4
36D	54. Novelist Jennifer	4
37D	55. Cunning	4
38D	57. Smidge	3
39D	58. Word often shortened to its last letter by texters	3
40D	59. Vessel with a tap	3
41D	60. Throw	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. String of islands?"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: garland, chaplet, wreath
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Exclamation from Bill the Cat"

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: ACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ mot"

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: BON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Some barnyard sounds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a disrespectful laugh
• Words that mean the same thing: snort, snicker, snigger
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Makes shorter, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loft in a barn where hay is stored
• Words that mean the same thing: cut down, mop, pout
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Long"

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 dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
• Words that mean the same thing: hurt, smart, yen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Org. chart figures"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Words that mean the same thing: chief executive officer, chief operating officer, CEO
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. ___ Tafari"

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 network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
• Words that mean the same thing: reticular activating system, Ra, atomic number 88
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Sooner or later"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONEDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Opens up, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
• Words that mean the same thing: heyday, bloom, efflorescence
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLOSSOMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, astrologically"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Leo, Leo the Lion, Lion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Help around the House"

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 officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
• Words that mean the same thing: auxiliary, adjutant, aide-de-camp
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Lowest of the low?"

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 lowest part of the musical range
• Words that mean the same thing: basso, bass part, deep
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Subject of the mnemonic "Divorced, Beheaded, Died. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived" in Broadway's "Six""

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 married woman; a man's partner in marriage
• Words that mean the same thing: wive, married woman, wife
• The opposite would be: husband
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Featuring"

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: WITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Some church assemblies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
• Words that mean the same thing: choir, chorus, consort
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHOIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Athlete who snaps"

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 an area that is approximately central within some larger region
• Words that mean the same thing: marrow, nitty-gritty, gist
• The opposite would be: right
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Features of a dirty campaign"

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 slanderous defamation
• Words that mean the same thing: stain, smirch, cytologic smear
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Andante and largo"

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 (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
• Words that mean the same thing: pacing, pace, tempo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEMPI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "26. Seeing sound?"

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: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "27. Get into it, rustically"

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: RASSLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "28. High-class"

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 group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• Words that mean the same thing: elite group, elect
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "29. Go off on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RANTAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "30. Actor J. B. of "Curb Your Enthusiasm""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SMOOVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "31. Message on a cake in "Alice in Wonderland""

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: EATME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Pirate costume staple"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
• Words that mean the same thing: patch
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYEPATCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Lil ___ 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 a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
• Words that mean the same thing: Na, atomic number 11, sodium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Like clothes in a hamper"

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 arrange in stacks
• Words that mean the same thing: heap, pack, stack
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Variety"

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 category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
• Words that mean the same thing: screen out, class, screen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Sampler suggestion"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRYONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. "Fat chance!""

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 only a very short time before; ; ; ; ; - w.b.yeats
• Words that mean the same thing: barely, scarce, scarcely
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARDLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Throw"

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 the actors in a play
• Words that mean the same thing: throw, roam, plaster bandage
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Prime Cuts brand"

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: ALPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Brushoffs"

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 radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
• Words that mean the same thing: No, no, nobelium
• The opposite would be: yes
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Meh"

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: SOSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Novelist Jennifer"

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

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: EGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Cunning"

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 marked by skill in deception
• Words that mean the same thing: tricky, crafty, sly
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WILY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. 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 light touch or stroke
• Words that mean the same thing: swab, tap, splash
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Word often shortened to its last letter by texters"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: YOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "59. Vessel with a tap"

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 large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "60. Throw"

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 wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: thole, oarlock, pegleg
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	57	77.0%
Short Answer	12	16.2%
History	2	2.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.7%
Literature	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: August 27, 2025 at 07:20 AM