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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Saturday, January 07, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.6 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle January 07, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. "Shoot!" | 10 |
| 2A | 11. It's turned down at a hotel | 3 |
| 3A | 14. Living under a rock, say | 10 |
| 4A | 15. Language that Minecraft was written in | 4 |
| 5A | 16. How hors d'oeuvres are served | 10 |
| 6A | 17. Squeezed (out) | 4 |
| 7A | 18. 1996 horror classic originally titled "Scary Movie" | 6 |
| 8A | 19. Major upsets, e.g. | 8 |
| 9A | 21. "Yikes!" | 3 |
| 10A | 22. Only chemical element whose name fits this answer's length | 3 |
| 11A | 24. Bell of the synth-pop duo Erasure | 4 |
| 12A | 25. Cone head? | 3 |
| 13A | 26. Die-hard enthusiasts, and then some | 7 |
| 14A | 29. Moisten, in a way | 4 |
| 15A | 33. Eco-centric college class, informally? | 10 |
| 16A | 35. At some previous point | 4 |
| 17A | 36. Produced, as digital currency | 5 |
| 18A | 37. Wild-tasting | 4 |
| 19A | 38. He's a mensch | 10 |
| 20A | 40. J. M. Barrie boatswain | 4 |
| 21A | 41. Something people trip on, informally | 7 |
| 22A | 42. Half of a classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon duo | 3 |
| 23A | 44. ___ Aarnio, interior designer who created the bubble chair | 4 |
| 24A | 45. Refuse to settle, say | 3 |
| 25A | 46. A-line line | 3 |
| 26A | 49. Early flat screen | 8 |
| 27A | 53. Capital in Lewis and Clark County | 6 |
| 28A | 55. "I thought of a joke about ___, but it's too corny" (groaner) | 4 |
| 29A | 56. Here, to locals | 10 |
| 30A | 58. Urge | 4 |
| 31A | 59. Chores, typically | 10 |
| 32A | 60. Word on either side of "vs." | 3 |
| 33A | 61. Some sleeveless frocks | 10 |
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. "Shoot!""
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
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The answer is: GOSHDARNIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "11. It's turned down at a hotel"
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 piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
- Words that mean the same thing: know, get laid, fuck
- The opposite would be: turn out, get up
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "14. Living under a rock, say"
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!
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The answer is: OUTOFTOUCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "15. Language that Minecraft was written in"
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 island in indonesia to the south of borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
- Words that mean the same thing: coffee
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JAVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "16. How hors d'oeuvres are served"
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!
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The answer is: ONAPLATTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "17. Squeezed (out)"
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!
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The answer is: EKED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "18. 1996 horror classic originally titled "Scary Movie""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that sharp piercing cry
- Words that mean the same thing: wow, holler, shout
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCREAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. Major upsets, e.g."
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 very attractive or seductive looking woman
- Words that mean the same thing: mantrap, lulu, dish
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STUNNERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "21. "Yikes!""
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!
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The answer is: EEK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Only chemical element whose name fits this answer's length"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
- Words that mean the same thing: canister, tin can, cannister
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "24. Bell of the synth-pop duo Erasure"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
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The answer is: ANDY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "25. Cone head?"
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!
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The answer is: SNO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Die-hard enthusiasts, and then some"
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 someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
- Words that mean the same thing: junky, nut, junkie
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADDICTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Moisten, 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 thin fog with condensation near the ground
- Words that mean the same thing: mist over, obscure, fog
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MIST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Eco-centric college class, informally?"
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!
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The answer is: ITALIANLIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "35. At some previous point"
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 on one occasion
- Words that mean the same thing: at one time, in one case, one time
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "36. Produced, as digital currency"
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 get from the earth by excavation
- Words that mean the same thing: mine
- The opposite would be: unmined
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MINED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "37. Wild-tasting"
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 suggestive of sexual impropriety
- Words that mean the same thing: naughty, game, risque
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GAMY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "38. He's a mensch"
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!
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The answer is: STANDUPGUY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "40. J. M. Barrie boatswain"
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!
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The answer is: SMEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Something people trip on, informally"
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!
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The answer is: SHROOMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Half of a classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon duo"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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: tom turkey, turkey cock, Uncle Tom
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. ___ Aarnio, interior designer who created the bubble chair"
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!
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The answer is: EERO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "45. Refuse to settle, 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 french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
- Words that mean the same thing: process, action, Eugene Sue
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "46. A-line line"
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 edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
- Words that mean the same thing: ahem
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "49. Early flat screen"
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!
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The answer is: PLASMATV
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. Capital in Lewis and Clark County"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that capital of the state of montana; located in western montana
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Montana
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HELENA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "55. "I thought of a joke about ___, but it's too corny" (groaner)"
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 member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
- Words that mean the same thing: IA, Hawkeye State, Ioway
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOWA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "56. Here, to locals"
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!
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The answer is: THESEPARTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "58. Urge"
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 transmission line for high-frequency signals
- Words that mean the same thing: cajole, inveigle, coax cable
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COAX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "59. Chores, typically"
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!
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The answer is: MENIALWORK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "60. Word on either side of "vs.""
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 (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- Words that mean the same thing: undercover agent, descry, sleuth
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "61. Some sleeveless frocks"
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 a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders
- Words that mean the same thing: sundress
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUNDRESSES
Great job if you got it right!
January 07, 2023 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Kids' game cry | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Unit of measure that has a shared etymology with "inch" | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Striking | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Word at the center of Rhode Island's flag | 4 |
| 5D | 5. They're just above C's | 6 |
| 6D | 6. If not more | 10 |
| 7D | 7. Go green, perhaps? | 3 |
| 8D | 8. "Shoot!" | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Founder of the label Rhyme Syndicate Records | 4 |
| 10D | 10. See-___ | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Bit of casino restaurant fare? | 9 |
| 12D | 12. "Ugh, this always happens to me!" | 9 |
| 13D | 13. Longtime A&W competitor | 4 |
| 14D | 15. He hosted the first "Jeopardy!" in the post-Trebek era | 8 |
| 15D | 20. Squat | 4 |
| 16D | 23. Policy at some bars and eating establishments | 6 |
| 17D | 26. People of Unalaska | 6 |
| 18D | 27. Start of some juicy gossip | 10 |
| 19D | 28. Ophthalmologists call it a hordeolum | 4 |
| 20D | 29. What might surround a trunk | 4 |
| 21D | 30. Having been informed | 9 |
| 22D | 31. Drive off | 9 |
| 23D | 32. Bill Clinton played one on "The Arsenio Hall Show" in 1992 | 8 |
| 24D | 34. Namibia neighbor: Abbr. | 3 |
| 25D | 39. Downfall | 4 |
| 26D | 43. Human-shaped board game piece | 6 |
| 27D | 46. ___ journey (literary archetype) | 5 |
| 28D | 47. Parisian preposition | 5 |
| 29D | 48. Guy Fawkes Night accessories | 5 |
| 30D | 49. Many posts, informally | 4 |
| 31D | 50. Things of use to note takers? | 4 |
| 32D | 51. Miami school, casually | 4 |
| 33D | 52. John who was a pioneer in set theory | 4 |
| 34D | 54. Code components | 4 |
| 35D | 57. Cookie Monster's real name | 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. Kids' game cry"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
- Words that mean the same thing: goof, zany, bozo
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOOSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Unit of measure that has a shared etymology with "inch""
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 unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
- Words that mean the same thing: troy ounce, snow leopard, oz.
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OUNCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Striking"
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 devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- Words that mean the same thing: double-dyed, bare, unadulterated
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STARK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Word at the center of Rhode Island's flag"
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 specific instance of feeling hopeful
- Words that mean the same thing: Bob Hope, desire, promise
- The opposite would be: despair
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. They're just above C's"
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!
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The answer is: DFLATS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. If not more"
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!
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The answer is: ATAMINIMUM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Go green, perhaps?"
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 of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- Words that mean the same thing: decomposition, buncombe, putrefaction
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "Shoot!""
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 usually large hard-shelled seed
- Words that mean the same thing: balmy, buggy, cracked
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NUTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Founder of the label Rhyme Syndicate Records"
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!
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The answer is: ICET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. See-___"
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!
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The answer is: THRU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Bit of casino restaurant fare?"
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!
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The answer is: BAKEDCLAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. "Ugh, this always happens to me!""
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!
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The answer is: EVERYTIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Longtime A&W competitor"
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 informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- Words that mean the same thing: dad, dada, papa
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DADS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "15. He hosted the first "Jeopardy!" in the post-Trebek era"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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!
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The answer is: JENNINGS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. Squat"
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 quantity of no importance
- Words that mean the same thing: null, cipher, naught
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NADA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Policy at some bars and eating establishments"
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!
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The answer is: NOTIPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. People of Unalaska"
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 member of the people inhabiting the aleutian islands and southwestern alaska
- Words that mean the same thing: Aleut, Aleutian
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALEUTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "27. Start of some juicy gossip"
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!
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The answer is: DIDYOUHEAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "28. Ophthalmologists call it a hordeolum"
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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- Words that mean the same thing: eye infection, sty, hordeolum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "29. What might surround a trunk"
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 tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOSS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "30. Having been informed"
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!
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The answer is: INTHELOOP
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Clue 22 Down: "31. Drive off"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: SCAREAWAY
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Clue 23 Down: "32. Bill Clinton played one on "The Arsenio Hall Show" in 1992"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: TENORSAX
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Namibia neighbor: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
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- This could be something that a civilian reserve component of the united states air force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies
- Words that mean the same thing: Air National Guard
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ANG
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Downfall"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
- Words that mean the same thing: designate, doomsday, sentence
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: DOOM
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Clue 26 Down: "43. Human-shaped board game piece"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: MEEPLE
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Clue 27 Down: "46. ___ journey (literary archetype)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- This could be something that a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
- Words that mean the same thing: hoagy, zep, Italian sandwich
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: HEROS
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Clue 28 Down: "47. Parisian preposition"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ENTRE
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Clue 29 Down: "48. Guy Fawkes Night accessories"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a covering to disguise or conceal the face
- Words that mean the same thing: block out, mask, cloak
- The opposite would be: unmask
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The answer is: MASKS
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Clue 30 Down: "49. Many posts, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- Words that mean the same thing: motion-picture show, motion picture, movie
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PICS
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Clue 31 Down: "50. Things of use to note takers?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- Words that mean the same thing: asynchronous transfer mode, atm, standard pressure
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ATMS
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Miami school, casually"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: THEU
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Clue 33 Down: "52. John who was a pioneer in set theory"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that english logician who introduced venn diagrams (1834-1923)
- Words that mean the same thing: John Venn
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: VENN
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Clue 34 Down: "54. Code components"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the first of three divisions of the hebrew scriptures comprising the first five books of the hebrew bible considered as a unit
- Words that mean the same thing: constabulary, Pentateuch, natural law
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LAWS
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Clue 35 Down: "57. Cookie Monster's real name"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SID
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 49 | 72.1% |
| Short Answer | 8 | 11.8% |
| History | 4 | 5.9% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.9% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.5% |
| Science/Technology | 1 | 1.5% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.5% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.5% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.5% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 33 |
| Down Clues | 35 |
| Total Clues | 68 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.6 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 05, 2025 at 03:00 AM
