LA2430 Friday, August 29, 2024 LA Times Predictions Steps by Crossword hints blogs

Across Clues

Clue	Answer
Unflattering press for a celeb	BAD PR
Fries, e.g.	SIDE
Owned	HAD
On a cruise	AT SEA
Ridicule	TAUNT
2019 March Madness champs	UVA
“Call Me Maybe” or “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)”?	TELEPHONE NUMBER
BTS genre	K-POP
Done deal	SURE BET
Tony winner Hagen	UTA
NFL three-pointers, for short	FGS
“Popular” or “Fashion!”?	IN TUNE
“Sound of da Police” or “The Artist in the Ambulance”?	SIREN SONG
Figure, briefly	BOD
Lebanese capital	BEIRUT
Art stand	EASEL
“Midnight Train to Georgia” or “Chattanooga Choo Choo”?	RAILROAD TRACK
Griswold of the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” films	CLARK
Adidas addition	INSOLE
Undecided initials	TBA
“Sittin’ in the Sun (Countin’ My Money)” or “Can’t Buy Me Love”?	BUDGET CUT
“I’m Too Sexy” or “Summer in the City”?	HOT AIR
Antioxidant juice brand	POM
Some mantras	OMS
Puzzles	ENIGMAS
“Success!”	TA-DA!
“Take Me Out to the Ballgame” or “Talkin’ Baseball”?	LINEDRIVE SINGLE
Actress Ryan	MEG
Watch rim	BEZEL
Wood finish	STAIN
Equal	ARE
Actor’s compilation	REEL
Explored a national park, perhaps	HIKED

 Friday, August 29, 2024 LA Times

Down Clues

Clue	Answer
Item used at home	BAT
Used (up)	ATE
Fiber alternative	DSL
Cheat at cards, say	PEEK
Reneé of the “Mean Girls” musical	RAPP
Like bumper-to-bumper traffic	STOP/GO
“Amsterdam” novelist McEwan	IAN
Union __	DUES
The blahs	ENNUI
Commotion	HUBBUB
Maker of Healthy Start Newborn skin products	AVEENO
Moved unpredictably	DARTED
Spoil	TURN
Long Island university that has hosted several presidential debates	HOFSTRA
Ran into	MET
Common port type	USB
Cake part	TIER
Opera solo	ARIA
Arrive quietly	SNEAK UP
Actor Stoltz	ERIC
Void’s partner	NULL
Roam (about)	GAD
Bad marks	STIGMAS
Sea eagle	ERNE
Not followed	LAST
Crystal ball, e.g.	ORB
Pixar film set on the Day of the Dead	COCO
Longtime “Project Runway” host Heidi	KLUM
GRE org.	ETS
Title role for Geena Davis	THELMA
Tougher to fillet, perhaps	BONIER
Not much, colorwise	A TINGE
“Spill!”	DO TELL!
Period	AGE
Clue	Answer
Film trivia site	IMDB
More red	RARER
Coffee specification	SIZE
“Spill!”	DISH!
Averse to	ANTI
Neckline shape	VEE
Nickelodeon slime	GAK
Fabrication	LIE
Sew up	END

2410 Fri Oct 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. [Chef's kiss], 5. Tablet that's impossible to swallow?, 9. Some ballpark figures, 13. Burgundy specialty, 15. Fair sight, 16. Place to conceal oneself, 17. Onetime home of the world's largest pineapple plantation, 18. Lock horns (with), 19. Customarily, 21. Part of a speaker's introduction, 24. Inscrutable sorts, 26. Word said with a salute, 27. Email status, 29. Initialism that precedes "+", 31. Pluses and minuses, e.g., 32. Common suspect in a murder mystery, 33. It has an alumni magazine called Shipmate, in brief, 35. Pennsylvanie, e.g., 36. Frequent Missy Elliott collaborator, 37. "Citizen ___" (2021 documentary about a tennis icon), 38. Take in a spread, 39. Code inits., 40. Down state?, 41. Landing site for Raptors and Eagles, 43. Once, for one, 44. Business name abbr., 45. Many, 47. Make soaking wet, 48. "This is heaven!", 50. Acrobat displays, 52. Prepare to swing, say, 53. Things that might get broken at a raucous party, 58. Bitter green, 59. In the buff, 60. Weight, 61. Heart of the matter, 62. Demo for many parents of Alphas

Down Clues :

1. Speed reading, for short, 2. ___ Sports (hit video game), 3. It can lead to a longer sentence, 4. Landscapers' tools, 5. Under control, 6. Indian fried bread, 7. Suffer, 8. Certain romantic ideal, 9. Sound from a jubilant crowd, 10. Periodical supplements, 11. Long lunch?, 12. Less forward, 14. Go-getters, often, 15. So-called "explosion shot" from a sand trap, 20. Big name in hummus, 21. Cleared up after waiting, perhaps, 22. Form instruction, 23. What often carries a U.S.D.A. seal, 25. Shone brightly, 28. Step into, 30. Pang of conscience, 32. Runs into some difficulties, 34. High-end skin-care brand, 36. Total disarray, 40. Self-serving arrangement?, 42. Momentary disruptions, 43. Acknowledges tacitly, 44. Shut securely, 46. Classic ice-skating moves, 49. Intense craving, 51. Metaphor for idleness, 54. Cannes "confirm"?, 55. "___ not!", 56. Liu regarded as China's first supermodel, 57. Apt letters missing from _ _ ipper _

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 04, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. [Chef's kiss]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MWAH




• The clue is 5. Tablet that's impossible to swallow?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPAD




• The clue is 9. Some ballpark figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RBIS

  Possible Answer : run_batted_in, rbi




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

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

  The answer: PINOTNOIR




• The clue is 15. Fair sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOOTH

  Possible Answer : booth, Booth, kiosk, stall, John_Wilkes_Booth, cubicle




• The clue is 16. Place to conceal oneself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIDEYHOLE




• The clue is 17. Onetime home of the world's largest pineapple plantation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANAI

  Possible Answer : Lanai_Island, Lanai, lanai




• The clue is 18. Lock horns (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAR

  Possible Answer : spar, sparring




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

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

  The answer: ASARULE




• The clue is 21. Part of a speaker's introduction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIO




• The clue is 24. Inscrutable sorts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENIGMAS

  Possible Answer : closed_book, mystery, brain-teaser, enigma, conundrum, secret, riddle




• The clue is 26. Word said with a salute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIR

  Possible Answer : Sir, sir




• The clue is 27. Email status. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNREAD

  Possible Answer : unread




• The clue is 29. Initialism that precedes "+". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LGBTQIA




• The clue is 31. Pluses and minuses, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIGNS

  Possible Answer : signal, signalise, contract, bless, augury, sign_of_the_zodiac, polarity, signalize, mark, planetary_house, ratify, signboard, sign_on, signaling, sign_up, mansion, house, preindication, subscribe, sign, foretoken, star_sign




• The clue is 32. Common suspect in a murder mystery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer : inheritor, heir, successor, heritor




• The clue is 33. It has an alumni magazine called Shipmate, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USNA




• The clue is 35. Pennsylvanie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAT




• The clue is 36. Frequent Missy Elliott collaborator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIARA




• The clue is 37. "Citizen ___" (2021 documentary about a tennis icon). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHE

  Possible Answer : Ashe, Arthur_Ashe, Arthur_Robert_Ashe




• The clue is 38. Take in a spread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINE

  Possible Answer : dine




• The clue is 39. Code inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HTML

  Possible Answer : hypertext_mark-up_language, HTML, hypertext_markup_language




• The clue is 40. Down state?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLUES

  Possible Answer : blue_angel, blue_sky, bluing, blueness, blue_devil, blue_devils, blueing, blue, vapors, Amytal, blues, vapours, blue_air, amobarbital_sodium, megrims, wild_blue_yonder




• The clue is 41. Landing site for Raptors and Eagles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRBASE




• The clue is 43. Once, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMERO




• The clue is 44. Business name abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LLC




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

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

  The answer: LOADSOF




• The clue is 47. Make soaking wet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOP

  Possible Answer : soak, dowse, SOP, standard_procedure, sop, douse, souse, sops, soak_through, standing_operating_procedure, standard_operating_procedure, drench




• The clue is 48. "This is heaven!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHBLISS




• The clue is 50. Acrobat displays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDFS




• The clue is 52. Prepare to swing, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEEUP




• The clue is 53. Things that might get broken at a raucous party. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOISELAWS




• The clue is 58. Bitter green. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRESS

  Possible Answer : cress_plant, cress




• The clue is 59. In the buff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUNATUREL




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

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

  The answer: HEFT

  Possible Answer : massiveness, heftiness, heft, heave_up, heft_up, heave, ponderousness, ponderosity




• The clue is 61. Heart of the matter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIST

  Possible Answer : core, pith, essence, centre, nub, inwardness, gist, kernel, heart_and_soul, heart, sum, effect, nitty-gritty, burden, substance, meat, marrow, center




• The clue is 62. Demo for many parents of Alphas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENY

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Speed reading, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MPH

  Possible Answer: miles_per_hour, mph

• The clue is 2. ___ Sports (hit video game). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WII

• The clue is 3. It can lead to a longer sentence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AND

• The clue is 4. Landscapers' tools. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOES

  Possible Answer: hoe

• The clue is 5. Under control. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INHAND

• The clue is 6. Indian fried bread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORI

• The clue is 7. Suffer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIL

  Possible Answer: ail, trouble, pain, garlic

• The clue is 8. Certain romantic ideal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DREAMGIRL

• The clue is 9. Sound from a jubilant crowd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROAR

  Possible Answer: hollo, boom, bellowing, bellow, howl, ululate, yowl, wail, yaup, holler, holloa, yawl, hollering, roar, holla, thunder, roaring

• The clue is 10. Periodical supplements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONUSISSUES

• The clue is 11. Long lunch?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITALIANHERO

• The clue is 12. Less forward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIER

  Possible Answer: timid, shy, unsure, diffident

  Possible Opposite Answer : confident

• The clue is 14. Go-getters, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPEAS

• The clue is 15. So-called "explosion shot" from a sand trap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLAST

  Possible Answer: flack, savage, shell, shoot, nail, blare, fire, pillory, blow, gust, boom, crucify, eruption, attack, flak, smash, bam, blast, clap, bang, knock_down, good_time

• The clue is 20. Big name in hummus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SABRA

  Possible Answer: sabra

• The clue is 21. Cleared up after waiting, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSED

  Possible Answer: bus

• The clue is 22. Form instruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INITIALHERE

• The clue is 23. What often carries a U.S.D.A. seal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGANICBEEF

• The clue is 25. Shone brightly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLEAMED

  Possible Answer: shine, glitter, gleam, glisten, glint, glimmer

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

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

  The answer: ENTER

  Possible Answer: introduce, enroll, go_into, record, embark, come_in, recruit, insert, participate, infix, figure, enter, inscribe, accede, move_into, enrol, put_down, get_in, go_in, get_into

  Possible Opposite Answer : drop_out, exit

• The clue is 30. Pang of conscience. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUALM

  Possible Answer: queasiness, scruple, misgiving, qualm, squeamishness

• The clue is 32. Runs into some difficulties. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITSASNAG

• The clue is 34. High-end skin-care brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AESOP

  Possible Answer: Aesop

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

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

  The answer: CHAOS

  Possible Answer: bedlam, chaos, topsy-turvydom, pandemonium, Chaos, topsy-turvyness

• The clue is 40. Self-serving arrangement?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUFFET

  Possible Answer: buff, knock_about, sideboard, buffet, snack_counter, counter, batter, snack_bar

• The clue is 42. Momentary disruptions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLIPS

  Possible Answer: pip, blip, radar_target

• The clue is 43. Acknowledges tacitly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODSAT

• The clue is 44. Shut securely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATCH

  Possible Answer: latch, door_latch

• The clue is 46. Classic ice-skating moves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPINS

  Possible Answer: twirl, tailspin, reel, twisting, spin_around, birl, spin, twist, whirl, spin_out, gyrate

• The clue is 49. Intense craving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUST

  Possible Answer: crave, thirst, luxuria, lust, lecherousness, lustfulness, starve, hunger

• The clue is 51. Metaphor for idleness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLUG

  Possible Answer: bullet, punch, slug, clout, sluggard, poke, slog, swig, lick, laze, biff, idle, stagnate, type_slug

  Possible Opposite Answer : work

• The clue is 54. Cannes "confirm"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUI

• The clue is 55. "___ not!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ

• The clue is 56. Liu regarded as China's first supermodel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEN

  Possible Answer: pilar_cyst, steatocystoma, wen, sebaceous_cyst

• The clue is 57. Apt letters missing from _ _ ipper _. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLY

  Possible Answer: foxy, tricksy, tricky, dodgy, crafty, slick, wily, knavish, guileful, cunning, sly

March 03, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (38 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (38 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword March 03, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Body part whose name comes from the Latin for "little mouse"	6
2A	7. Wise	4
3A	11. Sponsored posts, essentially	3
4A	14. Symbol tattooed on Popeye's forearm	6
5A	15. Fairy tale villain	4
6A	16. Gossip fodder, slangily	3
7A	17. Avoids, with "of"	11
8A	19. Sardonic	3
9A	20. Like forks	5
10A	21. Places for congregations	4
11A	22. With 9-Down, goose liver	4
12A	23. Knock down, in Britain	4
13A	24. A white one might be excused	3
14A	25. Steels (oneself)	5
15A	26. Father	4
16A	27. Good time on Wall Street	10
17A	29. Mysteries	7
18A	31. Letter sign-off	4
19A	32. Ancient Greek gathering places	6
20A	33. Hot spot	6
21A	37. Utah ski area	4
22A	39. The Father of Modern Physics	7
23A	40. Open audition, informally	10
24A	44. Bird in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"	4
25A	45. First astrological sign	5
26A	46. Biochemical messenger	3
27A	47. Academic musts, for short	4
28A	48. All-out sprint	4
29A	49. Lecture series focused on "ideas worth spreading"	4
30A	50. Sharp	5
31A	52. Partner of neither	3
32A	53. 2021 in the Chinese zodiac, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 40-Across	11
33A	55. Styled after	3
34A	56. Push	4
35A	57. Senator Feinstein	6
36A	58. Faux ___	3
37A	59. Traditional Thanksgiving desserts	4
38A	60. Went bad	6

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. Body part whose name comes from the Latin for "little mouse""

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 one of the contractile organs of the body
• Words that mean the same thing: muscularity, brawniness, heftiness
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUSCLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Wise"

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 mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
• Words that mean the same thing: sage-green, salvia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Sponsored posts, essentially"

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 public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: advert, advertising, advertisement
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Symbol tattooed on Popeye's forearm"

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 mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
• Words that mean the same thing: ground tackle, mainstay, anchorperson
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANCHOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Fairy tale villain"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: fiend, devil, demon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Gossip fodder, slangily"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: tea leaf, teatime, afternoon tea
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Avoids, with "of""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: STEERSCLEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Sardonic"

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 humorously sarcastic or mocking
• Words that mean the same thing: ironical, ironic, dry
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Like forks"

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 plate with tin
• Words that mean the same thing: pronged, tin, put up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Places for congregations"

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 long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
• Words that mean the same thing: pew, church bench
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. With 9-Down, goose liver"

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: FOIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Knock down, in Britain"

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 tear down so as to make flat with the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: dismantle, pull down, level
• The opposite would be: raise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. A white one might be excused"

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 statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Words that mean the same thing: rest, Trygve Halvden Lie, dwell
• 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 14 Across: "25. Steels (oneself)"

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 prepare oneself for a military confrontation
• Words that mean the same thing: girdle, fortify, build up
• The opposite would be: disarm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIRDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "26. Father"

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 title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
• Words that mean the same thing: mother, bring forth, get
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "27. Good time on Wall Street"

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: BULLMARKET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "29. Mysteries"

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 something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
• Words that mean the same thing: secret, closed book, brain-teaser
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENIGMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "31. Letter sign-off"

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 strong positive emotion of regard and affection
• Words that mean the same thing: bed, get it on, fuck
• The opposite would be: hate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "32. Ancient Greek gathering places"

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 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in israel
• Words that mean the same thing: public square, agora
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGORAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "33. Hot spot"

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 arid land with little or no vegetation
• Words that mean the same thing: abandon, defect, forsake
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Utah ski area"

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: ALTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. The Father of Modern Physics"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
• Words that mean the same thing: Galileo Galilei
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GALILEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Open audition, informally"

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: CATTLECALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Bird in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland""

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 someone whose style is out of fashion
• Words that mean the same thing: fogy, fossil, Raphus cucullatus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DODO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. First astrological sign"

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

  The answer is: ARIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Biochemical messenger"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Academic musts, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REQS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. All-out sprint"

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 drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
• Words that mean the same thing: binge, displume, rip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Lecture series focused on "ideas worth spreading""

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: TEDX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Sharp"

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 mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
• Words that mean the same thing: keen, needlelike, knifelike
• The opposite would be: obtuse, chronic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. Partner of neither"

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: NOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. 2021 in the Chinese zodiac, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 40-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: YEAROFTHEOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "55. Styled after"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "56. Push"

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 instinctive motive
• Words that mean the same thing: urge on, recommend, exhort
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "57. Senator Feinstein"

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: DIANNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "58. Faux ___"

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 (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
• Words that mean the same thing: papa, pa, daddy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "59. Traditional Thanksgiving desserts"

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 dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
• Words that mean the same thing: pie, Proto-Indo European, PIE
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "60. Went bad"

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 become physically weaker
• Words that mean the same thing: decayed, moulder, rot
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROTTED

  Great job if you got it right!

March 03, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Naval post	4
2D	2. Like the Energizer Bunny	8
3D	3. Imagined development	8
4D	4. Pizzeria tool	12
5D	5. Singer with the 2017 #1 album "Melodrama"	5
6D	6. Nervous speech fillers	3
7D	7. Cirque du ___	6
8D	8. Not look bad after all this time	7
9D	9. See 22-Across	4
10D	10. Suffix with racket and rocket	3
11D	11. In action	6
12D	12. Ridicule	6
13D	13. Speak, old-style	6
14D	18. Mediocre grade	5
15D	22. Noted evening radio address	12
16D	25. Rapper in court	5
17D	26. Wine-dark ___, metaphor in Homer's "Odyssey"	3
18D	27. Wallop	5
19D	28. Most frequent, statistically	5
20D	30. Crowded places on Black Friday	5
21D	34. Well-spoken	8
22D	35. Energy source in Minecraft	8
23D	36. As well	3
24D	38. Measure of land	7
25D	39. British pharma giant, informally	5
26D	40. Quick snooze	6
27D	41. Colored part of the iris	6
28D	42. Jeweled bands	6
29D	43. Chef José ___, founder of World Central Kitchen	6
30D	47. Ten to one, for one	5
31D	49. Actress Hatcher	4
32D	51. Marked, as a ballot	4
33D	53. "That's right!"	3
34D	54. Prez who delivered some 22-Downs	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. Naval post"

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

  The answer is: MAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Like the Energizer Bunny"

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 characterized by hard work and perseverance
• Words that mean the same thing: tireless, hardworking, industrious
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNTIRING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Imagined development"

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 an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCENARIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Pizzeria tool"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHEESEGRATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Singer with the 2017 #1 album "Melodrama""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: LORDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Nervous speech fillers"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 68, Er, erbium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Cirque du ___"

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: SOLEIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Not look bad after all this time"

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: AGEWELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. See 22-Across"

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: GRAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Suffix with racket and rocket"

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: EER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. In action"

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: ATWORK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Ridicule"

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

  The answer is: DERIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Speak, old-style"

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: SAYEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Mediocre grade"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CPLUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Noted evening radio address"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FIRESIDECHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Rapper in court"

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 small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Wine-dark ___, metaphor in Homer's "Odyssey""

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 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!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Wallop"

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 loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
• Words that mean the same thing: basting stitch, batter, tack
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Most frequent, statistically"

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 auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
• Words that mean the same thing: modal auxiliary, average, modal verb
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MODAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Crowded places on Black Friday"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
• Words that mean the same thing: center, shopping center, shopping mall
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Well-spoken"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
• Words that mean the same thing: silver-tongued, facile, smooth-spoken
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELOQUENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Energy source in Minecraft"

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: REDSTONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. As well"

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 to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• Words that mean the same thing: excessively, overly, as well
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Measure of land"

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 an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
• Words that mean the same thing: land area
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACREAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. British pharma giant, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GLAXO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Quick snooze"

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 sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
• Words that mean the same thing: nap, catch a wink, cat sleep
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CATNAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Colored part of the iris"

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 28 Down: "42. Jeweled bands"

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 jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
• Words that mean the same thing: tiara
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIARAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Chef José ___, founder of World Central Kitchen"

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: ANDRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Ten to one, for one"

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 relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
• Words that mean the same thing: proportion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Actress Hatcher"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Marked, as a ballot"

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: EXED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. "That's right!""

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: ___
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  The answer is: YUP

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Clue 34 Down: "54. Prez who delivered some 22-Downs"

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 32nd president of the united states; elected four times; instituted new deal to counter the great depression and led country during world war ii (1882-1945)
• Words that mean the same thing: Roosevelt, President Franklin Roosevelt, President Roosevelt
• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: FDR

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Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	73.6%
Short Answer	13	18.1%
Science/Technology	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.8%
History	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, 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: September 19, 2025 at 04:25 AM