Wed Oct 09, 2024 NYTCrossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "RuPaul's Drag Race" airer, 4. Self-assurance, 10. Letter that's sixth in the Greek alphabet, not last, 14. "I'm on vacation" email inits., 15. High-end German car, casually, 16. Dwarf planet with the largest mass, 17. Fanatic, 18. Photography option commonly represented by a 37-Across, 20. Coffee order specification, 22. Like Igor's posture, 23. N.F.L. team whose helmet features a 37-Across, 25. Relish, 29. Arm of the Mediterranean, 30. Lick … or slick, 32. Game whose name is shouted, 33. Episode interruptions, 34. Hitch, 36. Buy and then quickly sell, 37. What's formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to F and then back to A, 40. Port, for one, 41. Far from friendly, 42. Poetic praise, 43. "___ So Fine" (1963 #1 hit), 44. Deli order, 45. Houses, 48. Ready to be drawn, perhaps, 50. Drink with a 37-Across in its logo, 52. Shield, 55. Muslim denomination, 56. Character with a 37-Across on his forehead, 60. Counterpart of flow, 61. [Gasp!], 62. Tangle, 63. Drink aptly found within "social event", 64. Tikka masala go-with, 65. Don't have a choice, 66. Dead end?

Wed Oct 09, 2024 NYTCrossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. Friend on "Friends", 2. "Fair point!", 3. Ixnay, 4. Jackson 5 song that begins "You went to school to learn, girl", 5. Bird with a showy mate, 6. Madagascar mammal, 7. Portentous signs, 8. Soldier for hire, in brief, 9. Surfer dude, 10. Princess of Nintendo games, 11. Queen Victoria has one named for her, 12. "___ the Voice of the Lobster" (Lewis Carroll poem), 13. Pale wood, 19. Fedora fabric, 21. Coat, as with flour, 24. This is a deep cut, 26. Took the lead, 27. Squadron, e.g., 28. Grammy category, 30. What might be out for a spell?, 31. French toast ingredient, 34. Haughty sort, 35. Naught, 36. Big name in tourism guides, 37. Concern when transferring a title deed, 38. The Horned Frogs of the N.C.A.A., 39. Common clown name, 40. "Doctor ___", 44. Agile, 45. Certify, 46. Pot brownie, e.g., 47. Naval engineer, 49. Kitchen cover-up, 50. "Catch my drift?", 51. Was part of a series, say, 53. Neon sign word, 54. Soften, with "down", 56. Sweetie, 57. "I've got it!", 58. Molecule involved in protein synthesis, 59. Greek consonant

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 09, 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. "RuPaul's Drag Race" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MTV




• The clue is 4. Self-assurance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APLOMB

  Possible Answer : aplomb, sang-froid, assuredness, poise, cool




• The clue is 10. Letter that's sixth in the Greek alphabet, not last. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer : zeta




• The clue is 14. "I'm on vacation" email inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOO




• The clue is 15. High-end German car, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEMER




• The clue is 16. Dwarf planet with the largest mass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIS

  Possible Answer : Eris




• The clue is 17. Fanatic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUT

  Possible Answer : bollock, crackpot, nut_case, junky, ball, testis, testicle, en, addict, orchis, Nut, freak, nut, junkie, fruitcake, crank, screwball, ballock, egg




• The clue is 18. Photography option commonly represented by a 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMERAFLASH




• The clue is 20. Coffee order specification. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICED

  Possible Answer : ice, frost




• The clue is 22. Like Igor's posture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUNCHED

  Possible Answer : stooped, hunched, hunch_over, round-backed, hump, stooping, hunch_forward, round-shouldered, hunch, crooked




• The clue is 23. N.F.L. team whose helmet features a 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHARGERS

  Possible Answer : battery_charger, courser, charger




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

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

  The answer: LAPUP




• The clue is 29. Arm of the Mediterranean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AEGEAN

  Possible Answer : Aegean, Aegean_Sea




• The clue is 30. Lick … or slick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WET

  Possible Answer : pixilated, blind_drunk, lactating, sloshed, soaked, crocked, pie-eyed, wet, stiff, fuddled, sozzled, pissed, smashed, blotto, slopped, plastered, squiffy, loaded, besotted, moisture, cockeyed, tight, soused

  Possible Opposite Answer : dry




• The clue is 32. Game whose name is shouted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNO




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

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer : advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, ad, advertizing




• The clue is 34. Hitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAG

  Possible Answer : hitch, tear, rip, snag, hang-up, rent, rub, split




• The clue is 36. Buy and then quickly sell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLIP

  Possible Answer : insolent, somersault, twitch, flip_over, pass, summersault, throw, pitch, flick, interchange, flip_out, toss, flip, riffle, summerset, riff, alternate, thumb, flip-flop, tack, turn_over, switch, leaf, somersaulting, impudent, sky, somerset, snotty-nosed




• The clue is 37. What's formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to F and then back to A. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIGHTNINGBOLT




• The clue is 40. Port, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINE

  Possible Answer : wine-colored, wine-coloured, vino, wine




• The clue is 41. Far from friendly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLD

  Possible Answer : stale, dusty, common_cold, frigidity, insensate, cold-blooded, moth-eaten, cold, inhuman, coldness, frigidness, low_temperature, frigid

  Possible Opposite Answer : hotness, hot




• The clue is 42. Poetic praise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 43. "___ So Fine" (1963 #1 hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HES

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_2, helium, he, He




• The clue is 44. Deli order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUB

  Possible Answer : torpedo, submarine, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, hero, grinder, bomber, sub, substitute, submarine_sandwich, fill_in, hero_sandwich, stand_in, poor_boy, U-boat, zep, Italian_sandwich, hoagie, pigboat, wedge




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

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

  The answer: ABODES

  Possible Answer : home, residence, abode, habitation, dwelling, dwelling_house, domicile




• The clue is 48. Ready to be drawn, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTAP




• The clue is 50. Drink with a 37-Across in its logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GATORADE




• The clue is 52. Shield. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROTECT

  Possible Answer : protect




• The clue is 55. Muslim denomination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIA

  Possible Answer : Shiah_Islam, Shia, Shiah




• The clue is 56. Character with a 37-Across on his forehead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HARRYPOTTER




• The clue is 60. Counterpart of flow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer : ebb, ebb_out, wane, ebb_away, ebb_down, ebb_off, reflux, ebbing

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide




• The clue is 61. [Gasp!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHNO




• The clue is 62. Tangle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENMESH

  Possible Answer : ensnarl, enmesh, mesh




• The clue is 63. Drink aptly found within "social event". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 64. Tikka masala go-with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAAN

  Possible Answer : naan, nan




• The clue is 65. Don't have a choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEEDTO




• The clue is 66. Dead end?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Friend on "Friends". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONICA

• The clue is 2. "Fair point!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUCHE

• The clue is 3. Ixnay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOTEAGAINST

• The clue is 4. Jackson 5 song that begins "You went to school to learn, girl". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABC

  Possible Answer: first_rudiment, ABCs, ABC, alphabet, ABC's, rudiment, first_principle

• The clue is 5. Bird with a showy mate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEAHEN

  Possible Answer: peahen

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

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

  The answer: LEMUR

  Possible Answer: lemur

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

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

  The answer: OMENS

  Possible Answer: prognostication, prognosticate, augur, portent, foreshadow, betoken, bode, prefigure, predict, foretell, prognostic, forecast, prodigy, auspicate, omen, presage, portend

• The clue is 8. Soldier for hire, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MERC

• The clue is 9. Surfer dude. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAH

• The clue is 10. Princess of Nintendo games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZELDA

• The clue is 11. Queen Victoria has one named for her. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer: epoch, geological_era, earned_run_average, ERA, era

• The clue is 12. "___ the Voice of the Lobster" (Lewis Carroll poem). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIS

  Possible Answer: Cordyline_terminalis, atomic_number_22, ti, Ti, si, titanium, te

• The clue is 13. Pale wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash_tree, ash

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

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

  The answer: FELT

  Possible Answer: mat, experience, sense, matte_up, felt_up, find, matte, feel, mat_up, finger, palpate, felt, matt-up

• The clue is 21. Coat, as with flour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DREDGE

  Possible Answer: drag, dredge

• The clue is 24. This is a deep cut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASH

  Possible Answer: gash, cut, slice, slash

• The clue is 26. Took the lead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PULLEDAHEAD

• The clue is 27. Squadron, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer: unit_of_measurement, building_block, social_unit, unit, whole

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

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

  The answer: POP

  Possible Answer: soda, pop_up, daddy, pop_music, crop_up, tonic, dad, bulge, protrude, papa, bulge_out, toss_off, down, bug_out, belt_down, popping, bolt_down, popular, dada, come_out, start, soda_pop, pa, soda_water, pappa, pop, kill, pour_down, drink_down, pop_out

• The clue is 30. What might be out for a spell?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAND

  Possible Answer: wand, verge, scepter, baton, sceptre

• The clue is 31. French toast ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  Possible Answer: orchis, eggs, bollock, testis, ballock, testicle, egg, nut, ball

• The clue is 34. Haughty sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOB

  Possible Answer: snoot, prig, snob, snot

• The clue is 35. Naught. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIL

  Possible Answer: zippo, zilch, naught, nil, cipher, nada, null, nothing, goose_egg, zero, nix, cypher, zip, aught

• The clue is 36. Big name in tourism guides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FODORS

• The clue is 37. Concern when transferring a title deed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIEN

  Possible Answer: lien, spleen

• The clue is 38. The Horned Frogs of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TCU

• The clue is 39. Common clown name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOBO

• The clue is 40. "Doctor ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHO

  Possible Answer: WHO, World_Health_Organization

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

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

  The answer: SPRY

  Possible Answer: spry, agile, nimble, quick

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

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

  The answer: ATTEST

  Possible Answer: manifest, bear_witness, attest, take_the_stand, testify, certify, evidence, demonstrate

• The clue is 46. Pot brownie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIBLE

  Possible Answer: comestible, victuals, pabulum, edible, eatable, victual

  Possible Opposite Answer : inedible

• The clue is 47. Naval engineer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEABEE

• The clue is 49. Kitchen cover-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APRON

  Possible Answer: forestage, proscenium, apron

• The clue is 50. "Catch my drift?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETME

• The clue is 51. Was part of a series, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTED

  Possible Answer: playact, pretend, roleplay, work, behave, play, move, represent, do, act, act_as, dissemble

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain

• The clue is 53. Neon sign word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPEN

  Possible Answer: subject, heart-to-heart, open_up, open, undecided, open_air, undetermined, unresolved, clear, assailable, overt, spread, afford, undefendable, give, undefended, exposed, capable, unfastened, opened, candid, unfold, out-of-doors, surface, loose, spread_out, receptive, outdoors

  Possible Opposite Answer : close, shut, fold, unreceptive, closed, covert

• The clue is 54. Soften, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONE

  Possible Answer: smell, intone, flavour, look, tone_up, feel, inflect, feeling, musical_note, modulate, tonicity, tonus, whole_step, shade, quality, tincture, step, tone, tone_of_voice, spirit, pure_tone, whole_tone, strengthen, tint, flavor, note, chant, timber, timbre

  Possible Opposite Answer : atonicity

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

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

  The answer: HON

• The clue is 57. "I've got it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 58. Molecule involved in protein synthesis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNA

  Possible Answer: RNA, ribonucleic_acid

• The clue is 59. Greek consonant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RHO

  Possible Answer: rho

January 13, 2008 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - January 13, 2008

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. "Come on ... be good, kids": NOWNOW
• 7. Kind of jacket: FLAK
• 11. Actor Gulager: CLU
• 14. Occurs to, with "on": DAWNS
• 19. Emulate Earhart: AVIATE
• 20. Bean town?: LIMA
• 21. Alley ___: OOP
• 22. Traditional whale hunter: ALEUT
• 23. Like some titmice: TUFTED
• 24. Went too far: OVERSHOT
• 26. Pretty cool: NIFTY
• 27. Mark who won the Masters and British Open in 1998: OMEARA
• 28. The old frontier you and I don't remember?: WESTWEFORGET
• 30. Is covered in dew, perhaps: GLISTENS
• 32. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, e.g.: IRANI
• 33. Longtime Bob Hope broadcaster: NBC
• 35. ___ d'amore: OBOE
• 37. Like some traffic: THRU
• 38. Donkey Kong, for one: APE
• 39. Place to gamble in N.Y.C.: OTB
• 41. Job ad abbr.: EOE
• 43. Center of success?: CEE
• 44. Rap's Dr. ___: DRE
• 45. Climate that's copy-protected by law?: PATENTWEATHER
• 49. Ralph Nader and Ross Perot: ALSORANS
• 52. Brought on: LEDTO
• 53. Sound from a fan: WHIRR
• 54. ___ Tunes: LOONEY
• 55. U.K. record label: EMI
• 57. Richness: OPULENCE
• 60. Like some grasses: AWNED
• 61. Porridge ingredients: PEASE
• 63. Scratches (out): EKES
• 64. Took too many pills, briefly: ODED
• 65. Merlin on an Imax screen?: GIANTWIZARD
• 67. Fall mos.: OCTS
• 71. Currency whose symbol is "$": PESO
• 72. Like Java man: ERECT
• 73. Lose one's marbles: GOMAD
• 78. What to follow in the forest: FOOTPATH
• 80. Stat for Warren Spahn: Abbr.: ERA
• 81. Pull out formally: SECEDE
• 82. F.B.I. director appointed by Clinton: FREEH
• 83. Jimmy of DC Comics: OLSEN
• 87. Bond poster: BAILSMAN
• 89. Eyelid moistener at a museum?: ARTWINKWETTER
• 93. Some colas, familiarly: RCS
• 94. Small wts.: OZS
• 95. "Well, ___-di-dah!": LAH
• 96. Asian school of thought: ZEN
• 97. U.S.O. show attendees: GIS
• 98. Cuddly sci-fi critter: EWOK
• 100. Algonquian tongue: CREE
• 101. Court call: LET
• 103. Twangy: NASAL
• 105. Mover left or right: ARROWKEY
• 107. Rouse a beloved English queen?: WAKEVICTORIA
• 110. Nocturnal insect: EARWIG
• 113. Buggy drivers: AMISH
• 115. In the world: EXISTENT
• 116. National airline of Afghanistan: ARIANA
• 117. Coca-Cola trademark: FANTA
• 118. Singer Des'___: REE
• 119. 10-year host of "Entertainment Tonight": TESH
• 120. Boasts of: VAUNTS
• 121. Seventh-grader, often: TWEEN
• 122. Many, many mos.: YRS
• 123. Pamplona shouts: OLES
• 124. Tangle up (in): ENMESH

Down:

• 1. Group with a secy. gen.: NATO
• 2. Certain gamete: OVUM
• 3. Better half takes the stage?: WIFEGOESON
• 4. Christmas on Capri: NATALE
• 5. "S.N.L." alum Cheri: OTERI
• 6. Married in error?: WEDASTRAY
• 7. Scent maker: FLOWER
• 8. Add pep to: LIVENUP
• 9. "What ___!" ("This place needs cleaning!"): AMESS
• 10. Go-___: KART
• 11. Able to be followed: COHERENT
• 12. Bath scrubber: LOOFA
• 13. So far: UPTONOW
• 14. "Goll-lee!": DANG
• 15. Many a "Star Trek" character: ALIEN
• 16. Tush made of shuttle thread?: WEFTBEHIND
• 17. Bit of trail mix: NUT
• 18. Pork place?: STY
• 25. Grabbed surreptitiously: SWIPED
• 29. Graduation or confirmation: RITE
• 31. Following: THEN
• 34. Not just ask: COERCE
• 35. Florida county seat: OCALA
• 36. Not on deck: BELOW
• 38. Had something: ATE
• 40. Go "waaaah!": BAWL
• 42. Got things wrong: ERRED
• 44. Harriet Beecher Stowe novel: DRED
• 46. Elite: ALIST
• 47. Didn't walk or go by subway, say: TOOKACAB
• 48. ___ Epstein, Red Sox G.M. starting in 2002: THEO
• 50. Mr. Right, with "the": ONE
• 51. Enjoy the theater: SEEASHOW
• 56. Word before and after "a": MANO
• 58. Prell competitor: PERT
• 59. Currency exchange abbr.: USD
• 61. Painter Mondrian: PIET
• 62. Milk source: EWE
• 63. Former Israeli president Weizman: EZER
• 65. 3.5, e.g.: Abbr.: GPA
• 66. Actress Papas: IRENE
• 67. Viscera: OFFAL
• 68. Rodeo locale: CORRAL
• 69. Stick one's foot in Chardonnay?: TOETHEWINE
• 70. Good winter entree: STEW
• 73. Some toothpastes: GELS
• 74. Where to get a mil. commission: OCS
• 75. Development of amnesia?: MEMORYWANE
• 76. In ___ (stunned): ADAZE
• 77. None too bright: DENSE
• 79. Illustrator for Charles Dickens: PHIZ
• 81. Fabric that needs serious mending?: SICKWEAVE
• 84. Bequests: LEGACIES
• 85. Circus props: STILTS
• 86. Supposed makers of crop circles: ETS
• 88. Suffix with buck: AROO
• 90. Bird whose name sounds like its soft call: NENE
• 91. Tricks: KNAVERY
• 92. Get more soap suds out of: RERINSE
• 99. Angers: WRATHS
• 100. Metal that may ignite if scratched: CERIUM
• 102. Try: TASTE
• 104. Dr. J was one: SIXER
• 105. Spinning dizzily: AREEL
• 106. Part of DKNY: KARAN
• 108. Tribal chief: KHAN
• 109. "The Simpsons" bus driver: OTTO
• 111. They're not good for QB's: INTS
• 112. Nasty wound: GASH
• 113. Back: AFT
• 114. Big mouth: MAW

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Date: Monday, June 28, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle June 28, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Potato, informally	4
2A	5. Desert succulent	5
3A	10. Net material	4
4A	14. ... approximately	4
5A	15. ___ Heights (Syria/Israel border area)	5
6A	16. Reverberation	4
7A	17. "So, this red thing, Mom? This is not good."	10
8A	19. Ending with church or party	4
9A	20. Wild time at the mall	5
10A	21. Assesses visually	8
11A	23. Lounge around	4
12A	26. Amend a tax return, perhaps	6
13A	27. "The French one is my favorite. Wait, no, the pretzel one."	12
14A	32. Lamb's mother	3
15A	33. Gaze intently	5
16A	34. Get out of ___ (leave town)	5
17A	38. Boring	4
18A	40. Mexican marinade made with chili pepper	5
19A	42. Sonnet or ode	4
20A	43. Request from	5
21A	45. Blissful spots	5
22A	47. Printer malfunction	3
23A	48. "Eww, mollusks ... I don't know, didn't this make me sick last time?"	12
24A	51. Actress Meryl with nine Golden Globe Awards	6
25A	54. "Buona ___" (Italian greeting)	4
26A	55. Render impossible	8
27A	58. Fumble (for)	5
28A	62. It's a crime to lie under it	4
29A	63. "Wow, Mom, this is like at a restaurant! Dibs on the chocolate pudding!"	10
30A	66. Garfield's canine pal	4
31A	67. Energy giant synonymous with corporate scandal	5
32A	68. "I get it now"	4
33A	69. Ecosystem built by corals	4
34A	70. Seat at a counter	5
35A	71. Has an evening meal	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. Potato, informally"

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 edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: bourgeon, Irish potato, stump spud
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Desert succulent"

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 tropical american plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
• Words that mean the same thing: century plant, American aloe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Net material"

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 number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
• Words that mean the same thing: ensnarl, enmesh, lock
• The opposite would be: disengage
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. ... approximately"

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: ORSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. ___ Heights (Syria/Israel border area)"

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 fortified hilly area between southern lebanon and southern syria
• Words that mean the same thing: Golan Heights
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Reverberation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
• Words that mean the same thing: reverberation, recall, reverberate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. "So, this red thing, Mom? This is not good.""

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: BEETREPORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Ending with church or party"

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 someone who leaves
• Words that mean the same thing: leaver, departer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Wild time at the mall"

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 brief indulgence of your impulses
• Words that mean the same thing: fling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Assesses visually"

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 the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Words that mean the same thing: orb, eyeball, eye
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYEBALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Lounge around"

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 be idle; exist in a changeless situation
• Words that mean the same thing: slug, idle, stagnate
• The opposite would be: work
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Amend a tax return, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REFILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. "The French one is my favorite. Wait, no, the pretzel one.""

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: ROLLREVERSAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Lamb's mother"

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 member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Gaze intently"

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 fixed look with eyes open wide
• Words that mean the same thing: gaze
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Get out of ___ (leave town)"

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 an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
• Words that mean the same thing: fudge, scheme, parry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DODGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Boring"

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

  The answer is: BLAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "40. Mexican marinade made with chili pepper"

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 dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADOBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Sonnet or ode"

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 composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
• Words that mean the same thing: verse form
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Request from"

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: ASKOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Blissful spots"

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 any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: nirvana, Shangri-la, heaven
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. Printer malfunction"

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 preserve of crushed fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: obstruct, electronic jamming, obturate
• The opposite would be: free
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. "Eww, mollusks ... I don't know, didn't this make me sick last time?""

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: MUSSELMEMORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Actress Meryl with nine Golden Globe Awards"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states film actress (born in 1949)
• Words that mean the same thing: Meryl Streep
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STREEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. "Buona ___" (Italian greeting)"

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 amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
• Words that mean the same thing: blood serum, serum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Render impossible"

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 keep from happening or arising; make impossible
• Words that mean the same thing: rule out, close out, forbid
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRECLUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "58. Fumble (for)"

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 act of groping; and instance of groping
• Words that mean the same thing: fumble
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GROPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "62. It's a crime to lie under it"

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 profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
• Words that mean the same thing: curse word, expletive, curse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "63. "Wow, Mom, this is like at a restaurant! Dibs on the chocolate pudding!""

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: MOUSSECALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "66. Garfield's canine pal"

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: ODIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "67. Energy giant synonymous with corporate scandal"

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: ENRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. "I get it now""

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: OHOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. Ecosystem built by corals"

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 submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
• Words that mean the same thing: Rand, Witwatersrand
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "70. Seat at a counter"

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 simple seat without a back or arms
• Words that mean the same thing: take a crap, faeces, potty
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "71. Has an evening meal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small amount of liquid food
• Words that mean the same thing: swallow, sup
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUPS

  Great job if you got it right!

June 28, 2021 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Weeps loudly	4
2D	2. Get ready for a test, say	4
3D	3. ___ name and password	4
4D	4. "Ooh, spill the tea!"	6
5D	5. "___ before beauty"	3
6D	6. Republicans, for short	3
7D	7. ___ vera	4
8D	8. Change into different forms	4
9D	9. Walks in	6
10D	10. Epic failure	8
11D	11. Culprit in some food poisoning cases	5
12D	12. Conch, e.g.	5
13D	13. Animal in a stable	5
14D	18. Rises up on its hind legs, as a 13-Down	5
15D	22. Item strung on a necklace	4
16D	24. Actress Catherine ___-Jones	4
17D	25. Manages to elude	6
18D	27. Singer McEntire	4
19D	28. You can't say they won't give a hoot!	4
20D	29. Reveal, as confidential information	4
21D	30. Gradually wear away, as soil	5
22D	31. Rises up in protest	6
23D	35. Training place for martial arts	4
24D	36. One of 10 on a 10-speed	4
25D	37. Award won multiple times by "Modern Family" and "All in the Family"	4
26D	39. Popular meal kit company (or the mother of the food critic featured in this puzzle?)	8
27D	41. "You can count ___"	4
28D	44. Gas or coal	4
29D	46. Twilled fabric for suits	5
30D	49. Sea foams	6
31D	50. Former Philippine president Ferdinand	6
32D	51. Scent of an animal	5
33D	52. Exchange	5
34D	53. Fix, as a knot	5
35D	56. Journey's "___ Stop Believin'"	4
36D	57. $ : dollar :: € : ___	4
37D	59. Honolulu's home	4
38D	60. Sound of sitting down heavily	4
39D	61. Fraternal order	4
40D	64. Phillipa ___, Tony nominee for "Hamilton"	3
41D	65. NBC sketch show, in brief	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. Weeps loudly"

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 dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: bastard, cocksucker, sobbing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Get ready for a test, say"

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 preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
• Words that mean the same thing: homework, preparation
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ name and password"

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 who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
• Words that mean the same thing: drug user, substance abuser, exploiter
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Ooh, spill the tea!""

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: DOTELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "___ before beauty""

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 how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: maturate, senesce, get on
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Republicans, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the younger of two major political parties in the united states; gop is an acronym for grand old party
• Words that mean the same thing: Republican Party
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ vera"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Change into different forms"

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 become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
• Words that mean the same thing: depart, motley, deviate
• The opposite would be: conform
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Walks in"

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 to come or go into
• Words that mean the same thing: figure, record, get in
• The opposite would be: drop out, exit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Epic failure"

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 (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system
• Words that mean the same thing: MFLOP, million floating point operations per second
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEGAFLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Culprit in some food poisoning cases"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ECOLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Conch, e.g."

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 ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
• Words that mean the same thing: trounce, plate, blast
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Animal in a stable"

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 solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
• Words that mean the same thing: sawbuck, gymnastic horse, Equus caballus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HORSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Rises up on its hind legs, as a 13-Down"

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 back of a military formation or procession
• Words that mean the same thing: set up, backside, fanny
• The opposite would be: level, head
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Item strung on a necklace"

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 small ball with a hole through the middle
• Words that mean the same thing: astragal, drop, beadwork
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Actress Catherine ___-Jones"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 6th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Manages to elude"

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 avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• Words that mean the same thing: fudge, parry, elude
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Singer McEntire"

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: REBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. You can't say they won't give a hoot!"

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 nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
• Words that mean the same thing: bird of Minerva, bird of night, owl
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Reveal, as confidential information"

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 accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
• Words that mean the same thing: making water, news leak, escape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Gradually wear away, as soil"

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 become ground down or deteriorate
• Words that mean the same thing: fret, eat away, gnaw
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Rises up in protest"

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 `johnny' was applied as a nickname for confederate soldiers by the federal soldiers in the american civil war; `greyback' derived from their grey confederate uniforms
• Words that mean the same thing: insurrectionist, Johnny Reb, rise
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REBELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Training place for martial arts"

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: DOJO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. One of 10 on a 10-speed"

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 toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
• Words that mean the same thing: train, gear mechanism, gearing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Award won multiple times by "Modern Family" and "All in the Family""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an annual award by the academy of television arts and sciences for outstanding achievements in television
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Popular meal kit company (or the mother of the food critic featured in this puzzle?)"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOMECHEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. "You can count ___""

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: ONME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Gas or coal"

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 substance that can be consumed to produce energy
• Words that mean the same thing: fire
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FUEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Twilled fabric for suits"

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 twilled woolen 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: SERGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Sea foams"

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 foam or froth on the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: froth, spume, suds
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPUMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Former Philippine president Ferdinand"

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: MARCOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Scent of an animal"

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 trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Exchange"

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 the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
• Words that mean the same thing: craft, swop, deal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Fix, as a knot"

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

  The answer is: RETIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Journey's "___ Stop Believin'""

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: DONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. $ : dollar :: € : ___"

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 basic monetary unit of most members of the european union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve european nations (germany, france, belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands, italy, spain, portugal, ireland, greece, austria, finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EURO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Honolulu's home"

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 island of central hawaii (between molokai and kauai); the chief island of the state
• Words that mean the same thing: Oahu Island
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Sound of sitting down heavily"

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

  The answer is: PLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Fraternal order"

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 large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Words that mean the same thing: European elk, wapiti, moose
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "64. Phillipa ___, Tony nominee for "Hamilton""

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: SOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "65. NBC sketch show, in brief"

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: SNL

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	61	80.3%
Short Answer	5	6.6%
History	3	3.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Food & Drink	3	3.9%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 16, 2025 at 04:26 PM