NYT 0905 Thur Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints

Across Clues :

1. Domains, 6. Result of a bad investment, 10. Hollywood, with "the", 13. Aptly named novelist Charles, 14. Like the secretary of commerce, in the U.S. presidential line of succession, 15. "To" words, 16. Tried getting on a Jumbotron, say, 18. Unit equivalent to 16.5 feet, 19. Spacecraft name since the 1960s, 20. Fund, as a 401(k), 22. Inverse trig function, 24. Approaching empty, 25. Loud, in a way, 26. The Raptors, on scoreboards, 27. Enjoyed some cozy reading, 30. Natural treatment for insect bites, 32. Aetna alternative, 33. "Easy there, Fido!", 36. Paperless means of entry, 40. Spanish city on the Costa del Sol, 42. High-fat diet, 43. Attacked imaginary enemies, in an idiom, 48. Debtor's letters, 49. Big name in bubbly, 50. "1" for the set {1, 2, 3}, in brief, 51. "Au contraire!", 53. Kids' toy that comes in a can, 55. Like home devices with advanced capabilities, 56. Polite address, 57. Made money dishonestly, 61. What a high-altitude balloon might be mistaken for, 62. What Comic Sans is "sans", 63. Crane lookalike, 64. Corral, 65. Peer group?, 66. Famous '50s flop

Down Clues :

1. Museum of Bad ___ (Boston attraction), 2. Vintage car inits., 3. Swallows one's pride, 4. Arranged temporarily, 5. "Peace", 6. Moon lander acronym, 7. Dinner with minimal cleanup, 8. Scarecrow topper, perhaps, 9. Horse-drawn carriage, 10. Island that's home to most of the world's wild orangutans, 11. "Ditto!", 12. Equine hybrid with striped legs, 14. Looney Tunes nickname, 17. Brink, 21. Where overflow stock might be kept, 22. Slightly, 23. Hershey candy wrapped in gold foil, 24. "The Three-Body Problem" author ___ Cixin, 28. "What do you even need me for?", 29. Singer DiFranco, 31. Ill will, 34. Interdict, 35. Like the Rockefellers, Roosevelts and Rothschilds, 37. Fannies, 38. ___ mess (English dessert), 39. Trumpet, 41. National spirit of England, 43. Excites, 44. "L'chaim!", 45. Annoy over time, 46. The long way there?, 47. Noted facial feature of Einstein, informally, 52. Really put off, 54. Vaccine shot, e.g., 55. Letters on some lotion bottles, 58. Member of the fam, 59. Nail holder, 60. Show commemorating its 50th season in 2024, in brief

 Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 05, 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. Domains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREAS

  Possible Answer : surface_area, expanse, area, region, country, arena, orbit, domain, field, sphere




• The clue is 6. Result of a bad investment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSS

  Possible Answer : release, loss, deprivation, personnel_casualty, going, exit, red, departure, passing, expiration, red_ink

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 10. Hollywood, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIZ

  Possible Answer : game, biz




• The clue is 13. Aptly named novelist Charles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READE




• The clue is 14. Like the secretary of commerce, in the U.S. presidential line of succession. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENTH

  Possible Answer : 10th, tenth_part, ten_percent, one-tenth, tenth




• The clue is 15. "To" words. 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 16. Tried getting on a Jumbotron, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTHECAMERA




• The clue is 18. Unit equivalent to 16.5 feet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROD

  Possible Answer : pole, retinal_rod, gat, rod, rod_cell, perch




• The clue is 19. Spacecraft name since the 1960s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOYUZ




• The clue is 20. Fund, as a 401(k). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAYINTO




• The clue is 22. Inverse trig function. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCCOS

  Possible Answer : arccosine, inverse_cosine, arccos, arc_cosine




• The clue is 24. Approaching empty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOW

  Possible Answer : blue, lowly, scummy, Low, dispirited, downcast, down, abject, depleted, moo, broken, miserable, David_Low, gloomy, grim, downhearted, humiliated, low-toned, down_in_the_mouth, crushed, low, low-pitched, small, first, scurvy, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, low_gear, depression, low-spirited, humbled, Sir_David_Low, low-down, modest, first_gear, depressed, humble

  Possible Opposite Answer : high




• The clue is 25. Loud, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEON

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_10, neon, Ne




• The clue is 26. The Raptors, on scoreboards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOR

  Possible Answer : tor




• The clue is 27. Enjoyed some cozy reading. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPWITHABOOK




• The clue is 30. Natural treatment for insect bites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOE

  Possible Answer : aloe




• The clue is 32. Aetna alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUMANA




• The clue is 33. "Easy there, Fido!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOWNBOY




• The clue is 36. Paperless means of entry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETICKET




• The clue is 40. Spanish city on the Costa del Sol. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALAGA

  Possible Answer : Malaga




• The clue is 42. High-fat diet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KETO




• The clue is 43. Attacked imaginary enemies, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATWINDMILLS




• The clue is 48. Debtor's letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOU

  Possible Answer : IOU




• The clue is 49. Big name in bubbly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOET




• The clue is 50. "1" for the set {1, 2, 3}, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIN

  Possible Answer : min, Min, Fukkianese, Amoy, Hokkianese, Min_dialect, Taiwanese, minute, Fukien




• The clue is 51. "Au contraire!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITISNT




• The clue is 53. Kids' toy that comes in a can. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLAYDOH




• The clue is 55. Like home devices with advanced capabilities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMART

  Possible Answer : impertinent, smartness, wise, impudent, smart, ache, overbold, saucy, smarting, chic, sassy, fresh, hurt, voguish, bright

  Possible Opposite Answer : stupid




• The clue is 56. Polite address. 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 57. Made money dishonestly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONESPOCKETS




• The clue is 61. What a high-altitude balloon might be mistaken for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFO

  Possible Answer : flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO




• The clue is 62. What Comic Sans is "sans". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERIF

  Possible Answer : serif, seriph




• The clue is 63. Crane lookalike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERON

  Possible Answer : Heron, heron, Hero, Hero_of_Alexandria




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

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

  The answer: PEN

  Possible Answer : penitentiary, pen, indite, compose, playpen, write




• The clue is 65. Peer group?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYES

  Possible Answer : eyes, middle, optic, eye, center, heart, oculus, eyeball, centre




• The clue is 66. Famous '50s flop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDSEL

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Museum of Bad ___ (Boston attraction). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer: art, artistic_creation, artistic_production, artistry, artwork, fine_art, nontextual_matter, prowess, graphics

• The clue is 2. Vintage car inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REO

• The clue is 3. Swallows one's pride. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EATSCROW

• The clue is 4. Arranged temporarily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADHOC

• The clue is 5. "Peace". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEYOU

• The clue is 6. Moon lander acronym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEM

  Possible Answer: lunar_module, LEM, lunar_excursion_module

• The clue is 7. Dinner with minimal cleanup. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ONEPOTMEAL

• The clue is 8. Scarecrow topper, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRAWHAT

• The clue is 9. Horse-drawn carriage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAY

  Possible Answer: shay, chaise

• The clue is 10. Island that's home to most of the world's wild orangutans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORNEO

  Possible Answer: Kalimantan, Borneo

• The clue is 11. "Ditto!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOTOO

• The clue is 12. Equine hybrid with striped legs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEDONK

• The clue is 14. Looney Tunes nickname. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAZ

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

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

  The answer: CUSP

  Possible Answer: leaflet, cusp

• The clue is 21. Where overflow stock might be kept. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INBACK

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

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

  The answer: ATAD

• The clue is 23. Hershey candy wrapped in gold foil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROLO

• The clue is 24. "The Three-Body Problem" author ___ Cixin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIU

• The clue is 28. "What do you even need me for?". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: WHYAMIHERE

• The clue is 29. Singer DiFranco. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer: ani

• The clue is 31. Ill will. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENMITY

  Possible Answer: enmity, hostility, ill_will, antagonism

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

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

  The answer: BAN

  Possible Answer: prohibition, cast_out, proscription, Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing, ostracise, forbidding, ban, blackball, ostracize, banning, shun, BAN, banish, censor, forbiddance

• The clue is 35. Like the Rockefellers, Roosevelts and Rothschilds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDMONEY

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

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

  The answer: KEISTERS

  Possible Answer: prat, tail_end, fundament, tush, bottom, arse, butt, ass, can, tooshie, fanny, bum, stern, behind, rear_end, posterior, keister, rear, tail, derriere, hind_end, buttocks, seat, backside, buns, hindquarters, nates, rump

• The clue is 38. ___ mess (English dessert). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETON

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

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

  The answer: TOUT

  Possible Answer: gasconade, boast, brag, ticket_tout, vaunt, bluster, shoot_a_line, tout, swash, tipster, blow, gas, touter

• The clue is 41. National spirit of England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIN

  Possible Answer: gin_rummy, gin, cotton_gin, noose, snare, knock_rummy

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

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

  The answer: AMPSUP

• The clue is 44. "L'chaim!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOLIFE

• The clue is 45. Annoy over time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEARON

• The clue is 46. The long way there?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMO

  Possible Answer: limo, limousine

• The clue is 47. Noted facial feature of Einstein, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STACHE

• The clue is 52. Really put off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRKED

  Possible Answer: gall, irk

• The clue is 54. Vaccine shot, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOSE

  Possible Answer: venereal_infection, sexually_transmitted_disease, loony_toons, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, Elvis, venereal_disease, Zen, drug, Cupid's_disease, dose, acid, dosage, superman, STD, back_breaker, Venus's_curse, pane, window_pane, battery-acid, social_disease, dot, VD, Cupid's_itch

• The clue is 55. Letters on some lotion bottles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPF

  Possible Answer: sun_protection_factor, SPF

• The clue is 58. Member of the fam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

  Possible Answer: Systeme_International, International_System_of_Units, sis, ti, SI_unit, silicon, SI, te, Si, sister, SI_system, Systeme_International_d'Unites, si, atomic_number_14, International_System

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother

• The clue is 59. Nail holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toe, toenail

• The clue is 60. Show commemorating its 50th season in 2024, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Manly

5-letter answer Answer: MACHO

Word Help: Synonyms: macho, butch

Clue #2: 6. Extravagant type of fund-raiser

4-letter answer Answer: GALA

Word Help: Synonyms: jamboree, gala, gala_affair

Clue #3: 10. Among other things: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: ETC

Clue #4: 13. ___ Pendragon, father of King Arthur

5-letter answer Answer: UTHER

Clue #5: 14. "Awesome!!!"

4-letter answer Answer: EPIC

Word Help: Synonyms: heroic, epos, epic

Clue #6: 15. Drawer or door part

4-letter answer Answer: KNOB

Word Help: Synonyms: thickening, node, pommel

Clue #7: 16. Nonviolent protest A farewell to artist Chagall? Nonviolent protest

10-letter answer Answer: PEACEMARCH

Clue #8: 18. Theater boxes

4-letter answer Answer: AMPS

Word Help: Synonyms: A, adenylic_acid, AMP

Clue #9: 19. Activity that turns an urban area into an obstacle course

7-letter answer Answer: PARKOUR

Clue #10: 20. Contain

6-letter answer Answer: KEEPIN

Clue #11: 22. "Is," to Livy

3-letter answer Answer: EST

Word Help: Synonyms: EST, Eastern_Time, Eastern_Standard_Time

Clue #12: 23. Go with one's ___

3-letter answer Answer: GUT

Word Help: Synonyms: intestine, gut, bowel

Clue #13: 25. Go by car

5-letter answer Answer: MOTOR

Word Help: Synonyms: drive, centrifugal, motor

Clue #14: 27. Scientist played by David Bowie in 2006's "The Prestige"

5-letter answer Answer: TESLA

Word Help: Synonyms: tesla, Nikola_Tesla, Tesla

Clue #15: 30. Endure Display some humorous posters? Endure

9-letter answer Answer: PUTUPWITH

Clue #16: 33. GPS datum

3-letter answer Answer: ETA

Word Help: Synonyms: eta, ETA, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna

Clue #17: 35. Symbol in the Bluetooth logo, for one

4-letter answer Answer: RUNE

Word Help: Synonyms: rune, runic_letter

Clue #18: 36. ___ mode (fuel efficiency option in some cars)

3-letter answer Answer: ECO

Clue #19: 37. Notre Dame team Asset in a staring contest? Notre Dame team

13-letter answer Answer: FIGHTINGIRISH

Clue #20: 41. Downside

3-letter answer Answer: CON

Word Help: Synonyms: convict, yard_bird, swindle
Antonyms: pro

Clue #21: 42. Chops (off)

4-letter answer Answer: LOPS

Word Help: Synonyms: sever, clip, lop

Clue #22: 43. Sci-fi publisher whose logo is a rocky peak

3-letter answer Answer: TOR

Word Help: Synonyms: tor

Clue #23: 44. Figure it out "Let's see that dance move where you lie flat by a door!"? Figure it out

9-letter answer Answer: DOTHEMATH

Clue #24: 47. Domain

5-letter answer Answer: REALM

Word Help: Synonyms: realm, region, kingdom

Clue #25: 51. Arrogant walk

5-letter answer Answer: STRUT

Word Help: Synonyms: strut, sashay, cock

Clue #26: 52. For reference, it's over 21,000 pages, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: OED

Word Help: Synonyms: O.E.D., Oxford_English_Dictionary, OED

Clue #27: 54. Antagonist in "Calvin and Hobbes"

3-letter answer Answer: MOE

Clue #28: 55. Go over again

6-letter answer Answer: REREAD

Word Help: Synonyms: reread

Clue #29: 58. Kids' items that can come in packs of 8 and 168

7-letter answer Answer: CRAYONS

Word Help: Synonyms: wax_crayon, crayon

Clue #30: 61. Shed tears

4-letter answer Answer: WEPT

Word Help: Synonyms: cry, weep
Antonyms: laugh

Clue #31: 62. City that had the final letter of its name removed in 1891, only to be restored in 1911

10-letter answer Answer: PITTSBURGH

Word Help: Synonyms: Pittsburgh

Clue #32: 64. Disclaimer on a secondhand product

4-letter answer Answer: ASIS

Clue #33: 65. Mexican money

4-letter answer Answer: PESO

Word Help: Synonyms: Chilean_peso, Philippine_peso, Colombian_peso

Clue #34: 66. Slatted case

5-letter answer Answer: CRATE

Word Help: Synonyms: crate, crateful
Antonyms: uncrate

Clue #35: 67. C.P.A.'s column header, perhaps

3-letter answer Answer: YTD

Clue #36: 68. High light?

4-letter answer Answer: STAR

Word Help: Synonyms: whiz, wiz, prima

Clue #37: 69. Missile chambers

5-letter answer Answer: SILOS

Word Help: Synonyms: silo

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Bert or Ernie

6-letter answer Answer: MUPPET

Clue #2: 2. Relaxed

6-letter answer Answer: ATEASE

Clue #3: 3. Many graphics in business presentations

6-letter answer Answer: CHARTS

Word Help: Synonyms: chart, graph

Clue #4: 4. Mild expletive

4-letter answer Answer: HECK

Clue #5: 5. Wheel on a school bus-themed cake, perhaps

4-letter answer Answer: OREO

Word Help: Synonyms: oreo_cookie, oreo

Clue #6: 6. Get equipped (for)

6-letter answer Answer: GEARUP

Clue #7: 7. The cruelest mo., per T.S. Eliot

3-letter answer Answer: APR

Word Help: Synonyms: Apr, April

Clue #8: 8. Get ready to seal, as an envelope

4-letter answer Answer: LICK

Word Help: Synonyms: poke, clobber, solve

Clue #9: 9. Feel the pain

4-letter answer Answer: ACHE

Word Help: Synonyms: ache, suffer, yen

Clue #10: 10. Feelings of animosity

8-letter answer Answer: ENMITIES

Word Help: Synonyms: antagonism, ill_will, enmity

Clue #11: 11. First-rate

8-letter answer Answer: TOPNOTCH

Word Help: Synonyms: topnotch, crack, tops

Clue #12: 12. "Face the Nation" airer

3-letter answer Answer: CBS

Clue #13: 15. Comic strip sound of impact

5-letter answer Answer: KAPOW

Clue #14: 17. Hot chocolate holder

3-letter answer Answer: MUG

Word Help: Synonyms: fool, kisser, mugful

Clue #15: 21. One of 16 over the course of the Ming dynasty

7-letter answer Answer: EMPEROR

Word Help: Synonyms: emperor_butterfly, Saturnia_pavonia, emperor

Clue #16: 24. Seeks help from

7-letter answer Answer: TURNSTO

Clue #17: 26. Pi follower

3-letter answer Answer: RHO

Word Help: Synonyms: rho

Clue #18: 28. "Ahab's ___" (chapter in "Moby-Dick")

3-letter answer Answer: LEG

Word Help: Synonyms: peg, pegleg, branch

Clue #19: 29. One who might receive a letter at school

7-letter answer Answer: ATHLETE

Word Help: Synonyms: athlete, jock

Clue #20: 31. Pull (on)

3-letter answer Answer: TUG

Word Help: Synonyms: labor, tote, drive

Clue #21: 32. Watt or newton

4-letter answer Answer: UNIT

Word Help: Synonyms: social_unit, unit, unit_of_measurement

Clue #22: 34. A little bit of everything?

4-letter answer Answer: ATOM

Word Help: Synonyms: corpuscle, particle, mote

Clue #23: 37. Amenity attached to an airplane seat

8-letter answer Answer: FOOTREST

Word Help: Synonyms: footstool, footrest, ottoman

Clue #24: 38. Courageous

8-letter answer Answer: INTREPID

Word Help: Synonyms: audacious, brave, dauntless

Clue #25: 39. Hoppy bar choice, for short

3-letter answer Answer: IPA

Clue #26: 40. Wrath

3-letter answer Answer: IRE

Word Help: Synonyms: anger, wrath, ire

Clue #27: 41. Media for old music players

3-letter answer Answer: CDS

Word Help: Synonyms: candle, CD, cd

Clue #28: 45. Feels the pain

5-letter answer Answer: HURTS

Word Help: Synonyms: injure, ache, suffering
Antonyms: be_well

Clue #29: 46. Browbeat

6-letter answer Answer: HECTOR

Word Help: Synonyms: hector, push_around, bully

Clue #30: 48. Unconcerned with right and wrong

6-letter answer Answer: AMORAL

Clue #31: 49. Wish that one could

6-letter answer Answer: LONGTO

Clue #32: 50. Fits well (with)

6-letter answer Answer: MESHES

Word Help: Synonyms: meshwork, enmesh, mesh
Antonyms: disengage

Clue #33: 53. E.N.T.s, e.g.

3-letter answer Answer: DRS

Clue #34: 56. Galaxy downloads

4-letter answer Answer: APPS

Clue #35: 57. Media ___ (one's daily news consumption, so to speak)

4-letter answer Answer: DIET

Word Help: Synonyms: dieting, diet

Clue #36: 59. Basics

4-letter answer Answer: ABCS

Word Help: Synonyms: ABCs, ABC's, rudiment

Clue #37: 60. Gagarin in space

4-letter answer Answer: YURI

Clue #38: 61. Path

3-letter answer Answer: WAY

Word Help: Synonyms: room, manner, elbow_room

Clue #39: 63. Org. that might have you put your belt on a belt

3-letter answer Answer: TSA

Word Help: Synonyms: Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, February 02, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

February 02, 2024 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sky-high	9
2A	10. "In-tents" getaways	5
3A	15. Solo act?	9
4A	16. Mononymous singer with numerically titled albums	5
5A	17. Footwear with distinctive yellow stitching	9
6A	18. New Delhi's ___ Temple	5
7A	19. Jumps over, say	5
8A	20. Gave 9-Down	4
9A	22. "Just ___ heads-up ..."	3
10A	23. 2019 World Series champs, familiarly	4
11A	24. Southwest city that gets about 350 days of sunshine a year	6
12A	26. Monk's title	3
13A	27. Isle of ___ (historic region of England)	3
14A	28. Noted cairn terrier of film	4
15A	29. ___ society	6
16A	31. Odysseus' faithful dog in the "Odyssey"	5
17A	32. Specks	5
18A	33. Dangerous thing to be inside	15
19A	38. Thrifty competitor	5
20A	39. Hews	5
21A	40. Excites	6
22A	42. The Black Knights of the N.C.A.A.	4
23A	43. Its famous chime consists of the three notes G-E-C	3
24A	46. Lead role of a 1979 Broadway hit	3
25A	47. N-___ (mathematical sets)	6
26A	49. Plunder	4
27A	50. Japanese honorific	3
28A	51. Papal issue	4
29A	52. Medieval Latin for "great"	5
30A	53. Relished	5
31A	56. Seattle slew?	9
32A	58. Word with aid or pad	5
33A	59. Places to see lots of lutzes	9
34A	60. Beats in a photo finish, say	5
35A	61. 1979 hit whose title is stuttered	9

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. Sky-high"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: INECSTASY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. "In-tents" getaways"

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 temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
• Words that mean the same thing: summer camp, clique, cantonment
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Solo act?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that speech you make to yourself
• Words that mean the same thing: soliloquy
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONOLOGUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Mononymous singer with numerically titled albums"

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: ADELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Footwear with distinctive yellow stitching"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DRMARTENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. New Delhi's ___ Temple"

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 native to eastern asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaea lotus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOTUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Jumps over, say"

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 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Words that mean the same thing: overlook, neglect, overleap
• The opposite would be: attend to, include
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Gave 9-Down"

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: OKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. "Just ___ heads-up ...""

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: ASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. 2019 World Series champs, familiarly"

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: NATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Southwest city that gets about 350 days of sunshine a year"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in southeastern arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUCSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Monk's title"

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: DOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Isle of ___ (historic region of England)"

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: ELY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Noted cairn terrier of film"

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

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: TOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. ___ society"

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 pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
• Words that mean the same thing: humanistic, humanist
• The opposite would be: inhumane
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUMANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Odysseus' faithful dog in the "Odyssey""

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 ancient city in southeastern greece; dominated the peloponnese in the 7th century bc
• Words that mean the same thing: Argo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Specks"

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 (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: corpuscle, mote, molecule
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Dangerous thing to be inside"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BELLYOFTHEBEAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Thrifty competitor"

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 siege and massacre at a mission in san antonio in 1836; mexican forces under santa anna besieged and massacred american rebels who were fighting to make texas independent of mexico
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Hews"

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 dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
• Words that mean the same thing: strike down, felled seam, vanish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FELLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Excites"

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: KEYSUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. The Black Knights of the N.C.A.A."

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 permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
• Words that mean the same thing: US Army, regular army, U. S. Army
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Its famous chime consists of the three notes G-E-C"

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: NBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Lead role of a 1979 Broadway hit"

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: EVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. N-___ (mathematical sets)"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.

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: TUPLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Plunder"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of drawing or hauling something
• Words that mean the same thing: draw, cart, drag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Japanese honorific"

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: SAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Papal issue"

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 uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
• Words that mean the same thing: bullshit, Taurus, Samson
• The opposite would be: bear
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BULL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Medieval Latin for "great""

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: MAGNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Relished"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Seattle slew?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAINYDAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Word with aid or pad"

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 established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
• Words that mean the same thing: effectual, sound
• The opposite would be: illegal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Places to see lots of lutzes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ICEARENAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "60. Beats in a photo finish, say"

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 boundary of a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: inch, boundary, bound
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. 1979 hit whose title is stuttered"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MYSHARONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword February 02, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Line from one who's fully fed ... or fully fed up	6
2D	2. Garden-variety	6
3D	3. Bad blood	6
4D	4. Things to keep in check?	5
5D	5. Some Olympus offerings, in brief	4
6D	6. One in a highchair	3
7D	7. Lose eligibility for, as Little League	8
8D	8. Rationale for "throwing good money after bad"	15
9D	9. Nods	5
10D	10. Bit of energy, for short	3
11D	11. Tumult	3
12D	12. Some Instagram statistics, fittingly?	8
13D	13. Party add-ons	8
14D	14. Puppet show locale, for short	8
15D	21. "What an idiot I am!"	3
16D	24. Lomé locale	4
17D	25. Without feeling	6
18D	28. Where one may or may not make the cut	6
19D	30. TV tavern whose owner bribes Mayor Quimby to pass a health inspection	4
20D	31. Charity	4
21D	33. One way to make cookie dough?	8
22D	34. Higher up	8
23D	35. Flop	8
24D	36. Grave words	8
25D	37. Shade providers at the National Mall	4
26D	41. Magazine, e.g., for short	3
27D	43. Where Midori Ito lit the Olympic cauldron	6
28D	44. John or Paul	6
29D	45. Top-tier	6
30D	48. Holiday celebrated by reading the Megillah	5
31D	49. Actor Bill of "Barry"	5
32D	52. Gore Vidal's "___ Breckinridge"	4
33D	54. Nation whose currency is the dirham: Abbr.	3
34D	55. Texting counterpart of "ty"	3
35D	57. "Gonna have to pass"	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. Line from one who's fully fed ... or fully fed up"

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: IMDONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Garden-variety"

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 something regarded as a normative example
• Words that mean the same thing: convention, formula, rule
• The opposite would be: paranormal, abnormal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NORMAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Bad blood"

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 state of deep-seated ill-will
• Words that mean the same thing: ill will, hostility, antagonism
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENMITY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Things to keep in check?"

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 outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
• Words that mean the same thing: coating, surface, pelage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Some Olympus offerings, in brief"

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: SLRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. One in a highchair"

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 small amount (especially of a drink)
• Words that mean the same thing: sum, total, add
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Lose eligibility for, as Little League"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AGEOUTOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Rationale for "throwing good money after bad""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUNKCOSTFALLACY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Nods"

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 an affirmative
• Words that mean the same thing: yes
• The opposite would be: no
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YESES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Bit of energy, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Tumult"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: fuss, bustle, flurry
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Some Instagram statistics, fittingly?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that data about data
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: METADATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Party add-ons"

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: PLUSONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Puppet show locale, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard 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: SESAMEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. "What an idiot I am!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
• Words that mean the same thing: ut, do
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Lomé locale"

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 republic on the western coast of africa on the gulf of guinea; formerly under french control
• Words that mean the same thing: Togolese Republic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Without feeling"

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 in a numb manner; without feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: insensibly
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUMBLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Where one may or may not make the cut"

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

  The answer is: TRYOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. TV tavern whose owner bribes Mayor Quimby to pass a health inspection"

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: MOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Charity"

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 money or goods contributed to the poor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ALMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. One way to make cookie dough?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: BAKESALE

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Clue 22 Down: "34. Higher up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
• Words that mean the same thing: idealistic, upgrade, grand
• The opposite would be: demote, lower
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ELEVATED

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Clue 23 Down: "35. Flop"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
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  The answer is: LAYANEGG

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Clue 24 Down: "36. Grave words"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: HERELIES

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Clue 25 Down: "37. Shade providers at the National Mall"

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 any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Words that mean the same thing: elm tree, elmwood, elm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ELMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Magazine, e.g., for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
• Words that mean the same thing: saloon, taphouse, public house
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: PUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Where Midori Ito lit the Olympic cauldron"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in central honshu to the northwest of tokyo; site of a buddhist shrine
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: NAGANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. John or Paul"

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 english preacher and author of an allegorical novel, pilgrim's progress (1628-1688)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Bunyan, Paul Bunyan
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: BUNYAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Top-tier"

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: CLASSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Holiday celebrated by reading the Megillah"

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 (judaism) a jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by haman
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: PURIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Actor Bill of "Barry""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Gore Vidal's "___ Breckinridge""

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: MYRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Nation whose currency is the dirham: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Texting counterpart of "ty""

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: PLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. "Gonna have to pass""

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: NAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	70.0%
Short Answer	11	15.7%
Abbreviation	4	5.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Geography	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: August 27, 2025 at 08:41 PM