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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

27392 Wed Nov 06, 2024 NYT by Adam Aaronson

Across Clues :

1. Gobi Desert grazer, 4. Green roll, 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register, 10. Tailor's line, 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually, 14. Silvery element, 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man", 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …", 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people, 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape, 21. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board", 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci", 24. Hop on board?, 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail, 27. Dress shirt fit option, 28. Site for crafts, 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975, 36. Croak, 39. African country, 41. Sweetened beverage, 42. Container for sour cream, 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried", 46. Make go "Vroom!", 47. "Go-o-oal!", 50. Object of adoration, 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally, 53. Bird with a distinctive call, 56. Spinning one's wheels?, 59. Puff pieces?, 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across, 68. Conversely, in a text, 69. Second-smallest of seven, 70. Like many granola bars, 71. Unit of power, 72. Performs brilliantly, 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Down Clues :

1. Focuses of quantum mechanics, 2. Composer with a namesake horn, 3. Foul-smelling prank items, 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g., 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating, 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital, 7. Lay to rest, 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep, 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it", 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters, 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction", 12. Sullen, 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option), 16. World's most populous country as of 2023, 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist, 25. Leave undisturbed, 30. A-game, so to speak, 31. Elaborate hairdo, 32. Jewish rite, 33. Target, 34. Italian wine region, 35. Look sullen, 37. Middle-of-the-month time, 38. Big name in athletic sandals, 40. Like Antarctica's climate, 41. Hang out, 44. Swearing-in words, 45. Drag on the road, 48. "My plans aren't set in stone", 49. "99 Luftballons" singer, 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian, 52. "Oh, phew!", 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar, 55. Plot units, 56. Major setback, 57. Three-syllable letter, 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand, 60. In the distance, 61. Multitalented Moreno, 62. River in which Achilles was dipped, 64. "Tell me something I don't know!", 65. ___ Lanka, 66. Sweetie, 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 06, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 6, 2024
New York Times, Wednesday, November 6, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Gobi Desert grazer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASS

    Possible Answer : butt, arsenic, nates, fundament, derriere, arse, roll_in_the_hay, rear, fucking, rump, ass, As, nooky, keister, buttocks, screw, bum, posterior, AS, piece_of_tail, tail, fuck, seat, stern, piece_of_ass, buns, tail_end, fanny, rear_end, hindquarters, tooshie, tush, bottom, can, hind_end, behind, screwing, shtup, atomic_number_33, Eastern_Samoa, American_Samoa, nookie, prat, backside, shag


  • The clue is 4. Green roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOD

    Possible Answer : sod, bugger, superoxide_dismutase, sodomite, turf, SOD, sodomist, greensward, sward


  • The clue is 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDU


  • The clue is 10. Tailor's line. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEM

    Possible Answer : hem, ahem


  • The clue is 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOT

    Possible Answer : tot, tally, add_up, bambino, tot_up, tote_up, add, toddler, sum_up, add_together, sum, summate, yearling, total


  • The clue is 14. Silvery element. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLATINUM

    Possible Answer : platinum, Pt, atomic_number_78


  • The clue is 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELO


  • The clue is 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OUI


  • The clue is 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDMONTON

    Possible Answer : Edmonton


  • The clue is 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALP

    Possible Answer : alp


  • The clue is 21. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MSNBC


  • The clue is 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALDO


  • The clue is 24. Hop on board?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLLIE


  • The clue is 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAKE

    Possible Answer : interest, sake, saki, rice_beer


  • The clue is 27. Dress shirt fit option. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLIM

    Possible Answer : slight, lose_weight, svelte, melt_off, slim_down, slim, reduce, slender, slenderize, thin

    Possible Opposite Answer : gain


  • The clue is 28. Site for crafts. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETSY


  • The clue is 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

    The answer: BLACKSABBATH


  • The clue is 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APOLLO

    Possible Answer : Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus_Apollo


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

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

    The answer: RIBBIT


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

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

    The answer: SOMALIA

    Possible Answer : Somalia


  • The clue is 41. Sweetened beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIMEADE

    Possible Answer : limeade


  • The clue is 42. Container for sour cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TUB

    Possible Answer : bathtub, bathing_tub, vat, tubful, tub, bath


  • The clue is 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FRITOS


  • The clue is 46. Make go "Vroom!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REV

    Possible Answer : rev_up, rev, rpm, revolutions_per_minute


  • The clue is 47. "Go-o-oal!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITSIN


  • The clue is 50. Object of adoration. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDOL

    Possible Answer : beau_ideal, perfection, graven_image, paragon, god, matinee_idol, idol


  • The clue is 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOSSA


  • The clue is 53. Bird with a distinctive call. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEADOWLARK

    Possible Answer : lark, meadowlark


  • The clue is 56. Spinning one's wheels?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIKING

    Possible Answer : bike, wheel, bicycle, pedal, cycle


  • The clue is 59. Puff pieces?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CIGARS

    Possible Answer : cigar


  • The clue is 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

    The answer: LONGANDSHORTOFIT


  • The clue is 68. Conversely, in a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OTOH


  • The clue is 69. Second-smallest of seven. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EUROPE

    Possible Answer : EC, EEC, Europe, European_Economic_Community, EU, Common_Market, European_Union, European_Community


  • The clue is 70. Like many granola bars. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OATY


  • The clue is 71. Unit of power. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WATT

    Possible Answer : watt, Watt, James_Watt, W


  • The clue is 72. Performs brilliantly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHINES

    Possible Answer : gleam, glow, radiancy, shin, glitter, strike, skin, polish, reflect, shinny, refulgency, beam, refulgence, smoothen, scramble, glint, struggle, radiance, smooth, fall, radiate, sputter, glisten, clamber, shine, effulgence


  • The clue is 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRAX


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Focuses of quantum mechanics. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATOMS

    Possible Answer: particle, speck, molecule, corpuscle, atom, mote

  • The clue is 2. Composer with a namesake horn. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOUSA

    Possible Answer: March_King, John_Philip_Sousa, Sousa

  • The clue is 3. Foul-smelling prank items. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STINKBOMBS

  • The clue is 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPEC

    Possible Answer: spec, specification

  • The clue is 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLD

    Possible Answer: sometime, honest-to-god, onetime, former, one-time, quondam, honest-to-goodness, Old, erstwhile, previous, sure-enough, old, older

    Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

  • The clue is 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DAMASK

    Possible Answer: damask

  • The clue is 7. Lay to rest. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENTOMB

    Possible Answer: inhume, inter, lay_to_rest, bury, entomb

  • The clue is 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DUO

    Possible Answer: twosome, duo, couple, yoke, couplet, brace, duet, twain, span, distich, duette, pair, dyad, duad

  • The clue is 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UMNO

  • The clue is 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEALTHBARS

  • The clue is 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELLIS

    Possible Answer: Elli

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

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

    The answer: MOPEY

  • The clue is 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOLLS

    Possible Answer: toll, price, cost, bell

  • The clue is 16. World's most populous country as of 2023. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INDIA

    Possible Answer: Republic_of_India, India, Bharat

  • The clue is 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BELLA

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

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

    The answer: LETBE

  • The clue is 30. A-game, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALL

    Possible Answer: wholly, totally, completely, whole, entirely, altogether, all

    Possible Opposite Answer : partly, some

  • The clue is 31. Elaborate hairdo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COIF

    Possible Answer: coiffe, hairdo, coiffure, set, coif, hair_style, dress, arrange, do, hairstyle

  • The clue is 32. Jewish rite. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BRIS

    Possible Answer: Bris, Brith, Berit, Berith, Briss

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

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

    The answer: AIM

    Possible Answer: point, intent, aim, bearing, train, propose, place, drive, design, get, objective, direct, object, take_aim, target, take, purport, intention, aspire, purpose, calculate, shoot_for, draw_a_bead_on, heading

  • The clue is 34. Italian wine region. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASTI

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

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

    The answer: POUT

    Possible Answer: pout, hornpout, mow, brood, sulk, Ameiurus_Melas, wry_face, eelpout, moue, horned_pout, mop

  • The clue is 37. Middle-of-the-month time. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDES

    Possible Answer: ides

  • The clue is 38. Big name in athletic sandals. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEVA

  • The clue is 40. Like Antarctica's climate. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARID

    Possible Answer: desiccated, waterless, arid, desiccate

  • The clue is 41. Hang out. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOLL

    Possible Answer: loll, arse_about, waste_one's_time, droop, bum, bum_around, loaf, bum_about, lounge_around, fuck_off, arse_around, lounge_about, frig_around, loll_around

  • The clue is 44. Swearing-in words. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDO

    Possible Answer: Ido

  • The clue is 45. Drag on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOW

    Possible Answer: towage, tow

  • The clue is 48. "My plans aren't set in stone". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMIGHT

  • The clue is 49. "99 Luftballons" singer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NENA

  • The clue is 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BRIT

    Possible Answer: britt, Briton, brit, Britisher, Brit

  • The clue is 52. "Oh, phew!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OKGOOD

  • The clue is 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGNES

  • The clue is 55. Plot units. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACRES

    Possible Answer: landed_estate, land, acre, demesne, estate, Acre, Akko, Accho, Akka, acres

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

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

    The answer: BLOW

    Possible Answer: bump, botch, vaunt, tout, fuck_up, screw_up, bumble, muff, bollocks_up, gas, shock, waste, shove_off, blast, puff, bollix, foul_up, gasconade, bobble, botch_up, reversal, bluster, mess_up, shoot_a_line, fellate, be_adrift, bodge, setback, burn_out, nose_candy, gust, coke, suck, black_eye, snow, swash, flub, blow, squander, C, bollocks, go_down_on, shove_along, bungle, spoil, louse_up, boast, reverse, fumble, fluff, brag, muck_up, ball_up, blow_out, bollix_up, drift, float, mishandle

    Possible Opposite Answer : conserve

  • The clue is 57. Three-syllable letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IOTA

    Possible Answer: smidge, smidgin, smidgeon, tittle, smidgen, shred, whit, scintilla, iota

  • The clue is 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KNOT

    Possible Answer: knot, ravel, greyback, tangle, nautical_mile, mi, mile, grayback, air_mile, burl, Calidris_canutus, naut_mi, international_nautical_mile, slub, gnarl

    Possible Opposite Answer : unravel, unknot

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

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

    The answer: AFAR

    Possible Answer: afar

  • The clue is 61. Multitalented Moreno. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RITA

  • The clue is 62. River in which Achilles was dipped. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STYX

    Possible Answer: River_Styx, Styx

  • The clue is 64. "Tell me something I don't know!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DUH

  • The clue is 65. ___ Lanka. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SRI

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

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

    The answer: HON

  • The clue is 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPE

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Saturday, July 20, 2024

July 20, 2024 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - July 20, 2024

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. Bungee jumping might be seen on it: BUCKETLIST
  • 11. Aggressively promote: FLOG
  • 15. About to get it: INHOTWATER
  • 16. ___ Wood, portrayer of the Bond girl Plenty O'Toole in "Diamonds Are Forever": LANA
  • 17. Touring show for figure skaters: STARSONICE
  • 18. Part of UX: USER
  • 19. Actors Feldman and Haim: COREYS
  • 20. 28-Across, for one: STAT
  • 22. "We'll update you once we know," in brief: TBD
  • 23. Liberal arts college in Michigan: ALMA
  • 24. Compose: PEN
  • 26. A bad look: THEEYE
  • 28. Receiving gains: Abbr.: YDS
  • 29. General idea: TENOR
  • 31. Company descended from the Rockefeller oil empire: EXXON
  • 32. David ___, Grammy-winning French D.J.: GUETTA
  • 33. Courage: SPINE
  • 34. "Ain't happenin'": NOCANDO
  • 37. Like some window shades: PLEATED
  • 39. Dance around: EVADE
  • 40. Plot: MAPOUT
  • 42. Characters in "300": ZEROS
  • 43. "___ you!": BLESS
  • 44. Arthur of "Maude": BEA
  • 47. Bit of advice from an expert: PROTIP
  • 49. Test important to M.A. seekers: GRE
  • 50. Some disposable razors: BICS
  • 51. Academic extension: EDU
  • 52. Place to pick up a puppy, perhaps: NAPE
  • 54. Settle (on): ALIGHT
  • 56. Supreme leader?: ROSS
  • 58. Many a retiree these days: BABYBOOMER
  • 60. Tech news website: CNET
  • 61. Popular choice for un antojito ("little craving"): STREETTACO
  • 62. Elusive, in a sense: EELY
  • 63. "Makes sense": THATTRACKS

Down:

  • 1. Spanish province whose capital is Bilbao: BISCAY
  • 2. Vast: UNTOLD
  • 3. Magic words: CHARMS
  • 4. Where the Hangul writing system is used: KOREA
  • 5. ___ shop (modern-day "storefront"): ETSY
  • 6. Like some basic bikes: TWOSPEED
  • 7. Office hookup, for short: LAN
  • 8. Defensive denial: ITISNOT
  • 9. Small denomination: SECT
  • 10. Reward for staying: TREAT
  • 11. Seasonal threat: FLU
  • 12. The end of the road, say: LASTEXIT
  • 13. Singly: ONEBYONE
  • 14. Got deep in the weeds?: GARDENED
  • 21. Eponym for a ship in a famous thought experiment: THESEUS
  • 25. Punish like Montresor does Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado": ENTOMB
  • 27. An Englishman in New York, maybe: EXPAT
  • 29. Starts to pay attention: TUNESIN
  • 30. Beat poet?: RAPPER
  • 32. Gal of note: GADOT
  • 34. Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest: NEZPERCE
  • 35. Tired: OVERDONE
  • 36. Horses around?: CAROUSEL
  • 38. Have to shave one's head, perhaps: LOSEABET
  • 41. Precursor to precalculus: ALGEBRA
  • 44. Fast-food classic: BIGMAC
  • 45. Online payment option: ECHECK
  • 46. Team whose Triple-A affiliate is called the Sugar Land Space Cowboys: ASTROS
  • 48. Historic Milwaukee brewer: PABST
  • 50. Local life: BIOTA
  • 53. Something worn in the woods: PATH
  • 55. Noted fantasy series, for short: LOTR
  • 57. Dump: STY
  • 59. "And ___ …": YET
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Friday, December 13, 2024

27426 Fri Dec 13, 2024 nyt by Ryan Patrick Smith

Across Clues :

1. Put a lid on it!, 8. To which a "To/From" label might be attached, 15. Chance meeting greeting, 16. Away for a while, 17. Question after an untimely joke, 18. Attacked from the sides, 19. Pronouncing "pronunciation" as "pronounciation," e.g., 20. Drift, 21. Dorothea who documented the Great Depression, 22. Lodge, 23. What Han Solo never wants to be told, 25. Stars are big ones, 27. Open, as a compressed file, 28. Sexually charged title track of a hit 1973 album, 33. Title princess in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera, 34. Spanish pronoun, 35. Something to show for a tow, 36. Recurring quirk, 37. Contribute to a company, say, 38. Hallmark of a hypocrite, 40. Trig ratio, 42. ___ shock (Japan's term for the video game crash of 1983), 43. Place for an ornament, 44. Cornmeal cake, 46. "My heart is like a singing bird / ___ nest is in a water'd shoot": Christina Rossetti, 50. Features of work boots, 52. Elevated pitches, 53. Main course?, 54. "The Fault in Our Stars" genre, informally, 55. Touchdown, e.g., 56. Without exception, 57. Slack alternative, in brief, 58. Major product of Jordan

Down Clues :

1. W, for one, 2. Now, in Spanish, 3. Garden-variety poker?, 4. Steps down, 5. 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan hit with a melancholy title, 6. Draining issue, 7. ___Mari (organization method), 8. Office lackey, 9. Nacre on a nice guitar, say, 10. Dessert made with a double boiler, 11. Achilles, e.g., 12. Cheesy casserole, 13. Went too far, 14. Struck (out), 20. Performers of note?, 22. Test releases, 24. Scatterbrained, 26. Statistics calculation, 27. Question that one is tricked into asking, in a classic gag, 28. Drain (away), 29. Chargeable conveyances, 30. Makeup of a sleeve, 31. Soeur de la mère, 32. What's black and white and wet all over?, 39. Singer with the 2009 double-platinum album "Rated R", 41. Antarctic penguin, 44. First airline to fly a jumbo jet, 45. Cars known as Vauxhalls in the U.K., 47. Count ___, a.k.a. Nosferatu, 48. Book identifier, often, 49. Compound formed from an alcohol and an acid, 51. Drink similar to Champagne, 52. Bean on the screen, 53. Tech entrepreneur Altman, 54. "American Dad!" airer

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 13, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, December 13, 2024
New York Times, Friday, December 13, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Put a lid on it!. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HATRACK

    Possible Answer : hatrack, coat_rack, coatrack


  • The clue is 8. To which a "To/From" label might be attached. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GIFTBOX


  • The clue is 15. Chance meeting greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHHELLO


  • The clue is 16. Away for a while. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONLEAVE


  • The clue is 17. Question after an untimely joke. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOOSOON


  • The clue is 18. Attacked from the sides. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FLANKED

    Possible Answer : flank


  • The clue is 19. Pronouncing "pronunciation" as "pronounciation," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERRING

    Possible Answer : drift, error-prone, erring, mistake, slip, stray, err


  • The clue is 20. Drift. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEANDER

    Possible Answer : meander, thread, wander, wind, weave, ramble


  • The clue is 21. Dorothea who documented the Great Depression. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LANGE

    Possible Answer : Lange, Dorothea_Lange


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

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

    The answer: BURY

    Possible Answer : eat_up, lay_to_rest, swallow_up, sink, entomb, bury, forget, inhume, immerse, swallow, inter

    Possible Opposite Answer : remember


  • The clue is 23. What Han Solo never wants to be told. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODDS

    Possible Answer : odds, betting_odds


  • The clue is 25. Stars are big ones. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAMES

    Possible Answer : cite, list, nominate, mention, refer, advert, make, figure, identify, appoint, distinguish, constitute, bring_up, diagnose, public_figure, name_calling, discover, gens, key, epithet, describe, names, key_out, name, call


  • The clue is 27. Open, as a compressed file. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNZIP

    Possible Answer : unzip

    Possible Opposite Answer : zip_up


  • The clue is 28. Sexually charged title track of a hit 1973 album. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LETSGETITON


  • The clue is 33. Title princess in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDA

    Possible Answer : International_Development_Association, IDA


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

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

    The answer: ESA


  • The clue is 35. Something to show for a tow. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AAACARD


  • The clue is 36. Recurring quirk. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIC

    Possible Answer : tic


  • The clue is 37. Contribute to a company, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACT

    Possible Answer : represent, work, play, human_action, bit, do, number, dissemble, enactment, deed, routine, roleplay, behave, human_activity, pretend, act_as, playact, act, turn, move

    Possible Opposite Answer : refrain


  • The clue is 38. Hallmark of a hypocrite. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INSINCERITY

    Possible Answer : falseness, insincerity, hollowness

    Possible Opposite Answer : sincerity


  • The clue is 40. Trig ratio. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COTAN

    Possible Answer : cotan, cotangent


  • The clue is 42. ___ shock (Japan's term for the video game crash of 1983). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATARI


  • The clue is 43. Place for an ornament. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOOD

    Possible Answer : exhaust_hood, cowl, goon, cowling, thug, cap, lens_hood, punk, bonnet, tough, strong-armer, hood, hoodlum, toughie


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

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

    The answer: PONE

    Possible Answer : pone, cornpone


  • The clue is 46. "My heart is like a singing bird / ___ nest is in a water'd shoot": Christina Rossetti. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHOSE


  • The clue is 50. Features of work boots. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOECAPS

    Possible Answer : toecap


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

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

    The answer: SHARPS

    Possible Answer : sharp


  • The clue is 53. Main course?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEALANE


  • The clue is 54. "The Fault in Our Stars" genre, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEENLIT


  • The clue is 55. Touchdown, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARRIVAL

    Possible Answer : reaching, comer, arrival, arriver


  • The clue is 56. Without exception. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BARNONE


  • The clue is 57. Slack alternative, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MSTEAMS


  • The clue is 58. Major product of Jordan. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNEAKER

    Possible Answer : canary, sneaker, stoolie, sneak, stool_pigeon, tennis_shoe, stoolpigeon, fink, snitcher, gym_shoe, snitch


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. W, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOTEL

    Possible Answer: hotel

  • The clue is 2. Now, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AHORA

  • The clue is 3. Garden-variety poker?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THORN

    Possible Answer: spikelet, thorn, sticker, prickle, irritant, pricker, spine

  • The clue is 4. Steps down. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RESIGNS

    Possible Answer: step_down, leave_office, quit, vacate, free, reconcile, submit, give_up, renounce, release, resign, relinquish

    Possible Opposite Answer : take_office

  • The clue is 5. 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan hit with a melancholy title. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALONEAGAIN

  • The clue is 6. Draining issue. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLOG

    Possible Answer: geta, sabot, clog_dancing, clot, choke_off, clog_up, choke, congest, clog_dance, clog, constipate, foul, back_up, overload, patten

    Possible Opposite Answer : unclog

  • The clue is 7. ___Mari (organization method). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KON

  • The clue is 8. Office lackey. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GOFER

    Possible Answer: gofer

  • The clue is 9. Nacre on a nice guitar, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INLAY

    Possible Answer: inlay

  • The clue is 10. Dessert made with a double boiler. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FLAN

    Possible Answer: flan

  • The clue is 11. Achilles, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TENDON

    Possible Answer: tendon, sinew

  • The clue is 12. Cheesy casserole. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BAKEDZITI

  • The clue is 13. Went too far. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OVERDIDIT

  • The clue is 14. Struck (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: XED

  • The clue is 20. Performers of note?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MUSICIANS

    Possible Answer: musician, instrumentalist, player

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

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

    The answer: BETAS

    Possible Answer: beta, Beta, genus_Beta

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

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

    The answer: SPACY

    Possible Answer: spacey, spacy, spaced-out

  • The clue is 26. Statistics calculation. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEAN

    Possible Answer: mean, imply, miserly, mean_value, meanspirited, stand_for, beggarly, bastardly, base, mingy, have_in_mind, intend, entail, think_of, hateful, think, signify, average, tight

  • The clue is 27. Question that one is tricked into asking, in a classic gag. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNDERWHERE

  • The clue is 28. Drain (away). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEACH

    Possible Answer: percolate, strip, leach, leaching

  • The clue is 29. Chargeable conveyances. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESCOOTERS

  • The clue is 30. Makeup of a sleeve. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TATTOOART

  • The clue is 31. Soeur de la mère. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TANTE

  • The clue is 32. What's black and white and wet all over?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORCA

    Possible Answer: sea_wolf, grampus, killer_whale, orca, Orcinus_orca, killer

  • The clue is 39. Singer with the 2009 double-platinum album "Rated R". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RIHANNA

  • The clue is 41. Antarctic penguin. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADELIE

    Possible Answer: Pygoscelis_adeliae, Adelie, Adelie_penguin

  • The clue is 44. First airline to fly a jumbo jet. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PANAM

  • The clue is 45. Cars known as Vauxhalls in the U.K.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPELS

    Possible Answer: Opel, Wilhelm_von_Opel

  • The clue is 47. Count ___, a.k.a. Nosferatu. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORLOK

  • The clue is 48. Book identifier, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPINE

    Possible Answer: rachis, spur, spikelet, vertebral_column, thorn, sticker, spinal_column, prickle, acantha, pricker, backbone, spine, back

  • The clue is 49. Compound formed from an alcohol and an acid. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESTER

    Possible Answer: ester

  • The clue is 51. Drink similar to Champagne. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAVA

  • The clue is 52. Bean on the screen. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEAN

  • The clue is 53. Tech entrepreneur Altman. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAM

    Possible Answer: SAM, surface-to-air_missile

  • The clue is 54. "American Dad!" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TBS

    Possible Answer: TiB, TB, Tbit, terabyte, tebibyte, tuberculosis, T.B., terbium, atomic_number_65, terabit, Tb

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, November 09, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

November 09, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions

November 09, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Thing with pads and claws 3
2A 4. Wanders 5
3A 9. Rod, reel, tackle box, etc., for a fisher 4
4A 13. Olympic Dream Team inits. 3
5A 14. Place in a mausoleum 6
6A 16. ___ Tokarczuk, 2018 Literature Nobelist 4
7A 17. Raiser of the dead? 10
8A 19. Musk who founded SpaceX 4
9A 20. Brainstorms 5
10A 21. Go by, as time 6
11A 23. Young Scottish lady 4
12A 24. Financial aid for college that doesn't need to be repaid 9
13A 27. Country whose name becomes another country if you change the last letter to a Q 4
14A 29. Person with a basket or cart 7
15A 31. Mixed-breed dog that's part spaniel 8
16A 35. "Keen!" 5
17A 36. "That's ___ from me" (refusal) 3
18A 37. Arthropod that can roll into a ball 7
19A 40. Melted chocolate, e.g. 3
20A 41. Word before mall or poker 5
21A 43. Right to cross someone else's land 8
22A 45. Unlucky 7
23A 48. Start of a newspaper article, in journalese 4
24A 49. Busy person just before an election 9
25A 51. Pledge drive giveaway 4
26A 55. Fix, as a shoe 6
27A 56. Insects that love wool 5
28A 57. Appropriate initials of "stuff we all get" 4
29A 59. Lures for magazine readers 10
30A 62. Tiny bit 4
31A 63. Minneapolis's twin city 6
32A 64. Defining period 3
33A 65. Banana leftover 4
34A 66. Cosmetician Lauder 5
35A 67. Singer Lana Del ___ 3

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. Thing with pads and claws"

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 clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
  • Words that mean the same thing: manus, hand, mitt
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PAW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Wanders"

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 move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  • Words that mean the same thing: rove, roam, ramble
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROAMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Rod, reel, tackle box, etc., for a fisher"

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: paraphernalia, cogwheel, appurtenance
  • The 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 4 Across: "13. Olympic Dream Team inits."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
  • Words that mean the same thing: US, United States Army, U.S.
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: USA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Place in a mausoleum"

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 place in a grave or tomb
  • Words that mean the same thing: inhume, bury, inter
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ENTOMB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. ___ Tokarczuk, 2018 Literature Nobelist"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: OLGA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Raiser of the dead?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral
  • Words that mean the same thing: bearer
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PALLBEARER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Musk who founded SpaceX"

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: ELON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Brainstorms"

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 content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  • Words that mean the same thing: theme, estimation, musical theme
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IDEAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Go by, as time"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • Words that mean the same thing: pass, slip by, go by
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ELAPSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Young Scottish lady"

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 girl or young woman who is unmarried
  • Words that mean the same thing: jeune fille, lassie, young girl
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Financial aid for college that doesn't need to be repaid"

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: PELLGRANT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Country whose name becomes another country if you change the last letter to a Q"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
  • Words that mean the same thing: Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IRAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Person with a basket or cart"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHOPPER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Mixed-breed dog that's part spaniel"

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: COCKAPOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. "Keen!""

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: NEATO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. "That's ___ from me" (refusal)"

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 palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the plo in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
  • Words that mean the same thing: Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims, Black September
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Arthropod that can roll into a ball"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PILLBUG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Melted chocolate, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any thick, viscous matter
  • Words that mean the same thing: slime, guck, gunk
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Word before mall or poker"

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 relatively long narrow piece of something
  • Words that mean the same thing: airstrip, disinvest, striptease
  • The opposite would be: dress
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STRIP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Right to cross someone else's land"

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 (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
  • Words that mean the same thing: easing, relief, alleviation
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EASEMENT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Unlucky"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - galsworthy
  • Words that mean the same thing: pathetic, pitiful, poor
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HAPLESS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Start of a newspaper article, in journalese"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the introductory section of a story
  • Words that mean the same thing: lead, lead-in
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEDE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Busy person just before an election"

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: POLLTAKER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Pledge drive giveaway"

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 capacious bag or basket
  • Words that mean the same thing: carryall, tote bag, lug
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Fix, as a shoe"

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 put a new sole on
  • Words that mean the same thing: sole
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RESOLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Insects that love wool"

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 typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
  • Words that mean the same thing: moth
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOTHS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Appropriate initials of "stuff we all get""

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 valuable goods
  • Words that mean the same thing: pillage, reel, plunder
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SWAG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Lures for magazine readers"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PULLQUOTES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Tiny bit"

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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  • Words that mean the same thing: scintilla, smidge, smidgeon
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IOTA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. Minneapolis's twin city"

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

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: STPAUL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Defining period"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  • Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, epoch, geological era
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Banana leftover"

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 british politician (1788-1850)
  • Words that mean the same thing: strip, flake, undress
  • The opposite would be: dress
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Cosmetician Lauder"

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: ESTEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Singer Lana Del ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: REY

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle November 09, 2020

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Necessity for a teacher 5
2D 2. Carne ___ (grilled beef dish) 5
3D 3. Home of Cardiff and Swansea 5
4D 4. Yanks' foes 4
5D 5. Number said just before "Liftoff!" 3
6D 6. ___ snail's pace 3
7D 7. Edible mushroom with a honeycomb cap 5
8D 8. Gets a whiff of 6
9D 9. Flips out 7
10D 10. Best Actress nominee for "Juno" 9
11D 11. "A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..." ("Star Wars" intro) 3
12D 12. Tried to get elected 3
13D 15. "Erin go ___!" 5
14D 18. Elective eye surgery 5
15D 22. Having tines 7
16D 24. Big ___, nickname of baseball's David Ortiz 4
17D 25. Unstable chemical compound 4
18D 26. Grand ___ National Park 5
19D 28. Comes down a mountain, in a way 7
20D 30. Rummage (around) 4
21D 31. Alternative to Venmo 4
22D 32. Like some beer at a bar 5
23D 33. Related to big business 9
24D 34. Cry to a toreador 3
25D 38. Hay unit 4
26D 39. For whom a product designer designs 4
27D 42. Against the law 7
28D 44. Trending hashtag beginning in 2017 5
29D 46. Dots on a transit map 5
30D 47. What lieutenants do to captains 6
31D 50. "Trees" in underwater forests 5
32D 52. It's said to have the thickest fur of any mammal 5
33D 53. When repeated, comforting words 5
34D 54. Op-ed piece, e.g. 5
35D 56. Farm animal that kicks 4
36D 57. Sample a soda, say 3
37D 58. Tribulation 3
38D 60. Back muscle, for short 3
39D 61. "What?," in Oaxaca 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. Necessity for a teacher"

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 learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
  • Words that mean the same thing: student, schoolchild, educatee
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PUPIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Carne ___ (grilled beef dish)"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: ASADA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Home of Cardiff and Swansea"

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 one of the four countries that make up the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland; during roman times the region was known as cambria
  • Words that mean the same thing: strake, Cymru, wale
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WALES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Yanks' foes"

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

    The answer is: REBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Number said just before "Liftoff!""

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • Words that mean the same thing: matchless, unity, nonpareil
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. ___ snail's pace"

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: ATA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Edible mushroom with a honeycomb cap"

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 any of various edible mushrooms of the genus morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOREL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Gets a whiff of"

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 the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
  • Words that mean the same thing: olfactory sensation, spirit, odor
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SMELLS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Flips out"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: GOESAPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Best Actress nominee for "Juno""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: ELLENPAGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..." ("Star Wars" intro)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that gone by; or in the past
  • Words that mean the same thing: agone
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Tried to get elected"

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 move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
  • Words that mean the same thing: scarper, lean, hightail it
  • The opposite would be: idle, malfunction
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. "Erin go ___!""

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: BRAGH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Elective eye surgery"

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 refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea
  • Words that mean the same thing: laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LASIK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Having tines"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that having prongs or tines; usually used in combination
  • Words that mean the same thing: forficate, biramous, fork-like
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PRONGED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Big ___, nickname of baseball's David Ortiz"

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: PAPI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Unstable chemical compound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ENOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Grand ___ National Park"

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 member of the large western branch of sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
  • Words that mean the same thing: Lakota, Teton Sioux, Teton Dakota
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TETON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Comes down a mountain, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
  • Words that mean the same thing: rope down, rappel, abseil
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAPPELS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Rummage (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 (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
  • Words that mean the same thing: ancestor, rootle, radical
  • The opposite would be: descendant
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Alternative to Venmo"

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 money in the form of bills or coins
  • Words that mean the same thing: cash in, Johnny Cash, immediate payment
  • The opposite would be: credit
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CASH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Like some beer at a bar"

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: ONTAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Related to big business"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that of or belonging to a corporation
  • Words that mean the same thing: collective, corporal, embodied
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CORPORATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Cry to a toreador"

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: OLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Hay unit"

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

    The answer is: BALE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. For whom a product designer designs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
  • Words that mean the same thing: drug user, exploiter, substance abuser
  • The 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 27 Down: "42. Against the law"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
  • The opposite would be: legal
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ILLEGAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Trending hashtag beginning in 2017"

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: METOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Dots on a transit map"

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 gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
  • Words that mean the same thing: discontinue, bar, plosive speech sound
  • The opposite would be: start, continue
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STOPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. What lieutenants do to captains"

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 an act of honor or courteous recognition
  • Words that mean the same thing: pledge, drink, toast
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SALUTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. "Trees" in underwater forests"

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 large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
  • Words that mean the same thing: kelp
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KELPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. It's said to have the thickest fur of any mammal"

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

    The answer is: OTTER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. When repeated, comforting words"

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 location other than here; that place
  • Words that mean the same thing: on that point, in that respect, in that location
  • The opposite would be: here
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: THERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Op-ed piece, 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 an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  • Words that mean the same thing: try, test, prove
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ESSAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Farm animal that kicks"

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 hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
  • Words that mean the same thing: scuff
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MULE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Sample a soda, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SIP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Tribulation"

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 misery resulting from affliction
  • Words that mean the same thing: woefulness, suffering
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Back muscle, 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 a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
  • Words that mean the same thing: latissimus dorsi
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. "What?," in Oaxaca"

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: QUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 51 68.9%
Short Answer 11 14.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment 4 5.4%
Geography 3 4.1%
Sports 1 1.4%
History 1 1.4%
Food & Drink 1 1.4%
Science/Technology 1 1.4%
Abbreviation 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 35
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 74
Average Answer Length 5.1 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 10 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM

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