Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 23 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. "That was ages ___"
Word Help: Synonyms: ago, agone
Clue #2: 4. Classic dog name
Clue #3: 8. Break down in tears
Word Help: Synonyms: cocksucker, bastard, motherfucker
Clue #4: 11. iPod __ (old music provider)
Clue #5: 13. Bra or purse part
Word Help: Synonyms: slash, flog, lash
Antonyms: unstrap
Clue #6: 14. Not fake
Word Help: Synonyms: material, real, tangible
Antonyms: nominal, insubstantial
Clue #8: 17. Voting no
Word Help: Synonyms: anti
Antonyms: pro
Clue #9: 18. Devious fellow
Clue #10: 19. __ Juan, Puerto Rico
Clue #11: 20. Insect in a nest
Word Help: Synonyms: wasp, white_Anglo-Saxon_Protestant, WASP
Clue #12: 21. Quite a long time
Word Help: Synonyms: aeon, eon
Clue #13: 23. "Nothing for me, thanks"
Clue #14: 25. Locale for a goatee
Word Help: Synonyms: Kuki-Chin, mentum, Kuki
Clue #15: 28. Off-road ride, for short
Clue #16: 30. Acknowledgment to a 31-Down operator
Clue #17: 32. Pep rally sound
Clue #19: 36. Like some mobile purchases
Clue #20: 38. "What ___ you saying?"
Word Help: Synonyms: embody, represent, ar
Antonyms: differ
Clue #21: 39. Onstage comment to the audience
Word Help: Synonyms: excursus, away, parenthesis
Clue #23: 43. "Ransom" rapper ___ Tecca
Clue #24: 44. Held back, as a news story
Clue #25: 45. Final chapter
Word Help: Synonyms: remainder, final_stage, terminal
Antonyms: beginning, begin
Clue #26: 46. Quite frequently
Clue #27: 47. Stephen Vincent ___, "John Brown's Body" poet
Word Help: Synonyms: Stephen_Vincent_Benet, Benet, William_Rose_Benet
Clue #28: 49. Stamp for a notary public
Word Help: Synonyms: seal, Navy_SEAL, stamp
Antonyms: unseal
Clue #29: 51. Nut that contains caffeine
Word Help: Synonyms: Kola, kola_nut_tree, Cola_acuminata
Clue #30: 53. Early web portal
Clue #31: 55. Reprimands
Word Help: Synonyms: bawl_out, chew_up, remonstrate
Clue #32: 59. Hollywood's Driver or Sandler
Word Help: Synonyms: cristal, Adam, XTC
Clue #34: 62. Fuzzy green stuff on some trees
Word Help: Synonyms: moss
Clue #35: 63. Scorpion pose or cobra pose
Word Help: Synonyms: asana
Clue #36: 64. Samoa's capital
Word Help: Synonyms: capital_of_Western_Samoa, Apia
Clue #37: 65. Ballet, beadwork or bonsai
Word Help: Synonyms: artistic_creation, graphics, artistry
Clue #38: 66. "In the middle of the night I call your name / Oh ___ / Oh ___" (John Lennon lyric)
Clue #39: 67. Someone who might use a fake passport
Word Help: Synonyms: sleuth, sight, descry
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. "No ifs, ___ or buts"
Clue #2: 2. Sprinter Devers, three-time gold medal winner at the Olympics
Clue #3: 3. The first "O" of YOLO
Word Help: Synonyms: only, only_when, but
Clue #4: 4. Org. to which to report a phone scam
Word Help: Synonyms: FTC, Federal_Trade_Commission
Clue #5: 5. Rubs the wrong way
Word Help: Synonyms: gall, irk
Clue #6: 6. ___ Lama (Tibetan leader)
Clue #7: 7. Hosp. scan that's better for claustrophobes
Clue #8: 8. Upper-house legislative proposal
Clue #9: 9. Grains often found on top of an apple crisp
Word Help: Synonyms: oat
Clue #10: 10. Dot on a radar screen
Word Help: Synonyms: pip, blip, radar_target
Clue #11: 12. From days of yore
Word Help: Synonyms: olden
Clue #12: 13. Encrypted messaging software
Word Help: Synonyms: betoken, signal, signalise
Clue #13: 14. Breakfast items for Rocky in "Rocky"
Clue #14: 16. Yorkie-___ (dog hybrid)
Clue #15: 22. Vapor from a teapot
Word Help: Synonyms: steamer, steam, steam_clean
Clue #16: 24. Underwater tracking aid
Word Help: Synonyms: echo_sounder, sonar, asdic
Clue #17: 25. Nursery item with slatted sides
Word Help: Synonyms: pony, cot, cribbage
Clue #18: 26. Fruit of the Loom rival
Clue #19: 27. "That was so fun!"
Clue #20: 29. Salsa ___ (green sauce)
Clue #21: 31. See 30-Across
Word Help: Synonyms: radio, wireless, radio_receiver
Clue #22: 33. What to eat ice cream with
Word Help: Synonyms: smooch, spoonful, spoon
Clue #23: 34. Menial workers
Word Help: Synonyms: peon, drudge, navvy
Clue #24: 35. Hanukkah coins
Word Help: Synonyms: lucre, kale, lolly
Clue #25: 37. Groups of spin doctors, informally
Clue #26: 41. Popular vitamin brand or its recommended dosage
Clue #27: 42. Texas city in the book and film "Friday Night Lights"
Word Help: Synonyms: Odessa, Odesa
Clue #28: 46. ''Welcome to Honolulu!''
Word Help: Synonyms: ciao, aloha
Clue #29: 48. Trunk of the body
Word Help: Synonyms: body, trunk, torso
Clue #30: 50. Coolers of condos, e.g.
Word Help: Synonyms: Ac, alternating_electric_current, atomic_number_89
Antonyms: direct_current
Clue #31: 51. ___ Sutra
Word Help: Synonyms: Kama
Clue #32: 52. Bad thing to find in a refrigerator
Word Help: Synonyms: scent, odor, olfactory_sensation
Clue #33: 54. Air mattress problem
Word Help: Synonyms: leak_out, wetting, leakage
Clue #34: 56. Pair that can be licked or locked
Word Help: Synonyms: back_talk, sassing, lip
Clue #35: 57. Faucet annoyance
Word Help: Synonyms: dripping, drip_mould, drip
Clue #36: 58. "Don't go anywhere!"
Word Help: Synonyms: arrest, abide, last_out
Antonyms: change, move
Clue #37: 61. ___-Caps (candy brand)
Expert Solving Strategies
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- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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