0910 NYT Crossword: Tuesday September 10, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Tuesday September 10, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 10, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

 NYT Crossword: Tuesday September 10, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cause of a Richter scale blip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEISM

  Possible Answer : earthquake, temblor, quake, seism




• The clue is 6. Fixed look. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAZE

  Possible Answer : regard, gaze, stare




• The clue is 10. Curved sword. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SABER

  Possible Answer : cavalry_sword, saber, sabre




• The clue is 15. One referring to "Jehovah" as "Jah". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASTA

  Possible Answer : Rasta, Rastafarian




• The clue is 16. Place for a pizza. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVEN

  Possible Answer : oven




• The clue is 17. "Make You Feel My Love" singer, 2008. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADELE




• The clue is 18. Around 70% of the earth's surface. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCEAN

  Possible Answer : ocean, sea




• The clue is 19. Rule for kids before homework is done, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTV




• The clue is 20. What makes ryes rise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAST

  Possible Answer : yeast, barm




• The clue is 21. Straightforward and unadorned, as literary prose. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: HEMINGWAYESQUE

  Possible Answer : Hemingwayesque




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

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

  The answer: PAY

  Possible Answer : bear, earnings, ante_up, give, make_up, pay_off, remuneration, devote, wage, compensate, pay, yield, pay_up, salary

  Possible Opposite Answer : default




• The clue is 25. Baton Rouge sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSU




• The clue is 26. Corporate management group. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: EXECUTIVEBOARD




• The clue is 34. Celebrant in May or June. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAD

  Possible Answer : grade, alum, alumnus, graduate, grad, alumna




• The clue is 35. First name in 2024 political headlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAMALA




• The clue is 36. Overflow (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEEM

  Possible Answer : pullulate, stream, teem, swarm, pour




• The clue is 38. Shot down, as an idea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIXED

  Possible Answer : proscribe, interdict, prohibit, disallow, nix, forbid, veto

  Possible Opposite Answer : permit, allow




• The clue is 40. San ___ Obispo, Calif.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUIS




• The clue is 41. "Get your paws off me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETGO




• The clue is 42. Highest kicker in Texas hold'em. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer : top-notch, whiz, first-rate, unity, superstar, maven, super, adept, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, I, breeze_through, ACE, A-one, sail_through, star, tiptop, genius, champion, Allied_Command_Europe, crack, wizard, sweep_through, single, topnotch, whizz, tops, virtuoso, sensation, mavin, nail, wiz, pass_with_flying_colors, 1, hotshot, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, ace, one




• The clue is 43. Philadelphia landmark named for the 35th president, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JFKPLAZA




• The clue is 46. Lamb's dad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer : random_access_memory, Aries, random_memory, read/write_memory, wad, ram_down, Ram, force, chock_up, ram, jam, cram, random-access_memory, drive, pound, jampack, RAM, tup, crash, Aries_the_Ram




• The clue is 47. Green sushi condiment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASABI

  Possible Answer : wasabi




• The clue is 49. Spanish wife. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPOSA




• The clue is 51. Group whose members are represented completely (with no repeats) in 21-, 26- and 43-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONSONANTS

  Possible Answer : consonant

  Possible Opposite Answer : vowel




• The clue is 56. "Fake it 'til you make it" or "No pain, no gain". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTTO

  Possible Answer : slogan, catchword, motto, shibboleth




• The clue is 59. Candy bar with caramel and shortbread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWIX




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

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

  The answer: WYATT

  Possible Answer : Wyat, Wyatt, Sir_Thomas_Wyat, James_Wyatt, Sir_Thomas_Wyatt




• The clue is 64. Give or take. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABOUT

  Possible Answer : approximately, close_to, well-nigh, astir, or_so, some, nearly, almost, most, just_about, more_or_less, near, nigh, virtually, roughly, about, around




• The clue is 65. Pro's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTI

  Possible Answer : anti

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 66. Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICHOR

  Possible Answer : pus, sanies, festering, ichor, purulence, suppuration




• The clue is 67. Holy scroll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORAH

  Possible Answer : Laws, Pentateuch, Torah




• The clue is 68. Plant with fronds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FERN

  Possible Answer : fern




• The clue is 69. "Have you no ___?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAME

  Possible Answer : dishonor, ignominy, dishonour, attaint, shame, disgrace, pity

  Possible Opposite Answer : honor




• The clue is 70. Pumps and wedges. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEELS

  Possible Answer : cad, reheel, bounder, list, dog, blackguard, hound, heel




• The clue is 71. Animal that absorbs water directly through its skin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROG

  Possible Answer : frog, batrachian, anuran, salientian, toad_frog, toad, Gaul




• The clue is 72. Beekeeping or baking, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOBBY

  Possible Answer : rocking_horse, spare-time_activity, by-line, hobbyhorse, sideline, Falco_subbuteo, hobby, avocation, pursuit

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Sold out" sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRO

• The clue is 2. Apiece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EACH

  Possible Answer: to_each_one, for_each_one, apiece, from_each_one, each

• The clue is 3. "That makes sense now". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISEE

• The clue is 4. What a rush!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAMPEDE

  Possible Answer: stampede

• The clue is 5. Total madman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANIAC

  Possible Answer: maniacal, madman, lunatic, maniac

• The clue is 6. Instrument with a mallet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GONG

  Possible Answer: tam-tam, chime, bell, gong

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

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

  The answer: AVOW

  Possible Answer: avouch, swear, assert, avow, swan, verify, aver, affirm

  Possible Opposite Answer : disavow

• The clue is 8. Z, as in Zeus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer: zeta

• The clue is 9. Emotion that sounds like its middle two letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENVY

  Possible Answer: begrudge, enviousness, envy, invidia

• The clue is 10. States as fact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYSSO

• The clue is 11. Good enough. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADEQUATE

  Possible Answer: tolerable, equal, enough, decent, passable, fair_to_middling, adequate

  Possible Opposite Answer : inadequate

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

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

  The answer: BEAU

  Possible Answer: boyfriend, fellow, beau, dandy, clotheshorse, fashion_plate, dude, gallant, swain, fop, swell, sheik, young_man

• The clue is 13. If's partner in computer logic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSE

• The clue is 14. No longer working: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RET

  Possible Answer: ret

• The clue is 22. Three Stooges laugh sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYUK

• The clue is 23. Island on which Napoleon was exiled. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELBA

• The clue is 26. Novelist Jong. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERICA

  Possible Answer: erica, true_heath

• The clue is 27. Basic plot lines?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XAXES

• The clue is 28. Speaker's event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALK

  Possible Answer: talk_of_the_town, lecture, spill_the_beans, babble, talking, talk, blab_out, speak, verbalise, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag, sing, mouth, spill, babble_out, public_lecture, utter, blab, tattle, verbalize, peach

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_quiet

• The clue is 29. "That's my cue!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMUP

• The clue is 30. Ski resort in the Colorado Rockies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAIL

• The clue is 31. Creator of the giant snowman Marshmallow in "Frozen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSA

• The clue is 32. Cool in a throwback sort of way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETRO

  Possible Answer: retroactive, retro, ex_post_facto

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

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

  The answer: DEGAS

  Possible Answer: Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas, Degas, Edgar_Degas, degas

• The clue is 34. Emulate a beaver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNAW

  Possible Answer: gnaw_at, gnaw, erode, eat_at, wear_away

• The clue is 37. Cultural attraction in midtown Manhattan, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOMA

• The clue is 39. Workspaces for some nightclub performers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DJBOOTHS

• The clue is 41. Deathbed request. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASTWISH

• The clue is 44. Dolphin's fluke, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIN

  Possible Answer: five, quint, cinque, pentad, fin, quintuplet, louver, quintet, fivesome, Little_Phoebe, tailfin, flipper, Phoebe, 5, break_water, louvre, V, tail_fin

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

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

  The answer: ZEN

  Possible Answer: loony_toons, Zen, battery-acid, Elvis, dot, Zen_Buddhism, dose, pane, window_pane, back_breaker, acid, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, superman

• The clue is 48. Genuine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTUAL

  Possible Answer: actual, genuine, real, existent, literal, factual

  Possible Opposite Answer : potential

• The clue is 50. Hitchcock's highest-grossing film at the box office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSYCHO

  Possible Answer: psychotic_person, psychotic, psycho

• The clue is 52. Collection of employees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAFF

  Possible Answer: faculty, stave, staff

• The clue is 53. Pet's person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWNER

  Possible Answer: owner, proprietor, possessor

• The clue is 54. The "N" of TNT. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NITRO

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

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

  The answer: AXING

  Possible Answer: axe, ax

• The clue is 56. Subject that a young Einstein never failed, despite the common misconception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATH

  Possible Answer: maths, mathematics, math

• The clue is 57. Orchestra woodwind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer: hautboy, oboe, hautbois

• The clue is 58. Raced (through). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORE

  Possible Answer: tear, shoot_down, snap, deplume, pluck, displume, torus, pull, charge, rupture, bust, deplumate, tore, buck, shoot

• The clue is 61. Whale pursuer of fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAB

  Possible Answer: Ahab

• The clue is 62. Pyramid, for a pharaoh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMB

  Possible Answer: grave, tomb

• The clue is 63. Three-pointer, in hoops lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREY

  Possible Answer: triplet, terzetto, ternion, ternary, threesome, triad, trine, three, 3, III, leash, tierce, trio, trinity, deuce-ace, trey, tercet, troika

September 28, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

September 28, 2022 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Coveted Michelin designation	4
2A	5. Quinoa or oats, for short	4
3A	9. Six-pack unit	3
4A	12. Mitigates	5
5A	14. Closer to the finish line, say	5
6A	16. Shout of support	3
7A	17. "Fargo" actor	11
8A	19. Italian pronoun	3
9A	20. Mad magazine symbol	12
10A	22. Clergy house	7
11A	25. Wife, in Spanish	6
12A	26. Et ___ (and others)	4
13A	27. Easy mark	3
14A	30. Site with tech reviews	4
15A	31. Switches gears, as in a business strategy	6
16A	34. Word that commentators may extend to five or more seconds	4
17A	37. Chicago-to-Miami dir.	3
18A	38. Contract directive … or a hint to what's missing from 17-, 20-, 58- and 62-Across	11
19A	41. Scale note	3
20A	43. Growth under the skin	4
21A	44. Flea market sights	6
22A	47. On Sunset Blvd., say	4
23A	49. Sparkle	3
24A	51. "My word!"	4
25A	52. Yellow Teletubby with a curly antenna	6
26A	55. "What's the latest?"	7
27A	58. Pioneering journalist who helped expose McCarthyism	12
28A	61. Bill blocker	3
29A	62. Rodent with a restaurant chain	11
30A	66. Number after due	3
31A	67. Casual greeting	5
32A	68. Place to get a date, maybe	5
33A	69. According to	3
34A	70. Court material	4
35A	71. Easy win	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Coveted Michelin designation"

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 (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Words that mean the same thing: whiz, starring, stellar
• 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: STAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Quinoa or oats, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CARB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Six-pack unit"

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 airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: tin, fanny, rear
• The opposite would be: hire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Mitigates"

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 freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Words that mean the same thing: rest, repose, relaxation
• The opposite would be: difficulty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Closer to the finish line, 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 having the leading position or higher score in a contest
• Words that mean the same thing: onwards, forward, leading
• The opposite would be: back, backward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Shout of support"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. "Fargo" actor"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: WILLIAMMACY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Italian pronoun"

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: MIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Mad magazine symbol"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALFREDNEUMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Clergy house"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
• Words that mean the same thing: vicarage, parsonage
• 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: RECTORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Wife, in Spanish"

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: ESPOSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Et ___ (and others)"

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: ALII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Easy mark"

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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: exhaust, fool, cosh
• 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: SAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Site with tech reviews"

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: CNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Switches gears, as in a business strategy"

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 person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
• Words that mean the same thing: pin, pivot man, swivel
• 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: PIVOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Word that commentators may extend to five or more seconds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
• Words that mean the same thing: destination, finish, end
• 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: GOAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Chicago-to-Miami dir."

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 the compass point midway between south and southeast
• Words that mean the same thing: sou'-sou'-east, south southeast
• 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: SSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Contract directive … or a hint to what's missing from 17-, 20-, 58- and 62-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INITIALHERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Scale note"

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 colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: so, soh, colloidal suspension
• 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: SOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Growth under the skin"

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 closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
• Words that mean the same thing: vesicle
• 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: CYST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Flea market sights"

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 support or foundation
• Words that mean the same thing: stand up, rack, bandstand
• The opposite would be: yield, sit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. On Sunset Blvd., say"

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 radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of british forces from northern ireland and the unification of ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: People's Republican Army, Irish National Liberation Army, People's Liberation 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: INLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Sparkle"

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 liveliness and energy
• Words that mean the same thing: peppiness, ginger
• 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: PEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. "My word!""

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: ISAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. Yellow Teletubby with a curly antenna"

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: LAALAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. "What's the latest?""

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: ANYNEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "58. Pioneering journalist who helped expose McCarthyism"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EDWARDMURROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "61. Bill blocker"

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 not this merely but also; not only so but
• The opposite would be: yea
• 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: NAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. Rodent with a restaurant chain"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHUCKCHEESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "66. Number after due"

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: TRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "67. Casual greeting"

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 very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
• Words that mean the same thing: hollo, holloa, bellow
• 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: HOLLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. Place to get a date, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
• Words that mean the same thing: haven
• 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: OASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. According to"

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: PER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "70. Court material"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
• Words that mean the same thing: Lucius Clay, remains, corpse
• 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: CLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "71. Easy win"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an easy victory
• Words that mean the same thing: runaway, caper, frisk
• 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: ROMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword September 28, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Wrap (up)	3
2D	2. ___ chi	3
3D	3. In which crossing one's fingers makes the letter "R," in brief	3
4D	4. No ___ (what Mary Tyler Moore is to Dudley Moore)	8
5D	5. Accord competitors	6
6D	6. Sighed words	4
7D	7. ___ the room	4
8D	8. Breakout caused by a sweaty uniform, perhaps	5
9D	9. Not standing in an open field during a lightning storm, say	11
10D	10. BTS's V, Suga and RM, e.g.	7
11D	11. Recent arrival	7
12D	13. Large storage site	4
13D	15. Eschews gray, say	4
14D	18. Where Igbo and Kanuri are spoken: Abbr.	3
15D	21. Proof-of-purchase letters	3
16D	22. Sound at the door	3
17D	23. Yale student	3
18D	24. One handling personal injury claims, e.g.	11
19D	28. Marble material	5
20D	29. D.C. dealmaker	3
21D	32. Idiosyncratic behavior	3
22D	33. Good place to wallow	3
23D	35. Sounds of satisfaction	3
24D	36. Gave the OK	3
25D	39. Spectrum or Xfinity, for short	3
26D	40. Slicker, e.g.	8
27D	41. Psalm beginning?	7
28D	42. How some regrettable actions are done	7
29D	45. Bird in the crow family	3
30D	46. Part of CBS: Abbr.	3
31D	48. ___ mode	3
32D	50. Margarine whose ads once featured a talking tub	6
33D	53. Part of a foot	4
34D	54. Makeshift	5
35D	56. Reactor oversight org.	3
36D	57. Pirate chant opener	4
37D	59. Ponder	4
38D	60. Team that signed to join the Big Ten in 2024	4
39D	63. "Cómo es ___?" (Spanish for "How come?")	3
40D	64. Kind of card	3
41D	65. Psychic's claim	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. Wrap (up)"

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 fasten by sewing; do needlework
• Words that mean the same thing: tailor, sew together, tailor-make
• 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: SEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. ___ chi"

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 native or inhabitant of thailand
• Words that mean the same thing: Siamese, Thai
• 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: TAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. In which crossing one's fingers makes the letter "R," in brief"

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 sign language used in the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: American sign language
• 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: ASL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. No ___ (what Mary Tyler Moore is to Dudley Moore)"

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 an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
• Words that mean the same thing: sexual intercourse, sexual relation, relation back
• 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: RELATION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Accord competitors"

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: CAMRYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Sighed words"

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: AHME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ the room"

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 something that is read
• Words that mean the same thing: translate, record, show
• 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: READ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Breakout caused by a sweaty uniform, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: BACNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Not standing in an open field during a lightning storm, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that exhibiting native good judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: commonsensical, commonsensible
• 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: COMMONSENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. BTS's V, Suga and RM, e.g."

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 a name that has been assumed temporarily
• Words that mean the same thing: false name, alias, assumed name
• 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: ALIASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Recent arrival"

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 a baby from birth to four weeks
• Words that mean the same thing: newborn, newborn infant, newborn baby
• 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: NEONATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. Large storage site"

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 cylindrical tower used for storing silage
• 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: SILO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Eschews gray, say"

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 usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
• Words that mean the same thing: dyestuff, dye
• 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: DYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Where Igbo and Kanuri are spoken: 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: AFR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Proof-of-purchase letters"

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: UPC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Sound at the door"

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 reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: whang, strike, pat
• 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: RAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Yale student"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. One handling personal injury claims, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CIVILLAWYER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Marble material"

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 impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
• 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: AGATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. D.C. dealmaker"

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 person active in party politics
• Words that mean the same thing: politician, politico, political leader
• 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: POL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Idiosyncratic behavior"

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 local and habitual twitching especially in the face
• 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: TIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Good place to wallow"

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 an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: pigsty, pigpen, eye infection
• 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: STY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Sounds of satisfaction"

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: AHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Gave the OK"

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 brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Words that mean the same thing: Army of the Pure, rent, net ball
• The opposite would be: disallow, prevent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Spectrum or Xfinity, 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: ISP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Slicker, e.g."

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: RAINWEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Psalm beginning?"

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: SILENTP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. How some regrettable actions are done"

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: ONADARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Bird in the crow family"

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 common black-and-grey eurasian bird noted for thievery
• Words that mean the same thing: jackdaw, Corvus monedula
• 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: DAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Part of CBS: 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: SYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. ___ mode"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Margarine whose ads once featured a talking tub"

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: PARKAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Part of a foot"

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 curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
• Words that mean the same thing: implike, archway, puckish
• 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: ARCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Makeshift"

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: ADHOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Reactor oversight org."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants
• Words that mean the same thing: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• 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: NRC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Pirate chant opener"

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: YOHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Ponder"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a term used in scottish names of promontories
• Words that mean the same thing: meditate, mull over, contemplate
• 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: MULL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Team that signed to join the Big Ten in 2024"

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

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: UCLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. "Cómo es ___?" (Spanish for "How come?")"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: ESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "64. Kind of card"

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: SIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "65. Psychic's claim"

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 apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: E.S.P., clairvoyance, extrasensory perception
• 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: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	43	56.6%
Short Answer	26	34.2%
Abbreviation	4	5.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 07, 2025 at 04:41 AM