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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, June 16, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (40 Across, 36 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
June 16, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Good or bad vacuum review? | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Psych (up) | 3 |
| 3A | 9. Provides a hideout for, maybe | 5 |
| 4A | 14. "... but it seems like you hate the idea" | 5 |
| 5A | 15. Round figure? | 3 |
| 6A | 16. "Well, imagine that!" | 5 |
| 7A | 17. One performing a palm print analysis | 17 |
| 8A | 20. Some strays | 9 |
| 9A | 21. Essence of a good roast | 3 |
| 10A | 24. Ones playing cornhole, e.g. | 7 |
| 11A | 25. Core assets? | 3 |
| 12A | 28. Wedding speech opener | 6 |
| 13A | 30. Sonny and Cher, e.g. | 6 |
| 14A | 32. Trochee's counterpart | 4 |
| 15A | 33. Country bumpkins | 5 |
| 16A | 37. Tots (up) | 4 |
| 17A | 38. One of the pounds of a pound cake | 5 |
| 18A | 40. Something used to improve one's English? | 3 |
| 19A | 41. Informal term of affection | 5 |
| 20A | 42. Grain | 4 |
| 21A | 43. Downed | 3 |
| 22A | 44. ___Car Series | 4 |
| 23A | 45. Repeated Warhol subject | 3 |
| 24A | 46. Tree in the etymology of "gin" | 7 |
| 25A | 49. Leads, as a D&D campaign | 3 |
| 26A | 51. "I'll take that as ___" | 3 |
| 27A | 52. Worries | 5 |
| 28A | 53. Common scat syllable | 3 |
| 29A | 54. Setting for the memorable cable car scene in "Moonraker" | 3 |
| 30A | 55. First-aid item | 7 |
| 31A | 57. TiVo, e.g. | 3 |
| 32A | 58. Desktop array | 5 |
| 33A | 60. Factory vessel | 3 |
| 34A | 61. Singer Gorme | 5 |
| 35A | 63. Setting of 2019's "Parasite" | 5 |
| 36A | 64. "…" equivalent | 3 |
| 37A | 65. High number? | 5 |
| 38A | 66. Together | 5 |
| 39A | 67. ___ degree | 3 |
| 40A | 68. In a lather, say | 5 |
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. Good or bad vacuum review?"
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 act of sucking
- Words that mean the same thing: absorb, draw, soak up
- The opposite would be: bottlefeed
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUCKS
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Clue 2 Across: "6. Psych (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 the basic unit of electric current adopted under the systeme international d'unites
- Words that mean the same thing: adenylic acid, ampere, A
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMP
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Clue 3 Across: "9. Provides a hideout for, maybe"
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 assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- Words that mean the same thing: abet
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABETS
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Clue 4 Across: "14. "... but it seems like you hate the idea""
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!
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The answer is: ORNOT
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Clue 5 Across: "15. Round figure?"
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 (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
- Words that mean the same thing: equation, equivalence, equality
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAR
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Clue 6 Across: "16. "Well, imagine that!""
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!
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The answer is: ILLBE
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Clue 7 Across: "17. One performing a palm print analysis"
Quick Info: This answer has 17 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FORENSICSCIENTIST
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Clue 8 Across: "20. Some strays"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLEYCATS
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Clue 9 Across: "21. Essence of a good roast"
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 message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- Words that mean the same thing: mentality, learning ability, witticism
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIT
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Clue 10 Across: "24. Ones playing cornhole, 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 terms of abuse for a masturbator
- Words that mean the same thing: jerk-off, tosser, wanker
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOSSERS
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Clue 11 Across: "25. Core assets?"
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 any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
- Words that mean the same thing: ab, Ab, group AB
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABS
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Clue 12 Across: "28. Wedding speech opener"
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!
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The answer is: ATOAST
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Clue 13 Across: "30. Sonny and Cher, e.g."
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!
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The answer is: POPDUO
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Clue 14 Across: "32. Trochee's counterpart"
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 metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
- Words that mean the same thing: iambus
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IAMB
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Clue 15 Across: "33. Country bumpkins"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- Words that mean the same thing: chawbacon, rube, yahoo
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HICKS
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Clue 16 Across: "37. Tots (up)"
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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Words that mean the same thing: sum up, impart, tally
- The opposite would be: take away, subtract
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADDS
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Clue 17 Across: "38. One of the pounds of a pound cake"
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 fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLOUR
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Clue 18 Across: "40. Something used to improve one's English?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- Words that mean the same thing: clew, pool stick, clue
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CUE
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Clue 19 Across: "41. Informal term of affection"
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!
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The answer is: KIDDO
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Clue 20 Across: "42. Grain"
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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Words that mean the same thing: smidgin, scintilla, smidge
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOTA
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Clue 21 Across: "43. Downed"
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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Words that mean the same thing: use up, eat up, deplete
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATE
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Clue 22 Across: "44. ___Car Series"
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!
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The answer is: INDY
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Clue 23 Across: "45. Repeated Warhol subject"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)
- Words that mean the same thing: monoamine oxidase, Mao Zedong, Mao Tsetung
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAO
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Clue 24 Across: "46. Tree in the etymology of "gin""
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 desert shrub of syria and arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the old testament; sometimes placed in genus genista
- Words that mean the same thing: retem, raetam, Retama raetam
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JUNIPER
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Clue 25 Across: "49. Leads, as a D&D campaign"
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 diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
- Words that mean the same thing: decimeter, dm, diabetes mellitus
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DMS
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Clue 26 Across: "51. "I'll take that as ___""
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: Black September, Fatah-RC, Fatah Revolutionary Council
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANO
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Clue 27 Across: "52. Worries"
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 agitation resulting from active worry
- Words that mean the same thing: stew, grizzle, lather
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEWS
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Clue 28 Across: "53. Common scat syllable"
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!
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The answer is: DOO
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Clue 29 Across: "54. Setting for the memorable cable car scene in "Moonraker""
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 former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
- Words that mean the same thing: Rio de Janeiro
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "55. First-aid item"
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!
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The answer is: ICEPACK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "57. TiVo, e.g."
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!
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The answer is: DVR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "58. Desktop array"
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 (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
- Words that mean the same thing: ikon, icon, image
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "60. Factory vessel"
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 a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
- Words that mean the same thing: value-added tax, ad valorem tax, tub
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VAT
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Clue 34 Across: "61. Singer Gorme"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EYDIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "63. Setting of 2019's "Parasite""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the capital of south korea and the largest city of asia; located in northwestern south korea
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of South Korea
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEOUL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "64. "…" equivalent"
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!
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The answer is: ETC
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Clue 37 Across: "65. High number?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
- Words that mean the same thing: warble, descant
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YODEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "66. Together"
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!
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The answer is: ASONE
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Clue 39 Across: "67. ___ degree"
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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
- Words that mean the same thing: n-th
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NTH
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Clue 40 Across: "68. In a lather, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that resembling lather or covered with lather
- Words that mean the same thing: lathery
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUDSY
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Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword June 16, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Luke, to Darth Vader | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Catering vessel | 3 |
| 3D | 3. "Facts First" sloganeer | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Hawaiian coffee | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Features of some beach houses | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Features in some houses of worship | 5 |
| 7D | 7. New York City store with 1.2+ million square feet of retail space | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Something that's asked | 5 |
| 9D | 9. "That's a goldang lie!" | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Lunch orders often served hot | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Biblical patriarch with a two-syllable name | 3 |
| 12D | 12. "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" airer | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Stand-up comic's material | 3 |
| 14D | 18. Clergy, metaphorically | 5 |
| 15D | 19. Three fighters at the O.K. Corral | 5 |
| 16D | 21. Thin, unhealthy-looking sort | 4 |
| 17D | 22. Treats usually served in miniature cups | 11 |
| 18D | 23. Pizzeria supplies | 8 |
| 19D | 25. Eventgoers | 9 |
| 20D | 26. "Booksmart" and "Dumb and Dumber," e.g. | 11 |
| 21D | 27. Uninspiring | 4 |
| 22D | 29. Be up against | 4 |
| 23D | 31. Hassle | 4 |
| 24D | 34. "This is just … too much" | 9 |
| 25D | 35. Adorable sweethearts | 14 |
| 26D | 36. Stand guard | 9 |
| 27D | 39. "The Big Bang Theory" role | 3 |
| 28D | 41. Cassis cocktail | 3 |
| 29D | 45. Actress Tomei | 6 |
| 30D | 47. College inits. on both the East and West Coasts | 3 |
| 31D | 48. Bailout button | 3 |
| 32D | 50. One way to be missed | 6 |
| 33D | 55. Man is one | 4 |
| 34D | 56. Florida has some | 4 |
| 35D | 59. Sister | 3 |
| 36D | 62. Solver of this puzzle | 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. Luke, to Darth Vader"
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 male human offspring
- Words that mean the same thing: Word, Logos, boy
- The opposite would be: daughter, girl
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SON
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Clue 2 Down: "2. Catering vessel"
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 large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: URN
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Clue 3 Down: "3. "Facts First" sloganeer"
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!
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The answer is: CNN
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Hawaiian coffee"
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!
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The answer is: KONA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Features of some beach houses"
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 a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- Words that mean the same thing: longlegs, piling, pile
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STILTS
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Features in some houses of worship"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
- Words that mean the same thing: apse, apsis
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APSES
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Clue 7 Down: "7. New York City store with 1.2+ million square feet of retail space"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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!
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The answer is: MACYS
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Something that's asked"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
- Words that mean the same thing: Mary Leontyne Price, Leontyne Price, terms
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRICE
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Clue 9 Down: "9. "That's a goldang lie!""
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!
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The answer is: AINTSO
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Clue 10 Down: "10. Lunch orders often served hot"
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 sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
- Words that mean the same thing: bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich, BLT
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BLTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Biblical patriarch with a two-syllable name"
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!
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The answer is: ELI
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Clue 12 Down: "12. "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" airer"
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 metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
- Words that mean the same thing: Tbit, terabit, tuberculosis
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TBS
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Stand-up comic's material"
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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- Words that mean the same thing: prepare, mark, fit
- The opposite would be: rise
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The answer is: SET
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Clue 14 Down: "18. Clergy, metaphorically"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- Words that mean the same thing: fabric, textile, material
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CLOTH
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Clue 15 Down: "19. Three fighters at the O.K. Corral"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EARPS
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Clue 16 Down: "21. Thin, unhealthy-looking sort"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
- Words that mean the same thing: street child
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: WAIF
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Clue 17 Down: "22. Treats usually served in miniature cups"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ___________
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The answer is: ITALIANICES
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Clue 18 Down: "23. Pizzeria supplies"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
- Words that mean the same thing: love apple, tomato, tomato plant
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: TOMATOES
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Clue 19 Down: "25. Eventgoers"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a person who is present and participates in a meeting
- Words that mean the same thing: attendant, attendee, attender
- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: ATTENDEES
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Clue 20 Down: "26. "Booksmart" and "Dumb and Dumber," e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.
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- The word looks like this: ___________
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The answer is: BUDDYMOVIES
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Clue 21 Down: "27. Uninspiring"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SOSO
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Clue 22 Down: "29. Be up against"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- Words that mean the same thing: butt on, butt, edge
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABUT
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Clue 23 Down: "31. Hassle"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
- Words that mean the same thing: hurting, pain in the ass, painful sensation
- The opposite would be: pleasure
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The answer is: PAIN
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Clue 24 Down: "34. "This is just … too much""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: ICANTEVEN
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Clue 25 Down: "35. Adorable sweethearts"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______________
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The answer is: CUTIEPATOOTIES
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Clue 26 Down: "36. Stand guard"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: KEEPWATCH
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Clue 27 Down: "39. "The Big Bang Theory" role"
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 british dominion over india (1757-1947)
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAJ
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Cassis cocktail"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: KIR
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Clue 29 Down: "45. Actress Tomei"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: MARISA
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Clue 30 Down: "47. College inits. on both the East and West Coasts"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: USC
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Bailout button"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ESC
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Clue 32 Down: "50. One way to be missed"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that to a great degree
- Words that mean the same thing: painfully
- The opposite would be: painlessly
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The answer is: SORELY
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Clue 33 Down: "55. Man is one"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a small island
- Words that mean the same thing: islet
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ISLE
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Clue 34 Down: "56. Florida has some"
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 metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- Words that mean the same thing: winder, key fruit, key
- The opposite would be: atonality
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEYS
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Clue 35 Down: "59. Sister"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a woman religious
- Words that mean the same thing: conical buoy, nun buoy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NUN
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Clue 36 Down: "62. Solver of this puzzle"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YOU
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 44 | 57.9% |
| Short Answer | 25 | 32.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.9% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 40 |
| Down Clues | 36 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 17 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 Thursday, 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 09, 2025 at 09:41 AM
