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

Across Clues :

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

Down Clues :

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

 Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 05, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Domains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREAS

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




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

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

  The answer: LOSS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




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

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

  The answer: BIZ

  Possible Answer : game, biz




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

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

  The answer: READE




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

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

  The answer: TENTH

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




• The clue is 15. "To" words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




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

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

  The answer: TOTHECAMERA




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

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

  The answer: ROD

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




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

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

  The answer: SOYUZ




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

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

  The answer: PAYINTO




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

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

  The answer: ARCCOS

  Possible Answer : arccosine, inverse_cosine, arccos, arc_cosine




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

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

  The answer: LOW

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : high




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

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

  The answer: NEON

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_10, neon, Ne




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

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

  The answer: TOR

  Possible Answer : tor




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

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

  The answer: UPWITHABOOK




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

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

  The answer: ALOE

  Possible Answer : aloe




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

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

  The answer: HUMANA




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

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

  The answer: DOWNBOY




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

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

  The answer: ETICKET




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

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

  The answer: MALAGA

  Possible Answer : Malaga




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

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

  The answer: KETO




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

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

  The answer: ATWINDMILLS




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

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

  The answer: IOU

  Possible Answer : IOU




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

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

  The answer: MOET




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

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

  The answer: MIN

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




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

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

  The answer: ITISNT




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

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

  The answer: PLAYDOH




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

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

  The answer: SMART

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : stupid




• The clue is 56. Polite address. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIR

  Possible Answer : sir, Sir




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

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

  The answer: ONESPOCKETS




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

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

  The answer: UFO

  Possible Answer : flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO




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

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

  The answer: SERIF

  Possible Answer : serif, seriph




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

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

  The answer: HERON

  Possible Answer : Heron, heron, Hero, Hero_of_Alexandria




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

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

  The answer: PEN

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




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

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

  The answer: EYES

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




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

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

  The answer: EDSEL

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: ART

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

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

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

  The answer: REO

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

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

  The answer: EATSCROW

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

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

  The answer: ADHOC

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

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

  The answer: SEEYOU

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

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

  The answer: LEM

  Possible Answer: lunar_module, LEM, lunar_excursion_module

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

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

  The answer: ONEPOTMEAL

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

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

  The answer: STRAWHAT

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

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

  The answer: SHAY

  Possible Answer: shay, chaise

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

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

  The answer: BORNEO

  Possible Answer: Kalimantan, Borneo

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

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

  The answer: IDOTOO

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

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

  The answer: ZEDONK

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

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

  The answer: TAZ

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

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

  The answer: CUSP

  Possible Answer: leaflet, cusp

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

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

  The answer: INBACK

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

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

  The answer: ATAD

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

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

  The answer: ROLO

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

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

  The answer: LIU

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

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

  The answer: WHYAMIHERE

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

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer: ani

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

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

  The answer: ENMITY

  Possible Answer: enmity, hostility, ill_will, antagonism

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

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

  The answer: BAN

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

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

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

  The answer: OLDMONEY

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

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

  The answer: KEISTERS

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

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

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

  The answer: ETON

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

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

  The answer: TOUT

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

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

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

  The answer: GIN

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

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

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

  The answer: AMPSUP

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

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

  The answer: TOLIFE

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

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

  The answer: WEARON

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

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

  The answer: LIMO

  Possible Answer: limo, limousine

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

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

  The answer: STACHE

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

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

  The answer: IRKED

  Possible Answer: gall, irk

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

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

  The answer: DOSE

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

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

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

  The answer: SPF

  Possible Answer: sun_protection_factor, SPF

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

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

  The answer: SIS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother

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

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toe, toenail

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

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

  The answer: SNL

March 30, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (39 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle March 30, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. It's true!	4
2A	5. "Not my favorite"	3
3A	8. Soft opening?	5
4A	13. Mar contents	4
5A	14. Mer contents	3
6A	15. Like spaces reserved for compact cars	6
7A	16. Tease / Tease	8
8A	18. Hockey goalie's domain	6
9A	19. Word rhymed with "intelligent" in T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"	7
10A	20. Brillo offering	7
11A	21. Wasteland	6
12A	22. Sighs of relief	3
13A	23. Subj. of "The Silva Mind Control Method"	3
14A	24. Lax LAX option?	6
15A	26. Faith that follows teachings of The Báb	5
16A	28. Dairy aisle purchase	4
17A	31. Nora ___ a.k.a. Awkwafina	3
18A	32. Comeback	6
19A	33. A. A. Milne's Baby ___	3
20A	34. Toilet / Toilet	7
21A	36. Gives the thumbs-up	3
22A	37. Tries to swat	6
23A	39. Mean fig.	3
24A	40. Online market since 2005	4
25A	41. Like a sheet of dollar bills	5
26A	42. Slice down the middle	6
27A	44. "Blast!"	3
28A	45. See 20-Down	3
29A	46. Spoiled	6
30A	50. Potential response to "Look! I colored on the walls!"	7
31A	52. How model trains are built	7
32A	53. Ready to roll	6
33A	54. Quit / Quit	8
34A	55. Tech support service	6
35A	56. Sale, for a retailer	3
36A	57. Nickname that sounds like its first two letters	4
37A	58. Got busy on	5
38A	59. Hits up privately, in Twitter-speak	3
39A	60. "Bill & ___ Excellent Adventure"	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. It's true!"

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 piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
• 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: FACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "Not my favorite""

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: MEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Soft opening?"

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 extremely small in scale or scope or capability
• 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: MICRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Mar contents"

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 largest known toad species; native to central america; valuable destroyer of insect pests
• Words that mean the same thing: agua toad, Bufo marinus
• 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: AGUA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Mer contents"

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: EAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Like spaces reserved for compact cars"

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 narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
• Words that mean the same thing: nail down, specialise, narrow down
• The opposite would be: widen, wide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NARROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Tease / Tease"

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: RIBROAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Hockey goalie's domain"

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 an angular or rounded shape made by folding
• Words that mean the same thing: creese, graze, scrunch
• 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: CREASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Word rhymed with "intelligent" in T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land""

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 refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
• Words that mean the same thing: graceful, refined
• The opposite would be: inelegant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELEGANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Brillo offering"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOAPPAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Wasteland"

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 arid land with little or no vegetation
• Words that mean the same thing: abandon, forsake, desolate
• 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: DESERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Sighs of relief"

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 13 Across: "23. Subj. of "The Silva Mind Control Method""

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 apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: E.S.P., second sight, 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!

Clue 14 Across: "24. Lax LAX option?"

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: TSAPRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "26. Faith that follows teachings of The Báb"

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 teacher of or believer in bahaism
• 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: BAHAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "28. Dairy aisle purchase"

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 oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: testis, testicle, ballock
• 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: EGGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Nora ___ a.k.a. Awkwafina"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Comeback"

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 quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
• Words that mean the same thing: come back, rejoinder, counter
• 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: RETORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. A. A. Milne's Baby ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ROO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. Toilet / Toilet"

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 someone who smokes marijuana habitually
• 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: POTHEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "36. Gives the thumbs-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 a state in south central united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Oklahoma, Sooner State, O.K.
• 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: OKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "37. Tries to swat"

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: HITSAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Mean fig."

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: AVG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Online market since 2005"

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: ETSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Like a sheet of dollar bills"

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 not trimmed
• Words that mean the same thing: rough, unmown, full-length
• The opposite would be: trimmed, mown
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNCUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "42. Slice down the middle"

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 cut in half or cut in two
• 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: BISECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "44. "Blast!""

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: GAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "45. See 20-Down"

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: HER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "46. Spoiled"

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 destroy completely; damage irreparably
• Words that mean the same thing: undone, break, washed-up
• 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: RUINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Potential response to "Look! I colored on the walls!""

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: YOUWHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. How model trains are built"

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: TOSCALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. Ready to roll"

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: INGEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. Quit / Quit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: drop-kick
• 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: DROPKICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "55. Tech support service"

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: PCHELP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "56. Sale, for a retailer"

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 anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Words that mean the same thing: place, shoot for, draw a bead on
• 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: AIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "57. Nickname that sounds like its first two letters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EVIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "58. Got busy on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SETTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "59. Hits up privately, in Twitter-speak"

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: dm, diabetes mellitus, DM
• 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: DMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "60. "Bill & ___ Excellent Adventure""

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 tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing edwardian style clothes
• Words that mean the same thing: Teddy boy, Ted
• 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: TEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword March 30, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Made out	5
2D	2. Like a mind that can solve crosswords	5
3D	3. Chops evenly, in a way	5
4D	4. What arrows might point at	7
5D	5. Was deeply appreciated	9
6D	6. Riyadh-to-Abu Dhabi direction	4
7D	7. House of straw, maybe	3
8D	8. Rooney ___ of 2022's "Women Talking"	4
9D	9. "Once again …"	7
10D	10. "Drat!" / "Drat!"	9
11D	11. Activist known as "the mother of the freedom movement"	9
12D	12. Had to pay	4
13D	15. Some U.S.N. personnel	4
14D	17. Shell propellers	4
15D	20. With 45-Across, pronoun pair	3
16D	22. Tricep curls?	7
17D	25. Place	3
18D	26. One might be turned down	3
19D	27. Wee	4
20D	28. Two-stringed Chinese instrument	4
21D	29. Presale alert?	9
22D	30. Heard / Heard	9
23D	32. Spaces where people pay to destroy household objects with sledgehammers	9
24D	34. Word before or after "down"	3
25D	35. Chevy Bolts and Nissan Leafs, for short	3
26D	38. "Ni-i-ice"	7
27D	40. Digital boarding pass, e.g.	7
28D	42. Raise, maybe	3
29D	43. Zodiac sign transition	4
30D	45. Many-stringed instrument	4
31D	47. Foolable	5
32D	48. Medieval Spanish conqueror	5
33D	49. Feints on the ice	5
34D	50. Sudden, temporary loss of athletic ability, with "the"	4
35D	51. Purity ring?	4
36D	52. Request to a barber	4
37D	54. ___ joke	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. Made out"

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 proceed or get along
• Words that mean the same thing: fare, do, make out
• 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: FARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Like a mind that can solve crosswords"

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 moving quickly and lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: quick, nimble, spry
• 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: AGILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Chops evenly, in a way"

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 hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
• Words that mean the same thing: third power, square block, cub
• 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: CUBES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. What arrows might point at"

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 reference point to shoot at
• Words that mean the same thing: prey, mark, objective
• 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: TARGETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Was deeply appreciated"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MEANTALOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Riyadh-to-Abu Dhabi direction"

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 the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
• Words that mean the same thing: eastward, due east, eastern United States
• The opposite would be: west
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. House of straw, maybe"

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 temporary military shelter
• Words that mean the same thing: hutch, shack, hovel
• 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: HUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Rooney ___ of 2022's "Women Talking""

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 hindu god of death; opposite of kama
• Words that mean the same thing: Dolichotis patagonum
• 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: MARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "Once again …""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IREPEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Drat!" / "Drat!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a risky and uncertain venture
• Words that mean the same thing: crap shooting, crap game
• 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: CRAPSHOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Activist known as "the mother of the freedom movement""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ROSAPARKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Had to pay"

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 be obliged to pay or repay
• Words that mean the same thing: owe
• 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: OWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Some U.S.N. personnel"

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: NCOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Shell propellers"

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 implement used to propel or steer a boat
• Words that mean the same thing: oar
• 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: OARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. With 45-Across, pronoun pair"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Tricep curls?"

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: ARMHAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Place"

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 option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
• Words that mean the same thing: assign, invest, cast
• The opposite would be: divest, call option
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. One might be turned down"

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 piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: make out, kip down, screw
• The opposite would be: turn out, get up
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Wee"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ITSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Two-stringed Chinese instrument"

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: ERHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Presale alert?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOINGONCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Heard / Heard"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOTCAUGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Spaces where people pay to destroy household objects with sledgehammers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAGEROOMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Word before or after "down""

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 sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: tap, chuck, slick
• 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: PAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Chevy Bolts and Nissan Leafs, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
• Words that mean the same thing: electron volt, eV
• 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: EVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. "Ni-i-ice""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUHWEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Digital boarding pass, e.g."

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: ETICKET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Raise, maybe"

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 money risked on a gamble
• Words that mean the same thing: calculate, reckon, count
• 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: BET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Zodiac sign transition"

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 point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a gothic arch)
• Words that mean the same thing: leaflet
• 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: CUSP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Many-stringed instrument"

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 chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
• Words that mean the same thing: mouth organ, dwell, mouth harp
• 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: HARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Foolable"

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 marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
• Words that mean the same thing: uninitiated, primitive, naif
• The opposite would be: sophisticated
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Medieval Spanish conqueror"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELCID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Feints on the ice"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DEKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Sudden, temporary loss of athletic ability, with "the""

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 nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
• Words that mean the same thing: yap, yelp, yelping
• 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: YIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Purity ring?"

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 an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
• Words that mean the same thing: aura, doughnut, glory
• 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: HALO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. Request to a barber"

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 state of arrangement or appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: tailored, cut down, shipshape
• 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: TRIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. ___ joke"

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 an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: pappa, pa, daddy
• 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: DAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	73.7%
Short Answer	19	25.0%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 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 moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 03, 2025 at 09:40 AM