November 18, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

November 18, 2020 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Go bad	3
2A	4. ___ Coeur, Mo.	5
3A	9. Hayes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	5
4A	14. "Well, looky here!"	3
5A	15. Fuel carrier at sea	5
6A	16. ___ toast	5
7A	17. Betting game in which you could lose your shirt	10
8A	19. One who's constantly talking smack	5
9A	20. Brooklyn basketball team	7
10A	21. Shaped like grapes	5
11A	23. Time away from the grind, for short	5
12A	24. Film cast and crew celebration	9
13A	27. Insolent manner	8
14A	30. Secondary schools in France	6
15A	31. Approach	6
16A	33. Aid in making a pompadour	3
17A	34. Almost twins ... as suggested by this puzzle's circled squares?	13
18A	39. [head slap]	3
19A	40. Smooth, in music	6
20A	41. Like some writing of Anaïs Nin	6
21A	45. Adkins, for Adele	8
22A	49. Tickets for shorter lines, good seats, backstage access, etc.	9
23A	51. Thespian	5
24A	52. What might be taken to go?	5
25A	53. The speed of sound	7
26A	55. Lofty abode	5
27A	57. Some old mobile devices	10
28A	59. A.F.C. East athlete, for short	5
29A	60. Disney princess with "a dreamy far-off look, and her nose stuck in a book"	5
30A	61. One arguing in court: Abbr.	3
31A	62. Bookish sorts	5
32A	63. Twiddled one's thumbs	5
33A	64. Sch. with a campus in Shreveport	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Go bad"

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 of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
• Words that mean the same thing: molder, bunk, bunkum
• 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: ROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. ___ Coeur, Mo."

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: CREVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Hayes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"

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 (old testament) the second patriarch; son of abraham and sarah who was offered by abraham as a sacrifice to god; father of jacob and esau
• 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: ISAAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Well, looky here!""

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: OHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Fuel carrier at sea"

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 worker who oils engines or machinery
• Words that mean the same thing: oil tanker, tank ship, oil well
• 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: OILER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. ___ toast"

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 australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)
• Words that mean the same thing: Dame Nellie Melba, Helen Porter Mitchell
• 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: MELBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Betting game in which you could lose your shirt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STRIPPOKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. One who's constantly talking smack"

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 person who hates
• 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: HATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Brooklyn basketball team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THENETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Shaped like grapes"

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 of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
• Words that mean the same thing: elliptical, prolate, ovoid
• 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: OVATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Time away from the grind, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RANDR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Film cast and crew celebration"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

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: WRAPPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Insolent manner"

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 a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
• Words that mean the same thing: position, mental attitude, posture
• 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: ATTITUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Secondary schools in France"

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 school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
• Words that mean the same thing: secondary school, middle school, Gymnasium
• 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: LYCEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Approach"

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: GONEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Aid in making a pompadour"

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 colloid in a more solid form than a sol
• Words that mean the same thing: colloidal gel, gelatin, mousse
• 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: GEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Almost twins ... as suggested by this puzzle's circled squares?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: TWOPEASINAPOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. [head slap]"

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 syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
• Words that mean the same thing: ut, do
• 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: DOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Smooth, in music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
• Words that mean the same thing: smooth
• The opposite would be: staccato
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Like some writing of Anaïs Nin"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an erotic person
• Words that mean the same thing: titillating
• 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: EROTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Adkins, for Adele"

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: LASTNAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "49. Tickets for shorter lines, good seats, backstage access, etc."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: VIPPASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "51. Thespian"

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 a theatrical performer
• Words that mean the same thing: player, thespian, worker
• 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: ACTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. What might be taken to go?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EXLAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "53. The speed of sound"

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: MACHONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Lofty abode"

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 lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
• Words that mean the same thing: eyry, eyrie, aery
• 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: AERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Some old mobile devices"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FLIPPHONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. A.F.C. East athlete, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NYJET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Disney princess with "a dreamy far-off look, and her nose stuck in a book""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
• 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: BELLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. One arguing in court: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Bookish sorts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
• Words that mean the same thing: nerd, grind, dweeb
• 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: NERDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Twiddled one's thumbs"

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 run disconnected or idle
• Words that mean the same thing: stagnate, slug, idle
• The opposite would be: run, work
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Sch. with a campus in Shreveport"

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: LSU

  Great job if you got it right!

November 18, 2020 Wednesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Platforms for speakers	6
2D	2. Words following "Which thing?"	6
3D	3. Sign in an apartment window	6
4D	4. Signature feature of a Duracell battery	9
5D	5. Total hoot	4
6D	6. Fraternal group with a mammalian name	4
7D	7. Peace sign shape	3
8D	8. Slip-up	5
9D	9. "OK by me"	7
10D	10. Largest airport in the Pacific Northwest	6
11D	11. Ziggy Stardust vis-à-vis David Bowie	8
12D	12. Midge Maisel's father on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"	3
13D	13. Garage occupant	3
14D	18. Dye for denim	6
15D	22. Kilmer of "Top Gun"	3
16D	24. Sneaky sorts	7
17D	25. Peeved, with "off"	4
18D	26. Fashion inits.	3
19D	28. French article	3
20D	29. "What's the big ___?"	4
21D	32. Latvia's capital	4
22D	34. Doughnut shapes, mathematically	4
23D	35. Burger King offering	9
24D	36. "Old Town Road" rapper Lil ___ X	3
25D	37. Stuck on	8
26D	38. Lightweight rainwear	6
27D	39. Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire"	3
28D	42. Moved on the tarmac	6
29D	43. Places to be marooned	6
30D	44. Farm-share program, for short	3
31D	46. Lacking a key, in music	6
32D	47. "Woman With a Parasol" and "Impression, Sunrise"	6
33D	48. 1974 pop hit with Spanish lyrics	6
34D	50. Like Robert Mueller beginning in 2013	5
35D	53. Move around, with "about"	4
36D	54. First company to be valued at $1 trillion	5
37D	55. Raggedy ___	3
38D	56. Word before dropper or popper	3
39D	58. Spearheaded	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. Platforms for speakers"

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 platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
• Words that mean the same thing: pulpit, podium, rostrum
• 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: ROSTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Words following "Which thing?""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: OHTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Sign in an apartment window"

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: TORENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Signature feature of a Duracell battery"

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: COPPERTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Total hoot"

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 public act of violence by an unruly mob
• Words that mean the same thing: carouse, rioting, howler
• 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: RIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Fraternal group with a mammalian name"

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 large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Words that mean the same thing: red deer, elk, Alces alces
• 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: ELKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Peace sign shape"

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: VEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Slip-up"

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 a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• Words that mean the same thing: misplay, mistake, erroneous belief
• 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: ERROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "OK by me""

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: IMHAPPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Largest airport in the Pacific Northwest"

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: SEATAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Ziggy Stardust vis-à-vis David Bowie"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALTEREGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Midge Maisel's father on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel""

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: ABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Garage occupant"

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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: cable car, automobile, auto
• 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: CAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Dye for denim"

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 blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
• Words that mean the same thing: indigotin, indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria
• 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: INDIGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Kilmer of "Top Gun""

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: VAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Sneaky sorts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
• Words that mean the same thing: weasel
• 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: WEASELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Peeved, with "off""

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 place on a tee
• Words that mean the same thing: tee up, tee
• 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: TEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Fashion inits."

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: YSL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. French article"

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: UNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. "What's the big ___?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular instance of buying or selling
• Words that mean the same thing: share, spate, grapple
• 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: DEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Latvia's capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Latvia
• 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: RIGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Doughnut shapes, mathematically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
• Words that mean the same thing: tore, torus, toroid
• 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: TORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Burger King offering"

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: WHOPPERJR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. "Old Town Road" rapper Lil ___ X"

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 silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
• Words that mean the same thing: sodium, atomic number 11, Na
• 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: NAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Stuck on"

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 cause to be attached
• Words that mean the same thing: tie, confiscate, connected
• The opposite would be: detached, unattached
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTACHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Lightweight rainwear"

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 blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head
• 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: PONCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire""

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: DEV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Moved on the tarmac"

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 travel slowly
• Words that mean the same thing: taxi, cab
• 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: TAXIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Places to be marooned"

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 small island
• Words that mean the same thing: isle, islet
• 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: ISLETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Farm-share program, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Lacking a key, in music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality
• Words that mean the same thing: unkeyed
• The opposite would be: tonal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATONAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. "Woman With a Parasol" and "Impression, Sunrise""

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 french impressionist painter (1840-1926)
• Words that mean the same thing: Monet, Claude Monet
• 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: MONETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "48. 1974 pop hit with Spanish lyrics"

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: ERESTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Like Robert Mueller beginning in 2013"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EXFBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Move around, with "about""

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 plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
• Words that mean the same thing: grind, John Mill, manufactory
• 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: MILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. First company to be valued at $1 trillion"

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 fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
• Words that mean the same thing: orchard apple tree, Malus pumila
• 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: APPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Raggedy ___"

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: ANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Word before dropper or popper"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: oculus, eyeball, centre
• 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: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Spearheaded"

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 diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Words that mean the same thing: light-emitting diode, precede, extend
• The opposite would be: follow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LED

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	41	56.9%
Short Answer	16	22.2%
Abbreviation	5	6.9%
Sports	2	2.8%
Music	2	2.8%
Literature	2	2.8%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 21, 2025 at 07:17 AM

2425 Sunday Aug 25, 2024 NY Times by John Kugelman

Break down the NYT Crosswords By John Kugelman: August 25, 2024

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

Sunday Aug 25, 2024 NYT by John Kugelman

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Loses one's shirt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNDRESSES

  Possible Answer : peel, discase, undress, divest, uncase, disinvest, disrobe, unclothe, strip, strip_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : dress




• The clue is 10. Primarily studies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAJORSIN




• The clue is 18. City with a cowboy hat-wearing replica of the Eiffel Tower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARISTEXAS




• The clue is 20. Videography option on a smartphone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIMELAPSE




• The clue is 21. "Tsk, tsk"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOUBLECLICK




• The clue is 23. Buddy-buddy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECONDMATE




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

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

  The answer: OHMS

  Possible Answer : Georg_Simon_Ohm, Ohm, ohm




• The clue is 25. What "Ten-four" and "Over" are used in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADIOSPEAK




• The clue is 27. ___ liver oil (dietary supplement). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

  Possible Answer : COD, twit, cash_on_delivery, C.O.D., bait, razz, taunt, seedcase, pod, collect, ride, gull, codfish, put_one_across, fool, put_on, take_in, slang, put_one_over, cod, befool, tantalize, rally, rag, tease, tantalise, dupe




• The clue is 28. Honnold who was the first to free-solo climb El Capitan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEX




• The clue is 30. Exploit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEED

  Possible Answer : deed, deed_of_conveyance, title, act, human_action, human_activity




• The clue is 31. Sight at Sydney's yearly Festival of the Winds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KITE

  Possible Answer : kite




• The clue is 34. "You're on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSABET




• The clue is 38. Paper-saving invoice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBILL




• The clue is 40. They keep people in the dark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYEMASKS




• The clue is 44. [Knock, knock]?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAPDUO




• The clue is 45. 11?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: ONEAFTERANOTHER




• The clue is 47. First-tier, as a celeb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIST




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

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

  The answer: CLONK




• The clue is 49. Diamond authorities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMPS

  Possible Answer : umpire, ump




• The clue is 50. Go (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer : opt, choose, prefer




• The clue is 51. Word used three times in the Postal Service creed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOR




• The clue is 52. Sen. or rep., e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POL

  Possible Answer : political_leader, politico, pol, politician




• The clue is 53. Up to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASFARAS




• The clue is 56. N.W.A's "Straight ___ Compton". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTTA




• The clue is 58. Owl or whippoorwill, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIGHTBIRD

  Possible Answer : nightbird, nighthawk, night_owl




• The clue is 62. Big step for a start-up, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPO

  Possible Answer : initial_offering, IPO, initial_public_offering




• The clue is 63. "Now I get it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHH




• The clue is 64. Pooh-pooh?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (18 letters)

  The answer: THISBEARSREPEATING




• The clue is 69. Wrap up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer : closing, remainder, stop, close, terminate, last, final_stage, goal, death, conclusion, end, remnant, terminal, ending, finish, cease, destruction, oddment

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 70. Sch. with campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYU




• The clue is 71. Places to let out anger by smashing objects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGEROOMS




• The clue is 73. Built (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASED

  Possible Answer : based, found, establish, free-base, base, ground




• The clue is 76. Core exercise done lying down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGLIFT




• The clue is 79. Queer identity, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARO




• The clue is 80. Output of some refrigerators. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : methamphetamine, ice_rink, Methedrine, frappe, trash, internal-combustion_engine, glass, frosting, deoxyephedrine, chicken_feed, icing, water_ice, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, chalk, shabu, ice-skating_rink, frost, ICE, meth, crank, sparkler, ice




• The clue is 82. Word often followed by a Roman numeral. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 83. Helping hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer : aide-de-camp, auxiliary, aide, adjutant




• The clue is 84. Show up, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTDO

  Possible Answer : outgo, outstrip, outperform, surpass, trump, outmatch, outflank, scoop, best, exceed, surmount, outdo




• The clue is 86. Else. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFNOT




• The clue is 88. Tut-tut?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: THEMUMMYRETURNS




• The clue is 93. "Ow! Ow!"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLOWS

  Possible Answer : permit, tolerate, earmark, allow_for, admit, appropriate, set_aside, leave, allow, give_up, grant, let, reserve, provide, take_into_account, countenance

  Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow, deny




• The clue is 94. Buccaneer's buddies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEARTIES




• The clue is 95. Park worker?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VALET

  Possible Answer : gentleman, gentleman's_gentleman, valet_de_chambre, valet, man




• The clue is 96. "That much is obvious". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEARLY

  Possible Answer : understandably, clear, intelligibly, clearly, distinctly

  Possible Opposite Answer : unintelligibly




• The clue is 97. Ran out of juice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIED

  Possible Answer : fail, become_flat, pall, buy_the_farm, expire, conk, drop_dead, perish, go, snuff_it, die_out, give-up_the_ghost, decease, die, break_down, go_bad, give_out, exit, croak, conk_out, pop_off, kick_the_bucket, pass_away, give_way, choke, cash_in_one's_chips, pass, break

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born




• The clue is 98. The Lincoln Memorial appeared on it until 2008. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CENT

  Possible Answer : penny, centime, cent




• The clue is 99. Tangled masses of hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATS

  Possible Answer : flatness, entangle, matte_up, mat_up, lusterlessness, matt-up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, mat, matte, felt_up, MAT, lustrelessness, tangle, matt, snarl, matting, gym_mat, felt

  Possible Opposite Answer : disentangle, unsnarl




• The clue is 100. One of the Mannings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 102. George Lucas's original surname for Luke Skywalker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STARKILLER




• The clue is 106. Shock proof?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASP

  Possible Answer : pant, heave, puff, gasp




• The clue is 110. "OK, OK"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACKUPCOPY




• The clue is 114. "Hubba, hubba!"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAIROFPANTS




• The clue is 117. Outpouring of ideas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAINDUMP




• The clue is 118. Seasonal workers in suits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALLSANTAS




• The clue is 119. Official beer of the Boston Red Sox, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMADAMS




• The clue is 120. On the comeback trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESURGENT

  Possible Answer : resurgent, renascent

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: UPDO

• The clue is 2. Chemical formula for lye. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAOH

• The clue is 3. Oil container. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRUM

  Possible Answer: grind_away, bone_up, get_up, bone, mug_up, barrel, thrum, drum, tympan, swot, swot_up, beat, cram, drumfish, brake_drum, membranophone, metal_drum

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

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

  The answer: RIBS

  Possible Answer: blackguard, costa, jest_at, roast, rib, guy, ridicule, poke_fun, make_fun, laugh_at

• The clue is 5. Night school subj.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESL

• The clue is 6. Basilica of ___ Anne de Détroit (historic Michigan landmark). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE

• The clue is 7. "Three may keep a ___, if two of them are dead": Benjamin Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECRET

  Possible Answer: cloak-and-dagger, closed_book, hush-hush, surreptitious, occult, enigma, secluded, clandestine, confidential, mystic, secret, undercover, mysterious, orphic, hole-and-corner, mystery, arcanum, privy, mystical, hidden, underground, unavowed, hugger-mugger, private

• The clue is 8. Over-the-counter brand that promises "Guaranteed relief every time". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXLAX

• The clue is 9. Put forth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAID

  Possible Answer: said, allege, order, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, suppose, aver, sound_out, aforementioned, read, enjoin, enounce, say, state, tell, aforesaid

• The clue is 10. Flaky mineral. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICA

  Possible Answer: isinglass, mica

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

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

  The answer: AMOK

  Possible Answer: murderously, possessed, amok, demoniac, berserk, amuck, demoniacal

• The clue is 12. "Friends" star, to friends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEN

• The clue is 13. Antediluvian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

• The clue is 14. Run into. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

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

• The clue is 15. Carnival attraction that propels its riders sky-high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACESHOT

• The clue is 16. ":" in analogies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISTO

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

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

  The answer: NEED

  Possible Answer: necessitate, indigence, take, involve, want, pauperization, ask, motivation, demand, call_for, pauperism, require, need, motive, penury, postulate

  Possible Opposite Answer : obviate

• The clue is 19. Half a rhyming genre name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCI

• The clue is 20. Steaming, with "off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEED

  Possible Answer: tee_up, tee

• The clue is 22. Alaskan salmon hunters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KODIAKS

  Possible Answer: Ursus_middendorffi, Ursus_arctos_middendorffi, Alaskan_brown_bear, Kodiak_Island, Kodiak, Kodiak_bear

• The clue is 23. Hulled wheat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELT

  Possible Answer: import, write, Triticum_spelta, spell_out, Triticum_aestivum_spelta, spelt, spell

  Possible Opposite Answer : unspell

• The clue is 26. Mirror image?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELF

  Possible Answer: ego, self

• The clue is 28. Be next to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUT

  Possible Answer: butt_on, border, edge, butt_against, butt, march, abut, adjoin

• The clue is 29. MGM's aptly named mascot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer: Leo, Lion, Leo_the_Lion

• The clue is 31. Nine credited roles in "Barbie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KENS

  Possible Answer: cognizance, ken, sight

• The clue is 32. Texter's hedge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: IMO, International_Maritime_Organization

• The clue is 33. Bit of ink, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAT

  Possible Answer: tat, cheapness, TAT, sleaze, Thematic_Apperception_Test, tackiness, intertwine

• The clue is 34. Home of Kurdistan's easternmost regions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRAN

  Possible Answer: Islamic_Republic_of_Iran, Persia, Iran

• The clue is 35. Raven claw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALON

  Possible Answer: talon

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

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

  The answer: SPIRIT

  Possible Answer: sprightliness, intent, disembodied_spirit, feeling, flavor, smell, flavour, life, spirit_up, emotional_state, inspirit, spirit, purport, tone, look, heart, liveliness, feel

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

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advertizement, ad, advertizing, advert, advertisement, advertising

• The clue is 38. Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENO

• The clue is 39. Big name in allergy medication. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENADRYL

  Possible Answer: diphenhydramine, Benadryl

• The clue is 40. Humorist Bombeck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERMA

• The clue is 41. Talks incessantly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAPS

  Possible Answer: yelp, yip, yap, cakehole, gob, hole, trap, maw

• The clue is 42. Didn't spoil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEPT

  Possible Answer: go_on, keep_open, save, keep, keep_back, restrain, sustain, preserve, observe, unbroken, proceed, hold_on, hold_back, hold_open, hold, celebrate, keep_on, continue, prevent, maintain, stay_fresh, retain, go_along, kept

  Possible Opposite Answer : discontinue, broken, break, let, lose

• The clue is 43. Mlle. of Madrid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRTA

• The clue is 45. Basic skateboarding trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

• The clue is 46. Jovian moon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EUROPA

  Possible Answer: Europa

• The clue is 48. Kind of salad with hard-boiled eggs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COBB

• The clue is 52. What cognitive behavioral therapy can treat, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTSD

  Possible Answer: PTSD, posttraumatic_stress_disorder

• The clue is 54. It bears no etymological relation to "conifer," surprisingly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIR

  Possible Answer: fir_tree, fir, true_fir

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

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

  The answer: APERTURE

  Possible Answer: aperture

• The clue is 56. State with a five-sided flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHIO

  Possible Answer: Buckeye_State, Ohio_River, Ohio, OH

• The clue is 57. "That's just … wrong". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UHNO

• The clue is 59. Clarified butter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GHEE

  Possible Answer: ghee

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

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

  The answer: HIND

  Possible Answer: hind, back, hinder

• The clue is 61. Park worker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANGER

  Possible Answer: forest_fire_fighter, ranger, Texas_Ranger, fire_warden, Ranger, commando

• The clue is 63. Por ___ lado (on the other hand: Sp.). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTRO

• The clue is 65. Fashion designer Anna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUI

• The clue is 66. "By Jove!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGADS

• The clue is 67. Lead-in to nautical. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AERO

• The clue is 68. Key of Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GMINOR

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

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

  The answer: SCOWL

  Possible Answer: frown, scowl

• The clue is 73. Part of a baby's nighttime routine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATH

  Possible Answer: bathe, bathing_tub, bath, bathroom, Bath, bathtub, tub

• The clue is 74. Hurt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHE

  Possible Answer: aching, yearn, languish, pine, hurt, smart, ache, suffer, yen

• The clue is 75. Filming innovation used in "The Shining". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEADICAM

• The clue is 76. Choice for a twist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIME

  Possible Answer: linden, slaked_lime, calcium_hydrate, fluxing_lime, unslaked_lime, hydrated_lime, calcium_hydroxide, quicklime, calcined_lime, calx, lime_hydrate, lime_tree, lime, calcium_oxide, caustic_lime, burnt_lime, Citrus_aurantifolia, basswood, linden_tree, birdlime

• The clue is 77. Häagen-Dazs shelfmate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDYS

• The clue is 78. Ball that just grazes the bat, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOULTIP

• The clue is 81. Online crafts marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 83. Betwixt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMID

• The clue is 85. Explosive inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer: TNT, trinitrotoluene

• The clue is 86. Corsica and Réunion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILES

• The clue is 87. Part of 115-Down: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLA

• The clue is 89. PET scan alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRI

  Possible Answer: magnetic_resonance_imaging, MRI

• The clue is 90. Uintah Basin people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

• The clue is 91. Word in the mnemonic E-G-B-D-F. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERY

  Possible Answer: every

• The clue is 92. Deliberately try to fail, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANK

  Possible Answer: cooler, storage_tank, armored_combat_vehicle, army_tank, armoured_combat_vehicle, tankful, tank, tank_car

• The clue is 93. Key near Ctrl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer: EL, altitude, ALT, elevation

• The clue is 96. "O Tannenbaum" and others. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAROLS

  Possible Answer: carol, Christmas_carol

• The clue is 98. "Li'l Abner" cartoonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPP

• The clue is 99. Haggard fellow?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MERLE

  Possible Answer: merle, European_blackbird, merl, ouzel, ousel, Turdus_merula, blackbird

• The clue is 100. Abates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBBS

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, reflux, wane, ebbing, ebb_away, ebb_out, ebb_off, ebb

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 101. "Good Morning America" co-host Spencer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARA

• The clue is 102. Dirty film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCUM

  Possible Answer: trash, scum

• The clue is 103. Some turkeys and tabbies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMS

  Possible Answer: tom, Uncle_Tom, tomcat, gobbler, turkey_cock, Tom, tom_turkey

• The clue is 104. Hasty getaway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAM

  Possible Answer: fly_the_coop, run, escape, getaway, run_away, scarper, break_away, bunk, scat, thrash, take_to_the_woods, lam, flail, thresh, hightail_it, head_for_the_hills, turn_tail

• The clue is 105. "Success has always been the greatest ___": Nietzsche. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIAR

  Possible Answer: liar, prevaricator

  Possible Opposite Answer : square_shooter

• The clue is 106. Group of buffalo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GANG

  Possible Answer: crew, mob, crowd, gang, work_party, gang_up, pack, bunch, ring

• The clue is 107. Payment before a deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTE

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 108. Big supporter, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAN

• The clue is 109. Quiet "Hey!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST

• The clue is 111. Telluride maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIA

• The clue is 112. Sturm ___ Drang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UND

• The clue is 113. Initialism for exhibitionism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDA

  Possible Answer: personal_organiser, organiser, personal_digital_assistant, organizer, personal_organizer, PDA

• The clue is 115. Seminoles' sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FSU

• The clue is 116. Tiger's target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer: equivalence, par, equality, equation