March 02, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, March 02, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle March 02, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Performance featuring masklike kumadori makeup	6
2A	7. Dock ___, pitcher who claimed to have thrown a no-hitter on LSD in 1970	5
3A	12. Place for some nonstarters	7
4A	13. Currency that replaced the British West African pound	5
5A	14. Common party store purchase	8
6A	15. "Grazie ___!" ("Thank you so much!")	5
7A	16. Bring up	7
8A	17. First word of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"	3
9A	19. Not forward	3
10A	20. Put forward	6
11A	21. "___ mair will the bonnie callants / Mairch tae war": Hamish Henderson	3
12A	22. "___ Nagila" (song of celebration)	4
13A	23. Talk trashed?	4
14A	24. Conversation piece?	9
15A	27. With it	3
16A	28. Action toys, perhaps?	9
17A	29. At once	9
18A	30. Unusual change	9
19A	31. Sound often heard doubled	3
20A	34. "Nothing to see here, folks ..."	9
21A	35. "Later"	4
22A	36. Fight club?	4
23A	37. "We're all ___ here. I'm ___. You're ___": Cheshire Cat	3
24A	38. Event of 1/31/2020	6
25A	40. Refuge	3
26A	41. Schmuck	3
27A	42. Like one with a spare tire	7
28A	43. Many meetings, these days	5
29A	45. Rapper/singer with the 2005 hit "Temperature"	8
30A	47. Scratch	5
31A	48. Clear	7
32A	49. Having an itch	5
33A	50. ___ Horn (British sheep breed)	6

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. Performance featuring masklike kumadori makeup"

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: KABUKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Dock ___, pitcher who claimed to have thrown a no-hitter on LSD in 1970"

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 (norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated thor in a wrestling match
• Words that mean the same thing: Elli
• 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: ELLIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. Place for some nonstarters"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game
• Words that mean the same thing: detention centre, detention cell
• 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: BULLPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Currency that replaced the British West African pound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic unit of money in sierra leone; equal to 100 cents
• 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: LEONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Common party store purchase"

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 large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
• Words that mean the same thing: billow, inflate, balloon
• 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: BALLOONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. "Grazie ___!" ("Thank you so much!")"

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: MILLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Bring up"

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 remark that calls attention to something or someone
• Words that mean the same thing: credit, advert, refer
• 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: MENTION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. First word of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken""

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: ii, 2, II
• 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: TWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Not forward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
• Words that mean the same thing: demure, overmodest
• 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: COY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Put forward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that present reasons and arguments
• Words that mean the same thing: indicate, reason, contend
• 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: ARGUED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. "___ mair will the bonnie callants / Mairch tae war": Hamish Henderson"

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

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: NAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. "___ Nagila" (song of celebration)"

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

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: HAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "23. Talk trashed?"

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 (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
• Words that mean the same thing: aspersion, daub, smear
• The opposite would be: focus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "24. Conversation piece?"

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: SOUNDBITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. With it"

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 informed about the latest trends
• Words that mean the same thing: hip to, hip
• 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: HEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "28. Action toys, perhaps?"

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: STUNTDOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "29. At once"

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 without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
• Words that mean the same thing: at once, instantly, immediately
• 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: FORTHWITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "30. Unusual change"

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: RARECOINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "31. Sound often heard doubled"

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut, tut-tut
• 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: TSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. "Nothing to see here, folks ...""

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: MOVEALONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "35. "Later""

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: TATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "36. Fight club?"

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 (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
• Words that mean the same thing: macebearer, Chemical Mace, macer
• 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: MACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "37. "We're all ___ here. I'm ___. You're ___": Cheshire Cat"

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 roused to anger; - mark twain
• Words that mean the same thing: crazy, demented, unrestrained
• 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: MAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "38. Event of 1/31/2020"

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: BREXIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "40. Refuge"

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 (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Ark of the Covenant
• 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: ARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "41. Schmuck"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: roll in the hay, AS, American Samoa
• 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: ASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "42. Like one with a spare tire"

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 having a large belly
• Words that mean the same thing: potbellied, abdominous
• 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: PAUNCHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "43. Many meetings, these days"

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 rapid rise
• Words that mean the same thing: surge, whizz, soar upwards
• 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: ZOOMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "45. Rapper/singer with the 2005 hit "Temperature""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: SEANPAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "47. Scratch"

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 flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
• Words that mean the same thing: cabbage, boodle, gelt
• 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: DOUGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "48. Clear"

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 clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: patent, apparent, manifest
• 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: EVIDENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "49. Having an itch"

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 nervous and unable to relax
• Words that mean the same thing: fidgety, itchy, fretful
• 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: ANTSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "50. ___ Horn (British sheep breed)"

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: DORSET

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - March 02, 2024 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Civilization, to Freud	6
2D	2. ___ B. Latimer, civil rights activist in the National Women's Hall of Fame	5
3D	3. They're in circulation	12
4D	4. Over	4
5D	5. Scope	3
6D	6. Yield of some scratch-off tickets	10
7D	7. Furry monster of children's TV	4
8D	8. Accessory with a scent	3
9D	9. Cute images with captions like "If it fits, I sits"	7
10D	10. Gaga, say	6
11D	11. "Later"	5
12D	12. First-rate	6
13D	14. Comedian who played Louie the Lilac on "Batman"	5
14D	16. Pulpify	4
15D	18. Altar exchange	12
16D	21. Sister state?	7
17D	22. Weather datum	4
18D	25. Put to shame, say	10
19D	26. Fake online followers	4
20D	28. Cross	4
21D	29. Pet, informally	4
22D	30. Play music loudly and energetically	7
23D	31. Stereotypical campaign promise	6
24D	32. Big name in power tools	5
25D	33. "What ___ Did" (classic children's book with insects on the cover)	4
26D	34. Strand	6
27D	35. Lease signatory	6
28D	36. Protegé maker	5
29D	39. Currency in The Legend of Zelda	5
30D	41. Like spent briquettes	4
31D	42. Connect, as a Bluetooth device	4
32D	44. Some vintage roadsters	3
33D	46. Discontinued Mitsubishi sports sedan, informally	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. Civilization, to Freud"

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: KULTUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. ___ B. Latimer, civil rights activist in the National Women's Hall of Fame"

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: ALLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. They're in circulation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the blood flowing through the circulatory system
• Words that mean the same thing: blood stream, bloodstream
• 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: BLOODSTREAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Over"

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: UPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Scope"

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 range of what one can know or understand
• Words that mean the same thing: sight, cognizance
• 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: KEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Yield of some scratch-off tickets"

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: INSTANTWIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Furry monster of children's TV"

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: ELMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Accessory with a scent"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: chaplet, coronal, wreath
• 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: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Cute images with captions like "If it fits, I sits""

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: LOLCATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Gaga, say"

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: INLOVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Later""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEEYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. First-rate"

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: BANGUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Comedian who played Louie the Lilac on "Batman""

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: BERLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Pulpify"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
• Words that mean the same thing: coquet, romance, crunch
• 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: MASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Altar exchange"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WEDDINGBANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. Sister state?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NUNHOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "22. Weather datum"

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 lofty level or position or degree
• Words that mean the same thing: senior high, high gear, high up
• The opposite would be: low spirits, low
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Put to shame, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cause to appear in a lower class
• Words that mean the same thing: outclass
• 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: OUTCLASSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Fake online followers"

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 botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
• Words that mean the same thing: bot
• 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: BOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Cross"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an open skin infection
• Words that mean the same thing: mad, afflictive, tender
• 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: SORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Pet, informally"

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: FAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Play music loudly and energetically"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

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: ROCKOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Stereotypical campaign promise"

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: TAXCUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Big name in power tools"

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: STIHL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. "What ___ Did" (classic children's book with insects on the cover)"

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

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: KATY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "34. Strand"

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 person who is stranded (as on an island)
• Words that mean the same thing: strand, brownish-red
• 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: MAROON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "35. Lease signatory"

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 someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
• Words that mean the same thing: renter
• 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: TENANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "36. Protegé maker"

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: MAZDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "39. Currency in The Legend of Zelda"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic unit of money in sri lanka; equal to 100 cents
• Words that mean the same thing: Seychelles rupee, Mauritian rupee, Sri Lanka rupee
• 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: RUPEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "41. Like spent briquettes"

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 of a light grey
• Words that mean the same thing: ash-grey, ash-gray
• 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: ASHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "42. Connect, as a Bluetooth device"

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 set of two similar things considered as a unit
• Words that mean the same thing: couplet, twin, duo
• 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: PAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. Some vintage roadsters"

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 one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
• Words that mean the same thing: milligram, atomic number 12, magnesium
• 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: MGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Discontinued Mitsubishi sports sedan, informally"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: EVO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	71.2%
Short Answer	9	13.6%
History	3	4.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.0%
Music	2	3.0%
Geography	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, 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: August 27, 2025 at 09:22 AM

January 05, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, January 05, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

January 05, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Fake news source?	4
2A	5. ___ lab (hosp. location for stent placements)	4
3A	9. "American Psycho" novelist	5
4A	14. To whom Mama Cocha was goddess of the sea	4
5A	15. Fantasy foe	4
6A	16. Smallest South Pacific nation	5
7A	17. Rise in the air	8
8A	18. "Veep" actress DuVall	4
9A	19. Biblical mount	5
10A	20. Pilates target	3
11A	21. Establishment offering tom yum soup or pad woon sen noodles	14
12A	23. Most immediate	7
13A	25. GPS options: Abbr.	4
14A	26. Yellow-flowered medicinal plant	5
15A	27. Goes toe to toe (with)	5
16A	29. Can alternative	3
17A	32. Fantasy foe	3
18A	34. "___ said …"	3
19A	35. Certain entry requirement	4
20A	36. Acclaimed HBO comedy series whose creator stars as himself	18
21A	41. Unwanted responsibility	4
22A	42. Strand in a cell	3
23A	43. Dallas pro	3
24A	44. Relentlessly follow	3
25A	45. Vodka brand, informally	5
26A	47. Leisurely paces	5
27A	51. Wheels on a base	4
28A	52. Recover from a bender	7
29A	54. Risky baseball strategy that's indicated four times in this puzzle?	11
30A	58. Stand-up comedian Wong	3
31A	59. Boots	5
32A	60. Within reach	4
33A	61. Body image?	7
34A	62. Work at St. Peter's Basilica	5
35A	63. Ending with leather or towel	4
36A	64. Body part that's an anagram of 11-Down	4
37A	65. This is for suckers	5
38A	66. One of 28 in a Monopoly box	4
39A	67. Negroni garnish	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. Fake news source?"

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 person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
• Words that mean the same thing: prevaricator
• The opposite would be: square shooter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. ___ lab (hosp. location for stent placements)"

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: CATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. "American Psycho" novelist"

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 (norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated thor in a wrestling match
• Words that mean the same thing: Elli
• 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: ELLIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. To whom Mama Cocha was goddess of the sea"

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 ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Words that mean the same thing: Inka, Incan
• 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: INCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Fantasy foe"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: devil, demon, monster
• 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: OGRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Smallest South Pacific nation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an island republic on nauru island; phosphate exports support the economy
• Words that mean the same thing: Nauru Island, Republic of Nauru, Pleasant Island
• 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: NAURU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Rise in the air"

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 rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
• Words that mean the same thing: hover
• 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: LEVITATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. "Veep" actress DuVall"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CLEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Biblical mount"

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 mountain peak in the southern sinai peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which moses received the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Sinai Peninsula, Mount Sinai, Sinai Desert
• 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: SINAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Pilates target"

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 any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Words that mean the same thing: AB, type AB, Artium Baccalaurens
• 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: ABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Establishment offering tom yum soup or pad woon sen noodles"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: THAIRESTAURANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Most immediate"

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 at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
• Words that mean the same thing: stuffy, near, nigh
• The opposite would be: distant, far
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLOSEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. GPS options: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Yellow-flowered medicinal plant"

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 any of various plants of the genus senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
• 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: SENNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Goes toe to toe (with)"

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 any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
• Words that mean the same thing: spar, sparring
• 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: SPARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Can alternative"

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 month following april and preceding june
• Words that mean the same thing: Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha, whitethorn
• 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: MAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Fantasy foe"

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: ORC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. "___ said …""

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: ASI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Certain entry requirement"

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 endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing 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: VISA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Acclaimed HBO comedy series whose creator stars as himself"

Quick Info: This answer has 18 letters. It's a expert 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: CURBYOURENTHUSIASM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Unwanted responsibility"

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 onerous or difficult concern
• Words that mean the same thing: encumbrance, burden, load
• 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: ONUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Strand in a cell"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• 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: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Dallas pro"

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: MAV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Relentlessly follow"

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 member of the genus canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
• Words that mean the same thing: tag, wienerwurst, frank
• 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: DOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Vodka brand, informally"

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: STOLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Leisurely paces"

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 slow pace of running
• Words that mean the same thing: Trot, trot, jog
• 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: TROTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Wheels on a base"

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 car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
• Words that mean the same thing: landrover
• 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: JEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Recover from a bender"

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: SOBERUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Risky baseball strategy that's indicated four times in this puzzle?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SQUEEZEPLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Stand-up comedian Wong"

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 united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
• Words that mean the same thing: Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Marcellus Clay
• 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: ALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Boots"

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 remove from a position or office
• Words that mean the same thing: kick out, expel, boot 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: OUSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Within reach"

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 move towards
• Words that mean the same thing: approach, nigh, draw close
• The opposite would be: far
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Body image?"

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: CATSCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Work at St. Peter's Basilica"

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 representation of the virgin mary mourning over the dead body of jesus
• 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: PIETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Ending with leather or towel"

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: ETTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Body part that's an anagram of 11-Down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
• Words that mean the same thing: elbow bone
• 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: ULNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. This is for suckers"

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 plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
• Words that mean the same thing: pale yellow, drinking straw, stalk
• 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: STRAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "66. One of 28 in a Monopoly box"

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 legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
• Words that mean the same thing: human activity, act, human action
• 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: DEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "67. Negroni garnish"

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 british politician (1788-1850)
• Words that mean the same thing: discase, Sir Robert Peel, pare
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword January 05, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. The flowers in Amy Lowell's "Your great puffs of flowers / Are everywhere in this my New England"	6
2D	2. Certain to happen	10
3D	3. Pursues, as a hunch	6
4D	4. Good name for a marine biologist?	3
5D	5. Runs together, in a way	8
6D	6. Tips for shoemakers	6
7D	7. ___ leches (Latin American cake)	4
8D	8. Summer eruption	8
9D	9. Comes after	6
10D	10. Haunts	5
11D	11. Roman goddess who's an anagram of 64-Across	4
12D	12. Modern-day site of ancient Persepolis	4
13D	13. Word with power or strong	4
14D	21. Lachrymose	5
15D	22. Many a fancy hotel lobby	6
16D	24. Self-important types	5
17D	28. Kind of guidance	8
18D	29. Soccer great Hamm	3
19D	30. Biblical mount	3
20D	31. Agricultural item that Nigeria produces more of than the rest of the world combined	3
21D	33. Nevada senator Catherine ___ Masto	6
22D	35. Joie de ___	5
23D	36. The fish in fish and chips, commonly	3
24D	37. Cry at a card table	3
25D	38. It's cut by a dancer	3
26D	39. Still sealed	8
27D	40. Did nothing	5
28D	45. School board?	6
29D	46. Falls behind	6
30D	48. Big competitor of Microsoft and IBM	6
31D	49. University with a pelican mascot	6
32D	50. Kind of column	6
33D	51. Compact Volkswagen	5
34D	53. Sculled, e.g.	5
35D	54. Dips in gravy	4
36D	55. Give up	4
37D	56. End-___	4
38D	57. Politico Buttigieg	4
39D	61. Condiment for a burger	6

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. The flowers in Amy Lowell's "Your great puffs of flowers / Are everywhere in this my New England""

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 any of various plants of the genus syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: lilac
• 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: LILACS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Certain to happen"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unavoidable event
• The opposite would be: evitable
• 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: INEVITABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Pursues, as a hunch"

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: ACTSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Good name for a marine biologist?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Runs together, in a way"

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: COCHAIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Tips for shoemakers"

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 metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon
• Words that mean the same thing: aiguilette, aglet, aiglet
• 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: AGLETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ leches (Latin American cake)"

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: TRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Summer eruption"

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: HEATRASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Comes after"

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 issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
• Words that mean the same thing: ensue, result
• 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: ENSUES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Haunts"

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 the habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: lair, den
• 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: LAIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Roman goddess who's an anagram of 64-Across"

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 (roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of greek selene
• 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: LUNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Modern-day site of ancient Persepolis"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
• Words that mean the same thing: Persia, Islamic Republic of Iran
• 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: IRAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Word with power or strong"

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 set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
• Words that mean the same thing: wooing, fit, causa
• 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: SUIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Lachrymose"

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 with eyes full of tears
• Words that mean the same thing: teary-eyed, watery-eyed
• 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: TEARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Many a fancy hotel lobby"

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 any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
• 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: ATRIUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Self-important types"

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 regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Words that mean the same thing: snot, prig, snoot
• 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: SNOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Kind of guidance"

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 designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
• Words that mean the same thing: maternal, paternal
• The opposite would be: filial
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARENTAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Soccer great Hamm"

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: MIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Biblical mount"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: butt, fanny, tail end
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Agricultural item that Nigeria produces more of than the rest of the world combined"

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 edible tuber of any of several yams
• Words that mean the same thing: yam plant
• 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: YAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Nevada senator Catherine ___ Masto"

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 spanish conquistador who defeated the aztecs and conquered mexico (1485-1547)
• Words that mean the same thing: Hernando Cortez, Hernando Cortes, Hernan Cortes
• 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: CORTEZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Joie de ___"

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: VIVRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. The fish in fish and chips, commonly"

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 vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
• Words that mean the same thing: pod, seedcase, slang
• 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: COD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Cry at a card table"

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: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. It's cut by a dancer"

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 floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
• Words that mean the same thing: carpet, carpeting
• 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: RUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Still sealed"

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 not yet opened or unsealed
• 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: UNOPENED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Did nothing"

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: SATBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. School board?"

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 plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
• Words that mean the same thing: teetertotter, totter, tilting board
• 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: SEESAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Falls behind"

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: ISLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Big competitor of Microsoft and IBM"

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 authoritative person who divines the future
• Words that mean the same thing: prophesier, vaticinator, seer
• 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: ORACLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. University with a pelican mascot"

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: TULANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Kind of column"

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 anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
• Words that mean the same thing: spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia
• 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: SPINAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Compact Volkswagen"

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: JETTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Sculled, e.g."

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: OARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Dips in gravy"

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 piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, SOP
• 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: SOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Give up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that put an end to a state or an activity
• Words that mean the same thing: throw in, leave office, lay off
• The opposite would be: take office, stay
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. End-___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
• Words that mean the same thing: exploiter, substance abuser, drug user
• 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: USER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. Politico Buttigieg"

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: PETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Condiment for a burger"

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 thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
• Words that mean the same thing: ketchup, cetchup, tomato ketchup
• 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: CATSUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	58	74.4%
Short Answer	15	19.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Literature	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	18 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 05, 2025 at 04:25 AM