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Saturday, December 7, 2024

27421 Sat Dec 07, 2024 NYT Luke K. Schreiber

Across Clues :

1. Undertook, in an idiom, 7. Stressed half the time, say, 13. Dance class outfit, 15. Host of a record eight Olympic Games as of 2024, 16. What helps grease the wheels?, 18. Attacks, 19. One might be used in math class or studied in history class, 20. High-___, 22. Renowned conductor born in Bombay, 23. Words of support, 24. Weak parts of a logical argument, 26. Introducer of the "New Look" in 1947, 27. Illegal substance, in sports lingo, 28. Evil act, 30. Nathan Hale, notably, 31. Plea of innocence, 33. Driving competitions amidst everyday traffic, 34. Subject of a rap battle between Hamilton and Jefferson in "Hamilton", 35. Like the two Super Bowl teams in early January, for short, 36. Getting dirty, 37. Huck's pal, 40. Kind of contract, 42. Like the gargoyles of Notre-Dame, 43. Popular apple variety, 44. Changes color in fright, 46. Home turf?, 47. Rest stop sights, informally, 48. Beliefs associated with Plato, 50. Parts of some massages, 52. In which you might confront the elephant in the room?, 53. Pompous pronoun, 54. "Subsequently …", 55. Mouths that don't talk

Down Clues :

1. Unfair charge, informally, 2. Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris, 3. Like nobility, 4. Midwestern tribe, 5. Jamie of "M*A*S*H", 6. Not to, 7. "___ My Life" (Bon Jovi hit), 8. *Cough*, 9. Measured (out), 10. "I think we agree, the past is over" and "They misunderestimated me", 11. Part of a nuclear family?, 12. Bright shade of yellow, 14. Hot water, 17. It doesn't go over well, 21. Gifted orator, 24. Hockey great Eric, 25. Maritime route, 28. Siege deterrents, 29. Chatting privately with, for short, 31. Spanish honorific title, 32. "Jeepers!", 33. Signal of impending danger, 34. Box in many trucks, 35. Moderator's assortment, 37. Uproar, 38. First Nations people, 39. All the shots one doesn't take, per a saying, 41. Draw out with water, 43. Wild, 45. Swing around, 47. Largest isle of the Inner Hebrides, 49. ID created in 1936, 51. Most successful American video game franchise, for short

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 07, 2024

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

New York Times, Saturday, December 7, 2024
New York Times, Saturday, December 7, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Undertook, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BITOFF


  • The clue is 7. Stressed half the time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IAMBIC

    Possible Answer : iambic


  • The clue is 13. Dance class outfit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNITARD

    Possible Answer : leotard, cat_suit, body_suit, unitard


  • The clue is 15. Host of a record eight Olympic Games as of 2024. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THEUSA


  • The clue is 16. What helps grease the wheels?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOTOROIL


  • The clue is 18. Attacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SETSON


  • The clue is 19. One might be used in math class or studied in history class. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RULER

    Possible Answer : swayer, rule, ruler


  • The clue is 20. High-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RES

    Possible Answer : re, Ra, atomic_number_75, RES, Re, rhenium, ray, reticuloendothelial_system


  • The clue is 22. Renowned conductor born in Bombay. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEHTA


  • The clue is 23. Words of support. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AYES


  • The clue is 24. Weak parts of a logical argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEAPS

    Possible Answer : leap, leaping, jump_off, spring, saltation, bound, jump, bounce


  • The clue is 26. Introducer of the "New Look" in 1947. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DIOR

    Possible Answer : Christian_Dior, Dior


  • The clue is 27. Illegal substance, in sports lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PED


  • The clue is 28. Evil act. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MISDEED

    Possible Answer : misbehaviour, misbehavior, misdeed


  • The clue is 30. Nathan Hale, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPY

    Possible Answer : descry, espy, sight, sleuth, undercover_agent, spy, stag, snoop, spot


  • The clue is 31. Plea of innocence. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DONTBLAMEME


  • The clue is 33. Driving competitions amidst everyday traffic. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROADRALLIES


  • The clue is 34. Subject of a rap battle between Hamilton and Jefferson in "Hamilton". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CENTRALBANK


  • The clue is 35. Like the two Super Bowl teams in early January, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TBD


  • The clue is 36. Getting dirty. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOILING

    Possible Answer : colly, grime, begrime, bemire, soiling, soilure, soil, dirtying, dirty

    Possible Opposite Answer : clean


  • The clue is 37. Huck's pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOM

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


  • The clue is 40. Kind of contract. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORAL

    Possible Answer : viva, viva_voce, unwritten, oral_examination, oral_exam, oral

    Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal


  • The clue is 42. Like the gargoyles of Notre-Dame. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STONE

    Possible Answer : rock, Harlan_Fiske_Stone, pit, Harlan_Stone, Harlan_F._Stone, Edward_Durell_Stone, gem, Harlan_Fisk_Stone, Isidor_Feinstein_Stone, I._F._Stone, Oliver_Stone, stone, endocarp, gemstone, lapidate, Stone, Lucy_Stone


  • The clue is 43. Popular apple variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FUJI

    Possible Answer : Prunus_incisa, Fuji-san, Fuji, fuji_cherry, Fujiyama, Mount_Fuji, fuji, Fujinoyama


  • The clue is 44. Changes color in fright. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PALES

    Possible Answer : picket, chum_up, blanch, pal, pale, pal_up, blench


  • The clue is 46. Home turf?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOD

    Possible Answer : superoxide_dismutase, greensward, SOD, turf, sod, sodomite, sward, bugger, sodomist


  • The clue is 47. Rest stop sights, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEMIS

    Possible Answer : rig, tractor_trailer, trucking_rig, semitrailer, semifinal, trailer_truck, articulated_lorry, semi


  • The clue is 48. Beliefs associated with Plato. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDEALS

    Possible Answer : saint, paragon, nonesuch, ideal, nonsuch, apotheosis, nonpareil


  • The clue is 50. Parts of some massages. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NECKRUBS


  • The clue is 52. In which you might confront the elephant in the room?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CIRCUS

    Possible Answer : Circus, carnival, genus_Circus, circus


  • The clue is 53. Pompous pronoun. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROYALWE


  • The clue is 54. "Subsequently …". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOTHEN


  • The clue is 55. Mouths that don't talk. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DELTAS

    Possible Answer : delta


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Unfair charge, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BUMRAP

  • The clue is 2. Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INOUYE

  • The clue is 3. Like nobility. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TITLED

    Possible Answer: title, highborn, titled, style, coroneted, entitle

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

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

    The answer: OTOES

    Possible Answer: Oto, Otoe

  • The clue is 5. Jamie of "M*A*S*H". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FARR

  • The clue is 6. Not to. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FRO

  • The clue is 7. "___ My Life" (Bon Jovi hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITS

    Possible Answer: information_technology, IT

  • The clue is 8. *Cough*. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AHEM

    Possible Answer: ahem, hem

  • The clue is 9. Measured (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: METED

  • The clue is 10. "I think we agree, the past is over" and "They misunderestimated me". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BUSHISMS

  • The clue is 11. Part of a nuclear family?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ISOTOPE

    Possible Answer: isotope

  • The clue is 12. Bright shade of yellow. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CANARY

    Possible Answer: stoolpigeon, sneak, canary_bird, stool_pigeon, fink, snitch, sneaker, canary, canary_yellow, snitcher, stoolie, canary-yellow

  • The clue is 14. Hot water. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DIRESTRAITS

  • The clue is 17. It doesn't go over well. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEADBALLOON

  • The clue is 21. Gifted orator. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPELLBINDER

    Possible Answer: spellbinder

  • The clue is 24. Hockey great Eric. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LINDROS

  • The clue is 25. Maritime route. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEALANE

  • The clue is 28. Siege deterrents. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOATS

    Possible Answer: fosse, moat

  • The clue is 29. Chatting privately with, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DMING

  • The clue is 31. Spanish honorific title. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DON

    Possible Answer: preceptor, put_on, get_into, Don_River, father, wear, Don, don, assume

  • The clue is 32. "Jeepers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EEK

  • The clue is 33. Signal of impending danger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REDALERT

  • The clue is 34. Box in many trucks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CBRADIO

  • The clue is 35. Moderator's assortment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOPICS

    Possible Answer: issue, topic, subject, matter, theme

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

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

    The answer: TUMULT

    Possible Answer: rumpus, din, commotion, ruckus, tumultuousness, garboil, tumult, turmoil, ruction, uproar

  • The clue is 38. First Nations people. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OJIBWA

    Possible Answer: Ojibwa, Chippewa, Ojibway

  • The clue is 39. All the shots one doesn't take, per a saying. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MISSES

    Possible Answer: Miss, young_lady, omit, fille, miss, leave_out, overlook, young_woman, pretermit, lack, missy, lose, drop, neglect, misfire, girl, overleap, escape

    Possible Opposite Answer : hit, attend, attend_to, have

  • The clue is 41. Draw out with water. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEACH

    Possible Answer: strip, leach, percolate, leaching

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

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

    The answer: FERAL

    Possible Answer: ferine, savage, feral

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

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

    The answer: SLUE

    Possible Answer: curve, swerve, slide, slew, slip, sheer, slue, skid, veer, trend, cut

  • The clue is 47. Largest isle of the Inner Hebrides. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKYE

  • The clue is 49. ID created in 1936. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SSN

  • The clue is 51. Most successful American video game franchise, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COD

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

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Friday, October 31, 2025

Friday NYT Down Solutions October 31, 2025 - Every Vertical Clue Decoded with Hints

NYT Crossword Down October 31, 2025: All 37 Vertical Answers & Strategic Tips

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 37 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for October 31, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Friday, October 31, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date October 31, 2025
Day of Week Friday
Total Down Clues 37 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Tricky

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 37 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. Something a workaholic is unlikely to say
2 Down 2. Predator in a pod
3 Down 3. Point in a film when an iconic song sets the scene
4 Down 4. Caught
5 Down 5. The Onion's output
6 Down 6. Provided entrees
7 Down 7. Wild
8 Down 8. Mother of a hinny
9 Down 9. Yosemite Sam's role in "Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol"
10 Down 10. City across the Rio Grande from El Paso
11 Down 11. "No ___ mal" ("It's not bad," in Spanish)
12 Down 12. Repeated cry at a kegger
13 Down 13. Sort
14 Down 15. Channing of "Blink Twice"
15 Down 21. Hit the ceiling
16 Down 23. Human rights lawyer Clooney
17 Down 24. "Wow, pretty sweet!"
18 Down 25. Apt anagram of GAMES minus M
19 Down 26. Decorates
20 Down 28. Emmy-winning actress for "The Bear"
21 Down 29. Get on (it)
22 Down 32. "Hurry!"
23 Down 34. A smartphone has many of these
24 Down 36. Suspicious looks
25 Down 37. Island home of what may be the world's oldest living olive tree (2,000+ years)
26 Down 38. The U.A.E. is in it
27 Down 43. "Let me check with them"
28 Down 45. Port of Spain?
29 Down 46. Go up to
30 Down 48. Good Neighbor or Design a Robot, e.g., in 35-Across
31 Down 49. Pull up
32 Down 50. Purview
33 Down 51. Founding member of 38-Down
34 Down 54. Easy triumph
35 Down 55. British monarch between William and George
36 Down 57. It's all around us
37 Down 58. Spreadsheet feature

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Down Solutions:

1 Down: "1. Something a workaholic is unlikely to say"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'F'
  • Word pattern: T__F
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TGIF

2 Down: "2. Predator in a pod"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: O__A
  • Similar words: Orcinus orca, killer whale
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ORCA

3 Down: "3. Point in a film when an iconic song sets the scene"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: N________P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NEEDLEDROP

4 Down: "4. Caught"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'W'
  • Similar words: see, catch
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SAW

5 Down: "5. The Onion's output"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S____E
  • Similar words: irony, sarcasm
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SATIRE

6 Down: "6. Provided entrees"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O_________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OPENEDDOORS

7 Down: "7. Wild"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: F___L
  • Similar words: ferine, savage
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: wild and menacing
  • This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FERAL

8 Down: "8. Mother of a hinny"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: posterior, bottom
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ASS

9 Down: "9. Yosemite Sam's role in "Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: E______R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EBENEZER

10 Down: "10. City across the Rio Grande from El Paso"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'Z'
  • Word pattern: J____Z
  • Similar words: Ciudad Juarez
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer JUAREZ

11 Down: "11. "No ___ mal" ("It's not bad," in Spanish)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: E__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ESTA

12 Down: "12. Repeated cry at a kegger"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: C__G
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the dull explosive noise made by an engine
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CHUG

13 Down: "13. Sort"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: T__E
  • Similar words: character, case
  • Opposite of: antitype
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TYPE

14 Down: "15. Channing of "Blink Twice""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: T___M
  • Similar words: Arthur Tatum, Art Tatum
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TATUM

15 Down: "21. Hit the ceiling"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: E___T
  • Similar words: recrudesce, break open
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: start abruptly
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ERUPT

16 Down: "23. Human rights lawyer Clooney"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: A__L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AMAL

17 Down: "24. "Wow, pretty sweet!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: T_________L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer THATSSOCOOL

18 Down: "25. Apt anagram of GAMES minus M"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: S__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SEGA

19 Down: "26. Decorates"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T___S
  • Similar words: garnish, prune
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a state of arrangement or appearance
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TRIMS

20 Down: "28. Emmy-winning actress for "The Bear""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: A________I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AYOEDEBIRI

21 Down: "29. Get on (it)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: H___O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HOPTO

22 Down: "32. "Hurry!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: feed, footrace
  • Opposite of: idle
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RUN

23 Down: "34. A smartphone has many of these"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: U__S
  • Similar words: employment, usage
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the act of using
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer USES

24 Down: "36. Suspicious looks"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SIDEEYES

25 Down: "37. Island home of what may be the world's oldest living olive tree (2,000+ years)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C___E
  • Similar words: Kriti
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CRETE

26 Down: "38. The U.A.E. is in it"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: O__C
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OPEC

27 Down: "43. "Let me check with them""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'K'
  • Word pattern: I____K
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ILLASK

28 Down: "45. Port of Spain?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: P____O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PUERTO

29 Down: "46. Go up to"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: E___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ENDAT

30 Down: "48. Good Neighbor or Design a Robot, e.g., in 35-Across"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: B___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BADGE

31 Down: "49. Pull up"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: H__T
  • Similar words: check, stay
  • Opposite of: start
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the state of inactivity following an interruption
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HALT

32 Down: "50. Purview"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: A__A
  • Similar words: expanse, domain
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AREA

33 Down: "51. Founding member of 38-Down"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: I__N
  • Similar words: Persia
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IRAN

34 Down: "54. Easy triumph"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: R__T
  • Similar words: rabble, rout out
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a disorderly crowd of people
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ROUT

35 Down: "55. British monarch between William and George"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ANNE

36 Down: "57. It's all around us"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
  • Similar words: broadcast, breeze
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AIR

37 Down: "58. Spreadsheet feature"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'B'
  • Similar words: tabloid, check
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the bill in a restaurant
  • This is Down clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TAB

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

  • Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
  • Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
  • Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
  • Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
  2. Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

Time-Saving Down Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Down first Get a mental map of the vertical flow
Fill short Down words 3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes Related Down answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 37 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, December 11, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (32 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

December 11, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle December 11, 2020

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Still on the line, say 4
2A 5. Slights 5
3A 10. Big name in razors 4
4A 14. One of two or three in a typical orchestra 4
5A 15. Can you believe it? 5
6A 16. Stuff in a muffin 4
7A 17. Informal cheer 4
8A 18. Something about which you might say "It's good!" 10
9A 20. "Be smart about this, now ..." 15
10A 22. It requires some assembly 6
11A 23. Spiced up 5
12A 24. Growth ___ 5
13A 26. Actress Rosie of "Do the Right Thing" 5
14A 29. Shrubland sight 5
15A 30. Completely off course 8
16A 35. A home? 7
17A 38. Without stopping 7
18A 39. Some early arrivals 8
19A 41. "Let's go!," in Durango 5
20A 42. Like some masks 5
21A 44. Ham it up 5
22A 45. "Same here" 5
23A 49. Take part 6
24A 51. Like some perfume ads 15
25A 56. Crack jokes, perhaps? 10
26A 57. Where Jackie Robinson played college ball 4
27A 58. Northwest county of Pennsylvania 4
28A 59. Fetal positions? 5
29A 60. Deck wood 4
30A 61. One might be pressing 4
31A 62. Ponders 5
32A 63. Point on a vane in Spain 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. Still on the line, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a slight wetness
  • Words that mean the same thing: break, moistness, dampness
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAMP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Slights"

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 an instance of driving away or warding off
  • Words that mean the same thing: cold shoulder, repulse, cut
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SNUBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Big name in razors"

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: ATRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. One of two or three in a typical orchestra"

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 slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
  • Words that mean the same thing: hautboy, hautbois
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OBOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Can you believe it?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
  • Words that mean the same thing: dogma
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TENET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Stuff in a muffin"

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 broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BRAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Informal cheer"

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: WOOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Something about which you might say "It's good!""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: EXTRAPOINT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. "Be smart about this, now ...""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: DONTGETANYIDEAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. It requires some assembly"

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 gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: QUORUM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Spiced up"

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 having an agreeably pungent taste
  • Words that mean the same thing: savoury, spicy, piquant
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZESTY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Growth ___"

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 occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
  • Words that mean the same thing: gush, spout, spirt
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPURT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Actress Rosie of "Do the Right Thing""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: PEREZ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Shrubland sight"

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 low evergreen shrub of the family ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
  • Words that mean the same thing: heathland
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HEATH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Completely off course"

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 run off the tracks
  • Words that mean the same thing: derail, jump
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DERAILED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. A home?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a city in western california on san francisco bay opposite san francisco; primarily and industrial urban center
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OAKLAND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Without stopping"

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: INONEGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Some early arrivals"

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 an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
  • Words that mean the same thing: preterm infant, premature baby, preterm baby
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PREEMIES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. "Let's go!," in Durango"

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: VAMOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Like some masks"

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 artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
  • Words that mean the same thing: fabric, textile, material
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CLOTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Ham it up"

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 give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EMOTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. "Same here""

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: ASAMI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Take part"

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: JOININ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Like some perfume ads"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: SCRATCHANDSNIFF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "56. Crack jokes, perhaps?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: POTTYHUMOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "57. Where Jackie Robinson played college ball"

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: UCLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "58. Northwest county of Pennsylvania"

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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
  • Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. Fetal positions?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
  • Words that mean the same thing: uterus, womb
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UTERI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Deck wood"

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 hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
  • Words that mean the same thing: teakwood, Tectona grandis
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEAK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. One might be pressing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a condition requiring relief
  • Words that mean the same thing: motivation, indigence, involve
  • The opposite would be: obviate
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NEED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Ponders"

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 in ancient greek mythology any of 9 daughters of zeus and mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
  • Words that mean the same thing: chew over, excogitate, think over
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MUSES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Point on a vane in Spain"

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: ESTE

    Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - December 11, 2020 Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Pulitzer-winning writer Maureen 4
2D 2. Peek-___ 4
3D 3. Phenomenon discovered by Apollo astronauts 9
4D 4. Terrarium inhabitant, maybe 9
5D 5. Take turns, say 5
6D 6. On deck 6
7D 7. Feral 7
8D 8. "Feel the ___" (onetime political slogan) 4
9D 9. Command that one shouldn't follow 4
10D 10. Home 5
11D 11. Goes for it 5
12D 12. Rushed 5
13D 13. On edge 5
14D 19. Fixtures used for pies 10
15D 21. Penguin's home 10
16D 24. Store 4
17D 25. ___ drop (British sweet treat) 4
18D 27. Big seller of outdoor equipment 3
19D 28. Suffix with northwest 3
20D 31. Shortly 9
21D 32. Cool summer treats 9
22D 33. Set of awards won by John Legend and Rita Moreno, for short 4
23D 34. Measurement that might be made in milligrams 4
24D 36. Zip 3
25D 37. "To God," in hymns 3
26D 40. Name on an orange Monopoly property 7
27D 43. French printmaker ___ Daumier 6
28D 45. Resort near White River National Forest 5
29D 46. What two X's make 5
30D 47. ___ Ziff, antagonist on "The Simpsons" 5
31D 48. Like unsuccessful chess players 5
32D 50. Actor Elba 5
33D 52. Pal 4
34D 53. Native of Rwanda 4
35D 54. Unchanged, as on an earnings report 4
36D 55. Like bot accounts on social media 4

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. Pulitzer-winning writer Maureen"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: DOWD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Peek-___"

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: ABOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Phenomenon discovered by Apollo astronauts"

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: MOONQUAKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Terrarium inhabitant, maybe"

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: PETTURTLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Take turns, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an indication of potential opportunity
  • Words that mean the same thing: manoeuvre, wind, tip
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STEER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. On deck"

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: NEXTUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Feral"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
  • Words that mean the same thing: wild
  • The opposite would be: tame
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UNTAMED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Feel the ___" (onetime political slogan)"

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 capital of switzerland; located in western switzerland
  • Words that mean the same thing: capital of Switzerland, Berne
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BERN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Command that one shouldn't follow"

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 continuing or remaining in a place or state
  • Words that mean the same thing: stay on, halt, last out
  • The opposite would be: depart, move
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Home"

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 any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  • Words that mean the same thing: bide, stay, tolerate
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ABODE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Goes for it"

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 earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
  • Words that mean the same thing: taste, hear, render
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRIES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Rushed"

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: RANAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. On edge"

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, fretful, itchy
  • The 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 14 Down: "19. Fixtures used for pies"

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: PIZZAOVENS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Penguin's home"

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: GOTHAMCITY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Store"

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 mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
  • Words that mean the same thing: snitch, grass, stag
  • The opposite would be: boycott
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. ___ drop (British sweet treat)"

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 sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
  • Words that mean the same thing: pear tree, Pyrus communis
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Big seller of outdoor equipment"

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: REI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Suffix with northwest"

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 bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of europe and greenland
  • Words that mean the same thing: gray sea eagle, grey sea eagle, erne
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Shortly"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: INAMINUTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Cool summer treats"

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: LEMONICES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Set of awards won by John Legend and Rita Moreno, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: EGOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Measurement that might be made in milligrams"

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 measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
  • Words that mean the same thing: Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Cupid's itch, Zen
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Zip"

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 quantity of no importance
  • Words that mean the same thing: zilch, null, nix
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. "To God," in hymns"

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: DEO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Name on an orange Monopoly property"

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: STJAMES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. French printmaker ___ Daumier"

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: HONORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Resort near White River National Forest"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of several trees of the genus populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASPEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. What two X's make"

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 number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
  • Words that mean the same thing: grade, grudge, scotch
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SCORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. ___ Ziff, antagonist on "The Simpsons""

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: ARTIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Like unsuccessful chess players"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that engage in sexual intercourse
  • Words that mean the same thing: copulate, mate, mat
  • The opposite would be: unmated, disentangle
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MATED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Actor Elba"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: IDRIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Pal"

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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
  • Words that mean the same thing: sidekick, chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CHUM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Native of Rwanda"

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 member of a bantu people living in rwanda and burundi
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HUTU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Unchanged, as on an earnings report"

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 level tract of land
  • Words that mean the same thing: matt, mat, directly
  • The opposite would be: contrasty, natural
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FLAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Like bot accounts on social media"

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 something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  • Words that mean the same thing: bogus, phony, shammer
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FAKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 57 83.8%
Short Answer 4 5.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.9%
History 2 2.9%
Literature 1 1.5%
Geography 1 1.5%
Sports 1 1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 32
Down Clues 36
Total Clues 68
Average Answer Length 5.6 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 15 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 Friday, 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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