No 27379, Thursday Oct 24, 2024 NYT Crossword by Ella Dershowitz

Across Clues :

1. Workplace for a young Abraham Lincoln, 4. Marine animal with distinctive eye patches, 8. Promote oneself, 13. Had beef, perhaps, 14. Sport, 15. Writes with a point?, 17. Selecting for a jury, 19. Nickname alternative to Teddy, 20. Bash, 21. "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's ___, say goodnight!" (bear advice), 23. Vinyl records, slangily, 24. Stinging jellyfish, 26. North Dakota's most populous city, 28. Epsilon follower, 29. They end in diciembre, 31. "Darn it!", 32. Emphasis-providing suffix, 33. Thick Japanese noodle, 34. Words of protest, 35. "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them, 38. Get ready to fly, 40. Ancient Peruvian, 41. "Also also ...," for short, 44. Hefty read, 45. "Dude!", 46. Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress", 47. Frank Sinatra's reads "The best is yet to come", 50. Arrogantly confident, 52. City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr., 53. Actress Salma, 55. Radiator sound, 56. Proponents of crystal healing, 58. On the same side, 61. Totally forgets to do something, informally, 62. Sports team's assignment, 63. DiFranco who played Persephone in "Hadestown", 64. Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toaster, 65. Move gradually, 66. GPS option: Abbr.

 Thursday Oct 24, 2024 NYT- 27379

Down Clues :

1. Antioxidant-infused water brand, 2. Costs of withdrawing, 3. Emphasizes, in a way, 4. Baby that's up all night?, 5. Big name in outdoor gear, 6. "Must this conversation happen again?", 7. Cry of frustration, 8. Fighting fish, 9. Last choice, often, 10. Crush, 11. Take to the door, 12. Security deposit payers, 16. Makes more alluring, with "up", 18. Flour in Indian cuisine, 22. Theoreticals, 24. Singer with the 2023 #1 hit "Kill Bill", 25. Word after leading or lunch, 27. Serengeti herd, 30. Live, 33. Prefix with directional, 34. Cone ___ (iconic costume piece for Madonna), 35. Got rid of, 36. Really got to work, with "down", 37. Second, 38. Abdominal floor exercises, 39. Mishmash, 41. Cook until a crust forms, 42. Roll call response, 43. Voice, 44. Becomes less tense, 45. "I tell ya ...", 46. Personal stake, in a metaphor, 48. Animated film character with a Scottish accent, 49. French cup, 51. Reproach, 54. Deftness, 57. Prefix with system, 59. Table support, 60. Block in Atlantic City

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 24, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Workplace for a young Abraham Lincoln. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAR

  Possible Answer : bar, banish, stop, prevention, Browning_automatic_rifle, block_off, taproom, legal_profession, BAR, streak, debar, stripe, ginmill, blockade, saloon, barricade, exclude, barroom, relegate, legal_community, cake, block_up, block, measure

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbar




• The clue is 4. Marine animal with distinctive eye patches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer : killer, orca, killer_whale, sea_wolf, Orcinus_orca, grampus




• The clue is 8. Promote oneself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOAST

  Possible Answer : swash, feature, blow, bluster, gas, self-praise, tout, shoot_a_line, brag, boasting, jactitation, sport, vaunt, boast, gasconade




• The clue is 13. Had beef, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer : run_through, corrode, eat_on, use_up, rust, exhaust, wipe_out, eat, consume, eat_up, deplete, Ate, feed




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

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

  The answer: WEAR

  Possible Answer : fall_apart, assume, have_on, bear, wear_off, bust, article_of_clothing, break, wear_thin, outwear, wear_down, fag, tire, put_on, endure, don, jade, tire_out, fatigue, wearing, wear, wear_upon, get_into, wear_out, clothing, wearable, hold_out, vesture, fag_out, weary, habiliment

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh




• The clue is 15. Writes with a point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCHES

  Possible Answer : etch, engrave




• The clue is 17. Selecting for a jury. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPANELING

  Possible Answer : impanel, panel, empanel




• The clue is 19. Nickname alternative to Teddy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEO




• The clue is 20. Bash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FETE

  Possible Answer : festival, feast, fiesta, fete, celebrate




• The clue is 21. "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's ___, say goodnight!" (bear advice). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHITE

  Possible Answer : egg_white, Stanford_White, flannel, Patrick_White, clean, Edward_White, white-hot, Andrew_D._White, Edward_Douglas_White_Jr., blanched, white, Patrick_Victor_Martindale_White, livid, bloodless, T._H._White, Caucasian, E._B._White, Elwyn_Brooks_White, gabardine, ovalbumin, snowy, ashen, lily-white, whiteness, Edward_D._White, Andrew_Dickson_White, whitened, whiten, blank, tweed, Theodore_Harold_White, White_River, White, White_person, albumen

  Possible Opposite Answer : black, blacken




• The clue is 23. Vinyl records, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAX

  Possible Answer : wax, full, climb, mount, rise

  Possible Opposite Answer : wane




• The clue is 24. Stinging jellyfish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEANETTLE




• The clue is 26. North Dakota's most populous city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARGO

  Possible Answer : Fargo




• The clue is 28. Epsilon follower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer : zeta




• The clue is 29. They end in diciembre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANOS

  Possible Answer : Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Black_September, Abu_Nidal_Organization, ANO, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Fatah-RC




• The clue is 31. "Darn it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUTS

  Possible Answer : haywire, bollock, loco, fruitcake, loony, crackers, junky, kookie, round_the_bend, junkie, bonkers, nut, freak, barmy, buggy, nutty, egg, batty, fruity, ball, ballock, wacky, Nut, crackpot, loopy, bats, nuts, testicle, daft, crank, orchis, around_the_bend, kooky, balmy, en, testis, screwball, dotty, nut_case, whacky, addict, cracked




• The clue is 32. Emphasis-providing suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : butt, hind_end, prat, nooky, atomic_number_33, arsenic, tush, American_Samoa, Eastern_Samoa, tail_end, piece_of_tail, can, stern, fucking, shag, screwing, rump, tail, roll_in_the_hay, rear_end, posterior, shtup, seat, nates, screw, fanny, rear, ass, bum, piece_of_ass, fundament, tooshie, backside, behind, derriere, AS, buttocks, fuck, nookie, arse, keister, bottom, hindquarters, As, buns




• The clue is 33. Thick Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UDON




• The clue is 34. Words of protest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTS




• The clue is 35. "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYTAKERS




• The clue is 38. Get ready to fly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAXI

  Possible Answer : taxi, taxicab, hack, cab




• The clue is 40. Ancient Peruvian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  Possible Answer : Inca, Inka, Incan




• The clue is 41. "Also also ...," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PPS




• The clue is 44. Hefty read. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOME

  Possible Answer : tome




• The clue is 45. "Dude!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRUH




• The clue is 46. Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA




• The clue is 47. Frank Sinatra's reads "The best is yet to come". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEADSTONE

  Possible Answer : tombstone, headstone, key, gravestone, keystone




• The clue is 50. Arrogantly confident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCKY

  Possible Answer : cocky




• The clue is 52. City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATL




• The clue is 53. Actress Salma. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYEK

  Possible Answer : Hayek, Friedrich_August_von_Hayek




• The clue is 55. Radiator sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HISS

  Possible Answer : sizz, whoosh, siss, bird, boo, sibilate, hushing, hoot, sibilation, snort, razz, fizzle, Bronx_cheer, raspberry, hissing, razzing, hiss

  Possible Opposite Answer : applaud




• The clue is 56. Proponents of crystal healing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWAGERS




• The clue is 58. On the same side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIED

  Possible Answer : allied, ally, Allied, confederate, confederative




• The clue is 61. Totally forgets to do something, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACES

  Possible Answer : distance, outer_space, infinite, blank, blank_space, place, quad, space




• The clue is 62. Sports team's assignment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer : source, come, cum, ejaculate, seminal_fluid, semen, germ, seed, sow, seeded_player




• The clue is 63. DiFranco who played Persephone in "Hadestown". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer : ani




• The clue is 64. Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKE

  Possible Answer : dope, sens, fastball, locoweed, pot, green_goddess, hummer, Mary_Jane, smoke, smoking, roll_of_tobacco, fume, gage, bullet, grass, skunk, sess, weed, heater




• The clue is 65. Move gradually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : butt, bound, boundary, inch, march, butt_against, abut, sharpness, border, edge, adjoin, butt_on




• The clue is 66. GPS option: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RTE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Antioxidant-infused water brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAI

  Possible Answer: Bai, Baic

• The clue is 2. Costs of withdrawing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEES

• The clue is 3. Emphasizes, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPEATS

  Possible Answer: reiterate, reduplicate, repeat, ingeminate, retell, take_over, repetition, echo, reprise, replicate, recapitulate, duplicate, reprize, restate, recur, iterate, double

• The clue is 4. Baby that's up all night?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWLET

  Possible Answer: owlet

• The clue is 5. Big name in outdoor gear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REI

• The clue is 6. "Must this conversation happen again?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANWENOT

• The clue is 7. Cry of frustration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARGH

• The clue is 8. Fighting fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BETTA

• The clue is 9. Last choice, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer: other, early, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : same

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

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer: champion, hotshot, tops, maven, I, whiz, virtuoso, adept, sensation, topnotch, ace, wiz, top-notch, A-one, star, one, first-rate, Allied_Command_Europe, nail, single, breeze_through, whizz, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, superstar, ACE, tiptop, sweep_through, unity, crack, genius, sail_through, pass_with_flying_colors, wizard, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, super, mavin, 1

• The clue is 11. Take to the door. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOWOUT

• The clue is 12. Security deposit payers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENANTS

  Possible Answer: tenant, renter

• The clue is 16. Makes more alluring, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXES

  Possible Answer: sex, excite, wind_up, sexuality, turn_on, gender, sexual_practice, sexual_urge, arouse, sexual_activity, sex_activity

• The clue is 18. Flour in Indian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTA

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

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

  The answer: IFS

• The clue is 24. Singer with the 2023 #1 hit "Kill Bill". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SZA

• The clue is 25. Word after leading or lunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADY

  Possible Answer: peeress, gentlewoman, Lady, lady, dame, madam, noblewoman, ma'am

  Possible Opposite Answer : Lord, nobleman

• The clue is 27. Serengeti herd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNUS

  Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

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

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

  The answer: ONAIR

• The clue is 33. Prefix with directional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNI

• The clue is 34. Cone ___ (iconic costume piece for Madonna). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  Possible Answer: bra, brassiere, bandeau

• The clue is 35. Got rid of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXED

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 36. Really got to work, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNUCKLED

  Possible Answer: knuckle

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

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: reverberate, Echo, replication, repeat, sound_reflection, recall, echo, ring, reverberation, resound

• The clue is 38. Abdominal floor exercises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOETAPS

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

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

  The answer: AMALGAM

  Possible Answer: dental_amalgam, amalgam

• The clue is 41. Cook until a crust forms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANSEAR

• The clue is 42. Roll call response. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESENT

  Possible Answer: salute, stage, represent, present, demo, pose, gift, acquaint, portray, lay_out, submit, nowadays, exhibit, face, deliver, award, show, confront, introduce, give, present_tense, demonstrate

  Possible Opposite Answer : absent, future

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

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

  The answer: SAY

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

• The clue is 44. Becomes less tense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THAWS

  Possible Answer: unfreeze, warming, melting, dissolve, unthaw, dethaw, thaw, thawing, melt

• The clue is 45. "I tell ya ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOY

  Possible Answer: male_child, boy, son

  Possible Opposite Answer : female_child, daughter, girl

• The clue is 46. Personal stake, in a metaphor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIN

  Possible Answer: pare, cutis, bark, peel, hide, shinny, tegument, scrape, shin, pelt, sputter, struggle, clamber, scramble, skin

• The clue is 48. Animated film character with a Scottish accent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHREK

• The clue is 49. French cup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASSE

  Possible Answer: tasse, tasset

• The clue is 51. Reproach. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIDE

  Possible Answer: call_down, berate, bawl_out, take_to_task, trounce, dress_down, chide, reproof, scold, call_on_the_carpet, lambaste, rag, remonstrate, reprimand, chew_up, chew_out, have_words, jaw, rebuke, lecture, lambast

• The clue is 54. Deftness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASE

  Possible Answer: still, relief, comfort, easiness, informality, alleviate, simpleness, ease, simplicity, allay, relieve, repose, rest, facilitate, relaxation

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty

• The clue is 57. Prefix with system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO

• The clue is 59. Table support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEG

  Possible Answer: branch, ramification, pegleg, stage, peg, leg, wooden_leg

• The clue is 60. Block in Atlantic City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born

Mon Oct 14, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Takes a snooze, 5. Guitarist Joe of the Eagles, 10. Summertime specification at Starbucks, 14. Sport with sculls, 15. Downward dog, e.g., 16. When repeated, a chant in "Animal House", 17. *Entertainment news show since 1996, 20. "Go ahead, I'm an open book!", 21. Eats like a king, 22. Barbecue bite with a bone, 23. TV remote batteries, usually, 24. *Winner of an annual Southern pageant, 32. Those opposed, 33. Belonging to the lady, 34. Broke trail, say, 35. Biblical perpetrator of fratricide, 36. Single curl or squat, 37. What Facebook, Inc. was renamed in 2021, 38. Leatherworker's tool, 39. Dorothy's pet dog, 40. Princess in the Mario games, 41. *"Yeah, so what? Big deal.", 45. [Clears throat], 46. Superlative suffix, 47. "Rats!", 50. Establishment with kittens and cappuccinos, 54. Statistical feat achieved four times in N.B.A. history ... or what the answers to the starred clues contain, letter-wise, 57. Raison d'___, 58. Back half of a 45, 59. Bluish green, 60. One who walks the walk, 61. Already consumed, 62. Rocky Mountain grazers

Down Clues :

1. March Madness org., 2. Narrative trajectories, 3. Small smooch, 4. Formally admits to office, 5. Condiment often faked with green dye in sushi restaurants, 6. Like a dirty fireplace, 7. Southeast Asian language, 8. Sketch show with celebrity hosts, for short, 9. Give 50% effort on, slangily, 10. Formal confession, 11. Murmurs lovingly, 12. Showbiz awards foursome, 13. Parents known for bad puns, 18. Exercises in a pool, 19. Those in favor, 23. Cook without oil, as corn kernels, 24. Colorful parrot, 25. Wonderstruck, 26. Alternative to sparkling, at a restaurant, 27. Psychedelic morsel, 28. Take care of, 29. Beg, 30. Retailer that offers dog grooming, 31. State that contains a sliver of Yellowstone National Park, 37. Charming first encounter in a rom-com, 39. London subway, familiarly, 40. Basil-based sauce, 42. Lunar craft, 43. Fan noise, 44. Stifle, as a sound, 47. Barred from a competition, informally, 48. Default camera mode, 49. Happening once in a blue moon, 50. Give up, as land, 51. Biblical victim of fratricide, 52. Criticism, 53. Aquatic wrigglers, 55. Anti-vaping ad, e.g., for short, 56. Sloshed, in slang

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 14, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Takes a snooze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPS

  Possible Answer : catch_a_wink, snooze, Napoleon, nap, cat_sleep, catnap, pile, forty_winks, short_sleep, sleep




• The clue is 5. Guitarist Joe of the Eagles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WALSH




• The clue is 10. Summertime specification at Starbucks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICED

  Possible Answer : frost, ice




• The clue is 14. Sport with sculls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREW

  Possible Answer : bunch, gang, work_party, crew, crowd




• The clue is 15. Downward dog, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASANA

  Possible Answer : asana




• The clue is 16. When repeated, a chant in "Animal House". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGA

  Possible Answer : toga




• The clue is 17. *Entertainment news show since 1996. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACCESSHOLLYWOOD




• The clue is 20. "Go ahead, I'm an open book!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKAWAY




• The clue is 21. Eats like a king. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEASTS

  Possible Answer : feast, banquet, junket, feed, spread, fete, fiesta




• The clue is 22. Barbecue bite with a bone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIB

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




• The clue is 23. TV remote batteries, usually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAAS

  Possible Answer : AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm




• The clue is 24. *Winner of an annual Southern pageant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISSMISSISSIPPI




• The clue is 32. Those opposed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTIS

  Possible Answer : anti




• The clue is 33. Belonging to the lady. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERS




• The clue is 34. Broke trail, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer : head, result, moderate, leave, extend, LED, go, precede, conduce, lead, top, conduct, light-emitting_diode, guide, contribute, chair, take, direct, pass, run

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow




• The clue is 35. Biblical perpetrator of fratricide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAIN

  Possible Answer : Cain




• The clue is 36. Single curl or squat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REP

  Possible Answer : repp, rep




• The clue is 37. What Facebook, Inc. was renamed in 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: META




• The clue is 38. Leatherworker's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWL

  Possible Answer : awl




• The clue is 39. Dorothy's pet dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTO




• The clue is 40. Princess in the Mario games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACH

  Possible Answer : spill_the_beans, stunner, sing, ravisher, babble, dish, smasher, tattle, lulu, apricot, peach_tree, blab, looker, knockout, Prunus_persica, sweetheart, salmon_pink, babble_out, talk, beauty, yellowish_pink, peach, mantrap, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag, blab_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_quiet




• The clue is 41. *"Yeah, so what? Big deal.". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELLWHOOPDEEDOO




• The clue is 45. [Clears throat]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer : hem, ahem




• The clue is 46. Superlative suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, Eastern_Standard_Time, EST




• The clue is 47. "Rats!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARNIT




• The clue is 50. Establishment with kittens and cappuccinos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATCAFE




• The clue is 54. Statistical feat achieved four times in N.B.A. history ... or what the answers to the starred clues contain, letter-wise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUADRUPLEDOUBLE




• The clue is 57. Raison d'___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETRE




• The clue is 58. Back half of a 45. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BSIDE




• The clue is 59. Bluish green. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEAL

  Possible Answer : blue_green, teal, bluish_green, blue-green, cyan




• The clue is 60. One who walks the walk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOER

  Possible Answer : doer, worker, actor




• The clue is 61. Already consumed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EATEN

  Possible Answer : eat_on, rust, consume, exhaust, run_through, feed, eat, eat_up, use_up, wipe_out, corrode, deplete




• The clue is 62. Rocky Mountain grazers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELKS

  Possible Answer : wapiti, European_elk, Cervus_elaphus, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, red_deer, elk, Alces_alces, American_elk, moose

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. March Madness org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCAA

• The clue is 2. Narrative trajectories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCS

  Possible Answer: electric_arc, bow, arc, spark, arch, curve, discharge, electric_discharge

• The clue is 3. Small smooch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECK

  Possible Answer: passel, plenty, pile, great_deal, pot, mickle, flock, raft, quite_a_little, pick, heap, stack, hen-peck, lot, tidy_sum, wad, deal, pick_up, mass, beak, sight, slew, peck_at, hatful, peck, spate, mountain, mess, smack, good_deal, muckle, pick_at, mint, batch, nag

• The clue is 4. Formally admits to office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEARSIN

• The clue is 5. Condiment often faked with green dye in sushi restaurants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASABI

  Possible Answer: wasabi

• The clue is 6. Like a dirty fireplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHY

  Possible Answer: ash-gray, ash-grey, ashy

• The clue is 7. Southeast Asian language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAO

  Possible Answer: Laotian, Lao

• The clue is 8. Sketch show with celebrity hosts, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 9. Give 50% effort on, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALFASS

• The clue is 10. Formal confession. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITWASI

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

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

  The answer: COOS

  Possible Answer: coo

• The clue is 12. Showbiz awards foursome. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 13. Parents known for bad puns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DADS

  Possible Answer: pappa, papa, daddy, pop, dad, pa, dada

• The clue is 18. Exercises in a pool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWIMS

  Possible Answer: swimming, float, drown, swim

  Possible Opposite Answer : sink

• The clue is 19. Those in favor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAS

  Possible Answer: yea

  Possible Opposite Answer : nay

• The clue is 23. Cook without oil, as corn kernels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRPOP

• The clue is 24. Colorful parrot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACAW

  Possible Answer: macaw

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

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

  The answer: INAWE

• The clue is 26. Alternative to sparkling, at a restaurant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STILL

  Possible Answer: silence, smooth, yet, nonetheless, even, soundless, silent, however, static, tranquillise, stillness, motionless, allay, placid, withal, ease, inactive, calm, notwithstanding, calm_down, quieten, unruffled, quiet, even_so, hush, noneffervescent, tranquil, hush_up, tranquilize, distillery, relieve, stock-still, shut_up, nevertheless, still, tranquillize, all_the_same, lull

  Possible Opposite Answer : sparkling, agitate, moving, no_longer, louden

• The clue is 27. Psychedelic morsel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHROOM

• The clue is 28. Take care of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEETO

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

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

  The answer: PLEAD

  Possible Answer: plead

• The clue is 30. Retailer that offers dog grooming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETCO

• The clue is 31. State that contains a sliver of Yellowstone National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer: Idaho, Gem_State, ID

• The clue is 37. Charming first encounter in a rom-com. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEETCUTE

• The clue is 39. London subway, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THETUBE

• The clue is 40. Basil-based sauce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESTO

  Possible Answer: pesto

• The clue is 42. Lunar craft. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANDER

  Possible Answer: lander, Lander

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

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

  The answer: WHIR

  Possible Answer: whiz, whir, purr, whirring, birr, whirr, whizz

• The clue is 44. Stifle, as a sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEADEN

  Possible Answer: deaden, dampen, blunt, damp, girdle

  Possible Opposite Answer : enliven

• The clue is 47. Barred from a competition, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DQED

• The clue is 48. Default camera mode. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer: auto, car, machine, automobile, motorcar

• The clue is 49. Happening once in a blue moon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RARE

  Possible Answer: rarefied, rare, uncommon, rarified

• The clue is 50. Give up, as land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDE

  Possible Answer: concede, give_up, grant, surrender, deliver, yield, cede

• The clue is 51. Biblical victim of fratricide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABEL

  Possible Answer: Abel, Niels_Abel, Niels_Henrik_Abel

• The clue is 52. Criticism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAK

  Possible Answer: antiaircraft_gun, ack-ack, flack_catcher, blast, flak_catcher, antiaircraft, pom-pom, attack, flack, flak, ack-ack_gun, fire

• The clue is 53. Aquatic wrigglers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELS

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 55. Anti-vaping ad, e.g., for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSA

  Possible Answer: prostate_specific_antigen, PSA

• The clue is 56. Sloshed, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIT

  Possible Answer: fall, fire_up, illume, unhorse, dismount, illuminated, perch, get_down, light_up, lit, lighted, alight, light, well-lighted, ignite, illuminate, literature, get_off, illumine

  Possible Opposite Answer : extinguish, unlighted

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December 01, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

December 01, 2021 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Titan of industry	4
2A	5. Peyote and prickly pear	5
3A	10. Bash	4
4A	14. Crazy, in Spanish	4
5A	15. Literary partner of Porthos and Aramis	5
6A	16. Like the Australian outback	4
7A	17. Play a wrong note during a violin sonata?	15
8A	20. Artist Kahlo	5
9A	21. Source of milk for Manchego cheese	3
10A	22. Roast host	5
11A	23. Golf course supply	3
12A	24. Totally wreck, as a noob	3
13A	26. Ripped	4
14A	28. Little prince taking a bath?	12
15A	33. Went it alone	6
16A	36. Suffix with auction	3
17A	37. "Get out!"	4
18A	38. Smooths (out)	5
19A	39. Largest artificial satellite in orbit, before 9-Down	3
20A	40. Leave a mark on	5
21A	41. Muppet's makeup	4
22A	42. One might read "Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee"	3
23A	43. No-can-do	6
24A	44. "We all put things on TV sometimes"?	12
25A	47. Fretboard locale	4
26A	48. D.C. player	3
27A	49. American acquisition of 2001	3
28A	52. Condescend (to)	5
29A	55. Lip balm brand with a pod-shaped container	3
30A	57. Pink-red hue	5
31A	59. Headline after Jane becomes queen?	15
32A	62. Something to regress to	4
33A	63. Numbers for a diva	5
34A	64. Very top	4
35A	65. First word of Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns"	4
36A	66. Where Nintendo is headquartered	5
37A	67. Mother of Helen of Troy	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. Titan of industry"

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 male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: tsar, tzar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CZAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Peyote and prickly pear"

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 succulent plant of the family cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the new world and usually having spines
• Words that mean the same thing: cactus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CACTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Bash"

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 elaborate party (often outdoors)
• Words that mean the same thing: celebrate, festival, fiesta
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Crazy, in Spanish"

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 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• Words that mean the same thing: nutty, around the bend, fruity
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Literary partner of Porthos and Aramis"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an autonomous area in northeastern greece that is the site of several greek orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
• Words that mean the same thing: Mount Athos
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATHOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Like the Australian outback"

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 lacking sufficient water or rainfall
• Words that mean the same thing: desiccated, waterless, desiccate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Play a wrong note during a violin sonata?"

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: ERRONTHEGSTRING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Artist Kahlo"

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: FRIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Source of milk for Manchego cheese"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Roast host"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
• Words that mean the same thing: compere, host, master of ceremonies
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMCEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Golf course supply"

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 surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
• Words that mean the same thing: sodomite, superoxide dismutase, sward
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Totally wreck, as a noob"

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: PWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Ripped"

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 commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
• Words that mean the same thing: rupture, deplume, buck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Little prince taking a bath?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: CLEANHEIRACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Went it alone"

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 fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
• Words that mean the same thing: solo
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLOED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Suffix with auction"

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: EER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. "Get out!""

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 drive away by crying `shoo!'
• Words that mean the same thing: shoo off, shoo away
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Smooths (out)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that metal shackles; for hands or legs
• Words that mean the same thing: press, chains, smoothing iron
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Largest artificial satellite in orbit, before 9-Down"

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: MIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Leave a mark on"

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 soiled or discolored appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: soil, discoloration, spot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Muppet's makeup"

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 fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
• Words that mean the same thing: experience, finger, mat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. One might read "Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee""

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 quantity that can be held in a mug
• Words that mean the same thing: phiz, patsy, countenance
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. No-can-do"

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 (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
• Words that mean the same thing: ineffective, ineffectual
• The opposite would be: able
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. "We all put things on TV sometimes"?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: TOAIRISHUMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Fretboard locale"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
• Words that mean the same thing: make out, cervix, neck opening
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NECK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. D.C. player"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: NAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. American acquisition of 2001"

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: TWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Condescend (to)"

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 do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
• Words that mean the same thing: condescend, descend
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Lip balm brand with a pod-shaped container"

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 (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Pink-red hue"

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 variable color averaging a deep pink
• Words that mean the same thing: precious coral, red coral
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Headline after Jane becomes queen?"

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: EYRETOTHETHRONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Something to regress to"

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 average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
• Words that mean the same thing: think of, entail, signify
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Numbers for a diva"

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 elaborate song for solo voice
• Words that mean the same thing: aria
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Very top"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the highest point (of something)
• Words that mean the same thing: peak, solar apex, vertex
• The opposite would be: antapex
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. First word of Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns""

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: ISNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Where Nintendo is headquartered"

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 city in central japan on southern honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of japan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KYOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Mother of Helen of Troy"

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 (greek mythology) a queen of sparta who was raped by zeus who had taken the form of a swan; helen of troy was conceived in the rape of leda
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEDA

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - December 01, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Heads of staff?	5
2D	2. Swordsman with a horse named Tornado	5
3D	3. Nostril-burning	5
4D	4. Church cross	4
5D	5. Only domestic species in the family Felidae	3
6D	6. She created the olive tree, in myth	6
7D	7. ___ toy	4
8D	8. In a relationship	8
9D	9. 39-Across successor: Abbr.	3
10D	10. What wearing a shirt at the beach might get you	10
11D	11. Former attorney general Holder	4
12D	12. One of three in the foreground of "American Gothic"	4
13D	13. Upper hand	4
14D	18. Home of the first pizza	6
15D	19. Actress Hatcher	4
16D	25. Calendar abbr.	3
17D	27. Anthem contraction	3
18D	28. Delegation	10
19D	29. Hey, for horses?	5
20D	30. Obsessed captain	4
21D	31. Roll of stamps	4
22D	32. Timbre	4
23D	33. Filter (through)	4
24D	34. ___ O's (Post cereal)	4
25D	35. "Whatever ___ wants, ___ gets" ("Damn Yankees" lyric)	4
26D	39. Skill never performed by 15-Across, oddly enough	8
27D	40. Grab suddenly	6
28D	42. Word with stand or drop	3
29D	43. Actress Thurman	3
30D	45. 1996 musical set in New York's Alphabet City	4
31D	46. Vote out, say	6
32D	49. Amnesia in soap operas, e.g.	5
33D	50. Diminished	5
34D	51. Voice with an Echo	5
35D	52. Singer Lovato	4
36D	53. Hawks have sharp ones	4
37D	54. Modern home of ancient Persepolis	4
38D	56. Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents	4
39D	58. Kind of thermometer	4
40D	60. Barrel wood	3
41D	61. General on a menu	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. Heads of staff?"

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 musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
• Words that mean the same thing: clef
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLEFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Swordsman with a horse named Tornado"

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: ZORRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Nostril-burning"

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 strong and sharp
• Words that mean the same thing: acerb, sulfurous, caustic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACRID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Church cross"

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 representation of the cross on which jesus died
• Words that mean the same thing: rood-tree, crucifix
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Only domestic species in the family Felidae"

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 feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
• Words that mean the same thing: regorge, computerized axial tomography, sick
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. She created the olive tree, in myth"

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 (greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of athens; identified with roman minerva
• Words that mean the same thing: Pallas, Pallas Athene, Athene
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATHENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ toy"

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 wad of something chewable as tobacco
• Words that mean the same thing: jaw, manduction, wad
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. In a relationship"

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 mentally and emotionally stable
• Words that mean the same thing: in concert, unitedly
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOGETHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. 39-Across successor: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: ISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. What wearing a shirt at the beach might get you"

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: FARMERSTAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Former attorney general Holder"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ERIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. One of three in the foreground of "American Gothic""

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 prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Upper hand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the boundary of a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: border, sharpness, boundary
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Home of the first pizza"

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 port and tourist center in southwestern italy; capital of the campania region
• Words that mean the same thing: Napoli
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAPLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Actress Hatcher"

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: TERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Calendar abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fourth day of the week; the third working day
• Words that mean the same thing: conjoin, splice, get married
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Anthem contraction"

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: OER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Delegation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
• Words that mean the same thing: dependent upon, dependent on, dependant on
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONTINGENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Hey, for horses?"

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 characteristic sounds made by a horse
• Words that mean the same thing: whicker, nicker, whinny
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEIGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Obsessed captain"

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 according to the old testament he was a pagan king of israel and husband of jezebel (9th century bc)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Roll of stamps"

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 structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
• Words that mean the same thing: handbuild, helix, spiral
• The opposite would be: uncoil
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Timbre"

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 the quality of a person's voice
• Words that mean the same thing: quality, flavour, note
• The opposite would be: atonicity
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Filter (through)"

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 as if through a sieve
• Words that mean the same thing: sieve, strain
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. ___ O's (Post cereal)"

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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. "Whatever ___ wants, ___ gets" ("Damn Yankees" lyric)"

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: LOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Skill never performed by 15-Across, oddly enough"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that musketeers and their muskets collectively
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUSKETRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Grab suddenly"

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 small fragment
• Words that mean the same thing: pussy, catch, kidnapping
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNATCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Word with stand or drop"

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: MIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Actress Thurman"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. 1996 musical set in New York's Alphabet City"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
• Words that mean the same thing: rive, charter, hire
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Vote out, say"

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

  The answer is: UNSEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Amnesia in soap operas, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
• Words that mean the same thing: figure, figure of speech, image
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Diminished"

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 grow smaller
• Words that mean the same thing: go down, wan, decline
• The opposite would be: wax
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WANED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Voice with an Echo"

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: ALEXA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Singer Lovato"

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: DEMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Hawks have sharp ones"

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 opinion or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: oculus, heart, eye
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Modern home 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 38 Down: "56. Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents"

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 midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
• Words that mean the same thing: OH, Ohio River, Buckeye State
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OHIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Kind of thermometer"

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 examination conducted by spoken communication
• Words that mean the same thing: viva, viva voce, unwritten
• The opposite would be: anal, aboral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "60. Barrel wood"

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 hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
• Words that mean the same thing: oak tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "61. General on a menu"

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: TSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	69.2%
Short Answer	12	15.4%
History	5	6.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.9 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM