June 02, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Date: Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

NYT Tuesday Crossword Across Clues - June 02, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Knickers wearer, maybe	3
2A	4. Heavenly beings	6
3A	10. Like the anagramming of A DECIMAL POINT to make I'M A DOT IN PLACE	3
4A	13. Prefix with cycle or cellular	3
5A	14. Ingredients in gorp	7
6A	16. Big fib	3
7A	17. View off the coast of Miami	11
8A	19. Bruce of "Enter the Dragon" and "Fist of Fury"	3
9A	20. A lot of it is spam	5
10A	21. Yang's partner	3
11A	22. ___ Claus	3
12A	23. Coffee, informally	4
13A	24. One who helps you hit just the right note	10
14A	28. Prefix with laryngology	3
15A	29. Kind of bean mentioned memorably in "The Silence of the Lambs"	4
16A	30. Egyptian queen, for short	4
17A	31. Puzzle	8
18A	33. Bidding	6
19A	35. Patron of sailors	9
20A	37. Secures, as a climber's rope	6
21A	40. Impersonates	8
22A	44. Blue hue	4
23A	45. Tears	4
24A	46. Boeuf ___ bourguignonne	3
25A	47. Science fiction hero of the 25th century	10
26A	51. Street ___	4
27A	52. Talk, talk, talk	3
28A	53. Santa ___ winds	3
29A	54. Number under a line	5
30A	55. High hit to the outfield	3
31A	56. Go their separate ways ... or a description of 17-, 24-, 35- or 47-Across?	11
32A	60. Drive-thru convenience, perhaps	3
33A	61. First half of an LP	7
34A	62. Oui's opposite	3
35A	63. Tip of a shoe	3
36A	64. Washington airport name	6
37A	65. "No more seats" sign	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Knickers wearer, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: blighter, laddie, cub
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Heavenly beings"

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 spiritual being attendant upon god
• Words that mean the same thing: Angel, angel, saint
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANGELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Like the anagramming of A DECIMAL POINT to make I'M A DOT IN PLACE"

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 (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
• Words that mean the same thing: apposite, liable, given
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Prefix with cycle or cellular"

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: UNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Ingredients in gorp"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that dried grape
• Words that mean the same thing: raisin
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAISINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Big fib"

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 statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Words that mean the same thing: rest, lie down, consist
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. View off the coast of Miami"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BISCAYNEBAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Bruce of "Enter the Dragon" and "Fist of Fury""

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 united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Tsung Dao Lee, Rose Louise Hovick, Lee Yuen Kam
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. A lot of it is spam"

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 (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
• Words that mean the same thing: electronic mail, e-mail, netmail
• The opposite would be: snail mail
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Yang's partner"

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 dark negative feminine principle in chinese dualistic cosmology
• The opposite would be: yang
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. ___ Claus"

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 form of address for a married woman
• Words that mean the same thing: Mr., Mister, Mr
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Coffee, informally"

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 island in indonesia to the south of borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
• Words that mean the same thing: coffee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. One who helps you hit just the right note"

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: VOCALCOACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Prefix with laryngology"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
• Words that mean the same thing: Otoe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Kind of bean mentioned memorably in "The Silence of the Lambs""

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: FAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Egyptian queen, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CLEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Puzzle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be a mystery or bewildering to
• Words that mean the same thing: bemuse, discombobulate, throw
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEWILDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Bidding"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an authoritative command or request
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEHEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Patron of sailors"

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: SAINTELMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Secures, as a climber's rope"

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 something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
• Words that mean the same thing: belay
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BELAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Impersonates"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that reproduce someone's behavior or looks
• Words that mean the same thing: simulate, copy, imitate
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMITATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Blue hue"

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 shade of blue tinged with green
• Words that mean the same thing: greenish blue, turquoise, aquamarine
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AQUA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Tears"

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 dissolute man in fashionable society
• Words that mean the same thing: snag, rip, pull
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Boeuf ___ bourguignonne"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Science fiction hero of the 25th century"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: BUCKROGERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Street ___"

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 credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
• Words that mean the same thing: street credibility, street cred
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Talk, talk, talk"

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 large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated
• Words that mean the same thing: gab, yakety-yak, yack
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Santa ___ winds"

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 mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Number under a line"

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 whole amount
• Words that mean the same thing: tally, tot, aggregate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOTAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. High hit to the outfield"

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 two-winged insects characterized by active flight
• Words that mean the same thing: tent flap, aviate, take flight
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Go their separate ways ... or a description of 17-, 24-, 35- or 47-Across?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PARTCOMPANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Drive-thru convenience, perhaps"

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 unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Words that mean the same thing: cash machine, automated teller machine, asynchronous transfer mode
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. First half of an LP"

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: SIDEONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Oui's opposite"

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 negation of a word or group of words
• Words that mean the same thing: not
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Tip of a shoe"

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 one of the digits of the foot
• Words that mean the same thing: toenail
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Washington airport name"

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 40th president of the united states (1911-2004)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Reagan, Ronald Wilson Reagan, Ronald Reagan
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. "No more seats" sign"

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: SRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle June 02, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Order at an auto shop	7
2D	2. Give life to	7
3D	3. Deny any responsibility for	7
4D	4. ___ Sea (vanishing body of water)	4
5D	5. "No" vote	3
6D	6. ___ rummy	3
7D	7. Common language suffix	3
8D	8. Neighbor of Tunisia	5
9D	9. Escargot	5
10D	10. Like Wabash College and Hampden-Sydney College, unusually	7
11D	11. Pokes through	7
12D	12. First stroke	7
13D	15. Match up, as a phone with a computer	4
14D	18. Spy org.	3
15D	24. "Quo ___?"	5
16D	25. Kiln, e.g.	4
17D	26. Attachment to a rope to make a tree swing	7
18D	27. Pro golfer Lorena	5
19D	29. Whip	4
20D	32. Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game"	5
21D	33. Spots on a radar screen	5
22D	34. Some workers on standby, for short	4
23D	36. Mideast ruler	4
24D	37. Cute pudginess in a toddler	7
25D	38. On a par with	7
26D	39. "Oh joy, I drew the short straw again"	7
27D	41. Plaid designs	7
28D	42. The Beatles' "___ Rigby"	7
29D	43. Response to "Did you win the lottery?"	7
30D	48. Songs by Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty or Lil Uzi Vert	4
31D	49. Broadcasting	5
32D	50. "En ___!"	5
33D	51. Ticket issuer	3
34D	54. Al Capone chasers, informally	4
35D	57. Oolong, for one	3
36D	58. Gear tooth	3
37D	59. Go out ___ limb	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. Order at an auto shop"

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: LUBEJOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Give life to"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that heighten or intensify
• Words that mean the same thing: repair, renovate, revive
• The opposite would be: deaden, insentient
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANIMATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Deny any responsibility for"

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 refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with
• The opposite would be: avow
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DISAVOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ Sea (vanishing body of water)"

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: ARAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "No" vote"

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 not this merely but also; not only so but
• The opposite would be: yea
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. ___ rummy"

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 strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
• Words that mean the same thing: knock rummy, gin rummy, noose
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Common language suffix"

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 compass point midway between east and southeast
• Words that mean the same thing: east southeast
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Neighbor of Tunisia"

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 military dictatorship in northern africa on the mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
• Words that mean the same thing: Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIBYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Escargot"

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 freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
• Words that mean the same thing: escargot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Like Wabash College and Hampden-Sydney College, unusually"

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: ALLMALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Pokes through"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that 14th president of the united states (1804-1869)
• Words that mean the same thing: pierce, Franklin Pierce, thrust
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIERCES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. First stroke"

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: TEESHOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Match up, as a phone with a computer"

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 make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
• Words that mean the same thing: synchronise, synchronize
• The opposite would be: desynchronise, desynchronize
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Spy org."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent agency of the united states government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the director of central intelligence under the supervision of the president and national security council
• Words that mean the same thing: Central Intelligence Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "24. "Quo ___?""

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: VADIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Kiln, e.g."

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

  The answer is: OVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Attachment to a rope to make a tree swing"

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: CARTIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Pro golfer Lorena"

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 united states biochemist (born in spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (1905-1993)
• Words that mean the same thing: Severo Ochoa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCHOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Whip"

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 strip the skin off
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: FLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: ISAAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Spots on a radar screen"

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 sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
• Words that mean the same thing: blip, pip, radar target
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Some workers on standby, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EMTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Mideast ruler"

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 independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
• Words that mean the same thing: amir, ameer, emeer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Cute pudginess in a toddler"

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

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

  The answer is: BABYFAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. On a par with"

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

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

  The answer is: EQUALTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. "Oh joy, I drew the short straw again""

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: LUCKYME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Plaid designs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cloth having a crisscross design
• Words that mean the same thing: plaid, tartan
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARTANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. The Beatles' "___ Rigby""

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

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

  The answer is: ELEANOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Response to "Did you win the lottery?""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: SADLYNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Songs by Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty or Lil Uzi Vert"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: rap, strike, blame
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Broadcasting"

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: ONAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. "En ___!""

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: GARDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Ticket issuer"

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 uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
• Words that mean the same thing: glom, copper, pick up
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Al Capone chasers, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Oolong, for one"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: tea leaf, teatime, Camellia sinensis
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Gear tooth"

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 subordinate who performs an important but routine function
• Words that mean the same thing: sprocket
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Go out ___ limb"

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: ONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	45	60.8%
Short Answer	24	32.4%
Abbreviation	2	2.7%
History	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 24, 2025 at 07:17 PM

NYT0902 Monday Sep 02, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Spinning item for a circus performer, 6. Pollution portmanteau, 10. Does in, in mob slang, 14. Actress Hinds of "9-1-1", 15. Choco ___ (frozen treat with a rhyming name), 16. Penne ___ vodka, 17. Song character who comes "down the bunny trail", 20. Revered star, 21. Umpire's count after a ball and a strike, 22. Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the", 23. "Makes sense", 25. Narrows at the end, 27. Someone who says the same thing again and again, metaphorically, 32. Engineered embankment, 33. Kwik-E-Mart operator on "The Simpsons", 34. National law enforcement officers, with "the", 38. Dedicated poem, 39. Stance, 43. Slime, 44. Gummy candy shape, 46. U.S. 101 or 66: Abbr., 47. "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis, 49. One having an ice time at the Olympics?, 53. Pop singer Grande, 56. The "m" of e = mc², 57. Sandoval of "Vanderpump Rules", 58. Rocky, 61. Senate affirmatives, 65. Short distance to travel, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 49-Across, 68. City where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, 69. Put in the mail, 70. Kitchen gadget for apples, 71. River to Hades, 72. They may be graphic, 73. Black wood

Down Clues :

1. Spanish "daddy", 2. Told a fib, 3. Regarding, 4. Others similar, 5. Outsize feature of a bat's head, 6. Pot smoker, 7. Chess game's ending, 8. Eight: Prefix, 9. Hit the road, as a band, 10. Nondairy milk option, 11. Symbol in Tinder's logo, 12. Frequent-___ miles, 13. Seasons to taste, say, 18. Director Joel or Ethan, 19. Approach, 24. Ooze, 26. Common email attachment, 27. What one might do after making a birthday wish, 28. Second chance, 29. Finished, 30. Picky ___, 31. PC "brain", 35. Showbiz awards quartet, 36. Finished, 37. Fly high, 40. Musician in a cathedral, 41. Letters between R and V, 42. Lodge group since 1868, 45. Advanced deg. for creative types, 48. Gravy train gig, 50. Alaska native, 51. Corrects, as a text, 52. What a beach shower helps wash off, 53. One of the Three Musketeers, 54. Pigeon's perch, 55. Suggest indirectly, 59. Fencing sword, 60. Barn topper, 62. Croatian currency beginning in 2023, 63. "___ to that!" ("Totally agree!"), 64. Agile for one's age, 66. Word after White or Red, 67. Card above king

Monday Sep 02, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 02, 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. Spinning item for a circus performer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLATE

  Possible Answer : home_plate, photographic_plate, shell, denture, dental_plate, home, scale, home_base, crustal_plate, plateful, plate, collection_plate




• The clue is 6. Pollution portmanteau. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOG

  Possible Answer : smogginess, smog




• The clue is 10. Does in, in mob slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFFS

  Possible Answer : polish_off, dispatch, remove, slay, murder, hit, bump_off, off




• The clue is 14. Actress Hinds of "9-1-1". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AISHA




• The clue is 15. Choco ___ (frozen treat with a rhyming name). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACO

  Possible Answer : greaser, taco, wetback




• The clue is 16. Penne ___ vodka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLA




• The clue is 17. Song character who comes "down the bunny trail". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETERCOTTONTAIL




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

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

  The answer: IDOL

  Possible Answer : perfection, god, matinee_idol, idol, graven_image, paragon, beau_ideal




• The clue is 21. Umpire's count after a ball and a strike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEONE




• The clue is 22. Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

  Possible Answer : forgather, fulfil, contact, see, gather, take_on, receive, touch, converge, fulfill, suffer, cope_with, conform_to, fit, foregather, come_across, get_together, encounter, run_into, fill, run_across, adjoin, meet, satisfy, play, assemble, match

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge




• The clue is 23. "Makes sense". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISEE




• The clue is 25. Narrows at the end. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAPERS

  Possible Answer : point, wick, candle, wax_light, taper, sharpen




• The clue is 27. Someone who says the same thing again and again, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: BROKENRECORD




• The clue is 32. Engineered embankment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEVEE

  Possible Answer : levee




• The clue is 33. Kwik-E-Mart operator on "The Simpsons". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APU




• The clue is 34. National law enforcement officers, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEDS

  Possible Answer : Federal_Reserve_System, Federal_Reserve, federal_official, FRS, Fed, Federal




• The clue is 38. Dedicated poem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




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

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

  The answer: POSTURE

  Possible Answer : military_strength, pose, sit, posture, military_capability, military_posture, model, strength, position, carriage, bearing, stance, attitude




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

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

  The answer: GOO

  Possible Answer : gook, goop, goo, guck, gunk, sludge, muck, ooze, slime




• The clue is 44. Gummy candy shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORM

  Possible Answer : louse, writhe, squirm, dirt_ball, wrestle, worm, twist, insect, wriggle




• The clue is 46. U.S. 101 or 66: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RTE




• The clue is 47. "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEONA




• The clue is 49. One having an ice time at the Olympics?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: FIGURESKATER




• The clue is 53. Pop singer Grande. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIANA

  Possible Answer : Ariana




• The clue is 56. The "m" of e = mc². Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASS

  Possible Answer : deal, stack, hatful, bulk, heap, plenty, raft, quite_a_little, aggregative, batch, the_great_unwashed, great_deal, muckle, mint, lot, masses, passel, multitude, pot, people, flock, peck, sight, hoi_polloi, mass, Mass, mess, slew, mickle, wad, aggregated, spate, volume, good_deal, mountain, pile, tidy_sum, aggregate




• The clue is 57. Sandoval of "Vanderpump Rules". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

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




• The clue is 58. Rocky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNEVEN

  Possible Answer : odd, spotty, scratchy, uneven, mismatched

  Possible Opposite Answer : even




• The clue is 61. Senate affirmatives. 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 65. Short distance to travel, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 49-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOPSKIPANDAJUMP




• The clue is 68. City where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer : Christiania, Oslo, capital_of_Norway




• The clue is 69. Put in the mail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEND

  Possible Answer : mail, send_out, commit, transmit, send, get_off, ship, send_off, beam, air, station, institutionalize, institutionalise, direct, charge, broadcast, post, place, transport




• The clue is 70. Kitchen gadget for apples. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORER

  Possible Answer : corer




• The clue is 71. River to Hades. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYX

  Possible Answer : Styx, River_Styx




• The clue is 72. They may be graphic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEES

  Possible Answer : golf_tee, teeing_ground, tee_up, football_tee, tee




• The clue is 73. Black wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBONY

  Possible Answer : pitch_black, ebony, soot_black, ebony_tree, ebon, Diospyros_ebenum, sable, jet_black, coal_black

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Spanish "daddy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPI

• The clue is 2. Told a fib. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIED

  Possible Answer: lie_in, dwell, lied, rest, lie_down, consist, lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

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

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

  The answer: ASTO

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

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

  The answer: THELIKE

• The clue is 5. Outsize feature of a bat's head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer: spike, capitulum, ear, pinna, auricle

• The clue is 6. Pot smoker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STONER

  Possible Answer: lapidator, stone, stoner

• The clue is 7. Chess game's ending. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATE

  Possible Answer: better_half, twin, spouse, copulate, Ilex_paraguariensis, married_person, match, partner, pair, checkmate, couple, fellow, mate, first_mate, teammate, Paraguay_tea

• The clue is 8. Eight: Prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTO

• The clue is 9. Hit the road, as a band. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOONTOUR

• The clue is 10. Nondairy milk option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAT

  Possible Answer: oat

• The clue is 11. Symbol in Tinder's logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAME

  Possible Answer: flare, fire, flame, flaming

• The clue is 12. Frequent-___ miles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLIER

  Possible Answer: airman, flyer, flier, aviator, broadsheet, bill, circular, handbill, throwaway, aeronaut, broadside

• The clue is 13. Seasons to taste, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALTS

  Possible Answer: table_salt, Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks, SALT, common_salt, salt, salinity, saltiness

• The clue is 18. Director Joel or Ethan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COEN

• The clue is 19. Approach. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEAR

  Possible Answer: approximate, come_near, come_on, nearly, near, draw_close, draw_near, about, go_up, almost, nigh, cheeseparing, well-nigh, close, penny-pinching, approach, good, skinny, most, virtually, dear

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

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

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

  The answer: SEEP

  Possible Answer: seep, ooze

• The clue is 26. Common email attachment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDF

• The clue is 27. What one might do after making a birthday wish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOW

  Possible Answer: bollocks_up, bluster, C, bobble, brag, foul_up, bump, shock, fumble, drift, gasconade, swash, vaunt, bollix, blow_out, setback, gust, mess_up, bollocks, black_eye, boast, muff, blow, nose_candy, suck, spoil, shoot_a_line, tout, waste, muck_up, shove_along, screw_up, ball_up, botch, be_adrift, shove_off, reversal, bumble, gas, blast, puff, reverse, bodge, botch_up, bungle, bollix_up, mishandle, louse_up, burn_out, fuck_up, coke, flub, float, snow, fellate, fluff, go_down_on, squander

  Possible Opposite Answer : conserve

• The clue is 28. Second chance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDO

  Possible Answer: reconstruct, remodel, remake, make_over, refashion, redo

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

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

  The answer: OVER

  Possible Answer: all_over, complete, concluded, ended, terminated, o'er, over

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

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

  The answer: EATER

  Possible Answer: eater, feeder

• The clue is 31. PC "brain". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPU

  Possible Answer: CPU, C.P.U., central_processor, mainframe, processor, central_processing_unit

• The clue is 35. Showbiz awards quartet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

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

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

  The answer: DONE

  Possible Answer: come, perform, execute, arrange, dress, manage, make_out, practice, coiffe, do, make, cause, practise, suffice, behave, serve, get_along, act, through, fare, through_with, coif, set, exercise, done, coiffure, answer

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

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

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

  The answer: SOAR

  Possible Answer: soar_upwards, sailplane, soar_up, surge, zoom, soar, hang_glide

• The clue is 40. Musician in a cathedral. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGANIST

  Possible Answer: organist

• The clue is 41. Letters between R and V. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STU

• The clue is 42. Lodge group since 1868. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELKS

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

• The clue is 45. Advanced deg. for creative types. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MFA

  Possible Answer: MFA, Master_of_Fine_Arts

• The clue is 48. Gravy train gig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASYJOB

• The clue is 50. Alaska native. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INUK

• The clue is 51. Corrects, as a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMENDS

  Possible Answer: emend

• The clue is 52. What a beach shower helps wash off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAND

  Possible Answer: George_Sand, grit, gumption, Sand, Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin, sandpaper, moxie, Baroness_Dudevant, backbone, guts, sand

• The clue is 53. One of the Three Musketeers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHOS

  Possible Answer: Mount_Athos, Athos

• The clue is 54. Pigeon's perch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOST

  Possible Answer: perch, roost, rest

• The clue is 55. Suggest indirectly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPLY

  Possible Answer: incriminate, inculpate, involve, entail, connote, imply, mean

• The clue is 59. Fencing sword. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPEE

  Possible Answer: epee

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

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

  The answer: VANE

  Possible Answer: web, wind_vane, weather_vane, blade, weathervane, vane

• The clue is 62. Croatian currency beginning in 2023. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EURO

  Possible Answer: euro

• The clue is 63. "___ to that!" ("Totally agree!"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEN

  Possible Answer: Amon, Amen, Amun

• The clue is 64. Agile for one's age. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRY

  Possible Answer: nimble, spry, agile, quick

• The clue is 66. Word after White or Red. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOX

• The clue is 67. Card above king. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

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