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Monday, November 11, 2024

27396 Mon Nov 11, 2024 NYT by Patrick Gramza and John Kugelman

Across Clues :

1. App also called "the Gram," informally, 6. Put money (on), 9. Store with a mazelike layout, 13. Its capital is Kathmandu, 14. Insect flitting around a flame, 15. Seize, 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami, 19. MSNBC host Melber, 20. Michelob ___ (light beer), 21. Painter's propper-upper, 22. Dub, 24. "Raggedy" doll, 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale, 30. Aardvark's fare, 34. Fall flower, 35. Letter-shaped girder, 36. Confident, 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail, 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge, 41. The second O of O-O-O, 42. Ole Miss rival, 44. Own (up), 45. Put into law, 47. Cake decorator, 48. Raps off the cuff, 50. Islet, 52. Burglar's booty, 53. Popular sans-serif font, 56. Ancient Mexican, 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich), 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across, 65. Early Ron Howard role, 66. Pub purchase, 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe, 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A., 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!", 70. Final authority

Down Clues :

1. Ancient Peruvian, 2. Within earshot, 3. When cherry blossoms bloom, 4. See 37-Across, 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release, 6. Wild pig, 7. Europe's highest active volcano, 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short, 9. Tropical lizards, 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians, 11. Simplicity, 12. Brother of Cain, 14. Ran into, 17. Ran, as colors, 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films, 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly, 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick, 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo", 26. Physicist Newton, 27. Dentist's "Just a little more", 28. Very overweight, 29. Expire, as a subscription, 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J, 32. Tiny amount, 33. Religious offshoots, 39. Kinda borderline, 40. Breaks off, 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball, 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square, 49. Remove, as a layer, 51. ___ Baba, 53. Chemistry building block, 54. Tug-of-war equipment, 55. "Let's do this!", 56. Related (to), 57. Kooky, 58. Explosive stuff, 60. Mardi ___, 61. Pita sandwich, 63. Busy bee in Apr., 64. Nabokov novel

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 11, 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. App also called "the Gram," informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INSTA



  • The clue is 6. Put money (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BET


    Possible Answer : count, stake, stakes, calculate, play, reckon, depend, look, bet, wager


  • The clue is 9. Store with a mazelike layout. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IKEA



  • The clue is 13. Its capital is Kathmandu. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEPAL


    Possible Answer : Kingdom_of_Nepal, Nepal


  • The clue is 14. Insect flitting around a flame. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOTH


    Possible Answer : moth


  • The clue is 15. Seize. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GRAB


    Possible Answer : snap, snatch, grab, snaffle, seize, catch, snap_up, take_hold_of


  • The clue is 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CARIBBEANCRUISE



  • The clue is 19. MSNBC host Melber. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARI



  • The clue is 20. Michelob ___ (light beer). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ULTRA


    Possible Answer : extremist, radical, ultra


  • The clue is 21. Painter's propper-upper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EASEL


    Possible Answer : easel


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

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

    The answer: NAME


    Possible Answer : advert, make, refer, call, distinguish, figure, constitute, key, mention, public_figure, cite, epithet, key_out, appoint, diagnose, list, describe, name, gens, bring_up, nominate, identify, discover


  • The clue is 24. "Raggedy" doll. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANN



  • The clue is 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIGBADWOLF



  • The clue is 30. Aardvark's fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANTS


    Possible Answer : pismire, emmet, ant


  • The clue is 34. Fall flower. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASTER


    Possible Answer : aster


  • The clue is 35. Letter-shaped girder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IBAR



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

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

    The answer: SURE


    Possible Answer : surely, sure_enough, indisputable, for_certain, trusted, certain, for_sure, sure_as_shooting, certainly, sure

    Possible Opposite Answer : uncertain, unsure


  • The clue is 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAI



  • The clue is 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIDEPOD



  • The clue is 41. The second O of O-O-O. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAC



  • The clue is 42. Ole Miss rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BAMA



  • The clue is 44. Own (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FESS


    Possible Answer : Fez, fesse, Fes, fess


  • The clue is 45. Put into law. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENACT


    Possible Answer : ordain, reenact, enact, act_out


  • The clue is 47. Cake decorator. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICER


    Possible Answer : ic, ninety-nine, 99


  • The clue is 48. Raps off the cuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FREESTYLES


    Possible Answer : freestyle


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

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

    The answer: CAY


    Possible Answer : cay, Florida_key, key


  • The clue is 52. Burglar's booty. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAUL


    Possible Answer : hale, drag, haulage, catch, draw, haul, cart


  • The clue is 53. Popular sans-serif font. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARIAL



  • The clue is 56. Ancient Mexican. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AZTEC


    Possible Answer : Aztec


  • The clue is 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGG


    Possible Answer : ball, testis, nut, egg, bollock, eggs, testicle, ballock, orchis


  • The clue is 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOMDICKANDHARRY



  • The clue is 65. Early Ron Howard role. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPIE



  • The clue is 66. Pub purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PINT


    Possible Answer : pint, dry_pint


  • The clue is 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDGAR


    Possible Answer : Edgar


  • The clue is 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MENS


    Possible Answer : men, hands, workforce, manpower, work_force


  • The clue is 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANY


    Possible Answer : any, whatsoever, whatever


  • The clue is 70. Final authority. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAYSO



Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. 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, Incan, Inka

  • The clue is 2. Within earshot. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEAR


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

    Possible Opposite Answer : far

  • The clue is 3. When cherry blossoms bloom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPRINGTIME


    Possible Answer: spring, springtime

  • The clue is 4. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAI


    Possible Answer: Siamese, Thai, Tai

  • The clue is 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALBUMART


  • The clue is 6. Wild pig. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOAR


    Possible Answer: boar, wild_boar, Sus_scrofa

  • The clue is 7. Europe's highest active volcano. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETNA


    Possible Answer: bunsen_burner, Mount_Etna, etna, Etna, Mt_Etna, bunsen

  • The clue is 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THC


    Possible Answer: tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

  • The clue is 9. Tropical lizards. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IGUANAS


    Possible Answer: iguana, Iguana_iguana, common_iguana

  • The clue is 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KRIS


    Possible Answer: kris, crease, creese

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

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

    The answer: EASE


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

    Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty

  • The clue is 12. Brother of Cain. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABEL


    Possible Answer: Niels_Henrik_Abel, Niels_Abel, Abel

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

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

    The answer: MET


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

    Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

  • The clue is 17. Ran, as colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLED


    Possible Answer: hemorrhage, leech, phlebotomize, shed_blood, bleed, phlebotomise, run

  • The clue is 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REN


  • The clue is 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABE


  • The clue is 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AFRO


    Possible Answer: Afro, Afro_hairdo

  • The clue is 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BAMBI


  • The clue is 26. Physicist Newton. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ISAAC


    Possible Answer: Isaac

  • The clue is 27. Dentist's "Just a little more". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WIDER


    Possible Answer: wide_of_the_mark, panoptic, wide-cut, blanket, wide-eyed, spacious, full, all-inclusive, all-embracing, across-the-board, all-encompassing, extensive, encompassing, broad, wide

    Possible Opposite Answer : narrow

  • The clue is 28. Very overweight. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OBESE


    Possible Answer: corpulent, rotund, obese, weighty

  • The clue is 29. Expire, as a subscription. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAPSE


    Possible Answer: sink, recidivate, reverting, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, pass, elapse, retrogress, fall_back, relapsing, oversight, relapse, lapse, backslide, go_along, lapsing, backsliding, regress, reversion, slip_by, glide_by

  • The clue is 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NUTALLERGY


  • The clue is 32. Tiny amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRACE


    Possible Answer: trace, touch, tincture, follow, shadow, describe, retrace, hunt, line, draw, tracing, hound, decipher, vestige, delineate, suggestion, ghost, hint

  • The clue is 33. Religious offshoots. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SECTS


    Possible Answer: sect, religious_sect, faction, religious_order

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

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

    The answer: IFFY


    Possible Answer: chancy, flukey, iffy, fluky

  • The clue is 40. Breaks off. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DETACHES


    Possible Answer: detach, come_away, come_off

    Possible Opposite Answer : attach

  • The clue is 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARCADES


    Possible Answer: colonnade, arcade

  • The clue is 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NYU


  • The clue is 49. Remove, as a layer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHED


    Possible Answer: throw, cast_off, drop, moult, throw_away, disgorge, spill, molt, pour_forth, caducous, shed, cast, shake_off, slough, throw_off, exuviate

    Possible Opposite Answer : persistent

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

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

    The answer: ALI


    Possible Answer: Cassius_Clay, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay, Ali, Muhammad_Ali

  • The clue is 53. Chemistry building block. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATOM


    Possible Answer: particle, mote, molecule, corpuscle, atom, speck

  • The clue is 54. Tug-of-war equipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROPE


    Possible Answer: rope, roach, rophy, Mexican_valium, lasso, circle, leash, roofy, forget_me_drug, R-2

  • The clue is 55. "Let's do this!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMIN


  • The clue is 56. Related (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AKIN


    Possible Answer: consanguineal, blood-related, consanguineous, kin, consanguine, akin, cognate, kindred

  • The clue is 57. Kooky. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ZANY


    Possible Answer: goofy, goof, fathead, bozo, jackass, zany, whacky, goose, buffoonish, clownlike, cockamamy, clownish, cuckoo, cockamamie, sappy, silly, wacky, twat, goofball

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

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

    The answer: TNT


    Possible Answer: trinitrotoluene, TNT

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

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

    The answer: GRAS


  • The clue is 61. Pita sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GYRO


    Possible Answer: gyro, gyroscope

  • The clue is 63. Busy bee in Apr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CPA


    Possible Answer: certified_public_accountant, CPA

  • The clue is 64. Nabokov novel. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADA


    Possible Answer: ADA, adenosine_deaminase

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Saturday, September 20, 2025

All NYT Down Clues September 20, 2025 - 34 Vertical Answers with Hints

NYT Down Clues Answers September 20, 2025 - All 34 Vertical Solutions & Expert Hints

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 34 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for September 20, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Saturday, September 20, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date September 20, 2025
Day of Week Saturday
Total Down Clues 34 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Tricky

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 34 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. Catholic university in Florida or its home town
2 Down 2. Kink
3 Down 3. "Love, love, love!" and the like
4 Down 4. Original plot
5 Down 5. Connect with a flame
6 Down 6. Carrier that offered pioneering coast-to-coast service beginning in the 1930s
7 Down 7. Monthly magazine of politics and culture since 1850
8 Down 8. Specialized languages
9 Down 9. Who wrote "Humankind cannot bear very much reality"
10 Down 10. Actor Millen of BBC America's "Orphan Black"
11 Down 11. Charcoal and wood, for two
12 Down 12. Beverage sometimes topped with whipped cream
13 Down 13. Drink drunk the morning after, maybe
14 Down 14. Hidden assets
15 Down 21. B to C, but not A to B
16 Down 24. Big mess
17 Down 26. Word after chicken or breast
18 Down 27. What's wrong?
19 Down 28. Rare showbiz collections
20 Down 30. "Hmm, no idea"
21 Down 31. "I don't like it," in Spanish
22 Down 32. Web master?
23 Down 34. Sounds from 59-Across
24 Down 38. Self-effacing personality trait
25 Down 39. Phenomenon brought about by seasonal wind shifts
26 Down 42. Demand upon reaching an "enemy border"
27 Down 44. Bottom of many an ensemble
28 Down 46. Some pilgrims
29 Down 47. Sheets might be placed in them
30 Down 48. Commencement
31 Down 51. Apple attachment
32 Down 52. Powdered ingredient in sweet teas and smoothies
33 Down 54. Farmer's market alternative, in brief
34 Down 56. Result of the '64 Clay/Liston fight

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

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

Complete Down Solutions:

1 Down: "1. Catholic university in Florida or its home town"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: S___O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STLEO

2 Down: "2. Kink"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: C___P
  • Similar words: kink, crease
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CRIMP

3 Down: "3. "Love, love, love!" and the like"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R___S
  • Similar words: jabber, gush
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RAVES

4 Down: "4. Original plot"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: E__N
  • Similar words: Shangri-la, promised land
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EDEN

5 Down: "5. Connect with a flame"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: W__D
  • Similar words: Reseda luteola, dyer's rocket
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer WELD

6 Down: "6. Carrier that offered pioneering coast-to-coast service beginning in the 1930s"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TWA

7 Down: "7. Monthly magazine of politics and culture since 1850"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: H_____S
  • Similar words: harper, harpist
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: someone who plays the harp
  • This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HARPERS

8 Down: "8. Specialized languages"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A____S
  • Similar words: lingo, vernacular
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ARGOTS

9 Down: "9. Who wrote "Humankind cannot bear very much reality""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: T_____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TSELIOT

10 Down: "10. Actor Millen of BBC America's "Orphan Black""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ARI

11 Down: "11. Charcoal and wood, for two"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: M___A
  • Similar words: culture medium, spiritualist
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MEDIA

12 Down: "12. Beverage sometimes topped with whipped cream"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: I_______E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ICEDLATTE

13 Down: "13. Drink drunk the morning after, maybe"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S_______R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STALEBEER

14 Down: "14. Hidden assets"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: H_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HOLECARDS

15 Down: "21. B to C, but not A to B"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S______E
  • Similar words: half step
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SEMITONE

16 Down: "24. Big mess"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: R______T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RATSNEST

17 Down: "26. Word after chicken or breast"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: F__D
  • Similar words: prey, fee
  • Opposite of: starve
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: food for domestic livestock
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FEED

18 Down: "27. What's wrong?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: E___R
  • Similar words: erroneousness, computer error
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ERROR

19 Down: "28. Rare showbiz collections"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E___S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EGOTS

20 Down: "30. "Hmm, no idea""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IMATALOSS

21 Down: "31. "I don't like it," in Spanish"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: N_______A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NOMEGUSTA

22 Down: "32. Web master?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: S_______N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SPIDERMAN

23 Down: "34. Sounds from 59-Across"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: H__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HOHO

24 Down: "38. Self-effacing personality trait"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: E_____M
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ECHOISM

25 Down: "39. Phenomenon brought about by seasonal wind shifts"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: M_____N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MONSOON

26 Down: "42. Demand upon reaching an "enemy border""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: K____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer KINGME

27 Down: "44. Bottom of many an ensemble"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S___T
  • Similar words: wench, annulus
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SKIRT

28 Down: "46. Some pilgrims"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: H___S
  • Similar words: hadji, haji
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HAJIS

29 Down: "47. Sheets might be placed in them"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O___S
  • Similar words: oven
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OVENS

30 Down: "48. Commencement"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer GETGO

31 Down: "51. Apple attachment"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: S__M
  • Similar words: bow, root word
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STEM

32 Down: "52. Powdered ingredient in sweet teas and smoothies"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: T__O
  • Similar words: taro plant, eddo
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TARO

33 Down: "54. Farmer's market alternative, in brief"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CSA

34 Down: "56. Result of the '64 Clay/Liston fight"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TKO

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

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

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

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

Time-Saving Down Techniques

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

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

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

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

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 34 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

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

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

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

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, October 28, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

October 28, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions

Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle October 28, 2019

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Hollywood trophy 5
2A 6. Paleo diet restriction, informally 4
3A 10. Tiebreaker periods, for short 3
4A 13. Pinterest posting 5
5A 14. Skater Harding 5
6A 15. Minor criticism 3
7A 16. Look (at) 11
8A 18. "As I see things ...," in a text 3
9A 19. Pronoun for a yacht 3
10A 20. Facts and figures 4
11A 21. Cook under a hot flame 5
12A 23. Singer with the 2018 #1 hit "Thank U, Next" 12
13A 26. Giant in test prep 6
14A 29. Fallback option 5
15A 30. Sir ___ Newton 5
16A 31. All there mentally 4
17A 33. Chutzpah 4
18A 36. Reno's home: Abbr. 3
19A 37. "Address" for Springsteen's band 7
20A 40. Viscous substance 3
21A 41. Black-tie affair 4
22A 43. Sneaker named for a cat 4
23A 44. Like argon or neon 5
24A 46. The Hunter constellation 5
25A 48. Evil-repelling charm 6
26A 49. Locale for London's Royal Opera House 12
27A 53. What a crying emoji means 5
28A 54. Roald who created Willy Wonka 4
29A 55. Little mischief-maker 3
30A 58. Senator Cruz 3
31A 59. Safe ... or how the last words of 16-, 23- and 49-Across are made? 11
32A 63. Swellhead's problem 3
33A 64. Mind-boggling designs 5
34A 65. Barnyard honker 5
35A 66. Droop, as an old couch 3
36A 67. Ready for picking 4
37A 68. Wander off 5

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. Hollywood trophy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
  • Words that mean the same thing: Academy Award
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OSCAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Paleo diet restriction, 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: CARB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Tiebreaker periods, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: OTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Pinterest posting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
  • Words that mean the same thing: photograph, picture, exposure
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PHOTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Skater Harding"

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: TONYA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Minor criticism"

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 luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Look (at)"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: TAKEAGANDER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. "As I see things ...," in a text"

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 united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
  • Words that mean the same thing: International Maritime Organization
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IMO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Pronoun for a yacht"

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: SHE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Facts and figures"

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 collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  • Words that mean the same thing: information, data point, datum
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DATA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Cook under a hot flame"

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 cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
  • Words that mean the same thing: oven broil, bake, grilling
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BROIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Singer with the 2018 #1 hit "Thank U, Next""

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ARIANAGRANDE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Giant in test prep"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: KAPLAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Fallback option"

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: PLANB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Sir ___ Newton"

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 (old testament) the second patriarch; son of abraham and sarah who was offered by abraham as a sacrifice to god; father of jacob and esau
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ISAAC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. All there mentally"

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 mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
  • Words that mean the same thing: reasonable
  • The opposite would be: insane
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SANE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Chutzpah"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
  • Words that mean the same thing: fret, impertinence, impudence
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GALL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Reno's home: 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: NEV

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. "Address" for Springsteen's band"

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: ESTREET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Viscous substance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any thick, viscous matter
  • Words that mean the same thing: gunk, guck, goop
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Black-tie affair"

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 gay festivity
  • Words that mean the same thing: jamboree, gala affair, blowout
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GALA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Sneaker named for a cat"

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 large american feline resembling a lion
  • Words that mean the same thing: catamount, Felis concolor, mountain lion
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PUMA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Like argon or neon"

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 unable to move or resist motion
  • Words that mean the same thing: neutral, soggy, torpid
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: INERT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. The Hunter constellation"

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 (greek mythology) a giant boeotian hunter who pursued the pleiades and was eventually slain by artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
  • Words that mean the same thing: Hunter
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORION

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Evil-repelling charm"

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 trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
  • Words that mean the same thing: talisman
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AMULET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Locale for London's Royal Opera House"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: COVENTGARDEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. What a crying emoji means"

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: IMSAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Roald who created Willy Wonka"

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 tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
  • Words that mean the same thing: cajan pea, red gram, Cajanus cajan
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAHL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Little mischief-maker"

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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  • Words that mean the same thing: scamp, gremlin, rapscallion
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IMP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Senator Cruz"

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 tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing edwardian style clothes
  • Words that mean the same thing: Teddy boy
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Safe ... or how the last words of 16-, 23- and 49-Across are made?"

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: OUTOFDANGER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Swellhead's problem"

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 inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
  • Words that mean the same thing: self-importance, self, egotism
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Mind-boggling designs"

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: OPART

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Barnyard honker"

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 web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
  • Words that mean the same thing: twat, goof, cuckoo
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GOOSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Droop, as an old couch"

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 shape that sags
  • Words that mean the same thing: swag, flag, droop
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SAG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Ready for picking"

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 fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
  • Words that mean the same thing: advanced, right, mature
  • The opposite would be: green
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RIPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Wander off"

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 animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
  • Words that mean the same thing: ramble, digress, divagate
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STRAY

    Great job if you got it right!

October 28, 2019 Down Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Chooses, with "for" 4
2D 2. Ousted Iranian ruler 4
3D 3. Soft drink in a red can 4
4D 4. Snacked on 3
5D 5. Monaco Grand Prix, e.g. 8
6D 6. Late-night host O'Brien 5
7D 7. In addition 3
8D 8. Bread for a Reuben sandwich 3
9D 9. 10-time Grammy winner Streisand 6
10D 10. Alternative to a bialy 10
11D 11. Lacking courage 5
12D 12. Didn't ask before taking 5
13D 14. "See ya!," for a Brit 4
14D 17. Pick up, as yards in football 4
15D 22. Tolled, as bells 4
16D 23. Pie ___ mode 3
17D 24. Sleeper's breathing problem 5
18D 25. Sheer delight 4
19D 26. Checker after reaching the other side of the board 4
20D 27. On the ocean 4
21D 28. Salivating animal in a classic conditioning study 10
22D 31. Attacked by hornets 5
23D 32. Elbow's place 3
24D 34. Folk tales 4
25D 35. Trent ___, former Senate majority leader 4
26D 38. Feature of a cheetah's coat 4
27D 39. Problems with glitchy livestreams 8
28D 42. Carpet measurement 4
29D 45. Mother Teresa, for one 3
30D 47. Opposite of alfresco 6
31D 48. Condition treated with Ritalin, in brief 4
32D 49. References, as prior court decisions 5
33D 50. Luxury Swiss watch 5
34D 51. Love to death 5
35D 52. Vessel in which to shoot the rapids 4
36D 55. Composer Stravinsky 4
37D 56. Flat-topped hill 4
38D 57. Gazelles, for cheetahs 4
39D 60. News inits. since 1958 3
40D 61. Light touch 3
41D 62. "What's ___ to like?" 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. Chooses, with "for""

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 select as an alternative over another
  • Words that mean the same thing: opt, prefer, choose
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OPTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Ousted Iranian 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 title for the former hereditary monarch of iran
  • Words that mean the same thing: Shah 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: SHAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Soft drink in a red can"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
  • Words that mean the same thing: Coca Cola, nose candy, snow
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: COKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Snacked on"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
  • Words that mean the same thing: run through, feed, use 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: ATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Monaco Grand Prix, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ROADRACE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Late-night host O'Brien"

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: CONAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. In addition"

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: AND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Bread for a Reuben sandwich"

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 seed of the cereal grass
  • Words that mean the same thing: rye whisky, Secale cereale, rye whiskey
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RYE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. 10-time Grammy winner Streisand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BARBRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Alternative to a bialy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ONIONBAGEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Lacking courage"

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 people who are fearful and cautious
  • Words that mean the same thing: cautious, unsure, faint-hearted
  • The opposite would be: brave, bold
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIMID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Didn't ask before taking"

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 wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
  • Words that mean the same thing: steal, slip
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STOLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. "See ya!," for a Brit"

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: TATA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Pick up, as yards in football"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a quantity that is added
  • Words that mean the same thing: arrive at, win, profit
  • The opposite would be: reduce, loss
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GAIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Tolled, as bells"

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 sound loudly and sonorously
  • Words that mean the same thing: reverberate, environ, phone
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RANG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Pie ___ mode"

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 17 Down: "24. Sleeper's breathing problem"

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

    The answer is: APNEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Sheer delight"

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 great merriment
  • Words that mean the same thing: hilarity, gloating, mirth
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GLEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Checker after reaching the other side of the board"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
  • Words that mean the same thing: tycoon, magnate, Martin Luther King
  • The opposite would be: female monarch, queen
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. On the ocean"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that in the direction of the sea
  • Words that mean the same thing: seaward, seawards
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Salivating animal in a classic conditioning study"

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: PAVLOVSDOG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Attacked by hornets"

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 cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
  • Words that mean the same thing: pissed off, burn, roiled
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STUNG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Elbow's place"

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 human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
  • Words that mean the same thing: gird, limb, weapon system
  • The opposite would be: disarm
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Folk tales"

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 knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
  • Words that mean the same thing: traditional knowledge
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Trent ___, former Senate majority leader"

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: LOTT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Feature of a cheetah's coat"

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 point located with respect to surface features of some region
  • Words that mean the same thing: pip, smudge, fleck
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Problems with glitchy livestreams"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TIMELAGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Carpet measurement"

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 particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
  • Words that mean the same thing: surface area, region, domain
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AREA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Mother Teresa, for one"

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 woman religious
  • Words that mean the same thing: conical buoy, nun buoy
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NUN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Opposite of alfresco"

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 located, suited for, or taking place within a building
  • The opposite would be: outdoor
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: INDOOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Condition treated with Ritalin, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
  • Words that mean the same thing: ADD, minimal brain dysfunction, minimal brain damage
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ADHD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. References, as prior court decisions"

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 short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
  • Words that mean the same thing: refer, acknowledgment, credit
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CITES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Luxury Swiss watch"

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 ending of a series or sequence; --revelation
  • Words that mean the same thing: Z
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OMEGA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Love to death"

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

    The answer is: ADORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Vessel in which to shoot the rapids"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
  • Words that mean the same thing: spate, lot, passel
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAFT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Composer Stravinsky"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: IGOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Flat-topped hill"

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 flat tableland with steep edges
  • Words that mean the same thing: table
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MESA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. Gazelles, for cheetahs"

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 person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
  • Words that mean the same thing: predate, feed, raven
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PREY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. News inits. since 1958"

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: UPI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Light touch"

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 sound made by a gentle blow
  • Words that mean the same thing: pink, intercept, exploit
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "62. "What's ___ to like?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that negation of a word or group of words
  • Words that mean the same thing: non
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 53 67.9%
Short Answer 17 21.8%
Abbreviation 2 2.6%
Movies/Film 1 1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.3%
History 1 1.3%
Food & Drink 1 1.3%
Geography 1 1.3%
Music 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 41
Total Clues 78
Average Answer Length 4.8 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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