27426 Fri Dec 13, 2024 nyt by Ryan Patrick Smith

Across Clues :

1. Put a lid on it!, 8. To which a "To/From" label might be attached, 15. Chance meeting greeting, 16. Away for a while, 17. Question after an untimely joke, 18. Attacked from the sides, 19. Pronouncing "pronunciation" as "pronounciation," e.g., 20. Drift, 21. Dorothea who documented the Great Depression, 22. Lodge, 23. What Han Solo never wants to be told, 25. Stars are big ones, 27. Open, as a compressed file, 28. Sexually charged title track of a hit 1973 album, 33. Title princess in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera, 34. Spanish pronoun, 35. Something to show for a tow, 36. Recurring quirk, 37. Contribute to a company, say, 38. Hallmark of a hypocrite, 40. Trig ratio, 42. ___ shock (Japan's term for the video game crash of 1983), 43. Place for an ornament, 44. Cornmeal cake, 46. "My heart is like a singing bird / ___ nest is in a water'd shoot": Christina Rossetti, 50. Features of work boots, 52. Elevated pitches, 53. Main course?, 54. "The Fault in Our Stars" genre, informally, 55. Touchdown, e.g., 56. Without exception, 57. Slack alternative, in brief, 58. Major product of Jordan

Down Clues :

1. W, for one, 2. Now, in Spanish, 3. Garden-variety poker?, 4. Steps down, 5. 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan hit with a melancholy title, 6. Draining issue, 7. ___Mari (organization method), 8. Office lackey, 9. Nacre on a nice guitar, say, 10. Dessert made with a double boiler, 11. Achilles, e.g., 12. Cheesy casserole, 13. Went too far, 14. Struck (out), 20. Performers of note?, 22. Test releases, 24. Scatterbrained, 26. Statistics calculation, 27. Question that one is tricked into asking, in a classic gag, 28. Drain (away), 29. Chargeable conveyances, 30. Makeup of a sleeve, 31. Soeur de la mère, 32. What's black and white and wet all over?, 39. Singer with the 2009 double-platinum album "Rated R", 41. Antarctic penguin, 44. First airline to fly a jumbo jet, 45. Cars known as Vauxhalls in the U.K., 47. Count ___, a.k.a. Nosferatu, 48. Book identifier, often, 49. Compound formed from an alcohol and an acid, 51. Drink similar to Champagne, 52. Bean on the screen, 53. Tech entrepreneur Altman, 54. "American Dad!" airer

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 13, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, December 13, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Put a lid on it!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATRACK

  Possible Answer : hatrack, coat_rack, coatrack




• The clue is 8. To which a "To/From" label might be attached. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIFTBOX




• The clue is 15. Chance meeting greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHHELLO




• The clue is 16. Away for a while. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONLEAVE




• The clue is 17. Question after an untimely joke. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOSOON




• The clue is 18. Attacked from the sides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLANKED

  Possible Answer : flank




• The clue is 19. Pronouncing "pronunciation" as "pronounciation," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERRING

  Possible Answer : drift, error-prone, erring, mistake, slip, stray, err




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

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

  The answer: MEANDER

  Possible Answer : meander, thread, wander, wind, weave, ramble




• The clue is 21. Dorothea who documented the Great Depression. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANGE

  Possible Answer : Lange, Dorothea_Lange




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

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

  The answer: BURY

  Possible Answer : eat_up, lay_to_rest, swallow_up, sink, entomb, bury, forget, inhume, immerse, swallow, inter

  Possible Opposite Answer : remember




• The clue is 23. What Han Solo never wants to be told. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODDS

  Possible Answer : odds, betting_odds




• The clue is 25. Stars are big ones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAMES

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




• The clue is 27. Open, as a compressed file. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNZIP

  Possible Answer : unzip

  Possible Opposite Answer : zip_up




• The clue is 28. Sexually charged title track of a hit 1973 album. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETSGETITON




• The clue is 33. Title princess in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDA

  Possible Answer : International_Development_Association, IDA




• The clue is 34. Spanish pronoun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESA




• The clue is 35. Something to show for a tow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAACARD




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

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

  The answer: TIC

  Possible Answer : tic




• The clue is 37. Contribute to a company, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : represent, work, play, human_action, bit, do, number, dissemble, enactment, deed, routine, roleplay, behave, human_activity, pretend, act_as, playact, act, turn, move

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 38. Hallmark of a hypocrite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSINCERITY

  Possible Answer : falseness, insincerity, hollowness

  Possible Opposite Answer : sincerity




• The clue is 40. Trig ratio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTAN

  Possible Answer : cotan, cotangent




• The clue is 42. ___ shock (Japan's term for the video game crash of 1983). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATARI




• The clue is 43. Place for an ornament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOD

  Possible Answer : exhaust_hood, cowl, goon, cowling, thug, cap, lens_hood, punk, bonnet, tough, strong-armer, hood, hoodlum, toughie




• The clue is 44. Cornmeal cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PONE

  Possible Answer : pone, cornpone




• The clue is 46. "My heart is like a singing bird / ___ nest is in a water'd shoot": Christina Rossetti. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOSE




• The clue is 50. Features of work boots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOECAPS

  Possible Answer : toecap




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

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

  The answer: SHARPS

  Possible Answer : sharp




• The clue is 53. Main course?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEALANE




• The clue is 54. "The Fault in Our Stars" genre, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENLIT




• The clue is 55. Touchdown, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARRIVAL

  Possible Answer : reaching, comer, arrival, arriver




• The clue is 56. Without exception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARNONE




• The clue is 57. Slack alternative, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MSTEAMS




• The clue is 58. Major product of Jordan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNEAKER

  Possible Answer : canary, sneaker, stoolie, sneak, stool_pigeon, tennis_shoe, stoolpigeon, fink, snitcher, gym_shoe, snitch

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. W, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTEL

  Possible Answer: hotel

• The clue is 2. Now, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHORA

• The clue is 3. Garden-variety poker?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THORN

  Possible Answer: spikelet, thorn, sticker, prickle, irritant, pricker, spine

• The clue is 4. Steps down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESIGNS

  Possible Answer: step_down, leave_office, quit, vacate, free, reconcile, submit, give_up, renounce, release, resign, relinquish

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_office

• The clue is 5. 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan hit with a melancholy title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALONEAGAIN

• The clue is 6. Draining issue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLOG

  Possible Answer: geta, sabot, clog_dancing, clot, choke_off, clog_up, choke, congest, clog_dance, clog, constipate, foul, back_up, overload, patten

  Possible Opposite Answer : unclog

• The clue is 7. ___Mari (organization method). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KON

• The clue is 8. Office lackey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOFER

  Possible Answer: gofer

• The clue is 9. Nacre on a nice guitar, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INLAY

  Possible Answer: inlay

• The clue is 10. Dessert made with a double boiler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAN

  Possible Answer: flan

• The clue is 11. Achilles, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENDON

  Possible Answer: tendon, sinew

• The clue is 12. Cheesy casserole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAKEDZITI

• The clue is 13. Went too far. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERDIDIT

• The clue is 14. Struck (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XED

• The clue is 20. Performers of note?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSICIANS

  Possible Answer: musician, instrumentalist, player

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

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

  The answer: BETAS

  Possible Answer: beta, Beta, genus_Beta

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

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

  The answer: SPACY

  Possible Answer: spacey, spacy, spaced-out

• The clue is 26. Statistics calculation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEAN

  Possible Answer: mean, imply, miserly, mean_value, meanspirited, stand_for, beggarly, bastardly, base, mingy, have_in_mind, intend, entail, think_of, hateful, think, signify, average, tight

• The clue is 27. Question that one is tricked into asking, in a classic gag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNDERWHERE

• The clue is 28. Drain (away). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEACH

  Possible Answer: percolate, strip, leach, leaching

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

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

  The answer: ESCOOTERS

• The clue is 30. Makeup of a sleeve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATTOOART

• The clue is 31. Soeur de la mère. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANTE

• The clue is 32. What's black and white and wet all over?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

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

• The clue is 39. Singer with the 2009 double-platinum album "Rated R". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIHANNA

• The clue is 41. Antarctic penguin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADELIE

  Possible Answer: Pygoscelis_adeliae, Adelie, Adelie_penguin

• The clue is 44. First airline to fly a jumbo jet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANAM

• The clue is 45. Cars known as Vauxhalls in the U.K.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPELS

  Possible Answer: Opel, Wilhelm_von_Opel

• The clue is 47. Count ___, a.k.a. Nosferatu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORLOK

• The clue is 48. Book identifier, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPINE

  Possible Answer: rachis, spur, spikelet, vertebral_column, thorn, sticker, spinal_column, prickle, acantha, pricker, backbone, spine, back

• The clue is 49. Compound formed from an alcohol and an acid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTER

  Possible Answer: ester

• The clue is 51. Drink similar to Champagne. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAVA

• The clue is 52. Bean on the screen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAN

• The clue is 53. Tech entrepreneur Altman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAM

  Possible Answer: SAM, surface-to-air_missile

• The clue is 54. "American Dad!" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBS

  Possible Answer: TiB, TB, Tbit, terabyte, tebibyte, tuberculosis, T.B., terbium, atomic_number_65, terabit, Tb

No 27390, Mon Nov 04, 2024 NYT by Colin Adams

Across Clues :

1. [Hey, over here!], 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short, 9. Grub, 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby, 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice, 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam", 16. Keep a close eye on, 19. Unit of biological inheritance, 20. Gives the go-ahead for, 21. Form of nonviolent protest, 22. www.wikipedia.___, 23. Anger, 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much", 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say, 29. Extremely off-putting, 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur, 31. Still up in the air, for short, 34. Remove from political office, 35. Fraction of a byte, 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board, 37. Speedometer stat, 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald, 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg, 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!", 44. Rainy-day reserves, 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr., 48. Dec. 31, in brief, 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation, 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing", 51. Nickel or dime, 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across, 56. Give off, 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino, 58. Regarding, 59. Deteriorates, like old wood, 60. Double-reed woodwind, 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

Down Clues :

1. Turned on, as a laptop, 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example, 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person, 4. Special attention, for short, 5. Houston N.B.A. player, 6. Historical stretches, 7. ___ for the course, 8. Cry at a bullring, 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does, 10. 18 on a golf course, 11. Basic skateboarding trick, 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City, 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon, 18. Stand at the side of, 19. Make a loud exploding noise, 23. Promise to pay, 24. "___ just me, or ...?", 25. Scam, 27. Little kid, 28. Friendship, 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator, 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell", 33. Overwhelm with noise, 35. Hangers from cave ceilings, 36. Toy pellets, for short, 38. Largest branch of Islam, 39. Marlboro offering, informally, 40. Hullabaloo, 41. Tax-collecting agcy., 42. Tourist guide listings, 43. Strange case, 44. Less dangerous, 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember", 46. Pop in on, 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross, 51. House, in Havana, 53. "Well, lookie there!", 54. Noggin, in slang, 55. Roll of cash

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 04, 2024

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

"New York Times, Monday, November 4, 2024"

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. [Hey, over here!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO




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

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

  The answer: CHOW

  Possible Answer : Chou, Chou_dynasty, chuck, eats, chow_chow, Zhou_dynasty, Chow, grub, Zhou, Chow_dynasty, chow




• The clue is 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer : opal




• The clue is 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal




• The clue is 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOLA




• The clue is 16. Keep a close eye on. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: WATCHCAREFULLY




• The clue is 19. Unit of biological inheritance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer : gene, cistron, factor




• The clue is 20. Gives the go-ahead for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKS

  Possible Answer : OK, Sooner_State, okay, O.K., okey, Oklahoma, okeh




• The clue is 21. Form of nonviolent protest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIEIN




• The clue is 22. www.wikipedia.___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORG




• The clue is 23. Anger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : ire, anger, choler, wrath, ira




• The clue is 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANSEE




• The clue is 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELTOUTASONG




• The clue is 29. Extremely off-putting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIOUS

  Possible Answer : odious, abominable, execrable, detestable




• The clue is 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINK

  Possible Answer : mink, mink_coat




• The clue is 31. Still up in the air, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBD




• The clue is 34. Remove from political office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer : boot_out, expel, oust, kick_out, throw_out, drum_out




• The clue is 35. Fraction of a byte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIT

  Possible Answer : morsel, turn, flake, routine, snatch, chip, burn, fleck, scrap, piece, prick, spot, bite, seize_with_teeth, mo, moment, second, sting, act, minute, bit, number




• The clue is 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIE

  Possible Answer : Brie




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

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

  The answer: MPH

  Possible Answer : miles_per_hour, mph




• The clue is 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAT

  Possible Answer : lam, break_away, scat, scarper, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, run, turn_tail, run_away, bunk, scat_singing, fly_the_coop, escape




• The clue is 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIBULA

  Possible Answer : fibula, calf_bone




• The clue is 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUITYOURSELF




• The clue is 44. Rainy-day reserves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAVINGS

  Possible Answer : rescue, saving, economy, delivery, preservation, deliverance, nest_egg, savings




• The clue is 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRS




• The clue is 48. Dec. 31, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE




• The clue is 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIGN

  Possible Answer : line_up, adjust, coordinate, align, aline, ordinate, array

  Possible Opposite Answer : skew




• The clue is 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADO

  Possible Answer : ado, hustle, stir, flurry, bustle, fuss




• The clue is 51. Nickel or dime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COIN

  Possible Answer : mint, strike, coin




• The clue is 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: FASHIONFORWARD




• The clue is 56. Give off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIT

  Possible Answer : give_off, give_out, breathe, utter, pass_off, let_loose, let_out, emit

  Possible Opposite Answer : absorb




• The clue is 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORN

  Possible Answer : automobile_horn, trump, horn, hooter, car_horn, French_horn, motor_horn, saddle_horn, tusk, cornet, trumpet




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

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

  The answer: ASTO




• The clue is 59. Deteriorates, like old wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTS

  Possible Answer : waste, hogwash, moulder, rotting, bunkum, molder, guff, bunk, buncombe, decomposition, rot, putrefaction, decompose




• The clue is 60. Double-reed woodwind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer : hautbois, oboe, hautboy




• The clue is 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAHL

  Possible Answer : pigeon_pea, catjang_pea, pigeon-pea_plant, dhal, Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, dahl, cajan_pea

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Turned on, as a laptop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POWEREDUP

• The clue is 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPANGLISH

• The clue is 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATE

  Possible Answer: satiate, replete, fill, sate

• The clue is 4. Special attention, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLC

  Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care

• The clue is 5. Houston N.B.A. player. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROCKET

  Possible Answer: projectile, roquette, Eruca_sativa, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, skyrocket, rocket_salad, rocket_engine, garden_rocket, rocket, arugula

• The clue is 6. Historical stretches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: ERA, geological_era, epoch, era, earned_run_average

• The clue is 7. ___ for the course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer: equation, equality, equivalence, par

• The clue is 8. Cry at a bullring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

• The clue is 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLUING

  Possible Answer: clew, clue

• The clue is 10. 18 on a golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLES

  Possible Answer: jam, trap, yap, golf_hole, hole, pickle, muddle, maw, hollow, kettle_of_fish, mess, gob, hole_out, cakehole, fix

• The clue is 11. Basic skateboarding trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

• The clue is 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAYNE

  Possible Answer: Anthony_Wayne, Duke_Wayne, Mad_Anthony_Wayne, John_Wayne, Wayne

• The clue is 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORUS

  Possible Answer: Horus

• The clue is 18. Stand at the side of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLANK

  Possible Answer: wing, flank

• The clue is 19. Make a loud exploding noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOBOOM

• The clue is 23. Promise to pay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOU

  Possible Answer: IOU

• The clue is 24. "___ just me, or ...?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISIT

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

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

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer: con_game, yard_bird, scam, confidence_trick, gyp, learn, convict, confidence_game, gip, nobble, memorize, short-change, inmate, con, bunko, hornswoggle, yardbird, bunco, goldbrick, mulct, swindle, defraud, victimize, bunko_game, bunco_game, sting, hustle, rook, memorise, flimflam, diddle

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro

• The clue is 27. Little kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

  Possible Answer: total, sum, tally, bambino, add, tote_up, add_together, add_up, tot, summate, sum_up, yearling, tot_up, toddler

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

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

  The answer: AMITY

  Possible Answer: amity, cordiality

• The clue is 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUENORTH

• The clue is 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BILLYIDOL

• The clue is 33. Overwhelm with noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAFEN

  Possible Answer: deafen, deaf

• The clue is 35. Hangers from cave ceilings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATS

  Possible Answer: barmy, loony, balmy, nuts, bonkers, kookie, kooky, nutty, batty, crackers, flutter, squash_racket, drub, loopy, daft, fruity, round_the_bend, wacky, haywire, chiropteran, cream, lick, cracked, around_the_bend, whacky, bats, bat, thrash, clobber, cricket_bat, buggy, at-bat, dotty, loco, squash_racquet

• The clue is 36. Toy pellets, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BBS

  Possible Answer: BB, bulletin_board_system, BB_shot, bulletin_board, electronic_bulletin_board, bbs

• The clue is 38. Largest branch of Islam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNNI

  Possible Answer: Sunni_Muslim, Sunnite, Sunni_Islam, Sunni

• The clue is 39. Marlboro offering, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIG

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

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

  The answer: FUROR

  Possible Answer: fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage

• The clue is 41. Tax-collecting agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRS

  Possible Answer: Internal_Revenue_Service, IRS

• The clue is 42. Tourist guide listings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIGHTS

  Possible Answer: great_deal, ken, muckle, wad, pot, deal, sights, tidy_sum, flock, raft, visual_sense, mountain, spy, pile, vision, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, survey, peck, mint, slew, batch, good_deal, plenty, sight, view, mass, mickle, mess, visual_modality, spate

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

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

  The answer: ODDONE

• The clue is 44. Less dangerous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFER

  Possible Answer: secure, good, safe, dependable

  Possible Opposite Answer : out, dangerous

• The clue is 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer: Alamo

• The clue is 46. Pop in on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VISIT

  Possible Answer: chaffer, inspect, chew_the_fat, travel_to, bring_down, inflict, impose, chitchat, natter, call_in, chatter, jaw, call, claver, chat, chit-chat, gossip, visit, shoot_the_breeze, confab, confabulate, see, sojourn

• The clue is 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFRO

  Possible Answer: Afro_hairdo, Afro

• The clue is 51. House, in Havana. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASA

• The clue is 53. "Well, lookie there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHO

• The clue is 54. Noggin, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOB

  Possible Answer: toff, nob

• The clue is 55. Roll of cash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAD

  Possible Answer: great_deal, muckle, wad, jampack, pot, deal, tidy_sum, flock, cud, chew, raft, mountain, plug, chock_up, pile, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, peck, chaw, mint, jam, slew, batch, compact, pack, cram, good_deal, plenty, sight, quid, ram, mass, mickle, mess, bundle, spate

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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: Thursday, April 29, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

April 29, 2021 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Response to a knock at the door, perhaps	4
2A	5. Vancouver Canucks' mascot Fin, for one	4
3A	9. Pet peeves?	5
4A	14. Chuck	4
5A	15. Totally improvise	4
6A	16. Deplete	5
7A	17. First line of a three-line poem	15
8A	20. What Yellowstone's Old Faithful does about 17 times a day	6
9A	21. Deal (with)	4
10A	22. Erector Set piece	3
11A	23. "Heart of Darkness" character who cries "The horror! The horror!"	5
12A	24. In 2020, they outsold CDs for the first time since 1986	3
13A	25. Globe	3
14A	26. 1st to 228th, in Manhattan: Abbr.	3
15A	27. ___ Solis, Obama-era secretary of labor	5
16A	30. With 36- and 43-Across, second line of the poem	4
17A	31. Pepper between jalapeño and cayenne on the Scoville heat scale	7
18A	34. John ___, husband of Pocahontas	5
19A	36. See 30-Across	9
20A	38. Less forward	5
21A	40. Sticky stuff that drips down the side of a cone?	7
22A	43. See 30-Across	4
23A	44. David ___, boss on the British version of "The Office"	5
24A	46. Apple or orange seed	3
25A	48. ___ Victory, world's oldest naval ship still in commission	3
26A	49. ___ Paulo	3
27A	50. Less naïve	5
28A	52. Suggestion, colloquially	3
29A	53. Sacha Baron Cohen character	4
30A	55. Wet weather wear	6
31A	56. Final line of the poem	18
32A	59. Year-end reward	5
33A	60. Real first name of singer Lorde	4
34A	61. Writer ___ Stanley Gardner	4
35A	62. "Yesssss!"	5
36A	63. "Nooooo!"	4
37A	64. Harmonica piece	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Response to a knock at the door, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
• Words that mean the same thing: pick, weft, filling
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Vancouver Canucks' mascot Fin, for one"

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 predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Words that mean the same thing: grampus, killer whale, killer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Pet peeves?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
• Words that mean the same thing: bath, tub, bathroom
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Chuck"

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 violent throw
• Words that mean the same thing: lunge, throw, 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: HURL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Totally improvise"

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 movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
• Words that mean the same thing: annex, fender, flank
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Deplete"

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: USEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. First line of a three-line poem"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITWOULDBEASHAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. What Yellowstone's Old Faithful does about 17 times a day"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
• Words that mean the same thing: spirt, jabber, rabbit on
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Deal (with)"

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 brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
• Words that mean the same thing: get by, contend, coping
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Erector Set piece"

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 long thin implement made of metal or wood
• Words that mean the same thing: gat, pole, perch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. "Heart of Darkness" character who cries "The horror! The horror!""

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: KURTZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. In 2020, they outsold CDs for the first time since 1986"

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 long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm
• Words that mean the same thing: L-P, LP
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Globe"

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 ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, ball, revolve
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. 1st to 228th, in Manhattan: Abbr."

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: STS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. ___ Solis, Obama-era secretary of labor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HILDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. With 36- and 43-Across, second line of the poem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IFMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Pepper between jalapeño and cayenne on the Scoville heat scale"

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: SERRANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. John ___, husband of Pocahontas"

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: ROLFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. See 30-Across"

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: HAIKUWERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Less forward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
• Words that mean the same thing: coy, demure, overmodest
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COYER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Sticky stuff that drips down the side of a cone?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern north america; in some classifications placed in a separate genus hypopitys
• Words that mean the same thing: false beachdrops, Monotropa hypopithys
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PINESAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. See 30-Across"

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: TOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. David ___, boss on the British version of "The Office""

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 small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
• Words that mean the same thing: brant, brent goose, brant goose
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Apple or orange seed"

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 disease of poultry
• Words that mean the same thing: blip, rack up, 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: PIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. ___ Victory, world's oldest naval ship still in commission"

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 metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
• Words that mean the same thing: hectometer, hectometre, hm
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. ___ Paulo"

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: SAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Less naïve"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
• Words that mean the same thing: smart, impertinent, knowing
• The opposite would be: foolish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WISER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Suggestion, colloquially"

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: REC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Sacha Baron Cohen character"

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: ALIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Wet weather wear"

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 blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PONCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Final line of the poem"

Quick Info: This answer has 18 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONESYLLABLETOOLONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Year-end reward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that anything that tends to arouse
• Words that mean the same thing: fillip, incentive
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BONUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Real first name of singer Lorde"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Writer ___ Stanley Gardner"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "62. "Yesssss!""

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 english phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
• Words that mean the same thing: sweet-scented, sugared, confection
• The opposite would be: salty, dry
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "63. "Nooooo!""

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 something of little value
• Words that mean the same thing: shucks, blamed, imprecate
• The opposite would be: bless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAMN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "64. Harmonica piece"

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 tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
• Words that mean the same thing: vibrating reed, reed instrument, John Reed
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REED

  Great job if you got it right!

April 29, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Removes quickly, with "away"	6
2D	2. Yields	7
3D	3. "... not to mention everything else that could go wrong!"	7
4D	4. Scoff at	5
5D	5. Real head-turners	4
6D	6. Free from, with "of"	3
7D	7. "Fast Money" channel	4
8D	8. Like hallowed traditions	6
9D	9. Certain ways to work	5
10D	10. Wood in Louisville Sluggers	3
11D	11. Remove quickly, as a Band-Aid	7
12D	12. "Just go with it"	7
13D	13. Zoomed past	6
14D	18. Potato chip brand	3
15D	19. Seeming	8
16D	27. Kitty litter?	8
17D	28. Finalize, as a deal	3
18D	29. Jeweler's magnifying glass	5
19D	30. A group of them is called un archipel	4
20D	32. "Seven Seas of ___" (Queen's first radio hit)	4
21D	33. Addison ___, high-earning TikTok personality	3
22D	35. Mined matter	3
23D	37. The 1, in 1-0	3
24D	38. "Be reasonable, will you!"	7
25D	39. Like an over-the-top display of wealth	7
26D	41. Fig. on a college application	7
27D	42. Big stupid mouth	7
28D	43. Beats	6
29D	45. Shook up	6
30D	47. Extended the duration of	9
31D	49. Speak, as thou might	5
32D	50. Hardship	3
33D	51. Bury	5
34D	54. Big do	4
35D	55. Strategy	4
36D	57. Not just accept a wrong, say	3
37D	58. Racial justice movement since 2013, for short	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. Removes quickly, with "away""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
• Words that mean the same thing: whisk, whip, whisk off
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHISKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Yields"

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 final product; the things produced
• Words that mean the same thing: output, yield, end product
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUTPUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "... not to mention everything else that could go wrong!""

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: ORWORSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Scoff at"

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 treat with contemptuous disregard
• Words that mean the same thing: gibe, jeer, barrack
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Real head-turners"

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 nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
• Words that mean the same thing: bird of Minerva, owl, bird of night
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Free from, with "of""

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 relieve from
• Words that mean the same thing: free, disembarrass
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Fast Money" channel"

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: CNBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Like hallowed traditions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AGEOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Certain ways to work"

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 vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
• Words that mean the same thing: autobus, coach, jitney
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Wood in Louisville Sluggers"

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 residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Remove quickly, as a Band-Aid"

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: TEAROFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Just go with it""

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: HUMORME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Zoomed past"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPEDBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Potato chip brand"

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: UTZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Seeming"

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 clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: patent, unmistakable, seeming
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPARENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "27. Kitty litter?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
• Words that mean the same thing: trichobezoar, hair ball
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAIRBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Finalize, as a deal"

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

  The answer is: INK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Jeweler's magnifying glass"

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 small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
• Words that mean the same thing: jeweler's loupe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOUPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. A group of them is called un archipel"

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: ILES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. "Seven Seas of ___" (Queen's first radio hit)"

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: RHYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Addison ___, high-earning TikTok personality"

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: RAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Mined matter"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. The 1, in 1-0"

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 victory (as in a race or other competition)
• Words that mean the same thing: pull ahead, acquire, gain ground
• The opposite would be: losings, lose
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. "Be reasonable, will you!""

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: COMENOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Like an over-the-top display of wealth"

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 designed to incite to indecency or lust; -margaret mead
• Words that mean the same thing: salacious, repulsive, repugnant
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBSCENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Fig. on a college application"

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: APSCORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Big stupid mouth"

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: PIEHOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Beats"

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 deep pulsating type of pain
• Words that mean the same thing: shiver, throb, pulsate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THROBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Shook up"

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 be agitated
• Words that mean the same thing: rile, roiling, riled
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Extended the duration of"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
• Words that mean the same thing: protract, draw out, lengthy
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROLONGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Speak, as thou might"

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: SAYST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Hardship"

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 misery resulting from affliction
• Words that mean the same thing: suffering, woefulness
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Bury"

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 place in a grave or tomb
• Words that mean the same thing: bury, inhume, lay to rest
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Big do"

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: gala affair, blowout, jamboree
• The 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 35 Down: "55. Strategy"

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 series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
• Words that mean the same thing: programme, design, program
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Not just accept a wrong, say"

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 french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
• Words that mean the same thing: Eugene Sue, litigate, process
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Racial justice movement since 2013, 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: BLM

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	64.9%
Short Answer	16	21.6%
Literature	4	5.4%
History	3	4.1%
Abbreviation	2	2.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	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	18 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 17, 2025 at 09:17 PM