2425 Sunday Aug 25, 2024 NY Times by John Kugelman

Break down the NYT Crosswords By John Kugelman: August 25, 2024

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

Sunday Aug 25, 2024 NYT by John Kugelman

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Loses one's shirt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNDRESSES

  Possible Answer : peel, discase, undress, divest, uncase, disinvest, disrobe, unclothe, strip, strip_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : dress




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

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

  The answer: MAJORSIN




• The clue is 18. City with a cowboy hat-wearing replica of the Eiffel Tower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARISTEXAS




• The clue is 20. Videography option on a smartphone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIMELAPSE




• The clue is 21. "Tsk, tsk"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOUBLECLICK




• The clue is 23. Buddy-buddy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECONDMATE




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

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

  The answer: OHMS

  Possible Answer : Georg_Simon_Ohm, Ohm, ohm




• The clue is 25. What "Ten-four" and "Over" are used in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADIOSPEAK




• The clue is 27. ___ liver oil (dietary supplement). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

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




• The clue is 28. Honnold who was the first to free-solo climb El Capitan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEX




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

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

  The answer: DEED

  Possible Answer : deed, deed_of_conveyance, title, act, human_action, human_activity




• The clue is 31. Sight at Sydney's yearly Festival of the Winds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KITE

  Possible Answer : kite




• The clue is 34. "You're on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSABET




• The clue is 38. Paper-saving invoice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBILL




• The clue is 40. They keep people in the dark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYEMASKS




• The clue is 44. [Knock, knock]?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAPDUO




• The clue is 45. 11?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEAFTERANOTHER




• The clue is 47. First-tier, as a celeb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIST




• The clue is 48. Thudding noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLONK




• The clue is 49. Diamond authorities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMPS

  Possible Answer : umpire, ump




• The clue is 50. Go (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer : opt, choose, prefer




• The clue is 51. Word used three times in the Postal Service creed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOR




• The clue is 52. Sen. or rep., e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POL

  Possible Answer : political_leader, politico, pol, politician




• The clue is 53. Up to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASFARAS




• The clue is 56. N.W.A's "Straight ___ Compton". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTTA




• The clue is 58. Owl or whippoorwill, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIGHTBIRD

  Possible Answer : nightbird, nighthawk, night_owl




• The clue is 62. Big step for a start-up, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPO

  Possible Answer : initial_offering, IPO, initial_public_offering




• The clue is 63. "Now I get it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHH




• The clue is 64. Pooh-pooh?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (18 letters)

  The answer: THISBEARSREPEATING




• The clue is 69. Wrap up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer : closing, remainder, stop, close, terminate, last, final_stage, goal, death, conclusion, end, remnant, terminal, ending, finish, cease, destruction, oddment

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 70. Sch. with campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYU




• The clue is 71. Places to let out anger by smashing objects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGEROOMS




• The clue is 73. Built (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASED

  Possible Answer : based, found, establish, free-base, base, ground




• The clue is 76. Core exercise done lying down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGLIFT




• The clue is 79. Queer identity, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARO




• The clue is 80. Output of some refrigerators. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : methamphetamine, ice_rink, Methedrine, frappe, trash, internal-combustion_engine, glass, frosting, deoxyephedrine, chicken_feed, icing, water_ice, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, chalk, shabu, ice-skating_rink, frost, ICE, meth, crank, sparkler, ice




• The clue is 82. Word often followed by a Roman numeral. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 83. Helping hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer : aide-de-camp, auxiliary, aide, adjutant




• The clue is 84. Show up, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTDO

  Possible Answer : outgo, outstrip, outperform, surpass, trump, outmatch, outflank, scoop, best, exceed, surmount, outdo




• The clue is 86. Else. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFNOT




• The clue is 88. Tut-tut?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEMUMMYRETURNS




• The clue is 93. "Ow! Ow!"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLOWS

  Possible Answer : permit, tolerate, earmark, allow_for, admit, appropriate, set_aside, leave, allow, give_up, grant, let, reserve, provide, take_into_account, countenance

  Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow, deny




• The clue is 94. Buccaneer's buddies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEARTIES




• The clue is 95. Park worker?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VALET

  Possible Answer : gentleman, gentleman's_gentleman, valet_de_chambre, valet, man




• The clue is 96. "That much is obvious". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEARLY

  Possible Answer : understandably, clear, intelligibly, clearly, distinctly

  Possible Opposite Answer : unintelligibly




• The clue is 97. Ran out of juice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIED

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born




• The clue is 98. The Lincoln Memorial appeared on it until 2008. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CENT

  Possible Answer : penny, centime, cent




• The clue is 99. Tangled masses of hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATS

  Possible Answer : flatness, entangle, matte_up, mat_up, lusterlessness, matt-up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, mat, matte, felt_up, MAT, lustrelessness, tangle, matt, snarl, matting, gym_mat, felt

  Possible Opposite Answer : disentangle, unsnarl




• The clue is 100. One of the Mannings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 102. George Lucas's original surname for Luke Skywalker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STARKILLER




• The clue is 106. Shock proof?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASP

  Possible Answer : pant, heave, puff, gasp




• The clue is 110. "OK, OK"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACKUPCOPY




• The clue is 114. "Hubba, hubba!"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAIROFPANTS




• The clue is 117. Outpouring of ideas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAINDUMP




• The clue is 118. Seasonal workers in suits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALLSANTAS




• The clue is 119. Official beer of the Boston Red Sox, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMADAMS




• The clue is 120. On the comeback trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESURGENT

  Possible Answer : resurgent, renascent

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Swept style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPDO

• The clue is 2. Chemical formula for lye. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAOH

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

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

  The answer: DRUM

  Possible Answer: grind_away, bone_up, get_up, bone, mug_up, barrel, thrum, drum, tympan, swot, swot_up, beat, cram, drumfish, brake_drum, membranophone, metal_drum

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

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

  The answer: RIBS

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

• The clue is 5. Night school subj.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESL

• The clue is 6. Basilica of ___ Anne de Détroit (historic Michigan landmark). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE

• The clue is 7. "Three may keep a ___, if two of them are dead": Benjamin Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECRET

  Possible Answer: cloak-and-dagger, closed_book, hush-hush, surreptitious, occult, enigma, secluded, clandestine, confidential, mystic, secret, undercover, mysterious, orphic, hole-and-corner, mystery, arcanum, privy, mystical, hidden, underground, unavowed, hugger-mugger, private

• The clue is 8. Over-the-counter brand that promises "Guaranteed relief every time". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXLAX

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

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

  The answer: SAID

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

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

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

  The answer: MICA

  Possible Answer: isinglass, mica

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

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

  The answer: AMOK

  Possible Answer: murderously, possessed, amok, demoniac, berserk, amuck, demoniacal

• The clue is 12. "Friends" star, to friends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEN

• The clue is 13. Antediluvian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: one-time, onetime, honest-to-goodness, erstwhile, sure-enough, previous, quondam, old, former, sometime, older, honest-to-god, Old

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

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

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer: jam, read/write_memory, Aries, RAM, jampack, drive, pound, random-access_memory, tup, random_memory, cram, crash, force, ram_down, wad, chock_up, Aries_the_Ram, Ram, ram, random_access_memory

• The clue is 15. Carnival attraction that propels its riders sky-high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACESHOT

• The clue is 16. ":" in analogies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISTO

• The clue is 17. Call for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEED

  Possible Answer: necessitate, indigence, take, involve, want, pauperization, ask, motivation, demand, call_for, pauperism, require, need, motive, penury, postulate

  Possible Opposite Answer : obviate

• The clue is 19. Half a rhyming genre name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCI

• The clue is 20. Steaming, with "off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEED

  Possible Answer: tee_up, tee

• The clue is 22. Alaskan salmon hunters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KODIAKS

  Possible Answer: Ursus_middendorffi, Ursus_arctos_middendorffi, Alaskan_brown_bear, Kodiak_Island, Kodiak, Kodiak_bear

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

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

  The answer: SPELT

  Possible Answer: import, write, Triticum_spelta, spell_out, Triticum_aestivum_spelta, spelt, spell

  Possible Opposite Answer : unspell

• The clue is 26. Mirror image?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELF

  Possible Answer: ego, self

• The clue is 28. Be next to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUT

  Possible Answer: butt_on, border, edge, butt_against, butt, march, abut, adjoin

• The clue is 29. MGM's aptly named mascot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer: Leo, Lion, Leo_the_Lion

• The clue is 31. Nine credited roles in "Barbie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KENS

  Possible Answer: cognizance, ken, sight

• The clue is 32. Texter's hedge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: IMO, International_Maritime_Organization

• The clue is 33. Bit of ink, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAT

  Possible Answer: tat, cheapness, TAT, sleaze, Thematic_Apperception_Test, tackiness, intertwine

• The clue is 34. Home of Kurdistan's easternmost regions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRAN

  Possible Answer: Islamic_Republic_of_Iran, Persia, Iran

• The clue is 35. Raven claw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALON

  Possible Answer: talon

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

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

  The answer: SPIRIT

  Possible Answer: sprightliness, intent, disembodied_spirit, feeling, flavor, smell, flavour, life, spirit_up, emotional_state, inspirit, spirit, purport, tone, look, heart, liveliness, feel

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

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advertizement, ad, advertizing, advert, advertisement, advertising

• The clue is 38. Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENO

• The clue is 39. Big name in allergy medication. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENADRYL

  Possible Answer: diphenhydramine, Benadryl

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

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

  The answer: ERMA

• The clue is 41. Talks incessantly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAPS

  Possible Answer: yelp, yip, yap, cakehole, gob, hole, trap, maw

• The clue is 42. Didn't spoil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEPT

  Possible Answer: go_on, keep_open, save, keep, keep_back, restrain, sustain, preserve, observe, unbroken, proceed, hold_on, hold_back, hold_open, hold, celebrate, keep_on, continue, prevent, maintain, stay_fresh, retain, go_along, kept

  Possible Opposite Answer : discontinue, broken, break, let, lose

• The clue is 43. Mlle. of Madrid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRTA

• The clue is 45. 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 46. Jovian moon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EUROPA

  Possible Answer: Europa

• The clue is 48. Kind of salad with hard-boiled eggs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COBB

• The clue is 52. What cognitive behavioral therapy can treat, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTSD

  Possible Answer: PTSD, posttraumatic_stress_disorder

• The clue is 54. It bears no etymological relation to "conifer," surprisingly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIR

  Possible Answer: fir_tree, fir, true_fir

• The clue is 55. Camera opening. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APERTURE

  Possible Answer: aperture

• The clue is 56. State with a five-sided flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHIO

  Possible Answer: Buckeye_State, Ohio_River, Ohio, OH

• The clue is 57. "That's just … wrong". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UHNO

• The clue is 59. Clarified butter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GHEE

  Possible Answer: ghee

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

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

  The answer: HIND

  Possible Answer: hind, back, hinder

• The clue is 61. Park worker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANGER

  Possible Answer: forest_fire_fighter, ranger, Texas_Ranger, fire_warden, Ranger, commando

• The clue is 63. Por ___ lado (on the other hand: Sp.). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTRO

• The clue is 65. Fashion designer Anna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUI

• The clue is 66. "By Jove!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGADS

• The clue is 67. Lead-in to nautical. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AERO

• The clue is 68. Key of Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GMINOR

• The clue is 72. Glower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCOWL

  Possible Answer: frown, scowl

• The clue is 73. Part of a baby's nighttime routine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATH

  Possible Answer: bathe, bathing_tub, bath, bathroom, Bath, bathtub, tub

• The clue is 74. Hurt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHE

  Possible Answer: aching, yearn, languish, pine, hurt, smart, ache, suffer, yen

• The clue is 75. Filming innovation used in "The Shining". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEADICAM

• The clue is 76. Choice for a twist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIME

  Possible Answer: linden, slaked_lime, calcium_hydrate, fluxing_lime, unslaked_lime, hydrated_lime, calcium_hydroxide, quicklime, calcined_lime, calx, lime_hydrate, lime_tree, lime, calcium_oxide, caustic_lime, burnt_lime, Citrus_aurantifolia, basswood, linden_tree, birdlime

• The clue is 77. Häagen-Dazs shelfmate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDYS

• The clue is 78. Ball that just grazes the bat, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOULTIP

• The clue is 81. Online crafts marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 83. Betwixt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMID

• The clue is 85. Explosive inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer: TNT, trinitrotoluene

• The clue is 86. Corsica and Réunion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILES

• The clue is 87. Part of 115-Down: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLA

• The clue is 89. PET scan alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRI

  Possible Answer: magnetic_resonance_imaging, MRI

• The clue is 90. Uintah Basin people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

• The clue is 91. Word in the mnemonic E-G-B-D-F. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERY

  Possible Answer: every

• The clue is 92. Deliberately try to fail, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANK

  Possible Answer: cooler, storage_tank, armored_combat_vehicle, army_tank, armoured_combat_vehicle, tankful, tank, tank_car

• The clue is 93. Key near Ctrl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer: EL, altitude, ALT, elevation

• The clue is 96. "O Tannenbaum" and others. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAROLS

  Possible Answer: carol, Christmas_carol

• The clue is 98. "Li'l Abner" cartoonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPP

• The clue is 99. Haggard fellow?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MERLE

  Possible Answer: merle, European_blackbird, merl, ouzel, ousel, Turdus_merula, blackbird

• The clue is 100. Abates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBBS

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, reflux, wane, ebbing, ebb_away, ebb_out, ebb_off, ebb

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 101. "Good Morning America" co-host Spencer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARA

• The clue is 102. Dirty film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCUM

  Possible Answer: trash, scum

• The clue is 103. Some turkeys and tabbies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMS

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

• The clue is 104. Hasty getaway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAM

  Possible Answer: fly_the_coop, run, escape, getaway, run_away, scarper, break_away, bunk, scat, thrash, take_to_the_woods, lam, flail, thresh, hightail_it, head_for_the_hills, turn_tail

• The clue is 105. "Success has always been the greatest ___": Nietzsche. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIAR

  Possible Answer: liar, prevaricator

  Possible Opposite Answer : square_shooter

• The clue is 106. Group of buffalo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GANG

  Possible Answer: crew, mob, crowd, gang, work_party, gang_up, pack, bunch, ring

• The clue is 107. Payment before a deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTE

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 108. Big supporter, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAN

• The clue is 109. Quiet "Hey!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST

• The clue is 111. Telluride maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIA

• The clue is 112. Sturm ___ Drang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UND

• The clue is 113. Initialism for exhibitionism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDA

  Possible Answer: personal_organiser, organiser, personal_digital_assistant, organizer, personal_organizer, PDA

• The clue is 115. Seminoles' sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FSU

• The clue is 116. Tiger's target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer: equivalence, par, equality, equation

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (29 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 60 (31 Across, 29 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.3 letters

September 12, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Cut along the grain	6
2A	7. Collection of offers?	6
3A	13. "Them"	7
4A	15. Component of ants on a log	6
5A	16. Flash setting	8
6A	18. Who shot Mr. Burns on the classic TV episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?"	6
7A	19. Lowly sorts, in pirate lingo	9
8A	21. Goes so-o-o slowly	5
9A	22. ___ orange	5
10A	23. Unenthused response	3
11A	24. A.P.R.-lowering option	4
12A	25. Really digging	4
13A	26. Mesoamerican language family with about half a million speakers	9
14A	28. Sites of sudden admissions, for short	3
15A	29. A pop	9
16A	30. Carolers' wear	9
17A	31. Middle-distance options on fairways	9
18A	32. The ___ Five, nickname for the "Queer Eye" cast	3
19A	35. Flip	9
20A	36. Political commentator Perino	4
21A	37. Non-nons?	4
22A	38. Onetime airer of "Music City Tonight"	3
23A	39. Multitudes	5
24A	40. Kind of mold	5
25A	41. Producers of sharp increases in height?	9
26A	43. Score marking to play higher or lower than written	6
27A	45. Summer carnival treat	8
28A	46. One pile of laundry	6
29A	47. "What are you waiting for?!"	7
30A	48. Ostracized group in the Bible	6
31A	49. ___ March (annual event since 2017)	6

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. Cut along the grain"

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 handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood
• Words that mean the same thing: splitsaw
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIPSAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Collection of offers?"

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: THEMOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. "Them""

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 an opposing military force
• Words that mean the same thing: foe, opposition, enemy
• The opposite would be: friend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENEMIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Component of ants on a log"

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 widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
• Words that mean the same thing: cultivated celery, Apium graveolens dulce
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CELERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Flash setting"

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: DCCOMICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Who shot Mr. Burns on the classic TV episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: MAGGIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Lowly sorts, in pirate lingo"

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: BILGERATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Goes so-o-o slowly"

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 phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
• Words that mean the same thing: sweep, retarding force, trail
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. ___ orange"

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 member of the siouan people formerly living in missouri in the valleys of the missouri and osage rivers; oil was found on osage lands early in the 20th century
• Words that mean the same thing: Osage River
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Unenthused response"

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: MEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. A.P.R.-lowering option"

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: REFI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Really digging"

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 offensively curious or inquisitive
• Words that mean the same thing: snoopy, nosey, prying
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Mesoamerican language family with about half a million speakers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a large tribe of mesoamericans living in southern mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900
• Words that mean the same thing: Zapotec
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZAPOTECAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Sites of sudden admissions, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: emergency room, atomic number 68, ER
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. A pop"

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: PERPERSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Carolers' wear"

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: SANTAHATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Middle-distance options on fairways"

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: FIVEIRONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. The ___ Five, nickname for the "Queer Eye" cast"

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 extremely pleasing
• Words that mean the same thing: fabulous
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Flip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOBERSERK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Political commentator Perino"

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 celtic goddess who was the mother of the tuatha de danann; identified with the welsh don
• Words that mean the same thing: Danu
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Non-nons?"

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: OUIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Onetime airer of "Music City Tonight""

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

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: TNN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Multitudes"

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 a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
• Words that mean the same thing: host, emcee, Host
• The opposite would be: parasite
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Kind of mold"

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 fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark jell-o) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
• Words that mean the same thing: Jell-O
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JELLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Producers of sharp increases in height?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small dagger with a tapered blade
• Words that mean the same thing: stiletto
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STILETTOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "43. Score marking to play higher or lower than written"

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: OTTAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "45. Summer carnival treat"

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: SNOWCONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "46. One pile of laundry"

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 member of the caucasoid race
• Words that mean the same thing: ovalbumin, E. B. White, albumen
• The opposite would be: blacken, black
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "47. "What are you waiting for?!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GETONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "48. Ostracized group in the Bible"

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 person afflicted with leprosy
• Words that mean the same thing: leper, lazar
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEPERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "49. ___ March (annual event since 2017)"

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: WOMENS

  Great job if you got it right!

September 12, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Band with the 1974 hit "Come and Get Your Love"	7
2D	2. Bucktooth, e.g.	7
3D	3. Student body activity?	7
4D	4. Polluted, in a way	6
5D	5. Novelist Bender	5
6D	6. Small dam	4
7D	7. Channel that airs many B&W films	3
8D	8. Passenger car attachments	9
9D	9. Some Prado masterpieces	8
10D	10. Groupie	7
11D	11. Etymology, for example	6
12D	12. Rewards for regular-season winners, maybe	4
13D	14. Racket pros	11
14D	17. Mike and Carol Brady, on "The Brady Bunch"	11
15D	20. Putting in a tight spot	11
16D	26. ___ cards (ESP testing items)	5
17D	27. Slangy sedative	5
18D	29. Covers, as a pothole	9
19D	30. Hiss	8
20D	31. Strike that's barely struck	7
21D	32. Unfair trick	7
22D	33. ___ Dolohov, one of the Death Eaters in Harry Potter books	7
23D	34. Relatives of bloodhounds	7
24D	35. Author who popularized the demon Mephistopheles	6
25D	36. Counterpart of a brick-and-mortar business	6
26D	39. Strictly uphold	5
27D	40. Prominent part of a bloodhound	4
28D	42. Early movie mogul Marcus	4
29D	44. Behind	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. Band with the 1974 hit "Come and Get Your Love""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a speedy red or red-and-tan american hound
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDBONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Bucktooth, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCISOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Student body activity?"

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: PECLASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Polluted, in a way"

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 clouded with a mixture of smoke and fog
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMOGGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Novelist Bender"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: AIMEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Small dam"

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 low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Channel that airs many B&W films"

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

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: TCM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Passenger car attachments"

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 a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
• Words that mean the same thing: head restraint, headrest
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEADRESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Some Prado masterpieces"

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: ELGRECOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Groupie"

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: MEGAFAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Etymology, for example"

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 the place where something begins, where it springs into being
• Words that mean the same thing: line of descent, beginning, blood line
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORIGIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Rewards for regular-season winners, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
• Words that mean the same thing: pass, bye-bye, auf wiedersehen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Racket pros"

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: SCAMARTISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Mike and Carol Brady, on "The Brady Bunch""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the spouse of your parent by a subsequent marriage
• Words that mean the same thing: stepparent
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEPPARENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Putting in a tight spot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
• Words that mean the same thing: shoehorn
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOEHORNING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. ___ cards (ESP testing items)"

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: ZENER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Slangy sedative"

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: TRANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Covers, as a pothole"

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: PAVESOVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Hiss"

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 pronounce with an initial sibilant
• Words that mean the same thing: siss, sizz, hiss
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIBILATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Strike that's barely struck"

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: FOULTIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Unfair trick"

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: FASTONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. ___ Dolohov, one of the Death Eaters in Harry Potter books"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: ANTONIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Relatives of bloodhounds"

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 smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
• Words that mean the same thing: basset, crop out, basset hound
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Author who popularized the demon Mephistopheles"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that german poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in weimar (1749-1832)
• Words that mean the same thing: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOETHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Counterpart of a brick-and-mortar business"

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: DOTCOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Strictly uphold"

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: HEWTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Prominent part of a bloodhound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
• Words that mean the same thing: mandibula, mandibular bone, jawbone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Early movie mogul Marcus"

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

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: LOEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Behind"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: AS, tail end, screw
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	81.7%
Short Answer	3	5.0%
Literature	2	3.3%
Movies/Film	2	3.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.7%
Geography	1	1.7%
History	1	1.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.7%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	29
Total Clues	60
Average Answer Length	6.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 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 22, 2025 at 03:41 PM