27454 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crosswords: January 10, 2025

 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ducked (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNUCK

  Possible Answer : mouse, pinch, abstract, slip, nobble, sneak, swipe, snarf, creep, lift, filch, hook, pussyfoot, pilfer, cabbage, purloin




• The clue is 6. High chairs?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOOLS

  Possible Answer : faeces, faecal_matter, crap, pot, take_a_shit, take_a_crap, BM, can, toilet, ordure, stool, dejection, shit, fecal_matter, feces, make, defecate, crapper, ca-ca, throne, potty, commode, tiller




• The clue is 12. Polo participants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PONIES

  Possible Answer : shot_glass, pony, trot, crib, jigger




• The clue is 14. Sarcastic response to an obvious statement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOKNEW




• The clue is 15. GarageBand and iMovie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOSAPPS




• The clue is 17. "Don't wait up" occasion, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTDATE




• The clue is 18. "This is ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CNN




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

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

  The answer: TAILORS

  Possible Answer : sartor, sew, tailor-make, orient, seamster, cut, tailor




• The clue is 21. It might change your perspective. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSD

  Possible Answer : lysergic_acid_diethylamide, LSD




• The clue is 22. "No doubt in my mind". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAHIMSURE




• The clue is 24. Do some light work?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASE




• The clue is 25. Brainstorm out loud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPITBALL

  Possible Answer : spitball, spitter




• The clue is 26. Text with 114 suwar, in a classic spelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KORAN

  Possible Answer : al-Qur'an, Quran, Koran, Book




• The clue is 27. Walk in the park, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STROLL

  Possible Answer : amble, perambulation, promenade, saunter, stroll




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

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

  The answer: PINKY

  Possible Answer : little_finger, pinky, pinkie




• The clue is 29. M.L.B. team that was the first to trade a player for himself (Harry Chiti in 1962). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METS




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

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

  The answer: GANG

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




• The clue is 31. Some court statements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEAS

  Possible Answer : plea, supplication




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

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

  The answer: BURDEN

  Possible Answer : gist, weight, burthen, encumbrance, onus, loading, effect, core, burden, charge, saddle, essence, incumbrance, weight_down, load

  Possible Opposite Answer : unburden




• The clue is 35. Capital where the won is spent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEOUL

  Possible Answer : capital_of_South_Korea, Seoul




• The clue is 36. "Be right there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAITASEC




• The clue is 38. Org. for seniors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AARP

  Possible Answer : AARP, Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons




• The clue is 39. Insert in a tall glass, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENDYSTRAW




• The clue is 41. Basic cable channel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer : U.S., United_States, America, USA, U._S._Army, United_States_of_America, U.S.A., United_States_Army, the_States, US, Army, US_Army




• The clue is 42. Component of many a trial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLACEBO

  Possible Answer : placebo




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

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

  The answer: FUR

  Possible Answer : pelt, fur




• The clue is 44. Private watering hole?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANTEEN

  Possible Answer : canteen, mobile_canteen




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

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

  The answer: SURMISE

  Possible Answer : speculation, hypothesis, surmisal, surmise, conjecture, supposition, guess, suspect




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

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

  The answer: ENGROSS

  Possible Answer : engage, immerse, steep, plunge, absorb, soak_up, engross, occupy, engulf




• The clue is 49. They're set in rings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STONES

  Possible Answer : Harlan_F._Stone, gemstone, Harlan_Fiske_Stone, Oliver_Stone, endocarp, gem, Stone, Harlan_Stone, Harlan_Fisk_Stone, Lucy_Stone, Edward_Durell_Stone, Isidor_Feinstein_Stone, lapidate, stone, pit, I._F._Stone, rock




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

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

  The answer: STEINS

  Possible Answer : stein, beer_mug, Gertrude_Stein, Stein




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

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

  The answer: ANGST

  Possible Answer : angst

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: SPICY

  Possible Answer: piquant, racy, gamy, hot, risque, juicy, gamey, savory, naughty, spicy, zesty, savoury, blue

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

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

  The answer: NOONES

• The clue is 3. Opens, as a onesie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSNAPS

• The clue is 4. Counterpart to Britain's MI6. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

• The clue is 5. Didn't soft-pedal something, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEPTITREAL

• The clue is 6. Surf site. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORE

  Possible Answer: land, shore_up, set_ashore, shoring, prop_up, prop, shore

• The clue is 7. Squirts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTS

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

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

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

  The answer: OKD

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

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

  The answer: ONALARK

• The clue is 10. Hypothetical starting point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETSSAY

• The clue is 11. 2024 NATO inductee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEDEN

  Possible Answer: Sweden, Sverige, Kingdom_of_Sweden

• The clue is 13. Sources of many unwelcome messages online. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAMBOTS

• The clue is 14. It stands out in a print. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHORL

  Possible Answer: spiral, gyre, volute, curlicue, helix, roll, whorl, coil, scroll, curl, ringlet, lock

• The clue is 16. Natural rug fibers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SISALS

  Possible Answer: sisal, Agave_sisalana, sisal_hemp

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

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

  The answer: LULL

  Possible Answer: tranquillize, lull, tranquilize, quieten, still, letup, calm, calm_down, tranquillise, quiet

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate

• The clue is 23. "Feel free to reach out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITMEUP

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

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

  The answer: LONGEST

  Possible Answer: longsighted, tenacious, farseeing, prospicient, farsighted, foresightful, foresighted, long, longest, recollective, retentive

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

• The clue is 26. Not quite, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KINDASORTA

• The clue is 28. Rolling source of entertainment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARTYBUS

• The clue is 30. They'll show you the way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUIDES

  Possible Answer: run, maneuver, pathfinder, guide_on, guidebook, scout, lead, direct, draw, channelise, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, guide, conduct, channelize, usher, take, template, templet, steer, pass, head

• The clue is 31. ___ poet (description of Robert Burns). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEASANT

  Possible Answer: provincial, Goth, tyke, churl, tike, peasant, bucolic, boor, barbarian

• The clue is 32. Grand Marnier ingredient avec un cognac. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LORANGE

• The clue is 33. Court seat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANC

• The clue is 34. Making weaker, in gamer jargon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NERFING

• The clue is 35. Sriracha and sambal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAUCES

  Possible Answer: sauce

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

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

  The answer: WEANS

  Possible Answer: ablactate, wean

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

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

  The answer: CAUSES

  Possible Answer: do, crusade, reason, cause, movement, have, induce, lawsuit, stimulate, campaign, make, causal_agent, causa, drive, effort, get, causal_agency, case, suit, grounds

• The clue is 39. "God ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLESS

  Possible Answer: sanctify, bless, sign, consecrate, hallow

  Possible Opposite Answer : desecrate, curse

• The clue is 40. Pull with force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WREST

  Possible Answer: wrest

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

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

  The answer: PEON

  Possible Answer: navvy, drudge, galley_slave, peon

• The clue is 45. Prefix with athlete. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

• The clue is 47. Start to work?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MON

  Possible Answer: Mon, Monday

April 18, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, April 18, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - April 18, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Who said "Fashion changes, but style endures"	6
2A	7. Little pointer	6
3A	13. Distressing character in the Bible?	7
4A	15. Member of the Scooby-Doo gang	6
5A	16. Warn of disaster	8
6A	18. Source of college credit, informally	6
7A	19. Contribute to the mix	5
8A	20. Criminal patterns, in brief	3
9A	22. Searches (through)	5
10A	23. Word after Christmas or fur	4
11A	24. Flat fees	5
12A	26. Joint venture	4
13A	27. Stumble	3
14A	28. Tank tops?	7
15A	30. Old parent company of NBC	3
16A	31. Reward for a bad N.B.A. team	11
17A	33. Monet's "Train in the Snow" or "The Magpie"	11
18A	34. Hack job?	11
19A	35. Bashful friend	3
20A	36. Isotopes of element #88	7
21A	37. ___ lane	3
22A	40. "The Sound of Music" character who's "17 going on 18"	4
23A	42. Hangs in the balance	5
24A	43. Swimmer Torres who medaled in five Olympic Games	4
25A	44. Strange	5
26A	46. Chang-___ Lee, 2011 Pulitzer finalist for "The Surrendered"	3
27A	47. Sets right	5
28A	48. "Sure, we can chat now"	6
29A	50. Coconut-covered snack cakes	8
30A	52. Pouty cry	6
31A	53. Women's soccer powerhouse	7
32A	54. Seems crooked	6
33A	55. Cloth dealer, in Britain	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. Who said "Fashion changes, but style endures""

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: CHANEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Little pointer"

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: PROTIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Distressing character in the Bible?"

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 (old testament) the philistine mistress of samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
• Words that mean the same thing: siren, temptress, femme fatale
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELILAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Member of the Scooby-Doo gang"

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 any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAPHNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Warn of disaster"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: CRYHAVOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Source of college credit, informally"

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

  The answer is: APTEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Contribute to the mix"

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: ADDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Criminal patterns, in brief"

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 an indefinitely short time
• Words that mean the same thing: molybdenum, moment, minute
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Searches (through)"

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

  The answer is: SIFTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Word after Christmas or fur"

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 fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Words that mean the same thing: seal of approval, Navy SEAL, sealing wax
• The opposite would be: unseal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Flat fees"

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 payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
• Words that mean the same thing: take, split, rip
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Joint venture"

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 farm building for housing poultry
• Words that mean the same thing: henhouse, cage, chicken coop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Stumble"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: slip, drift, mistake
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Tank tops?"

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: GASCAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Old parent company of NBC"

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: RCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Reward for a bad N.B.A. team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOTTERYPICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Monet's "Train in the Snow" or "The Magpie""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WINTERSCENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Hack job?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CYBERATTACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Bashful friend"

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 licensed medical practitioner
• Words that mean the same thing: medico, Commerce, physician
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Isotopes of element #88"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
• Words that mean the same thing: radium, atomic number 88, Ra
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RADIUMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. ___ lane"

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: HOV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. "The Sound of Music" character who's "17 going on 18""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that norse chieftain who became the first duke of normandy (860-931)
• Words that mean the same thing: Hrolf, Rollo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROLF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Hangs in the balance"

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: PENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Swimmer Torres who medaled in five Olympic Games"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Strange"

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 comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
• Words that mean the same thing: noncitizen, estrange, alienate
• The opposite would be: acquaintance, citizen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Chang-___ Lee, 2011 Pulitzer finalist for "The Surrendered""

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 27 Across: "47. Sets right"

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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Words that mean the same thing: true, true up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. "Sure, we can chat now""

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: IMFREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "50. Coconut-covered snack cakes"

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: SNOBALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "52. Pouty cry"

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: NOFAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "53. Women's soccer powerhouse"

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: TEAMUSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "54. Seems crooked"

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 sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
• Words that mean the same thing: smack, olfactory perception, odor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMELLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "55. Cloth dealer, in Britain"

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 dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAPER

  Great job if you got it right!

April 18, 2020 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Obsolescent music holder	6
2D	2. Border collie, by nature	6
3D	3. Runner-up to Affirmed in every 1978 Triple Crown race	6
4D	4. Nero's zero	5
5D	5. Fizz	4
6D	6. Shrunken head?	3
7D	7. Certain hand-held ... or hand-holding	3
8D	8. Knocks	4
9D	9. Part of FiOS	5
10D	10. "A mixture of what appears to be ESP and early Christian faith," per a 1977 New York Times film review	8
11D	11. Shelved, for now?	7
12D	12. Upscale provider of grooming services	6
13D	14. 1800s migrant	11
14D	17. Relatives of accordions	11
15D	21. Best in class	11
16D	24. Dump	7
17D	25. Espionage gadgets	7
18D	28. One who's finished	5
19D	29. Technical data	5
20D	31. Ad ___	3
21D	32. Press coverage	3
22D	33. John ___, English philosopher and theologian who made an early translation of the Bible	8
23D	34. Stereotypically lenient parent	7
24D	35. Spots for snakes	6
25D	37. Call to account	6
26D	38. Ominous phrase	6
27D	39. One of the Seven Sisters	6
28D	41. Unbroken	5
29D	43. Reality show staple	5
30D	45. Masculine name that sometimes follows Mac-	4
31D	47. Tower on a mountain	4
32D	49. Workplaces for L.P.N.s	3
33D	51. Its "concise" version has almost 1,700 pages: Abbr.	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. Obsolescent music holder"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CDCASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Border collie, by nature"

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 german philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
• Words that mean the same thing: drover, herdsman, Johann Gottfried von Herder
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Runner-up to Affirmed in every 1978 Triple Crown race"

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: ALYDAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Nero's zero"

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 (latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIHIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Fizz"

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 feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Words that mean the same thing: ardor, zeal, style
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Shrunken head?"

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 room or building equipped with one or more toilets
• Words that mean the same thing: bathroom, john, privy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Certain hand-held ... or hand-holding"

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 lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: personal organiser, personal digital assistant, organizer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Knocks"

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 reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: whang, tap, rap music
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Part of FiOS"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: eye, opthalmic, ocular
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "A mixture of what appears to be ESP and early Christian faith," per a 1977 New York Times film review"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: THEFORCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Shelved, for now?"

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: INSTOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Upscale provider of grooming services"

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: PETSPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. 1800s migrant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
• Words that mean the same thing: squatter, nester
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOMESTEADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Relatives of accordions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
• Words that mean the same thing: concertina
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONCERTINAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Best in class"

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: STARSTUDENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Dump"

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

  The answer is: RATTRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Espionage gadgets"

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: SPYCAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. One who's finished"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
• Words that mean the same thing: toast
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Technical data"

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 optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
• Words that mean the same thing: glasses, eyeglasses, spec
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPECS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Ad ___"

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: LIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Press coverage"

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

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 22 Down: "33. John ___, English philosopher and theologian who made an early translation of the Bible"

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 english theologian whose objections to roman catholic doctrine anticipated the protestant reformation (1328-1384)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Wycliffe, Wickliffe, Wyclif
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WYCLIFFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Stereotypically lenient parent"

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: COOLMOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Spots for snakes"

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 emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
• Words that mean the same thing: drainage, debilitate, waste pipe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Call to account"

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: HAULUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Ominous phrase"

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: ORELSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. One of the Seven Sisters"

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: VASSAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Unbroken"

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 wild and menacing
• Words that mean the same thing: savage, ferine
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FERAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Reality show staple"

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 dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
• Words that mean the same thing: dramatic event, dramatic play, play
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Masculine name that sometimes follows Mac-"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: NEIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Tower on a mountain"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Workplaces for L.P.N.s"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: erbium, atomic number 68, emergency room
• The 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 33 Down: "51. Its "concise" version has almost 1,700 pages: Abbr."

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 an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
• Words that mean the same thing: Oxford English Dictionary, O.E.D.
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OED

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	69.7%
Short Answer	10	15.2%
History	3	4.5%
Music	2	3.0%
Science/Technology	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.7 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 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 25, 2025 at 06:31 PM