27409 Mon Nov 25, 2024 NYT by Dena R. Witkes

Across Clues :

1. Spongy scrubber, 6. He-Man's twin sister, 11. 72, on many golf courses, 14. Harsh on the nose, 15. Capital of Vietnam, 16. "I'll take that as ___", 17. *Corporate investor, 19. Boxer's stat, for short, 20. Problem with an old sock, 21. Wows, 22. Cancels plans at the last minute, 24. Corn ___ (fall festival attraction), 26. Birthstone for a January baby, 27. *Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom, 32. Delta Center in Salt Lake City or United Center in Chicago, 33. Sch. with campuses in Boston and Worcester, 34. Implore, 35. Cleaned up after a haircut, 37. Pie ___ mode, 40. Really bothered, 42. Prepared to throw a dart, 44. *Advice to someone seeking happiness, 49. Crater Lake's state, 50. 100 centavos, 51. Harvard, to Yale, 52. Alan of "Marriage Story", 54. Dog docs, 58. Miss Piggy's pronoun, 59. Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues, 62. Ginger ___, 63. One of 10 in a decathlon, 64. Roller coasters and log flumes, 65. Went first, 66. "Tell me if this needs salt", 67. Tuck away for safekeeping

Down Clues :

1. Mascara target, 2. Seis + dos, 3. ___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court case, 4. Members of New York's Bravest, e.g., 5. Suffix with Gator or hater, 6. Brief rainstorm, 7. Fit as a fiddle, 8. Bread loaf butts, 9. ___ v. Wade, 10. Inflatable auto safety devices, 11. Green coating on a statue, 12. Piece of jewelry that might complement a toe ring, 13. Perches in a coop, 18. Foggy mental state, 23. Rainbows and parentheses, shapewise, 25. "It all makes sense now!", 26. Pesky insect, 27. Hands-on science class, 28. Fury, 29. Brewery barrel, 30. As a result of, 31. Pesky kid, 35. Stitched up, 36. "Get out of my ___!", 37. Friend, en français, 38. Paul for whom a guitar is named, 39. Content between songs on Spotify, 40. Bit of pond scum, 41. One might include a hammer, wrench and screwdriver, 42. Components of a six-pack, 43. "Big fan!", 44. Like a black-tie wedding, 45. State bird of Maryland, 46. Imposed, as a tax, 47. Make more modern, 48. Unlike a figment of the imagination, 52. Las Vegas A's, 53. Jacket fuzz, 55. Icelandic literary saga, 56. No-win/no-lose situations, 57. Girl Scout's accessory, 60. Eggs at an I.V.F. clinic, 61. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel"

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 25, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, November 25, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: LOOFA

  Possible Answer : loofah, loufah_sponge, luffa, loofa




• The clue is 6. He-Man's twin sister. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHERA




• The clue is 11. 72, on many golf courses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer : par, equality, equivalence, equation




• The clue is 14. Harsh on the nose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRID

  Possible Answer : pungent, acid, sulphurous, virulent, acerbic, caustic, vitriolic, bitter, blistering, acerb, acrid, sulfurous




• The clue is 15. Capital of Vietnam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANOI

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Vietnam, Hanoi




• The clue is 16. "I'll take that as ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANO

  Possible Answer : Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Abu_Nidal_Organization, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Black_September, ANO, Fatah-RC, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades




• The clue is 17. *Corporate investor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAREHOLDER

  Possible Answer : stockholder, shareholder, shareowner




• The clue is 19. Boxer's stat, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TKO

  Possible Answer : TKO, technical_knockout




• The clue is 20. Problem with an old sock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLE

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




• The clue is 21. Wows. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWES

  Possible Answer : fear, awe, veneration, reverence




• The clue is 22. Cancels plans at the last minute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAILS

  Possible Answer : bail_bond, bond, bail




• The clue is 24. Corn ___ (fall festival attraction). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAZE

  Possible Answer : labyrinth, snarl, maze, tangle




• The clue is 26. Birthstone for a January baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GARNET

  Possible Answer : garnet




• The clue is 27. *Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIKEHERDINGCATS




• The clue is 32. Delta Center in Salt Lake City or United Center in Chicago. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer : field, orbit, arena, area, stadium, bowl, domain, scene_of_action, sphere, sports_stadium




• The clue is 33. Sch. with campuses in Boston and Worcester. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMASS




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

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

  The answer: BEG

  Possible Answer : implore, tap, beg, pray, solicit




• The clue is 35. Cleaned up after a haircut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEPT

  Possible Answer : sweep_up, span, swing, drag, drag_in, swing_out, tangle, embroil, sail, brush, cross, swept, traverse, sweep, broom

  Possible Opposite Answer : unswept




• The clue is 37. Pie ___ mode. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer : ala




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

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

  The answer: ATEAT




• The clue is 42. Prepared to throw a dart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIMED

  Possible Answer : purport, get, take, purpose, direct, train, aim, aspire, shoot_for, calculate, target, drive, propose, take_aim, draw_a_bead_on, point, place




• The clue is 44. *Advice to someone seeking happiness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOLLOWYOURBLISS




• The clue is 49. Crater Lake's state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREGON

  Possible Answer : OR, Oregon, Beaver_State




• The clue is 50. 100 centavos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESO

  Possible Answer : Guinea-Bissau_peso, Cuban_peso, Colombian_peso, Chilean_peso, Philippine_peso, Mexican_peso, peso, Uruguayan_peso, Dominican_peso




• The clue is 51. Harvard, to Yale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIVAL

  Possible Answer : challenger, contender, rival, competition, touch, match, equal, competitor




• The clue is 52. Alan of "Marriage Story". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALDA




• The clue is 54. Dog docs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VETS

  Possible Answer : ex-serviceman, veterinarian, veteran, veterinary_surgeon, vet, veterinary




• The clue is 58. Miss Piggy's pronoun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOI




• The clue is 59. Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOCIALMEDIA




• The clue is 62. Ginger ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 63. One of 10 in a decathlon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVENT

  Possible Answer : result, effect, outcome, case, upshot, event, consequence, issue




• The clue is 64. Roller coasters and log flumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDES

  Possible Answer : hinge_upon, bait, turn_on, depend_on, taunt, mount, cod, rag, ride, tantalise, hinge_on, drive, razz, depend_upon, disembarrass, twit, tease, free, rally, devolve_on, sit, rid, tantalize

  Possible Opposite Answer : walk




• The clue is 65. Went first. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer : run, lead, moderate, guide, result, contribute, direct, leave, LED, precede, top, head, extend, light-emitting_diode, go, conduct, take, conduce, pass, chair

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow




• The clue is 66. "Tell me if this needs salt". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASTE

  Possible Answer : tasting, preference, penchant, appreciation, gustation, sense_of_taste, taste, gustatory_modality, mouthful, sample, try_out, discernment, savor, predilection, smack, gustatory_perception, taste_perception, taste_sensation, gustatory_sensation, savour, try, perceptiveness




• The clue is 67. Tuck away for safekeeping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STASH

  Possible Answer : hoard, lay_away, stash, cache, hive_up, squirrel_away

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: LASH

  Possible Answer: thong, trounce, eyelash, strap, flog, lather, cilium, whiplash, slash, lash, whip, welt

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlash

• The clue is 2. Seis + dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCHO

• The clue is 3. ___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : anal, aboral

• The clue is 4. Members of New York's Bravest, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIREMEN

  Possible Answer: fire_fighter, relief_pitcher, fire-eater, firefighter, stoker, reliever, fireman

• The clue is 5. Suffix with Gator or hater. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADE

  Possible Answer: ade, fruit_drink

• The clue is 6. Brief rainstorm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOWER

  Possible Answer: exhibitioner, shower, shower_down, cascade, rain_shower, exhibitor, shower_bath, lavish

• The clue is 7. Fit as a fiddle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  Possible Answer: coerce, George_Ellery_Hale, Nathan_Hale, Edward_Everett_Hale, haul, drag, Hale, whole, cart, pressure, squeeze, force, hale

• The clue is 8. Bread loaf butts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning

• The clue is 9. ___ v. Wade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 10. Inflatable auto safety devices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRBAGS

• The clue is 11. Green coating on a statue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATINA

  Possible Answer: patina

• The clue is 12. Piece of jewelry that might complement a toe ring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANKLET

  Possible Answer: bobbysocks, anklet, bobbysock, anklets, ankle_bracelet

• The clue is 13. Perches in a coop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOSTS

  Possible Answer: roost, perch, rest

• The clue is 18. Foggy mental state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAZE

  Possible Answer: fog, daze, haze

• The clue is 23. Rainbows and parentheses, shapewise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCS

  Possible Answer: curve, electric_arc, electric_discharge, arch, discharge, arc, spark, bow

• The clue is 25. "It all makes sense now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 26. Pesky insect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNAT

  Possible Answer: gnat

• The clue is 27. Hands-on science class. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAB

  Possible Answer: science_laboratory, research_lab, science_lab, research_laboratory, laboratory, lab

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

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

  The answer: IRE

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

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

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

  The answer: KEG

  Possible Answer: kegful, keg

• The clue is 30. As a result of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUETO

• The clue is 31. Pesky kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMP

  Possible Answer: brownie, hob, scamp, pixie, scallywag, rapscallion, scalawag, pixy, gremlin, imp, elf, rascal, monkey

• The clue is 35. Stitched up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEWN

  Possible Answer: tailor-make, sewn, stitch, stitched, tailor, sewed, run_up, sew, sew_together

• The clue is 36. "Get out of my ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAY

  Possible Answer: direction, right_smart, room, elbow_room, mode, style, fashion, path, manner, means, agency, way_of_life, way

• The clue is 37. Friend, en français. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 38. Paul for whom a guitar is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LES

  Possible Answer: lupus_erythematosus, LE

• The clue is 39. Content between songs on Spotify. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

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

• The clue is 40. Bit of pond scum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGA

  Possible Answer: algae, alga

• The clue is 41. One might include a hammer, wrench and screwdriver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOLSET

• The clue is 42. Components of a six-pack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

  Possible Answer: abdominal, group_AB, Av, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, Ab, ab, type_AB, BA, Bachelor_of_Arts, Artium_Baccalaurens, ABS, AB, abdominal_muscle

• The clue is 43. "Big fan!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILOVEIT

• The clue is 44. Like a black-tie wedding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORMAL

  Possible Answer: formal, conventional, stately, dinner_dress, evening_gown, schematic, dinner_gown, ball, courtly

  Possible Opposite Answer : informal

• The clue is 45. State bird of Maryland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORIOLE

  Possible Answer: Old_World_oriole, American_oriole, New_World_oriole, oriole

• The clue is 46. Imposed, as a tax. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEVIED

  Possible Answer: raise, impose, recruit, levy

• The clue is 47. Make more modern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPDATE

  Possible Answer: update

• The clue is 48. Unlike a figment of the imagination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAL

  Possible Answer: literal, rattling, tangible, veridical, substantial, really, actual, real_number, very, real, genuine, existent, material

  Possible Opposite Answer : insubstantial, unreal, nominal

• The clue is 52. Las Vegas A's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACES

  Possible Answer: virtuoso, Allied_Command_Europe, whizz, ace, hotshot, sensation, whiz, adept, nail, superstar, wiz, star, I, sweep_through, ACE, breeze_through, single, champion, 1, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, maven, sail_through, mavin, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, unity, wizard, one, genius, pass_with_flying_colors

• The clue is 53. Jacket fuzz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINT

  Possible Answer: lint

• The clue is 55. Icelandic literary saga. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDA

  Possible Answer: dasheen, edda, taro_root, cocoyam, taro, Edda

• The clue is 56. No-win/no-lose situations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIES

  Possible Answer: tie-up, sleeper, affiliation, marry, link_up, splice, connect, link, wed, draw, railroad_tie, necktie, crosstie, tie, bind, tie-in, bond, tie_beam, linkup, standoff, association, attach

  Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect

• The clue is 57. Girl Scout's accessory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASH

  Possible Answer: waistcloth, waistband, cincture, sash, window_sash, girdle

• The clue is 60. Eggs at an I.V.F. clinic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVA

  Possible Answer: egg_cell, ovum

• The clue is 61. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRS

  Possible Answer: Mrs, Mr, Mr., Mister, Mrs.

December 12, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, December 12, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - December 12, 2019 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Last name of two of the friends on "Friends"	6
2A	7. January birthstone	6
3A	13. Northern ___ Islands, U.S. commonwealth	7
4A	14. Lubricated	7
5A	16. ___ manière de (in the manner of: Fr.)	3
6A	17. Staple of the Burning Man festival	7
7A	19. Brief address	3
8A	20. See 34-Across	2
9A	21. Contemporaries of the Sadducees	7
10A	22. See 34-Across	2
11A	23. Prime business	5
12A	26. Russian fighter jet	3
13A	27. Past the sell-by date, say	5
14A	30. Drudge	4
15A	31. Former African capital of 13+ million	5
16A	33. Got a move on	4
17A	34. What this puzzle's two-letter answers correspond with, given their locations in the grid	13
18A	37. Under the table	5
19A	38. Dig	5
20A	39. Shouted "Encore!," say	13
21A	42. Bowed, to a cellist	4
22A	43. Cow	5
23A	44. Movie pizzeria destroyed in a riot	4
24A	46. Like the "Step in Time" singers in "Mary Poppins"	5
25A	48. Underwire ___	3
26A	49. Sonja on the ice	5
27A	50. See 34-Across	2
28A	51. Insistent comeback	7
29A	54. See 34-Across	2
30A	55. Key near the tilde	3
31A	57. Some garden blooms	7
32A	58. On	3
33A	59. Next available	7
34A	61. Stick-up artist?	7
35A	63. Acknowledges nonverbally	6
36A	64. Fingers	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. Last name of two of the friends on "Friends""

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: GELLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. January birthstone"

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 any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GARNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Northern ___ Islands, U.S. commonwealth"

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: MARIANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Lubricated"

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: OILEDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. ___ manière de (in the manner of: Fr.)"

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

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Staple of the Burning Man festival"

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 large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
• Words that mean the same thing: balefire
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BONFIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Brief address"

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 address of a web page on the world wide web
• Words that mean the same thing: uniform resource locator, universal resource locator
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
• Words that mean the same thing: Golden State, Calif., California
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Contemporaries of the Sadducees"

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 member of an ascetic jewish sect around the time of jesus
• Words that mean the same thing: Essene
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESSENES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 22, titanium, te
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Prime business"

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: ETAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Russian fighter jet"

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: MIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Past the sell-by date, say"

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 urinate, of cattle and horses
• Words that mean the same thing: dusty, moth-eaten, cold
• The opposite would be: fresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Drudge"

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 (middle ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
• Words that mean the same thing: helot, villein
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Former African capital of 13+ million"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that chief port and economic center of nigeria; located in southwestern nigeria on the gulf of guinea; former capital of nigeria
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Got a move on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: speed, bucket along, belt along
• The opposite would be: linger
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. What this puzzle's two-letter answers correspond with, given their locations in the grid"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: ATOMICNUMBERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Under the table"

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 chronic drinker
• Words that mean the same thing: tope, inebriate, sot
• The opposite would be: sober
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRUNK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Dig"

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 aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
• Words that mean the same thing: rag, ride, cod
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAUNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Shouted "Encore!," say"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: BEGGEDFORMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Bowed, to a cellist"

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 (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Cow"

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 cause to lose courage
• Words that mean the same thing: scare, scare off, scare away
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAUNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Movie pizzeria destroyed in a riot"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: SALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Like the "Step in Time" singers in "Mary Poppins""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
• Words that mean the same thing: jet, jet-black, coal-black
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOOTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Underwire ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
• Words that mean the same thing: bandeau, brassiere
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Sonja on the ice"

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: HENIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Words that mean the same thing: tin, atomic number 50
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Insistent comeback"

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: IWILLSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 54, xenon
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: XE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Key near the tilde"

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: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Some garden blooms"

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 large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of europe and having velvety petals of various colors
• Words that mean the same thing: fagot, fairy, fag
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANSIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. On"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: ignite, illuminate, lighted
• The opposite would be: unlighted, extinguish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Next available"

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 with the least delay
• Words that mean the same thing: earliest
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOONEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Stick-up artist?"

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 an artist of consummate skill
• Words that mean the same thing: master
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAESTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Acknowledges nonverbally"

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: NODSTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Fingers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: rap, charge, blame
• The opposite would be: absolve
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - December 12, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Acis's lover in "Metamorphoses"	7
2D	2. Period of note	3
3D	3. See 34-Across	2
4D	4. Tag	5
5D	5. Biblical figure born to a 105-year-old father	4
6D	6. Unexpectedly came face to face with	15
7D	7. Putting one's reputation at risk	15
8D	8. Moneyed suffix	4
9D	9. Like Harvard Yard, in a Boston accent	5
10D	10. See 34-Across	2
11D	11. Part of a professor's email address	3
12D	12. Animals symbolizing the universe in Chinese culture	7
13D	13. Spiked clubs	5
14D	15. Pursued, as a trade	5
15D	18. Pretend	5
16D	24. Style of the Waldorf Astoria	7
17D	25. Weak excuse	7
18D	28. Storied El Capitan climbing route	7
19D	29. Southwest acquisition of 2011	7
20D	31. Furrowed	5
21D	32. Sting	5
22D	35. Make faces	3
23D	36. Ski ___	3
24D	39. Charles of "The Great Escape"	7
25D	40. Rolls up, as a sail	5
26D	41. Magic potions	7
27D	42. Dipsticks	5
28D	45. Manage	5
29D	47. "Holy cannoli!"	5
30D	49. Book preceding Joel	5
31D	52. Were, biblically	4
32D	53. Notary public's need	4
33D	56. Dove bar?	3
34D	58. 4G ___ (standard for mobile devices)	3
35D	60. See 34-Across	2
36D	62. See 34-Across	2

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. Acis's lover in "Metamorphoses""

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 (greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by pygmalion and was brought to life by aphrodite in answer to pygmalion's prayers
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GALATEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Period of note"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: geological era, earned run average, epoch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• Words that mean the same thing: lithium, 51, fifty-one
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Tag"

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 brief description given for purposes of identification
• Words that mean the same thing: recording label, mark, pronounce
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LABEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Biblical figure born to a 105-year-old father"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Unexpectedly came face to face with"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: RANSMACKDABINTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Putting one's reputation at risk"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: GOINGOUTONALIMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Moneyed suffix"

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 river in northern england that flows southeast through west yorkshire
• Words that mean the same thing: Aire River, River Aire
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Like Harvard Yard, in a Boston accent"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RLESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: Nebraska, nor'-east, Cornhusker State
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Part of a professor's email address"

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: EDU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Animals symbolizing the universe in Chinese culture"

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 sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
• Words that mean the same thing: polo-neck, turtle, capsize
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TURTLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Spiked clubs"

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 (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
• Words that mean the same thing: macebearer, macer, mace
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Pursued, as a trade"

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 give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
• Words that mean the same thing: ply, run, cater
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Pretend"

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 make believe with the intent to deceive
• Words that mean the same thing: affect, simulate, assume
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Style of the Waldorf Astoria"

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: ARTDECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Weak excuse"

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: IFORGOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Storied El Capitan climbing route"

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: THENOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Southwest acquisition of 2011"

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: AIRTRAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Furrowed"

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 be in line with; form a line along
• Words that mean the same thing: draw, delineate, seamed
• The opposite would be: unlined
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Sting"

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 kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
• Words that mean the same thing: voguish, smarting, ache
• The opposite would be: stupid
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Make faces"

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 quantity that can be held in a mug
• Words that mean the same thing: smiler, fool, soft touch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Ski ___"

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 person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: git, backside, posterior
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Charles of "The Great Escape""

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: BRONSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Rolls up, as a sail"

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 form into a cylinder by rolling
• Words that mean the same thing: roll up, furl
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FURLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Magic potions"

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 sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste
• Words that mean the same thing: philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, elixir
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELIXIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Dipsticks"

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

  The answer is: ASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Manage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. "Holy cannoli!""

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 bark in a high-pitched tone
• Words that mean the same thing: yelp, yap, yip
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YIPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Book preceding Joel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a minor hebrew prophet (8th century bc)
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Hosea
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOSEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Were, biblically"

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!
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  The answer is: WAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Notary public's need"

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: sealskin, sealing wax, cachet
• 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 33 Down: "56. Dove bar?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound made by a pigeon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. 4G ___ (standard for mobile devices)"

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: LTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
• Words that mean the same thing: neodymium, atomic number 60, North Dakota
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. See 34-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 2 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
• Words that mean the same thing: MSc, Master of Science, samarium
• The word looks like this: __
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SM

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	66.7%
Short Answer	20	27.8%
Geography	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	2 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM