27439 Thu Dec 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 26, 2024

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

Thu Dec 26, 2024 NY Times

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Targets of crunches, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

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




• The clue is 4. "Smart" guy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEC




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

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

  The answer: AURAS

  Possible Answer : gloriole, halo, air, glory, aura, atmosphere, nimbus, aureole




• The clue is 13. Hawaiian dish with cubed fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POKEBOWL




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

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

  The answer: ASTUTE

  Possible Answer : astute, shrewd, sharp




• The clue is 16. End-of-year hope. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAYRAISE




• The clue is 17. Lawyers, collectively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEBAR




• The clue is 18. Astronauts' outpost, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISS




• The clue is 19. Like the last name of swimming legend Diana Nyad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APT

  Possible Answer : minded, given, liable, disposed, tending, apposite, pertinent, clever, apt




• The clue is 21. Original N.Y.C. subway line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRT




• The clue is 22. Vampire hunter's weapon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAKE

  Possible Answer : bet, impale, hazard, back, adventure, jeopardize, stakes, game, punt, venture, gage, post, bet_on, stake, interest, wager




• The clue is 25. "Well, that's just perfect". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREAT

  Possible Answer : heavy, swell, expectant, bang-up, cracking, with_child, large, dandy, capital, corking, neat, peachy, slap-up, smashing, nifty, great, enceinte, keen, majuscule, bully, gravid, outstanding, not_bad, big, groovy




• The clue is 27. Telluride maker (that's 6,000+ miles away from Telluride). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIA




• The clue is 28. Faith Hill hit with the lyric "It's perpetual bliss". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THISKISS




• The clue is 29. Slim-fitting bottom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PENCILSKIRT




• The clue is 31. Humorist Bombeck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERMA




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

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

  The answer: BAD

  Possible Answer : badness, tough, spoilt, unsound, defective, badly, unfit, forged, sorry, regretful, high-risk, uncollectible, speculative, risky, bad, big, spoiled

  Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness, unregretful




• The clue is 33. Forgo a ring, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNOCK

  Possible Answer : bang, criticize, knock, pick_apart, whang, tap, criticise, roast, knocking, strike_hard, bump, rap, smash, whack, ping, belt, bash, pink

  Possible Opposite Answer : praise




• The clue is 35. Fills in the gaps of, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUTTIES

  Possible Answer : putty




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

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

  The answer: RAYGUNS




• The clue is 39. Samira Wiley's role on "The Handmaid's Tale". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOIRA




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

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

  The answer: DAD

  Possible Answer : dada, pop, daddy, papa, dad, pappa, pa




• The clue is 41. A thing of the passed?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBIT

  Possible Answer : necrology, obituary, obit




• The clue is 42. Wetland fuel source. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEATBOG




• The clue is 44. Breaking the fourth wall, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: META




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

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

  The answer: CEL




• The clue is 47. Snarkily disparaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNIDE

  Possible Answer : sneering, snide, supercilious




• The clue is 48. Like a baby in need of burping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASSY

  Possible Answer : flatulent, colicky, gassy




• The clue is 49. Dismiss abruptly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer : axe, ax




• The clue is 50. Dutch banking giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ING




• The clue is 51. Get to 21 first in cornhole, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIN

  Possible Answer : come_through, pull_ahead, get_ahead, gain_ground, gain, profits, winnings, advance, win, make_headway, deliver_the_goods, succeed, bring_home_the_bacon, acquire

  Possible Opposite Answer : fail, fall_back, lose, losings




• The clue is 52. Oscar nominee for "Carrie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACEK




• The clue is 55. Peak picker-uppers, as depicted three times in this puzzle's grid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKILIFTS




• The clue is 60. "Money talks". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASHISKING




• The clue is 61. Unapproved, pharmaceutically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFFLABEL




• The clue is 62. Remained home for supper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEIN




• The clue is 63. CBS drama with five spinoffs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCIS




• The clue is 64. In need of salt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICY

  Possible Answer : wintry, arctic, gelid, frozen, icy, frosty, frigid, polar, glacial

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Home screen selection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APP

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

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

  The answer: BOA

  Possible Answer: feather_boa, boa

• The clue is 3. Difficult area of a jigsaw puzzle, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKY

  Possible Answer: flip, toss, sky, pitch

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

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

  The answer: ABASE

  Possible Answer: humiliate, humble, chagrin, mortify, abase

• The clue is 5. Lane in DC?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOIS

• The clue is 6. Grossed-out cries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWS

  Possible Answer: electronic_warfare, EW

• The clue is 7. Given the go-ahead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEARED

  Possible Answer: authorize, realize, crystallise, exonerate, pull_in, pass, light_up, crystalise, net, make, sack, illuminate, clear, elucidate, take_in, crystalize, sort_out, crystallize, exonerated, shed_light_on, solve, sack_up, authorise, straighten_out, clear_up, top, exculpate, exculpated, bring_in, vindicated, enlighten, unclutter, brighten, discharge, acquit, absolved, gain, cleared, earn, assoil, realise

  Possible Opposite Answer : bounce, convict, uncleared, clutter, overcast

• The clue is 8. Pizza oven residue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

• The clue is 9. Beehive State native. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

• The clue is 10. Toys once marketed as having "Over three billion combinations, but only one solution". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUBIKSCUBES

• The clue is 11. Chess : check :: go : ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATARI

• The clue is 12. Tempur-Pedic competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERTA

• The clue is 14. Early 20th-century composer who introduced the typewriter as a percussion instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIKSATIE

• The clue is 15. Negative campaign tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTACKAD

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

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

  The answer: PEN

  Possible Answer: indite, playpen, pen, penitentiary, write, compose

• The clue is 22. Prefix with any family member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEP

  Possible Answer: stair, pace, footstep, measure, tone, footfall, ill-use, mistreat, whole_tone, dance_step, ill-treat, stride, step, whole_step, tread, maltreat, gradation, footmark, stone's_throw, abuse, footprint

• The clue is 23. Steady engine sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THRUM

  Possible Answer: hum, beat, drum, strum, thrum

• The clue is 24. Focus on making others happy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIMTOPLEASE

• The clue is 25. They might accompany SAT scores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPAS

  Possible Answer: grade_point_average, GPA

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

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

  The answer: TINY

  Possible Answer: petite, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, bantam, tiny, diminutive

• The clue is 30. Slangy term for an obsession with branded fashion items. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGOMANIA

  Possible Answer: logorrhea, logomania

• The clue is 32. Coffeehouse poets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEATNIKS

  Possible Answer: beatnik, beat, beats, beat_generation, beatniks

• The clue is 34. Sweaters and such. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNITS

  Possible Answer: knitting, plain, rumple, knit_stitch, plain_stitch, knitwork, pucker, cockle, knit, crumple, entwine

• The clue is 36. 401(k) alternatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRAS

  Possible Answer: ire, Irish_Republican_Army, individual_retirement_account, ira, Provos, anger, IRA, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, wrath, Provisional_IRA

• The clue is 37. Short-lived fashion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGE

  Possible Answer: furore, craze, storm, fury, ramp, passion, furor, madness, rage, fad, cult

• The clue is 38. Court-ordered delay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAY

  Possible Answer: ride_out, continue, arrest, bide, rest, hitch, halt, stop, last_out, abide, appease, outride, persist, detain, stoppage, check, stick, stay, stay_on, quell, delay, stay_put, stick_around, remain

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, move, depart

• The clue is 40. Lewis Carroll's real last name, hence Lewis's last name in "Jurassic Park". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DODGSON

  Possible Answer: Lewis_Carroll, Charles_Dodgson, Reverend_Dodgson, Carroll, Charles_Lutwidge_Dodgson, Dodgson

• The clue is 43. Hamper, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIN

  Possible Answer: bin, binful, bank_identification_number, BIN, ABA_transit_number

• The clue is 45. Caesar's first stabber. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASCA

• The clue is 46. One living abroad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXPAT

  Possible Answer: expatriate, exile, expat

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

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

  The answer: GILLS

  Possible Answer: gill, branchia, lamella

• The clue is 51. Something that's often free in airports but expensive on airplanes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIFI

  Possible Answer: wireless_local_area_network, WLAN, WiFi, wireless_fidelity

• The clue is 53. Life force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHI

  Possible Answer: ch'i, qi, chi, ki, khi

• The clue is 54. Köln one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EIN

• The clue is 56. Fast-food chain with 30,000+ locations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KFC

• The clue is 57. "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FBI

  Possible Answer: Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation, FBI

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

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

  The answer: TEC

  Possible Answer: police_detective, investigator, detective, tec

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

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

  The answer: SLY

  Possible Answer: crafty, guileful, foxy, knavish, slick, tricky, cunning, sly, dodgy, tricksy, wily

June 03, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 03, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (31 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

June 03, 2023 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Shape or edge, say	9
2A	10. Winner of three Emmys for Outstanding Game Show Host	5
3A	15. Sword in the stone	9
4A	16. Jeers to a team at an away game, say	5
5A	17. Purify, in metallurgy	9
6A	18. Inclined to be verbose, informally	5
7A	19. City in northeast France, home of the country's oldest church	4
8A	20. What has spikes of interest?	6
9A	21. Four-time presidential candidate beginning in 1996	5
10A	24. Hawaiian for "long"	3
11A	26. Most common Korean surname	3
12A	27. 38-Across, as a prefix	4
13A	28. Walks with difficulty	5
14A	30. Bookstore section	3
15A	32. What a strangely quiet person might have	15
16A	36. "Don't hold back, it's my treat!"	15
17A	37. Words that may fail to soften an insult	15
18A	38. See 27-Across	3
19A	39. Ancient navigation aids	5
20A	40. Frost-covered, poetically	4
21A	41. Wick for a Molotov cocktail	3
22A	43. Music genre	3
23A	44. Actress Sink of "Stranger Things"	5
24A	46. Made a return online	6
25A	48. Ran	4
26A	50. Top of a tax form	5
27A	51. Completely lose it	9
28A	56. Ewe said it!	5
29A	57. Shows up out of nowhere?	9
30A	58. Church chorus	5
31A	59. Get wise	9

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. Shape or edge, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
• Words that mean the same thing: landscape painting
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LANDSCAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Winner of three Emmys for Outstanding Game Show Host"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: SAJAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Sword in the stone"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the legendary sword of king arthur
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXCALIBUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Jeers to a team at an away game, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cruel or inhumane treatment
• Words that mean the same thing: shout, ill-treat, ill-usage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Purify, in metallurgy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
• Words that mean the same thing: deoxidise, reduce
• The opposite would be: oxidize, oxidise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEOXIDIZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Inclined to be verbose, informally"

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 resembling gas
• Words that mean the same thing: colicky, flatulent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GASSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. City in northeast France, home of the country's oldest church"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. What has spikes of interest?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any succulent plant of the family cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the new world and usually having spines
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CACTUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Four-time presidential candidate beginning in 1996"

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: NADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. Hawaiian for "long""

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: LOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Most common Korean surname"

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: KIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. 38-Across, as a prefix"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Walks with difficulty"

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 uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
• Words that mean the same thing: gimp, hitch, limp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Bookstore section"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
• Words that mean the same thing: newly, novel, Modern
• The opposite would be: worn, old
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. What a strangely quiet person might have"

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: SOMETHINGTOHIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. "Don't hold back, it's my treat!""

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: ANYTHINGYOUWANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Words that may fail to soften an insult"

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: NOTHINGPERSONAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. See 27-Across"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: send, vent, transmit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Ancient navigation aids"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Words that mean the same thing: star, star topology, champion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Frost-covered, poetically"

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 covered with frost; ; -wm.faulkner
• Words that mean the same thing: rimed, frosty
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Wick for a Molotov cocktail"

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 small piece of cloth or paper
• Words that mean the same thing: rebuke, lambast, rally
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Music genre"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Actress Sink of "Stranger Things""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SADIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Made a return online"

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: EFILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Ran"

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 lose blood from one's body
• Words that mean the same thing: shed blood, hemorrhage, phlebotomize
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Top of a tax form"

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: LINEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Completely lose it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BLOWAFUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Ewe said it!"

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 sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
• Words that mean the same thing: blate, blat, baa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Shows up out of nowhere?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another
• Words that mean the same thing: teleport
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TELEPORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Church chorus"

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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Words that mean the same thing: Amun, Amen, Amon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Get wise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SMARTENUP

  Great job if you got it right!

June 03, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Set the pace	3
2D	2. Chopper	3
3D	3. One below a lieut.	3
4D	4. Actor/podcaster Shepard	3
5D	5. Goo	5
6D	6. Apple press release?	5
7D	7. Kinda	4
8D	8. Stumper	15
9D	9. Preceder to long or now	3
10D	10. Story for the ages	4
11D	11. Taken ___	5
12D	12. Byzantine emperor known as "Rhinotmetos" ("the slit-nosed")	11
13D	13. Criminal's cover, maybe	11
14D	14. They're copied for partners	4
15D	20. Certain cell provider	6
16D	21. "No Country for Old Men" or "The Usual Suspects"	11
17D	22. One on base?	11
18D	23. "The merciful man ___ good to his own soul" (Proverbs 11:17)	5
19D	25. Enthusiastic approval in a text	6
20D	27. One of the so-called "eight limbs" of yoga	5
21D	28. Phallic object worshiped as a symbol of Shiva	6
22D	29. ___ chef	4
23D	31. How dogs kiss	5
24D	33. Middle of to-day?	4
25D	34. Didn't say directly	6
26D	35. "Hell," euphemistically	5
27D	42. Extract	5
28D	44. Part of an underground system	5
29D	45. Become acclimatized, e.g.	5
30D	46. Part of the Tuscan Archipelago	4
31D	47. Grub	4
32D	49. 1970 hit for the Kinks	4
33D	51. Big act in K-pop	3
34D	52. Other side	3
35D	53. Place for a bouquet, maybe	3
36D	54. Apt name for a worrier	3
37D	55. Medium capacity?	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. Set the pace"

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 diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Words that mean the same thing: moderate, go, conduct
• The opposite would be: follow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Chopper"

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 edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• Words that mean the same thing: ax
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. One below a lieut."

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: NCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Actor/podcaster Shepard"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Goo"

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

  The answer is: SLIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Apple press release?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
• Words that mean the same thing: cyder
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Kinda"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ABIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Stumper"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: PUZZLINGPROBLEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Preceder to long or now"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Story for the ages"

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 narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Taken ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having the wind against the forward side of the sails
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Byzantine emperor known as "Rhinotmetos" ("the slit-nosed")"

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: JUSTINIANII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Criminal's cover, maybe"

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: ASSUMEDNAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. They're copied for partners"

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 metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
• Words that mean the same thing: Florida key, discover, Key
• The opposite would be: atonality
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Certain cell provider"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who captures and holds people or animals
• Words that mean the same thing: capturer
• The opposite would be: liberator
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. "No Country for Old Men" or "The Usual Suspects""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: NEONOIRFILM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "22. One on base?"

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: ARMYTRAINEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "23. "The merciful man ___ good to his own soul" (Proverbs 11:17)"

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: DOETH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Enthusiastic approval in a text"

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: OMGYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. One of the so-called "eight limbs" of yoga"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Phallic object worshiped as a symbol of Shiva"

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

  The answer is: LINGAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. ___ chef"

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 former french coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
• Words that mean the same thing: sou
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. How dogs kiss"

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: WETLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Middle of to-day?"

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: THIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Didn't say directly"

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 drop a hint; intimate by a hint
• Words that mean the same thing: suggest, hint
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HINTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. "Hell," euphemistically"

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: HWORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Extract"

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 gather, as of natural products
• Words that mean the same thing: reap, harvest
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Part of an underground system"

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 waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
• Words that mean the same thing: gutter, cloaca, sewerage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Become acclimatized, e.g."

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 make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: conform, adjust, accommodate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADAPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Part of the Tuscan Archipelago"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Grub"

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 informal terms for a meal
• Words that mean the same thing: deplete, feed, exhaust
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. 1970 hit for the Kinks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Big act in K-pop"

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: BTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Other side"

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 armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
• Words that mean the same thing: opposition, enemy, foeman
• The opposite would be: friend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Place for a bouquet, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Apt name for a worrier"

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: STU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Medium capacity?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: E.S.P., clairvoyance, second sight
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	67.6%
Short Answer	12	17.6%
Geography	3	4.4%
Sports	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Literature	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 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 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!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 01, 2025 at 11:38 PM