27412 Wed Nov 27, 2024 nyt by Jill Singer

Across Clues :

1. Long, 5. Member of an 1800s literary family, 9. Handy expressions?, 14. "Justice League of America," e.g., 16. Possesses a certain je ne sais quoi, 17. Member of an 1800s literary family, 18. Member of an 1800s literary family, 19. Check for errors, perhaps, 20. Key to close a window, 22. Part of I.P.A., 23. A little buggy?, 24. Pump selection: Abbr., 26. @@@, 28. Rose Bowl city, 31. Hospital dept. that sounds like a sentence, 34. Light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak, 37. Symbols of longevity in Chinese iconography, 39. Corn, beans and squash, in Mesoamerican tradition ... or a hint to six answers in this puzzle, 42. Home to horned vipers and deathstalker scorpions, 43. Scorch, 44. Hold (down), 45. Member of a 2000s showbiz family, 48. ___ Quentin, Calif., 49. Meditative discipline, 50. Member of a 2000s showbiz family, 53. Too easy (on), 56. Long time, 59. Singer known as the "Queen of Tejano Music", 61. Member of a 2000s showbiz family, 63. Linguistic "stems", 65. In an online convo, perhaps, 66. Clever person, 67. Universal donor's classification, 68. Flexible Flyer, for one, 69. Good-looking couple?

Down Clues :

1. African city that's home to the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre, 2. Poet Leonard, 3. "Crying in ___," best-selling memoir of 2021, 4. Gaelic homeland, 5. Dwellings, 6. "___ on your life!", 7. Pay attention to, 8. Barely gets (by), 9. Fidel's longtime lieutenant, 10. Things found by reading chairs, 11. Home of the highest and lowest points on the earth's surface, 12. Party pooper, 13. Eye malady, 15. Composer Schumann, 21. Final two words of "Over the Rainbow", 25. Patisserie purchase, 27. Southwest ski resort with lifts up to 12,450 feet, 28. Ball pythons, at times, 29. Pulitzer-winning novelist Anthony, 30. Fake, 31. "Understood", 32. Michael who played Allan in "Barbie", 33. Home to Leningrad, for short, 34. Link prefix, 35. "Fancy meeting you here!", 36. Hammer's end, 38. First word in a rhyming pair meaning "small", 40. Maori ceremonial dance, 41. River that provides the largest inflow into the Mediterranean, 46. Fit together, 47. Celebrity gossip show, 48. 14-pound unit, 50. Former presidential candidate who served as Biden's climate envoy, 51. Not mainstream, 52. Ship poles, 53. Short routine, 54. "Goodness gracious!", 55. Do a grillmaster's job, 57. 69-Across, poetically, 58. Père ___ (Santa's French counterpart), 60. Effortless stride, 62. One's self, 64. Flamenco cry

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 27, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: ACHE

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




• The clue is 5. Member of an 1800s literary family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNE

  Possible Answer : Anne




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

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

  The answer: CLAPS

  Possible Answer : applaud, eruption, clap, bam, bang, acclaim, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, blast, spat, clack

  Possible Opposite Answer : boo




• The clue is 14. "Justice League of America," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COMICBOOK




• The clue is 16. Possesses a certain je ne sais quoi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASIT




• The clue is 17. Member of an 1800s literary family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHARLOTTE

  Possible Answer : Queen_City, Charlotte, charlotte




• The clue is 18. Member of an 1800s literary family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMILY




• The clue is 19. Check for errors, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REREAD

  Possible Answer : reread




• The clue is 20. Key to close a window. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESC




• The clue is 22. Part of I.P.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALE

  Possible Answer : picket, blanch, blench, sick, pallid, pale, wan




• The clue is 23. A little buggy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANT

  Possible Answer : pismire, ant, emmet




• The clue is 24. Pump selection: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REG




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

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

  The answer: ATS

  Possible Answer : At, at, atomic_number_85, astatine




• The clue is 28. Rose Bowl city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASADENA

  Possible Answer : Pasadena




• The clue is 31. Hospital dept. that sounds like a sentence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICU

  Possible Answer : intensive_care_unit, ICU




• The clue is 34. Light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOPE

  Possible Answer : promise, desire, trust, Hope, Leslie_Townes_Hope, Bob_Hope, hope, go_for

  Possible Opposite Answer : despair




• The clue is 37. Symbols of longevity in Chinese iconography. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORTOISES

  Possible Answer : tortoise




• The clue is 39. Corn, beans and squash, in Mesoamerican tradition ... or a hint to six answers in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THETHREESISTERS




• The clue is 42. Home to horned vipers and deathstalker scorpions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THESAHARA




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

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

  The answer: SEAR

  Possible Answer : parch, blacken, sear, shrivelled, char, shriveled, dried-up, withered, sere, scorch, singe




• The clue is 44. Hold (down). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIN

  Possible Answer : rowlock, peg, oarlock, pin, immobilise, stick, personal_identification_number, bowling_pin, PIN, trap, pivot, fall, pin_tumbler, PIN_number, tholepin, flag, thole, immobilize

  Possible Opposite Answer : unpin




• The clue is 45. Member of a 2000s showbiz family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOURTNEY




• The clue is 48. ___ Quentin, Calif.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAN




• The clue is 49. Meditative discipline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEN

  Possible Answer : superman, loony_toons, battery-acid, Zen, Zen_Buddhism, dose, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, acid, window_pane, Elvis, pane, back_breaker, dot




• The clue is 50. Member of a 2000s showbiz family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIM




• The clue is 53. Too easy (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFT

  Possible Answer : flabby, piano, diffused, lenient, easy, flaccid, cushy, easygoing, balmy, mild, soft, sonant, gentle, indulgent, delicate, diffuse, voiced, subdued

  Possible Opposite Answer : hardened, hard, loud, unvoiced, forte




• The clue is 56. Long time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EON

  Possible Answer : aeon, eon




• The clue is 59. Singer known as the "Queen of Tejano Music". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELENA




• The clue is 61. Member of a 2000s showbiz family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KHLOE




• The clue is 63. Linguistic "stems". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOTWORDS




• The clue is 65. In an online convo, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMING




• The clue is 66. Clever person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELESPRIT




• The clue is 67. Universal donor's classification. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPEO




• The clue is 68. Flexible Flyer, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLED

  Possible Answer : sleigh, sled, sledge




• The clue is 69. Good-looking couple?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYES

  Possible Answer : centre, eyes, heart, middle, eyeball, oculus, eye, optic, center

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. African city that's home to the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACCRA

  Possible Answer: Accra, capital_of_Ghana

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

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

  The answer: COHEN

• The clue is 3. "Crying in ___," best-selling memoir of 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HMART

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

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

  The answer: EIRE

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Ireland, Ireland, Eire, Irish_Republic

• The clue is 5. Dwellings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABODES

  Possible Answer: dwelling_house, habitation, abode, domicile, residence, dwelling, home

• The clue is 6. "___ on your life!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOT

  Possible Answer: non, not

• The clue is 7. Pay attention to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTE

  Possible Answer: greenback, tone, musical_note, short_letter, banker's_bill, billet, notice, observe, mention, Federal_Reserve_note, notation, preeminence, promissory_note, bank_note, annotation, banknote, eminence, line, mark, note, bill, take_note, government_note, bank_bill, take_down, remark, distinction, note_of_hand

  Possible Opposite Answer : ignore

• The clue is 8. Barely gets (by). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKES

• The clue is 9. Fidel's longtime lieutenant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHE

• The clue is 10. Things found by reading chairs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAMPS

  Possible Answer: lamp

• The clue is 11. Home of the highest and lowest points on the earth's surface. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIA

  Possible Answer: Asia

• The clue is 12. Party pooper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PILL

  Possible Answer: oral_contraceptive, contraceptive_pill, tab, anovulant, pill, birth_control_pill, oral_contraceptive_pill, tablet, lozenge, anovulatory_drug

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

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

  The answer: STYE

  Possible Answer: eye_infection, stye, hordeolum, sty

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

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

  The answer: CLARA

• The clue is 21. Final two words of "Over the Rainbow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANTI

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

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

  The answer: GATEAU

  Possible Answer: gateau

• The clue is 27. Southwest ski resort with lifts up to 12,450 feet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAOS

  Possible Answer: Taoist, Tao, Taos

• The clue is 28. Ball pythons, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETS

  Possible Answer: ducky, PET, dearie, darling, favourite, pet, favorite, deary, positron_emission_tomography

• The clue is 29. Pulitzer-winning novelist Anthony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOERR

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

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

  The answer: ERSATZ

  Possible Answer: ersatz, substitute

• The clue is 31. "Understood". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISEE

• The clue is 32. Michael who played Allan in "Barbie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CERA

• The clue is 33. Home to Leningrad, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USSR

  Possible Answer: Russia, Soviet_Union, USSR, Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics

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

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

  The answer: HTTP

  Possible Answer: hypertext_transfer_protocol, HTTP

• The clue is 35. "Fancy meeting you here!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHHI

• The clue is 36. Hammer's end. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEEN

  Possible Answer: peen

• The clue is 38. First word in a rhyming pair meaning "small". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSY

• The clue is 40. Maori ceremonial dance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAKA

• The clue is 41. River that provides the largest inflow into the Mediterranean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RHONE

  Possible Answer: Rhone, Rhone_River

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

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

  The answer: NESTED

  Possible Answer: nuzzle, snuggle, cuddle, draw_close, nestle, nest

• The clue is 47. Celebrity gossip show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENEWS

• The clue is 48. 14-pound unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STONE

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

• The clue is 50. Former presidential candidate who served as Biden's climate envoy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KERRY

• The clue is 51. Not mainstream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INDIE

  Possible Answer: indie

• The clue is 52. Ship poles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASTS

  Possible Answer: mast

• The clue is 53. Short routine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIT

  Possible Answer: skit

• The clue is 54. "Goodness gracious!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHMY

• The clue is 55. Do a grillmaster's job. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLIP

  Possible Answer: flip_out, interchange, flick, somersaulting, summerset, riffle, toss, tack, thumb, alternate, flip, switch, twitch, flip-flop, flip_over, pitch, pass, insolent, somersault, throw, turn_over, sky, summersault, snotty-nosed, leaf, riff, somerset, impudent

• The clue is 57. 69-Across, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORBS

  Possible Answer: eyeball, orb, orbit, ball, globe, revolve

• The clue is 58. Père ___ (Santa's French counterpart). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOEL

  Possible Answer: Christmastime, Yuletide, Noel, Christmastide, Christmas, Yule

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

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

  The answer: LOPE

  Possible Answer: canter, trot, lope, jog

• The clue is 62. One's self. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGO

  Possible Answer: self, ego, egotism, self-importance

• The clue is 64. Flamenco cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

October 11, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (38 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (38 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Across Clues Explained - Tuesday NYT Crossword October 11, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Word said twice before "pants on fire"	4
2A	5. Dressed (in)	4
3A	9. Miso, for one	5
4A	14. Guesstimate words	4
5A	15. 2021 Pixar film set on the Italian Riviera	4
6A	16. Colorado ski resort	5
7A	17. *Sincere intentions	9
8A	19. Swiss green	5
9A	20. How one might cower	6
10A	21. Martial artist Bruce	3
11A	23. What gives a doc inside info?	3
12A	24. Artfully evasive	3
13A	25. *One who's "Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' his song," in a 1958 hit	11
14A	29. Vicinity	4
15A	31. Round of a track race	4
16A	32. King or Donkey follower	4
17A	33. What a dog's tail wag and bark might mean	8
18A	36. Slackens, as rain	6
19A	38. *With 39-Across, flower named for its distinctive shape	4
20A	39. *See 38-Across	4
21A	40. Cake: Fr.	6
22A	43. Slowly enter, as a crowd might	8
23A	47. Possible score after deuce	4
24A	48. Escape ___ (group activity)	4
25A	50. Yoshi of Mario games is one, for short	4
26A	51. *Considerable amount of money, in an idiom	11
27A	55. Vietnamese dish containing 46-Down	3
28A	56. Barrel at a brewery	3
29A	57. Tolkien creature	3
30A	58. Chucked forcefully, in modern lingo	6
31A	60. Foolish	5
32A	62. Kara Zor-El's identity in DC Comics ... or a punny hint to the answers to the starred clues	9
33A	65. Matt of "The Martian"	5
34A	66. "Really, though?"	4
35A	67. Garfield's canine buddy	4
36A	68. Some dog-powered transports	5
37A	69. Badgers	4
38A	70. Filming locations	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Word said twice before "pants on fire""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
• Words that mean the same thing: prevaricator
• The opposite would be: square shooter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Dressed (in)"

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 provide with clothes or put clothes on
• Words that mean the same thing: clothe, dress, garment
• The opposite would be: unclothed, undress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Miso, for one"

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 any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
• Words that mean the same thing: glue, spread, library paste
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Guesstimate words"

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: ORSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. 2021 Pixar film set on the Italian Riviera"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LUCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Colorado ski resort"

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 any of several trees of the genus populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. *Sincere intentions"

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: GOODFAITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Swiss green"

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 beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
• Words that mean the same thing: leaf beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, chard plant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. How one might cower"

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: INFEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Martial artist Bruce"

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 united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Richard Henry Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. What gives a doc inside info?"

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 the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
• Words that mean the same thing: magnetic resonance imaging
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Artfully evasive"

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

  The answer is: COY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. *One who's "Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' his song," in a 1958 hit"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Vicinity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: orbit, region, field
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Round of a track race"

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 form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
• Words that mean the same thing: ignite, wake, stir up
• The opposite would be: anestrus, coldness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. King or Donkey follower"

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: KONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. What a dog's tail wag and bark might mean"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: LETSPLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Slackens, as rain"

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 make less active or intense
• Words that mean the same thing: slake, slack, abate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. *With 39-Across, flower named for its distinctive shape"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. *See 38-Across"

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 any liliaceous plant of the genus lilium having showy pendulous flowers
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LILY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Cake: Fr."

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

  The answer is: GATEAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Slowly enter, as a crowd might"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: FILTERIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Possible score after deuce"

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: ADIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Escape ___ (group activity)"

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 an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
• Words that mean the same thing: elbow room, board, way
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Yoshi of Mario games is one, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. *Considerable amount of money, in an idiom"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PRETTYPENNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Vietnamese dish containing 46-Down"

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

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: PHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Barrel at a brewery"

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 quantity contained in a keg
• Words that mean the same thing: kegful
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Tolkien creature"

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: ENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Chucked forcefully, in modern lingo"

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: YEETED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Foolish"

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 devoid of intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: fatuous, mindless, vacuous
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Kara Zor-El's identity in DC Comics ... or a punny hint to the answers to the starred clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert 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: SUPERGIRL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Matt of "The Martian""

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 friend of phintias who pledged his life that phintias would return (4th century bc)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAMON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. "Really, though?""

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: ISIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Garfield's canine buddy"

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: ODIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Some dog-powered transports"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Words that mean the same thing: sledge, sled, sleigh
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Badgers"

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 someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• Words that mean the same thing: nagger, hack, nag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "70. Filming locations"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: readiness, typeset, localize
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SETS

  Great job if you got it right!

October 11, 2022 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Like the left brain, in pop psychology	7
2D	2. Smelter's material	7
3D	3. Heretofore	7
4D	4. Went by horse or car	4
5D	5. Mild cigar	5
6D	6. Him, in Paris	3
7D	7. Do one's part?	3
8D	8. Mexico's national flower	6
9D	9. Kind of fitness test for K-12 students	5
10D	10. Output from an eruption	3
11D	11. Sender of unsolicited emails	7
12D	12. French loaf baked in a rectangular mold	7
13D	13. They're typically happy in fairy tales	7
14D	18. A ways away	3
15D	22. Involve	6
16D	26. Burn slightly	4
17D	27. It has all the answers	3
18D	28. Gave the green light	6
19D	30. Agree	6
20D	34. Org. sponsoring a school fund-raiser, perhaps	3
21D	35. Hill with the 1998 #1 hit "Doo Wop (That Thing)"	6
22D	37. Sandwich named for its ingredients	3
23D	39. Depict by drawing	4
24D	40. Spinoff clothing store for children	7
25D	41. Kind of gland that produces cortisol	7
26D	42. Reason for overtime	7
27D	43. Enemy	3
28D	44. Hazardous current	7
29D	45. Get using will power?	7
30D	46. Slurpy strands of food	7
31D	49. Decides to join	6
32D	52. Most student drivers	5
33D	53. Russian refusals	5
34D	54. "Quit ___ bellyachin'!"	3
35D	59. "Me" problems	4
36D	61. Minimal gesture of acknowledgment	3
37D	63. "Party in the ___" (Miley Cyrus hit)	3
38D	64. Common shape for a toy bank	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. Like the left brain, in pop psychology"

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 capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: ordered, lucid, coherent
• The opposite would be: illogical, incoherent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOGICAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Smelter's material"

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: IRONORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Heretofore"

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: ASOFYET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Went by horse or car"

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 sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
• Words that mean the same thing: razz, tantalize, rally
• The opposite would be: walk
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Mild cigar"

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 cigar made with light-colored tobacco
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLARO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Him, in Paris"

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: LUI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Do one's part?"

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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Words that mean the same thing: move, dissemble, act as
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Mexico's national flower"

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 several plants of or developed from the species dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of mexico and central america and colombia
• Words that mean the same thing: Dahlia pinnata
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAHLIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Kind of fitness test for K-12 students"

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 horse used to set the pace in racing
• Words that mean the same thing: pacesetter, pacemaker
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PACER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Output from an eruption"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Sender of unsolicited emails"

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: SPAMBOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. French loaf baked in a rectangular mold"

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 pate or fancy meatloaf baked in an earthenware casserole
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERRINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. They're typically happy in fairy tales"

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 the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
• Words that mean the same thing: termination, finish, close
• The opposite would be: beginning
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. A ways away"

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 terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by tutsi and to institute hutu control again
• Words that mean the same thing: ALIR, Former Armed Forces, Army for the Liberation of Rwanda
• The opposite would be: near
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Involve"

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 land received by fee tail
• Words that mean the same thing: fee-tail, implicate, imply
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Burn slightly"

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 charred substance
• Words that mean the same thing: sear, scorch, woman
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. It has all the answers"

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 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: tonality, samara, primal
• 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: KEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Gave the green light"

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 give sanction to
• Words that mean the same thing: okay, O.K., sanction
• The opposite would be: disapprove
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OKAYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Agree"

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 agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: acquiescence, accede, acquiesce
• The opposite would be: dissent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "34. Org. sponsoring a school fund-raiser, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: PTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Hill with the 1998 #1 hit "Doo Wop (That Thing)""

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: LAURYN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Sandwich named for its ingredients"

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 sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
• Words that mean the same thing: bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "39. Depict by drawing"

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 trace the shape of
• Words that mean the same thing: outline, delineate, depict
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Spinoff clothing store for children"

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: GAPKIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Kind of gland that produces cortisol"

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 either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
• Words that mean the same thing: suprarenal gland, adrenal gland
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADRENAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Reason for overtime"

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: TIEGAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Enemy"

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: enemy, foeman, opposition
• 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 28 Down: "44. Hazardous current"

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 stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
• Words that mean the same thing: rip current, crosscurrent, countercurrent
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIPTIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Get using will power?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that obtain from someone after their death
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INHERIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Slurpy strands of food"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ribbonlike strip of pasta
• Words that mean the same thing: bean, bonce, noodle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOODLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Decides to join"

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: OPTSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Most student drivers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
• Words that mean the same thing: teen, teenager, stripling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Russian refusals"

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: NYETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. "Quit ___ bellyachin'!""

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: YER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. "Me" problems"

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 an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: self, ego, self-importance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. Minimal gesture of acknowledgment"

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

  The answer is: NOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. "Party in the ___" (Miley Cyrus hit)"

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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: United States Army, U.S., US
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. Common shape for a toy bank"

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 domestic swine
• Words that mean the same thing: grunter, Sus scrofa, fuzz
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	64.5%
Short Answer	17	22.4%
History	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, 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 06, 2025 at 08:38 PM