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Saturday, November 1, 2025

All NYT Down Clues November 01, 2025 - 36 Vertical Answers with Hints

NYT Down Crossword November 01, 2025 - Master All 36 Top-to-Bottom Clues

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 36 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for November 01, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Saturday, November 01, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date November 01, 2025
Day of Week Saturday
Total Down Clues 36 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Tricky

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 36 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. Arose
2 Down 2. Mertens of tennis
3 Down 3. Wasn't doing well
4 Down 4. One way to enjoy the great outdoors, informally
5 Down 5. They break after some drives
6 Down 6. Boarding datum, in brief
7 Down 7. Basic baseball stat
8 Down 8. Toyota models from 1978 to 1999
9 Down 9. Greek goddess whose name becomes a Mexican beer if you change the first letter to T
10 Down 10. Texter's disclaimer
11 Down 11. "___ am your father" (often-misquoted film line)
12 Down 12. Product with the onetime slogan "An adventure in every bowl!"
13 Down 13. Superficially conceal, as a problem
14 Down 14. Conflicts waged on behalf of third-party powers
15 Down 21. Whispered exhortation
16 Down 24. Settled a debt reluctantly
17 Down 25. When many take stock, informally?
18 Down 26. Fr. title
19 Down 28. Put away some groceries?
20 Down 29. Like many houses
21 Down 30. "I'll think about this and decide later" grouping
22 Down 31. "Apparently no"
23 Down 32. Two-in-one computer command
24 Down 36. Atop
25 Down 37. Atypical, to Antonius
26 Down 39. Certain smock
27 Down 42. Does self-checkout?
28 Down 43. Christian who was the 2018 N.L. M.V.P.
29 Down 47. Number of Spanish provincias that touch Portugal
30 Down 48. Vibe
31 Down 49. Founder of the record label Aftermath
32 Down 51. One direction
33 Down 52. Part of a Greek Row, informally
34 Down 54. Certain fancy attire, for short
35 Down 56. Cara ___ (Italian term of affection)
36 Down 57. Prez with a V.P. nicknamed "Cactus Jack"

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Down Solutions:

1 Down: "1. Arose"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: G___P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer GOTUP

2 Down: "2. Mertens of tennis"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ELISE

3 Down: "3. Wasn't doing well"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: A___D
  • Similar words: trouble, pain
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: be ill or unwell
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AILED

4 Down: "4. One way to enjoy the great outdoors, informally"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: R____P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RVTRIP

5 Down: "5. They break after some drives"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T__S
  • Similar words: football tee, teeing ground
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the starting place for each hole on a golf course
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TEES

6 Down: "6. Boarding datum, in brief"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'D'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ETD

7 Down: "7. Basic baseball stat"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
  • Similar words: epoch, geological era
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ERA

8 Down: "8. Toyota models from 1978 to 1999"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T_____S
  • Similar words: tiercel, tercel
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TERCELS

9 Down: "9. Greek goddess whose name becomes a Mexican beer if you change the first letter to T"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: H____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HECATE

10 Down: "10. Texter's disclaimer"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: I__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IMHO

11 Down: "11. "___ am your father" (often-misquoted film line)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'I'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NOI

12 Down: "12. Product with the onetime slogan "An adventure in every bowl!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ALPHABITS

13 Down: "13. Superficially conceal, as a problem"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: P_______R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PAPEROVER

14 Down: "14. Conflicts waged on behalf of third-party powers"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PROXYWARS

15 Down: "21. Whispered exhortation"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: P______N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PASSITON

16 Down: "24. Settled a debt reluctantly"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: P______P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PONIEDUP

17 Down: "25. When many take stock, informally?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I__S
  • Similar words: IPO
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IPOS

18 Down: "26. Fr. title"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: M__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MLLE

19 Down: "28. Put away some groceries?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: E___N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EATIN

20 Down: "29. Like many houses"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: E___D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EAVED

21 Down: "30. "I'll think about this and decide later" grouping"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: M_______E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MAYBEPILE

22 Down: "31. "Apparently no""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: I_______T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IGUESSNOT

23 Down: "32. Two-in-one computer command"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C_______E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer COPYPASTE

24 Down: "36. Atop"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: U__N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer UPON

25 Down: "37. Atypical, to Antonius"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: R__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RARA

26 Down: "39. Certain smock"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: L_____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LABCOAT

27 Down: "42. Does self-checkout?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P____S
  • Similar words: dress, plume
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: dress or groom with elaborate care
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PRIMPS

28 Down: "43. Christian who was the 2018 N.L. M.V.P."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: Y____H
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer YELICH

29 Down: "47. Number of Spanish provincias that touch Portugal"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SIETE

30 Down: "48. Vibe"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: T___R
  • Similar words: strain, tenor voice
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the adult male singing voice above baritone
  • This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TENOR

31 Down: "49. Founder of the record label Aftermath"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: D___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DRDRE

32 Down: "51. One direction"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: E__T
  • Similar words: E, Orient
  • Opposite of: west
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EAST

33 Down: "52. Part of a Greek Row, informally"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: F__T
  • Similar words: fraternity
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a social club for male undergraduates
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FRAT

34 Down: "54. Certain fancy attire, for short"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'X'
  • Similar words: black tie, dinner jacket
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: semiformal evening dress for men
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TUX

35 Down: "56. Cara ___ (Italian term of affection)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MIA

36 Down: "57. Prez with a V.P. nicknamed "Cactus Jack""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'R'
  • Similar words: F. D. Roosevelt, Roosevelt
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FDR

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

  • Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
  • Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
  • Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
  • Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
  2. Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

Time-Saving Down Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Down first Get a mental map of the vertical flow
Fill short Down words 3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes Related Down answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 36 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

About This Page: We provide comprehensive Down clues solutions and hints for the NYT Crossword to help you improve your solving skills. This site is not affiliated with The New York Times.

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27449 Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 06, 2025

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

Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues
 Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Supersonic speed number. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MACH

    Possible Answer : Ernst_Mach, Mach


  • The clue is 5. Cookies that are sometimes dunked in milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OREOS

    Possible Answer : oreo_cookie, oreo


  • The clue is 10. Whole lot. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCAD

    Possible Answer : scad


  • The clue is 14. Cousin of a clarinet. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OBOE

    Possible Answer : hautboy, oboe, hautbois


  • The clue is 15. What "duty-free" means. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOTAX


  • The clue is 16. Westover with the best-selling memoir "Educated". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TARA

    Possible Answer : Tara


  • The clue is 17. Theatrical description. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHARACTERSKETCH


  • The clue is 20. Position of greatest stress. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOTSEAT


  • The clue is 21. "Campbell's Soup Cans" painter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WARHOL

    Possible Answer : Andy_Warhol, Warhol


  • The clue is 22. "___ longa, vita brevis". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARS

    Possible Answer : ar, atomic_number_18, argon, Land_of_Opportunity, are, Ar, AR, Arkansas


  • The clue is 23. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLEDS

    Possible Answer : sledge, sleigh, sled


  • The clue is 26. Follower of double-you, ex, wye. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ZEE

    Possible Answer : zed, Z, zee, ezed, z, izzard


  • The clue is 27. Dog crossbreed known for its teddy bear appearance. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

    The answer: GOLDENDOODLE


  • The clue is 31. Recovered from a fall. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GOTUP


  • The clue is 34. Modern anxiety source, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FOMO


  • The clue is 35. Small cove. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RIA


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

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

    The answer: USES

    Possible Answer : apply, use_of_goods_and_services, U.S., United_States_of_America, employment, the_States, purpose, usage, US, employ, U.S.A., enjoyment, habituate, utilisation, practice, utilization, exercise, manipulation, utilise, habit, function, role, USA, use, usance, economic_consumption, United_States, America, expend, consumption, utilize


  • The clue is 37. Sandwiches that often contain tuna. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MELTS

    Possible Answer : melt_down, thawing, meld, mellow_out, melting, dissolve, dethaw, fade, unthaw, mellow, unfreeze, disappear, melt, evaporate, thaw, run


  • The clue is 39. Overnight ___ (breakfast option). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OATS

    Possible Answer : oat


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

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

    The answer: ALE

    Possible Answer : ale


  • The clue is 41. Crimson Tide univ.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BAMA


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

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

    The answer: INLET

    Possible Answer : inlet, recess, intake


  • The clue is 43. Track exposures to a disease, as an epidemiologist might. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

    The answer: CONTACTTRACE


  • The clue is 47. Hosp. V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRS


  • The clue is 48. Note on a failed test, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEEME


  • The clue is 49. Ball club V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GMS

    Possible Answer : gm, gramme, g, gram


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

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

    The answer: HEROIC

    Possible Answer : heroical, heroic, desperate, heroic_meter, larger-than-life, heroic_verse, epic, grand, expansive


  • The clue is 55. Amy who voiced Joy in "Inside Out". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POEHLER


  • The clue is 57. Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRAWCONCLUSIONS


  • The clue is 60. Proctor's cry at the end of a test. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIME

    Possible Answer : fourth_dimension, clock, meter, prison_term, time, clock_time, metre, sentence, clip


  • The clue is 61. South Korea's second-largest city. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BUSAN


  • The clue is 62. Actor Esparza. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAUL


  • The clue is 63. Calf's meat. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VEAL

    Possible Answer : veau, veal


  • The clue is 64. Stretch of work. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STINT

    Possible Answer : stint, skimp, Erolia_minutilla, scant, least_sandpiper, stretch, scrimp


  • The clue is 65. Custom gift site. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETSY


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Chocolaty coffee drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOCHA

    Possible Answer: mocha_coffee, mocha

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

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

    The answer: ABHOR

    Possible Answer: execrate, abominate, abhor, loathe

  • The clue is 3. Nail polish layers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COATS

    Possible Answer: pelage, surface, coat, coating, cake

  • The clue is 4. His and ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HERS

  • The clue is 5. Available if needed. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONCALL

  • The clue is 6. Went bad. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROTTED

    Possible Answer: rot, waste, molder, rotted, rotten, decompose, moulder, decayed

  • The clue is 7. Saison of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETE

  • The clue is 8. Rower's blade. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OAR

    Possible Answer: oar

  • The clue is 9. Annual festival in Austin, Tex.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SXSW

  • The clue is 10. Sound system. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STEREO

    Possible Answer: stereo_system, stereoscopic_photograph, stereophonic, stereophonic_system, two-channel, stereoscopic_picture, stereo, stereophony

  • The clue is 11. Paris's Notre-Dame, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CATHEDRAL

    Possible Answer: cathedral, duomo

  • The clue is 12. West Coast gas brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARCO

    Possible Answer: arco

  • The clue is 13. Roald who wrote "Matilda" and "The BFG". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DAHL

    Possible Answer: Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, pigeon_pea, dhal, pigeon-pea_plant, catjang_pea, cajan_pea, dahl

  • The clue is 18. "The Tortoise and the Hare" author. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AESOP

    Possible Answer: Aesop

  • The clue is 19. Instrument that may be included in a birthday goodie bag. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KAZOO

    Possible Answer: kazoo

  • The clue is 24. Take down, as a bouncy house. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEFLATE

    Possible Answer: deflate, puncture

    Possible Opposite Answer : inflate

  • The clue is 25. Arrogant sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNOT

    Possible Answer: snot, snob, snoot, prig

  • The clue is 27. "Gloomy" fellow. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GUS

    Possible Answer: GU, Guam

  • The clue is 28. Chats with on Insta. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DMS

    Possible Answer: DM, decimetre, diabetes_mellitus, decimeter, dm

  • The clue is 29. Lo-cal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LITE

    Possible Answer: light, low-cal, calorie-free, lite

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

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

    The answer: EAST

    Possible Answer: eastward, eastern_United_States, due_east, East, E, Orient, east

    Possible Opposite Answer : west

  • The clue is 31. One layer in a seven-layer dip, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GUAC

  • The clue is 32. Norway's capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OSLO

    Possible Answer: Oslo, capital_of_Norway, Christiania

  • The clue is 33. "Riverdale" or "XO, Kitty". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEENDRAMA

  • The clue is 37. ___ and cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAC

    Possible Answer: mackintosh, mac, mack, macintosh

  • The clue is 38. Ambulance personnel, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMTS

  • The clue is 39. Start of a count. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONE

    Possible Answer: single, one, unitary, one_and_only, peerless, unmatched, unrivalled, nonpareil, unmatchable, unity, i, unrivaled, ace, ane, matchless, 1, I

  • The clue is 41. >7 on the pH scale. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BASIC

    Possible Answer: basic, canonical, canonic, BASIC, introductory, staple

    Possible Opposite Answer : incidental

  • The clue is 42. Colorful summer drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICEES

    Possible Answer: ice, frost

  • The clue is 44. Gardener's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TROWEL

    Possible Answer: trowel

  • The clue is 45. Come up with a new schedule. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REPLAN

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

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

    The answer: AMOUNT

    Possible Answer: sum, measure, amount, amount_of_money, sum_of_money, total, quantity, number, come, add_up

  • The clue is 49. Show bad sportsmanship, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GLOAT

    Possible Answer: crow, gloat, triumph, gloating, glee

  • The clue is 50. Kids might be given these with crayons. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MENUS

    Possible Answer: fare, computer_menu, carte, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare, menu, card

  • The clue is 51. "r u kidding?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SRSLY

  • The clue is 52. Flat-screen, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HDTV

    Possible Answer: high-definition_television, HDTV

  • The clue is 53. Scary-sounding Great Lake. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERIE

    Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie

  • The clue is 54. Corn waste. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COBS

    Possible Answer: cobnut, Larus_marinus, great_black-backed_gull, black-backed_gull, filbert, hazelnut, cob

  • The clue is 56. Bring on, as workers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIRE

    Possible Answer: hire, employ, rent, take, engage, lease, charter

    Possible Opposite Answer : fire

  • The clue is 58. Pecan or pistachio. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NUT

    Possible Answer: ballock, testis, en, addict, fruitcake, ball, nut_case, bollock, testicle, orchis, junkie, nut, screwball, crackpot, Nut, crank, freak, egg, junky

  • The clue is 59. CBS procedural that ran for 15 seasons. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CSI

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (34 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

August 23, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

August 23, 2022 Tuesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Part of a wooden bench 4
2A 5. Recovered from being knocked to the floor 5
3A 10. Woman's name hidden inside "assumed name" 4
4A 14. Georgia ___, Atlanta school 4
5A 15. Silly 5
6A 16. ___ Spring, uprisings of the early 2010s 4
7A 17. Helper 4
8A 18. What follows a plane going from Richmond to Chicago? 10
9A 20. ___ Ray, celebrity chef 7
10A 22. Tax filing status 6
11A 23. Payment by many a factory worker 9
12A 26. Part of a plane traveling from New Orleans to Little Rock? 11
13A 29. Modern dance move 3
14A 32. Be real 5
15A 33. Word before or after age 3
16A 34. "Her name was ___ …" ("Copacabana" lyric) 4
17A 35. Ancient inhabitants of Crete 7
18A 38. Share with, as a secret 7
19A 40. Share one's seat? 4
20A 41. Ogle 3
21A 43. Commotion, informally 5
22A 44. What makes clay clammy? 3
23A 45. Former airline from Denver to Birmingham? 11
24A 48. Mounts Shasta, Rainier and Hood 9
25A 49. Classic Ravel composition 6
26A 52. Drank noisily 7
27A 56. Duration of air travel from Miami to Bangor? 10
28A 59. In addition 4
29A 60. Helsinki native 4
30A 61. Smidgens 5
31A 62. Midterm or final 4
32A 63. "All My ___," Arthur Miller play 4
33A 64. Molson ___ (brewing company) 5
34A 65. Deputy on "The Dukes of Hazzard" 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. Part of a wooden bench"

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 thin strip (wood or metal)
  • Words that mean the same thing: spline
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Recovered from being knocked to the floor"

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: GOTUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Woman's name hidden inside "assumed name""

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: EDNA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Georgia ___, Atlanta school"

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 school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
  • Words that mean the same thing: technical school
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TECH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Silly"

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: asinine, vacuous, fatuous
  • The 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 6 Across: "16. ___ Spring, uprisings of the early 2010s"

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 member of a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
  • Words that mean the same thing: Arabian
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Helper"

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 an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
  • Words that mean the same thing: adjutant, aide-de-camp, auxiliary
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AIDE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. What follows a plane going from Richmond to Chicago?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: VAPORTRAIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. ___ Ray, celebrity chef"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: RACHAEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Tax filing status"

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 base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
  • Words that mean the same thing: bingle, individual, undivided
  • The opposite would be: double, married
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SINGLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Payment by many a factory worker"

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: UNIONDUES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Part of a plane traveling from New Orleans to Little Rock?"

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: LANDINGGEAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Modern dance move"

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 light touch or stroke
  • Words that mean the same thing: splash, pat, splatter
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Be real"

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 have an existence, be extant
  • Words that mean the same thing: be, live, survive
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EXIST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Word before or after age"

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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
  • Words that mean the same thing: onetime, honest-to-goodness, one-time
  • The opposite would be: young, new
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OLD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. "Her name was ___ …" ("Copacabana" lyric)"

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: LOLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Ancient inhabitants of Crete"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of crete about 3000-1100 bc
  • Words that mean the same thing: Minoan
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MINOANS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Share with, as a secret"

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: LETINON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Share one's seat?"

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 the natural satellite of the earth
  • Words that mean the same thing: moonlight, synodic month, daydream
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Ogle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the organ of sight
  • Words that mean the same thing: centre, heart, middle
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EYE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Commotion, informally"

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: HOOHA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. What makes clay clammy?"

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 quad with a square body
  • Words that mean the same thing: mutton quad, pica, em quad
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Former airline from Denver to Birmingham?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that of or pertaining to or typical of europe
  • The opposite would be: intercontinental
  • The word looks like this: ___________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CONTINENTAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Mounts Shasta, Rainier and Hood"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
  • Words that mean the same thing: volcano, vent
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VOLCANOES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Classic Ravel composition"

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 music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BOLERO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Drank noisily"

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: GLUGGED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Duration of air travel from Miami to Bangor?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: FLYINGTIME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. In addition"

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 in addition
  • Words that mean the same thing: too, as well, likewise
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALSO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Helsinki native"

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

    The answer is: FINN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Smidgens"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  • Words that mean the same thing: scintilla, tittle, iota
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IOTAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Midterm or final"

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 trying something to find out about it
  • Words that mean the same thing: screen, quiz, trial
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. "All My ___," Arthur Miller play"

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 male human offspring
  • Words that mean the same thing: Son, boy, son
  • The opposite would be: girl, daughter
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Molson ___ (brewing company)"

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: COORS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Deputy on "The Dukes of Hazzard""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ENOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle August 23, 2022

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Michelin rating unit 4
2D 2. Princess with a "cinnamon buns" hairstyle 4
3D 3. "Highway to Hell" rockers 4
4D 4. River that Albany and Poughkeepsie are on 9
5D 5. Relent 6
6D 6. Where to find edible ants? 6
7D 7. Choose, as a running mate 3
8D 8. Card game with a spinoff called Dos 3
9D 9. Win over 8
10D 10. Obtains through hard work 5
11D 11. Force an aircraft must overcome 4
12D 12. Word after door or before polish 4
13D 13. Qualified 4
14D 19. Part of a wedding cake 4
15D 21. Santa ___ Handicap, Seabiscuit's last race 5
16D 24. Many a charity, for short 3
17D 25. Small, shaded valley 4
18D 26. "___ at 'em!" 5
19D 27. "Practice makes perfect" or "Haste makes waste" 5
20D 28. Boys, in Bolivia 5
21D 29. Start of a warning 5
22D 30. Honolulu hello 5
23D 31. Trite 5
24D 34. Production company behind "The Hunger Games" and the "Saw" films 9
25D 36. Like a recently coined word or phrase 8
26D 37. Lip-___ 4
27D 39. Bloc that no longer includes Great Britain, for short 5
28D 42. H, to Homer 3
29D 45. Big crop in Iowa 4
30D 46. Director Bergman 6
31D 47. "… if you can believe it" 6
32D 48. Blood lines 5
33D 49. Bosom buddies 4
34D 50. Grab bag 4
35D 51. Suburb of Boston 4
36D 53. Secluded narrow valley 4
37D 54. Exxon, overseas 4
38D 55. They precede com, org and edu 4
39D 57. In addition 3
40D 58. "Who am ___ question?" 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. Michelin rating unit"

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 (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
  • Words that mean the same thing: prima, mavin, asterisk
  • The 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 2 Down: "2. Princess with a "cinnamon buns" hairstyle"

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: LEIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Highway to Hell" rockers"

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: ACDC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. River that Albany and Poughkeepsie are on"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: THEHUDSON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Relent"

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: GIVEIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Where to find edible ants?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ONALOG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Choose, as a running mate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the sound made by a gentle blow
  • Words that mean the same thing: water tap, solicit, pat
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Card game with a spinoff called Dos"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: UNO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Win over"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that win approval or support for
  • Words that mean the same thing: sway, carry
  • The opposite would be: dissuade
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PERSUADE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Obtains through hard work"

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 earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • Words that mean the same thing: realize, take in, gain
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EARNS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Force an aircraft must overcome"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
  • Words that mean the same thing: get behind, retarding force, tangle
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DRAG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Word after door or before polish"

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 horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
  • Words that mean the same thing: boom, sweep through, peg
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NAIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Qualified"

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 (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
  • Words that mean the same thing: able-bodied, capable
  • The opposite would be: unable
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ABLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Part of a wedding cake"

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 relative position or degree of value in a graded group
  • Words that mean the same thing: level, tier up, grade
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Santa ___ Handicap, Seabiscuit's last race"

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: ANITA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Many a charity, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
  • Words that mean the same thing: nongovernmental organization
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Small, shaded valley"

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 small wooded hollow
  • Words that mean the same thing: dingle
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DELL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. "___ at 'em!""

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: LEMME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. "Practice makes perfect" or "Haste makes waste""

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 saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  • Words that mean the same thing: maxim
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AXIOM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Boys, in Bolivia"

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: NINOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Start of a warning"

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: DONOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Honolulu hello"

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 an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
  • Words that mean the same thing: ciao
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALOHA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Trite"

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 repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  • Words that mean the same thing: shopworn, old-hat, trite
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BANAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Production company behind "The Hunger Games" and the "Saw" films"

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

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Like a recently coined word or phrase"

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: NEOLOGIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Lip-___"

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 make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
  • Words that mean the same thing: synchronize, synchronise
  • The opposite would be: desynchronize, desynchronise
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SYNC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Bloc that no longer includes Great Britain, for short"

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

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: THEEU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. H, to Homer"

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 organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
  • Words that mean the same thing: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Big crop in Iowa"

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 tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in america in many varieties; the principal cereal in mexico and central and south america since pre-columbian times
  • Words that mean the same thing: clavus, Indian corn, Zea mays
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CORN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Director Bergman"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: INGMAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. "… if you can believe it""

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: NOLESS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Blood lines"

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 blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
  • Words that mean the same thing: vena, venous blood vessel, vein
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VEINS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Bosom buddies"

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: BFFS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Grab bag"

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: OLIO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Suburb of Boston"

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: LYNN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Secluded narrow valley"

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 narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GLEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Exxon, overseas"

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: ESSO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. They precede com, org and edu"

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 very small circular shape
  • Words that mean the same thing: disperse, sprinkle, window pane
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. In addition"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
  • Words that mean the same thing: besides, also, as well
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "58. "Who am ___ question?""

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: ITO

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 56 75.7%
Short Answer 8 10.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment 4 5.4%
Sports 2 2.7%
Abbreviation 2 2.7%
History 1 1.4%
Geography 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 34
Down Clues 40
Total Clues 74
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 07, 2025 at 08:38 PM

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