0916 NYT Crossword Monday, Sept 16, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

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 NYT Crossword puzzle answers and clues for Monday, September 16, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Similar (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKIN

  Possible Answer : cognate, consanguineous, akin, kindred, kin, consanguineal, blood-related, consanguine




• The clue is 5. Place for luxurious pampering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : health_spa, watering_place, resort_hotel, spa, watering_hole, health_club




• The clue is 8. POTUS #43. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GWBUSH




• The clue is 14. One assigned female at birth and identifying as such. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CISWOMAN




• The clue is 16. Summon with a shout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YELLTO




• The clue is 17. N.B.A. team with LeBron and Bronny James, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LALAKERS




• The clue is 18. Tidy up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEATEN

  Possible Answer : square_away, straighten_out, straighten, clean_up, groom, neaten, tidy, tidy_up




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

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer : use, employ, apply, role, employment, expend, consumption, utilize, enjoyment, usage, purpose, exercise, utilise, usance, function, practice, manipulation, habituate, utilization, economic_consumption, use_of_goods_and_services, utilisation, habit




• The clue is 20. Lies in the hot, hot sun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAKES

  Possible Answer : broil, bake




• The clue is 22. Actor Pitt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAD

  Possible Answer : brad




• The clue is 23. Setting for "My Cousin Vinny". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RURALALABAMA




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

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

  The answer: IDIOTS

  Possible Answer : half-wit, imbecile, cretin, moron, retard, changeling, idiot




• The clue is 29. Soprano family patriarch on "The Sopranos". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONY




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

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

  The answer: ADDS

  Possible Answer : tot, append, ADD, lend, tally, MBD, minimal_brain_dysfunction, hyperkinetic_syndrome, bring, ADHD, add_together, bestow, supply, contribute, attention_deficit_disorder, tote_up, sum_up, impart, sum, summate, add, attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, minimal_brain_damage, add_up, total, tot_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract




• The clue is 31. No longer a kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GROWN

  Possible Answer : full-grown, fully_grown, acquire, develop, get, rise, grownup, maturate, farm, uprise, spring_up, arise, originate, raise, adult, grow, produce, turn, big, mature, grown




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

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

  The answer: AND




• The clue is 36. Youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALALAYOUSAFZAI




• The clue is 40. "See ya!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYE

  Possible Answer : au_revoir, bye, auf_wiedersehen, cheerio, goodbye, adieu, good_day, goodby, bye-bye, arrivederci, so_long, adios, pass, good-bye, sayonara, good-by




• The clue is 41. Not satisfied, as a requirement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNMET




• The clue is 42. San ___ Obispo, Calif.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUIS




• The clue is 43. What "muffin top" and "spare tire" are euphemisms for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAB

  Possible Answer : flab




• The clue is 44. Things cast by wizards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELLS

  Possible Answer : tour, import, while, write, patch, magical_spell, turn, trance, piece, spell, magic_spell, go, enchantment, charm, spell_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unspell




• The clue is 46. Sweet Starbucks order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VANILLALATTE




• The clue is 51. Rickman of the Harry Potter films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAN




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

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

  The answer: GIVER

  Possible Answer : presenter, conferrer, giver, donor, bestower




• The clue is 53. ___ date (pregnancy estimate). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUE

  Possible Answer : imputable, referable, ascribable, due

  Possible Opposite Answer : undue




• The clue is 56. Fruit that's a citrus, not a hybrid of a pomegranate and melon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POMELO

  Possible Answer : shaddock, Citrus_decumana, Citrus_grandis, pomelo_tree, Citrus_maxima, pummelo, pomelo




• The clue is 59. 2016 film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LALALAND




• The clue is 61. "Be with you momentarily!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONESEC




• The clue is 62. Entered with a halting gait. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMPEDIN




• The clue is 63. Like athletes that are fresh off the bench. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTED

  Possible Answer : breathe, repose, rest, catch_one's_breath, remain, reside, roost, rested, take_a_breather, lie, pillow, stay, perch

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, tired, be_active




• The clue is 64. "Xanadu" band, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELO




• The clue is 65. Something mined in the 21st century. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DATA

  Possible Answer : data_point, information, data, datum

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Org. with the motto "Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACLU

• The clue is 2. Sorento and Sportage, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIAS

• The clue is 3. Speck of land in the ocean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  Possible Answer: islet, isle

• The clue is 4. "Straight Outta Compton" group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NWA

• The clue is 5. Negative campaign attacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMEARS

  Possible Answer: slur, defame, stain, smear, spot, blur, cytosmear, besmirch, smirch, sully, denigrate, slander, cytologic_smear, malignment, smudge, smutch, calumniate, asperse, blot, daub, vilification

• The clue is 6. Coat with a fur-lined hood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARKA

  Possible Answer: windcheater, anorak, parka, windbreaker

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

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

  The answer: ANSEL

• The clue is 8. OB/___ (med. specialty). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYN

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

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

  The answer: WEE

  Possible Answer: piddle, itty-bitty, teensy, pass_water, make_water, teentsy, piss, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, teeny, make, puddle, itsy-bitsy, pee, micturate, take_a_leak, pee-pee, weeny, relieve_oneself, wee, wee-wee, weensy, bitty, urinate, bittie, spend_a_penny

• The clue is 10. Loose-lipped. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLABBY

  Possible Answer: blabbermouthed, blabby, bigmouthed, talkative

• The clue is 11. Very: Prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULTRA

  Possible Answer: extremist, radical, ultra

• The clue is 12. What hot showers create. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAM

  Possible Answer: steamer, steam_clean, steam

• The clue is 13. Maker of the Civic and the CR-V. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONDA

• The clue is 15. "That may be the case; however ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKBUT

• The clue is 21. Decided to skip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATOUT

• The clue is 23. Civil rights activist Parks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSA

  Possible Answer: Rosa, genus_Rosa

• The clue is 24. Coolest temperatures of the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOWS

  Possible Answer: Sir_David_Low, Low, first, depression, David_Low, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, first_gear, low_gear, moo, low

  Possible Opposite Answer : high

• The clue is 25. Tolstoy's "___ Karenina". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNA

  Possible Answer: anna

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

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

  The answer: IAMB

  Possible Answer: iambus, iamb

• The clue is 27. 6/6/1944, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DDAY

• The clue is 28. Not doing much of anything. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLE

  Possible Answer: unused, unwarranted, light, loose, dead, groundless, laze, out_of_work, idle, tick_over, unfounded, wild, stagnate, jobless, baseless, slug

  Possible Opposite Answer : work, busy, run

• The clue is 31. Athlete's tote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYMBAG

• The clue is 32. ___ v. Wade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 33. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 34. Get exactly right. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIL

  Possible Answer: apprehend, pass_with_flying_colors, sweep_through, boom, nail, nail_down, cop, collar, smash, nab, breeze_through, blast, pick_up, arrest, peg, pinpoint, sail_through, ace, complete

• The clue is 35. Insult, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISS

  Possible Answer: Dis, diss, affront, Orcus, insult

• The clue is 37. Soothe, as into a false sense of security. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate

• The clue is 38. Beyond uptight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANAL

  Possible Answer: anal_retentive, anal

  Possible Opposite Answer : oral

• The clue is 39. Run away. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLEE

  Possible Answer: fly, flee, take_flight

• The clue is 43. Highest-quality. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINEST

  Possible Answer: okay, fine, all_right, o.k., hunky-dory, ok

  Possible Opposite Answer : coarse

• The clue is 44. Patron of sailors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELMO

• The clue is 45. Letter-shaped plumbing piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTRAP

• The clue is 46. Fog or mist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAPOR

  Possible Answer: evaporation, vapour, vaporization, vaporisation, vapor

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

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

  The answer: ALONE

  Possible Answer: unaccompanied, unparalleled, entirely, solely, alone, unequaled, unequalled, lone, unique, solitary, exclusively, lonely, solo, only

• The clue is 48. "Sorry, I'm bad with ___" (party excuse). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAMES

  Possible Answer: advert, constitute, call, appoint, key_out, mention, gens, name, refer, make, describe, list, epithet, key, discover, figure, public_figure, bring_up, nominate, distinguish, identify, cite, names, diagnose, name_calling

• The clue is 49. French birthplace of Charles de Gaulle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LILLE

  Possible Answer: Lille

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

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

  The answer: AVAIL

  Possible Answer: help, avail, service

• The clue is 53. Baby's first word, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DADA

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

• The clue is 54. Meter or milliliter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer: building_block, unit, unit_of_measurement, whole, social_unit

• The clue is 55. ___ Mode of "The Incredibles". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNA

• The clue is 57. Harper who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEE

  Possible Answer: Lee, Spike_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam, Robert_E._Lee, Robert_Edward_Lee, lee_side, leeward, Richard_Henry_Lee, Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Bruce_Lee, Henry_Lee, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee, Tsung_Dao_Lee, lee, downwind, Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick

  Possible Opposite Answer : windward

• The clue is 58. Anxiety-related condition, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCD

• The clue is 60. Was winning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow

August 21, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, August 21, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle August 21, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Jamaican music genre	3
2A	4. Largest city in Nebraska	5
3A	9. Pulitzer or Pritzker	5
4A	14. Approximate weight of a full-grown walrus	3
5A	15. Eggs (on)	5
6A	16. Desert watering hole	5
7A	17. Author Bradbury	3
8A	18. Got hitched	11
9A	20. Some saxes	5
10A	22. ___-wop	3
11A	23. Mount ___, active Italian volcano	4
12A	24. Not require fees to be paid	12
13A	28. Hashtag that trended in a late-2010s movement	5
14A	29. Covers in goo	6
15A	33. App that asks "Where to?" on its home screen	4
16A	35. Office leader	4
17A	38. Silly	5
18A	39. Lust or envy	3
19A	40. Something you might hold to your ear in order to hear the first parts of 18-, 24-, 52- and 62-Across?	5
20A	42. Fishy bagel topper	3
21A	43. Dark beer variety	5
22A	46. Berry in a smoothie bowl	4
23A	47. Cheerful, as an outlook	4
24A	48. Prepare to regift, perhaps	6
25A	50. Story with Achilles	5
26A	52. Fruity breakfast biscuit	12
27A	57. Biblical sister of Rachel	4
28A	60. Debtor's note	3
29A	61. Ohio city where Goodyear is headquartered	5
30A	62. "Saturday Night Live" cast member from 1980 to 1984	11
31A	66. Chicago airport code	3
32A	67. Jerry Maguire's profession in "Jerry Maguire"	5
33A	68. "Twice-Told ___"	5
34A	69. G.I. entertainers	3
35A	70. Opposite of sparse	5
36A	71. Replay option	5
37A	72. Stitch up	3

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. Jamaican music genre"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Largest city in Nebraska"

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 a member of the siouan people formerly living in the missouri river valley in northeastern nebraska
• Words that mean the same thing: Maha
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMAHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Pulitzer or Pritzker"

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 something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
• Words that mean the same thing: booty, choice, jimmy
• The opposite would be: disrespect, disesteem
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRIZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Approximate weight of a full-grown walrus"

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 united states unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
• Words that mean the same thing: long ton, short ton, gross ton
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Eggs (on)"

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 instinctive motive
• Words that mean the same thing: recommend, pep up, cheer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Desert watering hole"

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 fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
• Words that mean the same thing: haven
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Author Bradbury"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a column of light (as from a beacon)
• Words that mean the same thing: beam of light, radiate, shaft
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Got hitched"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIEDTHEKNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Some saxes"

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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Words that mean the same thing: alto, countertenor, contralto
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. ___-wop"

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: DOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Mount ___, active Italian volcano"

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 inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mount Etna, Mt Etna, bunsen burner
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Not require fees to be paid"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: WAIVECHARGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Hashtag that trended in a late-2010s movement"

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: METOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Covers in goo"

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 thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: lose weight, reduce, guck
• The opposite would be: gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLIMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. App that asks "Where to?" on its home screen"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Office leader"

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 person who exercises control over workers
• Words that mean the same thing: gaffer, honcho, chief
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. 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: fatuous, asinine, 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 18 Across: "39. Lust or envy"

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 estrangement from god
• Words that mean the same thing: sinning, goof, boob
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Something you might hold to your ear in order to hear the first parts of 18-, 24-, 52- and 62-Across?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
• Words that mean the same thing: carapace, case, shield
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Fishy bagel topper"

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 bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
• Words that mean the same thing: liquid oxygen
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Dark beer variety"

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 strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
• Words that mean the same thing: portly, sturdy, hardy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Berry in a smoothie bowl"

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: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Cheerful, as an outlook"

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 reflecting optimism
• Words that mean the same thing: blushful, rosy-cheeked, fortunate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Prepare to regift, perhaps"

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: REWRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Story with Achilles"

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 greek epic poem (attributed to homer) describing the siege of troy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILIAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Fruity breakfast biscuit"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: CURRANTSCONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Biblical sister of Rachel"

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: LEAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "60. Debtor's note"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Ohio city where Goodyear is headquartered"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in northeastern ohio; the heart of the united states rubber industry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AKRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. "Saturday Night Live" cast member from 1980 to 1984"

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: EDDIEMURPHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "66. Chicago airport code"

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: ORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. Jerry Maguire's profession in "Jerry Maguire""

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 an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Words that mean the same thing: factor, federal agent, agentive role
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "68. "Twice-Told ___""

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 message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
• Words that mean the same thing: taradiddle, fib, narration
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TALES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "69. G.I. entertainers"

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: USO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "70. Opposite of sparse"

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 permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
• Words that mean the same thing: slow, heavy, impenetrable
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "71. Replay option"

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: SLOMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "72. Stitch up"

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 fasten by sewing; do needlework
• Words that mean the same thing: run up, stitch, sew together
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEW

  Great job if you got it right!

August 21, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Drink sucker-upper	5
2D	2. "Bear" in a eucalyptus forest	5
3D	3. "We're waiting ..."	10
4D	4. Very beginning	6
5D	5. Hosp. procedure	3
6D	6. Mature, as wine	3
7D	7. Ibsen's "___ Gabler"	5
8D	8. Fur tycoon John Jacob	5
9D	9. "The Purloined Letter" author	3
10D	10. Earns and earns and earns	7
11D	11. "Money ___ everything"	4
12D	12. National park with the notorious Angels Landing hike	4
13D	13. "Cómo ___ usted?"	4
14D	19. Refuses to share	4
15D	21. Above	4
16D	25. Corn interiors	4
17D	26. Kerfuffle	5
18D	27. Lilly of pharmaceuticals	3
19D	30. Stinky	10
20D	31. Biblical son of Seth	4
21D	32. Smokin' hot	4
22D	33. It broke up on Dec. 26, 1991	4
23D	34. Small snack	4
24D	36. Jiffy	3
25D	37. Done in, as a dragon	5
26D	41. Cheery tune	4
27D	44. Spiny sea creatures	7
28D	45. Letter between sigma and upsilon	3
29D	47. Set of antlers	4
30D	49. Strait-laced	4
31D	51. Words after "because" that don't really explain	6
32D	53. Decisive victories	5
33D	54. Of the ear	5
34D	55. Viking language	5
35D	56. Fund, as a university	5
36D	57. Metal that an alchemist "converts" into gold	4
37D	58. Slight advantage	4
38D	59. Port of Yemen	4
39D	63. Summer in Québec	3
40D	64. West Bank grp.	3
41D	65. ___ and haw	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. Drink sucker-upper"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
• Words that mean the same thing: chaff, shuck, stubble
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Bear" in a eucalyptus forest"

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 sluggish tailless australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
• Words that mean the same thing: kangaroo bear, koala bear, Phascolarctos cinereus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KOALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "We're waiting ...""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ANYTIMENOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Very beginning"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the time at which something is supposed to begin
• Words that mean the same thing: start, starting time, showtime
• The opposite would be: middle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUTSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Hosp. procedure"

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 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 6 Down: "6. Mature, as wine"

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 how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: old age, mature, long time
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Ibsen's "___ Gabler""

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: HEDDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Fur tycoon John Jacob"

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 british politician (born in the united states) who was the first woman to sit in the british house of commons (1879-1964)
• Words that mean the same thing: Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor, John Jacob Astor
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "The Purloined Letter" author"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states writer and poet (1809-1849)
• Words that mean the same thing: Edgar Allan Poe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Earns and earns and earns"

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: RAKESIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Money ___ everything""

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: ISNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. National park with the notorious Angels Landing hike"

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 originally a stronghold captured by david (the 2nd king of the israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of jerusalem
• Words that mean the same thing: Israel, Sion, Yisrael
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "Cómo ___ usted?""

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: ESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Refuses to share"

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 person regarded as greedy and pig-like
• Words that mean the same thing: hog, grunter, squealer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Above"

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 (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
• Words that mean the same thing: ended, all over, complete
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Corn interiors"

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 nut of any of several trees of the genus corylus
• Words that mean the same thing: Larus marinus, cobnut, great black-backed gull
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Kerfuffle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOOHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Lilly of pharmaceuticals"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Stinky"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having an unpleasant smell
• Words that mean the same thing: unpleasant-smelling, stinky, malodourous
• The opposite would be: fragrant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALODOROUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Biblical son of Seth"

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: ENOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Smokin' hot"

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 marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
• Words that mean the same thing: aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal
• The opposite would be: unsexy, anaphrodisiac
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEXY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. It broke up on Dec. 26, 1991"

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 former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
• Words that mean the same thing: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union, Russia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USSR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Small snack"

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 wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
• Words that mean the same thing: sharpness, collation, chomp
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Jiffy"

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 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: s, Securities and Exchange Commission, unsweet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Done in, as a dragon"

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 people who have been slain (as in battle)
• Words that mean the same thing: polish off, off, dispatch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Cheery tune"

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 jaunty rhythm in music
• Words that mean the same thing: swing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Spiny sea creatures"

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 poor and often mischievous city child
• Words that mean the same thing: urchin
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URCHINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Letter between sigma and upsilon"

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 19th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Set of antlers"

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 framework for holding objects
• Words that mean the same thing: wring, stand, torture
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Strait-laced"

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 assume a prim appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: puritanical, straightlaced, victorian
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Words after "because" that don't really explain"

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: ISAYSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Decisive victories"

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 disorderly crowd of people
• Words that mean the same thing: rout out, mob, rootle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Of the ear"

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

  The answer is: AURAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Viking language"

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 inhabitant of scandinavia
• Words that mean the same thing: North Germanic, Scandinavian, Scandinavian language
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NORSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Fund, as a university"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that give qualities or abilities to
• Words that mean the same thing: invest, gift, indue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Metal that an alchemist "converts" into gold"

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 an advantage held by a competitor in a race
• Words that mean the same thing: leave, hint, trail
• The opposite would be: deficit, follow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: LEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Slight advantage"

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 boundary of a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: sharpness, butt on, inch
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: EDGE

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Clue 38 Down: "59. Port of Yemen"

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 important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: ADEN

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Clue 39 Down: "63. Summer in Québec"

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: ___
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  The answer is: ETE

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Clue 40 Down: "64. West Bank grp."

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 political movement uniting palestinian arabs in an effort to create an independent state of palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by yasser arafat's al-fatah; in 1968 arafat became chairman; received recognition by the united nations and by arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the palestine national authority
• Words that mean the same thing: Palestine Liberation Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: PLO

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Clue 41 Down: "65. ___ and haw"

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 edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
• Words that mean the same thing: ahem
• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: HEM

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Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	71.8%
Short Answer	16	20.5%
Geography	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: August 31, 2025 at 09:19 AM