27448 Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 04, 2025

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

Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Home in the country?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USEMBASSY




• The clue is 10. Red container, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASK

  Possible Answer : barrel, caskful, cask




• The clue is 14. Second woman, after Kathryn Bigelow, to win a best director Oscar (2020). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHLOEZHAO




• The clue is 15. ___ Huang, whose "Fresh Off the Boat" memoir was turned into an ABC sitcom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDIE




• The clue is 16. Alternative to a chop or shank. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAMBSTEAK




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

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

  The answer: CRAZE

  Possible Answer : delirium, cult, madden, furor, fury, frenzy, fad, furore, craze, rage, hysteria




• The clue is 18. Shopping meccas of old. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGORAE

  Possible Answer : public_square, agora




• The clue is 19. Sauce named after a steward to Louis XIV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BECHAMEL

  Possible Answer : bechamel_sauce, white_sauce, bechamel




• The clue is 21. Hit entertainment org. in Vegas?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFC




• The clue is 22. Informal suggestions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECS




• The clue is 23. Historic founder of the Shakers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNLEE




• The clue is 26. "Totally didn't see that one coming," sarcastically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOCKING

  Possible Answer : take_aback, scandalise, shocking, shameful, floor, disgraceful, ball_over, blow_out_of_the_water, scandalize, traumatise, scandalous, shock, offend, traumatize, lurid, appal, appall, outrage




• The clue is 30. Head shop purchase, nowadays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAPE




• The clue is 31. Language spoken in northern New York. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOHAWK

  Possible Answer : Mohawk, mohawk_haircut, mohawk




• The clue is 33. What goes around in the Pacific?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEI

  Possible Answer : wreath, garland, lei, coronal, chaplet, leu




• The clue is 34. [Back off!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRR




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

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

  The answer: UPHOLDS

  Possible Answer : carry_on, maintain, continue, preserve, bear_on, uphold

  Possible Opposite Answer : discontinue




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

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

  The answer: VHS




• The clue is 37. ___ on one's 38-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : do, move, represent, roleplay, dissemble, turn, bit, number, deed, human_action, enactment, behave, playact, act_as, human_activity, pretend, routine, act, work, play

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 38. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEHALF

  Possible Answer : behalf




• The clue is 39. Name combining with El-, Eg- or Engel-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERT




• The clue is 40. Just *done* with something. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOVERIT




• The clue is 42. Development area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTERUS

  Possible Answer : uterus, womb




• The clue is 44. Un animal del zodíaco. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORO




• The clue is 45. Hip-hop group with the 1990 hit "100 Miles and Runnin'". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NWA




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

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

  The answer: THEWORST




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

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

  The answer: DARNIT




• The clue is 54. "Holy oleo!" speaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROBIN

  Possible Answer : robin, American_robin, Erithacus_rubecola, redbreast, Old_World_robin, robin_redbreast, Turdus_migratorius




• The clue is 55. Designation for some apartments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOWINCOME




• The clue is 57. Vacuous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INANE

  Possible Answer : mindless, inane, vacuous, asinine, fatuous




• The clue is 58. Creature whose name means "forest person". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORANGUTAN

  Possible Answer : Pongo_pygmaeus, orang, orangutan, orangutang




• The clue is 59. Simon of "Shaun of the Dead". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGG




• The clue is 60. Get carried along, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIGGYBACK

  Possible Answer : pig-a-back, pickaback, piggyback

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCLA

• The clue is 2. High-piled style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAG

  Possible Answer: screw, nookie, shag, piece_of_ass, shtup, roll_in_the_hay, screwing, fuck, piece_of_tail, fucking, ass, nooky

• The clue is 3. Popular red Halloween costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMO

• The clue is 4. Ochlocracy, by another name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOBRULE

• The clue is 5. "Take care". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESAFE

• The clue is 6. Ancient figure called the "huey tlatoani" by his subjects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZTECEMPEROR

• The clue is 7. "___ Came to Me" (2023 rom-com). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE

• The clue is 8. Maker of the 900 in '94 and the 9-3 in '99. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAAB

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

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

  The answer: YOKE

  Possible Answer: brace, twain, pair, dyad, duo, duad, coupling, span, distich, link, couple, twosome, couplet, duet, yoke

  Possible Opposite Answer : unyoke

• The clue is 10. Music stand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDRACK

• The clue is 11. David Stern's successor as N.B.A. commissioner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAMSILVER

• The clue is 12. L or M, but not N or O. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIZE

  Possible Answer: sizing, size, size_of_it

• The clue is 13. Collapse, with "over". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEEL

  Possible Answer: keel, careen, swag, lurch, stagger, reel

• The clue is 15. Things sent from some online accounts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHECKS

• The clue is 20. Kickstarter activity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CROWDFUNDING

• The clue is 23. Portmanteau term for airplane fuel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVGAS

• The clue is 24. Traffic figure, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARCO

• The clue is 25. Iconic bit of media merch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NPRTOTEBAG

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

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

  The answer: SHOAT

  Possible Answer: piggy, piglet, shote, shoat

• The clue is 27. Room for a meal, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALL

  Possible Answer: dorm, residence_hall, anteroom, foyer, manor_hall, Granville_Stanley_Hall, manse, student_residence, entrance_hall, G._Stanley_Hall, antechamber, Marguerite_Radclyffe_Hall, Hall, vestibule, mansion_house, Charles_Francis_Hall, Asaph_Hall, mansion, hall, Radclyffe_Hall, dormitory, Charles_Martin_Hall, residence, lobby, hallway

• The clue is 28. Writer of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEHRU

  Possible Answer: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru

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

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

  The answer: GISTS

  Possible Answer: marrow, pith, kernel, burden, core, heart, inwardness, effect, heart_and_soul, nub, nitty-gritty, center, gist, centre, sum, essence, substance, meat

• The clue is 32. Hesitant response to "Is that you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHHI

• The clue is 35. Premium service with discounts on rides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBERONE

• The clue is 39. Babe in the woods?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEARCUB

• The clue is 41. Oath activity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOWING

  Possible Answer: vow, consecrate

• The clue is 43. Like some country singers' voices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWANGY

• The clue is 46. Word with round or power. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIP

  Possible Answer: activate, head_trip, turn_on, jaunt, tripper, stumble, actuate, trip-up, trip, trigger_off, misstep, get_off, trip_out, spark, slip, spark_off, touch_off, set_off, trigger, trip_up, travel

• The clue is 47. Perfect over time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONE

  Possible Answer: perfect, hone

• The clue is 48. Refuse to eat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: pigswill, squish, spill, mire, swill, treacle, slop, glop, slops, mush, squelch, slosh, splash, splosh, splatter, pigwash

• The clue is 49. Spelling seen in credits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORI

  Possible Answer: torus, toroid, tore

• The clue is 51. "___ chance". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTA

• The clue is 52. Cook's offering with chips?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAC

• The clue is 53. Many a charity run. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENK

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

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

  The answer: WAG

  Possible Answer: wit, waggle, shake, wag, card

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Do a spit take?

4-letter answer Answer: SWAB

Word Help: Synonyms: dab, swab, swob

Clue #2: 5. Sea creature whose name doesn't rhyme with 1-Across, weirdly

4-letter answer Answer: CRAB

Word Help: Synonyms: squawk, crab_louse, crab

Clue #3: 9. Bloating relief brand

4-letter answer Answer: GASX

Clue #4: 13. "I've made a huge mistake!"

4-letter answer Answer: OHNO

Clue #5: 14. Dance during which newlyweds might be lifted in chairs

4-letter answer Answer: HORA

Clue #6: 15. Spin instructor?

6-letter answer Answer: PRGURU

Clue #7: 17. Color-changing fad jewelry ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?

9-letter answer Answer: MOODRINGS

Clue #8: 19. Colombian cakes that have been around since pre-Columbian times

6-letter answer Answer: AREPAS

Clue #9: 20. Hit single from the 1983 "Flashdance" soundtrack

6-letter answer Answer: MANIAC

Word Help: Synonyms: lunatic, maniacal, maniac

Clue #10: 21. Man's name that's also a suffix

3-letter answer Answer: IAN

Clue #11: 23. Storm center

3-letter answer Answer: EYE

Word Help: Synonyms: center, optic, oculus

Clue #12: 24. Heroes' journeys, say ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?

13-letter answer Answer: CHARACTERARCS

Clue #13: 29. ___ in comparison

4-letter answer Answer: PALE

Word Help: Synonyms: pallid, blanch, sick

Clue #14: 32. Starter starter?

3-letter answer Answer: NON

Word Help: Synonyms: non, not

Clue #15: 33. Barnard graduate, e.g.

6-letter answer Answer: ALUMNA

Word Help: Synonyms: grad, graduate, alumna

Clue #16: 34. Long-running British record label

3-letter answer Answer: EMI

Clue #17: 35. Canine that bites

5-letter answer Answer: TOOTH

Word Help: Synonyms: tooth

Clue #18: 37. Actress Rapace of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

5-letter answer Answer: NOOMI

Clue #19: 39. Visual aids on scatter plots ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?

16-letter answer Answer: REGRESSIONCURVES

Clue #20: 43. Not hot or cool

5-letter answer Answer: UNHIP

Clue #21: 44. Debase oneself

5-letter answer Answer: STOOP

Word Help: Synonyms: stoop, stoep, crouch

Clue #22: 45. Nickname that omits -anna

3-letter answer Answer: ARI

Clue #23: 46. What might be used to connect evidence on a detective's corkboard

6-letter answer Answer: STRING

Word Help: Synonyms: bowed_stringed_instrument, thread, chain
Antonyms: unstring

Clue #24: 49. Go wrong

3-letter answer Answer: ERR

Word Help: Synonyms: drift, mistake, slip

Clue #25: 50. Pot leaves?

4-letter answer Answer: TEAS

Word Help: Synonyms: tea_leaf, afternoon_tea, teatime

Clue #26: 51. Some painting in a parking lot ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?

13-letter answer Answer: DIVIDINGLINES

Clue #27: 54. Suffix with legal

3-letter answer Answer: ESE

Word Help: Synonyms: ESE, east_southeast

Clue #28: 55. Star sign?

3-letter answer Answer: CUE

Word Help: Synonyms: pool_stick, clew, cue_stick

Clue #29: 56. "Come on, help me out"

6-letter answer Answer: BEAPAL

Clue #30: 60. Exposed

6-letter answer Answer: ATRISK

Clue #31: 63. Awkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?

9-letter answer Answer: ALLELBOWS

Clue #32: 66. "I Dreamed a Dream" musical, familiarly

6-letter answer Answer: LESMIS

Clue #33: 67. Genuine

4-letter answer Answer: REAL

Word Help: Synonyms: substantial, really, real
Antonyms: insubstantial, unreal

Clue #34: 68. Where to get a shelf off the shelf

4-letter answer Answer: IKEA

Clue #35: 69. Breather

4-letter answer Answer: REST

Word Help: Synonyms: take_a_breather, relaxation, quietus
Antonyms: be_active, change

Clue #36: 70. Certain blue note

4-letter answer Answer: SEXT

Word Help: Synonyms: sext

Clue #37: 71. Fit snugly (in)

4-letter answer Answer: NEST

Word Help: Synonyms: snuggle, draw_close, cuddle

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. 2010s documentary trilogy about training for a very difficult wine exam

4-letter answer Answer: SOMM

Clue #2: 2. "Hold your horses!"

4-letter answer Answer: WHOA

Clue #3: 3. Ghost writer?

4-letter answer Answer: ANON

Word Help: Synonyms: anon

Clue #4: 4. Close-fitting part of a dress

6-letter answer Answer: BODICE

Word Help: Synonyms: bodice

Clue #5: 5. Some Mexican Americans

8-letter answer Answer: CHICANOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Chicano

Clue #6: 6. Actor/director Howard

3-letter answer Answer: RON

Word Help: Synonyms: Bokkos, Ron, Daffo

Clue #7: 7. Home to Los Glaciares National Park: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: ARG

Clue #8: 8. Word with cable or training

5-letter answer Answer: BASIC

Word Help: Synonyms: introductory, staple, canonical
Antonyms: incidental

Clue #9: 9. Sound from an annoyed samoyed

3-letter answer Answer: GRR

Clue #10: 10. Time of one's life

3-letter answer Answer: AGE

Word Help: Synonyms: years, age, mature
Antonyms: rejuvenate

Clue #11: 11. Starbursts?

10-letter answer Answer: SUPERNOVAE

Word Help: Synonyms: supernova

Clue #12: 12. Bit of equipment in a dentist's office

10-letter answer Answer: XRAYCAMERA

Clue #13: 15. Assembly of experts

5-letter answer Answer: PANEL

Word Help: Synonyms: dialog_box, instrument_panel, gore

Clue #14: 16. Manipulates

4-letter answer Answer: USES

Word Help: Synonyms: use_of_goods_and_services, exercise, utilise

Clue #15: 18. When doubled, zealous

3-letter answer Answer: RAH

Clue #16: 22. One-time connection

3-letter answer Answer: ATA

Clue #17: 25. Australian hoppers, for short

4-letter answer Answer: ROOS

Clue #18: 26. Nay sayers

5-letter answer Answer: ANTIS

Word Help: Synonyms: anti

Clue #19: 27. Anticipatory events, collectively

5-letter answer Answer: RUNUP

Word Help: Synonyms: run-up, runup

Clue #20: 28. Cherubic archer

4-letter answer Answer: AMOR

Word Help: Synonyms: Cupid, Amor

Clue #21: 29. Country where potatoes originated

4-letter answer Answer: PERU

Word Help: Synonyms: Peru, Republic_of_Peru

Clue #22: 30. "Preach!"

10-letter answer Answer: AMENSISTER

Clue #23: 31. Playful poetry

10-letter answer Answer: LIGHTVERSE

Clue #24: 35. Lukewarm

5-letter answer Answer: TEPID

Word Help: Synonyms: half-hearted, lukewarm, tepid

Clue #25: 36. Stay there!

5-letter answer Answer: HOTEL

Word Help: Synonyms: hotel

Clue #26: 38. Egyptian deity with a reduplicative name

4-letter answer Answer: ISIS

Word Help: Synonyms: Directorate_for_Inter-Services_Intelligence, ISI, Inter-Services_Intelligence

Clue #27: 40. Reduplicative nickname in pop music

4-letter answer Answer: RIRI

Clue #28: 41. Sushi seaweed

4-letter answer Answer: NORI

Clue #29: 42. Midwestern agricultural swath

8-letter answer Answer: CORNBELT

Clue #30: 47. Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie

5-letter answer Answer: NICKS

Word Help: Synonyms: notch, ding, gouge

Clue #31: 48. Creature that stampeded in "The Lion King"

3-letter answer Answer: GNU

Word Help: Synonyms: gnu, wildebeest

Clue #32: 50. Where to place personal items before walking through a scanner

6-letter answer Answer: TSABIN

Clue #33: 51. "You're on!"

4-letter answer Answer: DEAL

Word Help: Synonyms: sell, conduct, great_deal

Clue #34: 52. Settings on a bike

5-letter answer Answer: GEARS

Word Help: Synonyms: gear_wheel, appurtenance, pitch

Clue #35: 53. Prey for an osprey

3-letter answer Answer: EEL

Word Help: Synonyms: eel

Clue #36: 57. Give the finger?

4-letter answer Answer: POKE

Word Help: Synonyms: stab, prod, paper_bag

Clue #37: 58. Floors

4-letter answer Answer: AWES

Word Help: Synonyms: fear, veneration, reverence

Clue #38: 59. Exam whose score can't be argued, ironically

4-letter answer Answer: LSAT

Clue #39: 61. Quick chats?

3-letter answer Answer: IMS

Clue #40: 62. "If you can't say something good about someone, ___ right here by me": Alice Roosevelt Longworth

3-letter answer Answer: SIT

Word Help: Synonyms: sit, posture, seat
Antonyms: stand, arise

Clue #41: 64. Greta of "Past Lives"

3-letter answer Answer: LEE

Word Help: Synonyms: Shelton_Jackson_Lee, downwind, lee_side
Antonyms: windward

Clue #42: 65. Hardly stringent

3-letter answer Answer: LAX

Word Help: Synonyms: loose, slack, lax
Antonyms: tense

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (30 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 69 (39 Across, 30 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - April 28, 2022 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Thumbnail, e.g.	5
2A	6. "No worries"	5
3A	11. Guts	5
4A	12. Wordle, e.g., in 2022	5
5A	13. Lies ahead	6
6A	14. What's in the stars	6
7A	16. Titular Disney protagonist of 1942	5
8A	17. Ranch dressing?	5
9A	18. Boxer's warning	3
10A	19. Hosp. hookups	3
11A	21. Letters before an alternate name	3
12A	22. Adding purpose?	3
13A	24. Backing	3
14A	25. How many reprimands are issued	7
15A	27. "Double Fantasy" Grammy winner	3
16A	28. Many attachments	4
17A	30. Postponed	5
18A	31. ___ B'rith	4
19A	32. Novelist Jennifer	4
20A	33. Enlightenment, in Buddhism	5
21A	34. Hamilton producers?	4
22A	35. Illinois city that was the first home of the Chicago Bears	7
23A	37. Send beyond the baseline of a tennis court, say	7
24A	39. Plans for some seniors, in brief	4
25A	40. Kid	4
26A	41. It begins with "In the beginning ..."	7
27A	44. Video game with a "rosebud" cheat code that grants free money	7
28A	47. :-O	3
29A	48. Potato-stuffed pastries	7
30A	50. Struggle	3
31A	51. Zippo	4
32A	53. When el Día de los Reyes is celebrated	5
33A	54. Pole, e.g.	4
34A	55. Utah's ___ Canyon	4
35A	56. Flavor	5
36A	57. Home to Caesar's palace	4
37A	58. 2018 Literature Nobelist Tokarczuk	4
38A	59. Do nothing	5
39A	60. Mating call?	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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Clue 1 Across: "1. Thumbnail, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an iconic mental representation
• Words that mean the same thing: visualise, effigy, envision
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. "No worries""

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: ITSOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Guts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
• Words that mean the same thing: valiancy, valour, gallantry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VALOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Wordle, e.g., in 2022"

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 interest followed with exaggerated zeal
• Words that mean the same thing: madden, fad, rage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "13. Lies ahead"

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 look forward to the probable occurrence of
• Words that mean the same thing: await, wait, look
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWAITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "14. What's in the stars"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (islam) the will of allah
• Words that mean the same thing: kismat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KISMET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Titular Disney protagonist of 1942"

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: BAMBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Ranch dressing?"

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 boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: fissure, crevice, fellow
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. Boxer's warning"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GRR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Hosp. hookups"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
• Words that mean the same thing: intravenous feeding, quaternary, quaternion
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Letters before an alternate name"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Adding purpose?"

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 quantity of money
• Words that mean the same thing: amount of money, add together, sum of money
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Backing"

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 activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: assist, financial aid, tending
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "25. How many reprimands are issued"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that with sternness; in a severe manner
• Words that mean the same thing: severely
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STERNLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. "Double Fantasy" Grammy winner"

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 united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "28. Many attachments"

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: PDFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "30. Postponed"

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: ONICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "31. ___ B'rith"

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: BNAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "32. Novelist Jennifer"

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

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: EGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "33. Enlightenment, in Buddhism"

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: BODHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "34. Hamilton producers?"

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 unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Words that mean the same thing: standard atmosphere, atm, standard pressure
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "35. Illinois city that was the first home of the Chicago Bears"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)
• Words that mean the same thing: Stephen Decatur
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECATUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "37. Send beyond the baseline of a tennis court, say"

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: OVERHIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "39. Plans for some seniors, in brief"

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 militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: ira, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Irish Republican Army
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "40. Kid"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native of yorkshire
• Words that mean the same thing: shaver, tiddler, nipper
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "41. It begins with "In the beginning ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a coming into being
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Genesis, generation
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENESIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "44. Video game with a "rosebud" cheat code that grants free money"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THESIMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "47. :-O"

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: OMG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "48. Potato-stuffed pastries"

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 (yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
• Words that mean the same thing: knish
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNISHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Struggle"

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 compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Words that mean the same thing: compete, contend
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "51. Zippo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: naught, goose egg, zip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. When el Día de los Reyes is celebrated"

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: ENERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. Pole, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any member of the people of eastern europe or asian russia who speak a slavonic 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: SLAV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "55. Utah's ___ Canyon"

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 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: Sion, Israel, Utopia
• The 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 35 Across: "56. Flavor"

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: SAPOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "57. Home to Caesar's palace"

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 capital and largest city of italy; on the tiber; seat of the roman catholic church; formerly the capital of the roman republic and the roman empire
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "58. 2018 Literature Nobelist Tokarczuk"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "59. Do nothing"

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: SITBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "60. Mating call?"

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: IWIN

  Great job if you got it right!

April 28, 2022 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Part of a sun salutation, in yoga	17
2D	2. Title with an apostrophe	4
3D	3. Outs	6
4D	4. Cut the small talk	17
5D	5. "Grey's Anatomy" settings, in brief	3
6D	6. ___ factor	3
7D	7. Concept in Reaganomics	17
8D	8. Walk like you own the place	6
9D	9. Princess in L. Frank Baum books	4
10D	10. Handles discreetly	17
11D	13. Trim	7
12D	15. Seismologist's concern	7
13D	18. Hung open	5
14D	20. Title for Don Quixote	5
15D	21. Pepper used in mole sauce	5
16D	23. Dewy	5
17D	26. Purge	3
18D	29. Part of a drum kit	5
19D	31. Pound sounds	5
20D	36. Item on a list	4
21D	38. Sight seers	4
22D	41. Muppet whose self-identified species is "Whatever"	5
23D	42. "This meeting could've been an ___"	5
24D	43. Biblical mount	5
25D	44. Pulsate	5
26D	45. Only U.S. city bordered by two national parks	5
27D	46. Nitrogen, on the periodic table	5
28D	49. 46-Down, in French	4
29D	52. Filmmaker ___ Lily Amirpour	3
30D	54. Honorific from Sanskrit	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. Part of a sun salutation, in yoga"

Quick Info: This answer has 17 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: DOWNWARDFACINGDOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Title with an apostrophe"

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: MAAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Outs"

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 (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
• Words that mean the same thing: self-justification, excuse, alibi
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIBIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Cut the small talk"

Quick Info: This answer has 17 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: GOTDOWNTOBUSINESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Grey's Anatomy" settings, in brief"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: Er, atomic number 68, ER
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. ___ factor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Concept in Reaganomics"

Quick Info: This answer has 17 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: TRICKLEDOWNTHEORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Walk like you own the place"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
• Words that mean the same thing: sidle, ruffle, strut
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASHAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Princess in L. Frank Baum books"

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

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: OZMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Handles discreetly"

Quick Info: This answer has 17 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: KEEPSONTHEDOWNLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "13. Trim"

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 reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
• Words that mean the same thing: reduce, abbreviate, shorten
• The opposite would be: expand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABRIDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "15. Seismologist's concern"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSUNAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "18. Hung open"

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 look with amazement; look stupidly
• Words that mean the same thing: gawk, goggle, yawn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "20. Title for Don Quixote"

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 spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the english `mr' or `sir'
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Pepper used in mole sauce"

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: ANCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Dewy"

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 slightly wet
• Words that mean the same thing: dampish, damp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Purge"

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

  The answer is: RID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Part of a drum kit"

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 (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
• Words that mean the same thing: side drum, noose, hook
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Pound sounds"

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 tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
• Words that mean the same thing: bark, skin, barque
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "36. Item on a list"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: job, chore, tax
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "38. Sight seers"

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 opinion or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, eye, 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: EYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "41. Muppet whose self-identified species is "Whatever""

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 conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
• Words that mean the same thing: bizarre, flaky, outre
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GONZO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "42. "This meeting could've been an ___""

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 (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
• Words that mean the same thing: electronic mail, netmail, e-mail
• The opposite would be: snail mail
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  The answer is: EMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "43. Biblical mount"

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

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• This could be something that a mountain peak in the southern sinai peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which moses received the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Mount Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, Sinai Desert
• The word looks like this: _____
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  The answer is: SINAI

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Clue 25 Down: "44. Pulsate"

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

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• This could be something that a deep pulsating type of pain
• Words that mean the same thing: pulsate, shiver, thrill
• The word looks like this: _____
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  The answer is: THROB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "45. Only U.S. city bordered by two national parks"

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

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• This could be something that a member of the extinct algonquian people formerly living in northern indiana and southern michigan
• The word looks like this: _____
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  The answer is: MIAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "46. Nitrogen, on the periodic table"

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

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• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
• Words that mean the same thing: 7, heptad, septenary
• The word looks like this: _____
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  The answer is: SEVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "49. 46-Down, in French"

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

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• This could be something that the month following august and preceding october
• Words that mean the same thing: Sep, kinsfolk, folk
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: SEPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "52. Filmmaker ___ Lily Amirpour"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "54. Honorific from Sanskrit"

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: SRI

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Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	71.0%
Short Answer	10	14.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
History	2	2.9%
Literature	2	2.9%
Geography	2	2.9%
Sports	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	30
Total Clues	69
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	17 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM