Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Site for a light bite, 5. Cy Young winners, e.g., 9. Dog leg terminus, 12. Like many Keats works, 13. Swahili honorific, 14. "Lucy and ___" (2022 documentary), 15. Instrument panels, 17. Landed, 18. Sweatshirt style, 19. Syllables of laughter, 21. Word on a nutrition label, 23. "Educated insolence," per Aristotle, 24. Gesture of reassurance, 25. Long time span, 26. Subject to damages, 28. Trademark of deadpan stand-ups, 30. Lou Grant's wife on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", 31. Bugs, perhaps, 33. Areas that are lower than their surrounding terrain, 35. "I'm flexible", 36. Toss out, 40. Like the femur, among all bones in the body, 43. Quiet period, 44. What lies before you, with "the", 47. Not ruling out, 49. Black ___, 50. Stopover, 51. What makes a sticker stickier?, 52. Do some garden work, 53. Dance floor lighting option, 55. Text massager, 57. Ungulate feature, 58. Author's concern that, when parsed as four parts, provides a hint to this puzzle's theme, 62. Sufficient, informally, 63. Bold, energetic and ambitious type, it's said, 64. Speed, 65. Collector's goal, 66. Give, but expect back, 67. Words to a betrayer

Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. Major food source animal, 2. Computing pioneer Lovelace, 3. Swerve wildly from side to side, as a car, 4. ___ Park, neighborhood of Los Angeles, 5. Anticipate, 6. Mind, 7. Burnt bit of brisket, 8. Confidently struts, 9. ___ Bay, neighborhood of the Bronx, 10. Italian cheese, 11. Fail to act decisively in the face of a challenge, 13. Legislative collectives, 14. One of three in an SOS message, 16. Part of a pipe, 20. Melancholy Musketeer, 21. Raced, as away from danger, 22. Right hand, 24. Feeds (on), 27. "Twilight" protagonist, 28. Lavishly regaled, in a way, 29. Scooby-Doo, to Scrappy-Doo, 32. Druid, e.g., 34. Indian honorific, 37. Goes hog-wild, 38. Prefix with cumulus, 39. Move forward resolutely, 41. Fountain of Youth's promise, 42. Old-timey medicines, 44. Things listed on a wedding registry, 45. Play opener, 46. "Stee-RIKE three!" follower, 48. Essence, 51. Put two and two together, say, 54. Not quite right, 55. Whistle-blower Brockovich, 56. Sludge, 59. Rich rock, 60. Private sleeping accommodations?, 61. Big bird

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 10, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Site for a light bite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAFE

  Possible Answer : coffeehouse, cafe, coffee_bar, coffee_shop




• The clue is 5. Cy Young winners, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACES

  Possible Answer : ace, virtuoso, sweep_through, maven, champion, 1, sail_through, one, hotshot, nail, unity, I, wizard, genius, ACE, whiz, sensation, superstar, adept, star, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, single, whizz, wiz, mavin, Allied_Command_Europe, pass_with_flying_colors, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, breeze_through




• The clue is 9. Dog leg terminus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAW

  Possible Answer : paw, hand, mitt, manus




• The clue is 12. Like many Keats works. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIC




• The clue is 13. Swahili honorific. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BWANA




• The clue is 14. "Lucy and ___" (2022 documentary). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESI




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

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

  The answer: WASHBOARDS

  Possible Answer : splashboard, washboard




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

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

  The answer: ALIT




• The clue is 18. Sweatshirt style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOODIE




• The clue is 19. Syllables of laughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAHHAH




• The clue is 21. Word on a nutrition label. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAT

  Possible Answer : fatness, fatten_out, avoirdupois, fatty, fatty_tissue, blubber, juicy, productive, fat, flesh_out, adipose_tissue, fill_out, fatten, fertile, plump, fatten_up, rich, plump_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : thin, nonfat, leanness




• The clue is 23. "Educated insolence," per Aristotle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIT

  Possible Answer : mentality, humor, witticism, mental_capacity, brain, learning_ability, humour, card, brainpower, wittiness, wit, wag




• The clue is 24. Gesture of reassurance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAT

  Possible Answer : tap, rap, pat, slick, dab, glib, chuck




• The clue is 25. Long time span. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGE

  Possible Answer : historic_period, geezerhood, years, senesce, mature, eld, long_time, get_on, age, old_age, maturate

  Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate




• The clue is 26. Subject to damages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIABLE

  Possible Answer : unresistant, apt, nonresistant, nonimmune, liable




• The clue is 28. Trademark of deadpan stand-ups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WRYHUMOR




• The clue is 30. Lou Grant's wife on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIE




• The clue is 31. Bugs, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIESON




• The clue is 33. Areas that are lower than their surrounding terrain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELLS

  Possible Answer : fountainhead, swell, H._G._Wells, Wells, wellspring, well, Herbert_George_Wells




• The clue is 35. "I'm flexible". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  Possible Answer : whatever, whatsoever, any




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

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

  The answer: SCRAP

  Possible Answer : quarrel, argufy, flake, scrap, trash, fighting, junk, fleck, chip, dispute, fight, combat, altercate, bit, rubbish




• The clue is 40. Like the femur, among all bones in the body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARGEST

  Possible Answer : enceinte, declamatory, bombastic, with_child, big, expectant, large, great, magnanimous, heavy, gravid, orotund, tumid, turgid, prominent

  Possible Opposite Answer : little, small




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

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

  The answer: LULL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate




• The clue is 44. What lies before you, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAYAHEAD




• The clue is 47. Not ruling out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPENTO




• The clue is 49. Black ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : Methedrine, internal-combustion_engine, trash, frost, methamphetamine, shabu, frappe, ice-skating_rink, chalk, crank, ICE, sparkler, meth, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, deoxyephedrine, ice_rink, glass, water_ice, frosting, icing, chicken_feed, ice




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

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

  The answer: INN

  Possible Answer : inn, auberge, lodge, hostelry, hostel




• The clue is 51. What makes a sticker stickier?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer : ani




• The clue is 52. Do some garden work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOW

  Possible Answer : seed, sow_in, sow, inseminate




• The clue is 53. Dance floor lighting option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STROBE

  Possible Answer : stroboscope, strobe_light, strobe




• The clue is 55. Text massager. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDITOR

  Possible Answer : editor, editor_program, editor_in_chief




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

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

  The answer: HOOF

  Possible Answer : leg_it, hoof, foot, hoof_it




• The clue is 58. Author's concern that, when parsed as four parts, provides a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORDCHOICE




• The clue is 62. Sufficient, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENUF




• The clue is 63. Bold, energetic and ambitious type, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIES

  Possible Answer : Aries, Aries_the_Ram, Ram




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

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

  The answer: ZOOM

  Possible Answer : whizz, soar_up, rapid_growth, zoom, surge, whizz_along, soar_upwards, rapid_climb, zoom_along, soar




• The clue is 65. Collector's goal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer : readiness, adjust, coiffe, band, hardened, solidification, stage_set, gear_up, bent, determine, exercise_set, go_down, define, sic, mark, dictated, countersink, Set, curing, set_up, localize, located, fructify, fit, fix, fixed, pose, correct, go_under, circle, ready, primed, rigid, specify, lay, typeset, placed, set, congeal, Seth, coif, localise, jell, lay_out, put, arrange, coiffure, determined, do, position, dress, laid, plant, place, limit, prepare, lot, hardening, solidifying, situated, rig

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 66. Give, but expect back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEND

  Possible Answer : bring, add, bestow, contribute, loan, impart, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow




• The clue is 67. Words to a betrayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Major food source animal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

  Possible Answer: pod, seedcase, rag, ride, take_in, C.O.D., put_on, fool, COD, rally, gull, dupe, collect, bait, twit, cod, put_one_over, tantalise, tease, put_one_across, slang, razz, befool, tantalize, cash_on_delivery, taunt, codfish

• The clue is 2. Computing pioneer Lovelace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADA

  Possible Answer: adenosine_deaminase, ADA

• The clue is 3. Swerve wildly from side to side, as a car. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FISHTAIL

  Possible Answer: fishtail

• The clue is 4. ___ Park, neighborhood of Los Angeles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: sound_reflection, ring, reverberation, resound, Echo, repeat, replication, reverberate, echo, recall

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

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

  The answer: AWAIT

  Possible Answer: look, await, wait, expect

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

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

  The answer: CARE

  Possible Answer: upkeep, worry, attention, guardianship, tending, manage, concern, give_care, like, aid, caution, wish, charge, tutelage, fear, forethought, maintenance, handle, care, deal, precaution

• The clue is 7. Burnt bit of brisket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer: cease, goal, close, destruction, stop, final_stage, terminate, end, oddment, death, last, remainder, remnant, terminal, conclusion, ending, closing, finish

  Possible Opposite Answer : beginning, begin

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

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

  The answer: SASHAYS

  Possible Answer: jaunt, cock, excursion, pleasure_trip, expedition, sashay, sidle, junket, swagger, prance, strut, outing, ruffle, tittup, chasse

• The clue is 9. ___ Bay, neighborhood of the Bronx. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PELHAM

  Possible Answer: Pelham

• The clue is 10. Italian cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIAGO

• The clue is 11. Fail to act decisively in the face of a challenge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DITHER

  Possible Answer: pother, flap, fuss, dither, tizzy

• The clue is 13. Legislative collectives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODIES

  Possible Answer: consistence, personify, torso, eubstance, soundbox, consistency, organic_structure, dead_body, body, physical_structure, trunk

• The clue is 14. One of three in an SOS message. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAH

  Possible Answer: dah, dash

• The clue is 16. Part of a pipe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOWL

  Possible Answer: pipe_bowl, arena, roll, sports_stadium, stadium, bowling_ball, trough, bowl, bowlful

• The clue is 20. Melancholy Musketeer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHOS

  Possible Answer: Mount_Athos, Athos

• The clue is 21. Raced, as away from danger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLED

  Possible Answer: take_flight, flee, fly

• The clue is 22. Right hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer: aide, adjutant, auxiliary, aide-de-camp

• The clue is 24. Feeds (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREYS

  Possible Answer: fair_game, predate, prey, target, feed, raven, quarry

• The clue is 27. "Twilight" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELLA

• The clue is 28. Lavishly regaled, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINED

  Possible Answer: din, dine, boom

• The clue is 29. Scooby-Doo, to Scrappy-Doo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNCLE

  Possible Answer: uncle

  Possible Opposite Answer : aunt

• The clue is 32. Druid, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAGAN

  Possible Answer: heathen, gentile, heathenish, ethnic, hedonist, pleasure_seeker, infidel, pagan

• The clue is 34. Indian honorific. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAHIB

  Possible Answer: sahib

• The clue is 37. Goes hog-wild. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNSRIOT

• The clue is 38. Prefix with cumulus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTO

  Possible Answer: countertenor, contralto, alto

• The clue is 39. Move forward resolutely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOD

  Possible Answer: trudge, tramp, footslog, slog, pad, plodding, plod

• The clue is 41. Fountain of Youth's promise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENEWAL

  Possible Answer: rehabilitation, renewal, reclamation, replacement, refilling, replenishment

• The clue is 42. Old-timey medicines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONICS

  Possible Answer: soda, keynote, tonic, soda_pop, quinine_water, tonic_water, restorative, pop, soda_water

• The clue is 44. Things listed on a wedding registry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISHES

  Possible Answer: dish, peach, looker, stunner, serve, dishful, dish_aerial, ravisher, lulu, beauty, knockout, sweetheart, saucer, serve_up, smasher, cup_of_tea, dish_out, bag, mantrap, dish_up, dish_antenna

• The clue is 45. Play opener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTONE

• The clue is 46. "Stee-RIKE three!" follower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEROUT

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

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

  The answer: PITH

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

• The clue is 51. Put two and two together, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDED

  Possible Answer: tot, bring, sum, add, append, bestow, contribute, supply, impart, tot_up, summate, add_up, tote_up, sum_up, tally, add_together, total, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract

• The clue is 54. Not quite right. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFF

  Possible Answer: away, bump_off, remove, sour, turned, slay, forth, murder, off, cancelled, dispatch, polish_off, hit

  Possible Opposite Answer : on

• The clue is 55. Whistle-blower Brockovich. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIN

  Possible Answer: Erin

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

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

  The answer: OOZE

  Possible Answer: goop, seepage, oozing, seep, ooze_out, transude, exudate, ooze, guck, gook, goo, sludge, gunk, muck, exude, slime

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

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

  The answer: ORE

  Possible Answer: ore

• The clue is 60. Private sleeping accommodations?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COT

  Possible Answer: crib, fingerstall, cot, camp_bed

• The clue is 61. Big bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: electromagnetic_unit, Emu_novaehollandiae, emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

October 08, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, October 08, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle October 08, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Relief from the desert?	4
2A	5. Judging partner of Simon, Heidi and Sofia on "America's Got Talent"	5
3A	10. Member of the fam	3
4A	13. "The gallant pig" of children's literature	4
5A	14. Certain noble's domain	6
6A	15. Cinemax competitor	3
7A	16. *When many people solve crosswords	11
8A	18. Word that sounds like its second letter	3
9A	19. Sully	6
10A	20. Introduces to the mix	6
11A	22. Player ___	5
12A	23. Much-litigated 2010 law, for short	3
13A	26. Bar order specification	5
14A	27. Rocinante, to Don Quixote	5
15A	28. *Rough patch	8
16A	30. Puckered	6
17A	32. Big name in A.T.M.s	3
18A	33. *Occupied oneself	13
19A	39. Mauna ___	3
20A	40. Becoming new, in a way	6
21A	42. *Cheat on, say	8
22A	47. One of three in a double magnum bottle	5
23A	48. Group of fish	5
24A	49. Big mouth, informally	3
25A	50. Common cause of tonsillitis	5
26A	51. "It" factor?	6
27A	53. How Lennon wrote the opening lines of "I Am the Walrus"	6
28A	55. See 48-Down	3
29A	56. Benjamin Franklin adage ... or a hint to interpreting the answers to the four starred clues	11
30A	60. [Groan]	3
31A	61. Hullabaloo	6
32A	62. Avocado pit, e.g.	4
33A	63. Quaker's possessive	3
34A	64. Annual parade V.I.P.	5
35A	65. Recipe amts.	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Relief from the desert?"

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 succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Judging partner of Simon, Heidi and Sofia on "America's Got Talent""

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: HOWIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Member of the fam"

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: si, ti, Systeme International d'Unites
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. "The gallant pig" of children's literature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• Words that mean the same thing: sister, infant, baby
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Certain noble's domain"

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 estate of a baron
• Words that mean the same thing: baronetcy
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Cinemax competitor"

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

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: TMC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. *When many people solve crosswords"

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: SPARECHANGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Word that sounds like its second letter"

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 unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: equal, personify, make up
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Sully"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a blemish made by dirt
• Words that mean the same thing: daub, slander, denigrate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMIRCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Introduces to the mix"

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: ADDSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Player ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
• Words that mean the same thing: pianissimo, pianoforte, soft
• The opposite would be: forte
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Much-litigated 2010 law, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Bar order specification"

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: ONICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Rocinante, to 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 (literary) a spirited horse for state or war
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. *Rough patch"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: HARDCASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Puckered"

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 contract one's lips into a rounded shape
• Words that mean the same thing: wrinkle, purse
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PURSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Big name in A.T.M.s"

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: NCR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. *Occupied oneself"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: PASSEDTHEBUCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Mauna ___"

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 large brownish-green new zealand parrot
• Words that mean the same thing: Nestor notabilis
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Becoming new, in a way"

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 gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: go down, decline, wane
• The opposite would be: waxing, wax
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WANING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. *Cheat on, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: TWOCENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. One of three in a double magnum bottle"

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 metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
• Words that mean the same thing: cubic decimetre, cubic decimeter, l
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LITER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Group of fish"

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 sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
• Words that mean the same thing: school, shallow
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Big mouth, informally"

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 informal terms for the mouth
• Words that mean the same thing: yip, yelp, gob
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Common cause of tonsillitis"

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 spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
• Words that mean the same thing: streptococci, streptococcic, streptococcal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STREP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. "It" factor?"

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 intense and profound fear
• Words that mean the same thing: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HORROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. How Lennon wrote the opening lines of "I Am the Walrus""

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: ONACID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. See 48-Down"

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 (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
• Words that mean the same thing: tabu, prohibited, come out
• The opposite would be: safe
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Benjamin Franklin adage ... or a hint to interpreting the answers to the four starred clues"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIMEISMONEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. [Groan]"

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: UGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Hullabaloo"

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 blatant or sensational promotion
• Words that mean the same thing: plug, ballyhoo, hype
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOOPLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Avocado pit, 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 a small hard fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: seminal fluid, ejaculate, seeded player
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Quaker's possessive"

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: THY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Annual parade V.I.P."

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: STPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Recipe amts."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TSPS

  Great job if you got it right!

October 08, 2020 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Core components, for short	3
2D	2. Loves every second of something	8
3D	3. 44 years?	8
4D	4. Atmosphere on "The Twilight Zone"	8
5D	5. "Everybody's a comedian"	6
6D	6. British pop star Rita	3
7D	7. Came out on top	3
8D	8. "Young Frankenstein" role	4
9D	9. Provider of specs	6
10D	10. Equilibrium	6
11D	11. "Jackpot!"	6
12D	12. Play part	5
13D	14. Secretly include, maybe	3
14D	17. Loses ground slowly but surely	6
15D	21. Family inheritance?	3
16D	22. Sony console of the 2000s, for short	3
17D	24. One of more than 200 Bach works	7
18D	25. Playful and teasing	4
19D	29. Doodled, e.g.	4
20D	31. Hockey fake-out	4
21D	34. Turn down	4
22D	35. Christmas scent	6
23D	36. Price per piece	8
24D	37. Gemstones resembling topaz	8
25D	38. Mired (in)	8
26D	41. Org.	3
27D	42. "Having said that ..."	6
28D	43. "We're not ___!" (classic line from "Wayne's World")	6
29D	44. Rowboat mover	3
30D	45. Fabrics	6
31D	46. Gone bad, to Brits	6
32D	48. With 55-Across, public thanks	5
33D	52. Thigh-slapper	4
34D	54. Org.? What org.?	3
35D	57. Swab's swab	3
36D	58. Fuel economy authority, for short	3
37D	59. N.F.L. divisions: Abbr.	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. Core components, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Words that mean the same thing: abdominal muscle, abdominal, type AB
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Loves every second of something"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: LAPSITUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. 44 years?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OBAMAERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Atmosphere on "The Twilight Zone""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear
• Words that mean the same thing: ghostliness
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EERINESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Everybody's a comedian""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HAHHAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. British pop star Rita"

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 a mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: oculus sinister, operating system, bone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Came out on top"

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 basic unit of money in south korea
• Words that mean the same thing: advance, pull ahead, make headway
• The opposite would be: fall back, fail
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Young Frankenstein" role"

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 tree or shrub of the genus inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Provider of specs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EYEDOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Equilibrium"

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 an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Jackpot!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMRICH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Play part"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the place where some action occurs
• Words that mean the same thing: vista, aspect, setting
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Secretly include, maybe"

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: BCC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Loses ground slowly but surely"

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 become ground down or deteriorate
• Words that mean the same thing: gnaw, wear away, fret
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Family inheritance?"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
• Words that mean the same thing: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Sony console of the 2000s, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PSP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. One of more than 200 Bach works"

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 musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
• Words that mean the same thing: oratorio
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANTATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Playful and teasing"

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 curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
• Words that mean the same thing: archway, curve, patronizing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Doodled, 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 united states actor (born in ireland); father of georgiana emma barrymore (1827-1862)
• Words that mean the same thing: suck up, pull in, get
• The opposite would be: push, deposit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DREW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Hockey fake-out"

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: DEKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Turn down"

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 declare untrue; contradict
• Words that mean the same thing: abnegate, traverse, refuse
• The opposite would be: admit, allow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Christmas scent"

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

  The answer is: BALSAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Price per piece"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: UNITCOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Gemstones resembling topaz"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
• Words that mean the same thing: citrine
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CITRINES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Mired (in)"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: KNEEDEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Org."

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: GRP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. "Having said that ...""

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

  The answer is: THOUGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. "We're not ___!" (classic line from "Wayne's World")"

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 an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
• Words that mean the same thing: desirable, suitable
• The opposite would be: unworthy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORTHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Rowboat mover"

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 implement used to propel or steer a boat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Fabrics"

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 artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
• Words that mean the same thing: textile, cloth, material
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLOTHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Gone bad, to Brits"

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 make a mess of, destroy or ruin
• Words that mean the same thing: flub, bilk, queer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. With 55-Across, public thanks"

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 loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
• Words that mean the same thing: clapperclaw, squall, exclaim
• The opposite would be: whisper
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Thigh-slapper"

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 public act of violence by an unruly mob
• Words that mean the same thing: bacchanal, orgy, bacchanalia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Org.? What org.?"

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 united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
• Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Swab's swab"

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 cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
• Words that mean the same thing: wipe up, mow, swab
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Fuel economy authority, for short"

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 an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. N.F.L. divisions: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	45	62.5%
Short Answer	15	20.8%
Abbreviation	4	5.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.6%
History	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 22, 2025 at 03:51 AM