October 03, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Date: Saturday, October 03, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

October 03, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Some pricey undergarments	10
2A	11. Beach patrol conveyances, for short	4
3A	15. When "the arms I long for will open wide," in a 1963 top 5 hit	10
4A	16. "Brace yourselves!"	4
5A	17. Item requiring special handling on planes	10
6A	18. Place that may have your number	4
7A	19. Historic aircraft inits.	3
8A	20. Sticky pad?	4
9A	21. Something hanging near Christmas lights, maybe	6
10A	23. Org. concerned with broadband access	3
11A	24. Pirates' terms of address	8
12A	26. Word derived from the Egyptian for "great house"	7
13A	30. Nose-in-the-air	6
14A	31. Cartoon character with a noted football prank	4
15A	32. Orange-brown hue	4
16A	34. Kvetches	5
17A	36. A.T.M. input: Abbr.	3
18A	37. "E-Z" or "xtra"	7
19A	39. T as in telegraph?	3
20A	40. Larva of a dragonfly, named after Greek myth	5
21A	42. Alpine lake	4
22A	43. Athlete who once served as his country's Extraordinary Minister for Sport	4
23A	44. Routine	6
24A	46. Walks along the boardwalk, say	7
25A	48. Guard	8
26A	50. Sauce ingredient in a Londoner's "pie and mash"	3
27A	51. Hoops star during the N.B.A.-A.B.A. merger	6
28A	52. Singer/dancer/actress Falana	4
29A	54. Terminus for some BART riders	3
30A	57. ___ Fronteras (area where Brazil, Peru and Colombia meet)	4
31A	58. Green	10
32A	61. Fraud, for example	4
33A	62. Annual New Year's Day event	10
34A	63. Planets, e.g.	4
35A	64. Elton John and Lady Gaga, for two	10

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. Some pricey undergarments"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SILKBOXERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. Beach patrol conveyances, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ATVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. When "the arms I long for will open wide," in a 1963 top 5 hit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONEFINEDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. "Brace yourselves!""

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: UHOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Item requiring special handling on planes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PETCARRIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Place that may have your number"

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 shop selling ready-to-eat food products
• Words that mean the same thing: food shop, delicatessen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Historic aircraft inits."

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: SST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Sticky pad?"

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 structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Words that mean the same thing: nestle, draw close, nuzzle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Something hanging near Christmas lights, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICICLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Org. concerned with broadband access"

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 an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite
• Words that mean the same thing: Federal Communications Commission
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FCC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Pirates' terms of address"

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: HEARTIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Word derived from the Egyptian for "great house""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the title of the ancient egyptian kings
• Words that mean the same thing: Pharaoh of Egypt
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHARAOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. Nose-in-the-air"

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 (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; -laurent le sage
• Words that mean the same thing: snot-nosed, persnickety, too big for one's breeches
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOOTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Cartoon character with a noted football prank"

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 incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern ethiopia in 1974
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUCY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Orange-brown hue"

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 red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
• Words that mean the same thing: corrode, rust fungus, rusting
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Kvetches"

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 infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
• Words that mean the same thing: Cancer the Crab, Phthirius pubis, squawk
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. A.T.M. input: 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: AMT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. "E-Z" or "xtra""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADSPEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. T as in telegraph?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Words that mean the same thing: dash
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Larva of a dragonfly, named after Greek myth"

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 submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
• Words that mean the same thing: water nymph
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAIAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Alpine lake"

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 mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Athlete who once served as his country's Extraordinary Minister for Sport"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Routine"

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 something regarded as a normative example
• Words that mean the same thing: rule, formula, pattern
• The opposite would be: paranormal, abnormal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NORMAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Walks along the boardwalk, say"

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 leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
• Words that mean the same thing: amble, stroll, promenade
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STROLLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Guard"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
• Words that mean the same thing: scout, watch, spotter
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENTINEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Sauce ingredient in a Londoner's "pie and mash""

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 fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Hoops star during the N.B.A.-A.B.A. merger"

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 united states basketball forward (born in 1950)
• Words that mean the same thing: Julius Winfield Erving, Julius Erving, Dr. J
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERVING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Singer/dancer/actress Falana"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Terminus for some BART riders"

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: SFO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. ___ Fronteras (area where Brazil, Peru and Colombia meet)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Green"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
• Words that mean the same thing: ecologic, bionomical, bionomic
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECOLOGICAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Fraud, for example"

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 (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
• Words that mean the same thing: civil wrong
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Annual New Year's Day event"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ROSEPARADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Planets, 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 the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Words that mean the same thing: orbit, globe, revolve
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Elton John and Lady Gaga, for two"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STAGENAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - October 03, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Concessions	4
2D	2. Fashion designer Di Santo	4
3D	3. Neighbor of a Belarusian	4
4D	4. Inits. on a bucket of food	3
5D	5. "The Taming of the Shrew" role	6
6D	6. Published	8
7D	7. Many college students of the 1980s-'90s, informally	4
8D	8. Wharton, for one	5
9D	9. Issa of comedy	3
10D	10. For whom Homs might be home	6
11D	11. One for the books?	7
12D	12. South Carolina college	10
13D	13. Setter's activity	10
14D	14. Backs (away)	5
15D	22. Stew vessel	5
16D	23. Really overdo the sunbathing	3
17D	25. Chemical compounds in bubble gum	6
18D	26. "Here's the ___"	4
19D	27. What robots might be used to reduce	10
20D	28. Spring or fall, e.g.	10
21D	29. Swindle	6
22D	33. Cryotherapy setting	3
23D	35. "___ the Man" (2006 film inspired by "Twelfth Night")	4
24D	37. Post master?	5
25D	38. Quick buck, say	8
26D	41. See 54-Down	7
27D	43. Party person	3
28D	45. Gets hot	6
29D	47. "Morning in America" campaigner	6
30D	48. Scrap	5
31D	49. Literature Nobelist Mario Vargas ___	5
32D	53. Man's name that becomes a toy when its first letter is moved to the end	4
33D	54. With 41-Down, swindlers	4
34D	55. Hairstyle that's short on the sides	4
35D	56. Chorus for picadores	4
36D	59. Hotel room extra	3
37D	60. Good Friday Agreement grp.	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. Concessions"

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 piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: souse, drench, standard procedure
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Fashion designer Di Santo"

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: INES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Neighbor of a Belarusian"

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: LETT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Inits. on a bucket of food"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KFC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "The Taming of the Shrew" role"

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: BIANCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Published"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ONRECORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Many college students of the 1980s-'90s, informally"

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: XERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Wharton, for one"

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: EDITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Issa of comedy"

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: RAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. For whom Homs might be home"

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

  The answer is: SYRIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. One for the books?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who listens attentively
• Words that mean the same thing: hearer, attender, listener
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUDITOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. South Carolina college"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THECITADEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Setter's activity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
• Words that mean the same thing: volleyball game
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOLLEYBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Backs (away)"

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 quick throw
• Words that mean the same thing: shy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Stew vessel"

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 black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
• Words that mean the same thing: carbon black, smut, earthenware jar
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CROCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Really overdo the sunbathing"

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 english painter and art critic (1866-1934)
• Words that mean the same thing: youngster, shaver, 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: FRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Chemical compounds in bubble gum"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
• Words that mean the same thing: ester
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. "Here's the ___""

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 series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
• Words that mean the same thing: contrive, programme, program
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. What robots might be used to reduce"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HUMANERROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Spring or fall, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACTIONVERB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Swindle"

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 swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
• Words that mean the same thing: sting, bustle about, confidence trick
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUSTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Cryotherapy setting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: watering place, watering hole, health club
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. "___ the Man" (2006 film inspired by "Twelfth Night")"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: SHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Post master?"

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: ADMIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Quick buck, say"

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 graceful old world ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTELOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. See 54-Down"

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 person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
• Words that mean the same thing: creative person, artist
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Party person"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person active in party politics
• Words that mean the same thing: politician, politico, political leader
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Gets hot"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: anger, choler, ira
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANGERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. "Morning in America" campaigner"

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 40th president of the united states (1911-2004)
• Words that mean the same thing: Ronald Reagan, President Reagan, Ronald Wilson Reagan
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Scrap"

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: SETTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Literature Nobelist Mario Vargas ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: LLOSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Man's name that becomes a toy when its first letter is moved to the end"

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: OLEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. With 41-Down, swindlers"

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 fraudulent business scheme
• Words that mean the same thing: goldbrick, bunco, mulct
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Hairstyle that's short on the sides"

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 golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
• Words that mean the same thing: slicing, disappearance, pass
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Chorus for picadores"

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: OLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Hotel room extra"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sheath worn to protect a finger
• Words that mean the same thing: crib, fingerstall, camp bed
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Good Friday Agreement grp."

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 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: anger, ire, Provisional 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: IRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	69.4%
Short Answer	10	13.9%
History	3	4.2%
Abbreviation	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.8%
Geography	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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 Saturday, 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 05:41 AM

2425 Sunday Aug 25, 2024 NY Times by John Kugelman

Break down the NYT Crosswords By John Kugelman: August 25, 2024

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

Sunday Aug 25, 2024 NYT by John Kugelman

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Loses one's shirt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNDRESSES

  Possible Answer : peel, discase, undress, divest, uncase, disinvest, disrobe, unclothe, strip, strip_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : dress




• The clue is 10. Primarily studies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAJORSIN




• The clue is 18. City with a cowboy hat-wearing replica of the Eiffel Tower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARISTEXAS




• The clue is 20. Videography option on a smartphone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIMELAPSE




• The clue is 21. "Tsk, tsk"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: DOUBLECLICK




• The clue is 23. Buddy-buddy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECONDMATE




• The clue is 24. Resistance units. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHMS

  Possible Answer : Georg_Simon_Ohm, Ohm, ohm




• The clue is 25. What "Ten-four" and "Over" are used in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADIOSPEAK




• The clue is 27. ___ liver oil (dietary supplement). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

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




• The clue is 28. Honnold who was the first to free-solo climb El Capitan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEX




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

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

  The answer: DEED

  Possible Answer : deed, deed_of_conveyance, title, act, human_action, human_activity




• The clue is 31. Sight at Sydney's yearly Festival of the Winds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KITE

  Possible Answer : kite




• The clue is 34. "You're on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSABET




• The clue is 38. Paper-saving invoice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBILL




• The clue is 40. They keep people in the dark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYEMASKS




• The clue is 44. [Knock, knock]?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAPDUO




• The clue is 45. 11?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEAFTERANOTHER




• The clue is 47. First-tier, as a celeb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIST




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

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

  The answer: CLONK




• The clue is 49. Diamond authorities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMPS

  Possible Answer : umpire, ump




• The clue is 50. Go (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer : opt, choose, prefer




• The clue is 51. Word used three times in the Postal Service creed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOR




• The clue is 52. Sen. or rep., e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POL

  Possible Answer : political_leader, politico, pol, politician




• The clue is 53. Up to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASFARAS




• The clue is 56. N.W.A's "Straight ___ Compton". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTTA




• The clue is 58. Owl or whippoorwill, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIGHTBIRD

  Possible Answer : nightbird, nighthawk, night_owl




• The clue is 62. Big step for a start-up, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPO

  Possible Answer : initial_offering, IPO, initial_public_offering




• The clue is 63. "Now I get it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHH




• The clue is 64. Pooh-pooh?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (18 letters)

  The answer: THISBEARSREPEATING




• The clue is 69. Wrap up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 70. Sch. with campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYU




• The clue is 71. Places to let out anger by smashing objects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGEROOMS




• The clue is 73. Built (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASED

  Possible Answer : based, found, establish, free-base, base, ground




• The clue is 76. Core exercise done lying down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGLIFT




• The clue is 79. Queer identity, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARO




• The clue is 80. Output of some refrigerators. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

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




• The clue is 82. Word often followed by a Roman numeral. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 83. Helping hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

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




• The clue is 84. Show up, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTDO

  Possible Answer : outgo, outstrip, outperform, surpass, trump, outmatch, outflank, scoop, best, exceed, surmount, outdo




• The clue is 86. Else. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFNOT




• The clue is 88. Tut-tut?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEMUMMYRETURNS




• The clue is 93. "Ow! Ow!"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLOWS

  Possible Answer : permit, tolerate, earmark, allow_for, admit, appropriate, set_aside, leave, allow, give_up, grant, let, reserve, provide, take_into_account, countenance

  Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow, deny




• The clue is 94. Buccaneer's buddies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEARTIES




• The clue is 95. Park worker?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VALET

  Possible Answer : gentleman, gentleman's_gentleman, valet_de_chambre, valet, man




• The clue is 96. "That much is obvious". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEARLY

  Possible Answer : understandably, clear, intelligibly, clearly, distinctly

  Possible Opposite Answer : unintelligibly




• The clue is 97. Ran out of juice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIED

  Possible Answer : fail, become_flat, pall, buy_the_farm, expire, conk, drop_dead, perish, go, snuff_it, die_out, give-up_the_ghost, decease, die, break_down, go_bad, give_out, exit, croak, conk_out, pop_off, kick_the_bucket, pass_away, give_way, choke, cash_in_one's_chips, pass, break

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born




• The clue is 98. The Lincoln Memorial appeared on it until 2008. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CENT

  Possible Answer : penny, centime, cent




• The clue is 99. Tangled masses of hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATS

  Possible Answer : flatness, entangle, matte_up, mat_up, lusterlessness, matt-up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, mat, matte, felt_up, MAT, lustrelessness, tangle, matt, snarl, matting, gym_mat, felt

  Possible Opposite Answer : disentangle, unsnarl




• The clue is 100. One of the Mannings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 102. George Lucas's original surname for Luke Skywalker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STARKILLER




• The clue is 106. Shock proof?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASP

  Possible Answer : pant, heave, puff, gasp




• The clue is 110. "OK, OK"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACKUPCOPY




• The clue is 114. "Hubba, hubba!"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: PAIROFPANTS




• The clue is 117. Outpouring of ideas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAINDUMP




• The clue is 118. Seasonal workers in suits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALLSANTAS




• The clue is 119. Official beer of the Boston Red Sox, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMADAMS




• The clue is 120. On the comeback trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESURGENT

  Possible Answer : resurgent, renascent

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: UPDO

• The clue is 2. Chemical formula for lye. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAOH

• The clue is 3. Oil container. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRUM

  Possible Answer: grind_away, bone_up, get_up, bone, mug_up, barrel, thrum, drum, tympan, swot, swot_up, beat, cram, drumfish, brake_drum, membranophone, metal_drum

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

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

  The answer: RIBS

  Possible Answer: blackguard, costa, jest_at, roast, rib, guy, ridicule, poke_fun, make_fun, laugh_at

• The clue is 5. Night school subj.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESL

• The clue is 6. Basilica of ___ Anne de Détroit (historic Michigan landmark). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE

• The clue is 7. "Three may keep a ___, if two of them are dead": Benjamin Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECRET

  Possible Answer: cloak-and-dagger, closed_book, hush-hush, surreptitious, occult, enigma, secluded, clandestine, confidential, mystic, secret, undercover, mysterious, orphic, hole-and-corner, mystery, arcanum, privy, mystical, hidden, underground, unavowed, hugger-mugger, private

• The clue is 8. Over-the-counter brand that promises "Guaranteed relief every time". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXLAX

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

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

  The answer: SAID

  Possible Answer: said, allege, order, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, suppose, aver, sound_out, aforementioned, read, enjoin, enounce, say, state, tell, aforesaid

• The clue is 10. Flaky mineral. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICA

  Possible Answer: isinglass, mica

• The clue is 11. Wild. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOK

  Possible Answer: murderously, possessed, amok, demoniac, berserk, amuck, demoniacal

• The clue is 12. "Friends" star, to friends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEN

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

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: one-time, onetime, honest-to-goodness, erstwhile, sure-enough, previous, quondam, old, former, sometime, older, honest-to-god, Old

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

• The clue is 14. Run into. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer: jam, read/write_memory, Aries, RAM, jampack, drive, pound, random-access_memory, tup, random_memory, cram, crash, force, ram_down, wad, chock_up, Aries_the_Ram, Ram, ram, random_access_memory

• The clue is 15. Carnival attraction that propels its riders sky-high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACESHOT

• The clue is 16. ":" in analogies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISTO

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

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

  The answer: NEED

  Possible Answer: necessitate, indigence, take, involve, want, pauperization, ask, motivation, demand, call_for, pauperism, require, need, motive, penury, postulate

  Possible Opposite Answer : obviate

• The clue is 19. Half a rhyming genre name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCI

• The clue is 20. Steaming, with "off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEED

  Possible Answer: tee_up, tee

• The clue is 22. Alaskan salmon hunters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KODIAKS

  Possible Answer: Ursus_middendorffi, Ursus_arctos_middendorffi, Alaskan_brown_bear, Kodiak_Island, Kodiak, Kodiak_bear

• The clue is 23. Hulled wheat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELT

  Possible Answer: import, write, Triticum_spelta, spell_out, Triticum_aestivum_spelta, spelt, spell

  Possible Opposite Answer : unspell

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

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

  The answer: SELF

  Possible Answer: ego, self

• The clue is 28. Be next to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUT

  Possible Answer: butt_on, border, edge, butt_against, butt, march, abut, adjoin

• The clue is 29. MGM's aptly named mascot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer: Leo, Lion, Leo_the_Lion

• The clue is 31. Nine credited roles in "Barbie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KENS

  Possible Answer: cognizance, ken, sight

• The clue is 32. Texter's hedge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: IMO, International_Maritime_Organization

• The clue is 33. Bit of ink, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAT

  Possible Answer: tat, cheapness, TAT, sleaze, Thematic_Apperception_Test, tackiness, intertwine

• The clue is 34. Home of Kurdistan's easternmost regions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRAN

  Possible Answer: Islamic_Republic_of_Iran, Persia, Iran

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

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

  The answer: TALON

  Possible Answer: talon

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

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

  The answer: SPIRIT

  Possible Answer: sprightliness, intent, disembodied_spirit, feeling, flavor, smell, flavour, life, spirit_up, emotional_state, inspirit, spirit, purport, tone, look, heart, liveliness, feel

• The clue is 37. Plugs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advertizement, ad, advertizing, advert, advertisement, advertising

• The clue is 38. Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENO

• The clue is 39. Big name in allergy medication. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENADRYL

  Possible Answer: diphenhydramine, Benadryl

• The clue is 40. Humorist Bombeck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERMA

• The clue is 41. Talks incessantly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAPS

  Possible Answer: yelp, yip, yap, cakehole, gob, hole, trap, maw

• The clue is 42. Didn't spoil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEPT

  Possible Answer: go_on, keep_open, save, keep, keep_back, restrain, sustain, preserve, observe, unbroken, proceed, hold_on, hold_back, hold_open, hold, celebrate, keep_on, continue, prevent, maintain, stay_fresh, retain, go_along, kept

  Possible Opposite Answer : discontinue, broken, break, let, lose

• The clue is 43. Mlle. of Madrid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRTA

• The clue is 45. Basic skateboarding trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

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

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

  The answer: EUROPA

  Possible Answer: Europa

• The clue is 48. Kind of salad with hard-boiled eggs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COBB

• The clue is 52. What cognitive behavioral therapy can treat, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTSD

  Possible Answer: PTSD, posttraumatic_stress_disorder

• The clue is 54. It bears no etymological relation to "conifer," surprisingly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIR

  Possible Answer: fir_tree, fir, true_fir

• The clue is 55. Camera opening. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APERTURE

  Possible Answer: aperture

• The clue is 56. State with a five-sided flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHIO

  Possible Answer: Buckeye_State, Ohio_River, Ohio, OH

• The clue is 57. "That's just … wrong". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UHNO

• The clue is 59. Clarified butter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GHEE

  Possible Answer: ghee

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

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

  The answer: HIND

  Possible Answer: hind, back, hinder

• The clue is 61. Park worker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANGER

  Possible Answer: forest_fire_fighter, ranger, Texas_Ranger, fire_warden, Ranger, commando

• The clue is 63. Por ___ lado (on the other hand: Sp.). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTRO

• The clue is 65. Fashion designer Anna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUI

• The clue is 66. "By Jove!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGADS

• The clue is 67. Lead-in to nautical. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AERO

• The clue is 68. Key of Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GMINOR

• The clue is 72. Glower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCOWL

  Possible Answer: frown, scowl

• The clue is 73. Part of a baby's nighttime routine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATH

  Possible Answer: bathe, bathing_tub, bath, bathroom, Bath, bathtub, tub

• The clue is 74. Hurt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHE

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

• The clue is 75. Filming innovation used in "The Shining". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEADICAM

• The clue is 76. Choice for a twist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIME

  Possible Answer: linden, slaked_lime, calcium_hydrate, fluxing_lime, unslaked_lime, hydrated_lime, calcium_hydroxide, quicklime, calcined_lime, calx, lime_hydrate, lime_tree, lime, calcium_oxide, caustic_lime, burnt_lime, Citrus_aurantifolia, basswood, linden_tree, birdlime

• The clue is 77. Häagen-Dazs shelfmate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDYS

• The clue is 78. Ball that just grazes the bat, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOULTIP

• The clue is 81. Online crafts marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 83. Betwixt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMID

• The clue is 85. Explosive inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer: TNT, trinitrotoluene

• The clue is 86. Corsica and Réunion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILES

• The clue is 87. Part of 115-Down: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLA

• The clue is 89. PET scan alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRI

  Possible Answer: magnetic_resonance_imaging, MRI

• The clue is 90. Uintah Basin people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

• The clue is 91. Word in the mnemonic E-G-B-D-F. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERY

  Possible Answer: every

• The clue is 92. Deliberately try to fail, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANK

  Possible Answer: cooler, storage_tank, armored_combat_vehicle, army_tank, armoured_combat_vehicle, tankful, tank, tank_car

• The clue is 93. Key near Ctrl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer: EL, altitude, ALT, elevation

• The clue is 96. "O Tannenbaum" and others. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAROLS

  Possible Answer: carol, Christmas_carol

• The clue is 98. "Li'l Abner" cartoonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPP

• The clue is 99. Haggard fellow?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MERLE

  Possible Answer: merle, European_blackbird, merl, ouzel, ousel, Turdus_merula, blackbird

• The clue is 100. Abates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBBS

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, reflux, wane, ebbing, ebb_away, ebb_out, ebb_off, ebb

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 101. "Good Morning America" co-host Spencer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARA

• The clue is 102. Dirty film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCUM

  Possible Answer: trash, scum

• The clue is 103. Some turkeys and tabbies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMS

  Possible Answer: tom, Uncle_Tom, tomcat, gobbler, turkey_cock, Tom, tom_turkey

• The clue is 104. Hasty getaway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAM

  Possible Answer: fly_the_coop, run, escape, getaway, run_away, scarper, break_away, bunk, scat, thrash, take_to_the_woods, lam, flail, thresh, hightail_it, head_for_the_hills, turn_tail

• The clue is 105. "Success has always been the greatest ___": Nietzsche. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIAR

  Possible Answer: liar, prevaricator

  Possible Opposite Answer : square_shooter

• The clue is 106. Group of buffalo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GANG

  Possible Answer: crew, mob, crowd, gang, work_party, gang_up, pack, bunch, ring

• The clue is 107. Payment before a deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTE

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 108. Big supporter, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAN

• The clue is 109. Quiet "Hey!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST

• The clue is 111. Telluride maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIA

• The clue is 112. Sturm ___ Drang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UND

• The clue is 113. Initialism for exhibitionism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDA

  Possible Answer: personal_organiser, organiser, personal_digital_assistant, organizer, personal_organizer, PDA

• The clue is 115. Seminoles' sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FSU

• The clue is 116. Tiger's target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer: equivalence, par, equality, equation