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Thursday, August 15, 2024

NYT Thursday, August 15, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 15, 2024

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

NYT Thursday, August 15, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues and Answers:
Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Like the longer route, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCENIC

    Possible Answer: scenic

  • The clue is 2. Martial art with movements like "Parting the Horse's Mane" and "Grasp Bird's Tail". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAICHI

    Possible Answer: tai_chi, taichi, t'ai_chi, tai_chi_chuan, taichichuan, t'ai_chi_chuan

  • The clue is 3. One way to get around town. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONFOOT

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

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

    The answer: OAF

    Possible Answer: lout, gawk, clod, stumblebum, oaf, lummox, lump, goon, lubber

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

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

    The answer: PLEBE

    Possible Answer: plebe, cadet

  • The clue is 6. Persian's realm?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CATDOM

  • The clue is 7. They often clash. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGOS

    Possible Answer: egotism, self, ego, self-importance

  • The clue is 8. Forecast word. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOW

    Possible Answer: moo, first_gear, humbled, depressed, low-toned, miserable, downhearted, Low, abject, crushed, Sir_David_Low, scummy, low_gear, low-down, grim, downcast, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, gloomy, David_Low, first, humble, small, scurvy, depleted, blue, down, low, low-spirited, depression, low-pitched, humiliated, down_in_the_mouth, broken, modest, dispirited, lowly

    Possible Opposite Answer : high

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

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

    The answer: ERE

  • The clue is 10. She originated the role of Fanny in "Funny Girl". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BARBRA

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

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

    The answer: SCALY

    Possible Answer: lepidote, scaly, scaled, leprose, scaley, scurfy, scabrous

  • The clue is 12. Small sofa. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOVESEAT

    Possible Answer: loveseat, vis-a-vis, tete-a-tete, love_seat

  • The clue is 13. Fallopian tube, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OVIDUCT

    Possible Answer: uterine_tube, oviduct, Fallopian_tube

  • The clue is 14. Make one out of two?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WED

    Possible Answer: splice, wedded, wed, hook_up_with, Wed, tie, Midweek, get_married, conjoin, Wednesday, espouse, marry, get_hitched_with

  • The clue is 19. 18th-century French novelist whose name means "the wise man". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LESAGE

  • The clue is 24. Charge for money, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATMFEE

  • The clue is 26. Friends, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEEPS

    Possible Answer: chirrup, peep, peek, chirp, cheep

  • The clue is 27. Major tributary of the Missouri. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLATTE

    Possible Answer: Platte, Platte_River

  • The clue is 28. Farming prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGRO

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

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

    The answer: BOS

    Possible Answer: genus_Bos, Bos

  • The clue is 32. "Well, shoot!," more colorfully. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AWHELL

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

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

    The answer: REMEDY

    Possible Answer: remediation, therapeutic, repair, remedy, amend, rectify, cure, relieve, redress, curative, remediate

  • The clue is 38. Deleted scene, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EXTRA

    Possible Answer: spare, redundant, supererogatory, surplus, additional, spear_carrier, excess, special, superfluous, supernumerary, duplicate, extra

  • The clue is 39. Afro-Caribbean religion. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SANTERIA

  • The clue is 40. Plant in the mint family with healthful seeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHIA

  • The clue is 41. Mobile dinner table. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TVTRAY

  • The clue is 42. Banned chemical contaminant, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PCB

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

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

    The answer: LOUSEUP

  • The clue is 48. One half of the merger that formed Paramount Global. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VIACOM

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

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

    The answer: SAIDSO

  • The clue is 51. Not remote. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONSITE

  • The clue is 52. Starting position, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INTERN

    Possible Answer: intern, medical_intern, houseman, interne

  • The clue is 53. Ran out. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAPSED

    Possible Answer: relapse, pass, fall_back, retrogress, sink, glide_by, nonchurchgoing, lapsed, backslide, slide_by, slip_by, elapse, regress, slip_away, go_by, recidivate, go_along, lapse

  • The clue is 55. Rainflies can cover them. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TENTS

    Possible Answer: collapsible_shelter, tent, bivouac, encamp, camp_out, camp

  • The clue is 57. Identifying words from a familiar voice. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITSME

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

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

    The answer: FUEL

    Possible Answer: fire, fuel

  • The clue is 61. Makes ineligible for competition, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DQS

  • The clue is 63. N.Y.C. luggage tag letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LGA

  • The clue is 64. Defenseman who scored a Stanley Cup-winning "flying goal". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORR

    Possible Answer: Bobby_Orr, Robert_Orr, Orr

  • The clue is 65. ___ Dae-jung, Nobel-winning former president of South Korea. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIM

Saturday, November 30, 2024

27415 Sat Nov 30, 2024 NYT by Oliver Goodridge and Juan Garavito

Across Clues :

1. Handle of a knife, 5. "And …?", 11. "Say …", 14. Haughty self-important question, 16. Boast in a 1987 Michael Jackson hit, 17. Airport transports, perhaps, 18. Export from Jamaica, 19. "Nature always ___ the colors of the spirit": Ralph Waldo Emerson, 20. Petite ___, 21. Number of fingers on dos manos, 22. Recipe fig., 23. Be all in a tizzy, 24. Complicated, 25. Ready to rinse, say, 28. Shared, 29. Cooks up, so to speak, 30. Horse race measures, 32. Went wrong, 33. Painting technique in which the artist applies new paint atop a just-painted layer, 34. Etc., etc., 35. Longtime candy company based in San Francisco, 36. Color akin to amarillo, 37. Cart for the Budweiser Clydesdales, e.g., 38. Speck, 39. Termite, e.g., 41. Fired (up), in old slang, 42. Japanese game using pentagonal pieces, 43. Jack ___, Best Supporting Actor nominee for 1940's "The Great Dictator", 44. Fateful encounter, 47. Where cold cases are frequently opened, 48. Nearly every third baseman and shortstop in M.L.B. history, 49. Sign of hunger

Down Clues :

1. At-home distraction?, 2. Like the crowd after a buzzer beater, say, 3. Quarrels, 4. Sound accompanying a shake of the head, 5. Attacked, as a castle, 6. "Hang on a second …", 7. Request to be impressed, 8. Expressions of befuddlement, 9. Since, 10. Breakup line, 11. End result of a starter, 12. The so-called "heart of the scorpion" in the night sky, 13. Assumes control, 14. Holiday honoring Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of fortune, 15. Hard to navigate, 21. Stoop (to), 23. Mr. Rogers, to his neighbors, 24. Prefix from the Greek for "alone", 26. Styles of singing, 27. Hot times in la cité, 28. Leaves in a hurry, informally, 30. It flows where the wind blows, 31. One of 11 for Big Ben, 33. Like an important decision, 34. Reason one might get extended time on the PSAT, 35. Tried to hit, 38. "___ is it?", 39. Nova preceder, 40. Like some horse feed, 42. Gulp, 45. "___ and the Thirteenth Confession" (Laura Nyro album), 46. Subject of a ganzfeld experiment, in brief

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 30, 2024

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

New York Times, Saturday, November 30, 2024
New York Times, Saturday, November 30, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Handle of a knife. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAFT

    Possible Answer : haft, helve


  • The clue is 5. "And …?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOWHAT


  • The clue is 11. "Say …". Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: HERESATHOUGHT


  • The clue is 14. Haughty self-important question. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOYOUKNOWWHOIAM


  • The clue is 16. Boast in a 1987 Michael Jackson hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMBAD


  • The clue is 17. Airport transports, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRAMS

    Possible Answer : tramway, ropeway, trolley, tram, streetcar, trolley_car, cable_tramway, tramcar, aerial_tramway


  • The clue is 18. Export from Jamaica. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKA


  • The clue is 19. "Nature always ___ the colors of the spirit": Ralph Waldo Emerson. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WEARS

    Possible Answer : wearable, fag, put_on, wear_upon, vesture, break, wear_down, tire_out, wearing, article_of_clothing, wear_thin, bear, outwear, bust, wear_off, tire, weary, don, wear, wear_out, fatigue, habiliment, fall_apart, clothing, hold_out, assume, fag_out, jade, have_on, endure, get_into

    Possible Opposite Answer : refresh


  • The clue is 20. Petite ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMIE


  • The clue is 21. Number of fingers on dos manos. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DIEZ


  • The clue is 22. Recipe fig.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMT


  • The clue is 23. Be all in a tizzy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FRET

    Possible Answer : chafe, scratch, fret, erode, key_pattern, gall, fray, Greek_fret, swither, worn_spot, niggle, eat_away, rub, stew, grate, rankle, gag, lather, choke, eat_into, Greek_key, sweat, fuss


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

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

    The answer: MESSY

    Possible Answer : mussy, messy


  • The clue is 25. Ready to rinse, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LATHERED

    Possible Answer : welt, slash, soap, lather, lash, trounce, strap, flog, whip


  • The clue is 28. Shared. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JOINT

    Possible Answer : stick, junction, articulate, join, spliff, articulation, marijuana_cigarette, joint, articulatio, roast, juncture, reefer

    Possible Opposite Answer : separate


  • The clue is 29. Cooks up, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDEATES

    Possible Answer : ideate, envisage, imagine, conceive_of


  • The clue is 30. Horse race measures. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LENGTHS

    Possible Answer : distance, duration, length


  • The clue is 32. Went wrong. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERRED

    Possible Answer : slip, mistake, stray, err, drift


  • The clue is 33. Painting technique in which the artist applies new paint atop a just-painted layer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WETONWET


  • The clue is 34. Etc., etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABBRS


  • The clue is 35. Longtime candy company based in San Francisco. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEES

    Possible Answer : understand, ascertain, assure, visualise, go_out, reckon, attend, insure, examine, interpret, consider, look, view, picture, ensure, get_a_line, determine, hear, discover, check, see_to_it, learn, witness, find_out, catch, escort, visualize, encounter, go_steady, run_into, find, project, construe, get_word, get_wind, date, watch, go_through, fancy, come_across, meet, run_across, image, envision, visit, control, realize, take_care, experience, realise, pick_up, take_in, see, figure, regard


  • The clue is 36. Color akin to amarillo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORO


  • The clue is 37. Cart for the Budweiser Clydesdales, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRAY

    Possible Answer : dray, camion


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

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

    The answer: WHIT

    Possible Answer : scintilla, tittle, whit, shred, iota, smidge, smidgeon, smidgin, smidgen


  • The clue is 39. Termite, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BORER

    Possible Answer : bore_bit, borer, rock_drill, stone_drill, woodborer


  • The clue is 41. Fired (up), in old slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HET

    Possible Answer : heated, heated_up, het_up, het


  • The clue is 42. Japanese game using pentagonal pieces. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHOGI

    Possible Answer : shogi


  • The clue is 43. Jack ___, Best Supporting Actor nominee for 1940's "The Great Dictator". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OAKIE


  • The clue is 44. Fateful encounter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DATEWITHDESTINY


  • The clue is 47. Where cold cases are frequently opened. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: DELICATESSENS

    Possible Answer : deli, delicatessen, food_shop, delicatessen_food


  • The clue is 48. Nearly every third baseman and shortstop in M.L.B. history. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RIGHTY


  • The clue is 49. Sign of hunger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PANG

    Possible Answer : stab, sting, twinge, pang


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. At-home distraction?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEYBATTERBATTER

  • The clue is 2. Like the crowd after a buzzer beater, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AROAR

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

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

    The answer: FEUDS

    Possible Answer: feud

  • The clue is 4. Sound accompanying a shake of the head. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TSK

    Possible Answer: tsk, tut, tut-tut

  • The clue is 5. Attacked, as a castle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STORMED

    Possible Answer: force, surprise, rage, storm, ramp

  • The clue is 6. "Hang on a second …". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHWAIT

  • The clue is 7. Request to be impressed. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WOWME

  • The clue is 8. Expressions of befuddlement. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HUHS

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

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

    The answer: AGO

    Possible Answer: ago, agone

  • The clue is 10. Breakup line. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THISISNTWORKING

  • The clue is 11. End result of a starter. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: HOMEMADEBREAD

  • The clue is 12. The so-called "heart of the scorpion" in the night sky. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANTARES

    Possible Answer: Antares

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

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: TAKESTHEREINS

  • The clue is 14. Holiday honoring Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of fortune. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DIWALI

  • The clue is 15. Hard to navigate. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAZY

    Possible Answer: mazy, labyrinthine, labyrinthian

  • The clue is 21. Stoop (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEIGN

    Possible Answer: deign, descend, condescend

  • The clue is 23. Mr. Rogers, to his neighbors. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FRED

  • The clue is 24. Prefix from the Greek for "alone". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MONO

    Possible Answer: kissing_disease, mono, monophonic, infectious_mononucleosis, glandular_fever, mononucleosis, single-channel

  • The clue is 26. Styles of singing. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HARRY

    Possible Answer: chivvy, plague, ravage, harass, beset, harry, chevy, molest, provoke, chivy, chevvy, hassle

  • The clue is 27. Hot times in la cité. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETES

  • The clue is 28. Leaves in a hurry, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JETS

    Possible Answer: blue_jet, honey_oil, cat_valium, spurt, super_acid, reverse_lightning, special_K, squirt, green, gush, fountain, jet_plane, jet, jet-propelled_plane, spirt, super_C, K

  • The clue is 30. It flows where the wind blows. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEETIDE

  • The clue is 31. One of 11 for Big Ben. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STOREY

    Possible Answer: storey, story, level, floor

  • The clue is 33. Like an important decision. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WEIGHTY

    Possible Answer: telling, grievous, heavy, grave, cogent, corpulent, weighty, rotund, obese

    Possible Opposite Answer : weightless

  • The clue is 34. Reason one might get extended time on the PSAT. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADHD

    Possible Answer: minimal_brain_damage, ADD, minimal_brain_dysfunction, MBD, attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, ADHD, attention_deficit_disorder, hyperkinetic_syndrome

  • The clue is 35. Tried to hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHOTAT

  • The clue is 38. "___ is it?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHICH

  • The clue is 39. Nova preceder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOSSA

  • The clue is 40. Like some horse feed. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OATEN

    Possible Answer: oaten

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

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

    The answer: SWIG

    Possible Answer: swig, draught, gulp, draft, slug, slog, quaff

  • The clue is 45. "___ and the Thirteenth Confession" (Laura Nyro album). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELI

  • The clue is 46. Subject of a ganzfeld experiment, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESP

    Possible Answer: ESP, second_sight, extrasensory_perception, clairvoyance, E.S.P.

Saturday, September 6, 2025

October 19, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword October 19, 2022

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Game pieces in Othello and Connect Four 5
2A 6. Provocative … like this answer's position in the grid? 4
3A 10. Q: What happens when the ___ clears over Los Angeles? A: UCLA! 4
4A 14. Beer brand whose name translates to "morning sun" 5
5A 15. Looney Tunes bunny 4
6A 16. Cézanne or Gauguin 4
7A 17. "You cooked this? It's *disgusting*!" said Tom ___ 15
8A 20. Gumbo, e.g. 4
9A 21. One foot in "the grave," poetically speaking 4
10A 22. Festoon 5
11A 23. Bugle call at lights out 4
12A 25. Support group associated with the Twelve Steps 6
13A 26. "What do you mean there are no PlayStations left in stock?" asked Tom ___ 12
14A 31. "Peace out" 5
15A 32. "Well, ___ be!" 3
16A 33. Lip 4
17A 37. Spot for a sojourn 3
18A 38. Charge for tardiness 7
19A 42. Grief-stricken state 3
20A 43. Scorch on a stovetop 4
21A 45. Brewery vessel 3
22A 46. Pastry dough used in crullers and beignets 5
23A 48. "I'm worried I may have anemia," said Tom ___ 12
24A 52. Had an inclination 6
25A 55. Kind of column 4
26A 56. Specialty of clerics, druids and paladins, in Dungeons & Dragons 5
27A 57. Flat, for short 4
28A 59. Assistant 4
29A 63. "You guys are supposed to be 'Wise Men' and *these* are the gifts you bring a newborn?!" asked Tom, ___ 15
30A 66. With 54-Down, back to fighting 4
31A 67. Gumbo ingredient 4
32A 68. Het (up) 5
33A 69. "That's terrible!" 4
34A 70. Hammer's end 4
35A 71. ___ of the state 5

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. Game pieces in Othello and Connect Four"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
  • Words that mean the same thing: phonograph recording, phonograph record, saucer
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DISCS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Provocative … like this answer's position in the grid?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that being in a tense state
  • Words that mean the same thing: restive, nervy, jittery
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDGY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Q: What happens when the ___ clears over Los Angeles? A: UCLA!"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
  • Words that mean the same thing: smogginess
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SMOG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Beer brand whose name translates to "morning sun""

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: ASAHI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Looney Tunes bunny"

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: LOLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Cézanne or Gauguin"

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 feminist (1885-1977)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Saul of Tarsus, Paul the Apostle, Apostle of the Gentiles
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PAUL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. "You cooked this? It's *disgusting*!" said Tom ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: INVERYPOORTASTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Gumbo, 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 agitation resulting from active worry
  • Words that mean the same thing: swither, lather, brood
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STEW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. One foot in "the grave," poetically speaking"

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 metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
  • Words that mean the same thing: iambus
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IAMB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Festoon"

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 make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
  • Words that mean the same thing: beautify, grace, clothe
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ADORN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Bugle call at lights out"

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 (military) signal to turn the lights out
  • Words that mean the same thing: wiretap, solicit, tip
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Support group associated with the Twelve Steps"

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: ALANON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. "What do you mean there are no PlayStations left in stock?" asked Tom ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: INCONSOLABLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. "Peace out""

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: SEEYA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. "Well, ___ be!""

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 often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
  • Words that mean the same thing: ailment, poorly, complaint
  • The opposite would be: well
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ILL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Lip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an impudent or insolent rejoinder
  • Words that mean the same thing: lip, Special Air Service, mouth
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Spot for a sojourn"

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
  • Words that mean the same thing: hostel, hostelry, lodge
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: INN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Charge for tardiness"

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: LATEFEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Grief-stricken state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that misery resulting from affliction
  • Words that mean the same thing: suffering, woefulness
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Scorch on a stovetop"

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 make very hot and dry
  • Words that mean the same thing: sere, dried-up, shrivelled
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Brewery vessel"

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 tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
  • Words that mean the same thing: ad valorem tax, value-added tax, tub
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Pastry dough used in crullers and beignets"

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 the imperial dynasty of china from 1122 to 221 bc; notable for the rise of confucianism and taoism
  • Words that mean the same thing: cream puff, Chou dynasty, cabbage
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CHOUX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. "I'm worried I may have anemia," said Tom ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: UNIRONICALLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. Had an inclination"

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 to incline or bend from a vertical position
  • Words that mean the same thing: list, tilt, slant
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEANED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "55. Kind of column"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • Words that mean the same thing: ace, 1, single
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ONES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "56. Specialty of clerics, druids and paladins, in Dungeons & Dragons"

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 any art that invokes supernatural powers
  • Words that mean the same thing: illusion, conjuration, legerdemain
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MAGIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Flat, 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: TWOD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. Assistant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AIDE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "63. "You guys are supposed to be 'Wise Men' and *these* are the gifts you bring a newborn?!" asked Tom, ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: FRANKLYINCENSED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "66. With 54-Down, back to fighting"

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: ATIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "67. Gumbo ingredient"

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 long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
  • Words that mean the same thing: okra plant, Abelmoschus esculentus, lady's-finger
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OKRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. Het (up)"

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 cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
  • Words that mean the same thing: get at, stung, rile
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RILED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. "That's terrible!""

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: OHNO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "70. Hammer's end"

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 part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "71. ___ of the state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an opposing military force
  • Words that mean the same thing: opposition, foeman, foe
  • The opposite would be: friend
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ENEMY

    Great job if you got it right!

NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - October 19, 2022 Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Spot for a speech 4
2D 2. "Who ___?!" ("That's true of everyone!") 4
3D 3. Relief pitcher's success 4
4D 4. Target of a canine's canines, maybe 7
5D 5. Ben Kingsley or Ian McKellen, e.g. 3
6D 6. "West Texas town" in a classic country song 6
7D 7. Gloom's partner 4
8D 8. Formless mass 4
9D 9. Common word in pirate-speak 3
10D 10. Outings devoted to relaxation and self-care 7
11D 11. Employee at a brick-and-mortar business 5
12D 12. Musical bit that slowly fades 5
13D 13. Close in many close-ups 5
14D 18. Coyote calls 4
15D 19. Seven-foot, say 4
16D 24. Particularly particular 4
17D 25. Competent 4
18D 26. Goddess with a reduplicative name 4
19D 27. Bird with a reduplicative name 4
20D 28. John of "The Suicide Squad" 4
21D 29. Not be straight with 5
22D 30. TV E.T. 3
23D 34. Nowhere to be found, say 4
24D 35. Genre for Luther Vandross 4
25D 36. "___ and I Know It" (2012 #1 hit for 52-Down) 4
26D 39. Fervent 4
27D 40. Sailor, in slang 3
28D 41. Behold: Lat. 4
29D 44. Encounter unexpectedly 7
30D 47. Is connected 7
31D 49. Prominent part of an apatosaurus 4
32D 50. Pulitzer-winning columnist Peggy 6
33D 51. Visiting the Natl. Museum of African American History and Culture, say 4
34D 52. Electronic dance music duo that performed at the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show 5
35D 53. Home to over seven billion people 5
36D 54. See 66-Across 5
37D 57. Rug rat 4
38D 58. ___ transfer 4
39D 60. Man, for one 4
40D 61. Consider 4
41D 62. Swirl in a stream 4
42D 64. Hack (off) 3
43D 65. Before, to Byron 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. Spot for a speech"

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 platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
  • Words that mean the same thing: pulpit, soapbox, ambo
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Who ___?!" ("That's true of everyone!")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ISNT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Relief pitcher's success"

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 (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
  • Words that mean the same thing: bring through, pull through, salve
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SAVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Target of a canine's canines, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: CHEWTOY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Ben Kingsley or Ian McKellen, e.g."

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

    The answer is: SIR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "West Texas town" in a classic country song"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ELPASO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Gloom's partner"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
  • Words that mean the same thing: designate, fate, condemn
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOOM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Formless mass"

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 compact mass
  • Words that mean the same thing: clod, chunk, clump
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GLOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Common word in pirate-speak"

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: YAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Outings devoted to relaxation and self-care"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SPADAYS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Employee at a brick-and-mortar business"

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 american revolutionary leader from virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the bill of rights (1725-1792)
  • Words that mean the same thing: James Mason, A. E. W. Mason, James Neville Mason
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MASON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Musical bit that slowly fades"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: OUTRO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Close in many close-ups"

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 made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a united states astronaut in 1962; later in united states senate (1921-)
  • Words that mean the same thing: John Herschel Glenn Jr., John Glenn
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GLENN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Coyote calls"

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 nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
  • Words that mean the same thing: yelping, yap, yip
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: YIPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Seven-foot, say"

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 garment size for a tall person
  • Words that mean the same thing: marvellous, magniloquent, marvelous
  • The opposite would be: short
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TALL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Particularly particular"

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 of or related to the anus
  • Words that mean the same thing: anal retentive
  • The opposite would be: oral
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Competent"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ABLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Goddess with a reduplicative name"

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 egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of geb; sister and wife of osiris
  • Words that mean the same thing: ISI, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Inter-Services Intelligence
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ISIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Bird with a reduplicative name"

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: NENE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. John of "The Suicide Squad""

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: CENA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Not be straight with"

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: LIETO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. TV E.T."

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!
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    The answer is: ALF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Nowhere to be found, say"

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 one who is away or absent without leave
  • Words that mean the same thing: truant
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: AWOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Genre for Luther Vandross"

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 immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
  • Words that mean the same thing: psyche, mortal, someone
  • The word looks like this: ____
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    The answer is: SOUL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. "___ and I Know It" (2012 #1 hit for 52-Down)"

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

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Fervent"

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 (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
  • Words that mean the same thing: greedy, esurient, devouring
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AVID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Sailor, in slang"

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 any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
  • Words that mean the same thing: gob, sea dog, mariner
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Behold: Lat."

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

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  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: ECCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Encounter unexpectedly"

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

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  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: RUNINTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Is connected"

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

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

    The answer is: HASANIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Prominent part of an apatosaurus"

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 part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
  • Words that mean the same thing: neck opening, make out, cervix
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NECK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Pulitzer-winning columnist Peggy"

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!
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    The answer is: NOONAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Visiting the Natl. Museum of African American History and Culture, say"

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: INDC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Electronic dance music duo that performed at the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: LMFAO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Home to over seven billion people"

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 the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
  • Words that mean the same thing: worldly concern, earthly concern, dry land
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: EARTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. See 66-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • Words that mean the same thing: once more, over again, once again
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: AGAIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Rug rat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TYKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. ___ transfer"

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 ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
  • Words that mean the same thing: telegram, telegraph, cable
  • The opposite would be: unwire
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WIRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Man, for one"

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

    The answer is: ISLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Consider"

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 keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
  • Words that mean the same thing: view as, hold, take for
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEEM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "62. Swirl in a stream"

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 founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Mary Baker Eddy, swirl, whirl
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDDY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "64. Hack (off)"

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 cut off from a whole
  • Words that mean the same thing: sever, clip, trim
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "65. Before, to Byron"

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: ERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 61 78.2%
Short Answer 9 11.5%
Geography 3 3.8%
Music 2 2.6%
Sports 1 1.3%
Abbreviation 1 1.3%
History 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 35
Down Clues 43
Total Clues 78
Average Answer Length 4.8 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 15 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 4 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 06, 2025 at 05:15 PM