December 25, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, December 25, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle December 25, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Device that might be confused with a router	5
2A	6. Essayist Didion	4
3A	10. Things in Easter baskets	4
4A	14. Honda luxury brand	5
5A	15. Taking ___ account	4
6A	16. Money that's borrowed	4
7A	17. 1976 song by the Runaways with the lyric "Hello world, I'm your wild girl"	10
8A	19. Not all	4
9A	20. Spicy	3
10A	21. Caviar, e.g.	3
11A	22. Feeling tense	6
12A	24. Not worth a ___	3
13A	25. Walk in water up to one's ankles, say	4
14A	27. ___ Lingus	3
15A	28. 1996 Deana Carter hit with the lyric "My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet"	14
16A	33. "Warts and all," in an ad	4
17A	34. Mideast title	4
18A	35. "American Dad!" network	3
19A	36. "Mad" run	4
20A	37. Lugged around	5
21A	39. Furry "Star Wars" creature	4
22A	42. Hawaii's Mauna ___	3
23A	44. Rip	4
24A	45. Lesbian icon played by Lucy Lawless	4
25A	46. 1985 Prince hit with the lyric "And if it was warm she wouldn't wear much more"	14
26A	49. Race, as an engine	3
27A	50. Frees (of)	4
28A	51. Chicago trains	3
29A	52. "Be that as it may …"	6
30A	54. ___ Lanka	3
31A	55. In the style of, on a menu	3
32A	58. Lose energy	4
33A	59. "I love this song!" … or a doubly apt description of 17-, 28- and 46-Across	10
34A	63. Take a snooze	4
35A	64. 57-Down's state	4
36A	65. Inner ___ (goal of meditation)	5
37A	66. Is in the hole	4
38A	67. Novice, informally	4
39A	68. Jazzy instruments	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. Device that might be confused with a router"

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 (from a combination of modulate and demodulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MODEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Essayist Didion"

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: JOAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Things in Easter baskets"

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 oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: ball, nut, testicle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Honda luxury brand"

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: ACURA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Taking ___ account"

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: INTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Money that's borrowed"

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 temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
• Words that mean the same thing: lend, loanword
• The opposite would be: borrow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. 1976 song by the Runaways with the lyric "Hello world, I'm your wild girl""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: CHERRYBOMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Not all"

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 quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
• Words that mean the same thing: just about, approximately, about
• The opposite would be: no
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Spicy"

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 used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
• Words that mean the same thing: red-hot, blistering, raging
• The opposite would be: cold
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Caviar, e.g."

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 fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Words that mean the same thing: hard roe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Feeling tense"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONEDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Not worth a ___"

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 former french coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Walk in water up to one's ankles, say"

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 english tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
• Words that mean the same thing: Virginia Wade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. ___ Lingus"

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: AER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. 1996 Deana Carter hit with the lyric "My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet""

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: STRAWBERRYWINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. "Warts and all," in an ad"

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: ASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Mideast title"

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 independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
• Words that mean the same thing: emeer, amir, ameer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. "American Dad!" network"

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 metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
• Words that mean the same thing: tuberculosis, tebibyte, TB
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. "Mad" run"

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 distinctive and stylish elegance
• Words that mean the same thing: elan, style, flash
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Lugged around"

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 carry with difficulty
• Words that mean the same thing: tally, sum, tug
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Furry "Star Wars" creature"

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: EWOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Hawaii's Mauna ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Rip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
• Words that mean the same thing: snap, charge, bust
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Lesbian icon played by Lucy Lawless"

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: XENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. 1985 Prince hit with the lyric "And if it was warm she wouldn't wear much more""

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert 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: RASPBERRYBERET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Race, as an engine"

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 rate of revolution of a motor
• Words that mean the same thing: revolutions per minute, rpm, rev up
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Frees (of)"

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

  The answer is: RIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Chicago trains"

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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: elevated, altitude, overhead railway
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. "Be that as it may …""

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: EVENSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. ___ Lanka"

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: SRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. In the style of, on a menu"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Lose energy"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: run down, play out, jade
• The opposite would be: refresh, interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. "I love this song!" … or a doubly apt description of 17-, 28- and 46-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: THATSMYJAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Take a snooze"

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 something left after other parts have been taken away
• Words that mean the same thing: relief, balance, residuum
• The opposite would be: be active, change
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. 57-Down's state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
• Words that mean the same thing: Hawkeye State, IA, Ioway
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Inner ___ (goal of meditation)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state prevailing during the absence of war
• Words that mean the same thing: ataraxis, public security, peace of mind
• The opposite would be: war
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Is in the hole"

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 be obliged to pay or repay
• Words that mean the same thing: owe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. Novice, informally"

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: NEWB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Jazzy instruments"

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 french marshal who distinguished himself in the war of the austrian succession (1696-1750)
• Words that mean the same thing: Adolphe Sax, saxophone, Saxony
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAXES

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - December 25, 2023 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Physicist Ernst	4
2D	2. Dos x cuatro	4
3D	3. Song for two	4
4D	4. Slip up	3
5D	5. It's in your bones	6
6D	6. Be in harmony	4
7D	7. Musical artist Yoko	3
8D	8. Bank lobby sight	3
9D	9. Completely insignificant person	6
10D	10. Otherwise	4
11D	11. "Your response is what I hoped you'd say"	10
12D	12. Samwise ___, companion of Frodo Baggins	6
13D	13. Villain's expression	5
14D	18. "Sure thing!'	6
15D	23. Aquatic salamander	4
16D	24. Cloth strips on military uniforms	6
17D	25. Ones involved in a 2023 Hollywood strike	7
18D	26. Overdue debt	6
19D	28. Unhappy	3
20D	29. Airport org.	3
21D	30. Reluctant, as an investor	10
22D	31. Acted too broadly	6
23D	32. Large-horned mountain goats	6
24D	38. Appliances with lint traps	6
25D	40. Number of times Rose tells Jack she loves him, in "Titanic"	3
26D	41. Kit ___ bar	3
27D	43. Auto financing figs.	4
28D	46. Critic's piece	6
29D	47. Vitamin that contributes to hair and nail growth	6
30D	48. Goodyear aircraft	6
31D	49. In style once more	5
32D	53. Makes after taxes	4
33D	54. Wild guess	4
34D	55. Hero in the Trojan War	4
35D	56. Wedding dress material	4
36D	57. City north of Des Moines	4
37D	60. Weeding tool	3
38D	61. "So cu-u-ute!"	3
39D	62. Vote in favor	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. Physicist Ernst"

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 austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
• Words that mean the same thing: Ernst Mach
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Dos x cuatro"

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: OCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Song for two"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that two items of the same kind
• Words that mean the same thing: couple, distich, duette
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Slip up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: drift, mistake, stray
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. It's in your bones"

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 the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
• Words that mean the same thing: core, heart and soul, essence
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Be in harmony"

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 aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
• Words that mean the same thing: shaft, match, tally
• The opposite would be: disagree
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JIBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Musical artist Yoko"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Bank lobby sight"

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

  The answer is: ATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Completely insignificant person"

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 person of no influence
• Words that mean the same thing: nonentity, cipher, cypher
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOBODY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Otherwise"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ELSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Your response is what I hoped you'd say""

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: GOODANSWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Samwise ___, companion of Frodo Baggins"

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: GAMGEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Villain's expression"

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 facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
• Words that mean the same thing: leer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. "Sure thing!'"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YOUBET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Aquatic salamander"

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 small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of north america and europe and northern asia
• Words that mean the same thing: triton
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEWT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Cloth strips on military uniforms"

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 framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Words that mean the same thing: sash, window sash, waistcloth
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Ones involved in a 2023 Hollywood strike"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
• Words that mean the same thing: author, writer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRITERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Overdue debt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARREAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Unhappy"

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 experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
• Words that mean the same thing: distressing, pitiful, deplorable
• The opposite would be: glad
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Airport org."

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 agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
• Words that mean the same thing: Transportation Security Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Reluctant, as an investor"

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: RISKAVERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Acted too broadly"

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 give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
• Words that mean the same thing: emote
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMOTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Large-horned mountain goats"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that wild goat of mountain areas of eurasia and northern africa having large recurved horns
• Words that mean the same thing: Capra ibex, ibex
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IBEXES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Appliances with lint traps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an appliance that removes moisture
• Words that mean the same thing: drier, dryer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRYERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Number of times Rose tells Jack she loves him, in "Titanic""

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

  The answer is: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Kit ___ bar"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the leaves of the shrub catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
• Words that mean the same thing: cat, khat, quat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Auto financing figs."

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 month following march and preceding may
• Words that mean the same thing: April, Apr
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Critic's piece"

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 new appraisal or evaluation
• Words that mean the same thing: survey, recapitulation, reexamination
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REVIEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Vitamin that contributes to hair and nail growth"

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 b vitamin that aids in body growth
• Words that mean the same thing: vitamin H
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIOTIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Goodyear aircraft"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by sir david low)
• Words that mean the same thing: blimp, Colonel Blimp, sausage balloon
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLIMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. In style once more"

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 fashion reminiscent of the past
• Words that mean the same thing: retroactive, ex post facto
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Makes after taxes"

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 computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: cyberspace, net income, web
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Wild guess"

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 sudden sharp feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: twinge, poke, shot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Hero in the Trojan War"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mythical greek hero; a warrior who fought against troy in the iliad
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AJAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Wedding dress material"

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 cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
• Words that mean the same thing: enlace, lace up, entwine
• The opposite would be: untwine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. City north of Des Moines"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: AMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Weeding tool"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. "So cu-u-ute!""

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: AWW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Vote in favor"

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 affirmative
• Words that mean the same thing: yeah
• The opposite would be: nay
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	60.3%
Short Answer	19	24.4%
Music	4	5.1%
History	3	3.8%
Geography	3	3.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: August 28, 2025 at 05:40 PM

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (40 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (40 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Across Clues Explained - Tuesday NYT Crossword April 20, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Indian royal	5
2A	6. Egypt's pyramids of ___	4
3A	10. Polluted air	4
4A	14. Honda luxury brand	5
5A	15. Have ___ (be well connected)	4
6A	16. Actress Kathryn of "WandaVision"	4
7A	17. Severely injures	5
8A	18. James who likes his martinis "shaken, not stirred"	4
9A	19. Woman's name that anagrams to GOAL	4
10A	20. Instagram upload, for short	3
11A	21. Brewery jug	11
12A	24. British noble	4
13A	26. Bug spray ingredient	4
14A	27. Conger, e.g.	3
15A	28. Largest speaker in a sound system, usually	9
16A	31. Posh	5
17A	33. Jack who pioneered late-night talk	4
18A	34. Golfer's target	3
19A	35. "Funny!"	3
20A	36. Like wine that's given a chance to "breathe" before drinking	7
21A	38. ___ Stone (hieroglyphics key)	7
22A	42. "___ the Damn Season" (2020 Taylor Swift song)	3
23A	43. Mooch, as a cigarette	3
24A	44. Org. with 50+ members	4
25A	45. Expel, as waste	5
26A	48. Longtime host of "The Price Is Right"	9
27A	50. University of Tennessee athlete, for short	3
28A	51. Chicago mayor Lightfoot	4
29A	53. Like "manspreading" on public transportation	4
30A	54. Power user of a popular review site, colloquially	11
31A	57. Fashionable	3
32A	60. Classic theater name	4
33A	61. Careen	4
34A	62. Stinky smells	5
35A	64. Scissors sound	4
36A	65. Book after II Chronicles	4
37A	66. Oblong tomatoes	5
38A	67. Fiona or Shrek	4
39A	68. Quaint affirmative	4
40A	69. 15-percenter	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. Indian royal"

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 prince or king in india
• Words that mean the same thing: raja
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAJAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Egypt's pyramids of ___"

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 ancient egyptian city on the west bank of the nile opposite cairo; site of three great pyramids and the sphinx
• Words that mean the same thing: Gizeh, El Giza
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIZA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Polluted air"

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 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. Honda luxury brand"

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: ACURA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Have ___ (be well connected)"

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: ANIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Actress Kathryn of "WandaVision""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that german chemist who was co-discoverer with lise meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968)
• Words that mean the same thing: Otto Hahn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAHN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Severely injures"

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 injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
• Words that mean the same thing: maim
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAIMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. James who likes his martinis "shaken, not stirred""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an electrical force linking atoms
• Words that mean the same thing: chemical bond, bind, bail
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Woman's name that anagrams to GOAL"

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: OLGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Instagram upload, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
• Words that mean the same thing: movie, film, motion-picture show
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Brewery jug"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BEERGROWLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. British noble"

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 british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Bug spray ingredient"

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: DEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Conger, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 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 15 Across: "28. Largest speaker in a sound system, usually"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUBWOOFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Posh"

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

  The answer is: RITZY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Jack who pioneered late-night talk"

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: PAAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Golfer's target"

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 (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
• Words that mean the same thing: equivalence, equation, equality
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. "Funny!""

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: HAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Like wine that's given a chance to "breathe" before drinking"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that expose to fresh air
• Words that mean the same thing: air out, oxygenise, activate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AERATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. ___ Stone (hieroglyphics key)"

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: ROSETTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. "___ the Damn Season" (2020 Taylor Swift song)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
• Words that mean the same thing: Ti, titanium, te
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Mooch, as a cigarette"

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 person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: lowlife, rotter, backside
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Org. with 50+ members"

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 association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens
• Words that mean the same thing: Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Expel, as waste"

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 eliminate from the body
• Words that mean the same thing: eliminate, excrete, 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: EGEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Longtime host of "The Price Is Right""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: BOBBARKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. University of Tennessee athlete, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: VOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Chicago mayor Lightfoot"

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: LORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Like "manspreading" on public transportation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that socially incorrect in behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: raw, unmannerly, underbred
• The opposite would be: civil
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Power user of a popular review site, colloquially"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELITEYELPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Fashionable"

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 either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
• Words that mean the same thing: articulatio coxae, rose hip, rosehip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Classic theater 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: ROXY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Careen"

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 turn sharply; change direction abruptly
• Words that mean the same thing: slue, slew, trend
• The opposite would be: back
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Stinky smells"

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 any property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: olfactory perception, odor, aroma
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Scissors sound"

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 piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
• Words that mean the same thing: prune, nip, snippet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Book after II Chronicles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a jewish priest and scribe sent by the persian king to restore jewish law and worship in jerusalem
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Ezra
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EZRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Oblong tomatoes"

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 member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern india but now are living on all continents (but mostly in europe, north africa, and north america)
• Words that mean the same thing: Gipsy, Italian capital, Romany
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. Fiona or Shrek"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: devil, monster, demon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Quaint affirmative"

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: YESM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "69. 15-percenter"

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

  The answer is: AGENT

  Great job if you got it right!

April 20, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. A.D.A.-compliant entrance feature	4
2D	2. Smoothie berry	4
3D	3. Business where all the employees blend together?	8
4D	4. Sleeve filler	3
5D	5. Big name in board games	6
6D	6. Comedy's Kaplan or baseball's Kapler	4
7D	7. Correctly arranged	7
8D	8. Snappy put-down	6
9D	9. ___ 3000, one half of rap's Outkast	5
10D	10. Have a visible baby bump	4
11D	11. Whack-a-mole whacker	6
12D	12. "You've gotta be kidding me!"	6
13D	13. Awesome, in surf-speak	6
14D	22. Says "I do" without the ado?	6
15D	23. Others, in Oaxaca	5
16D	25. "Darn it!"	6
17D	28. Place for a mud facial	3
18D	29. Country with the world's tallest building, for short	3
19D	30. Furbys or fidget spinners, once	3
20D	32. Gossip starter	6
21D	35. Man of Mexico	6
22D	37. Mister President or Madam Speaker	5
23D	38. Barbecue coating	3
24D	39. Earn after tax	8
25D	40. Uno, due, ___	3
26D	41. Earth Day's mo.	3
27D	43. If they leak, you may find yourself in hot water	7
28D	45. Extremely	6
29D	46. Run out to catch a deep pass	6
30D	47. Magic potion	6
31D	48. Light wind	6
32D	49. Northern lights phenomenon	6
33D	52. Yiddish "Yikes!"	5
34D	55. "Sorry, you're just not my ___"	4
35D	56. Baby carriage, to Brits	4
36D	58. Country across the Persian Gulf from the 29-Down	4
37D	59. Vowelless attention-getter	4
38D	63. Animal you might describe by the ends of 21-, 28-, 48- and 54-Across	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. A.D.A.-compliant entrance feature"

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 inclined surface connecting two levels
• Words that mean the same thing: storm, wild leek, Allium tricoccum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Smoothie berry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Business where all the employees blend together?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JUICEBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Sleeve filler"

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 human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
• Words that mean the same thing: gird, weapon, build up
• The opposite would be: disarm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Big name in board games"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HASBRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Comedy's Kaplan or baseball's Kapler"

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: GABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Correctly arranged"

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: INORDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Snappy put-down"

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

  The answer is: ZINGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ 3000, one half of rap's Outkast"

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: ANDRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Have a visible baby bump"

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 act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
• Words that mean the same thing: demonstrate, establish, express
• The opposite would be: hide, disprove
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Whack-a-mole whacker"

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 sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
• Words that mean the same thing: beetle, hammer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "You've gotta be kidding me!""

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: OHGEEZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Awesome, in surf-speak"

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 of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
• Words that mean the same thing: gnarled, knotty, knobbed
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNARLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "22. Says "I do" without the ado?"

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 run away secretly with one's beloved
• Words that mean the same thing: run off, elope
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELOPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Others, in Oaxaca"

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: OTRAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. "Darn it!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AWRATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Place for a mud facial"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health spa, health club, resort hotel
• The 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 18 Down: "29. Country with the world's tallest building, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: UAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Furbys or fidget spinners, once"

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

  The answer is: FAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Gossip starter"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: IHEARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Man of Mexico"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an informal term for a youth or man
• Words that mean the same thing: guy, bozo, cat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOMBRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Mister President or Madam Speaker"

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 heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
• Words that mean the same thing: entitle, deed, statute title
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TITLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Barbecue coating"

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 unforeseen obstacle
• Words that mean the same thing: chafe, hang-up, scratch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Earn after tax"

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: TAKEHOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Uno, due, ___"

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: TRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Earth Day's mo."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the month following march and preceding may
• Words that mean the same thing: April
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. If they leak, you may find yourself in hot water"

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 sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
• Words that mean the same thing: boiler, kettle, steam boiler
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOILERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Extremely"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EVERSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Run out to catch a deep pass"

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: GOLONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Magic potion"

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 sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste
• Words that mean the same thing: philosophers' stone, philosopher's stone
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELIXIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Light wind"

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 slight wind (usually refreshing)
• Words that mean the same thing: zephyr, cinch, pushover
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BREEZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Northern lights phenomenon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the first light of day
• Words that mean the same thing: dawn, morning, sunup
• The opposite would be: sunset
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AURORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Yiddish "Yikes!""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: OYVEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. "Sorry, you're just not my ___""

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 subdivision of a particular kind of thing
• Words that mean the same thing: character, case, typewrite
• The opposite would be: antitype
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Baby carriage, to Brits"

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 vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
• Words that mean the same thing: perambulator, pushchair, baby carriage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Country across the Persian Gulf from the 29-Down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
• Words that mean the same thing: Persia, Islamic Republic of Iran
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Vowelless attention-getter"

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: PSST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "63. Animal you might describe by the ends of 21-, 28-, 48- and 54-Across"

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 member of the genus canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
• Words that mean the same thing: frump, dog-iron, andiron
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	69.2%
Short Answer	12	15.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	40
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 Tuesday, 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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