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Monday, January 6, 2025

27449 Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 06, 2025

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

Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues
 Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues


Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Supersonic speed number. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MACH

    Possible Answer : Ernst_Mach, Mach


  • The clue is 5. Cookies that are sometimes dunked in milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OREOS

    Possible Answer : oreo_cookie, oreo


  • The clue is 10. Whole lot. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCAD

    Possible Answer : scad


  • The clue is 14. Cousin of a clarinet. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OBOE

    Possible Answer : hautboy, oboe, hautbois


  • The clue is 15. What "duty-free" means. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOTAX


  • The clue is 16. Westover with the best-selling memoir "Educated". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TARA

    Possible Answer : Tara


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

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

    The answer: CHARACTERSKETCH


  • The clue is 20. Position of greatest stress. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOTSEAT


  • The clue is 21. "Campbell's Soup Cans" painter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WARHOL

    Possible Answer : Andy_Warhol, Warhol


  • The clue is 22. "___ longa, vita brevis". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARS

    Possible Answer : ar, atomic_number_18, argon, Land_of_Opportunity, are, Ar, AR, Arkansas


  • The clue is 23. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLEDS

    Possible Answer : sledge, sleigh, sled


  • The clue is 26. Follower of double-you, ex, wye. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ZEE

    Possible Answer : zed, Z, zee, ezed, z, izzard


  • The clue is 27. Dog crossbreed known for its teddy bear appearance. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GOLDENDOODLE


  • The clue is 31. Recovered from a fall. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GOTUP


  • The clue is 34. Modern anxiety source, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FOMO


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

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

    The answer: RIA


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

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

    The answer: USES

    Possible Answer : apply, use_of_goods_and_services, U.S., United_States_of_America, employment, the_States, purpose, usage, US, employ, U.S.A., enjoyment, habituate, utilisation, practice, utilization, exercise, manipulation, utilise, habit, function, role, USA, use, usance, economic_consumption, United_States, America, expend, consumption, utilize


  • The clue is 37. Sandwiches that often contain tuna. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MELTS

    Possible Answer : melt_down, thawing, meld, mellow_out, melting, dissolve, dethaw, fade, unthaw, mellow, unfreeze, disappear, melt, evaporate, thaw, run


  • The clue is 39. Overnight ___ (breakfast option). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OATS

    Possible Answer : oat


  • The clue is 40. Brewery offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALE

    Possible Answer : ale


  • The clue is 41. Crimson Tide univ.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BAMA


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

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

    The answer: INLET

    Possible Answer : inlet, recess, intake


  • The clue is 43. Track exposures to a disease, as an epidemiologist might. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CONTACTTRACE


  • The clue is 47. Hosp. V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRS


  • The clue is 48. Note on a failed test, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEEME


  • The clue is 49. Ball club V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GMS

    Possible Answer : gm, gramme, g, gram


  • The clue is 52. Valiant. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEROIC

    Possible Answer : heroical, heroic, desperate, heroic_meter, larger-than-life, heroic_verse, epic, grand, expansive


  • The clue is 55. Amy who voiced Joy in "Inside Out". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POEHLER


  • The clue is 57. Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRAWCONCLUSIONS


  • The clue is 60. Proctor's cry at the end of a test. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIME

    Possible Answer : fourth_dimension, clock, meter, prison_term, time, clock_time, metre, sentence, clip


  • The clue is 61. South Korea's second-largest city. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BUSAN


  • The clue is 62. Actor Esparza. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAUL


  • The clue is 63. Calf's meat. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VEAL

    Possible Answer : veau, veal


  • The clue is 64. Stretch of work. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STINT

    Possible Answer : stint, skimp, Erolia_minutilla, scant, least_sandpiper, stretch, scrimp


  • The clue is 65. Custom gift site. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETSY


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Chocolaty coffee drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOCHA

    Possible Answer: mocha_coffee, mocha

  • The clue is 2. Despise. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABHOR

    Possible Answer: execrate, abominate, abhor, loathe

  • The clue is 3. Nail polish layers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COATS

    Possible Answer: pelage, surface, coat, coating, cake

  • The clue is 4. His and ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HERS

  • The clue is 5. Available if needed. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONCALL

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

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

    The answer: ROTTED

    Possible Answer: rot, waste, molder, rotted, rotten, decompose, moulder, decayed

  • The clue is 7. Saison of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETE

  • The clue is 8. Rower's blade. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OAR

    Possible Answer: oar

  • The clue is 9. Annual festival in Austin, Tex.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SXSW

  • The clue is 10. Sound system. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STEREO

    Possible Answer: stereo_system, stereoscopic_photograph, stereophonic, stereophonic_system, two-channel, stereoscopic_picture, stereo, stereophony

  • The clue is 11. Paris's Notre-Dame, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CATHEDRAL

    Possible Answer: cathedral, duomo

  • The clue is 12. West Coast gas brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARCO

    Possible Answer: arco

  • The clue is 13. Roald who wrote "Matilda" and "The BFG". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DAHL

    Possible Answer: Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, pigeon_pea, dhal, pigeon-pea_plant, catjang_pea, cajan_pea, dahl

  • The clue is 18. "The Tortoise and the Hare" author. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AESOP

    Possible Answer: Aesop

  • The clue is 19. Instrument that may be included in a birthday goodie bag. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KAZOO

    Possible Answer: kazoo

  • The clue is 24. Take down, as a bouncy house. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEFLATE

    Possible Answer: deflate, puncture

    Possible Opposite Answer : inflate

  • The clue is 25. Arrogant sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNOT

    Possible Answer: snot, snob, snoot, prig

  • The clue is 27. "Gloomy" fellow. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GUS

    Possible Answer: GU, Guam

  • The clue is 28. Chats with on Insta. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DMS

    Possible Answer: DM, decimetre, diabetes_mellitus, decimeter, dm

  • The clue is 29. Lo-cal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LITE

    Possible Answer: light, low-cal, calorie-free, lite

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

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

    The answer: EAST

    Possible Answer: eastward, eastern_United_States, due_east, East, E, Orient, east

    Possible Opposite Answer : west

  • The clue is 31. One layer in a seven-layer dip, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GUAC

  • The clue is 32. Norway's capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OSLO

    Possible Answer: Oslo, capital_of_Norway, Christiania

  • The clue is 33. "Riverdale" or "XO, Kitty". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEENDRAMA

  • The clue is 37. ___ and cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAC

    Possible Answer: mackintosh, mac, mack, macintosh

  • The clue is 38. Ambulance personnel, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMTS

  • The clue is 39. Start of a count. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONE

    Possible Answer: single, one, unitary, one_and_only, peerless, unmatched, unrivalled, nonpareil, unmatchable, unity, i, unrivaled, ace, ane, matchless, 1, I

  • The clue is 41. >7 on the pH scale. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BASIC

    Possible Answer: basic, canonical, canonic, BASIC, introductory, staple

    Possible Opposite Answer : incidental

  • The clue is 42. Colorful summer drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICEES

    Possible Answer: ice, frost

  • The clue is 44. Gardener's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TROWEL

    Possible Answer: trowel

  • The clue is 45. Come up with a new schedule. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REPLAN

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

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

    The answer: AMOUNT

    Possible Answer: sum, measure, amount, amount_of_money, sum_of_money, total, quantity, number, come, add_up

  • The clue is 49. Show bad sportsmanship, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GLOAT

    Possible Answer: crow, gloat, triumph, gloating, glee

  • The clue is 50. Kids might be given these with crayons. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MENUS

    Possible Answer: fare, computer_menu, carte, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare, menu, card

  • The clue is 51. "r u kidding?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SRSLY

  • The clue is 52. Flat-screen, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HDTV

    Possible Answer: high-definition_television, HDTV

  • The clue is 53. Scary-sounding Great Lake. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERIE

    Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie

  • The clue is 54. Corn waste. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COBS

    Possible Answer: cobnut, Larus_marinus, great_black-backed_gull, black-backed_gull, filbert, hazelnut, cob

  • The clue is 56. Bring on, as workers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIRE

    Possible Answer: hire, employ, rent, take, engage, lease, charter

    Possible Opposite Answer : fire

  • The clue is 58. Pecan or pistachio. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NUT

    Possible Answer: ballock, testis, en, addict, fruitcake, ball, nut_case, bollock, testicle, orchis, junkie, nut, screwball, crackpot, Nut, crank, freak, egg, junky

  • The clue is 59. CBS procedural that ran for 15 seasons. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CSI

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

June 10, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 62 (31 Across, 31 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.1 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - June 10, 2023 Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Curved bedframe style 6
2A 7. Distresses 6
3A 13. Roast roost 7
4A 15. Central F.B.I. component? 6
5A 16. Mythological figure with an eponymous body part 8
6A 18. Add with force 6
7A 19. Goddess of spring 4
8A 20. Chorus in "E Viva Mexico" 4
9A 22. Gives out 5
10A 23. Use a laser, perhaps 4
11A 24. Find time for 5
12A 26. Not from Scotland 3
13A 27. From overseas? 3
14A 28. Blame-shifting words 11
15A 31. Roman statesman for whom a Midwest city was named 11
16A 32. Finds a time for, in a way 11
17A 33. Rain check events 11
18A 34. Athlete often found on the bench 11
19A 35. "Speaking openly," in texts 3
20A 38. "Mad Men" network 3
21A 39. Van trailer? 5
22A 40. Currency since the Ottoman Empire 4
23A 41. 2:1, e.g. 5
24A 44. "___ eaten without either mirth or music is ill of digestion": Sir Walter Scott 4
25A 45. Smooth out 4
26A 46. Twain protagonist 6
27A 48. Remote indication of approval 8
28A 50. Either brother in an old pop duo 6
29A 51. Triple ___ 7
30A 52. Late departure 6
31A 53. Natural treatment for nausea 6

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. Curved bedframe style"

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 vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
  • Words that mean the same thing: sled, sledge
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLEIGH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Distresses"

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 fear resulting from the awareness of danger
  • Words that mean the same thing: alarum, warning device, alert
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALARMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Roast roost"

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: HOTSEAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Central F.B.I. component?"

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 administrative unit of government
  • Words that mean the same thing: chest, government agency, federal agency
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BUREAU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Mythological figure with an eponymous body part"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a mythical greek hero of the iliad; a foremost greek warrior at the siege of troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `achilles' heel'
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACHILLES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Add with force"

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: CRAMIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Goddess of spring"

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 type genus of the majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
  • Words that mean the same thing: Maja, genus Maia, genus Maja
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MAIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Chorus in "E Viva Mexico""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: OLES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Gives out"

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 expel (gases or odors)
  • Words that mean the same thing: breathe, give off, give out
  • The opposite would be: absorb
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EMITS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Use a laser, perhaps"

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

    The answer is: ETCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Find time for"

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: GETTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Not from Scotland"

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: NAE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. From overseas?"

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 potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
  • Words that mean the same thing: stilbestrol, DE, diethylstilbesterol
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Blame-shifting words"

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: HESTARTEDIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Roman statesman for whom a Midwest city was named"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 bc)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
  • The word looks like this: ___________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CINCINNATUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Finds a time for, in a way"

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: CARBONDATES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Rain check events"

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: MAKEUPGAMES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Athlete often found on the bench"

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: POWERLIFTER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. "Speaking openly," in texts"

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: TBH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. "Mad Men" network"

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: AMC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Van trailer?"

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: BUREN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Currency since the Ottoman Empire"

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 basic unit of money on malta; equal to 100 cents
  • Words that mean the same thing: Maltese lira, Italian lira, Turkish lira
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. 2:1, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an ordered reference standard
  • Words that mean the same thing: musical scale, surmount, scale of measurement
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SCALE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. "___ eaten without either mirth or music is ill of digestion": Sir Walter Scott"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
  • Words that mean the same thing: sum, essence, pith
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MEAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Smooth 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 a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
  • Words that mean the same thing: iron out, Fe, smoothing iron
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IRON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Twain protagonist"

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 one who is employed to saw wood
  • Words that mean the same thing: sawyer beetle
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SAWYER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Remote indication of approval"

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: ESIGNING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Either brother in an old pop duo"

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: EVERLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. Triple ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an informal alliance between countries
  • Words that mean the same thing: entente cordiale
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ENTENTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "52. Late departure"

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 night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep
  • Words that mean the same thing: redeye flight
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REDEYE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "53. Natural treatment for nausea"

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 perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
  • Words that mean the same thing: peppiness, gingery, gingerroot
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GINGER

    Great job if you got it right!

June 10, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Red-faced 6
2D 2. Not just track 6
3D 3. Subject of a Senate committee with an interest in gifts 6
4D 4. Hall-of-Fame point guard Thomas 5
5D 5. Come together 3
6D 6. Banned lighting option 11
7D 7. Opening sequence 3
8D 8. Fly, at times 4
9D 9. Composer Khachaturian 4
10D 10. "Please jog our memory …" 8
11D 11. Cocktails with orgeat syrup 7
12D 12. A drop before bedtime? 6
13D 14. Constellation named for the instrument it depicts 11
14D 17. Liberating 11
15D 21. That's an order! 11
16D 25. Dressing up 11
17D 28. Headhunter's correspondent 5
18D 29. Home run, in slang 5
19D 30. Summers in Monaco 4
20D 31. Word with round or pound 4
21D 32. Quoth the raven? 8
22D 33. Certain zen retreat 7
23D 34. Prudent poker player, perhaps 6
24D 35. Draining 6
25D 36. Who wrote "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same" 6
26D 37. Choice at a dry cleaner 6
27D 40. Prized textile in ancient Egypt 5
28D 42. Hermes' invention, in myth 4
29D 43. Tough to grasp 4
30D 47. Deli choice 3
31D 49. Volkswagen Golf model 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. Red-faced"

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 bring shame or dishonor upon
  • Words that mean the same thing: sham, dishonored, dishonor
  • The opposite would be: honor
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHAMED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Not just track"

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 discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
  • Words that mean the same thing: turn up, place, settle
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOCATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Subject of a Senate committee with an interest in gifts"

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 motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  • Words that mean the same thing: moral philosophy, moral principle, ethical code
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETHICS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Hall-of-Fame point guard Thomas"

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: ISIAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Come together"

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 colloid in a more solid form than a sol
  • Words that mean the same thing: colloidal gel, mousse, gelatin
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Banned lighting option"

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: HALOGENBULB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Opening sequence"

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 elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
  • Words that mean the same thing: rudiment, ABCs, first rudiment
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ABC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Fly, at times"

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 qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
  • Words that mean the same thing: bait, come-on, hook
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LURE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Composer Khachaturian"

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

    The answer is: ARAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Please jog our memory …""

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: REMINDUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Cocktails with orgeat syrup"

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: MAITAIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. A drop before bedtime?"

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 the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
  • Words that mean the same thing: sundown
  • The opposite would be: sunrise
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SUNSET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Constellation named for the instrument it depicts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near ara
  • The word looks like this: ___________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TELESCOPIUM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Liberating"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: SETTINGFREE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. That's an order!"

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: STANDATEASE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Dressing up"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard 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: grace, embellish, adorn
  • The word looks like this: ___________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORNAMENTING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Headhunter's correspondent"

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 person responsible for hiring workers
  • Words that mean the same thing: boss
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HIRER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Home run, in slang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
  • Words that mean the same thing: spud, Irish potato, murphy
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TATER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Summers in Monaco"

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: ETES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Word with round or pound"

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 block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
  • Words that mean the same thing: bar, coat, patty
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CAKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Quoth the raven?"

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: CAWCAWED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Certain zen retreat"

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: MOMCAVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Prudent poker player, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person who passes by casually or by chance
  • Words that mean the same thing: forward passer, genus Passer, passerby
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PASSER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Draining"

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 lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
  • Words that mean the same thing: fag, sap, tire out
  • The opposite would be: interest, refresh
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIRING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Who wrote "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same""

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 english novelist; youngest of three bronte sisters (1820-1849)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Emily Bronte, Emily Jane Bronte, Currer Bell
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BRONTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Choice at a dry cleaner"

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

    The answer is: HANGER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Prized textile in ancient Egypt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
  • Words that mean the same thing: linen paper
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LINEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Hermes' invention, in myth"

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

    The answer is: LYRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Tough to grasp"

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: EELY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Deli choice"

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 seed of the cereal grass
  • Words that mean the same thing: rye whisky, Secale cereale, rye whiskey
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RYE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Volkswagen Golf model"

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: GTI

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 48 77.4%
Short Answer 8 12.9%
Music 2 3.2%
History 2 3.2%
Geography 1 1.6%
Sports 1 1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 31
Down Clues 31
Total Clues 62
Average Answer Length 6.1 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 6 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 01, 2025 at 08:39 PM