NYTimes Saturday, August 17, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints

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NYTimes Saturday, August 17, 2024 

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 17, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ireland's second-best-selling musical act after U2. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA




• The clue is 5. Forsythia, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRUB

  Possible Answer : shrub, bush




• The clue is 10. Verbally waver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAW

  Possible Answer : haw, hawthorn




• The clue is 13. Something shown to a rude houseguest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOOR

  Possible Answer : threshold, doorway, room_access, door




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

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

  The answer: ABUSE

  Possible Answer : mistreat, ill-treatment, maltreatment, ill-usage, revilement, contumely, pervert, blackguard, vilification, step, misuse, ill-use, maltreat, shout, ill-treat, insult, clapperclaw, abuse




• The clue is 15. "___ Agua Para Chocolate" (hit 1992 foreign-language film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COMO




• The clue is 16. One might clean up lots of toys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGGROOMER




• The clue is 18. Potatoes, in Indian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOO




• The clue is 19. Grown in ___ (brand of frozen French fries). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer : Gem_State, ID, Idaho




• The clue is 20. Reason one might read a "Speed Hump" sign and laugh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRTYMIND




• The clue is 22. One might be "slippery". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELM

  Possible Answer : elmwood, elm_tree, elm




• The clue is 23. Epic backdrop, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAR

  Possible Answer : war, state_of_war, warfare

  Possible Opposite Answer : peace, make_peace




• The clue is 25. Some skintight clothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAPERS

  Possible Answer : maker, shaping_machine, shaper




• The clue is 26. Coal miner's discovery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAM

  Possible Answer : wrinkle, crease, line, crinkle, furrow, bed, seam




• The clue is 28. Josh who voices Olaf in "Frozen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAD

  Possible Answer : gad, generalized_anxiety_disorder, spur, GAD, anxiety_reaction, jazz_around, gallivant




• The clue is 30. Initial tentative attempt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORAY

  Possible Answer : despoil, maraud, reave, foray, strip, plunder, rifle, raid, ransack, pillage, loot




• The clue is 31. Nonstop flight?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAIRMASTER




• The clue is 35. Jamie Lee Curtis or Neve Campbell, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCREAMQUEEN




• The clue is 37. Really loses one's cool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOESNUCLEAR




• The clue is 39. Planned Parenthood doc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBGYN




• The clue is 42. Often-bracketed bit of Latin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer : sic, set




• The clue is 43. Mark as important, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAR

  Possible Answer : virtuoso, adept, sensation, prima, lead, headliner, hotshot, principal, wiz, champion, mavin, leading, whizz, whiz, star, maven, wizard, starring, ace, genius, star_topology, stellar, superstar, asterisk




• The clue is 45. You! All of you!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLVERS

  Possible Answer : problem_solver, convergent_thinker, solver




• The clue is 48. Lunes, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIA

  Possible Answer : DIA, Defense_Intelligence_Agency




• The clue is 50. The "1" in 8-8-1, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer : bond, standoff, tie, link, railroad_tie, tie_beam, wed, bind, necktie, attach, sleeper, crosstie, association, affiliation, linkup, tie-up, connect, tie-in, link_up, draw, marry, splice

  Possible Opposite Answer : disconnect, untie




• The clue is 51. "Hold please"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INEEDAHUG




• The clue is 53. River through Glasgow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLYDE

  Possible Answer : Clyde




• The clue is 55. What lions can do that pumas cannot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROAR

  Possible Answer : wail, bellow, yawl, yaup, roar, yowl, bellowing, hollering, ululate, thunder, boom, hollo, roaring, holla, holloa, howl, holler




• The clue is 56. "A deal's a deal!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOBACKSIES




• The clue is 58. ThinkPads, originally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBMS




• The clue is 59. ___ anglaise (rich custard). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREME




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

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

  The answer: ACRE

  Possible Answer : Akko, Akka, acre, Accho, Acre




• The clue is 61. Cry for help. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOS

  Possible Answer : SOS, sol, soh, so




• The clue is 62. Toaster's opening. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERES

  Possible Answer : Here, Hera, here

  Possible Opposite Answer : there




• The clue is 63. Randall's elder daughter on "This Is Us". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESS

  Possible Answer : si, atomic_number_52, te, Te, tellurium, ti

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Goes down the drain, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDIES

  Possible Answer: twist, eddy, Mary_Morse_Baker_Eddy, whirl, Eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, Mary_Baker_Eddy

• The clue is 2. Thinks (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOODLES

  Possible Answer: bonce, bean, noodle, attic, noggin, dome

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

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

  The answer: YOGAMATS

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

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

  The answer: ARGH

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

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

  The answer: SAO

• The clue is 6. "True Detective" and "The Wire," for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HBODRAMAS

• The clue is 7. One-named poet from the 13th century. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUMI

• The clue is 8. App audience. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USERS

  Possible Answer: substance_abuser, drug_user, exploiter, user

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

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

  The answer: BERTH

  Possible Answer: bunk, place, moorage, built_in_bed, office, mooring, wharf, post, berth, tie_up, billet, spot, position, slip, situation, moor

• The clue is 10. Like Medina, Saudi Arabia, vis-à-vis Medina, Ohio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLIER

  Possible Answer: holy

  Possible Opposite Answer : unholy

• The clue is 11. So-called "king of the Egyptian gods". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMONRA

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

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

  The answer: WOODSY

  Possible Answer: woodsy, arboreous, arboraceous, woody

• The clue is 15. Scouting gatherings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMPOREES

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

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer: row, words, quarrel, wrangle, rowing, course, run-in, dustup

• The clue is 21. "Get me?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAFEEL

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

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

  The answer: AGREE

  Possible Answer: hold, harmonize, match, gibe, jibe, fit, agree, tally, consort, fit_in, concord, check, correspond, harmonise, accord, concur

  Possible Opposite Answer : disagree

• The clue is 27. Fashions out of whatever's lying around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACGYVERS

• The clue is 29. Sends to hell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAMNS

  Possible Answer: hoot, darn, imprecate, anathemise, beshrew, maledict, shucks, anathemize, tinker's_dam, bedamn, damn, tinker's_damn, curse, red_cent, shit

  Possible Opposite Answer : bless

• The clue is 32. Worked on a collapsible table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONED

  Possible Answer: press, iron, ironed, iron_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unironed

• The clue is 33. Hit Netflix show whose pilot episode is titled "Red Light, Green Light". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SQUIDGAME

• The clue is 34. Stanley of "Julie & Julia". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUCCI

• The clue is 36. Low-cost lager from Anheuser-Busch, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NATTYICE

• The clue is 38. Eleven in Las Vegas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIDERS

  Possible Answer: despoiler, plunderer, pillager, raider, looter, freebooter, spoiler

• The clue is 39. God slain by his brother, then resurrected by his wife. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSIRIS

  Possible Answer: Osiris

• The clue is 40. Animal also known as a pygmy chimpanzee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONOBO

  Possible Answer: Pan_paniscus, bonobo, pygmy_chimpanzee

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

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

  The answer: GLEAMS

  Possible Answer: gleaming, lambency, gleam, glimmer, glow, shine, glisten, glint, glitter

• The clue is 44. ___ Puffs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REESES

• The clue is 46. In Buffalo, it's a faux pas to order this with Buffalo wings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANCH

  Possible Answer: ranch, cattle_ranch, cattle_farm, spread

• The clue is 47. Buttress, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORE

  Possible Answer: set_ashore, shore, prop, shoring, prop_up, land, shore_up

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

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

  The answer: ACK

• The clue is 52. Eschew the subway, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBER

• The clue is 54. Something that's good to do a 180 on?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSAT

• The clue is 57. These, in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CES

  Possible Answer: cerium, atomic_number_58, Ce

January 22, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, January 22, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle January 22, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Some internet humor	7
2A	8. It shares a key with a "3"	7
3A	15. Apple product launched in 2015	7
4A	16. Vital hosp. worker	7
5A	17. Beheader of Medusa, in Greek myth	7
6A	18. One engaged in a struggle	7
7A	19. Need for translation, in biology	3
8A	20. Coined word in the title of 2008's Best Picture	7
9A	22. Congresswoman Demings	3
10A	23. Many mainframes	4
11A	25. Brewery stock	5
12A	26. Western city where copper-riveted jeans were invented	4
13A	27. Water nymph	5
14A	29. Big Ten football powerhouse, for short	3
15A	30. Big name in apple juice	5
16A	31. Dangerous thing to catch	7
17A	33. Two swings and a slide, maybe	7
18A	35. Do or ___ (punny hair salon name)	3
19A	36. The Depression, for one	3
20A	37. Rally feature	7
21A	41. Team player who's not really a team player	7
22A	45. Wears	5
23A	46. Burning sensation	3
24A	48. Came to	5
25A	49. African antelope	4
26A	50. Group with the 2000 hit "This I Promise You"	5
27A	52. Website with the headings "Craft Supplies" and "Jewelry & Accessories"	4
28A	53. Cable channel owned by Discovery	3
29A	54. Convenient place to work out	7
30A	56. T.S.A. overseer	3
31A	57. "De-e-eluxe!"	7
32A	59. Elvis Presley sings it in "Blue Hawaii"	7
33A	61. Corpulence	7
34A	62. Tracking device	7
35A	63. Sells	7
36A	64. Some printers	7

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Some internet humor"

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: LOLCATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. It shares a key with a "3""

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: HASHTAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Apple product launched in 2015"

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: IPADPRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Vital hosp. worker"

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: ERNURSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Beheader of Medusa, in Greek myth"

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 (greek mythology) the son of zeus who slew medusa (with the help of athena and hermes) and rescued andromeda from a sea monster
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERSEUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. One engaged in a struggle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the principal character in a work of fiction
• Words that mean the same thing: protagonist
• The opposite would be: antagonist
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGONIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Need for translation, in biology"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Coined word in the title of 2008's Best Picture"

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: SLUMDOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Congresswoman Demings"

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: VAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Many mainframes"

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: IBMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Brewery stock"

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 commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
• Words that mean the same thing: barm
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Western city where copper-riveted jeans were invented"

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 city in western nevada at the foot of the sierra nevada mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Water nymph"

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

  The answer is: NAIAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Big Ten football powerhouse, 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: MSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Big name in apple juice"

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 united states feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)
• Words that mean the same thing: Lucretia Coffin Mott, Mott
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOTTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Dangerous thing to catch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRENADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Two swings and a slide, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PLAYSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Do or ___ (punny hair salon name)"

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 usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
• Words that mean the same thing: dyestuff
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. The Depression, for one"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: epoch, geological era, earned run average
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Rally feature"

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: PEPBAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Team player who's not really a team player"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: BALLHOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Wears"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HASON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Burning sensation"

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

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Came to"

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 stop sleeping
• Words that mean the same thing: arouse, awake, waken
• The opposite would be: fall asleep
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWOKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. African antelope"

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 large african antelope with long straight nearly upright horns
• Words that mean the same thing: pasang
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORYX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Group with the 2000 hit "This I Promise You""

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: NSYNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Website with the headings "Craft Supplies" and "Jewelry & Accessories""

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: ETSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Cable channel owned by Discovery"

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 considerate and solicitous care
• Words that mean the same thing: tender loving care
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TLC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Convenient place to work out"

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: HOMEGYM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. T.S.A. overseer"

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: DHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. "De-e-eluxe!""

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: OOHLALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Elvis Presley sings it in "Blue Hawaii""

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: ALOHAOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Corpulence"

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 more than average fatness
• Words that mean the same thing: fleshiness, corpulency
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBESITY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Tracking device"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
• Words that mean the same thing: locater
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOCATOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Sells"

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 sell or offer for sale from place to place
• Words that mean the same thing: huckster, vend, hawk
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEDDLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Some printers"

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: INKJETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle January 22, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Facial piercing	7
2D	2. Place for free spirits	7
3D	3. Where the University of Wyoming is	7
4D	4. Contents of some towers, in brief	3
5D	5. Some sign language users	4
6D	6. In fact	5
7D	7. "Tough luck ... I don't care what you think"	7
8D	8. "Watch it!"	7
9D	9. Cant	5
10D	10. Make out in England	4
11D	11. ___ army, villainous force in Disney's "Mulan"	3
12D	12. Pot supporters	7
13D	13. Actor Armand ___	7
14D	14. "Beat it!"	7
15D	21. Attachment to Christ?	3
16D	24. Place to build a castle	7
17D	26. Fancy "I"	7
18D	28. Israeli leader with an eye patch	5
19D	30. Actress Gibbs of "The Jeffersons"	5
20D	32. Cubs' hangout	3
21D	34. Pastoral setting	3
22D	37. When a poser might be presented?	7
23D	38. Place for a stud	7
24D	39. Eager, informally	7
25D	40. Causes consternation	7
26D	41. Language of the Literature Nobelist Rabindranath Tagore	7
27D	42. Test in chemistry?	7
28D	43. "Yeah, I'm listening"	7
29D	44. Yellowstone attractions	7
30D	47. Bourbon relative	3
31D	50. Murphy's co-star in 1982's "48 Hrs."	5
32D	51. Robotic adversary in "Battlestar Galactica"	5
33D	54. Bad fall?	4
34D	55. Not serious	4
35D	58. Cause of a trip	3
36D	60. Once-in-a-lifetime trip	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. Facial piercing"

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: LIPRING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Place for free spirits"

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: OPENBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Where the University of Wyoming is"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a university town in southeast wyoming
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LARAMIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Contents of some towers, in brief"

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 soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
• Words that mean the same thing: candela, cd, CD
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Some sign language users"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: imitator, emulator, copycat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. In fact"

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 in accordance with truth or fact or reality
• Words that mean the same thing: in truth, unfeignedly, sincerely
• The opposite would be: insincerely
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRULY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Tough luck ... I don't care what you think""

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: SOSUEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Watch it!""

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: HEADSUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Cant"

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 a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
• Words that mean the same thing: jargon, vernacular, cant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARGOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Make out in England"

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 touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: buss, kiss, osculate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. ___ army, villainous force in Disney's "Mulan""

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 a nomadic people who invaded europe in the 4th century
• Words that mean the same thing: Kraut, Jerry, Boche
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Pot supporters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
• Words that mean the same thing: trivet
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIVETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Actor Armand ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: ASSANTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. "Beat it!""

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: GETLOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Attachment to Christ?"

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 informal terms for a mother
• Words that mean the same thing: mammy, ma, mommy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Place to build a castle"

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 mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
• Words that mean the same thing: sandpit, sandpile
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANDBOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Fancy "I""

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: ROYALWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Israeli leader with an eye patch"

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 israeli general and statesman (1915-1981)
• Words that mean the same thing: Moshe Dayan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAYAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Actress Gibbs of "The Jeffersons""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: MARLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Cubs' hangout"

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 habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: hideout, lair, hideaway
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Pastoral setting"

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 length of thread or yarn
• Words that mean the same thing: pasture, ley, grazing land
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. When a poser might be presented?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PHOTOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Place for a stud"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear
• Words that mean the same thing: ear lobe
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARLOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Eager, informally"

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: PSYCHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Causes consternation"

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 the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
• Words that mean the same thing: dispirit, appal, consternation
• The opposite would be: elate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DISMAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Language of the Literature Nobelist Rabindranath Tagore"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (hinduism) a member of a people living in bangladesh and west bengal (mainly hindus)
• Words that mean the same thing: Bangla
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BENGALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Test in chemistry?"

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: HOTDATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. "Yeah, I'm listening""

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: OKSHOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Yellowstone attractions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a spring that discharges hot water and steam
• Words that mean the same thing: geyser
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEYSERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Bourbon relative"

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, rye whiskey, Secale cereale
• The 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: "50. Murphy's co-star in 1982's "48 Hrs.""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: NOLTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Robotic adversary in "Battlestar Galactica""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: CYLON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Bad fall?"

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 precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
• Words that mean the same thing: acclaim, come, herald
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Not serious"

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

  The answer is: MOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Cause of a trip"

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 powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. Once-in-a-lifetime trip"

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 fifth pillar of islam is a pilgrimage to mecca during the month of dhu al-hijja; at least once in a lifetime a muslim is expected to make a religious journey to mecca and the kaaba
• Words that mean the same thing: hajj, hadj
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAJ

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	68.1%
Short Answer	14	19.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.6%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	7 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM