27400 Fri Nov 15, 2024 NYT by Alina Abidi

Across Clues :

1. Base for crème fraîche and caviar, 6. Shout of jubilation, 9. Cheryl Strayed memoir subtitled "From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail", 13. Champing at the bit, 16. Activewear brand with a name inspired by flight, 17. Comment to the poorly hidden, 18. Folder below "Snoozed," maybe, 19. A24 horror film in which Rory Kinnear plays multiple roles, 20. Vibing with, 21. Where Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and "La Clemenza di Tito" debuted, 23. Big meanie, 24. Quaint cooler, 25. Facetious question after mentioning something well known, 29. Duck, say, 30. Library section that may have comic books and beanbags, 31. Amount often added, 34. Actress Rooney of "Women Talking", 35. "Cooties", 36. Simple pajama top, casually, 37. "___ good!", 38. Relent, 39. See 36-Down, 40. "Technically, that's correct", 43. Gets rid of, as the oldest item in a programming cache, 44. Pompom, for a stuffed bunny, 45. Deal sealer, 46. Macy's or Wendy's, for instance?, 47. Crunchy lunch, 50. Sitar, technically, 51. To be determined, 54. One might be floated or flirted with, 55. "I can figure it out!", 56. Birthplace of novelist Daniel Alarcón, 57. Film script abbr., 58. Teacups and pirate ships

Down Clues :

1. Teem (with), 2. Intermediate crocheting project, 3. Country that uses the Jalali calendar rather than the Gregorian, 4. Diarist Anaïs, 5. The "Aha!" of an aha moment, 6. You might use it to walk the dog, 7. It's a "me" problem, 8. Minuscule quantities, 9. Condiment served with rolls, 10. Exclamation after checking one's watch, 11. Operating system with a penguin mascot named Tux, 12. Go out with, 14. Style, 15. French connections?, 22. Whistle blowers, 23. Predator found in all oceans, 24. Unchanged when multiplied by itself, from the Latin for "same" and "power", 25. Gospel singer Franklin, 26. Chop choice, 27. One mailing it in?, 28. TV term that's becoming obsolete in the streaming era, 32. ___ Vellani, portrayer of Ms. Marvel on film and TV, 33. Online notification sound, 35. Mother of Hamlet, 36. With 39-Across, scientist for whom a Cornell research institute is named, 38. Henry who co-founded Time magazine, 39. Tech journalist Kara, 41. Un canard ou un émeu, 42. Donna who wrote "The Secret History", 43. Slip past, 45. Hair raiser?, 46. Subtle suggestion, 47. Like some tires, 48. Accompaniment for a tequila shot, 49. Oh-so, 52. "A ___ on both your houses!" (Shakespearean misquote), 53. Fan of the Bulldogs

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 15, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, November 15, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Base for crème fraîche and caviar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLINI

  Possible Answer : blini, bliny




• The clue is 6. Shout of jubilation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 9. Cheryl Strayed memoir subtitled "From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WILD

  Possible Answer : untamed, state_of_nature, hazardous, furious, uncivilised, gaga, unwarranted, natural_state, angry, groundless, barbaric, godforsaken, waste, violent, risky, raging, barbarian, unfounded, fantastic, dotty, wilderness, baseless, uncivilized, savage, tempestuous, raving_mad, crazy, rampantly, wild, idle

  Possible Opposite Answer : tame




• The clue is 13. Champing at the bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RARINGTOGO




• The clue is 16. Activewear brand with a name inspired by flight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVIA




• The clue is 17. Comment to the poorly hidden. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANSEEYOU




• The clue is 18. Folder below "Snoozed," maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENT

  Possible Answer : post, ship, send_off, air, mail, direct, sent, institutionalise, broadcast, institutionalize, get_off, commit, station, send, place, beam, charge, transport, transmit, send_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsent




• The clue is 19. A24 horror film in which Rory Kinnear plays multiple roles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEN

  Possible Answer : gentleman's_gentleman, gentleman, human_race, humankind, military_man, Man, mankind, humans, men, valet, human_being, Isle_of_Man, human, world, homo, workforce, work_force, piece, adult_male, military_personnel, man, hands, manpower, valet_de_chambre, humanity, serviceman, human_beings

  Possible Opposite Answer : woman, civilian




• The clue is 20. Vibing with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTO




• The clue is 21. Where Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and "La Clemenza di Tito" debuted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRAGUE

  Possible Answer : Czech_capital, Prag, Praha, Prague




• The clue is 23. Big meanie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGRE

  Possible Answer : monster, devil, demon, ogre, fiend




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

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

  The answer: ICEBOX

  Possible Answer : refrigerator, icebox




• The clue is 25. Facetious question after mentioning something well known. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERHEARDOFIT




• The clue is 29. Duck, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REACT

  Possible Answer : oppose, react, respond




• The clue is 30. Library section that may have comic books and beanbags. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENS

  Possible Answer : teenager, adolescent, teens, teen, stripling




• The clue is 31. Amount often added. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIP

  Possible Answer : confidential_information, fee, angle, baksheesh, topple, bakshis, peak, crest, backsheesh, tiptoe, crown, hint, bung, top, tippytoe, lead, point, tip, tilt, tap, steer, bakshish, slant, tip_off, summit, pourboire, wind, lean, gratuity, tumble




• The clue is 34. Actress Rooney of "Women Talking". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARA

  Possible Answer : Mara, mara, Dolichotis_patagonum




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

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

  The answer: GERMS

  Possible Answer : bug, microbe, germ, seed, source




• The clue is 36. Simple pajama top, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMI




• The clue is 37. "___ good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALL

  Possible Answer : altogether, totally, whole, all, wholly, entirely, completely

  Possible Opposite Answer : some, partly




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

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

  The answer: LETUP

  Possible Answer : lull, letup




• The clue is 39. See 36-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGAN




• The clue is 40. "Technically, that's correct". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOURENOTWRONG




• The clue is 43. Gets rid of, as the oldest item in a programming cache. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVICTS

  Possible Answer : evict, force_out




• The clue is 44. Pompom, for a stuffed bunny. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAIL

  Possible Answer : chase_after, poop, can, hindquarters, shadower, dog, buns, stern, track, prat, keister, bottom, butt, posterior, tail_end, fanny, give_chase, nates, tush, shadow, rear, rump, buttocks, derriere, trail, dock, empennage, chase, bum, go_after, rear_end, quarter, bob, backside, seat, fag_end, ass, fundament, tail_assembly, hind_end, behind, after_part, arse, tag, tail, tooshie

  Possible Opposite Answer : head




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

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

  The answer: CLOSER

  Possible Answer : near, tightlipped, airless, cheeseparing, snug, tight, close, unaired, nigh, closer, stuffy, penny-pinching, closemouthed, finisher, secretive, close-fitting, faithful, closelipped, confining, skinny, nigher, nearer

  Possible Opposite Answer : distant, far




• The clue is 46. Macy's or Wendy's, for instance?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERS




• The clue is 47. Crunchy lunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLT

  Possible Answer : BLT, bacon-lettuce-tomato_sandwich




• The clue is 50. Sitar, technically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUTE

  Possible Answer : lute, luting




• The clue is 51. To be determined. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPINTHEAIR




• The clue is 54. One might be floated or flirted with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEA

  Possible Answer : melodic_theme, estimate, theme, thought, mind, estimation, idea, approximation, musical_theme




• The clue is 55. "I can figure it out!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONTTELLME




• The clue is 56. Birthplace of novelist Daniel Alarcón. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERU

  Possible Answer : Peru, Republic_of_Peru




• The clue is 57. Film script abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXT




• The clue is 58. Teacups and pirate ships. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDES

  Possible Answer : depend_upon, sit, twit, disembarrass, bait, cod, rag, turn_on, tease, devolve_on, razz, mount, rid, taunt, tantalize, drive, hinge_upon, ride, hinge_on, tantalise, depend_on, free, rally

  Possible Opposite Answer : walk

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Teem (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIM

  Possible Answer: brim, lip, rim

• The clue is 2. Intermediate crocheting project. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACE

  Possible Answer: lacing, twine, entwine, enlace, lace_up, intertwine, braid, spike, fortify, plait, interlace, lace

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwine

• The clue is 3. Country that uses the Jalali calendar rather than the Gregorian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRAN

  Possible Answer: Iran, Persia, Islamic_Republic_of_Iran

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

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

  The answer: NIN

• The clue is 5. The "Aha!" of an aha moment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSIGHT

  Possible Answer: insight, perceptiveness, brainwave, brainstorm, perceptivity, sixth_sense, penetration

• The clue is 6. You might use it to walk the dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOYO

• The clue is 7. It's a "me" problem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGO

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

• The clue is 8. Minuscule quantities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUPCONS

  Possible Answer: jot, mite, speck, hint, soupcon, pinch, touch, tinge

• The clue is 9. Condiment served with rolls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASABI

  Possible Answer: wasabi

• The clue is 10. Exclamation after checking one's watch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVEGOTTAGO

• The clue is 11. Operating system with a penguin mascot named Tux. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINUX

  Possible Answer: Linux

• The clue is 12. Go out with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DATE

  Possible Answer: particular_date, date, engagement, go_steady, see, date_stamp, go_out, day_of_the_month, escort, appointment

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

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

  The answer: GENRE

  Possible Answer: music_genre, genre, musical_style, writing_style, literary_genre, musical_genre

• The clue is 15. French connections?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TETEATETES

• The clue is 22. Whistle blowers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REFS

  Possible Answer: referee, ref

• The clue is 23. Predator found in all oceans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer: grampus, sea_wolf, orca, killer_whale, killer, Orcinus_orca

• The clue is 24. Unchanged when multiplied by itself, from the Latin for "same" and "power". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEMPOTENT

  Possible Answer: idempotent

• The clue is 25. Gospel singer Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERMA

• The clue is 26. Chop choice. 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 27. One mailing it in?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARLYVOTER

• The clue is 28. TV term that's becoming obsolete in the streaming era. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RERUN

  Possible Answer: rebroadcast, rerun

• The clue is 32. ___ Vellani, portrayer of Ms. Marvel on film and TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAN

• The clue is 33. Online notification sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PING

  Possible Answer: knock, pink, Ping_River, Ping, ping

• The clue is 35. Mother of Hamlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GERTRUDE

• The clue is 36. With 39-Across, scientist for whom a Cornell research institute is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARL

• The clue is 38. Henry who co-founded Time magazine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUCE

  Possible Answer: Henry_Luce, Clare_Booth_Luce, Henry_Robinson_Luce, Luce

• The clue is 39. Tech journalist Kara. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWISHER

  Possible Answer: classy, posh, swish

• The clue is 41. Un canard ou un émeu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OISEAU

• The clue is 42. Donna who wrote "The Secret History". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARTT

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

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

  The answer: ELUDE

  Possible Answer: dodge, put_off, escape, hedge, fudge, bilk, evade, circumvent, parry, skirt, duck, sidestep, elude

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

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

  The answer: CLIP

  Possible Answer: prune, nip, trim, cut_short, trot, jog, nip_off, snip_off, time, magazine, cartridge_clip, cartridge_holder, cut_back, curtail, lop, snip, clip, clipping, crop, dress

  Possible Opposite Answer : unclip

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

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

  The answer: HINT

  Possible Answer: confidential_information, jot, suggest, breath, suggestion, pinch, touch, mite, speck, hint, intimation, lead, tip, soupcon, tinge, steer, clue, wind, trace

• The clue is 47. Like some tires. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALD

  Possible Answer: denuded, bald, bald-pated, bald-headed, denudate, barefaced

• The clue is 48. Accompaniment for a tequila shot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIME

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

• The clue is 49. Oh-so. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRES

• The clue is 52. "A ___ on both your houses!" (Shakespearean misquote). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POX

  Possible Answer: syphilis, syph, lues_venerea, pox, lues

• The clue is 53. Fan of the Bulldogs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, July 22, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 75 (34 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

July 22, 2021 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Bad singer?	3
2A	4. Start (with)	4
3A	8. Thingy	6
4A	14. "I kissed thee ___ I kill'd thee": "Othello"	3
5A	15. T, as in tests	4
6A	16. Cause to boil	6
7A	17. Ones sporting man buns and ironic T-shirts, say	8
8A	19. Early 1900s kitchen appliance	6
9A	20. Closest living relatives of whales	14
10A	22. Land of plenty?	4
11A	23. Strikebreakers	5
12A	24. It may get pushed back on the weekend	7
13A	28. Aggressive campaign	7
14A	32. Pelvic joints	5
15A	34. Finely ground quartz	5
16A	35. They enforce discipline among legislators	10
17A	40. Gusto	4
18A	41. "Where'd you get that ___?"	4
19A	42. Locations of some dives	10
20A	44. Like park ranger's pants, often	5
21A	46. ___ Ziff, Marge's ex-boyfriend on "The Simpsons"	5
22A	47. Kind of gland	7
23A	49. Three sheets to the wind	7
24A	54. Bob of "Full House"	5
25A	56. Common bit of golf attire	4
26A	57. Inseparable ... or like three pairs of answers in this puzzle?	14
27A	62. Quiet	6
28A	63. Little dipper?	8
29A	64. Can't stand	6
30A	65. Maker of Brownie Brick Road ice cream	4
31A	66. 4 x 4	3
32A	67. Meetings for two	6
33A	68. Muscle targeted by military presses, in brief	4
34A	69. ___ school	3

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. Bad singer?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: give away, crumb, skunk
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Start (with)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Words that mean the same thing: out-of-doors, open up, capable
• The opposite would be: closed, shut
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Thingy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
• Words that mean the same thing: thingumajig, gubbins, thingamajig
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIDGET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "I kissed thee ___ I kill'd thee": "Othello""

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. T, as in tests"

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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Words that mean the same thing: reliable, truthful, admittedly
• The opposite would be: untruthful, false
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Cause to boil"

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 put into a rage; make violently angry
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENRAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Ones sporting man buns and ironic T-shirts, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in san francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
• Words that mean the same thing: hippies, hippy, hipster
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIPSTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Early 1900s kitchen appliance"

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 white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
• Words that mean the same thing: refrigerator
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICEBOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Closest living relatives of whales"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical africa
• Words that mean the same thing: Hippopotamus amphibius, hippopotamus, hippo
• The word looks like this: ______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIPPOPOTAMUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Land of plenty?"

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 the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Strikebreakers"

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 someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
• Words that mean the same thing: fink, blackleg, rat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. It may get pushed back on the weekend"

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

  The answer is: BEDTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Aggressive campaign"

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 series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
• Words that mean the same thing: push, drive, fight
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRUSADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Pelvic joints"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
• Words that mean the same thing: hip joint, hip, articulatio coxae
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COXAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Finely ground quartz"

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

  The answer is: SILEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. They enforce discipline among legislators"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PARTYWHIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "40. Gusto"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
• Words that mean the same thing: nip, spice, spice up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "41. "Where'd you get that ___?""

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 the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Words that mean the same thing: approximation, estimate, mind
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Locations of some dives"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
• Words that mean the same thing: shipwreck, wreck
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHIPWRECKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. Like park ranger's pants, often"

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 a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KHAKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "46. ___ Ziff, Marge's ex-boyfriend on "The Simpsons""

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: ARTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. Kind of gland"

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 either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
• Words that mean the same thing: adrenal gland, suprarenal gland
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADRENAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Three sheets to the wind"

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 break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
• Words that mean the same thing: pissed, ruin, squiffy
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMASHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "54. Bob of "Full House""

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: SAGET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "56. Common bit of golf attire"

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 venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
• Words that mean the same thing: Marco Polo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "57. Inseparable ... or like three pairs of answers in this puzzle?"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JOINEDATTHEHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "62. Quiet"

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 make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
• Words that mean the same thing: dampen, girdle, damp
• The opposite would be: enliven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEADEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "63. Little dipper?"

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: PITACHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "64. Can't stand"

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 dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
• Words that mean the same thing: hate
• The opposite would be: love
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DETEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "65. Maker of Brownie Brick Road ice cream"

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: EDYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "66. 4 x 4"

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 member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. Meetings for two"

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 date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
• Words that mean the same thing: rendezvous, tryst, assignation
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRYSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "68. Muscle targeted by military presses, in brief"

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: DELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "69. ___ school"

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 master's degree in education
• Words that mean the same thing: Master of Education
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MED

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - July 22, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Get back into shape	5
2D	2. Come up	5
3D	3. Lukewarm	5
4D	4. ___ the Autopilot, inflatable balloon character in "Airplane!"	4
5D	5. Dicing onions, mincing garlic, etc.	4
6D	6. Symbol that Mac users get by pressing Option + Shift + 2	4
7D	7. Contents of birdhouses	5
8D	8. Home to Planck, Einstein and Heisenberg when they won their Nobel Prizes	6
9D	9. Nightmare personified	7
10D	10. Petite, for one	9
11D	11. TV journalist Pressman with a Peabody and 11 Emmys	4
12D	12. Freudian topics	4
13D	13. State since 1845: Abbr.	3
14D	18. Dust-up	4
15D	21. Admits	7
16D	25. Noticeably unfriendly	3
17D	26. Does a groundskeeper's job	4
18D	27. Exhibited relief, in a way	7
19D	29. Smart ___	4
20D	30. Dorm room feature	4
21D	31. Tel. number add-ons	4
22D	33. It can be heavier in the summer	3
23D	35. Rodentlike relative of a rabbit	4
24D	36. Condition that fidget tools can help with, for short	4
25D	37. Bring up	4
26D	38. Not stay neutral	9
27D	39. Compete in a Summer Olympics event	4
28D	43. Stephen of "The Crying Game"	3
29D	45. Most asinine	7
30D	48. Deal sealers	6
31D	50. Particular, for short	4
32D	51. Run-of-the-mill	5
33D	52. Upper echelon	5
34D	53. Took performance-enhancing drugs	5
35D	55. Caught on audio	5
36D	57. Taunt	4
37D	58. Like some high-fiber cereal	4
38D	59. Changing fortune, metaphorically	4
39D	60. Texter's farewell	4
40D	61. Biblical verb with "thou"	4
41D	62. E.P.A.-banned pesticide	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. Get back into shape"

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: REHAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Come up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that come into existence; take on form or shape
• Words that mean the same thing: originate, lift, get up
• The opposite would be: sit down, go to bed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Lukewarm"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that moderately warm
• Words that mean the same thing: lukewarm, halfhearted, half-hearted
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEPID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ the Autopilot, inflatable balloon character in "Airplane!""

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: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Dicing onions, mincing garlic, etc."

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 preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
• Words that mean the same thing: homework, preparation
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Symbol that Mac users get by pressing Option + Shift + 2"

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 the basic monetary unit of most members of the european union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve european nations (germany, france, belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands, italy, spain, portugal, ireland, greece, austria, finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EURO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Contents of birdhouses"

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

  The answer is: NESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Home to Planck, Einstein and Heisenberg when they won their Nobel Prizes"

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 german city near leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the weimar republic that lasted until 1933
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEIMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Nightmare personified"

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 male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
• Words that mean the same thing: nightmare
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCUBUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Petite, for one"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: DRESSSIZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. TV journalist Pressman with a Peabody and 11 Emmys"

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: GABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Freudian topics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: self, ego, self-importance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. State since 1845: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Dust-up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a quarrel about petty points
• Words that mean the same thing: tiff, squabble, gaiter
• The opposite would be: boo
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Admits"

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 consider or hold as true
• Words that mean the same thing: take over, bear, admit
• The opposite would be: reject, refuse
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACCEPTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Noticeably unfriendly"

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 devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
• Words that mean the same thing: frozen, glacial, frigid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Does a groundskeeper's job"

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 loft in a barn where hay is stored
• Words that mean the same thing: hayloft, mow, pout
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Exhibited relief, in a way"

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 give out (breath or an odor)
• Words that mean the same thing: exhale, expire, emanate
• The opposite would be: inhale
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXHALED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Smart ___"

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: ALEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Dorm room feature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Tel. number add-ons"

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: EXTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. It can be heavier in the summer"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: aura, breeze, zephyr
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Rodentlike relative of a rabbit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of asia and western north america
• Words that mean the same thing: coney, mouse hare, rock rabbit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Condition that fidget tools can help with, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: hyperkinetic syndrome, minimal brain damage, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADHD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Bring up"

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 back of a military formation or procession
• Words that mean the same thing: parent, behind, buttocks
• The opposite would be: head, front
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Not stay neutral"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: TAKESIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Compete in a Summer Olympics event"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of swimming; :
• Words that mean the same thing: swimming, drown, float
• The opposite would be: sink
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Stephen of "The Crying Game""

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Most asinine"

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 devoid of intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: vacuous, fatuous, inane
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INANEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Deal sealers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AGENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Particular, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
• Words that mean the same thing: specification
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Run-of-the-mill"

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: HOHUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Upper echelon"

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 group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• Words that mean the same thing: elite group, elect
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Took performance-enhancing drugs"

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 take drugs to improve one's athletic performance
• Words that mean the same thing: narcotised, narcotized, dope up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Caught on audio"

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 fasten or attach with tape
• Words that mean the same thing: record, intercept, tap
• The opposite would be: erase
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Taunt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that showing your contempt by derision
• Words that mean the same thing: scoffing, flout, gibe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Like some high-fiber cereal"

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: OATY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Changing fortune, metaphorically"

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 periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
• Words that mean the same thing: surge, lunar time period
• The opposite would be: ebb
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Texter's farewell"

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: TTYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Biblical verb with "thou""

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: HAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "62. E.P.A.-banned pesticide"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the united states since 1972
• Words that mean the same thing: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DDT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	60	80.0%
Short Answer	6	8.0%
Sports	3	4.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.7%
Abbreviation	2	2.7%
History	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	75
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, 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 16, 2025 at 04:24 AM