XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 10, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 10 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. Info acquired by scouts
Clue #2: 6. Blue-footed seabird
Clue #3: 11. Cried
Antonyms: laugh
Clue #4: 15. Steak ___ (dish flambéed tableside)
Clue #5: 16. Bicker
Clue #6: 17. One applying the finishing touches at a bakery
Clue #7: 18. Places where nonprofessionals sing
Clue #8: 20. Director Ephron
Clue #9: 21. Hyatt alternative
Clue #10: 22. Let out, as a fishing line
Clue #11: 24. Netflix or Hulu
Clue #12: 28. Word after swimming or dating
Clue #13: 29. Salon job
Clue #14: 30. Altar constellation
Clue #15: 31. Grandson of Adam and Eve
Clue #16: 32. Move at a speedy pace
Antonyms: unzip
Clue #17: 33. Was verklempt
Clue #18: 37. W.S.J. competitor
Clue #19: 38. "You predicted that correctly" ... or what the ends of 18-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across will yield?
Clue #20: 40. Vexation
Clue #21: 41. 1981 German film set aboard a submarine
Clue #22: 43. "___ day now"
Clue #23: 44. Flim-___
Clue #24: 45. Abbr. on an airport monitor
Clue #25: 46. Weight-to-height ratio, in brief
Clue #26: 47. Vocal range for Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner
Clue #27: 48. Occasion for toasts
Clue #28: 54. It helps give a car traction
Clue #29: 55. The Beastie Boys, for example
Clue #30: 56. "Frozen" role for Kristen Bell
Clue #31: 57. Nodding yes while saying no, e.g.
Clue #32: 62. One of the Big Four in banking
Clue #33: 63. Pal
Clue #34: 64. Off-the-wall
Clue #35: 65. Part of a ship
Clue #36: 66. "Unhand me!"
Clue #37: 67. Giggly laugh
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. Texter's "shrug"
Clue #2: 2. Actress Long of "Soul Food"
Clue #3: 3. Staples of Polynesian cuisine
Clue #4: 4. Tooth coatings
Clue #5: 5. Singer Lewis with the 2008 #1 hit "Bleeding Love"
Clue #6: 6. Hon
Clue #7: 7. Prop for a psychic
Clue #8: 8. Model train track standard
Clue #9: 9. Goes up in flames
Clue #10: 10. "I'm totally serious!"
Clue #11: 11. Barrel in a cellar
Clue #12: 12. Common bacterial pathogen
Clue #13: 13. Georges who wrote "Life: A User's Manual"
Clue #14: 14. Swap
Clue #15: 19. Most common surname in South Korea
Clue #16: 23. Swashbuckling Flynn
Clue #17: 24. Buy things
Clue #18: 25. Skating champion Harding
Clue #19: 26. Chowderhead
Clue #20: 27. Big Apple coppers
Clue #21: 32. Many a caged creature
Clue #22: 33. Feeling in an emergency
Clue #23: 34. Repeated instance, jokily
Clue #24: 35. Muse of lyric poetry
Clue #25: 36. Speed ___ (fast driver)
Clue #26: 38. "Catch my drift?"
Clue #27: 39. Showed up
Antonyms: leave, go
Clue #28: 42. Safety feature for a sleeping child
Clue #29: 44. Exhaustion
Antonyms: refresh
Clue #30: 46. 2016 subject that dominated U.K. newspapers
Clue #31: 48. ___ and ruin
Clue #32: 49. "___, meenie ..."
Clue #33: 50. Florentine poet who wrote "The Divine Comedy"
Clue #34: 51. Layer of filth
Antonyms: clean
Clue #35: 52. U.F.O. crew
Clue #36: 53. Reproduce on paper
Clue #37: 58. One of a dozen in a carton
Clue #38: 59. Lead-in to hickey or wop
Clue #39: 60. Devoured
Clue #40: 61. Common name for NaOH
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Monday, November 11, 2024
27396 Mon Nov 11, 2024 NYT by Patrick Gramza and John Kugelman
Across Clues :
1. App also called "the Gram," informally, 6. Put money (on), 9. Store with a mazelike layout, 13. Its capital is Kathmandu, 14. Insect flitting around a flame, 15. Seize, 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami, 19. MSNBC host Melber, 20. Michelob ___ (light beer), 21. Painter's propper-upper, 22. Dub, 24. "Raggedy" doll, 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale, 30. Aardvark's fare, 34. Fall flower, 35. Letter-shaped girder, 36. Confident, 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail, 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge, 41. The second O of O-O-O, 42. Ole Miss rival, 44. Own (up), 45. Put into law, 47. Cake decorator, 48. Raps off the cuff, 50. Islet, 52. Burglar's booty, 53. Popular sans-serif font, 56. Ancient Mexican, 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich), 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across, 65. Early Ron Howard role, 66. Pub purchase, 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe, 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A., 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!", 70. Final authority
Down Clues :
1. Ancient Peruvian, 2. Within earshot, 3. When cherry blossoms bloom, 4. See 37-Across, 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release, 6. Wild pig, 7. Europe's highest active volcano, 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short, 9. Tropical lizards, 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians, 11. Simplicity, 12. Brother of Cain, 14. Ran into, 17. Ran, as colors, 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films, 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly, 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick, 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo", 26. Physicist Newton, 27. Dentist's "Just a little more", 28. Very overweight, 29. Expire, as a subscription, 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J, 32. Tiny amount, 33. Religious offshoots, 39. Kinda borderline, 40. Breaks off, 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball, 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square, 49. Remove, as a layer, 51. ___ Baba, 53. Chemistry building block, 54. Tug-of-war equipment, 55. "Let's do this!", 56. Related (to), 57. Kooky, 58. Explosive stuff, 60. Mardi ___, 61. Pita sandwich, 63. Busy bee in Apr., 64. Nabokov novel
Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 11, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. App also called "the Gram," informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INSTA
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The clue is 6. Put money (on). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BET
Possible Answer : count, stake, stakes, calculate, play, reckon, depend, look, bet, wager
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The clue is 9. Store with a mazelike layout. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IKEA
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The clue is 13. Its capital is Kathmandu. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NEPAL
Possible Answer : Kingdom_of_Nepal, Nepal
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The clue is 14. Insect flitting around a flame. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MOTH
Possible Answer : moth
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The clue is 15. Seize. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GRAB
Possible Answer : snap, snatch, grab, snaffle, seize, catch, snap_up, take_hold_of
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The clue is 16. Island-hopping vacation that might start and end in Miami. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: CARIBBEANCRUISE
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The clue is 19. MSNBC host Melber. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ARI
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The clue is 20. Michelob ___ (light beer). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ULTRA
Possible Answer : extremist, radical, ultra
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The clue is 21. Painter's propper-upper. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EASEL
Possible Answer : easel
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The clue is 22. Dub. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NAME
Possible Answer : advert, make, refer, call, distinguish, figure, constitute, key, mention, public_figure, cite, epithet, key_out, appoint, diagnose, list, describe, name, gens, bring_up, nominate, identify, discover
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The clue is 24. "Raggedy" doll. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ANN
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The clue is 25. Huffer and puffer in a classic fairy tale. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: BIGBADWOLF
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The clue is 30. Aardvark's fare. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANTS
Possible Answer : pismire, emmet, ant
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The clue is 34. Fall flower. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASTER
Possible Answer : aster
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The clue is 35. Letter-shaped girder. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IBAR
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The clue is 36. Confident. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SURE
Possible Answer : surely, sure_enough, indisputable, for_certain, trusted, certain, for_sure, sure_as_shooting, certainly, sure
Possible Opposite Answer : uncertain, unsure
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The clue is 37. With 4-Down, island-themed cocktail. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MAI
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The clue is 38. Laundry product that was once the subject of a viral internet challenge. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: TIDEPOD
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The clue is 41. The second O of O-O-O. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TAC
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The clue is 42. Ole Miss rival. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BAMA
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The clue is 44. Own (up). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FESS
Possible Answer : Fez, fesse, Fes, fess
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The clue is 45. Put into law. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ENACT
Possible Answer : ordain, reenact, enact, act_out
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The clue is 47. Cake decorator. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ICER
Possible Answer : ic, ninety-nine, 99
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The clue is 48. Raps off the cuff. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: FREESTYLES
Possible Answer : freestyle
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The clue is 50. Islet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CAY
Possible Answer : cay, Florida_key, key
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The clue is 52. Burglar's booty. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HAUL
Possible Answer : hale, drag, haulage, catch, draw, haul, cart
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The clue is 53. Popular sans-serif font. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ARIAL
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The clue is 56. Ancient Mexican. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AZTEC
Possible Answer : Aztec
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The clue is 59. ___ McMuffin (fast-food sandwich). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EGG
Possible Answer : ball, testis, nut, egg, bollock, eggs, testicle, ballock, orchis
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The clue is 62. Trio of average guys, as seen at the ends of 16-, 25- and 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: TOMDICKANDHARRY
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The clue is 65. Early Ron Howard role. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OPIE
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The clue is 66. Pub purchase. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PINT
Possible Answer : pint, dry_pint
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The clue is 67. Writer ___ Allan Poe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EDGAR
Possible Answer : Edgar
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The clue is 68. The "M" in Y.M.C.A.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MENS
Possible Answer : men, hands, workforce, manpower, work_force
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The clue is 69. "Pick a card, ___ card!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ANY
Possible Answer : any, whatsoever, whatever
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The clue is 70. Final authority. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SAYSO
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Ancient Peruvian. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: INCA
Possible Answer: Inca, Incan, Inka
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The clue is 2. Within earshot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NEAR
Possible Answer: nearly, almost, about, come_near, penny-pinching, draw_close, well-nigh, approach, near, come_on, draw_near, skinny, dear, go_up, good, cheeseparing, approximate, close, virtually, nigh, most
Possible Opposite Answer : far
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The clue is 3. When cherry blossoms bloom. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: SPRINGTIME
Possible Answer: spring, springtime
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The clue is 4. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TAI
Possible Answer: Siamese, Thai, Tai
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The clue is 5. Visual accompaniment to a musical release. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: ALBUMART
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The clue is 6. Wild pig. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BOAR
Possible Answer: boar, wild_boar, Sus_scrofa
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The clue is 7. Europe's highest active volcano. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETNA
Possible Answer: bunsen_burner, Mount_Etna, etna, Etna, Mt_Etna, bunsen
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The clue is 8. Active ingredient in marijuana, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: THC
Possible Answer: tetrahydrocannabinol, THC
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The clue is 9. Tropical lizards. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: IGUANAS
Possible Answer: iguana, Iguana_iguana, common_iguana
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The clue is 10. "Momager" of the Kardashians. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KRIS
Possible Answer: kris, crease, creese
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The clue is 11. Simplicity. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EASE
Possible Answer: still, facilitate, allay, rest, repose, easiness, relief, informality, relaxation, simpleness, simplicity, alleviate, relieve, comfort, ease
Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty
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The clue is 12. Brother of Cain. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ABEL
Possible Answer: Niels_Henrik_Abel, Niels_Abel, Abel
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The clue is 14. Ran into. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MET
Possible Answer: cope_with, run_across, take_on, adjoin, encounter, come_across, get_together, contact, assemble, fulfil, play, conform_to, converge, fulfill, fit, touch, satisfy, meet, foregather, gather, fill, receive, suffer, run_into, see, match, forgather
Possible Opposite Answer : diverge
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The clue is 17. Ran, as colors. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BLED
Possible Answer: hemorrhage, leech, phlebotomize, shed_blood, bleed, phlebotomise, run
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The clue is 18. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" films. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: REN
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The clue is 23. Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ABE
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The clue is 24. Hairdo that might be combed with a pick. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AFRO
Possible Answer: Afro, Afro_hairdo
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The clue is 25. Disney's follow-up to "Dumbo". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BAMBI
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The clue is 26. Physicist Newton. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ISAAC
Possible Answer: Isaac
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The clue is 27. Dentist's "Just a little more". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: WIDER
Possible Answer: wide_of_the_mark, panoptic, wide-cut, blanket, wide-eyed, spacious, full, all-inclusive, all-embracing, across-the-board, all-encompassing, extensive, encompassing, broad, wide
Possible Opposite Answer : narrow
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The clue is 28. Very overweight. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OBESE
Possible Answer: corpulent, rotund, obese, weighty
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The clue is 29. Expire, as a subscription. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LAPSE
Possible Answer: sink, recidivate, reverting, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, pass, elapse, retrogress, fall_back, relapsing, oversight, relapse, lapse, backslide, go_along, lapsing, backsliding, regress, reversion, slip_by, glide_by
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The clue is 31. Reason to use sunflower butter in a PB&J. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: NUTALLERGY
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The clue is 32. Tiny amount. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TRACE
Possible Answer: trace, touch, tincture, follow, shadow, describe, retrace, hunt, line, draw, tracing, hound, decipher, vestige, delineate, suggestion, ghost, hint
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The clue is 33. Religious offshoots. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SECTS
Possible Answer: sect, religious_sect, faction, religious_order
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The clue is 39. Kinda borderline. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IFFY
Possible Answer: chancy, flukey, iffy, fluky
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The clue is 40. Breaks off. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: DETACHES
Possible Answer: detach, come_away, come_off
Possible Opposite Answer : attach
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The clue is 43. Places to play Pac-Man and Skee-Ball. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ARCADES
Possible Answer: colonnade, arcade
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The clue is 46. Sch. whose campus includes Washington Square and Union Square. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NYU
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The clue is 49. Remove, as a layer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SHED
Possible Answer: throw, cast_off, drop, moult, throw_away, disgorge, spill, molt, pour_forth, caducous, shed, cast, shake_off, slough, throw_off, exuviate
Possible Opposite Answer : persistent
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The clue is 51. ___ Baba. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALI
Possible Answer: Cassius_Clay, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay, Ali, Muhammad_Ali
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The clue is 53. Chemistry building block. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ATOM
Possible Answer: particle, mote, molecule, corpuscle, atom, speck
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The clue is 54. Tug-of-war equipment. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROPE
Possible Answer: rope, roach, rophy, Mexican_valium, lasso, circle, leash, roofy, forget_me_drug, R-2
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The clue is 55. "Let's do this!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IMIN
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The clue is 56. Related (to). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AKIN
Possible Answer: consanguineal, blood-related, consanguineous, kin, consanguine, akin, cognate, kindred
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The clue is 57. Kooky. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ZANY
Possible Answer: goofy, goof, fathead, bozo, jackass, zany, whacky, goose, buffoonish, clownlike, cockamamy, clownish, cuckoo, cockamamie, sappy, silly, wacky, twat, goofball
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The clue is 58. Explosive stuff. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TNT
Possible Answer: trinitrotoluene, TNT
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The clue is 60. Mardi ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GRAS
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The clue is 61. Pita sandwich. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GYRO
Possible Answer: gyro, gyroscope
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The clue is 63. Busy bee in Apr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CPA
Possible Answer: certified_public_accountant, CPA
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The clue is 64. Nabokov novel. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ADA
Possible Answer: ADA, adenosine_deaminase
Sunday, August 24, 2025
January 18, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Master the NYT crossword from January 18, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.
Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Strategic Hints (37 clues)
1A: "1. "Off the Court" author"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
- Similar words include: Arthur Robert Ashe, Arthur Ashe
- Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
2A: "5. Steer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
- Similar words include: buffer, original, airplane pilot
- Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
3A: "10. Stagehand"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of grasping
- Similar words include: traveling bag, fascinate, hairgrip
- Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
4A: "14. Condo cousin"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a farm building for housing poultry
- Similar words include: henhouse, cage, hencoop
- Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
5A: "15. Plant of the goosefoot family"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any of various herbaceous plants of the genus atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
- Similar words include: orache
- Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
6A: "16. Pool on a liner"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports
- Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
7A: "17. Savvy"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer
8A: "19. Literary conflict"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a festivity in ancient greece at which competitors contended for prizes
- Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
9A: "20. Chore for a farmer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that store in a silo
- Similar words include: ensile
- Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer
10A: "21. Harbinger"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (formal) a person who announces important news
- Similar words include: predecessor, annunciate, trumpeter
- Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
11A: "23. Gladden"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- Similar words include: lift up, intoxicate, uplift
- Opposite of: depress
Click to reveal answer
12A: "24. Gdansk native"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- Similar words include: magnetic pole, perch, punt
- Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
13A: "25. London suburb"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
14A: "27. Dies"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- Similar words include: cash in one's chips, go, pass
- Opposite of: be born
Click to reveal answer
15A: "31. Bereft, in times of yore"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
16A: "32. Torment"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that annoy continually or chronically
- Similar words include: molest, provoke, chevy
- Pattern: ______
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17A: "34. Eggs, to Cato"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
- Similar words include: ovum, egg cell
- Pattern: ___
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18A: "35. Sp. women"
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- Pattern: ____
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19A: "36. Papal cape"
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- Pattern: _____
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20A: "37. Seed covering"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed
- Pattern: ____
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21A: "38. Well-known dict."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
- Similar words include: Oxford English Dictionary, O.E.D.
- Pattern: ___
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22A: "39. Undercoats a surface"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a number that has no factor but itself and 1
- Similar words include: prime, peak, blossom
- Pattern: ______
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23A: "40. H.S. test"
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- Pattern: ____
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24A: "41. Property"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that land and the buildings on it
- Similar words include: precede, assumption, premise
- Pattern: ________
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25A: "43. Golf events"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- Similar words include: open, spread, surface
- Opposite of: fold, close
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26A: "44. Serves perfectly"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Similar words include: one, virtuoso, adept
- Pattern: ____
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27A: "45. Earthy deposits"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
- Similar words include: marl
- Pattern: _____
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28A: "47. Kind of puzzle"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut
- Similar words include: fretsaw, scroll saw, saber saw
- Pattern: ______
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29A: "50. Bent"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
- Similar words include: leaning, disposition, inclination
- Pattern: ________
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30A: "53. Emend"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
- Similar words include: cut, delete, redact
- Pattern: ____
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31A: "54. Oater"
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- Pattern: __________
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32A: "56. River in Germany"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a river in central europe that arises in northwestern czechoslovakia and flows northward through germany to empty into the north sea
- Similar words include: Elbe River
- Pattern: ____
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33A: "57. Actress Massey"
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- Pattern: _____
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34A: "58. Bakery specialist"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that being nine more than ninety
- Similar words include: ic, 99, ninety-nine
- Pattern: ____
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35A: "59. Look sharply"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- Similar words include: compeer, match, equal
- Pattern: ____
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36A: "60. Rob ___ to pay Paul"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that disciple of jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by catholics as the vicar of christ on earth and first pope
- Similar words include: Simon Peter, Saint Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle
- Pattern: _____
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37A: "61. Used frugally, with "out""
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- Pattern: ____
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Down Clues - Strategic Hints (37 clues)
1D: "1. Suffer sorely"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
- Similar words include: pine, languish, smart
- Pattern: ____
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2D: "2. Anon"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that in the near future
- Similar words include: before long, presently, shortly
- Pattern: ____
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3D: "3. Bargain shrewdly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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4D: "4. Greek letters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the 5th letter of the greek alphabet
- Similar words include: epsilon
- Pattern: ________
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5D: "5. Assume as fact"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
- Similar words include: submit, situate, fix
- Pattern: _____
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6D: "6. Girl of song"
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- Pattern: _____
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7D: "7. Director Fritz ___"
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- Pattern: ____
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8D: "8. Mil. training program"
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- Pattern: ___
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9D: "9. "___ Mouth," Joyce Cary novel"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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10D: "10. Glowers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
- Similar words include: blaze, spotlight, glower
- Pattern: ______
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11D: "11. Capital of Latvia"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
- Similar words include: capital of Latvia
- Pattern: ____
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12D: "12. Matinee ___"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a material effigy that is worshipped
- Similar words include: graven image, perfection, matinee idol
- Pattern: ____
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13D: "13. Golden or Walden"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small lake
- Similar words include: pool
- Pattern: ____
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14D: "18. Zest"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
- Similar words include: zeal, panache, dash
- Pattern: ____
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15D: "22. Site of the first Olympic games"
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- Pattern: ____
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16D: "24. Rembrandt ___, U.S. painter"
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- Pattern: _____
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17D: "25. Journalist Stewart or Joseph"
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- Pattern: _____
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18D: "26. Kitchen gadget"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a device for removing the core from apples
- Pattern: _____
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19D: "27. London buggies"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
- Similar words include: stroller, pushchair, pram
- Pattern: _____
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20D: "28. Ginger ale-whisky drink"
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- Pattern: __________
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21D: "29. ___- les-Bains, French spa"
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- Pattern: _____
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22D: "30. Seasoned seamen"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
- Similar words include: saltiness, salt, SALT
- Pattern: _____
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23D: "32. Lash"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a whip for controlling horses
- Pattern: _________
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24D: "33. The Ram of the zodiac"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in aries
- Similar words include: Ram, Aries the Ram
- Pattern: _____
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25D: "37. As American as ___"
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- Pattern: ________
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26D: "39. Twelve-point type"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
- Similar words include: em, genus Pica, pica em
- Pattern: ____
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27D: "42. Kind of mind or work"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an artist of consummate skill
- Similar words include: master copy, professional, lord
- Pattern: ______
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28D: "43. Church calendar"
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- Pattern: ____
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29D: "45. Intervening, in law"
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- Pattern: _____
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30D: "46. Close by, poetically"
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- Pattern: _____
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31D: "47. General-purpose car"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
- Similar words include: landrover
- Pattern: ____
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32D: "48. Not in use"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- Similar words include: dead, loose, unwarranted
- Opposite of: work, run
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33D: "49. Taunt"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- Similar words include: agree, match, slam
- Opposite of: disagree
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34D: "50. Cheating aid"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a slow pace of running
- Similar words include: crib, Trotskyist, clip
- Pattern: ____
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35D: "51. Actress Summer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a member of an algonquian people living in central canada
- Pattern: ____
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36D: "52. Word with arm or stick"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
- Similar words include: thou, railway yard, pace
- Pattern: ____
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37D: "55. Corrida cry"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___