27457 Mon Jan 13, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 13, 2025

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

Mon Jan 13, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Place for gladiatorial combat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer : arena, sports_stadium, field, sphere, area, stadium, domain, orbit, bowl, scene_of_action




• The clue is 6. ___ and seek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIDE

  Possible Answer : pelt, hide_out, cover, obscure, blot_out, veil, hide, shroud, skin, fell, obliterate, conceal, enshroud

  Possible Opposite Answer : show




• The clue is 10. "Money, Money, Money" group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBA




• The clue is 14. Some jazz instruments, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAXES

  Possible Answer : Marshal_Saxe, Adolphe_Sax, Saxony, Saxe, saxophone, Hermann_Maurice_Saxe, comte_de_Saxe, Sax, sax, Sachsen




• The clue is 15. Restaurant that offers a Mexican Tres Leches stack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHOP




• The clue is 16. "Dagnabbit!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAT




• The clue is 17. Quality of a statement that feels plausible. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUTHINESS




• The clue is 19. Lead-in to Worth, Wayne or Lauderdale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORT

  Possible Answer : fortress, fort_up, fortify, garrison, fort




• The clue is 20. Purges (of). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDS

  Possible Answer : free, rid, disembarrass




• The clue is 21. Holding hands outside, e.g., for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDA

  Possible Answer : personal_organiser, organizer, personal_organizer, organiser, personal_digital_assistant, PDA




• The clue is 22. Shelf on a cliff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEDGE

  Possible Answer : ledge, shelf




• The clue is 23. Chewed and swallowed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer : Ate, rust, use_up, eat, exhaust, wipe_out, corrode, deplete, consume, feed, eat_on, run_through, eat_up




• The clue is 24. High school or college seniors, usually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOURTHYEARS




• The clue is 27. Disinfectant brand with the tagline "Healthing". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYSOL

  Possible Answer : Lysol




• The clue is 29. Sweetheart, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAE




• The clue is 30. Tit for ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAT

  Possible Answer : cheapness, tackiness, TAT, tat, Thematic_Apperception_Test, sleaze, intertwine




• The clue is 31. Strings along. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEADSON




• The clue is 35. Visibly supports, as a university or sports team. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPS

  Possible Answer : repp, rep




• The clue is 36. Tongue of Chaucer ... or what's literally shown in the shaded squares?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDDLEENGLISH




• The clue is 39. Queue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINE

  Possible Answer : business_line, cable, lineage, channel, crinkle, draw, personal_line_of_credit, stemma, pipeline, wrinkle, rail_line, strain, course, ancestry, origin, run_along, subscriber_line, transmission_line, blood, air, describe, telephone_circuit, credit_line, melodic_phrase, line_of_products, line_of_credit, personal_credit_line, short_letter, product_line, contrast, line, job, melody, dividing_line, tune, communication_channel, demarcation, line_of_reasoning, note, phone_line, delineate, line_of_work, logical_argument, production_line, bank_line, agate_line, assembly_line, telephone_line, billet, bloodline, furrow, railway_line, trace, line_of_merchandise, line_of_descent, crease, melodic_line, occupation, argumentation, parentage, seam, argument, stock, line_of_business, business, blood_line, pedigree, descent




• The clue is 40. Tightens one's ice skates, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACESUP




• The clue is 41. German "Phooey!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACH




• The clue is 42. Give in to gravity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAG

  Possible Answer : swag, sag, flag, droop, sag_down




• The clue is 43. Gave up, as territory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDED

  Possible Answer : yield, give_up, concede, deliver, cede, surrender, grant




• The clue is 47. Feel relief from anxiety. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BREATHEEASY




• The clue is 52. Do a whoopsie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer : stray, drift, err, slip, mistake




• The clue is 53. "Rick and ___" (adult animated sitcom). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORTY




• The clue is 54. Card that can have the highest or lowest value. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer : I, super, virtuoso, whiz, nail, whizz, hotshot, star, unity, Allied_Command_Europe, champion, crack, one, sweep_through, sail_through, tiptop, breeze_through, A-one, 1, sensation, genius, wiz, tops, ace, topnotch, maven, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, top-notch, ACE, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, superstar, wizard, single, mavin, pass_with_flying_colors, adept, first-rate




• The clue is 55. Leave roaring with laughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAY

  Possible Answer : hit, dispatch, polish_off, slay, bump_off, remove, murder, off




• The clue is 56. "Beware the ___ of March". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDES

  Possible Answer : ides




• The clue is 57. Aid in preventing a shipwreck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIGHTHOUSE

  Possible Answer : beacon_light, pharos, beacon, lighthouse




• The clue is 60. Edible ice cream holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONE

  Possible Answer : retinal_cone, conoid, cone, strobile, cone_cell, strobilus, cone_shape




• The clue is 61. Competent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABLE

  Possible Answer : able, capable, able-bodied

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable




• The clue is 62. More than willing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGER

  Possible Answer : eager, tidal_bore, eagre, aegir, bore

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneager




• The clue is 63. "At Last" singer James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTA




• The clue is 64. Sent a private text, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DMED




• The clue is 65. Journalism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESS

  Possible Answer : weight-lift, insistency, military_press, press, crush, mechanical_press, urge_on, bid, agitate, beseech, iron_out, campaign, exhort, insistence, public_press, compress, constrict, pressure, fight, pressing, iron, press_out, weigh, entreat, adjure, printing_press, weightlift, compact, urge, squeeze, contract, closet, imperativeness, jam, conjure, push, crusade, wardrobe

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Word before plane or projection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTRAL

  Possible Answer: stellar, astral

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

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

  The answer: RARITY

  Possible Answer: low_density, rarity, rareness, curio, tenuity, oddity, infrequency, peculiarity, oddment, curiosity

• The clue is 3. Oozes, as charm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXUDES

  Possible Answer: exudate, exude, ooze, ooze_out, transude

• The clue is 4. Basketball goals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NETS

  Possible Answer: profit, net, earnings, nett, cyberspace, mesh, meshing, meshwork, web, internet, sack, network, clear, lucre, sack_up, net_profit, net_income, profits

• The clue is 5. Cigarette byproduct. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

• The clue is 6. Holi celebrant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HINDU

  Possible Answer: Hindi, Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani

• The clue is 7. "Rumor has it …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHEAR

• The clue is 8. Uno x 2. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

  Possible Answer: disk_operating_system, behave, practice, ut, cause, DoS, coiffe, brawl, DOS, get_along, DO, coiffure, arrange, come, State_Department, fare, act, dress, United_States_Department_of_State, Doctor_of_Osteopathy, serve, Department_of_State, execute, perform, practise, make_out, bash, suffice, answer, do, manage, coif, doh, exercise, State, make, set

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

• The clue is 9. Mini-albums, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPS

• The clue is 10. Cost for a commercial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADFEE

• The clue is 11. Hangout events for two guy friends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRODATES

• The clue is 12. Common chart for comparing data. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARGRAPH

• The clue is 13. Swears (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTESTS

  Possible Answer: evidence, certify, testify, attest, bear_witness, take_the_stand, manifest, demonstrate

• The clue is 18. Stock market debut, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPO

  Possible Answer: initial_offering, IPO, initial_public_offering

• The clue is 22. Caustic drain cleaner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYE

  Possible Answer: lye

• The clue is 24. Made a quick retreat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLED

  Possible Answer: fly, take_flight, flee

• The clue is 25. Kind of steak named after a letter of the alphabet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBONE

• The clue is 26. Chillaxes with friends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANGS

  Possible Answer: hang_up, flow, knack, cling, string_up, bent, pay_heed, attend, give_ear, fall, hang, advert

• The clue is 28. Ye ___ Shoppe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDE

• The clue is 32. Arabic for God. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLAH

  Possible Answer: Allah

• The clue is 33. Digitally make to look younger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAGE

• The clue is 34. Brief moment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEC

  Possible Answer: Securities_and_Exchange_Commission, sec, s, secant, unsweet, SEC, second

• The clue is 35. Ready to eat, as fruit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIPE

  Possible Answer: advanced, ripe, good, mature, right

  Possible Opposite Answer : green

• The clue is 36. Minuscule picture used in spycraft. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICRODOT

  Possible Answer: microdot

• The clue is 37. Essential to the character of something. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INHERENT

  Possible Answer: integral, constitutional, inherent, inbuilt, underlying, built-in, implicit_in

• The clue is 38. Football holder in "Peanuts". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUCY

  Possible Answer: Lucy

• The clue is 39. Cheese-loving test subjects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LABMICE

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

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

  The answer: STY

  Possible Answer: sty, pigpen, hordeolum, pigsty, stye, eye_infection

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

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

  The answer: DELUGE

  Possible Answer: cloudburst, flood, swamp, alluvion, overwhelm, inundation, flood_out, torrent, soaker, submerge, inundate, deluge, waterspout, downpour, pelter

• The clue is 45. Wipes out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERASES

  Possible Answer: rub_out, erase, wipe_out, wipe_off, delete, score_out, efface

  Possible Opposite Answer : record

• The clue is 46. Spinners in laundromats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRYERS

  Possible Answer: dryer, drier

• The clue is 48. On the ocean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATSEA

• The clue is 49. Sharp-eyed bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGLE

  Possible Answer: eagle, double_birdie, bird_of_Jove

• The clue is 50. Felt sore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHED

  Possible Answer: pine, smart, hurt, yen, yearn, suffer, ache, languish

• The clue is 51. "Quiet on the ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer: mark, Set, readiness, dictated, solidifying, adjust, solidification, fructify, coiffe, go_under, band, define, typeset, rigid, put, bent, laid, exercise_set, coiffure, situated, correct, fix, arrange, go_down, fixed, prepare, gear_up, ready, determined, determine, circle, dress, hardened, stage_set, limit, lay_out, congeal, plant, Seth, set, lay, position, set_up, specify, localize, located, countersink, fit, hardening, place, sic, localise, primed, do, lot, coif, pose, jell, placed, curing, rig

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise

• The clue is 55. Fly high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAR

  Possible Answer: sailplane, surge, soar_upwards, hang_glide, soar_up, soar, zoom

• The clue is 57. Young feller. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAD

  Possible Answer: laddie, sonny_boy, gent, cuss, cub, chap, bloke, fellow, feller, blighter, fella, lad, sonny

• The clue is 58. Company nicknamed "Big Blue". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBM

• The clue is 59. With it, in last-century slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEP

  Possible Answer: hip_to, hep, hip

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 NYT Crossword puzzle answers and clues for Saturday, September 13, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Red in the face, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHAMED

  Possible Answer : ashamed

  Possible Opposite Answer : unashamed




• The clue is 8. Bumped things. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FISTS

  Possible Answer : fist, clenched_fist




• The clue is 13. Baseball mascot with a fluffy green snout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHANATIC




• The clue is 15. Home to Sun Valley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer : Gem_State, ID, Idaho




• The clue is 16. Many Renaissance thinkers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLYMATHS

  Possible Answer : polymath




• The clue is 18. Woman in dire need?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENEE




• The clue is 19. "___ Sea Lice" (collaborative album by Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOTTA




• The clue is 20. Peyton Manning, for much of his N.F.L. career. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLT

  Possible Answer : colt, Colt




• The clue is 22. Sister label of Volt Records. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAX




• The clue is 23. Brand seen on Canadian highway signs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO




• The clue is 24. Interjection of interest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHCOOL




• The clue is 26. Case worker: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATT




• The clue is 27. Job that anyone could see themselves doing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINDOWWASHER




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

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

  The answer: ANNEAL

  Possible Answer : normalize, anneal, temper




• The clue is 31. Actress Weaving of 2022's "Babylon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMARA

  Possible Answer : samara, key_fruit, key




• The clue is 32. Highly rated French vineyards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRUS

  Possible Answer : crus




• The clue is 33. Cry of delight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAY

  Possible Answer : Yay




• The clue is 35. Muscles used in rowing, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATS

  Possible Answer : lats, latissimus_dorsi, lat




• The clue is 36. Doesn't stick out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FITSIN




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

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

  The answer: TOTALS

  Possible Answer : come, tote_up, aggregate, add_together, add, totality, add_up, sum, amount, total, tot_up, sum_up, summate, number, tot, tally




• The clue is 40. "No backing out now". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSADONEDEAL




• The clue is 42. It once ran the headline "Santa Dies on Xmas Trip": Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYT




• The clue is 43. Dentist's concern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENAMEL

  Possible Answer : enamel, tooth_enamel




• The clue is 44. Celeb with a #1 single and an acting Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHER




• The clue is 48. When repeated, college party chant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHUG

  Possible Answer : chug




• The clue is 50. What the ancient Romans called the "Cupid stone," considering it a symbol of love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer : opal




• The clue is 51. Aid in skyscraper construction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRANE

  Possible Answer : Hart_Crane, crane, Stephen_Crane, stretch_out, Harold_Hart_Crane, Crane, Grus




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

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

  The answer: HADIT




• The clue is 54. Hard things to ignore, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELEPHANTS

  Possible Answer : elephant




• The clue is 56. Musical character who sings "Just You Wait". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIZA




• The clue is 57. Where a rope ladder might lead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREEFORT




• The clue is 58. M.I.T. school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOAN




• The clue is 59. Apollo was conceived in them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIXTIES

  Possible Answer : mid-sixties, sixty, sixties, 60, LX, 1960s

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Gala, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APPLE

  Possible Answer: orchard_apple_tree, Malus_pumila, apple

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

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

  The answer: SHOOS

  Possible Answer: shoo, shoo_away, shoo_off

• The clue is 3. Pulls up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALTS

  Possible Answer: hold, stem, stoppage, check, freeze, arrest, block, stop, halt, staunch, stanch, stay, hitch, kibosh

  Possible Opposite Answer : start

• The clue is 4. Where the average American lives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYTOWNUSA

• The clue is 5. Word with the same meaning in English, Swahili and Mandarin, among other languages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAMA

  Possible Answer: mommy, mummy, mama, momma, Mama, mom, mammy, mamma, mum, ma

• The clue is 6. Connections might hinge on it, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer: Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, ETA, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, eta

• The clue is 7. Senior class tradition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DITCHDAY

• The clue is 8. Something trimmed after purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIR

  Possible Answer: true_fir, fir, fir_tree

• The clue is 9. 3/15, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDES

  Possible Answer: ides

• The clue is 10. Accessories for some bell ringers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANTAHATS

• The clue is 11. Trailer homes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEATERS

  Possible Answer: theater_of_operations, theatre, dramatics, field_of_operations, theatre_of_operations, field, dramaturgy, theater, dramatic_art, house

• The clue is 12. Trying way too hard, in modern lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOEXTRA

• The clue is 14. Soda shop purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHOCOLATEMALT

• The clue is 17. Not busy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOW

  Possible Answer: ho-hum, tedious, slack, slowly, obtuse, deadening, easy, tardily, slacken, wearisome, sluggish, boring, decelerate, dumb, slow, dense, retard, behind, slow_down, slow_up, irksome, dull, dim, tiresome

  Possible Opposite Answer : fast, quickly, accelerate

• The clue is 21. Pulls with a water-skiing boat, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOWS

  Possible Answer: towage, tow

• The clue is 24. 50/50. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONE

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

• The clue is 25. Yellow Teletubby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAALAA

• The clue is 28. Acting as a spy, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSIDE

  Possible Answer: at_bottom, indoors, interior, inwardly, in_spite_of_appearance, at_heart, deep_down, privileged, inside, within, inner

  Possible Opposite Answer : outside, outwardly, outdoors

• The clue is 29. Kind of boat affected by a wind advisory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMALLCRAFT

• The clue is 30. Setting for a sitting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTSTUDIO

• The clue is 32. Administrative center. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITYHALL

• The clue is 34. Some long-distance callers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YODELERS

• The clue is 36. "To Kill a Mockingbird" family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINCHES

  Possible Answer: finch

• The clue is 37. Bad idea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONO

• The clue is 39. Business card abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEL

• The clue is 41. Cat's "handle" for her kitten. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPE

  Possible Answer: nape, scruff, nucha

• The clue is 45. Capital city on the Red River. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANOI

  Possible Answer: Hanoi, capital_of_Vietnam

• The clue is 46. ___-deux. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRE

• The clue is 47. They can be whole, half or quarter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTS

  Possible Answer: catch_one's_breath, remain, repose, remainder, breathe, rest, residuum, ease, eternal_rest, stay, roost, residue, relaxation, pillow, rest_period, respite, eternal_sleep, residual, balance, reside, perch, quietus, sleep, lie, relief, take_a_breather

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_active, change

• The clue is 49. City near Memphis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIZA

  Possible Answer: Giza, Gizeh, El_Giza

• The clue is 51. Puppy chow ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHEX

• The clue is 53. Salon offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAN

  Possible Answer: tan, suntan, tangent, sunburn, burn, bronze, topaz

• The clue is 55. Canadian province: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEI

  Possible Answer: Ieoh_Ming_Pei, Pei, I._M._Pei

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NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 02, 2025

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Setting for Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"

5-letter answer Answer: SALEM

Word Help: Synonyms: capital_of_Oregon, Salem

Clue #2: 6. "Well, ___ …" (segue)

4-letter answer Answer: THEN

Word Help: Synonyms: and_then, and_so, then

Clue #3: 10. Grouch

4-letter answer Answer: CRAB

Word Help: Synonyms: bellyache, grouse, crabmeat

Clue #4: 14. Gatsby or Hamlet

10-letter answer Answer: TRAGICHERO

Clue #5: 16. Dolly of "Hello, Dolly!"

4-letter answer Answer: LEVI

Word Help: Synonyms: Levi, Saint_Matthew, St._Matthew_the_Apostle

Clue #6: 17. Sides of circles?

10-letter answer Answer: ONIONRINGS

Clue #7: 18. Not settled

4-letter answer Answer: OPEN

Word Help: Synonyms: unresolved, surface, open_up
Antonyms: close, covert

Clue #8: 19. Seal team?

3-letter answer Answer: POD

Word Help: Synonyms: pod, fuel_pod, seedcase

Clue #9: 20. Chloride and oxide, for two

4-letter answer Answer: IONS

Word Help: Synonyms: ion

Clue #10: 21. Fetes

6-letter answer Answer: HONORS

Word Help: Synonyms: abide_by, honour, honor
Antonyms: disrespect, dishonor

Clue #11: 23. Unchecked

4-letter answer Answer: AMOK

Word Help: Synonyms: murderously, amok, demoniacal

Clue #12: 24. ___ seeds (ingredients in pickling)

6-letter answer Answer: CELERY

Word Help: Synonyms: celery, cultivated_celery, Apium_graveolens_dulce

Clue #13: 25. "Is that an amazing offer or what?"

13-letter answer Answer: HOWCANIRESIST

Clue #14: 29. Titular female Disney character whose name also appears in a Shakespeare play

5-letter answer Answer: ARIEL

Clue #15: 30. Titular male Shakespeare character whose name also appears in a Disney film

5-letter answer Answer: TIMON

Clue #16: 31. X

3-letter answer Answer: CHI

Word Help: Synonyms: khi, ki, chi

Clue #17: 34. Do something of interest?

4-letter answer Answer: LEND

Word Help: Synonyms: bestow, lend, add
Antonyms: borrow

Clue #18: 35. Like straw baskets

5-letter answer Answer: WOVEN

Word Help: Synonyms: wind, thread, interweave
Antonyms: unwoven, unweave

Clue #19: 36. Sunfish feature

4-letter answer Answer: SAIL

Word Help: Synonyms: canvass, sweep, cruise

Clue #20: 37. Modern car accessory

3-letter answer Answer: FOB

Word Help: Synonyms: trick, play_a_trick_on, watch_guard

Clue #21: 38. Literary bird with a one-word vocabulary, apparently

5-letter answer Answer: RAVEN

Word Help: Synonyms: Corvus_corax, guttle, devour

Clue #22: 39. Merely watches without saying a word

5-letter answer Answer: LURKS

Word Help: Synonyms: loaf, lurk, linger

Clue #23: 40. "Yadda, yadda, yadda"

13-letter answer Answer: YOUGETTHEIDEA

Clue #24: 43. More inclined to recline

6-letter answer Answer: LAZIER

Word Help: Synonyms: faineant, slothful, lazy

Clue #25: 44. Aerosol output

4-letter answer Answer: MIST

Word Help: Synonyms: befog, mist_over, obnubilate

Clue #26: 45. Malaysian state or island

6-letter answer Answer: PENANG

Clue #27: 46. Doesn't guzzle

4-letter answer Answer: SIPS

Word Help: Synonyms: sip

Clue #28: 47. Poke bowl delicacy

3-letter answer Answer: AHI

Clue #29: 50. Sikorsky or Stravinsky

4-letter answer Answer: IGOR

Clue #30: 51. "To nobody's surprise ..."

10-letter answer Answer: ASEXPECTED

Clue #31: 54. It's a piece of work

4-letter answer Answer: TASK

Word Help: Synonyms: tax, job, labor

Clue #32: 55. Categorize narrowly

10-letter answer Answer: PIGEONHOLE

Word Help: Synonyms: stamp, cubbyhole, pigeonhole

Clue #33: 56. They might be red or blonde

4-letter answer Answer: ALES

Word Help: Synonyms: ale

Clue #34: 57. One of 12 on a euro coin

4-letter answer Answer: STAR

Word Help: Synonyms: star_topology, stellar, wizard

Clue #35: 58. Wires, say

5-letter answer Answer: SENDS

Word Help: Synonyms: ship, institutionalise, send_off

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. "You're doing it all wrong!"

4-letter answer Answer: STOP

Word Help: Synonyms: turn_back, block_up, break_off
Antonyms: continuant_consonant, start

Clue #2: 2. River next to the Uffizi Gallery

4-letter answer Answer: ARNO

Word Help: Synonyms: Arno, River_Arno, Arno_River

Clue #3: 3. Put (down)

4-letter answer Answer: LAID

Word Help: Synonyms: put_down, set, laid

Clue #4: 4. Impediment to collaboration

3-letter answer Answer: EGO

Word Help: Synonyms: self-importance, self, egotism

Clue #5: 5. Barely enough

7-letter answer Answer: MINIMAL

Word Help: Synonyms: minimum, minimal
Antonyms: maximal, maximum

Clue #6: 6. "No need to respond right now"

11-letter answer Answer: THINKITOVER

Clue #7: 7. Natural incubators

4-letter answer Answer: HENS

Word Help: Synonyms: biddy, hen

Clue #8: 8. Bit of energy (and of "energy")

3-letter answer Answer: ERG

Word Help: Synonyms: erg

Clue #9: 9. Makes a snack of

8-letter answer Answer: NOSHESON

Clue #10: 10. Sci-fi remakes?

6-letter answer Answer: CLONES

Word Help: Synonyms: ringer, dead_ringer, clon

Clue #11: 11. It may have pluses and minuses

10-letter answer Answer: REPORTCARD

Clue #12: 12. Lincoln Center's former ___ Fisher Hall

5-letter answer Answer: AVERY

Clue #13: 13. Containers at airport security

4-letter answer Answer: BINS

Word Help: Synonyms: ABA_transit_number, bank_identification_number, BIN

Clue #14: 15. Sing like Perry Como or Mel Tormé

5-letter answer Answer: CROON

Word Help: Synonyms: croon

Clue #15: 22. Swedish actress Lena

4-letter answer Answer: OLIN

Clue #16: 23. Crushed, as a test

4-letter answer Answer: ACED

Word Help: Synonyms: ace, sail_through, sweep_through

Clue #17: 24. Concrete example of rotational forces and fluid dynamics?

11-letter answer Answer: CEMENTMIXER

Clue #18: 25. One of two for one

4-letter answer Answer: HALF

Word Help: Synonyms: half, one-half
Antonyms: whole

Clue #19: 26. Brand that once offered an "Uh-Oh!" variety

4-letter answer Answer: OREO

Word Help: Synonyms: oreo, oreo_cookie

Clue #20: 27. Best someone, but just barely

10-letter answer Answer: WINBYANOSE

Clue #21: 28. Transfix

5-letter answer Answer: RIVET

Word Help: Synonyms: focus, pore, stud

Clue #22: 32. A walk in the park?

4-letter answer Answer: HIKE

Word Help: Synonyms: salary_increase, hike_up, rise

Clue #23: 33. The "kid" in "Here's looking at you, kid"

4-letter answer Answer: ILSA

Clue #24: 35. Concerns of the Paycheck Fairness Act

8-letter answer Answer: WAGEGAPS

Clue #25: 36. Bams, cracks or dots, in mahjong

4-letter answer Answer: SUIT

Word Help: Synonyms: accommodate, befit, beseem

Clue #26: 38. Many a UNESCO site

4-letter answer Answer: RUIN

Word Help: Synonyms: destroy, bankrupt, smash

Clue #27: 39. Subsides

7-letter answer Answer: LESSENS

Word Help: Synonyms: diminish, fall, subside
Antonyms: increase

Clue #28: 41. Much of northern Arkansas

6-letter answer Answer: OZARKS

Word Help: Synonyms: Ozark_Mountains, Ozark_Plateau, Ozarks

Clue #29: 42. Land animal closely related to whales

5-letter answer Answer: HIPPO

Word Help: Synonyms: Hippo_Regius, Hippopotamus_amphibius, hippopotamus

Clue #30: 43. ___ tender

5-letter answer Answer: LEGAL

Word Help: Synonyms: legal, sound, effectual
Antonyms: illegal

Clue #31: 45. Shawarma wrap

4-letter answer Answer: PITA

Word Help: Synonyms: pocket_bread, pita

Clue #32: 46. Super Monkey Ball brand

4-letter answer Answer: SEGA

Clue #33: 47. Buckets

4-letter answer Answer: ATON

Word Help: Synonyms: Aton, Aten

Clue #34: 48. Didn't give way

4-letter answer Answer: HELD

Word Help: Synonyms: take_for, bind, hold_up
Antonyms: disagree, let_go_of

Clue #35: 49. Every month has one

4-letter answer Answer: IDES

Word Help: Synonyms: ides

Clue #36: 52. Early instruction in canine obedience school

3-letter answer Answer: SIT

Word Help: Synonyms: posture, sit_around, sit
Antonyms: stand, arise

Clue #37: 53. Mandy Patinkin's role in "Evita"

3-letter answer Answer: CHE

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