No 27378, Wed Oct 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Matthew Stock and Brooke Husic

Across Clues :

1. Birth day party?, 6. Oyster relative, 10. Pick up the tab, 13. Canvas holder, 14. Princess with "space buns", 15. Warrior I or Warrior II, in yoga, 16. B.A. in Communications?, 19. Energizing force, 20. Doha native, 21. "Is that true about me?", 24. Stat for a successful squeeze play, 25. Confident, 26. M.S. in Biology?, 32. Cunning plans, 33. Accessory that might read "Prom King" or "Bride to Be", 34. Website builder, for short, 35. Reasonable, 36. Not accidental, 38. Tinder can be used for this, 39. College, to an Aussie, 40. Spot for drying dishes, 41. Contribute to the mix, 42. Ph.D. in Computing?, 46. "It seems to me," in online shorthand, 47. "___ Mubarak!" (greeting around Ramadan), 48. Marshall's friend on "How I Met Your Mother", 49. Genre for James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room," familiarly, 52. "Nothing runs like a ___" (ad slogan), 54. Not distinguished by large differences … or an apt title for this puzzle?, 59. Gets along well, 60. Source of many an anonymous political quote, 61. Needing rinsing, maybe, 62. ___ throwing (trendy sport), 63. Secure to a dock, 64. Fashion sense

Wed Oct 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Cabinet member Haaland, 2. Item fit into a thole, 3. Largest NATO member, 4. Graduation day wear at the University of Hawaii, 5. Distinguished athletes, 6. Dungeons & Dragons character with healing powers, 7. Hissing tire's problem, 8. Afflict, 9. Website that contributed to the decline of road atlases, 10. "Pearls" in a drink, 11. Word with error or experience, 12. Creature in the animated film "Abominable", 15. Pi's last name in "Life of Pi", 17. Bloodwork and such, in medical lingo, 18. Severe, 21. Energizes, 22. Italian fashion capital, to Italians, 23. Truly legendary, 25. Time period, 27. Alternative to white or wheat, 28. Tennis champion Naomi, 29. "Hooray for me!", 30. Obtain through logic, 31. Balanced, 36. Group of problem solvers?, 37. Bounce off the walls, say, 38. Prez depicted in a wheelchair at his D.C. memorial, 40. Verb on an invoice, 41. Speak to, 43. Garments worn by caber tossers, 44. Pot, 45. Ran out of battery, 49. Madly in love, 50. Plastic option, for short, 51. School that's home to Grace Hopper College, 52. Bird symbolizing obsolescence, 53. Acronymic achievement for Viola Davis, 55. South America's ___ de la Plata, 56. Sunbeam, 57. Soccer org. for Chelsea and Manchester United, 58. Symbol atop the pyramid on a dollar bill

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 23, 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:

• The clue is 1. Birth day party?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOULA

  Possible Answer : monitrice, birthing_coach, doula, labor_coach




• The clue is 6. Oyster relative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAM

  Possible Answer : clam, buck, dollar, one_dollar_bill, dollar_bill




• The clue is 10. Pick up the tab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUY

  Possible Answer : grease_one's_palms, steal, purchase, corrupt, bargain, bribe, buy

  Possible Opposite Answer : sell




• The clue is 13. Canvas holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASEL

  Possible Answer : easel




• The clue is 14. Princess with "space buns". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIA




• The clue is 15. Warrior I or Warrior II, in yoga. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSE

  Possible Answer : puzzle, dumbfound, posture, get, position, perplex, stick, flummox, bewilder, baffle, personate, nonplus, sit, beat, gravel, vex, set, pose, mystify, model, amaze, mannerism, impersonate, airs, put, affectation, present, stupefy, affectedness, lay, place




• The clue is 16. B.A. in Communications?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAILLEALPHABET




• The clue is 19. Energizing force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARK

  Possible Answer : spark, trigger_off, flicker, trip, trigger, set_off, Muriel_Sarah_Spark, twinkle, Spark, discharge, sparkle, electric_arc, light, electric_discharge, touch_off, Muriel_Spark, arc, Dame_Muriel_Spark, spark_off, actuate, glint, activate




• The clue is 20. Doha native. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QATARI

  Possible Answer : Qatari, Katari




• The clue is 21. "Is that true about me?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI




• The clue is 24. Stat for a successful squeeze play. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RBI

  Possible Answer : run_batted_in, rbi




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

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

  The answer: SURE

  Possible Answer : trusted, for_certain, sure_enough, sure, certain, indisputable, surely, certainly, sure_as_shooting, for_sure

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncertain, unsure




• The clue is 26. M.S. in Biology?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICROSCOPESLIDE




• The clue is 32. Cunning plans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOYS

  Possible Answer : stratagem, ploy, gambit




• The clue is 33. Accessory that might read "Prom King" or "Bride to Be". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASH

  Possible Answer : cincture, girdle, window_sash, waistband, waistcloth, sash




• The clue is 34. Website builder, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEV




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

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

  The answer: SANE

  Possible Answer : sane, reasonable

  Possible Opposite Answer : insane




• The clue is 36. Not accidental. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEANT

  Possible Answer : entail, signify, imply, think, mean, intend, stand_for, have_in_mind, think_of




• The clue is 38. Tinder can be used for this. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIRE

  Possible Answer : flame, raise, fervor, fervency, flak, can, blast, flaming, evoke, arouse, fervidness, attack, ardour, flack, fire, burn, give_the_axe, displace, go_off, fervour, give_notice, ardor, discharge, force_out, elicit, sack, enkindle, fuel, dismiss, open_fire, burn_down, kindle, firing, give_the_sack, provoke, terminate, send_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : hire




• The clue is 39. College, to an Aussie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNI




• The clue is 40. Spot for drying dishes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACK

  Possible Answer : gouge, squeeze, wheel, wrack, scud, extort, rack, torture, excruciate, wring, stand, single-foot, torment




• The clue is 41. Contribute to the mix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDIN




• The clue is 42. Ph.D. in Computing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POCKETHARDDRIVE




• The clue is 46. "It seems to me," in online shorthand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHO




• The clue is 47. "___ Mubarak!" (greeting around Ramadan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EID




• The clue is 48. Marshall's friend on "How I Met Your Mother". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer : Teddy_boy, Ted




• The clue is 49. Genre for James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room," familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAYLIT




• The clue is 52. "Nothing runs like a ___" (ad slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEERE

  Possible Answer : John_Deere, Deere




• The clue is 54. Not distinguished by large differences … or an apt title for this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMATTEROFDEGREE




• The clue is 59. Gets along well. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GELS

  Possible Answer : gelatin, gel, colloidal_gel, mousse




• The clue is 60. Source of many an anonymous political quote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer : aide-de-camp, adjutant, auxiliary, aide




• The clue is 61. Needing rinsing, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAPY

  Possible Answer : fulsome, buttery, unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous, smarmy, soapy, oily




• The clue is 62. ___ throwing (trendy sport). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer : ax, axe




• The clue is 63. Secure to a dock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOR

  Possible Answer : moorland, moor, wharf, tie_up, Moor, berth




• The clue is 64. Fashion sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLE

  Possible Answer : fashion, trend, mode, style, way, expressive_style, elan, title, dash, stylus, vogue, manner, flair, panache

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cabinet member Haaland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEB

  Possible Answer: debutante, deb

• The clue is 2. Item fit into a thole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer: oar

• The clue is 3. Largest NATO member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer: U.S., Army, United_States_Army, US_Army, USA, United_States, U._S._Army, U.S.A., United_States_of_America, the_States, America, US

• The clue is 4. Graduation day wear at the University of Hawaii. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIS

  Possible Answer: lei, coronal, chaplet, wreath, garland

• The clue is 5. Distinguished athletes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLPROS

• The clue is 6. Dungeons & Dragons character with healing powers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLERIC

  Possible Answer: divine, cleric, ecclesiastic, churchman

• The clue is 7. Hissing tire's problem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAK

  Possible Answer: making_water, leak_out, wetting, news_leak, leak, outflow, escape, leakage, passing_water

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

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

  The answer: AIL

  Possible Answer: garlic, pain, trouble, ail

• The clue is 9. Website that contributed to the decline of road atlases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAPQUEST

  Possible Answer: MapQuest, mapquest

• The clue is 10. "Pearls" in a drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOBA

• The clue is 11. Word with error or experience. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USER

  Possible Answer: exploiter, user, drug_user, substance_abuser

• The clue is 12. Creature in the animated film "Abominable". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: yeti, abominable_snowman

• The clue is 15. Pi's last name in "Life of Pi". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATEL

• The clue is 17. Bloodwork and such, in medical lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LABS

  Possible Answer: science_lab, science_laboratory, research_lab, laboratory, research_laboratory, lab

• The clue is 18. Severe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HARSH

  Possible Answer: harsh, rough, abrasive, coarse

  Possible Opposite Answer : fine

• The clue is 21. Energizes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMPSUP

• The clue is 22. Italian fashion capital, to Italians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MILANO

  Possible Answer: Milan, Milano

• The clue is 23. Truly legendary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICONIC

  Possible Answer: iconic

• The clue is 25. Time period. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAN

  Possible Answer: duo, couplet, cross, twosome, sweep, brace, pair, duad, twain, yoke, dyad, straddle, traverse, duet, span, couple, distich, bridge

• The clue is 27. Alternative to white or wheat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RYE

  Possible Answer: rye, rye_whisky, Secale_cereale, rye_whiskey

• The clue is 28. Tennis champion Naomi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSAKA

  Possible Answer: Osaka

• The clue is 29. "Hooray for me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDIDIT

• The clue is 30. Obtain through logic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DERIVE

  Possible Answer: descend, derive, come, deduce, infer, educe, deduct, gain

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

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

  The answer: EVENED

  Possible Answer: level, flush, even, even_out

• The clue is 36. Group of problem solvers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATHTEAM

• The clue is 37. Bounce off the walls, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: repeat, Echo, reverberate, replication, ring, echo, sound_reflection, reverberation, resound, recall

• The clue is 38. Prez depicted in a wheelchair at his D.C. memorial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FDR

  Possible Answer: President_Roosevelt, Franklin_Roosevelt, Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt, F._D._Roosevelt, President_Franklin_Roosevelt, Roosevelt, FDR

• The clue is 40. Verb on an invoice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REMIT

  Possible Answer: send_back, defer, table, remitment, hold_over, put_over, slacken, remission, prorogue, shelve, set_back, put_off, remit, postpone, remand

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

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

  The answer: ADDRESS

  Possible Answer: direct, treat, deal, speech, reference, turn_to, name_and_address, call, address, savoir-faire, speak, destination, cover, handle, accost, plow, come_up_to, computer_address

• The clue is 43. Garments worn by caber tossers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KILTS

  Possible Answer: kilt

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

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

  The answer: REEFER

  Possible Answer: marijuana_cigarette, reefer, joint, stick, spliff

• The clue is 45. Ran out of battery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIED

  Possible Answer: decease, drop_dead, perish, break_down, conk, give_out, give_way, croak, die_out, break, pass, go, fail, give-up_the_ghost, become_flat, buy_the_farm, go_bad, expire, exit, kick_the_bucket, snuff_it, cash_in_one's_chips, choke, pass_away, pall, pop_off, conk_out, die

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born

• The clue is 49. Madly in love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAGA

  Possible Answer: doddering, senile, wild, doddery, dotty, gaga, crazy

• The clue is 50. Plastic option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEX

  Possible Answer: American_Stock_Exchange, Curb, AMEX

• The clue is 51. School that's home to Grace Hopper College. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALE

  Possible Answer: Yale, Yale_University, Elihu_Yale

• The clue is 52. Bird symbolizing obsolescence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DODO

  Possible Answer: dodo, fossil, Raphus_cucullatus, fogey, fogy

• The clue is 53. Acronymic achievement for Viola Davis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 55. South America's ___ de la Plata. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIO

  Possible Answer: Rio_de_Janeiro, Rio

• The clue is 56. Sunbeam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAY

  Possible Answer: shaft, beam_of_light, ray_of_light, irradiation, re, radiate, electron_beam, irradiate, shaft_of_light, light_beam, beam, ray

• The clue is 57. Soccer org. for Chelsea and Manchester United. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPL

• The clue is 58. Symbol atop the pyramid on a dollar bill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYE

  Possible Answer: heart, center, middle, centre, eyeball, eye, oculus, optic

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• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, October 28, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - October 28, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Possible result of a TMZ story	5
2A	6. Behind, nautically	5
3A	11. "American Dad!" network	3
4A	14. Theme of la festa di San Valentino	5
5A	15. Spanish equivalent of "Basta!"	5
6A	16. Word with know or show	3
7A	17. Future zombie's last words?	11
8A	19. Virtuoso	3
9A	20. This is only a test	4
10A	21. Sauce that's 80% vowels	5
11A	22. Worshiper at the ancient Qorikancha ("Golden Temple")	4
12A	23. Core group	3
13A	25. Black-and-white movie effect	7
14A	27. Country music standard at zombie karaoke night?	13
15A	32. Ending for some government 37-Across	3
16A	33. Poker giveaway	4
17A	34. "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" poet	5
18A	37. Info in a modern bibliography	4
19A	39. Gets warmer, so to speak	5
20A	42. Tackles, say	4
21A	43. Kind of reform or code	5
22A	45. "Read the clues carefully" and "Check your crossing answers" [You're welcome!]	4
23A	47. Big name in nail polish	3
24A	48. Reason the zombies are, of course, skipping the empty house?	13
25A	52. "Abso-lutely not!"	7
26A	54. Be over	3
27A	55. Broadcast journalist Paula	4
28A	56. Purple shade	5
29A	59. Not do anything	4
30A	63. ___-Man	3
31A	64. Zombies' cry in the face of defeat?	11
32A	66. Landmark 1973 court case, familiarly	3
33A	67. Sync up	5
34A	68. With 13-Down, playground promise	5
35A	69. White wine aperitif	3
36A	70. Old Apple Store offerings	5
37A	71. Ophthalmological ailments	5

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. Possible result of a TMZ story"

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: BADPR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Behind, nautically"

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 at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
• Words that mean the same thing: astern, aft
• The opposite would be: fore
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. "American Dad!" network"

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 metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
• Words that mean the same thing: terabyte, T.B., TiB
• 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: TBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Theme of la festa di San Valentino"

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: AMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Spanish equivalent of "Basta!""

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 acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children
• Words that mean the same thing: noma
• 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: NOMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Word with know or show"

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: HOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Future zombie's last words?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BERIGHTBACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Virtuoso"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: whizz, adept, champion
• 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: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. This is only a test"

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 set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
• Words that mean the same thing: test, examination
• 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: EXAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Sauce that's 80% vowels"

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 garlic mayonnaise
• Words that mean the same thing: garlic sauce, aioli sauce
• 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: AIOLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Worshiper at the ancient Qorikancha ("Golden Temple")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Words that mean the same thing: Incan, Inka
• 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: INCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Core group"

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 any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Words that mean the same thing: group AB, Ab, AB
• 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: ABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Black-and-white movie effect"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a momentary flash of light
• Words that mean the same thing: waver, flutter, flick
• 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: FLICKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Country music standard at zombie karaoke night?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert 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: IFALLTOPIECES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Ending for some government 37-Across"

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 cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
• Words that mean the same thing: millilitre, cubic centimeter, Swedish mile
• 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: MIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Poker giveaway"

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 swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
• Words that mean the same thing: recount, assure, distinguish
• 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: TELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" poet"

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 englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Keats
• 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: KEATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Info in a modern bibliography"

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 address of a web page on the world wide web
• Words that mean the same thing: universal resource locator, uniform resource locator, URL
• 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: URLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Gets warmer, so to speak"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that move towards
• Words that mean the same thing: approach, come on, draw close
• 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: NEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Tackles, say"

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: STAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Kind of reform or code"

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 of or relating to punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: punishable
• 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: PENAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. "Read the clues carefully" and "Check your crossing answers" [You're welcome!]"

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 extreme end of something; especially something pointed
• Words that mean the same thing: steer, lead, topple
• 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: TIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Big name in nail polish"

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: OPI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Reason the zombies are, of course, skipping the empty house?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: ITSANOBRAINER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. "Abso-lutely not!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OHGODNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Be over"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: cease, remainder, terminal
• The opposite would be: begin, beginning
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: END

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Broadcast journalist Paula"

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: ZAHN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Purple shade"

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 any of various juicy fruit of the genus vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
• Words that mean the same thing: grapeshot, grape vine, grapevine
• 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: GRAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Not do anything"

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 state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
• Words that mean the same thing: loose, groundless, dead
• The opposite would be: busy, run
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. ___-Man"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: emmet, pismire
• 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: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Zombies' cry in the face of defeat?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WEARESODEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Landmark 1973 court case, familiarly"

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 fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Words that mean the same thing: hard roe
• 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: ROE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Sync 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 place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
• Words that mean the same thing: adjust, ordinate, coordinate
• The opposite would be: skew
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. With 13-Down, playground promise"

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 finger farthest from the thumb
• Words that mean the same thing: pinkie, little finger
• 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: PINKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. White wine aperitif"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. Old Apple Store offerings"

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: NANOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. Ophthalmological ailments"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: eye infection, hordeolum, stye
• 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: STYES

  Great job if you got it right!

October 28, 2021 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Sweets	4
2D	2. Discover alternative, for short	4
3D	3. Toon with a talking map	4
4D	4. Fundamental	6
5D	5. On the ___ (frequently, in modern slang)	3
6D	6. Pro's opposite	4
7D	7. Classic clown name	4
8D	8. Picturesque town on the Gulf of Salerno	6
9D	9. Adroit	6
10D	10. Sound made with one's tongue	3
11D	11. "I really appreciate it!"	10
12D	12. Ball game	5
13D	13. See 68-Across	5
14D	18. Expedite	6
15D	22. Causes of some brain freezes	5
16D	24. Sandwich that's 100% consonants	3
17D	26. "Ugh!"	3
18D	27. "My turn!"	4
19D	28. Can	4
20D	29. Something that may be pulled in college	10
21D	30. "Bravo!" relative	3
22D	31. Author of the "Symposium"	5
23D	35. Stick with it!	4
24D	36. Commotion	4
25D	38. Suppressed	5
26D	40. "Spare" item	3
27D	41. Wild times at the mall, say	6
28D	44. What the D.E.A. might keep tabs on?	3
29D	46. ___ Ysidro, Calif.	3
30D	49. Bassett of "Black Panther"	6
31D	50. Ideal picnic forecast	6
32D	51. "Yay, me!"	6
33D	52. Netflix crime drama set in the Midwest	5
34D	53. World capital with traditional water puppet shows for tourists	5
35D	57. Preceder of a certain "-naut"	4
36D	58. Puts on paper	4
37D	60. Withhold from	4
38D	61. Canoeing locale	4
39D	62. Turkey Hill competitor	4
40D	64. Colorless	3
41D	65. Photo finish?	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. Sweets"

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 very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• Words that mean the same thing: baby, infant, sister
• 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: BABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Discover alternative, 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 stock exchange in new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Curb, American Stock Exchange
• 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: AMEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Toon with a talking map"

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: DORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Fundamental"

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 serving as an essential component
• Words that mean the same thing: fundamental, primaeval, key
• 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: PRIMAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. On the ___ (frequently, in modern slang)"

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: REG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Pro's opposite"

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 person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• The opposite would be: pro
• 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: ANTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Classic clown name"

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: BOBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Picturesque town on the Gulf of Salerno"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMALFI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Adroit"

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 arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
• Words that mean the same thing: smooth-spoken, fluent, eloquent
• 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: FACILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Sound made with one's tongue"

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut-tut, tut
• 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: TSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "I really appreciate it!""

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: THANKSATON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Ball game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
• Words that mean the same thing: boccie, bocci
• 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: BOCCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. See 68-Across"

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 utter obscenities or profanities
• Words that mean the same thing: depone, imprecate, verify
• The opposite would be: mistrust
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Expedite"

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 act or move at high speed
• Words that mean the same thing: hie, cannonball along, festinate
• The opposite would be: linger
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HASTEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Causes of some brain freezes"

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 decorate with frosting
• Words that mean the same thing: ice, frost
• 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: ICEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Sandwich that's 100% consonants"

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 sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
• Words that mean the same thing: bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich
• 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: BLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. "Ugh!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. "My turn!""

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: IMUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Can"

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 the event of something burning (often destructive)
• Words that mean the same thing: blast, force out, kindle
• The opposite would be: hire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Something that may be pulled in college"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ALLNIGHTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. "Bravo!" relative"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Author of the "Symposium""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that ancient athenian philosopher; pupil of socrates; teacher of aristotle (428-347 bc)
• 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: PLATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Stick with it!"

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 long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
• Words that mean the same thing: tape measure, mag tape, magnetic tape
• 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: TAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Commotion"

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 prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Words that mean the same thing: put forward, bring up, hustle
• 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: STIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Suppressed"

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: SATON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. "Spare" item"

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 support resembling the rib of an animal
• Words that mean the same thing: roast, jest at, ridicule
• 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: RIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Wild times at the mall, say"

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 brief indulgence of your impulses
• Words that mean the same thing: spree, fling
• 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: SPREES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. What the D.E.A. might keep tabs on?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. ___ Ysidro, Calif."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Bassett of "Black Panther""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANGELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Ideal picnic forecast"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NORAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. "Yay, me!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IDIDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Netflix crime drama set in the Midwest"

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!
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  The answer is: OZARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. World capital with traditional water puppet shows for tourists"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital city of vietnam; located in north vietnam
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Vietnam
• 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: HANOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Preceder of a certain "-naut""

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 formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between canis major and the southern cross; now divided into carina and pyxis and puppis and vela
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ARGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Puts on paper"

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 writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• Words that mean the same thing: write, penitentiary, pen
• 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: PENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Withhold from"

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 declare untrue; contradict
• Words that mean the same thing: traverse, abnegate, refuse
• The opposite would be: allow, admit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Canoeing locale"

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 body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Turkey Hill competitor"

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: EDYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "64. Colorless"

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 computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
• Words that mean the same thing: wide area network, pale, pallid
• 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: WAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "65. Photo finish?"

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 (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
• 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: OPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
History	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 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 14, 2025 at 03:47 AM