June 02, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, June 02, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle June 02, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Police officers, in British slang	5
2A	6. Promotes, informally	4
3A	10. Provisos	3
4A	13. Subject of the Jake Gyllenhaal movies "Donnie Darko" and "Source Code"	10
5A	15. Small fragment	4
6A	16. Genre for "Dune" and "Flash Gordon"	10
7A	17. European tourist attraction that's erupted in popularity	4
8A	18. Party animal?	6
9A	19. Brink	3
10A	20. Arctic food fish	4
11A	21. Part of a comic strip	5
12A	23. Something out standing in its field?	5
13A	24. Styx figure	8
14A	28. Any of the "Bad Boys" in the 1980s-'90s N.B.A.	6
15A	29. Traveler's aid	5
16A	30. Traveler's aid	5
17A	32. Figure at a shareholders' meeting, in brief	3
18A	33. Engaged in	4
19A	34. In check	5
20A	35. Out to lunch	4
21A	36. Targets for crunches, informally	3
22A	37. Swell	5
23A	38. "Look for yourself"	5
24A	39. Full of pluck	6
25A	41. They're first to play	8
26A	43. Goes on and on	5
27A	44. Maker of Gator utility vehicles	5
28A	45. "Post hoc, ___ propter hoc" (causal fallacy)	4
29A	46. Any chess move in which one gives up a piece, informally	3
30A	47. Reach through reasoning	6
31A	52. Hawk	4
32A	53. One working with a set of keys	10
33A	55. Language spoken in Canada	4
34A	56. General motor?	10
35A	57. Doofus	3
36A	58. Org. with a small, one-story building in Times Square	4
37A	59. Mergers and acquisitions	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. Police officers, in British slang"

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 act of walking with a slow heavy gait
• Words that mean the same thing: tramp, plodding, pad
• 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: PLODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Promotes, informally"

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 informal abbreviation of `representative'
• Words that mean the same thing: repp, rep
• 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: REPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Provisos"

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: IFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Subject of the Jake Gyllenhaal movies "Donnie Darko" and "Source Code""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

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: TIMETRAVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Small fragment"

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 small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
• Words that mean the same thing: dress, nip off, nip
• 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: SNIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Genre for "Dune" and "Flash Gordon""

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: SPACEOPERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. European tourist attraction that's erupted in popularity"

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 an inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mt Etna, Mount Etna, bunsen burner
• 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: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Party animal?"

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 the symbol of the democratic party; introduced in cartoons by thomas nast in 1874
• Words that mean the same thing: Equus asinus, domestic ass
• 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: DONKEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Brink"

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 shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
• Words that mean the same thing: brim, lip, flange
• 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: RIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Arctic food fish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a charred substance
• Words that mean the same thing: scorch, charwoman, coal
• 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: CHAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Part of a comic strip"

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 sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
• Words that mean the same thing: impanel, instrument panel, gore
• 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: PANEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Something out standing in its field?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
• Words that mean the same thing: chaff, haunt, husk
• 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: STALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Styx figure"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mythical greek hero of the iliad; a foremost greek warrior at the siege of troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `achilles' heel'
• 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: ACHILLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Any of the "Bad Boys" in the 1980s-'90s N.B.A."

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 united states neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
• Words that mean the same thing: plunger, Walter Piston
• 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: PISTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Traveler's aid"

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 someone employed to conduct others
• Words that mean the same thing: conduct, channelise, take
• 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: GUIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Traveler's aid"

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 (greek mythology) a titan who was forced by zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
• Words that mean the same thing: atlas vertebra, telamon, map collection
• 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: ATLAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Figure at a shareholders' meeting, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
• Words that mean the same thing: chief financial officer
• 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: CFO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Engaged in"

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: UPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. In check"

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: ATBAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "35. Out to lunch"

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 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• Words that mean the same thing: batty, nutty, bonkers
• 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: DAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "36. Targets for crunches, informally"

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 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: Artium Baccalaurens, AB, abdominal
• 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 22 Across: "37. Swell"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
• 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: BLOAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "38. "Look for yourself""

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: GOSEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "39. Full of pluck"

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 showing courage
• Words that mean the same thing: touchy, spunky, plucky
• 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: FEISTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. They're first to play"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an electric motor for starting an engine
• Words that mean the same thing: fledgling, newcomer, dispatcher
• 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: STARTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "43. Goes on and on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
• Words that mean the same thing: rabbit on, rant, harangue
• 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: RANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "44. Maker of Gator utility vehicles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Deere
• 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: DEERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "45. "Post hoc, ___ propter hoc" (causal fallacy)"

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 (used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
• 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: ERGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "46. Any chess move in which one gives up a piece, informally"

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 an enclosed space
• Words that mean the same thing: sack, pocket, Sauk
• 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: SAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "47. Reach through reasoning"

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 reason by deduction; establish by deduction
• Words that mean the same thing: deduce, come, descend
• 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: DERIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. Hawk"

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 activity of persuading someone to buy
• Words that mean the same thing: deal, trade, betray
• The opposite would be: buy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. One working with a set of keys"

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: PIANOTUNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "55. Language spoken in Canada"

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 member of an algonquian people living in central canada
• 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: CREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "56. General motor?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about history.

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: ARMOREDCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "57. Doofus"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: hindquarters, butt, shag
• 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: ASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "58. Org. with a small, one-story building in Times Square"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NYPD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "59. Mergers and acquisitions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular instance of buying or selling
• Words that mean the same thing: conduct, take, manage
• 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: DEALS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - June 02, 2023 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Possible concern for a vet	4
2D	2. Certain cosmetic procedure, for short	4
3D	3. Land with an exclave on the Strait of Hormuz	4
4D	4. Hit the ___	4
5D	5. Skyline sight	7
6D	6. Freestyle, e.g.	3
7D	7. It's an uphill climb from here	15
8D	8. Jeopardy	5
9D	9. Wrestling move	4
10D	10. "Well, then ..."	10
11D	11. You can take it or leave it	10
12D	12. Website with a No Fear Shakespeare section	10
13D	14. Adjective applied to the U.K.'s Air Force and Navy, but not Army	5
14D	15. Vaishnavism and Shaivism, e.g.	5
15D	22. "Groovy!"	5
16D	23. Member of the fam	3
17D	24. Taqueria beverage	10
18D	25. Attendants at a saturnalia	10
19D	26. Billboard Hot 100 listings	10
20D	27. Marriage agreement?	3
21D	28. Suffer consequences	3
22D	31. Milky drink	5
23D	34. Gymnast Raisman	3
24D	35. "i" piece	3
25D	37. Group with 26-Down in Korean, Japanese and English	3
26D	38. Waved at, say	7
27D	40. Loosely worn item of attire	5
28D	42. Zeal	5
29D	44. No-no for a vegan	5
30D	46. About 80 meters, for an Airbus A380	4
31D	48. "So inconsiderate!"	4
32D	49. ___ Empire	4
33D	50. Wiener schnitzel ingredient	4
34D	51. Has it wrong	4
35D	54. Positive indication?	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. Possible concern for a vet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images
• Words that mean the same thing: posttraumatic stress disorder
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PTSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Certain cosmetic procedure, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Land with an exclave on the Strait of Hormuz"

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 a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the arabian peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
• Words that mean the same thing: Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of Oman
• 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: OMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Hit the ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various platforms built into a vessel
• Words that mean the same thing: grace, adorn, dump
• 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: DECK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Skyline sight"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
• Words that mean the same thing: spire
• 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: STEEPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Freestyle, e.g."

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 reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: pink, blame, tap
• 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: RAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. It's an uphill climb from here"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: EVERESTBASECAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Jeopardy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
• Words that mean the same thing: jeopardize, menace, imperil
• 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: PERIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Wrestling move"

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 winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
• Words that mean the same thing: barb, slam dance, flap down
• 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: SLAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Well, then ...""

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: INTHATCASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. You can take it or leave it"

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: FINALOFFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Website with a No Fear Shakespeare section"

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: SPARKNOTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Adjective applied to the U.K.'s Air Force and Navy, but not Army"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
• Words that mean the same thing: regal, royal stag, imperial
• 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: ROYAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Vaishnavism and Shaivism, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a subdivision of a larger religious group
• Words that mean the same thing: religious order, sect, religious sect
• 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: SECTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "Groovy!""

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: NEATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Member of the fam"

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: International System, ti, Systeme International d'Unites
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Taqueria beverage"

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

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: AGUAFRESCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Attendants at a saturnalia"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
• Words that mean the same thing: cupbearer
• 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: CUPBEARERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Billboard Hot 100 listings"

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: HITSINGLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Marriage agreement?"

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 an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• 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: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Suffer consequences"

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 something that remunerates
• Words that mean the same thing: earnings, devote, give
• The opposite would be: default
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Milky drink"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
• Words that mean the same thing: caffe latte
• 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: LATTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Gymnast Raisman"

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: ALY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. "i" piece"

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 very small circular shape
• Words that mean the same thing: constellate, dose, Lucy in the sky with diamonds
• 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: DOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Group with 26-Down in Korean, Japanese and English"

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: BTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Waved at, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that express greetings upon meeting someone
• Words that mean the same thing: recognise, greet, recognize
• 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: GREETED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Loosely worn item of attire"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
• Words that mean the same thing: slip, steal
• 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: STOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Zeal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Words that mean the same thing: fervour, ardour, fire
• 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: ARDOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. No-no for a vegan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a farm where dairy products are produced
• Words that mean the same thing: dairy farm
• 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: DAIRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. About 80 meters, for an Airbus A380"

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 complete duration of something
• Words that mean the same thing: duad, duo, sweep
• 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: SPAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. "So inconsiderate!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that socially incorrect in behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: bounderish, ill-mannered, bad-mannered
• The opposite would be: civil
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. ___ Empire"

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 ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Words that mean the same thing: Inka, Incan
• 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 33 Down: "50. Wiener schnitzel ingredient"

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 meat from a calf
• Words that mean the same thing: veau
• 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: VEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Has it wrong"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: drift, slip, stray
• 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: ERRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Positive indication?"

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 sign of assent or salutation or command
• 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: NOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	70.8%
Short Answer	14	19.4%
History	3	4.2%
Food & Drink	2	2.8%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 01:43 AM

XWordHint Crossword Answers February 02, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (41 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. That girl's	4
2A	5. "___ is more" (paradoxical aphorism)	4
3A	9. Receded, as the tide	5
4A	14. With, in French	4
5A	15. English boarding school attended by many royals	4
6A	16. First word in two U.S. state names	5
7A	17. Clownfish in a 2003 Pixar film	4
8A	18. Rights advocacy org.	4
9A	19. Makeup of a reef	5
10A	20. Cult classic co-starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell	12
11A	23. Houston baseball players	6
12A	24. Painting the town red, so to speak	6
13A	28. Eggs in a sushi roll	3
14A	29. Addams Family cousin	3
15A	31. One arguing in court: Abbr.	3
16A	32. End of a school's web address	3
17A	33. Inspiration for a 2017 Tony-nominated musical	12
18A	36. Bring home, as money	4
19A	39. Great blue expanse	3
20A	40. Goals	4
21A	41. 1993 film that featured "I Got You Babe"	12
22A	46. In the manner of	3
23A	47. Actress Claire of "The Crown"	3
24A	48. Goddess of the dawn	3
25A	49. Letters before Enterprise or Intrepid	3
26A	52. Uncle of Huey, Dewey and Louie	6
27A	54. Bad odor	6
28A	56. Film about which Harold Ramis said "He goes from being a prisoner of that time and place to being master of that time and place"	12
29A	60. Gaze intently	5
30A	63. Red, in Spanish	4
31A	64. Part in a movie	4
32A	65. Sharp, on a TV, informally	5
33A	66. Fat in a bird feeder	4
34A	67. Farthest points	4
35A	68. Takes the edge off	5
36A	69. No ifs, ___ or buts	4
37A	70. Student's final hurdle	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. That girl's"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HERS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "5. "___ is more" (paradoxical aphorism)"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
• Similar words include: to a lesser extent
• Opposite of: more

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LESS

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3A: "9. Receded, as the tide"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that flow back or recede
• Similar words include: ebb down, ebb out, ebb off
• Opposite of: tide

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EBBED

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4A: "14. With, in French"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AVEC

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5A: "15. English boarding school attended by many royals"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ETON

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6A: "16. First word in two U.S. state names"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the region of the united states lying to the north of the mason-dixon line
• Similar words include: northerly, northwards, Second Earl of Guilford
• Opposite of: south

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NORTH

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7A: "17. Clownfish in a 2003 Pixar film"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NEMO

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8A: "18. Rights advocacy org."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACLU

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9A: "19. Makeup of a reef"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a variable color averaging a deep pink
• Similar words include: red coral, precious coral
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CORAL

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10A: "20. Cult classic co-starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GROUNDHOGDAY

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11A: "23. Houston baseball players"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASTROS

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12A: "24. Painting the town red, so to speak"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONAJAG

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13A: "28. Eggs in a sushi roll"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Similar words include: hard roe
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROE

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14A: "29. Addams Family cousin"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ITT

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15A: "31. One arguing in court: Abbr."

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ATT

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16A: "32. End of a school's web address"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EDU

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17A: "33. Inspiration for a 2017 Tony-nominated musical"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GROUNDHOGDAY

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18A: "36. Bring home, as money"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
• Similar words include: gain, clear, realize
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EARN

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19A: "39. Great blue expanse"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Similar words include: ocean
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEA

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20A: "40. Goals"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Similar words include: purpose, purport, direct
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AIMS

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21A: "41. 1993 film that featured "I Got You Babe""

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GROUNDHOGDAY

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22A: "46. In the manner of"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALA

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23A: "47. Actress Claire of "The Crown""

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FOY

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24A: "48. Goddess of the dawn"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EOS

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25A: "49. Letters before Enterprise or Intrepid"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Similar words include: the States, US, U.S.A.
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: USS

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26A: "52. Uncle of Huey, Dewey and Louie"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DONALD

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27A: "54. Bad odor"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
• Similar words include: malodor, mephitis, fetor
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STENCH

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28A: "56. Film about which Harold Ramis said "He goes from being a prisoner of that time and place to being master of that time and place""

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GROUNDHOGDAY

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29A: "60. Gaze intently"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fixed look with eyes open wide
• Similar words include: gaze
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STARE

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30A: "63. Red, in Spanish"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROJO

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31A: "64. Part in a movie"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
• Similar words include: office, purpose, function
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROLE

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32A: "65. Sharp, on a TV, informally"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HIDEF

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33A: "66. Fat in a bird feeder"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SUET

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34A: "67. Farthest points"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that either extremity of something that has length
• Similar words include: closing, remnant, final stage
• Opposite of: begin, beginning

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ENDS

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35A: "68. Takes the edge off"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Similar words include: rest, comfort, relieve
• Opposite of: difficulty

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EASES

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36A: "69. No ifs, ___ or buts"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ANDS

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37A: "70. Student's final hurdle"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that trying something to find out about it
• Similar words include: examine, psychometric test, examination
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TEST

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Building where airplanes are stored	6
2D	2. Really, really	6
3D	3. Like off-site employees	6
4D	4. Scrub	5
5D	5. Results in	7
6D	6. Engrave	4
7D	7. Duet minus one	4
8D	8. Like the proverbial bug in a rug	4
9D	9. Animated film featuring the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno"	7
10D	10. Triumphant cry	5
11D	11. [I'm f-f-freezing!]	3
12D	12. When a flight is due to land, for short	3
13D	13. Alternative to UPS or FedEx	3
14D	21. Dark crime genre	4
15D	22. "How ___ the little busy bee ..."	4
16D	25. ___ Knight ("Star Wars" fighter)	4
17D	26. Actor Scott or Driver	4
18D	27. Fellas	4
19D	30. Rear end, informally	5
20D	31. Common saying	5
21D	33. African grazer	3
22D	34. "The Matrix" character whose name, aptly, is an anagram of ONE	3
23D	35. The "G" of LGBTQ+	3
24D	36. "Holy Moses!"	4
25D	37. Folk singer Guthrie	4
26D	38. Horse with a reddish coat	4
27D	42. Pro gridiron officials, informally	7
28D	43. Bird that scientists are trying to bring back from extinction	4
29D	44. Have a round of tequila, perhaps	7
30D	45. Regarding	4
31D	49. Not tied, as shoelaces	6
32D	50. Burns with liquid	6
33D	51. Least likely to start a conversation with a stranger, say	6
34D	53. Have the same opinion	5
35D	55. White heron	5
36D	57. Bear in constellation names	4
37D	58. A proper one is capitalized	4
38D	59. Spun records, for short	4
39D	60. That girl	3
40D	61. ___ Maria (coffee liqueur)	3
41D	62. Things eliminated with YouTube Premium	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Building where airplanes are stored"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
• Similar words include: airdock, repair shed
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HANGAR

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2D: "2. Really, really"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EVERSO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3D: "3. Like off-site employees"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
• Similar words include: remote control, outback, distant
• Opposite of: close

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REMOTE

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4D: "4. Scrub"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
• Similar words include: purge, flush, scrub
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SCOUR

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5D: "5. Results in"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LEADSTO

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6D: "6. Engrave"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make an etching of
• Similar words include: engrave
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ETCH

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7D: "7. Duet minus one"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Similar words include: unaccompanied, alone
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SOLO

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8D: "8. Like the proverbial bug in a rug"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small secluded room
• Similar words include: cubbyhole, close-fitting, cozy
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SNUG

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9D: "9. Animated film featuring the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno""

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ENCANTO

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10D: "10. Triumphant cry"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BOOYA

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11D: "11. [I'm f-f-freezing!]"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BRR

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12D: "12. When a flight is due to land, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Similar words include: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ETA

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13D: "13. Alternative to UPS or FedEx"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DHL

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14D: "21. Dark crime genre"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOIR

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15D: "22. "How ___ the little busy bee ...""

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOTH

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16D: "25. ___ Knight ("Star Wars" fighter)"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: JEDI

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17D: "26. Actor Scott or Driver"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) in judeo-christian mythology; the first man and the husband of eve and the progenitor of the human race
• Similar words include: ecstasy, disco biscuit, cristal
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ADAM

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18D: "27. Fellas"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Think of something that an informal term for a youth or man
• Similar words include: ridicule, cat, roast
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: GUYS

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19D: "30. Rear end, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TUSHY

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20D: "31. Common saying"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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• Think of something that a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
• Similar words include: proverb, saw, byword
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADAGE

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21D: "33. African grazer"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Think of something that large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
• Similar words include: wildebeest
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GNU

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22D: "34. "The Matrix" character whose name, aptly, is an anagram of ONE"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (used as a combining form) recent or new
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NEO

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23D: "35. The "G" of LGBTQ+"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Think of something that someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
• Similar words include: braw, homophile, jovial
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: GAY

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24D: "36. "Holy Moses!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EGAD

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25D: "37. Folk singer Guthrie"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARLO

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26D: "38. Horse with a reddish coat"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROAN

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27D: "42. Pro gridiron officials, informally"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: NFLREFS

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28D: "43. Bird that scientists are trying to bring back from extinction"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone whose style is out of fashion
• Similar words include: fossil, fogey, Raphus cucullatus
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DODO

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29D: "44. Have a round of tequila, perhaps"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: _______

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Answer: DOSHOTS

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30D: "45. Regarding"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASTO

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31D: "49. Not tied, as shoelaces"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
• Similar words include: washed-up, sunk, done for
• Opposite of: wrap, make

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Answer: UNDONE

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32D: "50. Burns with liquid"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
• Similar words include: scald, blister, whip
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: SCALDS

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33D: "51. Least likely to start a conversation with a stranger, say"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that lacking self-confidence
• Similar words include: shy, timid, unsure
• Opposite of: confident

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Answer: SHYEST

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34D: "53. Have the same opinion"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be in accord; be in agreement
• Similar words include: consort, gibe, fit in
• Opposite of: disagree

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Answer: AGREE

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35D: "55. White heron"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: EGRET

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36D: "57. Bear in constellation names"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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• Pattern: ____

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Answer: URSA

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37D: "58. A proper one is capitalized"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NOUN

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38D: "59. Spun records, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that comment on music to be played
• Similar words include: disc-jockey, DJ, disk-jockey
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DJED

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39D: "60. That girl"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SHE

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40D: "61. ___ Maria (coffee liqueur)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
• Similar words include: transient ischemic attack
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TIA

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41D: "62. Things eliminated with YouTube Premium"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a public promotion of some product or service
• Similar words include: advertizement, advert, ad
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ADS

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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