Monday August 05, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues answers

Monday August 05, 2024 - NYT Answers

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle: 

NYT Crossword clues

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" band - Show Answer
  

  ABBA

  (4 letters)



• 5. Actor Driver - Show Answer
  

  ADAM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: X, XTC, hug_drug, ecstasy, cristal, disco_biscuit, go, Robert_Adam, Adam



• 9. ___ on a true story - Show Answer
  

  BASED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: ground, found, free-base, establish, based, base



• 14. "Yippee!," in internet-speak - Show Answer
  

  WOOT

  (4 letters)



• 15. Rich vein of ore - Show Answer
  

  LODE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: load, lode



• 16. Proverb - Show Answer
  

  ADAGE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: proverb, adage, saw, byword



• 17. Young horse - Show Answer
  

  FOAL

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: foal



• 18. Garnish for a glass of iced tea - Show Answer
  

  LEMONWEDGE

  (10 letters)



• 20. How some things are better left - Show Answer
  

  UNSAID

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: unsaid, take_back, swallow, unsay, withdraw, unvoiced, unverbalized, unspoken, unverbalised, unuttered, unexpressed, unstated



• 22. Response to "Call me!" - Show Answer
  

  IWILL

  (5 letters)



• 23. Disappoints - Show Answer
  

  LETSDOWN

  (8 letters)



• 25. "I don't need that back" - Show Answer
  

  KEEPIT

  (6 letters)



• 29. Number of U.S. states without any straight borders - Show Answer
  

  ONE

  (3 letters)

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



• 30. Fish-and-chips fish - Show Answer
  

  COD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: bait, tantalise, befool, tease, cod, twit, cash_on_delivery, fool, put_one_across, gull, seedcase, tantalize, taunt, ride, collect, slang, put_on, take_in, COD, C.O.D., pod, rally, dupe, rag, codfish, razz, put_one_over



• 31. Tennis champion Swiatek - Show Answer
  

  IGA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: IgA, immunoglobulin_A



• 32. Appliance at a hotel breakfast bar - Show Answer
  

  WAFFLEIRON

  (10 letters)



• 37. Tree of the tropics - Show Answer
  

  PALM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: decoration, thenar, medallion, palm_tree, laurel_wreath, ribbon, medal, handle, palm



• 38. Pseudonym - Show Answer
  

  ALIAS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: alias, also_known_as, a.k.a., false_name, assumed_name



• 39. Big wad - Show Answer
  

  GOB

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: sea_dog, mariner, seaman, trap, gob, yap, tar, hole, Jack-tar, old_salt, maw, cakehole, Jack, seafarer



• 40. Watercraft prone to tipping - Show Answer
  

  CANOE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: canoe



• 41. Something forbidden - Show Answer
  

  NONO

  (4 letters)



• 42. Expensive cabinet material - Show Answer
  

  CHERRYWOOD

  (10 letters)



• 44. San Jose-to-Sacramento dir. - Show Answer
  

  NNE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: NNE, north_northeast, nor'-nor'-east



• 45. "Survivor" shelter - Show Answer
  

  HUT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: shack, shanty, field_hut, hutch, hut, army_hut, hovel



• 46. Nickname for a Bronx-born U.S. congresswoman - Show Answer
  

  AOC

  (3 letters)



• 47. Shares the same view - Show Answer
  

  AGREES

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: agree, hold, concord, fit, check, concur, jibe, accord, gibe, match, tally, fit_in, correspond, consort, harmonize, harmonise

  Antonyms: disagree



• 49. Secluded - Show Answer
  

  ISOLATED

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: set-apart, isolate, disjunct, isolated, sequester, separated, sequestrate, keep_apart, detached, apart, marooned, stray, obscure, quarantined, set_apart, stranded, insulate



• 54. Where Nissan and Nintendo are headquartered - Show Answer
  

  JAPAN

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Nippon, Japanese_Archipelago, Japanese_Islands, Japan, japan, Nihon



• 56. Legendary stoner? - Show Answer
  

  MEDUSA

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: medusan, medusoid, Medusa, medusa



• 57. Credit card industry pioneer … or a hint to 18-, 32- and 42-Across - Show Answer
  

  DINERSCLUB

  (10 letters)



• 61. Prefix with climactic - Show Answer
  

  ANTI

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: anti

  Antonyms: pro



• 62. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," for two - Show Answer
  

  EPICS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: epos, epic_poem, epic, heroic_poem



• 63. Org. that runs the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Show Answer
  

  NASA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration



• 64. Slippery part of a banana - Show Answer
  

  PEEL

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: undress, unclothe, flake_off, peel, strip_down, uncase, disrobe, strip, Robert_Peel, pare, Peel, skin, flake, Sir_Robert_Peel, discase, peel_off

  Antonyms: dress



• 65. Foamy coffee order - Show Answer
  

  LATTE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: caffe_latte, latte



• 66. She-sheep - Show Answer
  

  EWES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ewe, Ewe



• 67. Guitarist Anastasio of Phish - Show Answer
  

  TREY

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: triplet, terzetto, leash, tierce, III, deuce-ace, three, triad, ternion, trio, threesome, 3, trine, trey, troika, ternary, trinity, tercet

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Terrible - Show Answer
  

  AWFUL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: frightful, dreadful, horrific, unspeakable, dire, terribly, awfully, awful, awesome, direful, nasty, atrocious, fearful, horrendous, frightfully, terrible, painful, dreaded, abominable, dread, awed, tremendous, amazing, awe-inspiring, frightening, awing, fearsome

  Antonyms: nice



• 2. American frontiersman Daniel - Show Answer
  

  BOONE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Boone, Daniel_Boone



• 3. Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici" is a famous one - Show Answer
  

  BOAST

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: self-praise, gas, feature, blow, brag, swash, vaunt, bluster, sport, boast, shoot_a_line, jactitation, boasting, gasconade, tout



• 4. Book of maps - Show Answer
  

  ATLAS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Atlas, atlas, atlas_vertebra, book_of_maps, map_collection, telamon



• 5. "Finished!" - Show Answer
  

  ALLDONE

  (7 letters)



• 6. Anonymous Jane or John - Show Answer
  

  DOE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Energy_Department, DOE, Department_of_Energy, doe, Energy



• 7. Website overseer, for short - Show Answer
  

  ADMIN

  (5 letters)



• 8. Be a chatty catty? - Show Answer
  

  MEOW

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: meow, miaul, miaou, miaow, mew



• 9. Cried one's eyes out - Show Answer
  

  BAWLED

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: yawp, bellow, bawl



• 10. "Rolling in the Deep" singer - Show Answer
  

  ADELE

  (5 letters)



• 11. Forlorn - Show Answer
  

  SAD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lamentable, deplorable, sorry, distressing, sad, pitiful

  Antonyms: glad



• 12. Binding agent in baking - Show Answer
  

  EGG

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: testis, testicle, orchis, eggs, ballock, ball, bollock, egg, nut



• 13. Grade that's not as bad as eff - Show Answer
  

  DEE

  (3 letters)



• 19. Big name in cameras - Show Answer
  

  NIKON

  (5 letters)



• 21. Greatly admired figures - Show Answer
  

  IDOLS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: idol, perfection, god, beau_ideal, graven_image, matinee_idol, paragon



• 24. Package measurement - Show Answer
  

  WEIGHT

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: free_weight, angle, exercising_weight, burthen, weight_unit, system_of_weights, slant, weight_down, burden, weighting, weight, weightiness

  Antonyms: unburden



• 26. With 51-Down, someone who gets keys in key - Show Answer
  

  PIANO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: soft, pianissimo, softly, pianoforte, piano, forte-piano

  Antonyms: forte



• 27. Arctic home - Show Answer
  

  IGLOO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: iglu, igloo



• 28. Domesticated - Show Answer
  

  TAMED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: domesticize, cultivate, chasten, naturalise, domesticate, reclaim, naturalize, moderate, tone_down, tamed, tame, domesticise, subdue

  Antonyms: wild



• 30. Snake charmers' snakes - Show Answer
  

  COBRAS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: cobra



• 32. "___ Get Away?" (Southwest Airlines slogan) - Show Answer
  

  WANNA

  (5 letters)



• 33. Together (with) - Show Answer
  

  ALONG

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: along, on



• 34. More exquisite - Show Answer
  

  FINER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: o.k., hunky-dory, okay, ok, finer, all_right, fine

  Antonyms: coarse



• 35. ___ Schwarz (toy retailer) - Show Answer
  

  FAO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: FAO, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations



• 36. Caviar - Show Answer
  

  ROE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: roe, hard_roe



• 37. Feline foot - Show Answer
  

  PAW

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: paw, hand, manus, mitt



• 40. Ride a bike - Show Answer
  

  CYCLE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: hertz, cps, Hz, round, pedal, bicycle, motorcycle, rhythm, cycle, cycles/second, cycle_per_second, bike, motorbike, oscillation, wheel



• 42. Inflection points - Show Answer
  

  CUSPS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: leaflet, cusp



• 43. Robotic vacuum cleaners - Show Answer
  

  ROOMBAS

  (7 letters)



• 45. Funeral vehicle - Show Answer
  

  HEARSE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: hearse



• 48. Last-resort button in a cockpit - Show Answer
  

  EJECT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: release, force_out, squeeze_out, eject, squirt, discharge, turf_out, turn_out, exclude, boot_out, exhaust, expel, chuck_out



• 49. Family member by marriage - Show Answer
  

  INLAW

  (5 letters)



• 50. Modify - Show Answer
  

  ADAPT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: accommodate, adjust, adapt, conform



• 51. See 26-Down - Show Answer
  

  TUNER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tuner, wireless, receiving_set, radio_set, radio, piano_tuner, radio_receiver



• 52. Lauder of cosmetics - Show Answer
  

  ESTEE

  (5 letters)



• 53. Word with Double or Planet - Show Answer
  

  DAILY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: everyday, day-after-day, daily, day-to-day, day_by_day, casual, day-by-day



• 55. Teen's skin affliction - Show Answer
  

  ACNE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: acne



• 57. Marina ___ Rey, Calif. - Show Answer
  

  DEL

  (3 letters)



• 58. Hoppy brew, for short - Show Answer
  

  IPA

  (3 letters)



• 59. Minor criticism - Show Answer
  

  NIT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: nit



• 60. Purpose - Show Answer
  

  USE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: usage, role, practice, manipulation, utilisation, consumption, utilize, habituate, enjoyment, exercise, apply, utilise, employment, economic_consumption, purpose, usance, employ, utilization, expend, use, habit, function, use_of_goods_and_services

27425 Thu Dec 12, 2024 NYT by Daniel Bodily

Across Clues :

1. Strike one!, 5. Word with slow or strawberry, 8. "___ gusto" ("Nice to meet you," in Spanish), 13. Can, 14. Spanish article, 15. Paella base, 16. Domino pip, e.g., 17. Party crashers, perhaps, 19. Part of a bat that produces the best contact, 21. Small nail, 22. Express publicly, 23. Saint, in Rio, 25. "A Beautiful Mind" director Howard, 27. Balayage providers, 32. ___ Swiatek, four-time French Open winner, 33. Cake part, 35. Fresh, 36. Get serious hang time, as a skateboarder, 40. Times for holiday parties, 41. Boomer in a band, 42. It makes Max profits, 43. Italian dynasty that produced four popes, 46. Bit of kitchenware, 47. "Cleopatra With the ___" (Reni painting), 48. Hosp. staffers, 50. Branch of a sort, 52. Three-digit numbers in parentheses, 57. Low-key place for gnocchi, 58. Toon with a monkey named Boots, 60. Matcha ___ (tea-based beverage), 61. Human thing to do, 62. Waze figs., 63. Easy to understand, 64. Hits up on Instagram, for short, 65. Meeting, informally

Down Clues :

1. A family might have matching ones, for short, 2. "D'oh!", 3. Strutted one's stuff, 4. Maze prompt, 5. Line below a swoosh, 6. Pantry problem, 7. "I Feel Pretty" singer in "West Side Story", 8. Mind repeating that?, 9. "Irresistible" feeling, 10. Language from which we get "Manitoba" and "Saskatchewan", 11. Motorist's warning, 12. The "40" in a malt liquor 40: Abbr., 18. x, y or z, 20. The world at your feet?, 23. Order to an attack dog, 24. Plant used in xeriscaping because of its tolerance to drought, 26. Hogwarts exam after the O.W.L., 28. Nonexpert, 29. "While we're discussing it ...", 30. Novice gamers, informally, 31. Word after one fell?, 34. Extend, as a contract, 37. Show with a "Cyber" spinoff, 38. Suns that shine?, 39. Roger B. ___, justice who infamously authored the Dred Scott decision (1857), 44. Sign of impact, 45. Deets, 49. Begat, 51. Writes in C or R, say, 52. Kazakhstan's ___ Sea, 53. Quoted figure, 54. Pioneering blues guitarist Baker, 55. Unyielding, 56. ___ Tour, pop culture phenomenon of 2023-24, 57. Pampering, for short, 59. Tree with so-called helicopter seeds

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 12, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, December 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Strike one!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSE

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




• The clue is 5. Word with slow or strawberry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAM

  Possible Answer : jam, chock_up, jamming, wad, ram, obstruct, throng, mess, cram, kettle_of_fish, impede, press, block, pickle, mob, fix, jampack, occlude, obturate, muddle, crush, electronic_jamming, pack, pile, hole, close_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : free




• The clue is 8. "___ gusto" ("Nice to meet you," in Spanish). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUCHO




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

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

  The answer: JOHN

  Possible Answer : lavatory, Saint_John_the_Apostle, John_the_Evangelist, Gospel_According_to_John, whoremaster, privy, trick, whoremonger, St._John, lav, Saint_John, John_Lackland, John_the_Divine, toilet, St._John_the_Apostle, bathroom, john, John, can, King_John




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

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

  The answer: UNA




• The clue is 15. Paella base. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARROZ




• The clue is 16. Domino pip, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOT

  Possible Answer : tell_apart, post, topographic_point, spot, situation, spotlight, recognize, patch, make_out, pick_out, smear, smudge, discern, speckle, place, blob, descry, berth, spy, slur, espy, blot, daub, distinguish, touch, fleck, position, point, dapple, pip, maculation, office, stain, bit, smirch, blemish, recognise, billet




• The clue is 17. Party crashers, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRANGERS

  Possible Answer : unknown, stranger, alien

  Possible Opposite Answer : acquaintance




• The clue is 19. Part of a bat that produces the best contact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEETSPOT




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

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

  The answer: BRAD

  Possible Answer : brad




• The clue is 22. Express publicly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer : melodic_line, transmit, aerate, aura, air_travel, line, tune, gentle_wind, send, melodic_phrase, breeze, strain, beam, aviation, vent, ventilate, atmosphere, publicize, broadcast, bare, air_out, air, publicise, melody, airwave, zephyr




• The clue is 23. Saint, in Rio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAO




• The clue is 25. "A Beautiful Mind" director Howard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RON

  Possible Answer : Bokkos, Daffo, Ron




• The clue is 27. Balayage providers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALONS

  Possible Answer : salon, beauty_shop, beauty_parlor, beauty_parlour, beauty_salon




• The clue is 32. ___ Swiatek, four-time French Open winner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGA

  Possible Answer : immunoglobulin_A, IgA




• The clue is 33. Cake part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIER

  Possible Answer : tier_up, grade, level, tier




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

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

  The answer: ANEW

  Possible Answer : anew, afresh




• The clue is 36. Get serious hang time, as a skateboarder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATCHAIR




• The clue is 40. Times for holiday parties. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVES

  Possible Answer : eventide, evening, Eve, eve, even




• The clue is 41. Boomer in a band. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUBA

  Possible Answer : tuba, sousaphone, bass_horn




• The clue is 42. It makes Max profits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HBO




• The clue is 43. Italian dynasty that produced four popes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEDICI

  Possible Answer : Medici




• The clue is 46. Bit of kitchenware. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAN

  Possible Answer : goat_god, Pan, pan_out, trash, cooking_pan, genus_Pan, pan_off, tear_apart, pan




• The clue is 47. "Cleopatra With the ___" (Reni painting). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASP

  Possible Answer : Naja_haje, asp, Egyptian_cobra, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper




• The clue is 48. Hosp. staffers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNS

  Possible Answer : radon, registered_nurse, atomic_number_86, RN, Rn




• The clue is 50. Branch of a sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECT

  Possible Answer : sect, faction, religious_sect, religious_order




• The clue is 52. Three-digit numbers in parentheses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREACODES




• The clue is 57. Low-key place for gnocchi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRATTORIA




• The clue is 58. Toon with a monkey named Boots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DORA




• The clue is 60. Matcha ___ (tea-based beverage). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATTE

  Possible Answer : latte, caffe_latte




• The clue is 61. Human thing to do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

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




• The clue is 62. Waze figs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAS

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




• The clue is 63. Easy to understand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEAR

  Possible Answer : top, exculpated, exonerated, realise, take_in, clean, earn, illuminate, unclutter, unmortgaged, clearly, crystallise, crystalise, exonerate, sack_up, clean-cut, straighten_out, clear_up, solve, readable, pull_in, brighten, acquit, light, decipherable, net, light_up, absolved, shed_light_on, authorise, make, authorize, realize, open, exculpate, crystallize, all_the_way, percipient, elucidate, gain, bring_in, pass, vindicated, crystalize, clear-cut, enlighten, sort_out, sack, clear, unclouded, discharge, well-defined, cleared, assoil

  Possible Opposite Answer : ill-defined, cloudy, clutter, opaque, convict, bounce, unclear, overcast




• The clue is 64. Hits up on Instagram, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DMS

  Possible Answer : decimetre, dm, diabetes_mellitus, DM, decimeter




• The clue is 65. Meeting, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SESH

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. A family might have matching ones, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PJS

• The clue is 2. "D'oh!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOPS

• The clue is 3. Strutted one's stuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOWBOATED

• The clue is 4. Maze prompt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTER

  Possible Answer: move_into, recruit, enroll, accede, figure, go_in, participate, embark, enter, get_into, record, put_down, inscribe, infix, go_into, get_in, enrol, insert, come_in, introduce

  Possible Opposite Answer : exit, drop_out

• The clue is 5. Line below a swoosh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUSTDOIT

• The clue is 6. Pantry problem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  Possible Answer: ant, pismire, emmet

• The clue is 7. "I Feel Pretty" singer in "West Side Story". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARIA

  Possible Answer: Maria, maria, mare, Calophyllum_longifolium

• The clue is 8. Mind repeating that?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANTRA

  Possible Answer: mantra

• The clue is 9. "Irresistible" feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URGE

  Possible Answer: root_on, urge, inspire, recommend, exhort, advocate, urge_on, itch, cheer, impulse, pep_up, barrack, press

• The clue is 10. Language from which we get "Manitoba" and "Saskatchewan". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREE

  Possible Answer: Cree

• The clue is 11. Motorist's warning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORN

  Possible Answer: French_horn, saddle_horn, tusk, horn, trumpet, automobile_horn, car_horn, trump, hooter, motor_horn, cornet

• The clue is 12. The "40" in a malt liquor 40: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OZS

• The clue is 18. x, y or z. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXIS

  Possible Answer: Axis, axis, axis_of_rotation, bloc, axis_vertebra

• The clue is 20. The world at your feet?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARTH

  Possible Answer: solid_ground, earthly_concern, world, earth, ground, dry_land, globe, Earth, worldly_concern, land, terra_firma

• The clue is 23. Order to an attack dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SICEM

• The clue is 24. Plant used in xeriscaping because of its tolerance to drought. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGAVE

  Possible Answer: American_aloe, century_plant, agave

• The clue is 26. Hogwarts exam after the O.W.L.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWT

  Possible Answer: triton, newt

• The clue is 28. Nonexpert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAY

  Possible Answer: rest, put_down, set, ballad, secular, place, position, lie, put, pose, lay, lie_in, laic, dwell, lie_down, repose, consist

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

• The clue is 29. "While we're discussing it ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTHATNOTE

• The clue is 30. Novice gamers, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWBS

• The clue is 31. Word after one fell?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWOOP

  Possible Answer: swoop, swoop_up, pounce, slide

• The clue is 34. Extend, as a contract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REUP

• The clue is 37. Show with a "Cyber" spinoff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CSI

• The clue is 38. Suns that shine?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NBASTARS

• The clue is 39. Roger B. ___, justice who infamously authored the Dred Scott decision (1857). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANEY

  Possible Answer: Roger_Brooke_Taney, Taney, Roger_Taney

• The clue is 44. Sign of impact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRATER

  Possible Answer: crater, Crater, volcanic_crater

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

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer: info, information

• The clue is 49. Begat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRED

  Possible Answer: engender, sire, generate, get, mother, beget, bring_forth, father

• The clue is 51. Writes in C or R, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODES

  Possible Answer: take_in, rag, put_one_over, tease, write_in_code, razz, codification, tantalize, put_on, twit, encipher, inscribe, fool, taunt, slang, cipher, computer_code, dupe, befool, bait, ride, cod, tantalise, code, encrypt, put_one_across, gull, cypher, rally

• The clue is 52. Kazakhstan's ___ Sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAL

• The clue is 53. Quoted figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RATE

  Possible Answer: rate, range, order, place, value, grade, charge_per_unit, rank, pace

• The clue is 54. Pioneering blues guitarist Baker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTA

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

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

  The answer: FIRM

  Possible Answer: unfaltering, immobile, unfluctuating, solid, unshakable, truehearted, unwavering, house, steadfastly, fast, unbendable, stiff, tauten, steady, unwaveringly, strong, steadfast, loyal, firmly, business_firm, firm

• The clue is 56. ___ Tour, pop culture phenomenon of 2023-24. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: era, ERA, earned_run_average, epoch, geological_era

• The clue is 57. Pampering, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLC

  Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care

• The clue is 59. Tree with so-called helicopter seeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

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NY Times Crossword Answers April 27, 2025

Across Clues and Answers (59)

Clue #1: 1. "Don't mention it"

8-letter answer Answer: NOTATALL

Clue #2: 9. Like a lover's lips, perhaps

8-letter answer Answer: KISSABLE

Clue #3: 17. Sudden dose of reality, in slang

9-letter answer Answer: TRUTHBOMB

Clue #4: 19. Emphatic words of denial

9-letter answer Answer: SONOTTRUE

Clue #5: 20.

10-letter answer Answer: SANTACLAUS

Clue #6: 22.

10-letter answer Answer: THEONERING

Clue #7: 23. Sheep's peep

5-letter answer Answer: BLEAT

Word Help: Synonyms: blate, baa, bleat

Clue #8: 24. How detectives might act

7-letter answer Answer: ONALEAD

Clue #9: 26. Ones providing help around the House

5-letter answer Answer: AIDES

Word Help: Synonyms: auxiliary, Pluto, adjutant

Clue #10: 27. Poli ___

3-letter answer Answer: SCI

Clue #11: 30. Attack, as a castle

5-letter answer Answer: STORM

Word Help: Synonyms: force, ramp, storm

Clue #12: 31. Jazz singer Carmen

5-letter answer Answer: MCRAE

Clue #13: 33. Food-centric broadcasts originating in South Korea

8-letter answer Answer: MUKBANGS

Clue #14: 38. Computing company whose logo has remained largely the same since it was introduced by Paul Rand in 1962

3-letter answer Answer: IBM

Clue #15: 39. Advance

4-letter answer Answer: LOAN

Word Help: Synonyms: lend, loan, loanword
Antonyms: borrow

Clue #16: 40. Tough spot for a teen?

3-letter answer Answer: ZIT

Word Help: Synonyms: hickey, pimple, zit

Clue #17: 43.

11-letter answer Answer: STAYINALIVE

Clue #18: 45.

9-letter answer Answer: MOONSHINE

Word Help: Synonyms: Moon, moonshine, moonlight

Clue #19: 47. Broke bread

5-letter answer Answer: DINED

Word Help: Synonyms: din, dine, boom

Clue #20: 48. Holder of valuable contributions, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: IRA

Word Help: Synonyms: Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, individual_retirement_account, Provisional_IRA

Clue #21: 49. One of three on the Mayflower

4-letter answer Answer: MAST

Word Help: Synonyms: mast

Clue #22: 50. Alan of "Marriage Story"

4-letter answer Answer: ALDA

Clue #23: 51. One of Chekhov's "Three Sisters"

4-letter answer Answer: OLGA

Clue #24: 52. Rapper Kid ___

4-letter answer Answer: CUDI

Clue #25: 54. Style of writing?

4-letter answer Answer: FONT

Word Help: Synonyms: font, case, fount

Clue #26: 55. Renaissance locale of the early 20th century

6-letter answer Answer: HARLEM

Word Help: Synonyms: Harlem

Clue #27: 57.

13-letter answer Answer: SEARCHHISTORY

Clue #28: 60. Longtime Japanese camera brand

6-letter answer Answer: PENTAX

Clue #29: 61. Either of the two statues in front of the New York Public Library

4-letter answer Answer: LION

Word Help: Synonyms: lion, social_lion, Leo_the_Lion

Clue #30: 62. Root word?

3-letter answer Answer: OLE

Clue #31: 63. Riverbank material

4-letter answer Answer: SILT

Word Help: Synonyms: silt, silt_up

Clue #32: 64. Lucky lottery winner's cry

6-letter answer Answer: IMRICH

Clue #33: 67.

13-letter answer Answer: BALLETSLIPPER

Clue #34: 73. Sleazeball

6-letter answer Answer: CREEPO

Clue #35: 74. Shipshape

4-letter answer Answer: TIDY

Word Help: Synonyms: respectable, clean_up, straighten_out
Antonyms: untidy

Clue #36: 75. They're rising over time

4-letter answer Answer: SEAS

Word Help: Synonyms: ocean, sea

Clue #37: 76. Humorist Bombeck

4-letter answer Answer: ERMA

Clue #38: 77. When tripled, "You know what I'm sayin' …"

4-letter answer Answer: YADA

Clue #39: 78. ___ Tour (record-breaking music event of 2023-24)

4-letter answer Answer: ERAS

Word Help: Synonyms: epoch, geological_era, earned_run_average

Clue #40: 79. Suffix with proverb

3-letter answer Answer: IAL

Clue #41: 80. Shepherd's staff

5-letter answer Answer: CROOK

Word Help: Synonyms: felon, twist, criminal

Clue #42: 81.

9-letter answer Answer: STILETTOS

Word Help: Synonyms: stiletto

Clue #43: 84.

11-letter answer Answer: EMILYBRONTE

Clue #44: 87. It's in the bag!

3-letter answer Answer: TEA

Word Help: Synonyms: Camellia_sinensis, tea_leaf, afternoon_tea

Clue #45: 88. Heart

4-letter answer Answer: GIST

Word Help: Synonyms: heart, heart_and_soul, inwardness

Clue #46: 89. ___ Tour (annual sporting series)

3-letter answer Answer: PGA

Clue #47: 90. Like some marriages, seating and musical compositions

8-letter answer Answer: ARRANGED

Word Help: Synonyms: ordered, staged, arranged
Antonyms: disarrange, disarranged

Clue #48: 91. Like the weather around a lighthouse, maybe

5-letter answer Answer: FOGGY

Word Help: Synonyms: muzzy, logy, blurry

Clue #49: 93. Baseball features

5-letter answer Answer: SEAMS

Word Help: Synonyms: crease, bed, crinkle

Clue #50: 95. "By the way …"

3-letter answer Answer: SAY

Word Help: Synonyms: pronounce, tell, aver

Clue #51: 96. ___ Moriarty, novelist who wrote "Big Little Lies"

5-letter answer Answer: LIANE

Clue #52: 98. Tolkien character who dies as "the Grey" and returns as "the White"

7-letter answer Answer: GANDALF

Clue #53: 100. Some opinion pieces

5-letter answer Answer: OPEDS

Clue #54: 105. How to read the "words" written on this puzzle's 108-Across

10-letter answer Answer: UPSIDEDOWN

Clue #55: 108. Device used to read the eight visual clues in this puzzle

10-letter answer Answer: CALCULATOR

Word Help: Synonyms: estimator, figurer, calculating_machine

Clue #56: 111. Some large structures for pet owners

9-letter answer Answer: CATCONDOS

Clue #57: 112. Head honcho

9-letter answer Answer: TOPBANANA

Clue #58: 113. Gave a thumbs up

8-letter answer Answer: ASSENTED

Word Help: Synonyms: assent, acquiesce, accede
Antonyms: dissent

Clue #59: 114. Goes to the mat?

8-letter answer Answer: WRESTLES

Word Help: Synonyms: writhe, wrestling, wriggle

Across Clues and Answers (59)

Clue #1: 1. Government org. that investigates accidents

4-letter answer Answer: NTSB

Clue #2: 2. Spoken

4-letter answer Answer: ORAL

Word Help: Synonyms: viva_voce, oral, unwritten
Antonyms: aboral, anal

Clue #3: 3. What a whistler whistles

4-letter answer Answer: TUNE

Word Help: Synonyms: strain, tune, melodic_phrase
Antonyms: untune

Clue #4: 4. "___ girl!"

4-letter answer Answer: ATTA

Clue #5: 5. "Nevertheless …"

8-letter answer Answer: THATSAID

Clue #6: 6. Jimmy Kimmel's network

3-letter answer Answer: ABC

Word Help: Synonyms: first_rudiment, first_principle, alphabet

Clue #7: 7. 😂

3-letter answer Answer: LOL

Clue #8: 8. 😂😂😂

4-letter answer Answer: LMAO

Clue #9: 9. Down for the count, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: KOED

Clue #10: 10. Italian diminutive suffix

3-letter answer Answer: INO

Clue #11: 11. Word whose letters are aptly found from left to right in "scion"

3-letter answer Answer: SON

Word Help: Synonyms: son, Word, Logos
Antonyms: girl, daughter

Clue #12: 12. Bear's counterpart on Wall Street, once

7-letter answer Answer: STEARNS

Clue #13: 13. Courtyards

5-letter answer Answer: ATRIA

Word Help: Synonyms: atrium

Clue #14: 14. Tough customer for a wedding planner

10-letter answer Answer: BRIDEZILLA

Clue #15: 15. Debussy's "Clair de ___"

4-letter answer Answer: LUNE

Clue #16: 16. Brain tests, for short

4-letter answer Answer: EEGS

Word Help: Synonyms: encephalogram, EEG, electroencephalogram

Clue #17: 18. Rolls

4-letter answer Answer: BUNS

Word Help: Synonyms: ass, rump, bum

Clue #18: 19. Bogus

4-letter answer Answer: SHAM

Word Help: Synonyms: dissemble, pretender, fake

Clue #19: 21. Cannabis variety contrasted with indica

6-letter answer Answer: SATIVA

Clue #20: 22. Bush Senior and Carter each had one

4-letter answer Answer: TERM

Word Help: Synonyms: term, terminus, terminal_figure

Clue #21: 25. Headquarter?

4-letter answer Answer: LOBE

Word Help: Synonyms: lobe

Clue #22: 28. "The Source" channel

3-letter answer Answer: CNN

Clue #23: 29. Swiatek of women's tennis

3-letter answer Answer: IGA

Word Help: Synonyms: IgA, immunoglobulin_A

Clue #24: 31. ___ point

4-letter answer Answer: MOOT

Word Help: Synonyms: consider, arguable, deliberate

Clue #25: 32. Six-pack component

3-letter answer Answer: CAN

Word Help: Synonyms: put_up, ass, potty
Antonyms: hire

Clue #26: 33. PC platform of the 1980s

5-letter answer Answer: MSDOS

Clue #27: 34. Of service

5-letter answer Answer: UTILE

Word Help: Synonyms: useful, utile
Antonyms: useless

Clue #28: 35. Hundred Acre Wood resident

5-letter answer Answer: KANGA

Clue #29: 36. One way to "play it"

5-letter answer Answer: BYEAR

Clue #30: 37. Reached a base horizontally

6-letter answer Answer: SLIDIN

Clue #31: 39. Show that, uh, didn't win 43 of its 54 Emmy nominations

4-letter answer Answer: LOST

Word Help: Synonyms: helpless, mazed, preoccupied
Antonyms: profit, found

Clue #32: 41. Page that points to other pages

5-letter answer Answer: INDEX

Word Help: Synonyms: forefinger, power, indicator

Clue #33: 42. Crew

4-letter answer Answer: TEAM

Word Help: Synonyms: squad, team, team_up

Clue #34: 44. Floral subject for van Gogh, Monet or O'Keeffe

4-letter answer Answer: IRIS

Word Help: Synonyms: fleur-de-lis, iris_diaphragm, flag

Clue #35: 45. Oodles of

4-letter answer Answer: MANY

Word Help: Synonyms: many
Antonyms: few

Clue #36: 46. Adult male deer

4-letter answer Answer: HART

Word Help: Synonyms: Moss_Hart, stag, Lorenz_Milton_Hart

Clue #37: 49. Gourmet mushroom type

5-letter answer Answer: MOREL

Word Help: Synonyms: morel

Clue #38: 52. One of the Marx Brothers

5-letter answer Answer: CHICO

Word Help: Synonyms: Leonard_Marx, Chico, Marx

Clue #39: 53. "Yikes!"

4-letter answer Answer: UHOH

Clue #40: 54. Lunacy

5-letter answer Answer: FOLLY

Word Help: Synonyms: folly, foolery, lunacy
Antonyms: wisdom

Clue #41: 55. Word with Kitchen or Angels

5-letter answer Answer: HELLS

Word Help: Synonyms: pit, Inferno, underworld
Antonyms: Heaven

Clue #42: 56. Naysayer

4-letter answer Answer: ANTI

Word Help: Synonyms: anti
Antonyms: pro

Clue #43: 58. Film excerpt

4-letter answer Answer: CLIP

Word Help: Synonyms: jog, prune, snip_off
Antonyms: unclip

Clue #44: 59. Bumpy jumpers

5-letter answer Answer: TOADS

Word Help: Synonyms: frog, anuran, salientian

Clue #45: 60. City where tourists take photos pretending to hold up its famous landmark

4-letter answer Answer: PISA

Word Help: Synonyms: Pisa

Clue #46: 63. Name shouted in "A Streetcar Named Desire"

6-letter answer Answer: STELLA

Word Help: Synonyms: Frank_Stella, Stella, Frank_Philip_Stella

Clue #47: 64. Boiling

5-letter answer Answer: IRATE

Word Help: Synonyms: ireful, irate

Clue #48: 65. Periods of abstinence from TV, news, social platforms, etc.

10-letter answer Answer: MEDIAFASTS

Clue #49: 66. Honest-to-goodness

4-letter answer Answer: REAL

Word Help: Synonyms: existent, real_number, very
Antonyms: insubstantial, unreal

Clue #50: 67. Possible polling problem

4-letter answer Answer: BIAS

Word Help: Synonyms: bias, preconception, diagonal

Clue #51: 68. Morales on the screen

4-letter answer Answer: ESAI

Clue #52: 69. Evita in "Evita"

5-letter answer Answer: PERON

Word Help: Synonyms: Peron, Juan_Domingo_Peron

Clue #53: 70. Pitchfork feature

5-letter answer Answer: PRONG

Word Help: Synonyms: prong

Clue #54: 71. Chew the scenery

5-letter answer Answer: EMOTE

Word Help: Synonyms: emote

Clue #55: 72. Tended to a Zen garden, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: RAKED

Word Help: Synonyms: skim, crease, scan

Clue #56: 73. Anatomical sac

4-letter answer Answer: CYST

Word Help: Synonyms: vesicle, cyst

Clue #57: 74. Gait faster than a walk

4-letter answer Answer: TROT

Word Help: Synonyms: jog, lope, Trot

Clue #58: 78. Website with a "Personalized and Custom Jewelry" page

4-letter answer Answer: ETSY

Clue #59: 79. Line in old Apple ads

6-letter answer Answer: IMAMAC

Clue #60: 80. Some kindergarten art supplies

8-letter answer Answer: CRAYOLAS

Clue #61: 82. Goaded

7-letter answer Answer: EGGEDON

Clue #62: 83. Comedian Notaro

3-letter answer Answer: TIG

Clue #63: 84. "Yikes!"

4-letter answer Answer: EGAD

Clue #64: 85. Junior and senior: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: YRS

Word Help: Synonyms: yr, year, twelvemonth

Clue #65: 86. Garment for one who's wearing a wire?

3-letter answer Answer: BRA

Word Help: Synonyms: brassiere, bra, bandeau

Clue #66: 89. Half of a noted magic duo

4-letter answer Answer: PENN

Word Help: Synonyms: Pennsylvania, William_Penn, Penn

Clue #67: 92. In reserve for now

5-letter answer Answer: ONICE

Clue #68: 93. Old sayings

4-letter answer Answer: SAWS

Word Help: Synonyms: saw, power_saw, proverb

Clue #69: 94. Adirondack chair part

4-letter answer Answer: SLAT

Word Help: Synonyms: slat, spline

Clue #70: 96. Coming-of-age Pixar film of 2021

4-letter answer Answer: LUCA

Clue #71: 97. Beers that might punnily have "hop" in their names, for short

4-letter answer Answer: IPAS

Clue #72: 98. "Splendid!"

4-letter answer Answer: GOOD

Word Help: Synonyms: salutary, serious, just
Antonyms: evilness, badness

Clue #73: 99. Steady stream

4-letter answer Answer: FLOW

Word Help: Synonyms: fall, menstruum, course

Clue #74: 101. What a hot dog might do

4-letter answer Answer: PANT

Word Help: Synonyms: trouser, pant, heave

Clue #75: 102. List-ending abbr.

4-letter answer Answer: ETAL

Clue #76: 103. Cry after putting one's pencil down

4-letter answer Answer: DONE

Word Help: Synonyms: do, through, manage
Antonyms: unmake

Clue #77: 104. Married mujeres: Abbr.

4-letter answer Answer: SRAS

Clue #78: 106. Sinus specialist, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ENT

Clue #79: 107. POTUS 34

3-letter answer Answer: DDE

Clue #80: 109. Subj. of a class with dummies in it

3-letter answer Answer: CPR

Word Help: Synonyms: cardiopulmonary_resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth_resuscitation, CPR

Clue #81: 110. Purple yam in Philippine cuisine

3-letter answer Answer: UBE

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