27443 Mon Dec 30, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 30, 2024

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

Mon Dec 30, 2024 NY Times

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Brainy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMART

  Possible Answer : impudent, sassy, hurt, impertinent, smarting, overbold, chic, fresh, saucy, smartness, ache, bright, voguish, wise, smart

  Possible Opposite Answer : stupid




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

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

  The answer: ZANY

  Possible Answer : clownish, silly, zany, goof, goofy, whacky, goofball, wacky, twat, cuckoo, clownlike, cockamamy, sappy, goose, buffoonish, bozo, jackass, fathead, cockamamie




• The clue is 10. Desktop computer that might run Sonoma or Sequoia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAC




• The clue is 14. Choir member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENOR

  Possible Answer : tenor, tenor_voice, strain




• The clue is 15. Writer Wiesel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIE




• The clue is 16. Forbidden. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOGO




• The clue is 17. Waiter's imperative after bringing food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENJOY

  Possible Answer : savour, delight, revel, relish, love, bask, enjoy, savor

  Possible Opposite Answer : suffer




• The clue is 18. Flower that reflects yellow when held under one's chin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTTERCUP

  Possible Answer : butter-flower, butterflower, buttercup, crowfoot, kingcup, goldcup




• The clue is 20. It might have a twist or hole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOT

  Possible Answer : plot_of_land, plot, patch, diagram, plot_of_ground, secret_plan, game, plat




• The clue is 21. What a sleeve covers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARM

  Possible Answer : weapon, branch, weapon_system, build_up, fortify, limb, gird, sleeve, subdivision, arm

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarm




• The clue is 22. "Don't worry about me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMOKAY




• The clue is 23. Primitive timer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOURGLASS

  Possible Answer : hourglass




• The clue is 26. Surface for doing exercises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAT

  Possible Answer : lustrelessness, felt_up, matt-up, entangle, flat, matte_up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, lusterlessness, MAT, mat_up, gym_mat, felt, matt, matting, matte, mat, snarl, flatness, tangle, matted

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsnarl, disentangle




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

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

  The answer: ORBS

  Possible Answer : eyeball, globe, orbit, ball, orb, revolve




• The clue is 28. Going out romantically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONADATE




• The clue is 32. #1 pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESTIE




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

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer : ESE, east_southeast




• The clue is 36. Father. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRE

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




• The clue is 37. Music genre prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : altitude, EL, ALT, elevation




• The clue is 38. N.F.L. all-star game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROBOWL




• The clue is 41. Texter's reaction to a joke. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOL




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

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

  The answer: ALES

  Possible Answer : ale




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

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

  The answer: TUB

  Possible Answer : vat, tub, bathtub, tubful, bath, bathing_tub




• The clue is 45. Clinks a glass and gives a speech to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOASTS

  Possible Answer : toast, drink, pledge, crispen, goner, crisp, wassail, salute




• The clue is 47. Indian pastries with savory fillings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMOSAS

  Possible Answer : samosa




• The clue is 49. Obnoxious person, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOL

  Possible Answer : instrument, pecker, peter, prick, putz, creature, joyride, puppet, tool, shaft, cock, dick, tool_around




• The clue is 50. "All you need is love and a ___" (old saying). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAT

  Possible Answer : cast, cat-o'-nine-tails, honk, guy, Arabian_tea, hombre, throw_up, big_cat, retch, African_tea, vomit, regurgitate, Caterpillar, barf, CAT, sick, regorge, upchuck, disgorge, vomit_up, spew, spue, be_sick, computed_axial_tomography, qat, computerized_tomography, cat, bozo, khat, quat, computed_tomography, kat, true_cat, computerized_axial_tomography, puke, purge, chuck, CT

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down




• The clue is 51. Place for policy wonks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THINKTANK




• The clue is 56. Huge to-dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCENES

  Possible Answer : fit, scenery, panorama, setting, view, vista, prospect, tantrum, conniption, shot, aspect, picture, scene




• The clue is 59. "Sounds good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 60. Norse god of war and death. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIN

  Possible Answer : Odin




• The clue is 61. Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLDWATER




• The clue is 63. Grammarian's concern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USAGE

  Possible Answer : use, employment, usage, custom, exercise, utilization, usance, utilisation




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

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

  The answer: ILLS

  Possible Answer : ill, complaint, ailment




• The clue is 65. Number of planets before Pluto was demoted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINE

  Possible Answer : ix, IX, nine, 9, ball_club, club, ennead, baseball_club, nine-spot, niner, Nina_from_Carolina




• The clue is 66. Food item that might come with lox. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAGEL

  Possible Answer : beigel, bagel




• The clue is 67. El ___, Tex.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASO




• The clue is 68. Exhausted, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAD

  Possible Answer : beat, all_in, perfectly, numb, drained, bushed, deadened, idle, utterly, utter, absolutely, short, suddenly, abruptly, dead, stagnant

  Possible Opposite Answer : live, alive, living




• The clue is 69. Put forth, as effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXERT

  Possible Answer : exert, maintain, exercise, wield

SMART

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Basketball star Curry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEPH

• The clue is 2. ___ Park, location of Edison's first major laboratory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENLO

• The clue is 3. Type of pear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANJOU

  Possible Answer: Anjou, anjou

• The clue is 4. Plant affliction that's below ground. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOTROT

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

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: attempt, try_out, adjudicate, try_on, try, endeavour, hear, render, assay, test, prove, effort, examine, stress, endeavor, sample, judge, strain, taste, essay, seek

• The clue is 6. Creatures that are actually black with white stripes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEBRAS

  Possible Answer: zebra

• The clue is 7. What grads become. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUMS

  Possible Answer: potash_alum, graduate, grad, ammonia_alum, ammonium_alum, alum, alumnus, potassium_alum, alumna

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

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

  The answer: NIT

  Possible Answer: nit

• The clue is 9. Abominable Snowman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: abominable_snowman, yeti

• The clue is 10. Advances. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INROADS

  Possible Answer: inroad

• The clue is 11. Shirley Temple and Virgin Bloody Mary, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOCKTAILS

• The clue is 12. H₂O, in Mexico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGUA

  Possible Answer: agua_toad, Bufo_marinus, agua

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

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

  The answer: COPY

  Possible Answer: copy, written_matter, replicate, imitate, simulate, re-create, transcript

• The clue is 19. Character described by Austen as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMMA

• The clue is 21. Canadian province that's home to the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBERTA

  Possible Answer: Alberta

• The clue is 24. Grasp tightly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRIP

  Possible Answer: hold, spellbind, grasp, handgrip, bag, fascinate, transfix, traveling_bag, grapple, clutch, clutches, adhesive_friction, travelling_bag, grip, hairgrip, clench, suitcase, traction, bobby_pin, clasp, handle

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

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

  The answer: SOSO

• The clue is 29. Units of force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWTONS

  Possible Answer: newton, N, Newton, Sir_Isaac_Newton, Isaac_Newton

• The clue is 30. Gait faster than a walk but slower than a canter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROT

  Possible Answer: trot, pony, crib, jog, clip, lope, Trotskyist, Trotskyite, Trot

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

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

  The answer: EELS

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 32. Sheep sounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAAS

  Possible Answer: baas, blat, blate, baa, bleat

• The clue is 33. "Enchanted" girl in a Gail Carson Levine book. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLA

• The clue is 34. Biomedical building blocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEMCELLS

• The clue is 35. Recede, as the tide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, ebb_out, reflux, ebbing, ebb, ebb_away, ebb_off, wane

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 39. Remove from office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer: drum_out, oust, throw_out, expel, kick_out, boot_out

• The clue is 40. Cry made while pointing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOK

  Possible Answer: looking_at, take_care, depend, expect, feeling, spirit, wait, search, front, look, reckon, tone, see, await, flavour, expression, looking, attend, aspect, flavor, facial_expression, seem, face, smell, bet, feel, appear, calculate, count

  Possible Opposite Answer : back

• The clue is 43. No-goodnik. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOANDSO

• The clue is 46. Jazz combo instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTOSAX

• The clue is 48. Dish served from a crockpot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

  Possible Answer: sweat, swither, grizzle, stew, fret, lather, grudge, brood

• The clue is 49. In stacks, like a wedding cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIERED

  Possible Answer: tiered

• The clue is 52. Evil hench-animal in "The Lion King". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYENA

  Possible Answer: hyena, hyaena

• The clue is 53. "The early bird gets the worm," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAGE

  Possible Answer: adage, proverb, saw, byword

• The clue is 54. Landlocked African country. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIGER

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Niger, Niger, Niger_River

• The clue is 55. Prepared to propose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNELT

  Possible Answer: kneel

• The clue is 56. Wish for a romantic pairing between, in modern parlance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIP

  Possible Answer: embark, send, ship, transport

  Possible Opposite Answer : disembark

• The clue is 57. Pepsi or Coke. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLA

  Possible Answer: Cola, genus_Cola, Colon, dope, Aspinwall, Costa_Rican_colon, colon, El_Salvadoran_colon, cola

• The clue is 58. Contents of a 23-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAND

  Possible Answer: guts, backbone, Baroness_Dudevant, gumption, Sand, sandpaper, Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin, moxie, sand, grit, George_Sand

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• The clue is 62. "How to ___ a ___" (common tutorial topic). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer: link_up, draw, bind, standoff, attach, affiliation, wed, tie, marry, sleeper, tie-up, necktie, splice, tie_beam, link, crosstie, bond, linkup, connect, railroad_tie, association, tie-in

  Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect

• The clue is 63. Purple yam common in Filipino cooking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBE

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Pester

5-letter answer Answer: ANNOY

Word Help: Synonyms: irritate, vex, rag

Clue #2: 6. Words to live by

5-letter answer Answer: MOTTO

Word Help: Synonyms: slogan, catchword, shibboleth

Clue #3: 11. Legal ___ (writing paper)

3-letter answer Answer: PAD

Word Help: Synonyms: fill_out, lard, aggrandize

Clue #4: 14. Undefeated boxer Ali

5-letter answer Answer: LAILA

Clue #5: 15. Stadium employee who checks your tickets

5-letter answer Answer: USHER

Word Help: Synonyms: doorkeeper, usher, Usher

Clue #6: 16. Sports figure informally called a "ribbie"

3-letter answer Answer: RBI

Word Help: Synonyms: rbi, run_batted_in

Clue #7: 17. The DeLorean in "Back to the Future," e.g.

11-letter answer Answer: TIMEMACHINE

Clue #8: 19. Hosp. surgery sites

3-letter answer Answer: ORS

Word Help: Synonyms: surgery, Oregon, operating_theater

Clue #9: 20. Nikon F2, for one

3-letter answer Answer: SLR

Clue #10: 21. Chicago airport named for a W.W. II ace

5-letter answer Answer: OHARE

Clue #11: 22. Apple desktop computer

4-letter answer Answer: IMAC

Clue #12: 23. More achy

5-letter answer Answer: SORER

Word Help: Synonyms: mad, sensitive, huffy

Clue #13: 26. Farmers' market setups

6-letter answer Answer: STANDS

Word Help: Synonyms: fend, pedestal, bandstand
Antonyms: sit, yield

Clue #14: 28. Furniture item that's usually next to a drill

13-letter answer Answer: DENTISTSCHAIR

Clue #15: 32. Disney film featuring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui

5-letter answer Answer: MOANA

Clue #16: 33. Had but didn't divulge, as information

5-letter answer Answer: SATON

Clue #17: 34. Purple "superfood"

4-letter answer Answer: ACAI

Clue #18: 37. What's left after chopping down a tree

5-letter answer Answer: STUMP

Word Help: Synonyms: stomp, tree_stump, pulpit

Clue #19: 40. The "L" of 20-Across

4-letter answer Answer: LENS

Word Help: Synonyms: crystalline_lens, lense, lens_system

Clue #20: 41. Hoedown settings

5-letter answer Answer: BARNS

Word Help: Synonyms: barn, b

Clue #21: 43. Big name in farming equipment

5-letter answer Answer: DEERE

Word Help: Synonyms: Deere, John_Deere

Clue #22: 45. Information for a loan officer

13-letter answer Answer: CREDITHISTORY

Clue #23: 49. ___ de Lempicka, Art Deco painter

6-letter answer Answer: TAMARA

Clue #24: 50. "Such a shame!"

5-letter answer Answer: SOSAD

Clue #25: 52. China's most-grown crop

4-letter answer Answer: RICE

Word Help: Synonyms: rice, Sir_Tim_Rice, Timothy_Miles_Bindon_Rice

Clue #26: 53. Open, as a tube of toothpaste

5-letter answer Answer: UNCAP

Clue #27: 56. Got together

3-letter answer Answer: MET

Word Help: Synonyms: conform_to, take_on, get_together
Antonyms: diverge

Clue #28: 58. "Who am ___ judge?"

3-letter answer Answer: ITO

Clue #29: 59. "I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?

11-letter answer Answer: WEGOWAYBACK

Clue #30: 62. Up there in years

3-letter answer Answer: OLD

Word Help: Synonyms: sure-enough, old, sometime
Antonyms: new, young

Clue #31: 63. Carne ___ (taqueria option)

5-letter answer Answer: ASADA

Clue #32: 64. Unwelcome sound in a crowded subway car

5-letter answer Answer: ACHOO

Clue #33: 65. Garment at a merch table

3-letter answer Answer: TEE

Word Help: Synonyms: teeing_ground, tee_up, tee

Clue #34: 66. Wander from the group

5-letter answer Answer: STRAY

Word Help: Synonyms: ramble, err, divagate

Clue #35: 67. Considers, as a court case

5-letter answer Answer: HEARS

Word Help: Synonyms: find_out, take_heed, see

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Secondary social media accounts, informally

4-letter answer Answer: ALTS

Word Help: Synonyms: ALT, altitude, EL

Clue #2: 2. Nervous people might chew on them

5-letter answer Answer: NAILS

Word Help: Synonyms: sail_through, nail, collar

Clue #3: 3. Numbskull

6-letter answer Answer: NIMROD

Word Help: Synonyms: Nimrod

Clue #4: 4. Cry at a soccer stadium

3-letter answer Answer: OLE

Clue #5: 5. Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving

3-letter answer Answer: YAM

Word Help: Synonyms: yam, yam_plant

Clue #6: 6. The "M" of T.M.I.

4-letter answer Answer: MUCH

Word Help: Synonyms: a_great_deal, often, practically
Antonyms: little

Clue #7: 7. Govt. org. known for its constructive criticism?

4-letter answer Answer: OSHA

Word Help: Synonyms: OSHA, Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration

Clue #8: 8. Feeling while walking in a desert

6-letter answer Answer: THIRST

Word Help: Synonyms: crave, starve, hunger

Clue #9: 9. Religious pillars

6-letter answer Answer: TENETS

Word Help: Synonyms: tenet, dogma

Clue #10: 10. Unrefined metal

3-letter answer Answer: ORE

Word Help: Synonyms: ore

Clue #11: 11. Companion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere

8-letter answer Answer: PROMDATE

Clue #12: 12. Skin scrape

8-letter answer Answer: ABRASION

Word Help: Synonyms: abrasion, scrape, detrition

Clue #13: 13. ___ golf (sport with baskets)

4-letter answer Answer: DISC

Word Help: Synonyms: platter, disk, phonograph_record

Clue #14: 18. Main arteries

6-letter answer Answer: AORTAS

Word Help: Synonyms: aorta

Clue #15: 22. Asthmatics' devices

8-letter answer Answer: INHALERS

Word Help: Synonyms: inhalator, inhaler

Clue #16: 24. "Jog my memory ..."

8-letter answer Answer: REMINDME

Clue #17: 25. Ambient music pioneer Brian

3-letter answer Answer: ENO

Clue #18: 27. Must-haves during heat waves, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ACS

Word Help: Synonyms: actinium, alternating_electric_current, Ac
Antonyms: direct_current

Clue #19: 29. QB miscue: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: INT

Clue #20: 30. ___ Arabia

5-letter answer Answer: SAUDI

Word Help: Synonyms: Saudi_Arabian, Saudi-Arabian, Saudi

Clue #21: 31. Some hosp. staffers

3-letter answer Answer: RNS

Word Help: Synonyms: RN, Rn, registered_nurse

Clue #22: 34. As easy as ___

3-letter answer Answer: ABC

Word Help: Synonyms: ABC's, alphabet, ABC

Clue #23: 35. Proof of purchase for an auto owner

8-letter answer Answer: CARTITLE

Clue #24: 36. 406, for the entire state of Montana

8-letter answer Answer: AREACODE

Clue #25: 38. Enero o abril

3-letter answer Answer: MES

Word Help: Synonyms: ME, Maine, Pine_Tree_State

Clue #26: 39. Business that may offer "pawdicures"

6-letter answer Answer: PETSPA

Clue #27: 42. One-named singer of "Chandelier," 2014

3-letter answer Answer: SIA

Clue #28: 44. Australian hopper, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ROO

Clue #29: 46. Most factual

6-letter answer Answer: TRUEST

Word Help: Synonyms: true, truthful, reliable
Antonyms: false, untruthful

Clue #30: 47. Plane's parking spot

6-letter answer Answer: HANGAR

Word Help: Synonyms: repair_shed, airdock, hangar

Clue #31: 48. Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles

6-letter answer Answer: YAMAHA

Clue #32: 51. Interior designer's focus

5-letter answer Answer: DECOR

Word Help: Synonyms: decor, interior_decoration

Clue #33: 52. Prison outbreak

4-letter answer Answer: RIOT

Word Help: Synonyms: drunken_revelry, belly_laugh, carouse

Clue #34: 54. Final passage of a symphony

4-letter answer Answer: CODA

Word Help: Synonyms: finale, coda

Clue #35: 55. Not at home

4-letter answer Answer: AWAY

Word Help: Synonyms: by, away, forth
Antonyms: home

Clue #36: 57. Some U.F.C. bout enders

4-letter answer Answer: TKOS

Word Help: Synonyms: TKO, technical_knockout

Clue #37: 59. Once existed

3-letter answer Answer: WAS

Word Help: Synonyms: WA, comprise, embody
Antonyms: differ

Clue #38: 60. "Boo-___!" (triumphant shout)

3-letter answer Answer: YAH

Clue #39: 61. Pre-A.D., in dating

3-letter answer Answer: BCE

Word Help: Synonyms: BCE, B.C.E.

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, March 08, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

NYT Tuesday Crossword Across Clues - March 08, 2022 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Bacall's partner in a classic Hollywood romance, informally	5
2A	6. Apple pick?	4
3A	10. Races, as an engine	4
4A	14. "Easy on Me" singer, 2021	5
5A	15. Wine valley in California	4
6A	16. Fathom or foot	4
7A	17. 1966 Swedish Literature Nobelist who wrote about the struggles of the Jewish people	10
8A	19. Was a passenger	4
9A	20. Feathery neckwear	3
10A	21. Successful singer or producer of popular music	8
11A	23. 1988 American Nobelist in Physiology or Medicine who helped develop the first drug used to fight rejection in organ transplants	13
12A	25. Knight's title	3
13A	27. Hurricane's center	3
14A	28. Old atlas inits.	3
15A	29. Tehran's country	4
16A	31. Bio class subject	3
17A	33. Bit role	5
18A	38. 2018 Canadian Physics Nobelist who helped implement chirped pulse amplification	15
19A	42. Computer command	5
20A	43. Rank below capt.	3
21A	44. In the thick of	4
22A	45. Grp. that welcomed girl Cubs in 2018	3
23A	48. Casual affirmative	3
24A	50. Commercials	3
25A	51. 1976 Peace Nobelist from Northern Ireland who co-founded Community of Peace People	13
26A	57. Diplomatic envoy	8
27A	58. Spanish Mrs.	3
28A	59. Nothin'	4
29A	60. 1911 Polish/French Chemistry Nobelist who pioneered research in radioactivity	10
30A	65. Level	4
31A	66. Strait-laced	4
32A	67. Get around	5
33A	68. Bygone G.M. car	4
34A	69. Locale spelled out in a Village People song	4
35A	70. Allowed by law	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. Bacall's partner in a classic Hollywood romance, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an evil spirit
• Words that mean the same thing: bogey, bogy
• 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: BOGIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Apple pick?"

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: IMAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Races, as an engine"

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 rate of revolution of a motor
• Words that mean the same thing: rev, rpm, revolutions per minute
• 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: REVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Easy on Me" singer, 2021"

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

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: ADELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Wine valley in California"

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 plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east asia
• Words that mean the same thing: Brassica rapa pekinensis, pe-tsai, Chinese cabbage
• 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: NAPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Fathom or foot"

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 division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: unit of measurement, whole, building block
• 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: UNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. 1966 Swedish Literature Nobelist who wrote about the struggles of the Jewish people"

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: NELLYSACHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Was a passenger"

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 sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
• Words that mean the same thing: tantalize, hinge upon, rag
• The opposite would be: walk
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Feathery neckwear"

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 long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
• Words that mean the same thing: feather boa
• 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: BOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Successful singer or producer of popular music"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

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: HITMAKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. 1988 American Nobelist in Physiology or Medicine who helped develop the first drug used to fight rejection in organ transplants"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GERTRUDEELION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Knight's title"

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 term of address for a man
• 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: SIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Hurricane's center"

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 organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: heart, eyeball, middle
• 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: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Old atlas inits."

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: SSR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Tehran's country"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
• Words that mean the same thing: Persia, Islamic Republic of Iran
• 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: IRAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Bio class subject"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• 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: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Bit role"

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 engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
• 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: CAMEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. 2018 Canadian Physics Nobelist who helped implement chirped pulse amplification"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about science/technology.

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: DONNASTRICKLAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Computer command"

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 to come or go into
• Words that mean the same thing: come in, figure, move into
• The opposite would be: drop out, exit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Rank below capt."

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: CDR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. In the thick of"

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: AMID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Grp. that welcomed girl Cubs in 2018"

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: BSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Casual affirmative"

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: YUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Commercials"

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 public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: advertizing, ad, advertising
• 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: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. 1976 Peace Nobelist from Northern Ireland who co-founded Community of Peace People"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BETTYWILLIAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "57. Diplomatic envoy"

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 someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
• Words that mean the same thing: envoy
• 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: EMISSARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "58. Spanish Mrs."

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: SRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. Nothin'"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: zip, naught, zilch
• 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: NADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. 1911 Polish/French Chemistry Nobelist who pioneered research in radioactivity"

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: MARIECURIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "65. Level"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• Words that mean the same thing: level, grade, tier up
• 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: TIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "66. Strait-laced"

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 assume a prim appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: twee, prim out, prissy
• 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: PRIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. Get around"

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 avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• Words that mean the same thing: circumvent, hedge, sidestep
• 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: EVADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "68. Bygone G.M. car"

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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• Words that mean the same thing: old
• 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: OLDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "69. Locale spelled out in a Village People song"

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

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: YMCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "70. Allowed by law"

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 established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
• Words that mean the same thing: effectual, sound
• The opposite would be: illegal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword March 08, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Forbid	3
2D	2. Poet Amanda Gorman's "___ to Our Ocean"	3
3D	3. Toothpaste type	3
4D	4. "Imagine that!"	5
5D	5. Pooh's down-in-the-dumps friend	6
6D	6. One ___ million	3
7D	7. ___ Picchu, Peru	5
8D	8. Sap-sucking bugs	6
9D	9. Levels of social status in India	6
10D	10. Like farm country	5
11D	11. Mushroom in miso soup	5
12D	12. YouTube upload	5
13D	13. Back of a ship	5
14D	18. Mythical goat-men	6
15D	22. Big pharma company	5
16D	23. Research money	5
17D	24. Lease (out)	4
18D	25. One of nine on a nonagon	4
19D	26. A hot one makes a good impression	4
20D	30. Opposite of SSW	3
21D	32. Rainbow shape	3
22D	34. ___ carte	3
23D	35. Some fiercely protective "bears"	5
24D	36. Oklahoma city named for a Camelot woman	4
25D	37. Bettor's chances	4
26D	39. Fast-food chain with a cowboy hat logo	5
27D	40. Pastoral poem	4
28D	41. Royal Caribbean trip	6
29D	46. Like marshes	6
30D	47. Military aviation wing	6
31D	49. Package	6
32D	51. Japanese box lunch	5
33D	52. Message sent with a click	5
34D	53. Satisfied for now, with "over"	5
35D	54. Bygone Russian rulers	5
36D	55. Line of a song	5
37D	56. Pale purple	5
38D	61. The Monkees' "___ Believer"	3
39D	62. Cleaning cloth	3
40D	63. Journalist ___ B. Wells	3
41D	64. Sushi fish	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. Forbid"

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 decree that prohibits something
• Words that mean the same thing: blackball, cast out, censor
• 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: BAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Poet Amanda Gorman's "___ to Our Ocean""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• 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: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Toothpaste type"

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 colloid in a more solid form than a sol
• Words that mean the same thing: mousse, colloidal gel, gelatin
• 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: GEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Imagine that!""

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: ILLBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Pooh's down-in-the-dumps friend"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EEYORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. One ___ million"

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: INA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ Picchu, Peru"

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: MACHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Sap-sucking bugs"

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 any of various small plant-sucking insects
• Words that mean the same thing: aphid
• 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: APHIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Levels of social status in India"

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 social status or position conferred by a system based on class
• Words that mean the same thing: rove, vomit up, project
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CASTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Like farm country"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that living in or characteristic of farming or country life
• The opposite would be: urban
• 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: RURAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Mushroom in miso soup"

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: ENOKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. YouTube upload"

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 visible part of a television transmission
• Words that mean the same thing: telecasting, picture, television
• 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: VIDEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Back of a ship"

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 rear part of a ship
• Words that mean the same thing: bum, tooshie, butt
• 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: STERN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Mythical goat-men"

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 man with strong sexual desires
• Words that mean the same thing: lecher, forest god, lech
• 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: SATYRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Big pharma company"

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: MERCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Research money"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any monetary aid
• Words that mean the same thing: subsidisation, subsidization, concede
• The opposite would be: deny
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Lease (out)"

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 payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
• Words that mean the same thing: let, hire, rend
• 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: RENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. One of nine on a nonagon"

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 place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
• Words that mean the same thing: position, side of meat, face
• The opposite would be: top
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. A hot one makes a good impression"

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 heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
• Words that mean the same thing: press, atomic number 26, cast-iron
• 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: IRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Opposite of SSW"

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 compass point that is midway between north and northeast
• Words that mean the same thing: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east
• 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: NNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Rainbow shape"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: discharge, spark, arch
• 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: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. ___ carte"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• 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: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Some fiercely protective "bears""

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 informal terms for a mother
• Words that mean the same thing: mammy, mom, mamma
• 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: MAMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Oklahoma city named for a Camelot woman"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a town in north central oklahoma
• 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: ENID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Bettor's chances"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Words that mean the same thing: betting odds
• 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: ODDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Fast-food chain with a cowboy hat logo"

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

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: ARBYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Pastoral poem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a musical composition that evokes rural life
• Words that mean the same thing: eclogue, pastorale, idyll
• 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: IDYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Royal Caribbean trip"

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 an ocean trip taken for pleasure
• Words that mean the same thing: sail
• 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: CRUISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Like marshes"

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 (of soil) soft and watery
• Words that mean the same thing: quaggy, sloughy, soggy
• 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: SWAMPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Military aviation wing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AIRARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Package"

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 a wrapped container
• Words that mean the same thing: bundle, packet, parcel of land
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARCEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Japanese box lunch"

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: BENTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Message sent with a click"

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 (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
• Words that mean the same thing: electronic mail, e-mail, netmail
• The opposite would be: snail mail
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Satisfied for now, with "over""

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 rise or move forward
• Words that mean the same thing: surge, tide
• The opposite would be: ebb
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Bygone Russian rulers"

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 male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: tsar, tzar, czar
• 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: TSARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Line of a song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
• Words that mean the same thing: lyrical, words, lyric poem
• The opposite would be: dramatic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYRIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Pale purple"

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 moderate purple
• 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: MAUVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. The Monkees' "___ Believer""

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: IMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Cleaning cloth"

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 small piece of cloth or paper
• Words that mean the same thing: tantalize, tag, take to task
• 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: RAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "63. Journalist ___ B. Wells"

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 agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
• Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association
• 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: IDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "64. Sushi fish"

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 fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• 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: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	43	56.6%
Short Answer	20	26.3%
Geography	4	5.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Music	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM