27422 Mon Dec 09, 2024 NYT by Elliot Caroll

NYT Crosswords: December 09, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, December 9, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Discontinued Apple music player. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPOD

  Possible Answer : iPod




• The clue is 5. Baker's amts.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSPS




• The clue is 9. Iranian language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARSI

  Possible Answer : Farsi, Persian




• The clue is 14. Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUCH

  Possible Answer : practically, a_lot, a_great_deal, very_much, often, a_good_deal, lots, much

  Possible Opposite Answer : little




• The clue is 15. Backboard attachment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOP

  Possible Answer : wicket, basketball_hoop, hoop, ring, basket




• The clue is 16. "Break the ice" or "break a leg". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDIOM

  Possible Answer : idiom, parlance, dialect, phrasal_idiom, accent, artistic_style, set_phrase, idiomatic_expression, phrase




• The clue is 17. "Guilty," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEA

  Possible Answer : plea, supplication




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

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : butt_against, border, adjoin, march, boundary, bound, sharpness, inch, edge, butt, butt_on, abut




• The clue is 19. Accept eagerly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAPUP




• The clue is 20. Cocktail made with Southern Comfort, sloe gin, amaretto and orange juice. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: ALABAMASLAMMER




• The clue is 23. Give a positive or negative charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIZE

  Possible Answer : ionize, ionise




• The clue is 24. Flat-screen TV type, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LCD

  Possible Answer : liquid_crystal_display, LCD




• The clue is 25. Drs.' colleagues. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNS

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




• The clue is 26. Subdivision. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer : unit_of_measurement, social_unit, unit, building_block, whole




• The clue is 29. Relax, or a place to relax. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOUNGE

  Possible Answer : couch, tarry, waiting_room, loaf, linger, sofa, lurk, lounge, loiter, footle, mill_about, hang_around, mess_about, waiting_area, lollygag, lallygag, mill_around




• The clue is 34. Crinkly kitchen wrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUMINUMFOIL




• The clue is 36. Prank on the public. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOAX

  Possible Answer : fraud, put-on, play_a_joke_on, dupery, humbug, pull_someone's_leg, hoax, fraudulence




• The clue is 39. Actor Daniel ___ Kim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAE




• The clue is 40. Assns.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGS




• The clue is 41. Writer, director and co-star of "Defending Your Life," 1991. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBERTBROOKS




• The clue is 46. Capital of the Bahamas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NASSAU

  Possible Answer : capital_of_the_Bahamas, Nassau




• The clue is 47. Green Gables girl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNE

  Possible Answer : Anne




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

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer : erstwhile, Old, old, older, previous, onetime, former, sure-enough, sometime, quondam, one-time, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new




• The clue is 51. Stephen Colbert's network. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBS




• The clue is 53. ___ Babies (stuffed toys). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEANIE

  Possible Answer : beanie, beany




• The clue is 55. 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: YOUCANCALLMEAL




• The clue is 60. Pianist's pace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEMPO

  Possible Answer : tempo, pace, pacing




• The clue is 61. Predator sometimes called the "wolf of the sea". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer : killer_whale, sea_wolf, Orcinus_orca, grampus, orca, killer




• The clue is 62. "To write is human, to ___ is divine": Stephen King. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIT

  Possible Answer : edit_out, cut, blue-pencil, delete, redact, edit




• The clue is 63. $100, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUNDO




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

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

  The answer: RUTS

  Possible Answer : heat, furrow, estrus, groove, oestrus, rut

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus




• The clue is 65. Grp. whose logo features an orbiting spacecraft. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NASA

  Possible Answer : National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration, NASA




• The clue is 66. The "U" of 22-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNION

  Possible Answer : North, trade_union, coupling, Union, unification, sexual_union, uniting, union, pairing, join, wedlock, spousal_relationship, conglutination, brotherhood, trades_union, conjugation, matrimony, mating, jointure, Federal, sum, marriage, labor_union

  Possible Opposite Answer : disunion, nonunion, separation




• The clue is 67. Sign in a parking garage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXIT

  Possible Answer : perish, kick_the_bucket, snuff_it, pass_away, passing, go, go_out, going, leave, cash_in_one's_chips, outlet, conk, drop_dead, choke, decease, get_out, release, buy_the_farm, give-up_the_ghost, expire, exit, expiration, croak, pass, pop_off, issue, departure, die, way_out, loss

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born, enter




• The clue is 68. Some food additives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DYES

  Possible Answer : dye, dyestuff

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cause damage to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPAIR

  Possible Answer: deflower, spoil, impair, vitiate, mar

• The clue is 2. Like many comfy pants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PULLON

• The clue is 3. Vast blue expanses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCEANS

  Possible Answer: ocean, sea

• The clue is 4. Abu ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DHABI

• The clue is 5. 2022 dark comedy that satirized haute cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEMENU

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

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

  The answer: SODA

  Possible Answer: pop, soda_water, sal_soda, tonic, sodium_carbonate, soda, soda_ash, washing_soda, soda_pop

• The clue is 7. Collectible cardboard caps of the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POGS

• The clue is 8. Compete in a bee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELL

  Possible Answer: spell, while, import, trance, enchantment, magical_spell, charm, tour, piece, magic_spell, write, go, spell_out, patch, turn

  Possible Opposite Answer : unspell

• The clue is 9. The movie industry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FILMDOM

  Possible Answer: filmdom, screenland, screen

• The clue is 10. Politician Schiff or Kinzinger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAM

  Possible Answer: XTC, ecstasy, Robert_Adam, disco_biscuit, X, go, cristal, hug_drug, Adam

• The clue is 11. Like yellow bananas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIPE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : green

• The clue is 12. Like lemons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUR

  Possible Answer: rancid, acetify, off-key, morose, dark, work, false, moody, saturnine, glowering, tartness, acidulate, glum, sour, sourness, sullen, acidify, turn, acidity, dour, ferment, turned, off

  Possible Opposite Answer : sweeten, sweet

• The clue is 13. Little hell-raiser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMP

  Possible Answer: rapscallion, imp, rascal, pixy, elf, hob, scalawag, gremlin, brownie, scallywag, scamp, pixie, monkey

• The clue is 21. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 22. Free speech grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACLU

• The clue is 27. Online source for cinephiles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMDB

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

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

  The answer: TIARA

  Possible Answer: tiara

• The clue is 30. Sci-fi vehicles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFOS

  Possible Answer: UFO, flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object

• The clue is 31. "We can neither confirm ___ deny that this is our first tweet" (how @CIA opened its Twitter account). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOR

• The clue is 32. Short-term engagement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIG

  Possible Answer: fizgig, gig, fishgig, spear, lance

• The clue is 33. Chi-town trains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELS

  Possible Answer: elevated_railroad, elevated, altitude, el, ALT, overhead_railway, EL, elevation, elevated_railway

• The clue is 34. x and y, on a graph. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXES

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

• The clue is 35. Highlighter-colored. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEON

  Possible Answer: Ne, atomic_number_10, neon

• The clue is 36. Chinese dynasty during which paper was invented. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer: Han_dynasty, Han

• The clue is 37. Hello, in Portuguese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLA

  Possible Answer: ola, olla

• The clue is 38. Six-pack muscles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

  Possible Answer: BA, Ab, Av, ab, abdominal, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, group_AB, abdominal_muscle, Bachelor_of_Arts, ABS, Artium_Baccalaurens, type_AB, AB

• The clue is 42. Trash-loving critter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACCOON

  Possible Answer: raccoon, racoon

• The clue is 43. What's deep in a pit?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUBA

  Possible Answer: sousaphone, tuba, bass_horn

• The clue is 44. Subjected to public condemnation, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONBLAST

• The clue is 45. Ship's spine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEEL

  Possible Answer: swag, stagger, reel, careen, lurch, keel

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

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

  The answer: ONEDAY

• The clue is 49. Work together (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIAISE

  Possible Answer: intermediate, mediate, arbitrate, liaise, intercede

• The clue is 50. These upper- and lowercase Greek letters: Δ δ. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELTAS

  Possible Answer: delta

• The clue is 52. Apt rhyme for "bore". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNORE

  Possible Answer: stertor, snoring, snore, saw_wood, saw_logs

• The clue is 54. Change, as a bill or a will. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEND

  Possible Answer: meliorate, improve, remediate, better, ameliorate, rectify, remedy, amend, repair

  Possible Opposite Answer : worsen

• The clue is 55. Steven ___, Oscar-nominated actor for "Minari". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEUN

• The clue is 56. Prefix meaning "everything". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMNI

• The clue is 57. Hairstyle that's swept. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPDO

• The clue is 58. Pivotal point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRUX

  Possible Answer: crux_of_the_matter, crux, Crux_Australis, Crux, Southern_Cross

• The clue is 59. Play opener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTI

• The clue is 60. Two after Tue.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THU

May 04, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, May 04, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (39 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - May 04, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Scratch the surface of, say	3
2A	4. 1983 hit that won a Grammy for Record of the Year	6
3A	10. Indication of an operation	4
4A	14. Bit of samurai attire	3
5A	15. Refer (to)	6
6A	16. Play part	4
7A	17. Lose crispness, as cereal	3
8A	18. What "x" might mean	11
9A	20. Suppress	5
10A	22. See 54-Across	5
11A	23. Oda ___ Brown, Whoopi Goldberg's character in "Ghost"	3
12A	24. Lets loose	6
13A	26. A little after the hour	7
14A	28. Loved one	4
15A	29. Go back and forth, in a way	3
16A	32. Some farmer's market setups	5
17A	33. Glare reducer	4
18A	34. Flexible	7
19A	37. Demon in Japanese folklore	3
20A	38. With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle	7
21A	39. Compadre	3
22A	42. "Hollywood" vis-à-vis the film industry, e.g.	7
23A	43. ___ Alto	4
24A	44. You might calmly tell someone not to do this	5
25A	47. Holy ___	3
26A	48. Newspaper section	4
27A	49. Like many invitations nowadays	7
28A	52. Kind of identity	6
29A	54. With 22-Across, former senator whose name can be spelled using only the letters in NEBRASKA (his home state)	3
30A	55. Horace was one, notably	5
31A	58. Mag that began endorsing political candidates in 2014	5
32A	59. Sweetheart	11
33A	62. Lead-in to goblin	3
34A	63. Name that can be heard phonetically somewhere in this clue	4
35A	64. More discerning	6
36A	65. Brian of ambient music	3
37A	66. Dungeonlike	4
38A	67. Metal workers?	6
39A	68. GPS display: Abbr.	3

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. Scratch the surface of, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the month following february and preceding april
• Words that mean the same thing: impair, March, deflower
• 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: MAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. 1983 hit that won a Grammy for Record of the Year"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BEATIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Indication of an operation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
• Words that mean the same thing: scratch, scrape, mark
• 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: SCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Bit of samurai attire"

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 (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
• Words that mean the same thing: obeah
• 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: OBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Refer (to)"

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 make a more or less disguised reference to
• Words that mean the same thing: touch, advert
• 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: ALLUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Play part"

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 actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
• Words that mean the same thing: theatrical role, office, purpose
• 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: ROLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Lose crispness, as cereal"

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: SOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. What "x" might mean"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
• Words that mean the same thing: timberline, tree line, timber line
• 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: TIMBERLINES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Suppress"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that put down by force or intimidation
• Words that mean the same thing: subdue, reduce, keep down
• The opposite would be: validate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. See 54-Across"

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: SASSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Oda ___ Brown, Whoopi Goldberg's character in "Ghost""

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: MAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Lets loose"

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 undo the ties of
• Words that mean the same thing: undo, untie, loosen
• The opposite would be: tie
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNTIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. A little after the hour"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: TENPAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Loved one"

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 material effigy that is worshipped
• Words that mean the same thing: paragon, perfection, god
• 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: IDOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Go back and forth, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a witty amusing person who makes jokes
• Words that mean the same thing: shake, waggle, card
• 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: WAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Some farmer's market setups"

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 portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
• Words that mean the same thing: bivouac, encamp, collapsible shelter
• 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: TENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Glare reducer"

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 quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
• Words that mean the same thing: tinge, shade, tincture
• 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: TINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Flexible"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
• Words that mean the same thing: flexible, elastic band, pliant
• The opposite would be: inelastic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELASTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Demon in Japanese folklore"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the united states navy
• Words that mean the same thing: Office of Naval Intelligence
• 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: ONI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that assets available for use in the production of further assets
• Words that mean the same thing: majuscule, working capital, great
• The opposite would be: lowercase
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPITAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Compadre"

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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Words that mean the same thing: sidekick, chum up, buddy
• 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: PAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. "Hollywood" vis-à-vis the film industry, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
• 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: METONYM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. ___ Alto"

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: PALO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. You might calmly tell someone not to do this"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
• Words that mean the same thing: occupy, interest, concern
• The opposite would be: reassure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Holy ___"

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 seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Words that mean the same thing: figure, understand, visualise
• 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: SEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Newspaper section"

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 studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Words that mean the same thing: prowess, humanities, humanistic discipline
• 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: ARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Like many invitations nowadays"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that communicate electronically on the computer
• Words that mean the same thing: e-mail, netmail, email
• 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: EMAILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Kind of identity"

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 or related to genetically distinguished groups of people
• The opposite would be: nonracial
• 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: RACIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. With 22-Across, former senator whose name can be spelled using only the letters in NEBRASKA (his home state)"

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 mountain or tall hill
• 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: BEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Horace was one, notably"

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 poet who writes odes
• 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: ODIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Mag that began endorsing political candidates in 2014"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COSMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Sweetheart"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BAKINGSTONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Lead-in to goblin"

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 (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
• Words that mean the same thing: pixy, gremlin, hobgoblin
• 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: HOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Name that can be heard phonetically somewhere in this clue"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
• 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: ERIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. More discerning"

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 having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
• Words that mean the same thing: acuate, incisive, acute
• The opposite would be: obtuse, chronic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACUTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Brian of ambient music"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: ENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Dungeonlike"

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 unpleasantly cool and humid
• Words that mean the same thing: clammy
• 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: DANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. Metal workers?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mechanism that can move automatically
• Words that mean the same thing: robot, automaton, golem
• 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: ROBOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. GPS display: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle May 04, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Criminal patterns, in brief	8
2D	2. Overflow with	8
3D	3. Writer Morrison	8
4D	4. Get in hot water, say	5
5D	5. N.F.L. cornerback Apple	3
6D	6. Charitable relief	4
7D	7. Helicon, e.g., musically speaking	4
8D	8. Oft-abbreviated Latin phrase	5
9D	9. Short	5
10D	10. Colombo's country, in Olympics shorthand	3
11D	11. Scammer	6
12D	12. What the Rays and Jays are in, for short	6
13D	13. Fresh starts	6
14D	19. Kind of soup	6
15D	21. Material that's bad for the mouth?	4
16D	25. Drops in the gym?	5
17D	27. Bench press target	3
18D	30. Pedigree competitor	4
19D	31. See 38-Across	5
20D	35. Ailment treated with a warming compress	4
21D	36. Not as fierce	5
22D	38. Former name of Colombo's country	6
23D	39. Fellows	8
24D	40. California concert site featured in the documentary "Gimme Shelter"	8
25D	41. Some corp. takeovers	8
26D	42. Hospital diagnostic, for short	3
27D	43. Fashion designer Rabanne	4
28D	44. Like an otter's feet	6
29D	45. Mark in the World Golf Hall of Fame	6
30D	46. Jeannette who was the first woman elected to Congress (1916)	6
31D	50. "King Lear" son	5
32D	51. Summer music	5
33D	53. Some laptops	5
34D	56. Toe-jam?	4
35D	57. In ___ (completely)	4
36D	60. Sign	3
37D	61. Final number, say	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. Criminal patterns, in brief"

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 two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
• 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: MOSQUITO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Overflow with"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ABOUNDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Writer Morrison"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces
• 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: RIGATONI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Get in hot water, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of swimming
• Words that mean the same thing: bath
• 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: BATHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. N.F.L. cornerback Apple"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Charitable relief"

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 money or goods contributed to the poor
• 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: ALMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Helicon, e.g., musically speaking"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the lowest brass wind instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: sousaphone, bass horn
• 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: TUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Oft-abbreviated Latin phrase"

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: IDEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that brief and to the point; effectively cut short
• Words that mean the same thing: curt, crisp, laconic
• 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: TERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Colombo's country, in Olympics shorthand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Scammer"

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: CONMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. What the Rays and Jays are in, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALEAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Fresh starts"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that device for resetting instruments or controls
• Words that mean the same thing: readjust, reset
• 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: RESETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Kind of soup"

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 round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food
• Words that mean the same thing: lentil plant, Lens culinaris
• 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: LENTIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Material that's bad for the mouth?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
• Words that mean the same thing: silt 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: SILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Drops in the gym?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
• Words that mean the same thing: travail, effort, lather
• 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: SWEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Bench press target"

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: PEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Pedigree competitor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. See 38-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a quantity that is added
• Words that mean the same thing: addition, increase, earn
• The opposite would be: reduce, fall back
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "35. Ailment treated with a warming compress"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Not as fierce"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an animal trainer who tames wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: meek, tamed, tame
• The opposite would be: wild
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "38. Former name of Colombo's country"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an island in the indian ocean off the southeastern coast of india
• Words that mean the same thing: Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
• 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: CEYLON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "39. Fellows"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a local church community
• Words that mean the same thing: parish
• 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: PARISHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. California concert site featured in the documentary "Gimme Shelter""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ALTAMONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Some corp. takeovers"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: LOSLOBOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Hospital diagnostic, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
• Words that mean the same thing: magnetic resonance imaging
• 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: MRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Fashion designer Rabanne"

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: PACO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Like an otter's feet"

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 construct or form a web, as if by weaving
• Words that mean the same thing: web, lacy, net
• The opposite would be: unwebbed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEBBED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Mark in the World Golf Hall of Fame"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OMEARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Jeannette who was the first woman elected to Congress (1916)"

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 leader in the women's suffrage movement in montana; the first woman to serve in the united states house of representatives (1880-1973)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jeannette Rankin
• 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: RANKIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. "King Lear" son"

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 younger brother of edwy who became king of northumbria when it renounced edwy; on edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of england (944-975)
• 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: EDGAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Summer music"

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 popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
• Words that mean the same thing: discotheque, disco music
• 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: DISCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Some laptops"

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 type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Acer, Acer
• 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: ACERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. Toe-jam?"

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 short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
• Words that mean the same thing: butt, check stub, ticket stub
• 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: STUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. In ___ (completely)"

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: TOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. Sign"

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 liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
• 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: INK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Final number, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: mesh, network, clear
• The opposite would be: gross
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NET

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	64.5%
Short Answer	13	17.1%
Geography	3	3.9%
Music	3	3.9%
Abbreviation	3	3.9%
History	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 04:48 PM