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Thursday, September 26, 2024

Thursday September 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers

Thursday September 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers | Your Complete guide and Solutions

Are there specific crossword puzzles that you would require assistance in solving today? Playing the New York Times Crossword can indeed become a game and sometimes one gets stuck with some of the clues and that’s perfectly acceptable. If you are looking for the NYT Crossword Answers Today September 26, 2024 to complete the crossword puzzles and find the answers of the crossword clues, you have come to the right place.

NYT Crossword Answers for today, September 26, 2024
NYT Crossword Answers for today, September 26, 2024


Crossword lovers consider the NYT Crossword as suitable for entertainment since it is designed not very tricky yet challenges the brain. It isn’t just riddles that may be difficult to solve or ones that require a lot of guesswork, which aren’t ideal for this game, or that are too simple, which will not challenge the players enough. This puzzle doesn’t require any specialized knowledge or skills, and it is suitable for every person, regardless of experience. Sometimes, its solved with the morning coffee, other times after a long day, the crossword indeed presents a little puzzle that can be solved by everybody.

Across Clues NYT Crosswords september 2024:

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

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

    The answer: CUREALL


  • The clue is 8. Have the final turn. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GOLAST


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

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

    The answer: REPROOF

    Possible Answer : lecture, call_down, lambast, rebuke, remonstrate, reproval, reproof, trounce, chew_up, have_words, reprimand, jaw, lambaste, bawl_out, scold, reprehension, call_on_the_carpet, take_to_task, chide, dress_down, chew_out, rag, berate


  • The clue is 15. Prominent feature of Hello Kitty. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAIRBOW


  • The clue is 16. Julian who founded WikiLeaks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASSANGE


  • The clue is 17. Intractable situation. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMPASSE

    Possible Answer : dead_end, deadlock, dead-end_street, cul_de_sac, standstill, blind_alley, stalemate, impasse


  • The clue is 18. Some hormonal flare-ups. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ZITS

    Possible Answer : hickey, pimple, zit


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

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

    The answer: SWARM

    Possible Answer : cloud, horde, teem, swarm, pullulate, drove, stream, pour


  • The clue is 21. Like hotel checkouts that may cost extra. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LATE

    Possible Answer : latterly, recently, late, tardy, previous, belatedly, tardily, recent, of_late, deep, former, belated, lately, later

    Possible Opposite Answer : early


  • The clue is 22. Civil rights leader ___ B. Wells. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDA

    Possible Answer : IDA, International_Development_Association


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

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

    The answer: PEAK

    Possible Answer : efflorescence, top, point, bill, flower, heyday, pinnacle, top_out, acme, crown, eyeshade, crest, apex, superlative, summit, peak, vizor, blossom, elevation, vertex, tip, prime, height, bloom, tiptop, extremum, visor, meridian, flush

    Possible Opposite Answer : bottom_out


  • The clue is 25. Something found near a trap. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAT

    Possible Answer : latissimus_dorsi, lat


  • The clue is 26. Currency of 20 countries. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EURO

    Possible Answer : euro


  • The clue is 28. Got the word out?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAID

    Possible Answer : read, suppose, articulate, allege, tell, state, aforementioned, aforesaid, enounce, said, say, sound_out, order, enunciate, enjoin, pronounce, aver


  • The clue is 30. Bygone Apple products. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IPODS

    Possible Answer : iPod


  • The clue is 32. Command to a getaway driver. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STEPONIT


  • The clue is 34. Reality TV staple. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRAMA

    Possible Answer : play, dramatic_play, dramatic_event, drama


  • The clue is 35. Three-time nominee for Best Director (1994, 2009, 2019). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TARANTINO

    Possible Answer : Quentin_Tarantino, Tarantino, Quentin_Jerome_Tarantino


  • The clue is 37. Nation to which the island of Tortuga belongs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAITI

    Possible Answer : Haiti, Hayti, Hispaniola, Republic_of_Haiti


  • The clue is 39. Rescues. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SALVAGES

    Possible Answer : relieve, save, salvage, salve, scavenge


  • The clue is 43. What has posts all around a site. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FENCE

    Possible Answer : surround, fencing, palisade, fence_in, wall, argue, contend, fence, debate


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

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

    The answer: GIGS

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


  • The clue is 45. Impose, as a tax. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEVY

    Possible Answer : raise, levy_en_masse, impose, levy, recruit


  • The clue is 46. Foundation, e.g., for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORG


  • The clue is 47. Bareilles of Broadway. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SARA


  • The clue is 49. Palindromic family nickname. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAN

    Possible Answer : granny, Nan, nan, grandmother, nanna, naan, grandma, gran, Nan_River, grannie


  • The clue is 50. Smell. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REEK

    Possible Answer : foetor, smack, mephitis, fume, malodor, smell, stink, malodour, fetor, stench, reek


  • The clue is 52. Period preceding a big event. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUNUP

    Possible Answer : runup, run-up


  • The clue is 55. Name suffix that can combine with "Henri". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETTA


  • The clue is 56. Unit of explosive power. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KILOTON

    Possible Answer : kiloton


  • The clue is 58. Final circuit in a track race. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BELLLAP


  • The clue is 60. One whose mentality begins with M-E?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGOTIST

    Possible Answer : egotist, egoist, swellhead


  • The clue is 61. They take marks off at school. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERASERS

    Possible Answer : eraser


  • The clue is 62. With 63-Across, tricky football play ... as represented by this puzzle's shaded squares?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOUBLE

    Possible Answer : two-fold, doubled, doubly, double_over, two-baser, reduplicate, duplicate, double, duple, repeat, three-fold, look-alike, dual, double_up, replicate, twofold, doubling, two-base_hit, threefold, bivalent, forked, two-bagger, twice, stunt_woman, stunt_man, treble, image

    Possible Opposite Answer : multivalent, single


  • The clue is 63. See 62-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REVERSE

    Possible Answer : opposite, turn, countermand, rescind, reversal, reversion, change_by_reversal, overturn, overthrow, annul, repeal, vacate, blow, turn_back, reverse, black_eye, reverse_gear, lift, rearward, invert, turnabout, override, overrule, setback, revoke, turnaround, verso, contrary, inverse

    Possible Opposite Answer : forward, obverse



Down Clues NYT Crosswords september 2024:

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

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

    The answer: CRAZIES

    Possible Answer: loony, weirdo, looney, crazy, nutcase

  • The clue is 2. Film that lasts a while?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RESIDUE

    Possible Answer: residual, rest, residuum, balance, residue, remainder

  • The clue is 3. Sudden riser in status. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UPSTART

    Possible Answer: nouveau-riche, kip, parvenu, arriviste, parvenue, upstart

  • The clue is 4. Civil War and Reconstruction, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERAS

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

  • The clue is 5. Longtime college basketball coach Kruger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LON

  • The clue is 6. Makes a note of. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOGS

    Possible Answer: log, lumber, logarithm

  • The clue is 7. Not many. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AFEW

  • The clue is 8. This letter: γ. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GAMMA

    Possible Answer: gamma, Vasco_da_Gamma, Gamma, da_Gamma

  • The clue is 9. Body part just below the philtrum. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIP

    Possible Answer: sass, sassing, brim, backtalk, rim, mouth, back_talk, lip

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

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

    The answer: ORAL

    Possible Answer: unwritten, oral, oral_exam, viva_voce, oral_examination, viva

    Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal

  • The clue is 11. Biblical figure whose name is repeated in a Faulkner title. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABSALOM

  • The clue is 12. Dish with a crispy tortilla shell. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOSTADA

    Possible Answer: tostada

  • The clue is 13. They're often sugarcoated. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWEETS

    Possible Answer: afters, sweetness, sweet, Sweet, confection, Henry_Sweet, sugariness, dessert

  • The clue is 15. Like some goons. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIRED

    Possible Answer: engage, chartered, take, leased, hire, lease, rent, charter, hired, employ

    Possible Opposite Answer : unchartered, fire

  • The clue is 20. Advanced H.S. course taught by a professoressa, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APITALIAN

  • The clue is 24. Russian ballet company. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIROV

  • The clue is 27. Related to vision. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPTIC

    Possible Answer: ocular, optic, opthalmic, visual, optical, oculus, eye

  • The clue is 28. "Wake word" for an Apple device. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIRI

  • The clue is 29. Raggedy ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANN

  • The clue is 31. Group of cable news talking heads. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PANEL

    Possible Answer: control_board, empanel, board, control_panel, instrument_panel, venire, jury, panel, impanel, dialog_box, gore

  • The clue is 33. Author Joyce Carol ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OATES

    Possible Answer: Titus_Oates, Oates, Joyce_Carol_Oates

  • The clue is 34. Burn, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DISS

    Possible Answer: diss, Orcus, affront, insult, Dis

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

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

    The answer: TAG

    Possible Answer: tag_end, give_chase, ticket, chase_after, mark, tag, chase, track, label, trail, tail, go_after, tatter, rag, shred, dog

  • The clue is 37. Announcement before taking a leap. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEREIGO

  • The clue is 38. She recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Clinton's first inauguration. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANGELOU

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

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

    The answer: GENTLER

    Possible Answer: blue-blooded, aristocratical, blue, gentle, docile, aristocratic, patrician, soft, easy

  • The clue is 41. Game faces?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AVATARS

    Possible Answer: avatar, incarnation, embodiment

  • The clue is 42. Point of contact between neurons. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SYNAPSE

    Possible Answer: synapse

  • The clue is 43. Like lightning and some tongues. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FORKED

    Possible Answer: branched, pronged, double, furcate, forficate, fork, fork-like, bifurcate, ramify, branch, biramous, forked, pitchfork, prongy, separate

  • The clue is 44. Powerlifter's sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GRUNT

    Possible Answer: grunt, oink

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

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

    The answer: AROSE

    Possible Answer: spring_up, come_up, move_up, go_up, originate, uprise, rebel, get_up, stand_up, rise_up, turn_out, develop, grow, rise, bob_up, lift, arise

    Possible Opposite Answer : sit_down, fall, go_to_bed, turn_in

  • The clue is 51. Hoda of morning TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KOTB

  • The clue is 53. Transportation app banned in Denmark, Hungary and Thailand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UBER

  • The clue is 54. Parisian patriarch. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PERE

  • The clue is 55. Conditional word in programming. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELSE

  • The clue is 57. Up to, briefly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIL

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

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

    The answer: LAV

    Possible Answer: john, privy, toilet, lavatory, lav, bathroom, can

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

June 15, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 80 (39 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword June 15, 2023

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Markers, of a sort 4
2A 5. Ones touched to be of service? 5
3A 10. Babe in the pasture 4
4A 14. Years ago 4
5A 15. *Inappropriately jocular 9
6A 16. Others, in Latin 4
7A 17. River whose celestial mirror is the Milky Way, in ancient myths 4
8A 18. Fragrant compound 5
9A 19. *Misleadingly plausible 8
10A 20. Pieces of poetry 7
11A 22. Forcibly remove 7
12A 24. Besmirch 3
13A 25. "They should just go ahead and do that" 5
14A 26. Campaign to influence emotions and morale, informally 5
15A 29. Multiple-episode pilot? 3
16A 30. Mary-Louise Parker show about a suburban mom dealing pot 5
17A 34. It helps you find your balance 3
18A 35. [As written] 3
19A 36. Skinny? 6
20A 37. Where you may go after reaching an impasse … or a hint for solving this puzzle's 12 starred clues 15
21A 41. Grasslands of South America 6
22A 42. Port type 3
23A 43. *Dullsville 7
24A 44. Co-worker of Kent and Lane 5
25A 45. Actress Ruby who emceed 1963's March on Washington 3
26A 46. "A foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time," per Shaw 5
27A 48. Wriggler wrangler 5
28A 50. "___ Te Ching" 3
29A 51. Apple varieties 7
30A 54. *Likely to cause an argument 11
31A 58. "La ___," informal title for the Mexican version of "Survivor" 4
32A 59. *Experienced through another 9
33A 61. Soothing succulent 4
34A 62. *Earnestly hitting the books 8
35A 63. Blow 5
36A 64. "That's my cue!" 4
37A 65. Breaks down 4
38A 66. Figures on a balance sheet 5
39A 67. Holds up 4

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. Markers, of a sort"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
  • Words that mean the same thing: IOU
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IOUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Ones touched to be of service?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: IPADS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Babe in the pasture"

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 young of domestic cattle
  • Words that mean the same thing: calfskin, sura
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CALF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Years ago"

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 on one occasion
  • Words that mean the same thing: at one time, erstwhile, formerly
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ONCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. *Inappropriately jocular"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that cleverly amusing in tone
  • Words that mean the same thing: bantering, tongue-in-cheek
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FACETIOUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Others, in Latin"

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: ALIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. River whose celestial mirror is the Milky Way, in ancient myths"

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 the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern africa into the mediterranean; the nile river valley in egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
  • Words that mean the same thing: Nile River
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NILE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Fragrant compound"

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 formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ESTER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. *Misleadingly plausible"

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 plausible but false
  • Words that mean the same thing: meretricious, gilded, spurious
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPECIOUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Pieces of poetry"

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 fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
  • Words that mean the same thing: stanza
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STANZAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Forcibly remove"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PUSHOUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Besmirch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
  • Words that mean the same thing: old salt, gob, seaman
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. "They should just go ahead and do that""

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: LETEM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Campaign to influence emotions and morale, informally"

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 military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments
  • Words that mean the same thing: psychological operation
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PSYOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Multiple-episode pilot?"

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 imperial dynasty that ruled china (most of the time from 206 bc to ad 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of chinese civilization
  • Words that mean the same thing: Han dynasty
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Mary-Louise Parker show about a suburban mom dealing pot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
  • Words that mean the same thing: gage, sens, skunk
  • The opposite would be: cultivated plant
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WEEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. It helps you find your balance"

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 unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
  • Words that mean the same thing: automated teller, asynchronous transfer mode, standard pressure
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ATM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. [As written]"

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 urge to attack someone
  • Words that mean the same thing: set
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Skinny?"

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 of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
  • Words that mean the same thing: cutaneal, cutaneous, epidermal
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DERMAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Where you may go after reaching an impasse … or a hint for solving this puzzle's 12 starred clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: BACKTOSQUAREONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Grasslands of South America"

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 an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in latin america)
  • Words that mean the same thing: llano
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LLANOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Port type"

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: USB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. *Dullsville"

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 so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - edmund burke; ; - mark twain
  • Words that mean the same thing: boring, windy, wearisome
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEDIOUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Co-worker of Kent and Lane"

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: OLSEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Actress Ruby who emceed 1963's March on Washington"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: DEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. "A foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time," per Shaw"

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 weedy annual native to europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
  • Words that mean the same thing: cheat, chess game, Bromus secalinus
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CHESS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Wriggler wrangler"

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: EELER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. "___ Te Ching""

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 an adherent of any branch of taoism
  • Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. Apple varieties"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MACPROS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. *Likely to cause an argument"

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 inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
  • Words that mean the same thing: disputatious, combative, disputative
  • The word looks like this: ___________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CONTENTIOUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. "La ___," informal title for the Mexican version of "Survivor""

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: ISLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. *Experienced through another"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that experienced at secondhand
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VICARIOUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Soothing succulent"

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 succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. *Earnestly hitting the books"

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 marked by care and effort
  • Words that mean the same thing: bookish
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STUDIOUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Blow"

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 start abruptly
  • Words that mean the same thing: flare up, break, break out
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERUPT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. "That's my cue!""

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: IMON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. Breaks down"

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 dyspneic condition
  • Words that mean the same thing: sob, bastard, SOB
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SOBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "66. Figures on a balance sheet"

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 state of owing something (especially money)
  • Words that mean the same thing: debt
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEBTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "67. Holds up"

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 take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
  • Words that mean the same thing: hook, soak, overcharge
  • The opposite would be: undercharge
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword June 15, 2023

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Particles proposed by Michael Faraday in the 1830s 4
2D 2. "I'll handle that!" 4
3D 3. Sch. whose colors are blue and gold 4
4D 4. Taken care of 6
5D 5. "What's worrying is …" 5
6D 6. *Fiery feelings 8
7D 7. Exam that many take in H.S. 3
8D 8. Get more complex, as a mystery 6
9D 9. Take a stride with pride 5
10D 10. Pashmina fabric 8
11D 11. T-Bonz brand 4
12D 12. Stead 4
13D 13. *Political groups 8
14D 21. Comic book sound effect 3
15D 23. Frequent setting for the Ninja Turtles 5
16D 25. Shiny coat 7
17D 26. Picasso, for one 5
18D 27. *Male zebras 9
19D 28. Gym-and-swim facilities 5
20D 29. Part of H.R.H. 3
21D 31. OverDO it as an ACtor 5
22D 32. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, for two 5
23D 33. Save them for a snowy day 5
24D 35. Palindromic plea 3
25D 36. Skosh 3
26D 38. Roller derby protection 8
27D 39. Cartridge filler 5
28D 40. "What's the ___?" 3
29D 45. Yearning 6
30D 46. Has the wherewithal 3
31D 47. Blowhard's exhalation 6
32D 49. Held dear 5
33D 50. First-year law course 5
34D 51. *Video game quests 8
35D 52. Concerning 4
36D 53. Disco or cabaret 4
37D 54. *Descriptive lines under photos 8
38D 55. Muppet host of "The Not-Too-Late Show" 4
39D 56. T0tal r00kie 4
40D 57. *Causes of stress 8
41D 60. Babe in the woods 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. Particles proposed by Michael Faraday in the 1830s"

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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
  • Words that mean the same thing: ion
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "I'll handle that!""

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: ONIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Sch. whose colors are blue and gold"

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: UCLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Taken care of"

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: SEENTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "What's worrying is …""

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: IFEAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. *Fiery feelings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a strong feeling or emotion
  • Words that mean the same thing: warmth, Passion, love
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PASSIONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Exam that many take in H.S."

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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
  • Words that mean the same thing: playact, move, turn
  • The opposite would be: refrain
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Get more complex, as a mystery"

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 make more intense, stronger, or more marked; ,
  • Words that mean the same thing: compound, change, heighten
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEEPEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Take a stride with pride"

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 proud stiff pompous gait
  • Words that mean the same thing: prance, tittup, swagger
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STRUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Pashmina fabric"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a soft fabric made from the wool of the cashmere goat
  • Words that mean the same thing: Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CASHMERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. T-Bonz brand"

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 12 Down: "12. Stead"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
  • Words that mean the same thing: place, stead, position
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIEU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. *Political groups"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
  • Words that mean the same thing: sect, faction, cabal
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FACTIONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Comic book sound effect"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
  • Words that mean the same thing: vaporize, microwave, micro-cook
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Frequent setting for the Ninja Turtles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
  • Words that mean the same thing: sewerage, toilet, cloaca
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEWER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Shiny coat"

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 black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LACQUER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Picasso, for one"

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: PABLO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. *Male zebras"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that uncastrated adult male horse
  • Words that mean the same thing: entire, stallion
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STALLIONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Gym-and-swim facilities"

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: YMCAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Part of H.R.H."

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: HIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. OverDO it as an ACtor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EMOTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, for two"

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 native or inhabitant of denmark
  • Words that mean the same thing: Dane
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DANES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Save them for a snowy day"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
  • Words that mean the same thing: sled, sledge, sleigh
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Palindromic plea"

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 an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
  • Words that mean the same thing: soh, sol, so
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Skosh"

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 light touch or stroke
  • Words that mean the same thing: swab, splash, pat
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Roller derby protection"

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: KNEEPADS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Cartridge filler"

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 solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TONER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. "What's the ___?""

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 act of using
  • Words that mean the same thing: use of goods and services, utilise, manipulation
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: USE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Yearning"

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 the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
  • Words that mean the same thing: trust, want, hope
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DESIRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Has the wherewithal"

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 airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
  • Words that mean the same thing: fanny, crapper, fire
  • The opposite would be: hire
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Blowhard's exhalation"

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: HOTAIR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Held dear"

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 have a great affection or liking for
  • Words that mean the same thing: have intercourse, get it on, make love
  • The opposite would be: hate, unloved
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOVED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. First-year law course"

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 (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  • Words that mean the same thing: tort, civil wrong
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TORTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. *Video game quests"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
  • Words that mean the same thing: delegacy, mission, commission
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MISSIONS

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Clue 35 Down: "52. Concerning"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ____
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    The answer is: ASTO

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Clue 36 Down: "53. Disco or cabaret"

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 team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
  • Words that mean the same thing: golf-club, cabaret, gild
  • The word looks like this: ____
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  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CLUB

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Clue 37 Down: "54. *Descriptive lines under photos"

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 taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
  • Words that mean the same thing: legend, caption, subtitle
  • The word looks like this: ________
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    The answer is: CAPTIONS

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Clue 38 Down: "55. Muppet host of "The Not-Too-Late Show""

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!
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    The answer is: ELMO

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Clue 39 Down: "56. T0tal r00kie"

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

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  • The word looks like this: ____
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    The answer is: NOOB

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Clue 40 Down: "57. *Causes of stress"

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 (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
  • Words that mean the same thing: tension, stress, tensity
  • The word looks like this: ________
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    The answer is: TENSIONS

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Clue 41 Down: "60. Babe in the woods"

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 awkward and inexperienced youth
  • Words that mean the same thing: rookie, greenhorn, sonny boy
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CUB

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 60 75.0%
Short Answer 13 16.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment 3 3.8%
Literature 2 2.5%
Geography 1 1.2%
Sports 1 1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 39
Down Clues 41
Total Clues 80
Average Answer Length 5.3 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 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!

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

Last Updated: September 01, 2025 at 06:48 PM