27398, Wed Nov 13, 2024 nyt by Todd Gross

Across Clues :

1. RATING: ★ A big ditch in a big desert. Big deal., 8. See 66-Across, 13. Word with practice or professional, 14. Disney villain with black-and-white hair, 16. Divine messenger, 17. Old T-shirt, maybe, 18. Mishmash, 19. "___ well!", 21. Part of a U.C.L.A. URL, 22. When to see la lune in Lyon, 23. Genoese god, 24. RATING: ★ Sin, sun and sand … so? Not worth the gamble., 26. Pennsylvania-based snack company, 27. Skin flick, 29. Suffix with Sydney, 30. Liam of "Schindler's List", 32. School stat, 34. Laura in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 35. RATING: ★★★ Graceland and the Great Smoky Mountains. I volunteer to visit again!, 38. "The Thin Man" terrier, 41. Succor, 42. Low points, 46. Cloud name prefix, 48. Following, 50. Bowl call, 51. RATING: ★★★★★★★★ Fresh salmon and spectacular scenery. Go north, young man!, 53. Crew need, 54. Pear or quince, 55. Frame of a film, 56. Fine dining no-no, 58. Actors McKellen and McShane, 59. How many TV hosts are dressed, 61. Intimates, 64. On the lam, 65. What strings of random letters make, 66. With 8-Across, the sources of the 31-Down in this puzzle's reviews, 67. RATING: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Peaches, peanuts and pecan pie. You'll always be on my mind!

Down Clues :

1. Speaker on a stage, maybe, 2. Change one's ways?, 3. More than just respect, 4. "Shut your mouth!", 5. Cuatro y cuatro, 6. Dundee denial, 7. Member of the constellation Aquila, 8. Makes a big deal (over), 9. ___ alone, 10. "You're finished that quickly?!", 11. In a better frame of mind, 12. Sight in the Sonoran Desert, 14. 450, in ancient Rome, 15. Utter destruction, 20. Strongly desired, 22. Many a role in "Sister Act", 23. Part of DKNY, 25. Like the outfield walls of Wrigley Field, 27. Creator of the sleuth C. Auguste Dupin, 28. Photo ___, 31. Rating symbols, as seen in this puzzle, 33. Ed of "Up", 36. Actress Vardalos, 37. Where to catch some waves?, 38. Common trees in Australia, 39. Ballet ending?, 40. Catchphrase for Captain Underpants, 43. Working on a board, perhaps, 44. Pharaoh named for the sun god, 45. Her partner, 47. "Fine with me", 49. Studio activity, 52. Sacha Baron Cohen character who was featured in a Madonna music video, 54. Less bright, 57. People of the Great Basin, 58. ___ facto, 60. Went to the bench, 62. Rapper Kool ___ Dee, 63. Windswept expanse

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 13, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. RATING: ★ A big ditch in a big desert. Big deal.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIZONA

  Possible Answer : genus_Arizona, AZ, Grand_Canyon_State, Arizona




• The clue is 8. See 66-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAGS

  Possible Answer : droop, ease_up, sag, sword_lily, slacken_off, ease_off, swag, flag, pin, flagstone, fleur-de-lis, signal_flag, iris, masthead




• The clue is 13. Word with practice or professional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEDICAL

  Possible Answer : health_check, aesculapian, medical_checkup, medical_examination, medical_exam, checkup, medical

  Possible Opposite Answer : surgical




• The clue is 14. Disney villain with black-and-white hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRUELLA




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

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

  The answer: PROPHET

  Possible Answer : vaticinator, prophesier, seer, prophet, oracle




• The clue is 17. Old T-shirt, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUSTRAG

  Possible Answer : duster, dustcloth, dustrag




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

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

  The answer: OLIO




• The clue is 19. "___ well!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIS

  Possible Answer : allis, allis_shad, Alosa_alosa, allice_shad, allice




• The clue is 21. Part of a U.C.L.A. URL. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDU




• The clue is 22. When to see la lune in Lyon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUIT




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

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

  The answer: DIO




• The clue is 24. RATING: ★ Sin, sun and sand … so? Not worth the gamble.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEVADA

  Possible Answer : NV, Battle_Born_State, Sagebrush_State, Nevada, Silver_State




• The clue is 26. Pennsylvania-based snack company. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTZ




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

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

  The answer: PORNO

  Possible Answer : porno, pornography, smut, erotica, porn




• The clue is 29. Suffix with Sydney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIDER

  Possible Answer : side

  Possible Opposite Answer : top




• The clue is 30. Liam of "Schindler's List". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEESON




• The clue is 32. School stat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPA

  Possible Answer : grade_point_average, GPA




• The clue is 34. Laura in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYRO




• The clue is 35. RATING: ★★★ Graceland and the Great Smoky Mountains. I volunteer to visit again!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENNESSEE

  Possible Answer : Tennessee_River, Tennessee, Volunteer_State, TN




• The clue is 38. "The Thin Man" terrier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTA




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

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

  The answer: AID

  Possible Answer : assist, attention, help, financial_aid, tending, care, assistance, aid, economic_aid




• The clue is 42. Low points. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADIRS

  Possible Answer : nadir, low-water_mark

  Possible Opposite Answer : zenith




• The clue is 46. Cloud name prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIRRO




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

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

  The answer: AFTER

  Possible Answer : afterwards, afterward, later_on, after, later, subsequently




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

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

  The answer: RAH




• The clue is 51. RATING: ★★★★★★★★ Fresh salmon and spectacular scenery. Go north, young man!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALASKA

  Possible Answer : Alaska, Last_Frontier, AK




• The clue is 53. Crew need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer : oar




• The clue is 54. Pear or quince. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POME

  Possible Answer : false_fruit, pome




• The clue is 55. Frame of a film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEL




• The clue is 56. Fine dining no-no. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLURP

  Possible Answer : slurp




• The clue is 58. Actors McKellen and McShane. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IANS




• The clue is 59. How many TV hosts are dressed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INASUIT




• The clue is 61. Intimates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPLIES

  Possible Answer : mean, involve, imply, connote, incriminate, entail, inculpate




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

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

  The answer: ATLARGE




• The clue is 65. What strings of random letters make. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSENSE




• The clue is 66. With 8-Across, the sources of the 31-Down in this puzzle's reviews. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STATE

  Possible Answer : state, res_publica, body_politic, land, submit, country, posit, State_Department, State, put_forward, United_States_Department_of_State, tell, commonwealth, express, province, nation, say, state_of_matter, Department_of_State, DoS




• The clue is 67. RATING: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Peaches, peanuts and pecan pie. You'll always be on my mind!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEORGIA

  Possible Answer : GA, Sakartvelo, Georgia, Peach_State, Empire_State_of_the_South

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Speaker on a stage, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMP

  Possible Answer: ampere, AMP, amp, A, adenosine_monophosphate, adenylic_acid

• The clue is 2. Change one's ways?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REROUTE

• The clue is 3. More than just respect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOLIZE

  Possible Answer: worship, idolise, hero-worship, idolize, revere

• The clue is 4. "Shut your mouth!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIPIT

• The clue is 5. Cuatro y cuatro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCHO

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

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

  The answer: NAE

• The clue is 7. Member of the constellation Aquila. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTAIR

  Possible Answer: Altair

• The clue is 8. Makes a big deal (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSSES

  Possible Answer: hassle, hustle, bustle, bicker, flurry, fret, stir, bickering, bother, fuss, pother, overprotect, tizzy, dither, ado, flap, trouble, niggle, tiff, mother, spat, squabble, pettifoggery

• The clue is 9. ___ alone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LET

  Possible Answer: Army_of_the_Righteous, net_ball, permit, LET, lease, countenance, rent, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Army_of_the_Pure, allow, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, have, get, let

  Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, forbid, prevent

• The clue is 10. "You're finished that quickly?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALREADY

  Possible Answer: already

• The clue is 11. In a better frame of mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLADDER

  Possible Answer: beaming, glad, happy

  Possible Opposite Answer : sad

• The clue is 12. Sight in the Sonoran Desert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGUARO

  Possible Answer: sahuaro, saguaro, Carnegiea_gigantea

• The clue is 14. 450, in ancient Rome. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDL

• The clue is 15. Utter destruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUIN

  Possible Answer: downfall, ruin, laying_waste, ruining, destroy, bankrupt, break, deflower, ruination, wrecking, smash, dilapidation

• The clue is 20. Strongly desired. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONGEDFOR

• The clue is 22. Many a role in "Sister Act". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUN

  Possible Answer: conical_buoy, nun, nun_buoy

• The clue is 23. Part of DKNY. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONNA

  Possible Answer: donna

• The clue is 25. Like the outfield walls of Wrigley Field. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VINED

• The clue is 27. Creator of the sleuth C. Auguste Dupin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POE

  Possible Answer: Edgar_Allan_Poe, Poe

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

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

  The answer: OPS

  Possible Answer: Ops

• The clue is 31. Rating symbols, as seen in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STARS

  Possible Answer: ace, headliner, wiz, hotshot, star_topology, star, adept, principal, genius, sensation, maven, wizard, champion, lead, whizz, asterisk, superstar, whiz, mavin, virtuoso

• The clue is 33. Ed of "Up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASNER

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

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

  The answer: NIA

• The clue is 37. Where to catch some waves?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer: capitulum, spike, ear, auricle, pinna

• The clue is 38. Common trees in Australia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACACIAS

  Possible Answer: acacia

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

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

  The answer: SILENTT

• The clue is 40. Catchphrase for Captain Underpants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRALALA

• The clue is 43. Working on a board, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONING

  Possible Answer: press, ironing, iron_out, iron

• The clue is 44. Pharaoh named for the sun god. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMSESI

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

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

  The answer: SHE

• The clue is 47. "Fine with me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKSURE

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

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

  The answer: TAPING

  Possible Answer: bug, intercept, rap, exploit, knock, pink, tapdance, videotape, solicit, tape_recording, tape, taping, beg, tap, wiretap, record, tip

  Possible Opposite Answer : erase

• The clue is 52. Sacha Baron Cohen character who was featured in a Madonna music video. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIG

• The clue is 54. Less bright. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALER

  Possible Answer: pallid, pale, sick, wan

• The clue is 57. People of the Great Basin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

• The clue is 58. ___ facto. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPSO

• The clue is 60. Went to the bench. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAT

  Possible Answer: baby-sit, ride, model, Sat, sit_around, seat, Saturday, posture, pose, Sabbatum, sit_down, sit

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 62. Rapper Kool ___ Dee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOE

• The clue is 63. Windswept expanse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEA

  Possible Answer: sea, ocean

May 13, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (35 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - May 13, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Fingertips-only rock-climbing grip	5
2A	6. Warning accompanying a link	4
3A	10. "Understood," once	4
4A	14. "___ can be dissected, as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process": E. B. White	5
5A	15. Orphan of British literature	4
6A	16. Supersized	4
7A	17. Like the Count of Monte Cristo	10
8A	19. Undesirable sound at a stone-skipping contest	4
9A	20. Do some spinning at a club?	9
10A	21. Eccentric	5
11A	22. Fashion designer Anna	3
12A	23. Baddies on TNT's "Falling Skies," for short	3
13A	24. Comfort	6
14A	25. Gains grains	5
15A	27. Spicy Thai condiment	8
16A	29. Four-dimensional mathematical model of the universe	9
17A	31. Boat propeller	3
18A	32. It may be entered when checking out	9
19A	34. Public health org.	3
20A	37. Place for an exhibition	9
21A	39. Expression of frustration stronger than a facepalm	8
22A	41. Things getting stepped on	5
23A	43. Some users of they/them pronouns, informally	6
24A	44. Smidge	3
25A	45. Word with nose or snow	3
26A	47. Irks	5
27A	48. Who controls the leftmost set of buttons on an arcade cabinet	9
28A	51. Vegetarian symbol on a menu, perhaps	4
29A	52. Subtly signals interest	10
30A	53. It might be a lot	4
31A	54. Flower shower	4
32A	55. Principle	5
33A	56. What a zythophile loves	4
34A	57. Changed the locks?	4
35A	58. Like some regrettable decisions	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Fingertips-only rock-climbing grip"

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 angular or rounded shape made by folding
• Words that mean the same thing: pinch, flexure, bend
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRIMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Warning accompanying a link"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NSFW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Understood," once"

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: IDIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "___ can be dissected, as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process": E. B. White"

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 message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: witticism, body fluid, mood
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Orphan of British literature"

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 shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Eyre
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Supersized"

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

  The answer is: MEGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Like the Count of Monte Cristo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
• Words that mean the same thing: jail, gaol, lag
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPRISONED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Undesirable sound at a stone-skipping contest"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
• Words that mean the same thing: plump, plonk, plank
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Do some spinning at a club?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: POLEDANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Eccentric"

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 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• Words that mean the same thing: crackers, bats, kooky
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Fashion designer Anna"

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: SUI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Baddies on TNT's "Falling Skies," for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Comfort"

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 comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
• Words that mean the same thing: solacement, consolation, soothe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "25. Gains grains"

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 gather, as of natural products
• Words that mean the same thing: harvest, glean, reap
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Spicy Thai condiment"

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: SRIRACHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Four-dimensional mathematical model of the universe"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPACETIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Boat propeller"

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 implement used to propel or steer a boat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. It may be entered when checking out"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: PROMOCODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. Public health org."

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 federal agency in the department of health and human services; located in atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
• Words that mean the same thing: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CDC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Place for an exhibition"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: ARTCENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Expression of frustration stronger than a facepalm"

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: HEADDESK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Things getting stepped on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: soh, colloidal suspension, Sol
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Some users of they/them pronouns, informally"

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: ENBIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Smidge"

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 slight amount or degree of difference
• Words that mean the same thing: shade
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Word with nose or snow"

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 principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
• Words that mean the same thing: subcontract, task, Book of Job
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Irks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state of irritation or annoyance
• Words that mean the same thing: seeing red, miff, huff
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIFFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Who controls the leftmost set of buttons on an arcade cabinet"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: PLAYERONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Vegetarian symbol on a menu, perhaps"

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 the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
• Words that mean the same thing: foliage, riff, folio
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Subtly signals interest"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DROPSAHINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. It might be a lot"

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 unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Words that mean the same thing: Akka, Accho, Akko
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Flower shower"

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 open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "55. Principle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• Words that mean the same thing: dogma
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "56. What a zythophile loves"

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 general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "57. Changed the locks?"

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 color with dye
• Words that mean the same thing: colored, dye, coloured
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "58. Like some regrettable decisions"

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 excessively quick
• Words that mean the same thing: overhasty, precipitant, headlong
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HASTY

  Great job if you got it right!

May 13, 2023 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Bits of Intel?	5
2D	2. Bit of tea, to Brits	6
3D	3. Gets at	7
4D	4. Seconds, e.g.	4
5D	5. Events people might come out to celebrate	12
6D	6. Electric shades	5
7D	7. Match up	4
8D	8. Priceless?	4
9D	9. Middle col. on a calendar	3
10D	10. Car model named for an antelope	6
11D	11. Fast food chain whose name becomes another company when its last two letters are removed	7
12D	12. "Understood"	7
13D	13. Break before starting college, for some	7
14D	18. Important figures on H.S. transcripts	9
15D	21. Yawning incessantly, say	12
16D	24. Game with a lot of instructions	9
17D	26. Tinder, e.g.	3
18D	27. A little bit of company?	5
19D	28. Texas university whose mascot is Sammy the Owl	4
20D	30. CPR performers	4
21D	33. Jellied fish in a traditional English dish	3
22D	34. Place for reactions and solutions	7
23D	35. Soul singer Williams	7
24D	36. Figure calculated at the end of a ride	7
25D	38. Meets up with again	7
26D	40. Stand out (from)	6
27D	42. It might be 70 feet long	6
28D	44. Like some TV shows and athletes' joints	5
29D	46. Titular girl in a 2020 Taylor Swift tune	5
30D	48. Speak while kneeling, say	4
31D	49. Leave in the dust	4
32D	50. Mother of the first generation of Olympian gods	4
33D	52. Format with "extras"	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. Bits of Intel?"

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 strips of potato fried in deep fat
• Words that mean the same thing: microprocessor chip, fries, splintering
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Bit of tea, to Brits"

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 gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
• Words that mean the same thing: hearsay, bruit, rumor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUMOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Gets at"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that express or state indirectly
• Words that mean the same thing: imply, inculpate, incriminate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPLIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Seconds, e.g."

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 english statesman who opposed henry viii's divorce from catherine of aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of utopia, the ideal state
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas More, Sir Thomas More, to a greater extent
• The opposite would be: fewer, less
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Events people might come out to celebrate"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: PRIDEPARADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Electric shades"

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 colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 10, Ne, neon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Match 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 make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
• Words that mean the same thing: synchronise, synchronize
• The opposite would be: desynchronize, desynchronise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Priceless?"

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 people who are free
• Words that mean the same thing: exempt, justify, rid
• The opposite would be: confine, bound
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Middle col. on a calendar"

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 fourth day of the week; the third working day
• Words that mean the same thing: espouse, splice, get married
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Car model named for an antelope"

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 african antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
• Words that mean the same thing: Aepyceros melampus
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Fast food chain whose name becomes another company when its last two letters are removed"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DELTACO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Understood""

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: IGOTCHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Break before starting college, for some"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: GAPYEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Important figures on H.S. transcripts"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SATSCORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Yawning incessantly, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: BOREDTODEATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Game with a lot of instructions"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.

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: SIMONSAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Tinder, e.g."

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: APP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. A little bit of company?"

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 the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
• Words that mean the same thing: pedigree, standard, farm animal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Texas university whose mascot is Sammy the Owl"

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 grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
• Words that mean the same thing: Elmer Rice, Sir Tim Rice, Elmer Leopold Rice
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. CPR performers"

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: EMTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Jellied fish in a traditional English dish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Place for reactions and solutions"

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: CHEMLAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Soul singer Williams"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: DENIECE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Figure calculated at the end of a ride"

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: CABFARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Meets up with again"

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 answer back
• Words that mean the same thing: retort, rejoin, riposte
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REJOINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Stand out (from)"

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 be different
• Words that mean the same thing: dissent, take issue, disagree
• The opposite would be: equal, agree
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIFFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. It might be 70 feet long"

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 verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Like some TV shows and athletes' joints"

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 fasten or attach with tape
• Words that mean the same thing: record, exploit, solicit
• The opposite would be: erase
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Titular girl in a 2020 Taylor Swift tune"

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: BETTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Speak while kneeling, say"

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 address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
• Words that mean the same thing: beg, implore
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Leave in the dust"

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 fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
• Words that mean the same thing: misplace, drop off, fall behind
• The opposite would be: win, profit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Mother of the first generation of Olympian gods"

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 fertility goddess in ancient greek mythology; wife of cronus and mother of zeus; identified with roman ops and cybele of ancient asia minor
• Words that mean the same thing: Pterocnemia pennata, Rhea americana, nandu
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Format with "extras""

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 digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
• Words that mean the same thing: videodisk, videodisc
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DVD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	73.5%
Short Answer	8	11.8%
History	3	4.4%
Food & Drink	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%
Science/Technology	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 11:38 AM