Thu Oct 03, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Strikes, perhaps, 6. Animal cry that sounds like a Greek letter, 9. Girls, ___ (nonprofit since 1864), 12. Find on the radio, 14. Move, in real estate lingo, 15. Woman on un árbol genealógico, 16. Value, 17. More slippery, 18. TV channel showing lots of pitches, 19. Disclaimer on a sale poster, 23. Contradict, 24. Save money on one's commute home, perhaps, 26. Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men", 29. You can see right through it, 30. Up to ___, 31. Like nearly everybody on a Reply All thread, 32. Genre influenced by Jamaica's independence, 34. Puts on a Christmas list, say, 36. Some young studs, 40. Lisbon's land: Abbr., 41. First name in student loans, 42. Louvre Pyramid architect, 43. ___ facto, 46. Skeptics, 49. Half of a sprinter's pair, 51. One of the four classical elements, along with ignis, aqua and terra, 52. 53-Across feature, as seen three times in this puzzle, 53. Test required for all C.I.A. applicants … or a hint to this puzzle's theme, 57. Major British tabloid, with "The", 58. When sudden death can occur, for short, 60. "Understood", 61. Caribbean clock setting: Abbr., 62. New Mexico county or its seat, 63. Early bird's bedtime, maybe, 64. Baseball players who only bat, for short, 65. Snide chuckle, 66. Boardroom support

Thu Oct 03, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. Cocido or callaloo, 2. Luxuriant, 3. Like some dog collars, 4. Tool used in making applesauce and mashed potatoes, 5. Metal marble, 6. Human-shaped board game piece, 7. Singer/songwriter Goulding, 8. Truly awful, with "the", 9. City that's absolutely "gorges", 10. Leaf maker, 11. "There's no way!", 13. Mantra chants, 14. Went door to door for, 20. Performer at 2024's Super Bowl halftime show, 22. Wash against, as waves on the shore, 25. It fits under a tongue, 26. Busy Apr. professional, 27. Contracts, 28. Derides, 31. Budget planner, for short, 33. Half sister of Kim, Khloé and Kourtney, 35. TV character who said "Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them", 36. City name in Genesis, 37. Runs, 38. "___ outta here!", 39. Female friend, casually, 41. Elitists, 43. "What a shame!", 44. Major media campaign, say, 45. N.F.L. franchise that went its first 20 seasons without a single winning record, 47. "Darn it!", 48. Home to "star-cross'd lovers", 50. Urban artist?, 51. Longhorn's college rival, 54. Philosophical darkness, 55. Decorate, as a baker might, 56. Web code, 59. When doubled, dance move accompanying the Whip

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 03, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Strikes, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAPS

  Possible Answer : slap, smacking, smack




• The clue is 6. Animal cry that sounds like a Greek letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEW

  Possible Answer : meow, miaul, sea_mew, miaou, miaow, mew_gull, mew, Larus_canus




• The clue is 9. Girls, ___ (nonprofit since 1864). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INC

  Possible Answer : INC, Iraqi_National_Congress




• The clue is 12. Find on the radio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNETO




• The clue is 14. Move, in real estate lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELO




• The clue is 15. Woman on un árbol genealógico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIA

  Possible Answer : transient_ischemic_attack, TIA




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

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

  The answer: ESTEEM

  Possible Answer : take_to_be, prize, esteem, admiration, regard, prise, regard_as, repute, look_upon, look_on, value, think_of, respect

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, disesteem




• The clue is 17. More slippery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELIER




• The clue is 18. TV channel showing lots of pitches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HSN




• The clue is 19. Disclaimer on a sale poster. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (17 letters)

  The answer: WHILESUPPLIESLAST




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

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

  The answer: BELIE

  Possible Answer : contradict, misrepresent, negate, belie




• The clue is 24. Save money on one's commute home, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPLITACAB




• The clue is 26. Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHARLIESHEEN




• The clue is 29. You can see right through it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANE

  Possible Answer : window_glass, acid, loony_toons, window_pane, Zen, pane_of_glass, back_breaker, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, superman, dot, dose, paneling, Elvis, panelling, battery-acid, pane




• The clue is 30. Up to ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer : equality, par, equivalence, equation




• The clue is 31. Like nearly everybody on a Reply All thread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCED




• The clue is 32. Genre influenced by Jamaica's independence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKA




• The clue is 34. Puts on a Christmas list, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKSFOR




• The clue is 36. Some young studs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOYTOYS




• The clue is 40. Lisbon's land: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POR




• The clue is 41. First name in student loans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALLIE




• The clue is 42. Louvre Pyramid architect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEI

  Possible Answer : I._M._Pei, Ieoh_Ming_Pei, Pei




• The clue is 43. ___ facto. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPSO




• The clue is 46. Skeptics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONBELIEVERS

  Possible Answer : disbeliever, unbeliever, nonbeliever




• The clue is 49. Half of a sprinter's pair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRACKSHOE




• The clue is 51. One of the four classical elements, along with ignis, aqua and terra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AER




• The clue is 52. 53-Across feature, as seen three times in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIKE

  Possible Answer : ear, spindle, transfix, spike_heel, empale, spike, fortify, impale, lace, capitulum, stiletto_heel, spike_out




• The clue is 53. Test required for all C.I.A. applicants … or a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLYGRAPH

  Possible Answer : polygraph




• The clue is 57. Major British tabloid, with "The". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUN

  Possible Answer : Sun, Lord's_Day, insolate, sunbathe, solarise, Sunday, sunlight, sun, Dominicus, solarize, sunshine




• The clue is 58. When sudden death can occur, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INOT




• The clue is 60. "Understood". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGOTIT




• The clue is 61. Caribbean clock setting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AST




• The clue is 62. New Mexico county or its seat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAOS

  Possible Answer : Taoist, Taos, Tao




• The clue is 63. Early bird's bedtime, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINEPM




• The clue is 64. Baseball players who only bat, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DHS




• The clue is 65. Snide chuckle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEH




• The clue is 66. Boardroom support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASEL

  Possible Answer : easel

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cocido or callaloo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

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

• The clue is 2. Luxuriant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUSH

  Possible Answer: soaker, lavish, succulent, alcoholic, lush, profuse, plushy, lucullan, exuberant, boozer, luxuriant, dipsomaniac, plush, alky, riotous, souse

• The clue is 3. Like some dog collars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTIBARK

• The clue is 4. Tool used in making applesauce and mashed potatoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEELER

  Possible Answer: stripper, striptease, exotic_dancer, striptease_artist, stripteaser, ecdysiast, peeler

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

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

  The answer: STEELIE

• The clue is 6. Human-shaped board game piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEEPLE

• The clue is 7. Singer/songwriter Goulding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIE

• The clue is 8. Truly awful, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORST

  Possible Answer: worst, sorry, spoiled, forged, spoilt, uncollectible, rack_up, mop_up, unsound, regretful, unfit, high-risk, risky, whip, big, speculative, bad, defective, pip, tough

  Possible Opposite Answer : unregretful, good, best

• The clue is 9. City that's absolutely "gorges". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITHACA

  Possible Answer: Ithaki, Ithaca

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

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

  The answer: NISSAN

  Possible Answer: Nisan, Nissan

• The clue is 11. "There's no way!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANTBE

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

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

  The answer: OMS

• The clue is 14. Went door to door for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPPED

• The clue is 20. Performer at 2024's Super Bowl halftime show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USHER

  Possible Answer: Usher, Ussher, doorkeeper, James_Ussher, James_Usher, show, usher, guide

• The clue is 22. Wash against, as waves on the shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAPAT

• The clue is 25. It fits under a tongue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSOLE

  Possible Answer: innersole, insole

• The clue is 26. Busy Apr. professional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPA

  Possible Answer: certified_public_accountant, CPA

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

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

  The answer: HAS

  Possible Answer: stimulate, induce, hold, HA, let, get, make, hour_angle, have, throw, own, birth, give_birth, sustain, cause, bear, deliver, give, ingest, take, take_in, accept, receive, possess, experience, consume, have_got, feature, suffer

  Possible Opposite Answer : refuse, abstain, lack

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

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

  The answer: SCORNS

  Possible Answer: despise, spurn, freeze_off, reject, turn_down, despite, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, contemn, contempt

• The clue is 31. Budget planner, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFO

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 33. Half sister of Kim, Khloé and Kourtney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KYLIE

  Possible Answer: kiley, kylie

• The clue is 35. TV character who said "Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOCK

  Possible Answer: Spock, Benjamin_Spock

• The clue is 36. City name in Genesis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BABEL

  Possible Answer: Babel, Tower_of_Babel, babel

• The clue is 37. Runs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPERATES

  Possible Answer: go, maneuver, mesh, lock, operate_on, manoeuver, work, operate, engage, manoeuvre, function, control, run

  Possible Opposite Answer : disengage, malfunction

• The clue is 38. "___ outta here!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YER

• The clue is 39. Female friend, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

  Possible Answer: Si, si, te, Systeme_International, sister, International_System, silicon, sis, International_System_of_Units, atomic_number_14, SI_unit, Systeme_International_d'Unites, SI_system, SI, ti

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother

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

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

  The answer: SNOOTS

  Possible Answer: nozzle, schnoz, honker, snout, beak, snoot, hooter, snot, schnozzle, snob, prig

• The clue is 43. "What a shame!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSSAD

• The clue is 44. Major media campaign, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRPUSH

• The clue is 45. N.F.L. franchise that went its first 20 seasons without a single winning record. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAINTS

  Possible Answer: nonsuch, enshrine, angel, holy_person, canonize, canonise, nonpareil, paragon, apotheosis, holy_man, saint, ideal, nonesuch

• The clue is 47. "Darn it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHPOOH

• The clue is 48. Home to "star-cross'd lovers". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VERONA

  Possible Answer: Verona

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

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

  The answer: KEITH

• The clue is 51. Longhorn's college rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGGIE

• The clue is 54. Philosophical darkness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIN

  Possible Answer: yin

  Possible Opposite Answer : yang

• The clue is 55. Decorate, as a baker might. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIPE

  Possible Answer: pipe, tube, pipework, tobacco_pipe, shriek, organ_pipe, piping, pipage, pipe_up, shrill

• The clue is 56. Web code. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HTML

  Possible Answer: HTML, hypertext_mark-up_language, hypertext_markup_language

• The clue is 59. When doubled, dance move accompanying the Whip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAE

December 28, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (37 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - December 28, 2019 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Where hands go in the Time Warp dance	4
2A	5. Baker's units: Abbr.	4
3A	9. Bronze Age chronicle	5
4A	14. Number of sides on a PARE road sign	4
5A	15. Springs for vacation trips	4
6A	16. Character in "Monsters, Inc."	5
7A	17. Myanmar neighbor	4
8A	18. Was completely satisfying	10
9A	20. Forewarned	8
10A	22. Former Soviet naval base	6
11A	23. Letters that often precede a Ph.D.	3
12A	24. Like some humor	3
13A	25. Tiny amounts	4
14A	26. More than just in	6
15A	28. Finds a way	7
16A	31. Doe, perhaps	5
17A	32. Went too	9
18A	34. Some framing supplies	4
19A	35. Like some fruits and ice sheets	5
20A	36. Censure of a senator	4
21A	37. Old sports cars named for a fish	9
22A	39. One of the five rivers of 56-Across	5
23A	40. Involves	7
24A	41. They can get you into the Taj Mahal	6
25A	42. Form of relief	4
26A	43. Coach	3
27A	44. Vets, e.g.: Abbr.	3
28A	45. User of the "I Ching"	6
29A	48. Liquidity concern	8
30A	50. Less efficient washers	10
31A	52. Like triple fudge brownies	4
32A	53. Outdo	5
33A	54. Last word in the first verse of "Old Mother Hubbard"	4
34A	55. "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" singer, 1959	4
35A	56. See 39-Across	5
36A	57. Help in a small way?	4
37A	58. Try	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. Where hands go in the Time Warp dance"

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 either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
• Words that mean the same thing: pelvic arch, rose hip, pelvis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Baker's units: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TSPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Bronze Age chronicle"

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 greek epic poem (attributed to homer) describing the siege of troy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILIAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Number of sides on a PARE road sign"

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: OCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Springs for vacation trips"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: resort hotel, health spa, health club
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Character in "Monsters, Inc.""

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 punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
• Words that mean the same thing: Polygonia comma, comma butterfly
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Myanmar neighbor"

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 mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern asia; achieved independence from france in 1949
• Words that mean the same thing: Laotian, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lao
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Was completely satisfying"

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: HITTHESPOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Forewarned"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ONNOTICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Former Soviet naval base"

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 port city of south central ukraine on an arm of the black sea
• Words that mean the same thing: Odesa
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODESSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Letters that often precede a Ph.D."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: GRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Like some humor"

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 humorously sarcastic or mocking
• Words that mean the same thing: ironic, dry, ironical
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Tiny amounts"

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 brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
• Words that mean the same thing: jot down, soupcon, touch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. More than just in"

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: REDHOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Finds a way"

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: MAKESDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Doe, perhaps"

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 name that has been assumed temporarily
• Words that mean the same thing: a.k.a., false name, also known as
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Went too"

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: CAMEALONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Some framing supplies"

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 thick flat pad used as a floor covering
• Words that mean the same thing: tangle, felt, matte
• The opposite would be: unsnarl, disentangle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Like some fruits and ice sheets"

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 remove the core or center from
• Words that mean the same thing: core
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CORED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Censure of a senator"

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: ETTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Old sports cars named for a fish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds
• Words that mean the same thing: stingray
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STINGRAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. One of the five rivers of 56-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) a river in hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive
• Words that mean the same thing: River Lethe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LETHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Involves"

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 land received by fee tail
• Words that mean the same thing: fee-tail, imply, mean
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTAILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. They can get you into the Taj Mahal"

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 the basic unit of money in sri lanka; equal to 100 cents
• Words that mean the same thing: Sri Lanka rupee, rupee, Mauritian rupee
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUPEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "42. Form of relief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that money or goods contributed to the poor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "43. Coach"

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 vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
• Words that mean the same thing: omnibus, jalopy, passenger vehicle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "44. Vets, e.g.: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "45. User of the "I Ching""

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 authoritative person who divines the future
• Words that mean the same thing: vaticinator, prophesier, seer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORACLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "48. Liquidity concern"

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: CASHFLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Less efficient washers"

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: TOPLOADERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. Like triple fudge brownies"

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 have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
• Words that mean the same thing: deep, plenteous, robust
• The opposite would be: poor people, lean
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RICH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. Outdo"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ONEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. Last word in the first verse of "Old Mother Hubbard""

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 canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "55. "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" singer, 1959"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ANKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "56. See 39-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of zeus and husband of persephone
• Words that mean the same thing: Hell, Pluto, infernal region
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "57. Help in a small way?"

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: ASST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "58. Try"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: tryout, trial, mental testing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEST

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - December 28, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Things seen that aren't there	9
2D	2. "You and me both"	10
3D	3. Gave much less than 100%	10
4D	4. Nothing to write home about	4
5D	5. No-no at a fancy restaurant	6
6D	6. Menu caution	5
7D	7. Fancy spread	4
8D	8. Historic barrier breaker, for short	3
9D	9. Ingredient in a John Daly cocktail	7
10D	10. Worries around the clock, perhaps	10
11D	11. Bratlings	4
12D	12. Baking entrepreneur Wally	4
13D	13. ___ plan	4
14D	19. Like a binge watcher, say	6
15D	21. Uncommon notes	4
16D	25. Roald Dahl title character	5
17D	27. Is thick	10
18D	28. St. ___ College (school name in Indiana, Maryland and California)	5
19D	29. Incomplete part of a contract	10
20D	30. Not neat	10
21D	32. Fill for a grill	5
22D	33. Juicy news alert	9
23D	35. Annexed land of 2014	6
24D	38. Speeds through the Downs, say	7
25D	39. Verdant	4
26D	41. Autumn shade	6
27D	43. They're raised on farms	5
28D	45. Texting alternative?	4
29D	46. Woman's name that becomes another woman's name if you switch the first and third letters	4
30D	47. Mirrored	4
31D	48. Firm leaders, for short	4
32D	49. Rush home?	4
33D	51. Body builder?	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. Things seen that aren't there"

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 the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography
• Words that mean the same thing: hologram, holograph
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOLOGRAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "You and me both""

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: ICANRELATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Gave much less than 100%"

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: PHONEDITIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Nothing to write home about"

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: SOSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. No-no at a fancy restaurant"

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: TSHIRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Menu caution"

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 having an agreeably pungent taste
• Words that mean the same thing: gamy, hot, blue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPICY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Fancy spread"

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 liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
• Words that mean the same thing: crown, poll
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Historic barrier breaker, 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: SST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Ingredient in a John Daly cocktail"

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: ICEDTEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Worries around the clock, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOSESSLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bratlings"

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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: brownie, pixie, hob
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Baking entrepreneur Wally"

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 hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Amos
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. ___ plan"

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 collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• Words that mean the same thing: data point, information, datum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Like a binge watcher, say"

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 fasten with a hook
• Words that mean the same thing: surcharge, snare, hooklike
• The opposite would be: unhook, undercharge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOOKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Uncommon notes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: II, deuce, two
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Roald Dahl title character"

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 stuart king of scotland who married a daughter of henry vii; when england and france went to war in 1513 he invaded england and died in defeat at flodden (1473-1513)
• Words that mean the same thing: James I, James II, jampack
• The opposite would be: free
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Is thick"

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: HASNTACLUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. St. ___ College (school name in Indiana, Maryland and California)"

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 mother of jesus; christians refer to her as the virgin mary; she is especially honored by roman catholics
• Words that mean the same thing: The Virgin, Mary, Virgin Mary
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Incomplete part of a contract"

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: DOTTEDLINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Not neat"

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: ONTHEROCKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Fill for a grill"

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 fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the carboniferous period
• Words that mean the same thing: ember, coal, char
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Juicy news alert"

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: GUESSWHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Annexed land of 2014"

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 ukrainian peninsula between the black sea and the sea of azov
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRIMEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Speeds through the Downs, say"

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 a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
• Words that mean the same thing: gallop, extend
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GALLOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Verdant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
• Words that mean the same thing: exuberant, profuse, lavish
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Autumn shade"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a reddish brown homespun fabric
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUSSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. They're raised on farms"

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 outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
• Words that mean the same thing: barn, b
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Texting alternative?"

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: OTOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Woman's name that becomes another woman's name if you switch the first and third letters"

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: RONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Mirrored"

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 imitate uncritically and in every aspect
• Words that mean the same thing: caricature, ape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Firm leaders, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Words that mean the same thing: chief executive officer, CEO, chief operating officer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Rush home?"

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 social club for male undergraduates
• Words that mean the same thing: fraternity
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Body builder?"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
• Words that mean the same thing: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	57	81.4%
Abbreviation	4	5.7%
Short Answer	4	5.7%
History	2	2.9%
Sports	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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!

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Last Updated: September 28, 2025 at 03:09 AM