Tuesday, February 13, 2007 NYT crosswords clues with answers hints

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: February 13, 2007

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Scotch go-with -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SODA

  
  

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



• 5. Each -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  APOP

  
  


• 9. Like an old Andean empire -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  INCAN

  
  

  Possible Answer : Inka, Incan, Inca



• 14. Got 100 on -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ACED

  
  

  Possible Answer : ace, nail, pass_with_flying_colors, breeze_through, sweep_through, sail_through



• 15. Gymnastics coach Karolyi -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  BELA

  
  


• 16. Bond before Dalton -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  MOORE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Marianne_Moore, Henry_Moore, Henry_Spencer_Moore, Dudley_Moore, Moore, G._E._Moore, Thomas_Moore, George_Edward_Moore, Douglas_Moore, Dudley_Stuart_John_Moore, Marianne_Craig_Moore



• 17. Do-it-yourselfer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  HANDYANDY

  
  


• 19. Attorney-___ -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ATLAW

  
  


• 20. Gets in the game -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ANTES

  
  

  Possible Answer : ante



• 21. Prude -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  NICENELLY

  
  


• 23. Like bookie joints, sometimes -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  RAIDED

  
  

  Possible Answer : bust, foray_into, raid



• 25. Forever and a day -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  EON

  
  

  Possible Answer : eon, aeon



• 26. That, south of the border -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ESO

  
  


• 27. Some pitches at baseball stadiums -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ADS

  
  

  Possible Answer : advertizement, advertizing, advert, advertisement, advertising, ad



• 28. Ja Rule's genre -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  RAP

  
  

  Possible Answer : rap, hip-hop, knock, pat, whang, pink, blame, knap, rap_music, strike, belt, tap, whack



• 30. Wealthy widow -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  DOWAGER

  
  

  Possible Answer : dowager



• 33. Cold war side -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NATO

  
  

  Possible Answer : North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization, NATO



• 35. Wee one -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  TOT

  
  

  Possible Answer : tote_up, sum_up, sum, bambino, summate, tally, yearling, add, total, tot_up, add_up, tot, add_together, toddler



• 37. Vertical, at sea -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  APEAK

  
  


• 38. Hardly a beauty queen -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  PLAINJANE

  
  


• 42. Debate topic -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ISSUE

  
  

  Possible Answer : return, event, consequence, offspring, egress, number, issuance, publish, bring_out, issue, military_issue, take, upshot, effect, outlet, subject, government_issue, publication, come_forth, come_out, matter, make_out, go_forth, emerge, topic, way_out, outcome, yield, result, payoff, issuing, progeny, exit, supply, cut, proceeds, write_out, takings, release, emergence, put_out

  Possible Opposite: recall



• 45. Tariff -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  TAX

  
  

  Possible Answer : taxation, assess, revenue_enhancement, task, tax



• 46. Separate into lights and darks, say -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SORT

  
  

  Possible Answer : form, classify, sort, screen_out, sort_out, class, kind, screen, sorting, variety, assort, sieve, separate



• 50. Perpetual -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  NONSTOP

  
  

  Possible Answer : nonstop_flight, around-the-clock, nonstop, round-the-clock, day-and-night



• 53. Danger for a fly -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  WEB

  
  

  Possible Answer : entanglement, web, net, vane, WWW, World_Wide_Web, network



• 55. Stephen of "Citizen X" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  REA

  
  


• 56. "Rope-a-dope" boxer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ALI

  
  

  Possible Answer : Cassius_Marcellus_Clay, Muhammad_Ali, Cassius_Clay, Ali



• 57. Cleanse (of) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  RID

  
  

  Possible Answer : disembarrass, free, rid



• 59. Reversible fabric -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  DAMASK

  
  

  Possible Answer : damask



• 61. Natty dresser -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  DAPPERDAN

  
  


• 65. It may be at a tilt -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  LANCE

  
  

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



• 66. "The Tempest" spirit -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ARIEL

  
  


• 67. Sourpuss -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  GLOOMYGUS

  
  


• 69. Fan mags -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ZINES

  
  


• 70. Rick's love in "Casablanca" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ILSA

  
  


• 71. Borscht need -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  BEET

  
  

  Possible Answer : common_beet, beetroot, Beta_vulgaris, beet



• 72. 3 on a par 5 -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  EAGLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : bird_of_Jove, eagle, double_birdie



• 73. Nikita's "no" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NYET

  
  


• 74. Exxon abroad -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ESSO

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Dry as a desert -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  SAHARAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Saharan

• 2. Song words before "We stand on guard for thee" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  OCANADA

  
  
• 3. Driller and filler -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  DENTIST

  
  

  Possible Answer: tooth_doctor, dentist, dental_practitioner

• 4. Threw in -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ADDED

  
  

  Possible Answer: lend, sum_up, sum, tote_up, summate, bestow, tally, add, total, bring, supply, contribute, tot_up, impart, tot, add_together, append, add_up

  Possible Opposite: take_away, subtract

• 5. Lawyers' org. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ABA

  
  

  Possible Answer: aba

• 6. The Quakers of the Ivy League -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  PENN

  
  

  Possible Answer: University_of_Pennsylvania, William_Penn, Penn, Pennsylvania

• 7. Nostalgic number -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OLDIE

  
  

  Possible Answer: oldie, golden_oldie

• 8. What you may have to do for goods bought by mail order -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  PAYCOD

  
  
• 9. "___ Old Cowhand" (1936 Bing Crosby hit) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  IMAN

  
  
• 10. One with a staff position? -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NOTE

  
  

  Possible Answer: billet, bill, mark, tone, distinction, annotation, observe, remark, take_note, greenback, banker's_bill, banknote, eminence, bank_bill, take_down, line, bank_note, musical_note, government_note, note, promissory_note, note_of_hand, Federal_Reserve_note, preeminence, mention, notice, notation, short_letter

  Possible Opposite: ignore

• 11. Hall locale -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  COLLEGE

  
  

  Possible Answer: college

• 12. Lake on the edge of Kazakhstan -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  ARALSEA

  
  
• 13. Buffalo's home -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  NEWYORK

  
  
• 18. Belgian river -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  YSER

  
  
• 22. Brian of early Roxy Music -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ENO

  
  
• 24. Facts and figures -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  DATA

  
  

  Possible Answer: information, data, data_point, datum

• 29. Luau fare -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  POI

  
  

  Possible Answer: poi

• 31. Pasty-faced -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  WAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sick, WAN, wide_area_network, pale, wan, pallid

• 32. King Kong's kin -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  APES

  
  

  Possible Answer: aper, ape, caricature, emulator, copycat, anthropoid, imitator

• 34. Concerto, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OPUS

  
  

  Possible Answer: piece_of_music, piece, musical_composition, opus, composition

• 36. Blasting material -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  TNT

  
  

  Possible Answer: TNT, trinitrotoluene

• 39. Tennis do-over -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  LET

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite: prevent, disallow, forbid

• 40. It may be cut by an uppercut -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  JAW

  
  

  Possible Answer: gossip, chat, chaffer, chide, rattle_on, dress_down, lambast, yap_away, scold, lecture, confabulate, yack, jaw, take_to_task, yack_away, call_down, trounce, visit, manducate, masticate, remonstrate, chew_out, confab, natter, have_words, rebuke, chatter, reproof, bawl_out, lambaste, claver, chew, chitchat, chew_up, berate, chit-chat, rag, shoot_the_breeze, chew_the_fat, reprimand, call_on_the_carpet

• 41. Took a bough? -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  AXED

  
  

  Possible Answer: axe, ax

• 42. Confused -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  INADAZE

  
  
• 43. Sunrooms -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  SOLARIA

  
  

  Possible Answer: sun_parlour, sun_parlor, sunroom, solarium, sun_porch, sunporch, sun_lounge

• 44. Taking potshots -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  SNIPING

  
  

  Possible Answer: snipe, nip_off, assail, cut_back, trim, prune, snip, round, clip, lop, assault, nip, crop, sharpshoot, attack, lash_out, snip_off, dress

• 47. Juicy fruits -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  ORANGES

  
  

  Possible Answer: orangeness, Orange, Orange_River, orange_tree, orange

• 48. Bails out -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  RESCUES

  
  

  Possible Answer: rescue, deliver, saving, deliverance, delivery

• 49. Learns easily -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  TAKESTO

  
  
• 51. 1960's-70's Boston Garden hero -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ORR

  
  

  Possible Answer: Bobby_Orr, Orr, Robert_Orr

• 52. Hybrid language -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  PIDGIN

  
  

  Possible Answer: pidgin

• 54. Salve -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  BALM

  
  

  Possible Answer: unguent, unction, balm, salve, ointment

• 58. Dawdle -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  DALLY

  
  

  Possible Answer: chat_up, play, philander, trifle, coquette, butterfly, dawdle, dally, mash, toy, flirt, romance, coquet

• 60. Waffler's answer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  MAYBE

  
  

  Possible Answer: mayhap, perchance, maybe, possibly, peradventure, perhaps

• 62. Banana discard -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  PEEL

  
  

  Possible Answer: disrobe, Robert_Peel, strip_down, flake, unclothe, strip, Peel, pare, undress, discase, skin, peel, uncase, Sir_Robert_Peel, peel_off, flake_off

  Possible Opposite: dress

• 63. "You're something ___!" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ELSE

  
  
• 64. It smells -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NOSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: olfactory_organ, nozzle, pry, scent, nuzzle, poke, intrude, wind, horn_in, nose

• 68. Stable staple -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OAT

  
  

  Possible Answer: oat

June 15, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (43 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

June 15, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Buds	4
2A	5. ___ Empire, a.k.a. the Realm of the Four Parts	4
3A	9. Word with bar or bowl	5
4A	14. Pizazz	4
5A	15. Cup-and-saucer luncheons	4
6A	16. Hot apple pie has one	5
7A	17. Start of a punny quip with two correct answers	15
8A	20. Step up or down	5
9A	21. Phnom ___	4
10A	22. Oversight	5
11A	25. Aloof with	6
12A	30. Peter Sarsgaard's role in 2016's "Jackie," for short	3
13A	33. Part 2 of the quip	3
14A	34. Traveled to an island, in a way	7
15A	35. Children's author Carle	4
16A	37. Squid predator	4
17A	39. Wanting no more, say	5
18A	40. Part 3 of the quip	15
19A	43. Disoriented	5
20A	44. Cry at the end of a big job	4
21A	45. Files a petition	4
22A	46. Continue with	7
23A	48. Part 4 of the quip	3
24A	50. Lunar New Year	3
25A	51. Play around	6
26A	52. Philippine coins	5
27A	54. Drop a line?	4
28A	56. Devise, as a plot	5
29A	60. End of the quip	17
30A	66. Where shampoo was invented	5
31A	67. Home of 66-Across	4
32A	68. Stumble	4
33A	69. ___ footage	5
34A	70. Many a driver's ed enrollee	4
35A	71. Regarding	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. Buds"

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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Words that mean the same thing: chum up, chum, brother
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. ___ Empire, a.k.a. the Realm of the Four Parts"

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 ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Words that mean the same thing: Inka, Incan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Word with bar or bowl"

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 food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Pizazz"

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 feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Words that mean the same thing: zeal, ardour, dash
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Cup-and-saucer luncheons"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: Camellia sinensis, tea leaf, teatime
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Hot apple pie has one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: scent, olfactory property, fragrance
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AROMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Start of a punny quip with two correct answers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOMATTERHOWMUCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Step up or down"

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 support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
• Words that mean the same thing: step
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Phnom ___"

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: PENH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Oversight"

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 mistake resulting from inattention
• Words that mean the same thing: regress, fall back, pass
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAPSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Aloof with"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COOLTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "30. Peter Sarsgaard's role in 2016's "Jackie," 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: RFK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "33. Part 2 of the quip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "34. Traveled to an island, in a way"

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 transport from one place to another
• Words that mean the same thing: ferry
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FERRIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. Children's author Carle"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ERIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "37. Squid predator"

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 predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Words that mean the same thing: killer whale, sea wolf, Orcinus orca
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "39. Wanting no more, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fill to satisfaction
• Words that mean the same thing: sate, fill, satiate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "40. Part 3 of the quip"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: PUSHTHEENVELOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "43. Disoriented"

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: ATSEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. Cry at the end of a big job"

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 carry out or perform an action
• Words that mean the same thing: get along, practice, coiffure
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Files a petition"

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 french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
• Words that mean the same thing: Eugene Sue, litigate, Sue
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Continue with"

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: STICKTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Part 4 of the quip"

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 branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
• Words that mean the same thing: information technology, 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: ITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Lunar New Year"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the new year in vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after january 20th
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Play around "

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 person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
• Words that mean the same thing: monkey around, muck about, mess around
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Philippine coins"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
• Words that mean the same thing: Dominican peso, Mexican peso, Philippine peso
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Drop a line?"

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 any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
• Words that mean the same thing: Pisces, angle, Pisces the Fishes
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Devise, as a plot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the production of young from an egg
• Words that mean the same thing: crosshatch, dream up, think of
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HATCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. End of the quip"

Quick Info: This answer has 17 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: STILLSTATIONE/ARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "66. Where shampoo was invented"

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 republic in the asian subcontinent in southern asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1947
• Words that mean the same thing: Bharat, Republic of India
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INDIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "67. Home of 66-Across"

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 largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. Stumble"

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 journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
• Words that mean the same thing: travel, trip-up, trip up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. ___ footage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
• Words that mean the same thing: buy in, old-hat, stock certificate
• The 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 34 Across: "70. Many a driver's ed enrollee"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
• Words that mean the same thing: teenage, teenaged, adolescent
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "71. Regarding"

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: ASTO

  Great job if you got it right!

June 15, 2022 Wednesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Writes	4
2D	2. Slews	4
3D	3. Tibetan spiritual leader	4
4D	4. Epitome of slowness	5
5D	5. Cousin ___ ("The Addams Family" member)	3
6D	6. Agatha Christie ___ Miller	3
7D	7. ___ diem	5
8D	8. Arthur ___, 1975 Wimbledon winner	4
9D	9. Woodcutter's prop	8
10D	10. Spot for many a "mom" tattoo	3
11D	11. Singer Rawls	3
12D	12. Theater chain or cable channel	3
13D	13. Dit's counterpart	3
14D	18. Aid in busing	4
15D	19. Back in the day	4
16D	23. Fictional character who dreams about Heffalumps	4
17D	24. Positive response to "Agree?"	6
18D	26. Some exams	5
19D	27. Skedaddled	6
20D	28. Conical shelter	6
21D	29. Most unusual	6
22D	30. Meal	6
23D	31. Tutti-___	6
24D	32. "___ Cousins" (1964 Elvis film)	6
25D	34. ___ Mae (mortgage company)	6
26D	36. "10-4!"	5
27D	38. Head to the office?	3
28D	41. Come under fire, literally or figuratively	8
29D	42. Ones ordering lab tests?	4
30D	47. Heroine Prior of the "Divergent" series	4
31D	49. London's ___ Square	4
32D	52. Terrible twos, e.g.	5
33D	53. Ed Asner role in 2003's "Elf"	5
34D	55. "Right now!"	4
35D	57. Rips [five letters]	5
36D	58. Lit ___	4
37D	59. Shot, for short	4
38D	60. Certain sib	3
39D	61. "Explosive" cable channel	3
40D	62. The groom is usually the first to say it	3
41D	63. New driver's acquisition: Abbr.	3
42D	64. Something dispensed with in "business casual"	3
43D	65. Actor McShane	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. Writes"

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 writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• Words that mean the same thing: penitentiary, indite, pen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Slews"

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: ALOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Tibetan spiritual leader"

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 tibetan or mongolian priest of lamaism
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Lama
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Epitome of slowness"

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 freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
• Words that mean the same thing: escargot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Cousin ___ ("The Addams Family" member)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Agatha Christie ___ Miller"

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 (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ diem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CARPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Arthur ___, 1975 Wimbledon winner"

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 united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
• Words that mean the same thing: Arthur Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Woodcutter's prop"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
• Words that mean the same thing: buck, horse, sawbuck
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAWHORSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Spot for many a "mom" tattoo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
• Words that mean the same thing: sleeve, weapon, subdivision
• The opposite would be: disarm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Singer Rawls"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: LOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Theater chain or cable channel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Dit's counterpart"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Words that mean the same thing: dash
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Aid in busing"

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 receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Back in the day"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Fictional character who dreams about Heffalumps"

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: POOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Positive response to "Agree?""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: SUREDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Some exams"

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 examination conducted by spoken communication
• Words that mean the same thing: oral examination, oral, viva
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Skedaddled"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LITOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Conical shelter"

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 native american tent; usually of conical shape
• Words that mean the same thing: tipi, tepee
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEPEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Most unusual"

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 not divisible by two
• Words that mean the same thing: curious, leftover, rum
• The opposite would be: even
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODDEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Meal"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the food served and eaten at one time
• Words that mean the same thing: meal
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Tutti-___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FRUTTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. "___ Cousins" (1964 Elvis film)"

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

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: KISSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. ___ Mae (mortgage company)"

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: FANNIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. "10-4!""

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 written order directing a bank to pay money
• Words that mean the same thing: hold back, mark, suss out
• The opposite would be: disagree
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHECK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Head to the office?"

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

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 operating officer, chief executive 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: CEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Come under fire, literally or figuratively"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TAKEFLAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Ones ordering lab tests?"

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 doctor who practices veterinary medicine
• Words that mean the same thing: veteran, ex-serviceman, veterinary surgeon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Heroine Prior of the "Divergent" series"

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: TRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. London's ___ Square"

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 district in southwestern manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
• Words that mean the same thing: South of Houston
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Terrible twos, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any distinct time period in a sequence of events
• Words that mean the same thing: form, stage, phase angle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Ed Asner role in 2003's "Elf""

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 legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at christmas
• Words that mean the same thing: Father Christmas, Santa Claus, St. Nick
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. "Right now!""

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: STAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Rips [five letters]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
• Words that mean the same thing: binge, rupture, rent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Lit ___"

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: CRIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Shot, 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 a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
• Words that mean the same thing: sodium thiosulfate, hypodermic syringe, hypodermic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HYPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Certain sib"

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: SI unit, SI, Si
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. "Explosive" cable channel"

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 explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
• Words that mean the same thing: trinitrotoluene
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. The groom is usually the first to say it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. New driver's acquisition: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "64. Something dispensed with in "business casual""

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 neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
• Words that mean the same thing: link, linkup, splice
• The opposite would be: untie, disconnect
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "65. Actor McShane"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: IAN

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Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	69.2%
Short Answer	13	16.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.1%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	43
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	17 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 09, 2025 at 10:23 AM