27427 Sat Dec 14, 2024 NY Times by Owen Bergstein

Across Clues :

1. The 20th-century king Peter the Liberator, for one, 5. Electric Nissan model, 9. Chips and such, 13. Cutesy expression borrowed from French, 16. Prefix meaning "other", 17. Under-the-table alliance, 18. Sound preceding a ripple, 19. Expiate, with "for", 20. Like the biggest stars, 22. Titular TV role for Sandra Oh, 23. Panini, e.g., 24. Grp. whose first letter is now outdated, 25. Team in the N.H.L.'s Atlantic Division, 27. A Swiftie might have a favorite one, 28. Put-down, 29. Brainwave-amplifying headpiece worn by Marvel's Professor X, 30. Post-run celebrations, 32. Subject of United States v. Windsor (2013), 33. Fashion aesthetic with flower crowns and rustic dresses, 34. Service providers, 35. Tone, 36. Boy band whose members include Suga, Jimin and Jungkook, 39. Matched up, 40. Many graders, for short, 41. Whom God asked "Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen?", 42. Something taken from waiters to get waters?, 43. Arabic for "greater", 45. Grub, 46. "Wrong!", 48. What might come up organically, 50. Spanish cheers, 51. Laundry room leftover, 52. "Dear ___ …", 53. One giveaway for the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood", 54. Indoor-grown marijuana, in slang

Down Clues :

1. A little bit of everything?, 2. New Hampshire school, 3. Soft drink since 1905, 4. Feeling overworked, with "out", 5. Rent, 6. They really take a toll nowadays, 7. Doja Cat's given first name, for which her debut album is named, 8. Central points, 9. Bug, 10. Award-winning journalist Linda, 11. Symbols much seen on March 17, 12. "Fingers crossed!", 14. Take in, 15. "This relationship could be the one", 21. Rare and then some, 24. Midwest city named in an attempt to attract German settlers, 26. Fawn relative, 28. Annual NASCAR race, familiarly, 29. Electric vehicle's need, 30. Slyly spiteful, 31. Before, 32. Tea supplier, 33. Sicilian treat, 34. Uprights, e.g., 36. Devoid of all life, 37. Recorded, in a way, 38. Leave la-la land, 40. Country singer Tucker, 41. Store, 44. Drip … or drill, 45. Mexican pop's ___ Temerarios, 47. Lead character in "Stranger Things"?, 49. ___ Fields

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 14, 2024

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

New York Times, Saturday, December 14, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. The 20th-century king Peter the Liberator, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERB

  Possible Answer : Serbian, Serb




• The clue is 5. Electric Nissan model. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAF

  Possible Answer : leafage, leaf, folio, foliage, thumb, flip, flick, riff, riffle




• The clue is 9. Chips and such. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TECH

  Possible Answer : technical_school, tech




• The clue is 13. Cutesy expression borrowed from French. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: EXCUSEZMOI




• The clue is 16. Prefix meaning "other". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLO




• The clue is 17. Under-the-table alliance. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: SECRETPACT




• The clue is 18. Sound preceding a ripple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOP

  Possible Answer : plop, flump, plunk_down, plump, plonk, plank, plunk, plump_down




• The clue is 19. Expiate, with "for". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATONE

  Possible Answer : repent, aby, expiate, atone, abye




• The clue is 20. Like the biggest stars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIST




• The clue is 22. Titular TV role for Sandra Oh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVE

  Possible Answer : eventide, even, eve, Eve, evening




• The clue is 23. Panini, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELT

  Possible Answer : thawing, melt, mellow, evaporate, fade, unthaw, disappear, melting, run, melt_down, thaw, meld, dethaw, dissolve, mellow_out, unfreeze




• The clue is 24. Grp. whose first letter is now outdated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BSA




• The clue is 25. Team in the N.H.L.'s Atlantic Division. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SABRES

  Possible Answer : cavalry_sword, saber, sabre




• The clue is 27. A Swiftie might have a favorite one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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




• The clue is 28. Put-down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIS

  Possible Answer : Dis, Orcus




• The clue is 29. Brainwave-amplifying headpiece worn by Marvel's Professor X. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEREBRO




• The clue is 30. Post-run celebrations. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: CASTPARTIES




• The clue is 32. Subject of United States v. Windsor (2013). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: GAYMARRIAGE




• The clue is 33. Fashion aesthetic with flower crowns and rustic dresses. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: COTTAGECORE




• The clue is 34. Service providers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASTORS

  Possible Answer : Pastor, parson, curate, rector, subgenus_Pastor, minister, minister_of_religion, pastor




• The clue is 35. Tone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUE

  Possible Answer : imbue, chromaticity, hue




• The clue is 36. Boy band whose members include Suga, Jimin and Jungkook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BTS




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

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

  The answer: INSYNC




• The clue is 40. Many graders, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAS

  Possible Answer : tantalum, atomic_number_73, Ta




• The clue is 41. Whom God asked "Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAIN

  Possible Answer : Cain




• The clue is 42. Something taken from waiters to get waters?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer : ani




• The clue is 43. Arabic for "greater". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKBAR




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

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

  The answer: LARVA

  Possible Answer : larva




• The clue is 46. "Wrong!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOPE




• The clue is 48. What might come up organically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: NONGMOCROP




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

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

  The answer: OLES




• The clue is 51. Laundry room leftover. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: DRYERSHEET




• The clue is 52. "Dear ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRS

  Possible Answer : Sir, sir




• The clue is 53. One giveaway for the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARS

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




• The clue is 54. Indoor-grown marijuana, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDO

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. A little bit of everything?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SESAME

  Possible Answer: Sesamum_indicum, benne, benni, sesame, benny

• The clue is 2. New Hampshire school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXETER

• The clue is 3. Soft drink since 1905. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RCCOLA

• The clue is 4. Feeling overworked, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BURNT

  Possible Answer: sting, burn_down, burn, burn_up, glow, incinerate, cauterize, burnt, burnt-out, cut, fire, bite, sunburn, combust, cauterise, burned, burn_off, burned-out, burned-over

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

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

  The answer: LET

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : forbid, prevent, disallow

• The clue is 6. They really take a toll nowadays. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: EZPASSTAGS

• The clue is 7. Doja Cat's given first name, for which her debut album is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMALA

• The clue is 8. Central points. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOCI

  Possible Answer: focal_point, focussing, direction, centering, stress, focus, focusing, nidus

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

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

  The answer: TAP

  Possible Answer: intercept, hydrant, dab, tapdance, rap, beg, solicit, wiretap, bug, water_faucet, spigot, knock, tip, water_tap, tap, strike, exploit, pink, pat

• The clue is 10. Award-winning journalist Linda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLERBEE

• The clue is 11. Symbols much seen on March 17. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLOVERS

  Possible Answer: trefoil, clover

• The clue is 12. "Fingers crossed!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOPESO

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

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

  The answer: SEE

  Possible Answer: understand, hear, watch, run_into, encounter, ascertain, ensure, attend, go_through, construe, project, run_across, view, take_care, figure, look, come_across, go_steady, get_a_line, see_to_it, go_out, experience, learn, reckon, consider, date, determine, escort, examine, image, witness, realise, control, check, see, envision, fancy, catch, visualise, get_wind, pick_up, regard, visit, insure, realize, interpret, meet, take_in, assure, find, discover, find_out, get_word, visualize, picture

• The clue is 15. "This relationship could be the one". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ITSSERIOUS

• The clue is 21. Rare and then some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARTARE

• The clue is 24. Midwest city named in an attempt to attract German settlers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: BISMARCKND

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

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

  The answer: BEIGE

  Possible Answer: beige, ecru

• The clue is 28. Annual NASCAR race, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAYTONA

• The clue is 29. Electric vehicle's need. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: CARCHARGER

• The clue is 30. Slyly spiteful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATTY

  Possible Answer: cattie, catty, bitchy, cattish

• The clue is 31. Before. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE

• The clue is 32. Tea supplier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOSSIPER

  Possible Answer: rumourmonger, gossipmonger, newsmonger, gossip, gossiper, rumormonger

• The clue is 33. Sicilian treat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANNOLI

• The clue is 34. Uprights, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIANOS

  Possible Answer: pianoforte, forte-piano, piano, pianissimo

• The clue is 36. Devoid of all life. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARREN

  Possible Answer: free, barren, devoid, desolate, destitute, innocent, bare, stark, waste, bleak, wasteland

• The clue is 37. Recorded, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIVOED

• The clue is 38. Leave la-la land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAPTO

• The clue is 40. Country singer Tucker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANYA

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

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

  The answer: CACHE

  Possible Answer: memory_cache, stash, hoard, cache, hive_up, squirrel_away, lay_away

• The clue is 44. Drip … or drill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORE

  Possible Answer: tire, support, take_over, deport, calibre, bore-hole, bear, hold, dullard, have_a_bun_in_the_oven, tidal_bore, endure, pay, give_birth, carry, gestate, yield, tolerate, eager, wear, suffer, digest, comport, have, contain, stand, drill, expect, birth, acquit, bore, abide, accept, gauge, stick_out, caliber, conduct, brook, aegir, stomach, turn_out, assume, eagre, deliver, drill_hole, behave, put_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 45. Mexican pop's ___ Temerarios. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOS

• The clue is 47. Lead character in "Stranger Things"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer: einsteinium, atomic_number_99, Es, E

• The clue is 49. ___ Fields. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRS

  Possible Answer: Mr., Mister, Mrs, Mr, Mrs.

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, December 05, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (34 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

December 05, 2020 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Snack product once owned by General Mills	7
2A	8. Like many a yoga master	6
3A	14. Words from one preparing to knock back a few	8
4A	16. Just think of something	6
5A	17. FedEx Office alternative	8
6A	18. Four of a kind, say	6
7A	19. The "Black Paintings" and others	5
8A	20. Temple offering: Abbr.	3
9A	22. Checkout choice	5
10A	23. Big biceps, slangily	4
11A	24. Very fine example	5
12A	26. Spot for a slicer	4
13A	27. Without a script, briefly	3
14A	28. Get pooped	7
15A	30. Letters for a proof reader	3
16A	31. Woman of the world?	12
17A	33. Cherished by	6
18A	35. Things kept in bottles	6
19A	36. Squiggly musical symbols	12
20A	38. Dr. Jekyll creator's inits.	3
21A	39. Tenor part in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale"	7
22A	40. "There is no ___ higher than truth": Gandhi	3
23A	43. Nickname for a man whose name means "merciful"	4
24A	45. Ava DuVernay film subject	5
25A	46. Beverage brand with a lizard logo	4
26A	47. Stuff in a den, once	5
27A	49. Skater Babilonia	3
28A	50. Dive	5
29A	51. One getting in on the hustle?	6
30A	53. "That was nice!"	8
31A	55. Choice word	6
32A	56. Diabolical	8
33A	57. Beaks	6
34A	58. "How can I say no?!"	7

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. Snack product once owned by General Mills"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Like many a yoga master"

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 two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson
• Words that mean the same thing: supple, limber 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: LIMBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Words from one preparing to knock back a few"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LINEEMUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Just think of something"

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 form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
• Words that mean the same thing: conceive of, imagine, envisage
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. FedEx Office alternative"

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: UPSSTORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Four of a kind, 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 the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
• Words that mean the same thing: quaternity, quaternary, Little Joe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TETRAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. The "Black Paintings" and others"

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 spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828)
• Words that mean the same thing: Francisco de Goya, Francisco Jose de Goya, Goya
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOYAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Temple offering: 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: DEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Checkout choice"

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 accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
• Words that mean the same thing: debit entry
• The opposite would be: credit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Big biceps, slangily"

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 weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
• Words that mean the same thing: throttle, shooter, triggerman
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Very fine example"

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 precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
• Words that mean the same thing: bejewel, gem, precious stone
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JEWEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Spot for a slicer"

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 shop selling ready-to-eat food products
• Words that mean the same thing: delicatessen, food shop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Without a script, briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: over-the-counter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Get pooped"

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: TIREOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Letters for a proof reader"

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 relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
• Words that mean the same thing: quantum electrodynamics
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Woman of the world?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MOTHERNATURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Cherished by"

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: DEARTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Things kept in bottles"

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 (islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the koran and believed by muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
• Words that mean the same thing: jinnee, djinny, djinn
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Squiggly musical symbols"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: QUARTERRESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Dr. Jekyll creator's inits."

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: RLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Tenor part in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale""

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: ERNESTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. "There is no ___ higher than truth": Gandhi"

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 supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
• Words that mean the same thing: idol, Supreme Being, deity
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Nickname for a man whose name means "merciful""

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: CLEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Ava DuVernay film subject"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a town in central alabama on the alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register black voters
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SELMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Beverage brand with a lizard logo"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: SOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Stuff in a den, once"

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 addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPIUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Skater Babilonia"

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

  The answer is: TAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Dive"

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 (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
• Words that mean the same thing: slide, pounce, swoop 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: SWOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. One getting in on the hustle?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a performer who dances professionally
• Words that mean the same thing: social dancer, terpsichorean, professional dancer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DANCER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. "That was nice!""

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: ILIKEDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Choice word"

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 after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EITHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Diabolical"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
• Words that mean the same thing: mephistophelean, mephistophelian, roguish
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEVILISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. Beaks"

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 regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Words that mean the same thing: snob, beak, schnoz
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "58. "How can I say no?!""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: YESLETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword December 05, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Comics character with a pug nose	6
2D	2. Golfer's near miss	6
3D	3. Together	6
4D	4. Features of Hopi lands in Arizona	5
5D	5. Dashes (off)	4
6D	6. Start of some thoughts shared on social media	3
7D	7. Informal name for Vespa mandarinia	12
8D	8. Blasted	3
9D	9. Tagged, for short	4
10D	10. Handed (out)	5
11D	11. Occasion for smoking	8
12D	12. Amazon and others	8
13D	13. Reason not to go swimming in the ocean	7
14D	15. Itsy-bitsy	6
15D	21. Long-running fictional hero who made his debut in "Call for the Dead"	12
16D	24. Heebie-jeebies	7
17D	25. Anti-insomnia drug	7
18D	28. Dessert you might be "liable" to eat?	5
19D	29. Relative of molto, in music	5
20D	31. Calendar abbr.	3
21D	32. Quaint agreement	3
22D	33. Slight headache, maybe	8
23D	34. Gradually become familiar with	8
24D	36. Things scanned nowadays	7
25D	37. Put down again, as tiles	6
26D	40. It's a treat	6
27D	41. One found among the reeds	6
28D	42. Bathymetry measurements	6
29D	44. A lot	5
30D	46. Peachy	5
31D	48. Cross	4
32D	50. Makes tracks, in a way	4
33D	52. $200 Monopoly properties, for short	3
34D	54. "___ known rivers" (start of a Langston Hughes poem)	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. Comics character with a pug nose"

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: SLUGGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Golfer's near miss"

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: LIPOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Together"

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: INSYNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Features of Hopi lands in Arizona"

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 flat tableland with steep edges
• Words that mean the same thing: mesa, table, Mesa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Dashes (off)"

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 airplane powered by one or more jet engines
• Words that mean the same thing: special K, jet-propelled plane, fountain
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Start of some thoughts shared on social media"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
• Words that mean the same thing: International Maritime Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Informal name for Vespa mandarinia"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MURDERHORNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Blasted"

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 humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: lighted, illumine, light up
• The opposite would be: unlighted, extinguish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Tagged, for short"

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: IDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Handed (out)"

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: METED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Occasion for smoking"

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 meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
• Words that mean the same thing: cook out, barbecue
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARBEQUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Amazon and others"

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: ETAILERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Reason not to go swimming in the ocean"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Itsy-bitsy"

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 disparaging terms for small people
• Words that mean the same thing: pewit, shrimp, Contopus virens
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEWEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Long-running fictional hero who made his debut in "Call for the Dead""

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GEORGESMILEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Heebie-jeebies"

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 extreme nervousness
• Words that mean the same thing: screaming meemies, jitter, heebie-jeebies
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JITTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Anti-insomnia drug"

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: LUNESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Dessert you might be "liable" to eat?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in austria
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Relative of molto, in music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TANTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Calendar abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the month following february and preceding april
• Words that mean the same thing: mutilate, deflower, March
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Quaint agreement"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
• Words that mean the same thing: si, Ti, titanium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Slight headache, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DULLPAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Gradually become familiar with"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EASEINTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Things scanned nowadays"

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: QRCODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Put down again, as tiles"

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: RELAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. It's a treat"

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: GOODIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. One found among the reeds"

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

  The answer is: OBOIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Bathymetry measurements"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the extent downward or backward or inward
• Words that mean the same thing: depth, astuteness, deepness
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEPTHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. A lot"

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: MUCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Peachy"

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 the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
• Words that mean the same thing: swell up, well, beau
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Cross"

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 meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
• Words that mean the same thing: cope with, match, fulfill
• The opposite would be: diverge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Makes tracks, in a way"

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 narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
• Words that mean the same thing: ski
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. $200 Monopoly properties, 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: RRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. "___ known rivers" (start of a Langston Hughes poem)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	72.1%
Short Answer	6	8.8%
Abbreviation	5	7.4%
History	2	2.9%
Music	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 20, 2025 at 09:16 PM