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Thursday, December 26, 2024

27439 Thu Dec 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 26, 2024

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

Thu Dec 26, 2024 NY Times
Thu Dec 26, 2024 NY Times


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Targets of crunches, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABS

    Possible Answer : type_AB, Artium_Baccalaurens, BA, AB, Ab, group_AB, abdominal, Av, ABS, abdominal_muscle, Bachelor_of_Arts, ab, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene


  • The clue is 4. "Smart" guy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALEC


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

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

    The answer: AURAS

    Possible Answer : gloriole, halo, air, glory, aura, atmosphere, nimbus, aureole


  • The clue is 13. Hawaiian dish with cubed fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POKEBOWL


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

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

    The answer: ASTUTE

    Possible Answer : astute, shrewd, sharp


  • The clue is 16. End-of-year hope. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAYRAISE


  • The clue is 17. Lawyers, collectively. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THEBAR


  • The clue is 18. Astronauts' outpost, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ISS


  • The clue is 19. Like the last name of swimming legend Diana Nyad. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APT

    Possible Answer : minded, given, liable, disposed, tending, apposite, pertinent, clever, apt


  • The clue is 21. Original N.Y.C. subway line. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRT


  • The clue is 22. Vampire hunter's weapon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STAKE

    Possible Answer : bet, impale, hazard, back, adventure, jeopardize, stakes, game, punt, venture, gage, post, bet_on, stake, interest, wager


  • The clue is 25. "Well, that's just perfect". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GREAT

    Possible Answer : heavy, swell, expectant, bang-up, cracking, with_child, large, dandy, capital, corking, neat, peachy, slap-up, smashing, nifty, great, enceinte, keen, majuscule, bully, gravid, outstanding, not_bad, big, groovy


  • The clue is 27. Telluride maker (that's 6,000+ miles away from Telluride). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIA


  • The clue is 28. Faith Hill hit with the lyric "It's perpetual bliss". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THISKISS


  • The clue is 29. Slim-fitting bottom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PENCILSKIRT


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

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

    The answer: ERMA


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

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

    The answer: BAD

    Possible Answer : badness, tough, spoilt, unsound, defective, badly, unfit, forged, sorry, regretful, high-risk, uncollectible, speculative, risky, bad, big, spoiled

    Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness, unregretful


  • The clue is 33. Forgo a ring, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KNOCK

    Possible Answer : bang, criticize, knock, pick_apart, whang, tap, criticise, roast, knocking, strike_hard, bump, rap, smash, whack, ping, belt, bash, pink

    Possible Opposite Answer : praise


  • The clue is 35. Fills in the gaps of, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PUTTIES

    Possible Answer : putty


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

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

    The answer: RAYGUNS


  • The clue is 39. Samira Wiley's role on "The Handmaid's Tale". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOIRA


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

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

    The answer: DAD

    Possible Answer : dada, pop, daddy, papa, dad, pappa, pa


  • The clue is 41. A thing of the passed?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OBIT

    Possible Answer : necrology, obituary, obit


  • The clue is 42. Wetland fuel source. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEATBOG


  • The clue is 44. Breaking the fourth wall, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: META


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

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

    The answer: CEL


  • The clue is 47. Snarkily disparaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNIDE

    Possible Answer : sneering, snide, supercilious


  • The clue is 48. Like a baby in need of burping. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GASSY

    Possible Answer : flatulent, colicky, gassy


  • The clue is 49. Dismiss abruptly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AXE

    Possible Answer : axe, ax


  • The clue is 50. Dutch banking giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ING


  • The clue is 51. Get to 21 first in cornhole, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WIN

    Possible Answer : come_through, pull_ahead, get_ahead, gain_ground, gain, profits, winnings, advance, win, make_headway, deliver_the_goods, succeed, bring_home_the_bacon, acquire

    Possible Opposite Answer : fail, fall_back, lose, losings


  • The clue is 52. Oscar nominee for "Carrie". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPACEK


  • The clue is 55. Peak picker-uppers, as depicted three times in this puzzle's grid. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKILIFTS


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

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

    The answer: CASHISKING


  • The clue is 61. Unapproved, pharmaceutically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OFFLABEL


  • The clue is 62. Remained home for supper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATEIN


  • The clue is 63. CBS drama with five spinoffs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NCIS


  • The clue is 64. In need of salt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICY

    Possible Answer : wintry, arctic, gelid, frozen, icy, frosty, frigid, polar, glacial


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Home screen selection. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APP

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

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

    The answer: BOA

    Possible Answer: feather_boa, boa

  • The clue is 3. Difficult area of a jigsaw puzzle, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKY

    Possible Answer: flip, toss, sky, pitch

  • The clue is 4. Humble. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABASE

    Possible Answer: humiliate, humble, chagrin, mortify, abase

  • The clue is 5. Lane in DC?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOIS

  • The clue is 6. Grossed-out cries. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EWS

    Possible Answer: electronic_warfare, EW

  • The clue is 7. Given the go-ahead. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLEARED

    Possible Answer: authorize, realize, crystallise, exonerate, pull_in, pass, light_up, crystalise, net, make, sack, illuminate, clear, elucidate, take_in, crystalize, sort_out, crystallize, exonerated, shed_light_on, solve, sack_up, authorise, straighten_out, clear_up, top, exculpate, exculpated, bring_in, vindicated, enlighten, unclutter, brighten, discharge, acquit, absolved, gain, cleared, earn, assoil, realise

    Possible Opposite Answer : bounce, convict, uncleared, clutter, overcast

  • The clue is 8. Pizza oven residue. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASH

    Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

  • The clue is 9. Beehive State native. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UTE

    Possible Answer: Ute

  • The clue is 10. Toys once marketed as having "Over three billion combinations, but only one solution". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUBIKSCUBES

  • The clue is 11. Chess : check :: go : ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATARI

  • The clue is 12. Tempur-Pedic competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SERTA

  • The clue is 14. Early 20th-century composer who introduced the typewriter as a percussion instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERIKSATIE

  • The clue is 15. Negative campaign tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATTACKAD

  • The clue is 20. Signature item. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEN

    Possible Answer: indite, playpen, pen, penitentiary, write, compose

  • The clue is 22. Prefix with any family member. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STEP

    Possible Answer: stair, pace, footstep, measure, tone, footfall, ill-use, mistreat, whole_tone, dance_step, ill-treat, stride, step, whole_step, tread, maltreat, gradation, footmark, stone's_throw, abuse, footprint

  • The clue is 23. Steady engine sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THRUM

    Possible Answer: hum, beat, drum, strum, thrum

  • The clue is 24. Focus on making others happy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AIMTOPLEASE

  • The clue is 25. They might accompany SAT scores. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GPAS

    Possible Answer: grade_point_average, GPA

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

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

    The answer: TINY

    Possible Answer: petite, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, bantam, tiny, diminutive

  • The clue is 30. Slangy term for an obsession with branded fashion items. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOGOMANIA

    Possible Answer: logorrhea, logomania

  • The clue is 32. Coffeehouse poets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BEATNIKS

    Possible Answer: beatnik, beat, beats, beat_generation, beatniks

  • The clue is 34. Sweaters and such. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KNITS

    Possible Answer: knitting, plain, rumple, knit_stitch, plain_stitch, knitwork, pucker, cockle, knit, crumple, entwine

  • The clue is 36. 401(k) alternatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRAS

    Possible Answer: ire, Irish_Republican_Army, individual_retirement_account, ira, Provos, anger, IRA, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, wrath, Provisional_IRA

  • The clue is 37. Short-lived fashion. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAGE

    Possible Answer: furore, craze, storm, fury, ramp, passion, furor, madness, rage, fad, cult

  • The clue is 38. Court-ordered delay. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STAY

    Possible Answer: ride_out, continue, arrest, bide, rest, hitch, halt, stop, last_out, abide, appease, outride, persist, detain, stoppage, check, stick, stay, stay_on, quell, delay, stay_put, stick_around, remain

    Possible Opposite Answer : change, move, depart

  • The clue is 40. Lewis Carroll's real last name, hence Lewis's last name in "Jurassic Park". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DODGSON

    Possible Answer: Lewis_Carroll, Charles_Dodgson, Reverend_Dodgson, Carroll, Charles_Lutwidge_Dodgson, Dodgson

  • The clue is 43. Hamper, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIN

    Possible Answer: bin, binful, bank_identification_number, BIN, ABA_transit_number

  • The clue is 45. Caesar's first stabber. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CASCA

  • The clue is 46. One living abroad. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EXPAT

    Possible Answer: expatriate, exile, expat

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

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

    The answer: GILLS

    Possible Answer: gill, branchia, lamella

  • The clue is 51. Something that's often free in airports but expensive on airplanes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WIFI

    Possible Answer: wireless_local_area_network, WLAN, WiFi, wireless_fidelity

  • The clue is 53. Life force. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHI

    Possible Answer: ch'i, qi, chi, ki, khi

  • The clue is 54. Köln one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EIN

  • The clue is 56. Fast-food chain with 30,000+ locations. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KFC

  • The clue is 57. "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FBI

    Possible Answer: Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation, FBI

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

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

    The answer: TEC

    Possible Answer: police_detective, investigator, detective, tec

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

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

    The answer: SLY

    Possible Answer: crafty, guileful, foxy, knavish, slick, tricky, cunning, sly, dodgy, tricksy, wily

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 14, 1999

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February 11, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, February 11, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (29 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

February 11, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

February 11, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Words to a skeptic 15
2A 16. What friendly opponents may do 15
3A 17. Subject of the so-called "surgeon's photograph" of 1934 15
4A 18. Squad leader? 3
5A 19. Cinemax competitor 3
6A 20. Judicial ratings grp. 3
7A 21. Terra's Greek counterpart 4
8A 22. British territory in the Atlantic 7
9A 27. Pioneering automaker 4
10A 28. Handmade signs? 8
11A 29. "En ___!" 5
12A 30. Language spoken along the Mekong 3
13A 31. Account 4
14A 32. Collectible print, in brief 5
15A 33. Morale booster 3
16A 34. Certain list recipient 5
17A 35. Bailiwick 4
18A 36. Big ___ 3
19A 37. Philosopher Diderot 5
20A 38. High point of the Old Testament, for short 8
21A 40. Blues Hall-of-Famer James 4
22A 41. [How horrible!] 7
23A 42. Word of regret 4
24A 43. Down 3
25A 44. Mo. for watching the Perseid meteor shower 3
26A 45. Fade away 3
27A 48. Gives an earful 15
28A 54. Rhetorical question lamenting a lack of respect 15
29A 55. Implicatively 15

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. Words to a skeptic"

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: YEOFLITTLEFAITH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "16. What friendly opponents may do"

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: AGREETODISAGREE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "17. Subject of the so-called "surgeon's photograph" of 1934"

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: LOCHNESSMONSTER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "18. Squad leader?"

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 radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
  • Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 99, einsteinium, E
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ESS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "19. Cinemax competitor"

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

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "20. Judicial ratings grp."

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 loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by arabs
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ABA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "21. Terra's Greek counterpart"

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 (greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of cronus and the titans in ancient mythology
  • Words that mean the same thing: Gaea, Ge
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GAIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "22. British territory in the Atlantic"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a group of islands in the atlantic off the carolina coast; british colony; a popular resort
  • Words that mean the same thing: Bermudas
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BERMUDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "27. Pioneering automaker"

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: BENZ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "28. Handmade signs?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
  • Words that mean the same thing: gesture, motion, gesticulate
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GESTURES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "29. "En ___!""

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: GARDE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "30. Language spoken along the Mekong"

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 member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
  • Words that mean the same thing: Laotian
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LAO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Account"

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 message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
  • Words that mean the same thing: tarradiddle, taradiddle, story
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TALE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Collectible print, in brief"

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: LITHO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Morale booster"

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 victory (as in a race or other competition)
  • Words that mean the same thing: bring home the bacon, winnings, gain ground
  • The opposite would be: fall back, lose
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Certain list recipient"

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 legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at christmas
  • Words that mean the same thing: St. Nick, Father Christmas, Kriss Kringle
  • The 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 17 Across: "35. Bailiwick"

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 particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
  • Words that mean the same thing: sphere, arena, expanse
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AREA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Big ___"

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

    The answer is: BEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Philosopher Diderot"

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: DENIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. High point of the Old Testament, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: MTARARAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Blues Hall-of-Famer James"

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: ETTA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. [How horrible!]"

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 an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
  • Words that mean the same thing: throb, thrill, frisson
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHUDDER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Word of regret"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
  • Words that mean the same thing: unfortunately, regrettably, unluckily
  • The opposite would be: luckily, fortunately
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Down"

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 take in solid food
  • Words that mean the same thing: feed, eat on, use 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: EAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Mo. for watching the Perseid meteor shower"

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 month following july and preceding september
  • Words that mean the same thing: August
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AUG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "45. Fade away"

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 small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
  • Words that mean the same thing: snuff it, dice, give out
  • The opposite would be: be born
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Gives an earful"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: READSTHERIOTACT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Rhetorical question lamenting a lack of respect"

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: ISNOTHINGSACRED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Implicatively"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: BETWEENTHELINES

    Great job if you got it right!

February 11, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Notable founding of 1701 4
2D 2. Impediments to teamwork 4
3D 3. Tolkien creatures 4
4D 4. "Yuck!" 3
5D 5. Gradually slowing, in music 8
6D 6. Inventory 7
7D 7. Lover of Italian opera 5
8D 8. Field stats 3
9D 9. Food named for a world capital (but pronounced differently) 8
10D 10. 1962 pop hit with a rhyming title 7
11D 11. Some unauthorized drawings 6
12D 12. Justice Dept. bigwigs 3
13D 13. N.Y.C.'s first subway line 3
14D 14. Buttonless garment 3
15D 15. Singer with a 2018 Grammy for Best R&B Album 3
16D 21. ___ Richter, contemporary artist whose painting "Abstraktes Bild (599)" sold at auction for a record-setting $46.3 million dollars 7
17D 23. The X-Men, for example 7
18D 24. Muse for Galileo 6
19D 25. Muscles strengthened by push-ups, informally 5
20D 26. Offshore 4
21D 27. Flat-bottomed riverboat 6
22D 28. Flash 5
23D 29. Circumference 5
24D 32. Hasty getaways 4
25D 33. Become harder to bear 8
26D 34. Give oneself something to aim for 8
27D 36. "Just try to be calm ..." 7
28D 37. Reynolds's co-star in 1981's "The Cannonball Run" 7
29D 39. Carol opener 6
30D 42. Exclamation of exasperation 5
31D 45. Exclamation of disappointment 4
32D 46. Big name in frozen confections 4
33D 47. Some terminal info, for short 4
34D 48. Piece of BBQ 3
35D 49. Amarillo-to-Dallas dir. 3
36D 50. Creature without ears that uses vibrations to "hear" 3
37D 51. Company that introduced Saran Wrap 3
38D 52. Tolkien creature 3
39D 53. Onetime cable giant acquired by AT&T in 1999 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. Notable founding of 1701"

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 university in connecticut
  • Words that mean the same thing: Elihu Yale, Yale University
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: YALE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Impediments to teamwork"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
  • Words that mean the same thing: egotism, self-importance, self
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EGOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Tolkien creatures"

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: ORCS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Yuck!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: FEH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Gradually slowing, in music"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: LENTANDO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Inventory"

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 specify individually
  • Words that mean the same thing: recite, itemise, enumerate
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ITEMIZE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Lover of Italian opera"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TOSCA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Field stats"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Food named for a world capital (but pronounced differently)"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: LIMABEAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. 1962 pop hit with a rhyming title"

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: ESOBESO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Some unauthorized drawings"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: FANART

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Justice Dept. bigwigs"

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 soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
  • Words that mean the same thing: silver, atomic number 47, Ag
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. N.Y.C.'s first subway line"

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: IRT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Buttonless garment"

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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
  • Words that mean the same thing: teeing ground, tee up, football tee
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "15. Singer with a 2018 Grammy for Best R&B Album"

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: HER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. ___ Richter, contemporary artist whose painting "Abstraktes Bild (599)" sold at auction for a record-setting $46.3 million dollars"

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: GERHARD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. The X-Men, for example"

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 (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
  • Words that mean the same thing: mutant, sport, variation
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MUTANTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Muse for Galileo"

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 (greek mythology) the muse of astronomy
  • Words that mean the same thing: Venus
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: URANIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Muscles strengthened by push-ups, informally"

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: DELTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "26. Offshore"

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 in the direction of the sea
  • Words that mean the same thing: seaward, seawards
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "27. Flat-bottomed riverboat"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: BATEAU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "28. Flash"

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 momentary flash of light
  • Words that mean the same thing: flicker, glisten, glitter
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GLINT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "29. Circumference"

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 distance around a person's body
  • Words that mean the same thing: cinch
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GIRTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Hasty getaways"

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 rapid escape (as by criminals)
  • Words that mean the same thing: escape, run, scarper
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LAMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Become harder to bear"

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: WEARTHIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "34. Give oneself something to aim for"

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: SETAGOAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. "Just try to be calm ...""

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 draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
  • Words that mean the same thing: rest, suspire, take a breath
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BREATHE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "37. Reynolds's co-star in 1981's "The Cannonball Run""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: DELUISE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "39. Carol opener"

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: ADESTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Exclamation of exasperation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AARGH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Exclamation of disappointment"

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 something of little value
  • Words that mean the same thing: tinker's dam, shucks, mend
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DARN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Big name in frozen confections"

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: ICEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Some terminal info, 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 system for screening luggage in airports; an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosives
  • Words that mean the same thing: explosive trace detection, ETD
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Piece of BBQ"

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 support resembling the rib of an animal
  • Words that mean the same thing: make fun, ridicule, blackguard
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RIB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Amarillo-to-Dallas dir."

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 compass point midway between east and southeast
  • Words that mean the same thing: east southeast
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ESE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. Creature without ears that uses vibrations to "hear""

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
  • Words that mean the same thing: pismire, emmet
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "51. Company that introduced Saran Wrap"

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: DOW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "52. Tolkien creature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ENT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "53. Onetime cable giant acquired by AT&T in 1999"

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: TCI

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 37 54.4%
Short Answer 19 27.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment 3 4.4%
Abbreviation 2 2.9%
History 2 2.9%
Geography 2 2.9%
Movies/Film 1 1.5%
Sports 1 1.5%
Music 1 1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 29
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 68
Average Answer Length 5.6 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

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