27399-Thu Nov 14, 2024 NYT by Matthew Faiella

Across Clues :

1. ___ Posadas (annual Latin American celebration), 4. Care, 8. Quickly throw (together), 12. Iron-rich molecule in blood, 13. "That makes sense", 14. Literally, "bean curd", 15. Fail to mention, 16. Car freshener scent, 17. Doner ___ (meat dish), 18. Uninhabited wilderness, 19. Motor coaches?, 21. Element between bromine and rubidium, 23. Blocks in a bar, 24. Blanquette de ___ (French stew), 25. Drop precipitously, as a stock price, 27. Bird with a harsh cry, 30. Went all out, 32. Trait of a courageous person, 33. Soup go-with, 34. Before, in classic poetry, 35. Former N.F.L. quarterback Tim, 36. Position in soccer and football, 37. Red carpet attire, 39. Award first given by King George V, in brief, 40. Classic dog name, 41. Election campaign, 42. ___-mo, 43. Blade seen on the Angolan flag, 46. Hit rock album of 1980 depicted three times by this puzzle, 51. Levels in a ring, for short, 52. Consumed gladly, 53. Nowadays it's often accessed via QR code, 54. Call at a bakery, 55. Big Ben, e.g., 56. Sob, 57. Member of a "Great" quintet, 58. Make some noise, 59. Pet welfare org., 60. Key above ∼

Down Clues :

1. King Julien of "Madagascar," for one, 2. Titular horror movie town, 3. Temporary defeat, 4. Game show billed as the "world's largest obstacle course", 5. Like the majority of products sold at H Mart, 6. Check for a flat?, 7. Feat, 8. ___ Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, 9. Region of the brain, 10. A ways away, 11. Brits may refer to them as "boozers", 12. Captivate, 17. Certain bribe, 19. "Out of my way!", 20. Feature of many an aged cheese, 22. Recant an opinion, 25. "___ of Adele" (Rodin sculpture), 26. Offerings from 11-Down, 27. Those who apply themselves?, 28. Years, in Uruguay, 29. Tree mentioned in the witches' brew rhyme in "Macbeth", 30. Blot, 31. Pay attention to, 32. Smooth-barked shade tree, 33. W. Coast hub for United Airlines, 35. Retrace one's steps, 37. Heraldic animal, 38. Whom Count von Count is a parody of, 40. Move famously performed by figure skater Surya Bonaly at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 42. Bit of Halloween decor, 43. Hyperactive, 44. 2004 Britney Spears hit, 45. Dirección from Cancún to Cuba, 46. What to expect when you're expecting, 47. Exactly, after "to", 48. Word with division or number, 49. X1, X3, X5 and X7, 50. Increase dramatically, 54. Name tag?

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 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, Thursday, November 14, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. ___ Posadas (annual Latin American celebration). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAS

  Possible Answer : lanthanum, lah, Pelican_State, La, Louisiana, atomic_number_57, LA, la




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

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

  The answer: WARD

  Possible Answer : Barbara_Ward, Ward, Mrs._Humphrey_Ward, ward, Baroness_Jackson_of_Lodsworth, Aaron_Montgomery_Ward, guard, Montgomery_Ward, Mary_Augusta_Arnold_Ward, hospital_ward, cellblock




• The clue is 8. Quickly throw (together). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAP

  Possible Answer : bolt, slap, smack, smacking, bang, slapdash




• The clue is 12. Iron-rich molecule in blood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEME

  Possible Answer : haem, heme, haemitin, protoheme, hematin




• The clue is 13. "That makes sense". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISEE




• The clue is 14. Literally, "bean curd". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOFU

  Possible Answer : bean_curd, tofu




• The clue is 15. Fail to mention. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMIT

  Possible Answer : pretermit, except, overlook, miss, omit, neglect, overleap, drop, leave_out, exclude, take_out, leave_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : attend_to, include




• The clue is 16. Car freshener scent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINE

  Possible Answer : languish, pine_tree, yen, yearn, ache, pine, true_pine




• The clue is 17. Doner ___ (meat dish). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEBAB

  Possible Answer : shish_kebab, kabob, kebab




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

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

  The answer: OUTBACK

  Possible Answer : outback, remote




• The clue is 19. Motor coaches?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: BACKSEATDRIVERS




• The clue is 21. Element between bromine and rubidium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRYPTON

  Possible Answer : Kr, atomic_number_36, krypton




• The clue is 23. Blocks in a bar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : methamphetamine, icing, shabu, deoxyephedrine, ice-skating_rink, ice, ice_rink, internal-combustion_engine, meth, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, frost, chalk, trash, sparkler, crank, ICE, frappe, Methedrine, water_ice, glass, frosting, chicken_feed




• The clue is 24. Blanquette de ___ (French stew). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEAU

  Possible Answer : veal, veau




• The clue is 25. Drop precipitously, as a stock price. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANK

  Possible Answer : cooler, armored_combat_vehicle, army_tank, tank, tankful, tank_car, armoured_combat_vehicle, storage_tank




• The clue is 27. Bird with a harsh cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAY

  Possible Answer : Jay, jay, John_Jay




• The clue is 30. Went all out. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: DIDNTHOLDBACK




• The clue is 32. Trait of a courageous person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACKBONE

  Possible Answer : vertebral_column, mainstay, anchor, rachis, spine, lynchpin, backbone, grit, guts, gumption, back, spinal_column, sand, keystone, linchpin, moxie




• The clue is 33. Soup go-with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALAD

  Possible Answer : salad




• The clue is 34. Before, in classic poetry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERE




• The clue is 35. Former N.F.L. quarterback Tim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEBOW




• The clue is 36. Position in soccer and football. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FULLBACK

  Possible Answer : fullback




• The clue is 37. Red carpet attire. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: BACKLESSDRESS




• The clue is 39. Award first given by King George V, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBE




• The clue is 40. Classic dog name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIDO




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

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

  The answer: RACE

  Possible Answer : slipstream, race, cannonball_along, backwash, hie, run, bucket_along, rush, raceway, airstream, rush_along, hotfoot, subspecies, hasten, step_on_it, speed, belt_along, wash, pelt_along

  Possible Opposite Answer : linger




• The clue is 42. ___-mo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLO




• The clue is 43. Blade seen on the Angolan flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACHETE

  Possible Answer : machete, panga, matchet




• The clue is 46. Hit rock album of 1980 depicted three times by this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACKINBLACK




• The clue is 51. Levels in a ring, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOS

  Possible Answer : coss, knockout, kos, KO, kayo




• The clue is 52. Consumed gladly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEUP




• The clue is 53. Nowadays it's often accessed via QR code. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENU

  Possible Answer : carte_du_jour, computer_menu, menu, fare, bill_of_fare, carte, card




• The clue is 54. Call at a bakery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEXT

  Possible Answer : following, succeeding, next, adjacent, side_by_side, future




• The clue is 55. Big Ben, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELL

  Possible Answer : doorbell, bell_shape, Bell, Alexander_Bell, Melville_Bell, buzzer, Alexander_Melville_Bell, Vanessa_Stephen, campana, ship's_bell, Vanessa_Bell, Alexander_Graham_Bell, chime, bell, toll, gong




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

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

  The answer: WAIL

  Possible Answer : roar, wail, mewl, plaint, yawl, howl, lament, pule, lamentation, ululate, yaup, whimper




• The clue is 57. Member of a "Great" quintet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer : Erie, Lake_Erie




• The clue is 58. Make some noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YELL

  Possible Answer : hollo, outcry, vociferation, shout_out, shout, squall, call, holler, cry, yell, scream




• The clue is 59. Pet welfare org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPCA




• The clue is 60. Key above ∼. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESC

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. King Julien of "Madagascar," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEMUR

  Possible Answer: lemur

• The clue is 2. Titular horror movie town. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMITYVILLE

• The clue is 3. Temporary defeat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETBACK

  Possible Answer: reversal, setback, blow, black_eye, reverse

• The clue is 4. Game show billed as the "world's largest obstacle course". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIPEOUT

  Possible Answer: demolition, destruction, wipeout

• The clue is 5. Like the majority of products sold at H Mart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIAN

  Possible Answer: Asiatic, Asian

• The clue is 6. Check for a flat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENT

  Possible Answer: pull, lease, take, rend, split, hire, rive, charter, snag, rip, tear, let, economic_rent, rent, engage

• The clue is 7. Feat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEED

  Possible Answer: human_action, deed_of_conveyance, human_activity, title, deed, act

• The clue is 8. ___ Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEVE

• The clue is 9. Region of the brain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOBE

  Possible Answer: lobe

• The clue is 10. A ways away. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFAR

  Possible Answer: afar

• The clue is 11. Brits may refer to them as "boozers". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUBS

  Possible Answer: saloon, gin_mill, pothouse, taphouse, pub, public_house

• The clue is 12. Captivate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOK

  Possible Answer: bait, plume, lift, purloin, crochet, lure, sneak, filch, sweetener, hook_shot, cop, pilfer, snare, draw, soak, glom, hook, pinch, thieve, accost, crotchet, hooking, pluck, rob, abstract, surcharge, swipe, claw, gazump, come-on, fleece, knock_off, snarf, addict, cabbage, overcharge, snitch, solicit, nobble

  Possible Opposite Answer : unhook, undercharge

• The clue is 17. Certain bribe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KICKBACK

  Possible Answer: kickback

• The clue is 19. "Out of my way!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANDBACK

• The clue is 20. Feature of many an aged cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIND

  Possible Answer: rind

• The clue is 22. Recant an opinion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACKPEDAL

  Possible Answer: backpedal

• The clue is 25. "___ of Adele" (Rodin sculpture). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORSO

  Possible Answer: body, trunk, torso

• The clue is 26. Offerings from 11-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALES

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 27. Those who apply themselves?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOBSEEKERS

• The clue is 28. Years, in Uruguay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANOS

  Possible Answer: Fatah-RC, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Black_September, Abu_Nidal_Organization, Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, ANO, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims

• The clue is 29. Tree mentioned in the witches' brew rhyme in "Macbeth". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEW

  Possible Answer: yew

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

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

  The answer: DAUB

  Possible Answer: plaster, blot, smudge, slur, smear, daub, spot, smirch

• The clue is 31. Pay attention to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEED

  Possible Answer: attentiveness, mind, paying_attention, heed, regard, listen

  Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

• The clue is 32. Smooth-barked shade tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEECH

  Possible Answer: beechwood, beech, beech_tree

• The clue is 33. W. Coast hub for United Airlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SFO

• The clue is 35. Retrace one's steps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACKTRACK

  Possible Answer: backtrack, double_back, turn_back

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

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

  The answer: LION

  Possible Answer: king_of_beasts, Lion, Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Panthera_leo, lion, social_lion

• The clue is 38. Whom Count von Count is a parody of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRACULA

  Possible Answer: Dracula, genus_Dracula

• The clue is 40. Move famously performed by figure skater Surya Bonaly at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACKFLIP

• The clue is 42. Bit of Halloween decor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKULL

  Possible Answer: skull

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

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

  The answer: MANIC

  Possible Answer: frenzied, manic

• The clue is 44. 2004 Britney Spears hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOXIC

  Possible Answer: toxic

  Possible Opposite Answer : nontoxic

• The clue is 45. Dirección from Cancún to Cuba. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTE

• The clue is 46. What to expect when you're expecting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BABY

  Possible Answer: coddle, infant, baby, pamper, cocker, cosset, babe, spoil, sister, featherbed, child, indulge, mollycoddle

• The clue is 47. Exactly, after "to". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEE

• The clue is 48. Word with division or number. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CELL

  Possible Answer: jail_cell, cellphone, electric_cell, cadre, mobile_phone, cell, prison_cell, cellular_phone, cellular_telephone, cubicle

• The clue is 49. X1, X3, X5 and X7. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BMWS

• The clue is 50. Increase dramatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAP

  Possible Answer: jump, bound, saltation, spring, jump_off, leaping, bounce, leap

• The clue is 54. Name tag?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEE

  Possible Answer: nee

January 22, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Published on Monday, January 22, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 22, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (40 clues)

1A: "1. TV series featured herein"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LALAW

2A: "6. Entertainer Falana"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOLA

3A: "10. Zany"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• Similar words include: batty, whacky, loony
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DAFT

4A: "14. Attica's marketplace"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in israel
• Similar words include: public square
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AGORA

5A: "15. Newspaper notice, for short"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
• Similar words include: necrology, obituary
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OBIT

6A: "16. Understanding reply"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ISEE

7A: "17. College officials"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
• Similar words include: dean, James Byron Dean, James Dean
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DEANS

8A: "18. Jummy Smits plays Victor ___"

9 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SIFUENTES

9A: "20. Signifies"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be a sign or indication of
• Similar words include: announce, denote, refer
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DENOTES

10A: "22. Groups of nine"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
• Similar words include: ennead, nine, IX
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENNEADS

11A: "23. Deighton or Dykstra"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEN

12A: "24. Deputy"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Similar words include: federal agent, broker, agentive role
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AGENT

13A: "25. Retain"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of grasping
• Similar words include: time lag, handgrip, support
• Opposite of: disagree, let go of

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HOLD

14A: "28. Ballet skirt"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that south african prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)
• Similar words include: ballet skirt, Desmond Tutu
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TUTU

15A: "30. Aquatic mammal"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fur of an otter
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OTTER

16A: "34. Altar on high"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a constellation in the southern hemisphere near telescopium and norma
• Similar words include: genus Ara
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARA

17A: "35. Five: Comb. form"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PENTA

18A: "36. Grayish tan"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a very light brown
• Similar words include: ecru
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: BEIGE

19A: "37. "Kidnapped" author's initials"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RLS

20A: "38. Jackie's second spouse"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARI

21A: "39. Electrical unit"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REL

22A: "41. Land measure"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Similar words include: be, make up, follow
• Opposite of: differ

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARE

23A: "42. Former big-game guns"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ROERS

24A: "44. Soup server"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
• Similar words include: laden, lade
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LADLE

25A: "46. Gun a motor"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rate of revolution of a motor
• Similar words include: rev up, revolutions per minute, rpm
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REV

26A: "47. Belgian W.W. I battle site"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that battle in world war i (1917); an allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of flanders; germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the allied artillery
• Similar words include: second battle of Ypres, third battle of Ypres, battle of Ypres
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: YPRES

27A: "48. U.S. holly"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASSI

28A: "49. Social engagement"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the specified day of the month
• Similar words include: escort, engagement, appointment
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DATE

29A: "50. Tilts sideways"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
• Similar words include: lean, list, name
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LISTS

30A: "52. Susan ___ plays Grace Van Owen"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DEY

31A: "54. High-school subject"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular branch of scientific knowledge
• Similar words include: skill, scientific discipline
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SCIENCE

32A: "57. Annual quartet"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
• Similar words include: time of year, flavour, mollify
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SEASONS

33A: "61. Collection of animals"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a collection of live animals for study or display
• Similar words include: zoo, zoological garden
• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MENAGERIE

34A: "63. Wooden shoe"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a shoe carved from a single block of wood
• Similar words include: patten, wooden shoe, geta
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SABOT

35A: "64. Sea eagles"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of europe and greenland
• Similar words include: Haliatus albicilla, erne, grey sea eagle
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ERNS

36A: "65. Thurmond of N.B.A. fame"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NATE

37A: "66. Irregular"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
• Similar words include: toothed, notched, jagged
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EROSE

38A: "67. First word of the Bay State motto"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENSE

39A: "68. ___ Rachins plays Douglas Brackman"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALAN

40A: "69. Precipitous"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a steep place (as on a hill)
• Similar words include: exorbitant, engulf, extortionate
• Opposite of: gradual

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STEEP

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (38 clues)

1D: "1. Alan or Cheryl"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LADD

2D: "2. Askew"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states novelist (1909-1955)
• Similar words include: James Agee
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AGEE

3D: "3. Bank transaction"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
• Similar words include: lend, loanword
• Opposite of: borrow

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOAN

4D: "4. Corbin Bernsen plays ___ Becker"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that english poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
• Similar words include: Benedict Arnold, Matthew Arnold
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARNOLD

5D: "5. Squander"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
• Similar words include: waste product, wasteland, languish
• Opposite of: conserve

Click to reveal answer

Answer: WASTE

6D: "6. Deprivation"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something that is lost
• Similar words include: exit, red ink, release
• Opposite of: gain

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LOSS

7D: "7. Kimono sash"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
• Similar words include: obeah
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OBI

8D: "8. Pool attendants"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents
• Similar words include: lifeguard, lifesaver
• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LIFEGUARDS

9D: "9. " ... I am incapable of ___": Lamb"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ATUNE

10D: "10. Small room off a kitchen"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DINETTE

11D: "11. Nick Charles's dog"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASTA

12D: "12. Nourish"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that food for domestic livestock
• Similar words include: flow, prey, fertilise
• Opposite of: starve

Click to reveal answer

Answer: FEED

13D: "13. Hardy heroine"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TESS

14D: "19. Dignify"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that confer dignity or honor upon
• Similar words include: gentle, entitle, dignify
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENNOBLE

15D: "21. Enroll"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to come or go into
• Similar words include: recruit, figure, insert
• Opposite of: exit, drop out

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENTER

16D: "24. Lawyer: Abbr."

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ATT

17D: "25. ___ Hamlin plays Michael Kuzak"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that annoy continually or chronically
• Similar words include: chivy, provoke, beset
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HARRY

18D: "26. Lowest deck"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fourth or lowest deck
• Similar words include: orlop deck, fourth deck
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ORLOP

19D: "27. Intense beam"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
• Similar words include: optical maser
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LASER

20D: "29. One-sided"

10 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that involving only one part or side
• Similar words include: one-sided
• Opposite of: multilateral

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UNILATERAL

21D: "31. Coronet"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TIARA

22D: "32. Wading bird"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EGRET

23D: "33. Superman portrayer"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that female ruff
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REEVE

24D: "35. Making the grade"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (american football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
• Similar words include: release, expiration, super
• Opposite of: running, fail

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PASSING

25D: "40. Slur over"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that leave or strike out
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELIDE

26D: "43. Free"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
• Similar words include: issue, loose, sacking
• Opposite of: confine, block

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RELEASE

27D: "45. Fool"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Similar words include: buttocks, seat, tooshie
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASS

28D: "49. Richard ___ plays Leland McKenzie"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DYSART

29D: "51. Part of an opera"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SCENA

30D: "53. Mitigates"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Similar words include: comfort, alleviate, relieve
• Opposite of: difficulty

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EASES

31D: "54. Pintail duck"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SMEE

32D: "55. Decide: Rom. law"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CERN

33D: "56. Guest houses"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Similar words include: hostelry, hostel, inn
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: INNS

34D: "57. Observed"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
• Similar words include: figure, visualize, understand
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SEEN

35D: "58. Hautboy"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
• Similar words include: hautbois, hautboy
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OBOE

36D: "59. Proboscis"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
• Similar words include: intrude, poke, scent
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NOSE

37D: "60. Pace"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
• Similar words include: stair, maltreat, whole tone
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STEP

38D: "62. Give ___ go (try)"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ITA

Puzzle Stats

40 Across

38 Down

78 Total

Disclaimer: Crossword clues © The New York Times. Educational content for puzzle enthusiasts.

Processed: August 24, 2025 at 01:54 AM