July 15, 2016 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - July 15, 2016

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Across:

• 1. Insincerely polite: GREASY
• 7. 13-Down natives, e.g.: AFRICANS
• 15. Hugh who played TV's House: LAURIE
• 16. Laid into: RAILEDAT
• 17. Wool source: ANGORA
• 18. Subcontinent-wide: ALLINDIA
• 19. One for whom 36-Across has four syllables: CHEMIST
• 21. Many new car drivers: LEASERS
• 22. Island west of Mull: IONA
• 23. Red stuff to cut through: TAPE
• 25. Dim bulbs: DODOS
• 26. Off: AMISS
• 28. Compromise: BEND
• 30. Trial cover-up: ROBE
• 31. Gray head: LEE
• 32. Has the stage: ISON
• 34. What exterior doors typically do: OPENIN
• 36. See 19- and 57-Across: UNIONIZED
• 38. Lyricist who adapted "Pygmalion": LERNER
• 41. Clubs to beat people with?: ACES
• 42. Chrome runners, maybe: PCS
• 45. x, y and z: AXES
• 46. Mozart title starter: EINE
• 48. Devil's deck: TAROT
• 50. Lawyer's workload: CASES
• 52. Admission evidence: STUB
• 54. Musical group known for wearing red hats called "energy domes": DEVO
• 55. Recycling bin fill: EMPTIES
• 57. One for whom 36-Across has three syllables: PLUMBER
• 59. Figure-changing agent: DIETDRUG
• 61. Calmer?: OPIATE
• 62. Lesser "Seinfeld" role played by Len Lesser: UNCLELEO
• 63. Bomb: TURKEY
• 64. Early Beatle: PETEBEST
• 65. Going rates: SPEEDS

Down:

• 1. Beyond slow: GLACIAL
• 2. Sought safety, say: RANHOME
• 3. Princess in line to the British throne after Beatrice: EUGENIE
• 4. Agents in some therapy: AROMAS
• 5. When told "I'm sleepy," she sometimes says "I hope you're not driving": SIRI
• 6. Rising generation?: YEAST
• 7. The Era of ___ (1964-74 Notre Dame football): ARA
• 8. Like some angels and arches: FALLEN
• 9. Really bug: RILE
• 10. Paris fights in it: ILIAD
• 11. Like many bad words: CENSORED
• 12. Appended: ADDEDON
• 13. Safari Capital of the World: NAIROBI
• 14. Nine-time presidential contender of the 1940s-'90s: STASSEN
• 20. Shaving the beard with a razor, in Jewish law: TABOO
• 24. Bit of décor in a sports bar: PENNANT
• 27. It makes a wave: SINE
• 29. Nap: DOZE
• 33. Top of the line?: SIRE
• 35. Tick, e.g.: PEST
• 36. Fill with anxiety: UNSETTLE
• 37. Freeze: ICEUP
• 38. Like skates and corsets: LACEDUP
• 39. Scrutinize: EXAMINE
• 40. Word repeatedly spelled out by Franklin: RESPECT
• 42. Make as a heat-and-serve product, say: PREBAKE
• 43. Much-sought-after: COVETED
• 44. British floors: STOREYS
• 47. Time after Time?: ISSUES
• 49. Think much of: ADMIRE
• 51. Backtrack?: SIDEB
• 53. Calligraphic messes: BLOTS
• 56. Creator of the lawyer Perry: ERLE
• 58. "Superman" catchphrase starter: UPUP
• 60. Grokked: GOT

Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 NYT Predictions Steps by CrosswordHints blogs

Across Clues :

1. Chicken par_ _ _ _ _ in fat, 6. Last word, at times, 9. Hurdles for doct_ _ _ _ _tudents, 14. Lover boy, 15. Bronx politician with a noted 2018 upset, familiarly, 16. Clay figure in Jewish folklore, 17. Referring t_ _ _ _ _est, 18. Onetime studio with a broadcast tower in its logo, 19. I_ _ _ _ _at terrifies thanatophobes, 20. Has the stage, 21. Participants in a 140.6-mile race, 23. Prenatal diagnostic, in brief, 25. Because, 29. Cropped photo?, 32. Made amends for wh_ _ _ _ _ _id, 34. Something that can be "dominant", 35. Comfortable, 37. Up there, so to speak, 38. Outline, 39. They pu_ _ _ _ _ _ _tuff, 41. "Star Tre_" _ _ _ _ _ _ot heard on the original series, 43. Account, 44. Snap back?, 46. Famous failures of the '50s, 47. Maker of Aspire laptops, 48. Another word fo_ _ _ _ _ _awag, 50. A Venusian one lasts eight Earth months, 51. "Being and Nothingness" author, 53. Venerable teachers, 55. Casual greeting, 57. Tuscan city on the Arno River, 61. Street feature needed after a har_ _ _ _ _, 64. Word with tail or tight, 65. Pitcher's positio_ _ _ _ _e lineup, historically, 66. Going places?, 67. Smoothie bar supply, 68. Title role of 1966 and 2004, 69. It'_ _ _ _ _n on a vampire hunt, 70. Like many autumn leaves, 71. Tempe_ _ _ _ _onsoon, e.g.

Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 NYT 

Down Clues :

1. Counselor on the Enterprise, 2. Sexual attraction, with "the", 3. Texter's qualifier, 4. Actress Davis, 5. Opposite of vert., 6. Spanish-speaking neighborhood, 7. Half of the couple on the iconic Rolling Stone cover of 1/22/81, 8. Subj. for Milton Friedman, 9. Nash who wrote "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of", 10. Units of X-ray exposure, 11. In the manner of, 12. Court call, 13. Texter's "Unbelievable", 21. Make sense of, 22. "When your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places," per E. Joseph Cossman, 24. Broadway "Auntie", 26. Placed bets on both sides, 27. Neighbor of Zambia and Namibia, 28. Itsy-bitsy, 29. Foods with names often ending in "i", 30. Ivy League city surrounded by more than 150 waterfalls, 31. Fury, 33. Animal with a bugle-like mating call, 36. Analyze to a fault, 40. Site of many wrecks, 42. Going nowhere, 45. Lifeblood, 49. Checked the IDs of, 52. Often-skipped step when making rice, 54. Like the proverbial milk, 56. Will figure, 58. 411, 59. Energize, 60. "Beg pardon ...", 61. They often mix up lyrics, 62. Spoil, 63. Exclamation of enlightenment, 65. Grammy winner for Best Rap Album in 2021

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 28, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Chicken par_ _ _ _ _ in fat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIGH

  Possible Answer : thigh, second_joint




• The clue is 6. Last word, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYE

  Possible Answer : adios, goodby, bye, good-bye, au_revoir, so_long, adieu, good-by, auf_wiedersehen, bye-bye, arrivederci, good_day, sayonara, goodbye, cheerio, pass




• The clue is 9. Hurdles for doct_ _ _ _ _tudents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALS

  Possible Answer : oral_examination, oral_exam, viva, oral, viva_voce




• The clue is 14. Lover boy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROMEO

  Possible Answer : Romeo




• The clue is 15. Bronx politician with a noted 2018 upset, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AOC




• The clue is 16. Clay figure in Jewish folklore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLEM

  Possible Answer : golem, automaton, robot




• The clue is 17. Referring t_ _ _ _ _est. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer : former, other, early

  Possible Opposite Answer : same




• The clue is 18. Onetime studio with a broadcast tower in its logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RKO




• The clue is 19. I_ _ _ _ _at terrifies thanatophobes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEATH

  Possible Answer : Death, dying, demise, expiry, destruction, decease, last, end, death

  Possible Opposite Answer : birth




• The clue is 20. Has the stage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISON




• The clue is 21. Participants in a 140.6-mile race. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONMEN

  Possible Answer : iron_man, ironman




• The clue is 23. Prenatal diagnostic, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMNIO

  Possible Answer : amniocentesis, amnio




• The clue is 25. Because. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTHAT




• The clue is 29. Cropped photo?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIC

  Possible Answer : moving-picture_show, moving_picture, pic, flick, motion-picture_show, motion_picture, photograph, film, movie, photo, picture_show, exposure, picture




• The clue is 32. Made amends for wh_ _ _ _ _ _id. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATONED

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




• The clue is 34. Something that can be "dominant". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer : cistron, gene, factor




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

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

  The answer: ATHOME




• The clue is 37. Up there, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer : quondam, sometime, old, older, one-time, erstwhile, Old, previous, former, sure-enough, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, onetime

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young




• The clue is 38. Outline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : bound, border, adjoin, butt_against, butt_on, sharpness, butt, abut, inch, boundary, edge, march




• The clue is 39. They pu_ _ _ _ _ _ _tuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOVERS

  Possible Answer : pusher, shover




• The clue is 41. "Star Tre_" _ _ _ _ _ _ot heard on the original series. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KLINGON




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

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

  The answer: TALE

  Possible Answer : taradiddle, narration, tarradiddle, tale, fib, narrative, story




• The clue is 44. Snap back?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEE

  Possible Answer : peeing, wee, pee-pee, spend_a_penny, wee-wee, take_a_leak, make_water, pissing, urinate, pass_water, make, weewee, puddle, water, piss, urine, micturate, piddle, pee, relieve_oneself




• The clue is 46. Famous failures of the '50s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDSELS




• The clue is 47. Maker of Aspire laptops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACER

  Possible Answer : genus_Acer, Acer




• The clue is 48. Another word fo_ _ _ _ _ _awag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASCAL

  Possible Answer : imp, rascal, varlet, knave, rogue, scallywag, scalawag, rapscallion, monkey, scamp




• The clue is 50. A Venusian one lasts eight Earth months. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAY

  Possible Answer : Day, Clarence_Day, Clarence_Shepard_Day_Jr., sidereal_day, daylight, 24-hour_interval, solar_day, day, twenty-four_hour_period, daytime, mean_solar_day, twenty-four_hours

  Possible Opposite Answer : night




• The clue is 51. "Being and Nothingness" author. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARTRE

  Possible Answer : Jean-Paul_Sartre, Sartre




• The clue is 53. Venerable teachers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGES

  Possible Answer : droop, salvia, sage, swag, flag, sag, sag_down




• The clue is 55. Casual greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITHERE




• The clue is 57. Tuscan city on the Arno River. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PISA

  Possible Answer : Pisa




• The clue is 61. Street feature needed after a har_ _ _ _ _. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAIN

  Possible Answer : drain, run_out, enfeeble, drainage, drainpipe, debilitate, waste_pipe




• The clue is 64. Word with tail or tight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer : finish, stop, remnant, closing, ending, destruction, conclusion, close, goal, final_stage, oddment, cease, remainder, last, end, terminate, terminal, death

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 65. Pitcher's positio_ _ _ _ _e lineup, historically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINTH

  Possible Answer : ninth, 9th, one-ninth




• The clue is 66. Going places?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOHNS

  Possible Answer : john, King_John, St._John, Jasper_Johns, whoremaster, Johns, lav, can, toilet, John_the_Evangelist, Saint_John, lavatory, whoremonger, trick, Saint_John_the_Apostle, St._John_the_Apostle, Gospel_According_to_John, John_Lackland, privy, John_the_Divine, John, bathroom




• The clue is 67. Smoothie bar supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

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




• The clue is 68. Title role of 1966 and 2004. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALFIE




• The clue is 69. It'_ _ _ _ _n on a vampire hunt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAKE

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




• The clue is 70. Like many autumn leaves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

  Possible Answer : carmine, redness, flushed, bolshy, violent, reddish, blood-red, crimson, Bolshevik, Marxist, cherry-red, Red_River, loss, red_ink, reddened, red, ruddy, cherry, ruby, red-faced, bolshie, ruby-red, Red, cerise, scarlet

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 71. Tempe_ _ _ _ _onsoon, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORM

  Possible Answer : surprise, rage, storm, ramp, violent_storm, force, tempest

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Counselor on the Enterprise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROI

• The clue is 2. Sexual attraction, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTS

• The clue is 3. Texter's qualifier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHO

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

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

  The answer: GEENA

• The clue is 5. Opposite of vert.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOR

• The clue is 6. Spanish-speaking neighborhood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRIO

  Possible Answer: barrio

• The clue is 7. Half of the couple on the iconic Rolling Stone cover of 1/22/81. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOKOONO

• The clue is 8. Subj. for Milton Friedman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECON

• The clue is 9. Nash who wrote "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGDEN

  Possible Answer: Charles_Kay_Ogden, Ogden, C._K._Ogden

• The clue is 10. Units of X-ray exposure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROENTGENS

  Possible Answer: Wilhelm_Konrad_Rontgen, Wilhelm_Konrad_Roentgen, roentgen, Roentgen, Rontgen, R

• The clue is 11. In the manner of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer: ala

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

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

  The answer: LET

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, prevent, forbid

• The clue is 13. Texter's "Unbelievable". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMH

• The clue is 21. Make sense of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTERPRET

  Possible Answer: render, translate, rede, see, understand, represent, read, interpret, construe

• The clue is 22. "When your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places," per E. Joseph Cossman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDDLEAGE

• The clue is 24. Broadway "Auntie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAME

• The clue is 26. Placed bets on both sides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEDGED

  Possible Answer: evade, weasel-worded, hedge, sidestep, fudge, skirt, duck, hedge_in, parry, dodge, hedged, put_off, elude, circumvent

• The clue is 27. Neighbor of Zambia and Namibia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGOLA

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Angola, Angola

• The clue is 28. Itsy-bitsy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENSY

  Possible Answer: itsy-bitsy, bitty, teensy, teeny-weeny, weensy, itty-bitty, teentsy, bittie, teensy-weensy, weeny, teeny, wee

• The clue is 29. Foods with names often ending in "i". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASTAS

  Possible Answer: alimentary_paste, pasta

• The clue is 30. Ivy League city surrounded by more than 150 waterfalls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITHACA

  Possible Answer: Ithaki, Ithaca

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

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

  The answer: CHOLER

  Possible Answer: peevishness, crossness, fretfulness, choler, fussiness, petulance, anger, yellow_bile, ire, irritability

• The clue is 33. Animal with a bugle-like mating call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELK

  Possible Answer: European_elk, red_deer, Alces_alces, moose, elk, wapiti, American_elk, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, Cervus_elaphus

• The clue is 36. Analyze to a fault. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERTHINK

• The clue is 40. Site of many wrecks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEA

  Possible Answer: ocean, sea

• The clue is 42. Going nowhere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLE

  Possible Answer: jobless, out_of_work, idle, light, dead, slug, unused, stagnate, baseless, laze, loose, unwarranted, tick_over, unfounded, groundless, wild

  Possible Opposite Answer : run, work, busy

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

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

  The answer: ESSENCE

  Possible Answer: gist, effect, essence, marrow, inwardness, kernel, heart, pith, center, burden, substance, perfume, heart_and_soul, sum, meat, centre, core, nitty-gritty, nub

• The clue is 49. Checked the IDs of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARDED

  Possible Answer: card, tease

• The clue is 52. Often-skipped step when making rice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RINSE

  Possible Answer: rinse, rinse_off, gargle, rinsing, wash

• The clue is 54. Like the proverbial milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPILT

  Possible Answer: disgorge, run_out, shed, talk, pour_forth, spill, slop, splatter

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

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

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer: successor, inheritor, heritor, heir

• The clue is 58. 411. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer: information, info

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

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: raise, shift, call_down, bustle, put_forward, agitate, arouse, hustle, stir, bring_up, touch, evoke, budge, flurry, stimulate, fuss, call_forth, shake, excite, invoke, ado, splash, shake_up, conjure, conjure_up

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

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer: ahem, hem

• The clue is 61. They often mix up lyrics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DJS

  Possible Answer: disc_jockey, disk-jockey, disc-jockey, disk_jockey, dj, DJ

• The clue is 62. Spoil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROT

  Possible Answer: rot, rotting, bunkum, buncombe, guff, molder, moulder, bunk, waste, hogwash, decompose, decomposition, putrefaction

• The clue is 63. Exclamation of enlightenment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 65. Grammy winner for Best Rap Album in 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAS

  Possible Answer: sodium, Na, atomic_number_11

27453 Thu Jan 09, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 09, 2025

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

Thu Jan 09, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Eat dirt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITEIT




• The clue is 7. Info at JFK or LAX. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer : eta, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty




• The clue is 10. One image on a Monopoly board. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAIL

  Possible Answer : put_away, imprison, jailhouse, jail, lag, slammer, incarcerate, jug, gaol, pokey, clink, immure, put_behind_bars, remand, poky




• The clue is 14. Longtime Ford S.U.V.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRONCO

  Possible Answer : bronco, broncho, bronc




• The clue is 15. Bring trouble to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEX

  Possible Answer : chafe, get, amaze, get_to, perplex, devil, nark, nettle, raise_up, stupefy, annoy, shake_up, beat, pose, bother, agitate, flummox, stir_up, stick, rag, bewilder, vex, disturb, mystify, dumbfound, nonplus, irritate, get_at, gravel, worry, rile, commove, puzzle, baffle

  Possible Opposite Answer : reassure




• The clue is 16. Knight of film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEDI




• The clue is 17. Charlie horse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLYDESDALE

  Possible Answer : Clydesdale




• The clue is 19. "To suffer ___ which Hope thinks infinite": Shelley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOES

  Possible Answer : suffering, woefulness, woe




• The clue is 20. Fictional thief Lupin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARSENE




• The clue is 21. Papa bear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANDA

  Possible Answer : Ailurus_fulgens, giant_panda, red_panda, bear_cat, panda, lesser_panda, coon_bear, cat_bear, panda_bear, Ailuropoda_melanoleuca




• The clue is 22. Body with many pages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENATE

  Possible Answer : US_Senate, Senate, U.S._Senate, senate, United_States_Senate




• The clue is 24. Awesome, in 1990s slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHAT




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

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

  The answer: SERGIO




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

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

  The answer: THIRTEEN

  Possible Answer : long_dozen, XIII, thirteen, baker's_dozen, xiii, 13




• The clue is 31. Twin actress Mary-Kate or Ashley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLSEN




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

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

  The answer: BUOYS

  Possible Answer : buoy, buoy_up




• The clue is 33. Longtime wire service inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPI




• The clue is 34. Haunted house feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEAR

  Possible Answer : reverence, fear, fright, awe, concern, care, venerate, veneration, revere, dread, fearfulness

  Possible Opposite Answer : fearlessness




• The clue is 35. Italian for "baked". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTTA




• The clue is 36. Mystery writer, in brief?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANON

  Possible Answer : anon




• The clue is 37. Danger in a Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer : trinitrotoluene, TNT




• The clue is 38. Point at, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODTO




• The clue is 39. Pizzeria purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLICE

  Possible Answer : gash, slit, slicing, slash, slice, piece, fade, cut, slice_up




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

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

  The answer: GAZPACHO

  Possible Answer : gazpacho




• The clue is 42. Whiskey soda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELCHS

  Possible Answer : welsh, welch




• The clue is 43. Yours, in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOI




• The clue is 44. Dave or Ray of the Kinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAVIES

  Possible Answer : Sir_Humphrey_Davy, Davy, Humphrey_Davy




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

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

  The answer: QUITO

  Possible Answer : Quito, capital_of_Ecuador




• The clue is 48. Cut some slack?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAUTEN

  Possible Answer : tauten, firm




• The clue is 50. Strong push. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URGE

  Possible Answer : urge_on, exhort, pep_up, impulse, itch, root_on, barrack, urge, recommend, press, cheer, inspire, advocate




• The clue is 51. Alpha male (double). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTHURASHE




• The clue is 55. Stands at first, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISON




• The clue is 56. Vivacious, theatrical and passionate type, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer : Leo_the_Lion, Lion, Leo




• The clue is 57. Info in a job posting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALARY

  Possible Answer : wage, earnings, pay, remuneration, salary




• The clue is 58. Casting director's offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PART

  Possible Answer : divide, separate, parting, split_up, depart, set_forth, set_out, partially, persona, character, partly, component, voice, function, region, portion, set_off, part, take_off, section, constituent, office, start, split, start_out, break, contribution, role, share, division, percentage, piece, theatrical_role, disunite, break_up, component_part

  Possible Opposite Answer : wholly




• The clue is 59. Candy in plastic dispensers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEZ




• The clue is 60. "Maybe. Give me time to think". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILLSEE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Fleabag" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BBC

• The clue is 2. Off-line, to those online. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRL

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

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

  The answer: TOY

  Possible Answer: toy, flirt, plaything, toy_dog, miniature, fiddle, dally, play, diddle

• The clue is 4. Put at risk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDANGER

  Possible Answer: scupper, queer, jeopardize, jeopardise, expose, endanger, threaten, peril, menace, imperil

• The clue is 5. Cold-weather driving hazard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICERAIN

• The clue is 6. Lob in the direction of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOSSTO

• The clue is 7. Film writer/director Goldberg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVAN

• The clue is 8. Kind of lens for long-distance shots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELEPHOTO

  Possible Answer: telephotograph, telephoto

• The clue is 9. Bit of medieval weaponry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 10. Three-time N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2014 and 2015). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JJWATT

• The clue is 11. Long, long time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AEON

  Possible Answer: aeon, eon

• The clue is 12. Pointed the finger at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDED

• The clue is 13. TV journalist Ling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISA

• The clue is 18. Poor mark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE

• The clue is 21. Links figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARS

  Possible Answer: par, equality, equation, equivalence

• The clue is 22. Singer Gomez. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELENA

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

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

  The answer: ERSATZ

  Possible Answer: substitute, ersatz

• The clue is 25. Casual greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIYA

• The clue is 26. Leader of Germany?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFTG

• The clue is 27. Entire, in Italian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUTTO

• The clue is 28. ___ Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EUNICE

• The clue is 29. Time periods. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPOCHS

  Possible Answer: date_of_reference, era, epoch

• The clue is 30. To the ___ (with style). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINES

  Possible Answer: IX, ball_club, club, nine, 9, Nina_from_Carolina, nine-spot, baseball_club, ennead, niner

• The clue is 32. Notable site of enlightenment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODHITREE

• The clue is 35. Pixar film set in the fictional town of Santa Cecilia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCO

  Possible Answer: coconut_palm, coco, coconut_tree, coconut, coco_palm, cocoa_palm, Cocos_nucifera

• The clue is 36. At the end of the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLINALL

• The clue is 38. Grp. whose alphabet is used eight times in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NATO

  Possible Answer: NATO, North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization

• The clue is 39. More than a few. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEVERAL

  Possible Answer: respective, various, several

• The clue is 41. One of 3,000+ annually for IBM. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATENT

  Possible Answer: evident, apparent, manifest, patent, unmistakable, letters_patent, plain, patent_of_invention

• The clue is 42. 1960s dance craze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATUSI

  Possible Answer: Watutsi, Tutsi, Watusi

• The clue is 44. "Obviously!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUH

• The clue is 45. Groucho Marx specialty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUIP

  Possible Answer: wisecrack, quip, crack, gag, sally, epigram

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

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

  The answer: URSA

• The clue is 47. Composer Stravinsky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGOR

• The clue is 49. The whole shebang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOZ

• The clue is 51. Challenge for a skier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALP

  Possible Answer: alp

• The clue is 52. One of the founding airlines of Star Alliance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAS

  Possible Answer: SAS, SA, Special_Air_Service, Storm_Troops, Sturmabteilung

• The clue is 53. Realm of Charlemagne, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HRE

• The clue is 54. Fashion designer's asset. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYE

  Possible Answer: center, middle, eye, optic, eyeball, heart, oculus, centre

XWordHint Crossword Answers July 14, 2026 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (35 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (36 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Closest bud	3
2A	4. Put-up job	4
3A	8. Destination for some sci-fi travelers	4
4A	12. ___ and dear	4
5A	13. Magician's "Look at what I just did!"	4
6A	14. Supportive advocate, as for L.G.B.T.Q. rights	4
7A	15. Corrupting sorts, in an orchard metaphor	9
8A	17. Merest little chirp	4
9A	18. Folded French pancake	5
10A	19. ___ mode (in the fashionable style)	3
11A	20. Industry showcase	4
12A	21. Nightmares for nannies	12
13A	24. "We come in peace" speakers, in a sci-fi trope	6
14A	26. Youngest woman ever elected to Congress, familiarly	3
15A	27. + or – particle	3
16A	28. Word after twin, tanning or trundle	3
17A	31. Rapper ___ Rhymes	5
18A	35. Movie review site with a percentage rating scale	14
19A	39. Schnozzle	5
20A	40. Firefighter's tool	3
21A	41. Helpful posting at a trailhead	3
22A	42. "Stop, Look and Listen" spot, e.g., in brief	3
23A	44. Curiosity and Perseverance, for two	6
24A	47. Novelty dance with comical elbow-flapping	12
25A	52. Hasn't been canceled	4
26A	53. Stimpy's TV companion	3
27A	54. ___ peek	5
28A	57. State along a river of the same name	4
29A	58. Heading the wrong way ... or, interpreted culinarily, a hint to 15-, 21-, 35- and 47-Across	9
30A	60. Home in the woods	4
31A	61. Earring type	4
32A	62. Actress ___ Rachel Wood	4
33A	63. Half brother and rival of the goddess Athena	4
34A	64. Align	4
35A	65. Mo. with International Talk Like a Pirate Day	3

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Closest bud"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: BFF

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2A: "4. Put-up job"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
• Similar words include: assume, shammer, fictive
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SHAM

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3A: "8. Destination for some sci-fi travelers"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the time that has elapsed
• Similar words include: retiring, past times, by
• Opposite of: present, future

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Answer: PAST

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4A: "12. ___ and dear"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that move towards
• Similar words include: cheeseparing, nearly, virtually
• Opposite of: far

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Answer: NEAR

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5A: "13. Magician's "Look at what I just did!""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TADA

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6A: "14. Supportive advocate, as for L.G.B.T.Q. rights"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a friendly nation
• Similar words include: friend
• Opposite of: foe

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Answer: ALLY

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7A: "15. Corrupting sorts, in an orchard metaphor"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: BADAPPLES

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8A: "17. Merest little chirp"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the short weak cry of a young bird
• Similar words include: cheep, chirp, chirrup
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PEEP

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9A: "18. Folded French pancake"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
• Similar words include: French pancake, crepe paper, crape
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: CREPE

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10A: "19. ___ mode (in the fashionable style)"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ALA

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11A: "20. Industry showcase"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
• Similar words include: exposition, exhibition
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EXPO

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12A: "21. Nightmares for nannies"

12 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: SPOILEDBRATS

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13A: "24. "We come in peace" speakers, in a sci-fi trope"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
• Similar words include: foreigner, estrange, extraterrestrial being
• Opposite of: acquaintance, citizen

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Answer: ALIENS

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14A: "26. Youngest woman ever elected to Congress, familiarly"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AOC

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15A: "27. + or – particle"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ION

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16A: "28. Word after twin, tanning or trundle"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Similar words include: bang, do it, hit the sack
• Opposite of: turn out, get up

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Answer: BED

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17A: "31. Rapper ___ Rhymes"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: BUSTA

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18A: "35. Movie review site with a percentage rating scale"

14 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______________

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Answer: ROTTENTOMATOES

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19A: "39. Schnozzle"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Similar words include: snot, schnoz, beak
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNOOT

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20A: "40. Firefighter's tool"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• Similar words include: ax
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AXE

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21A: "41. Helpful posting at a trailhead"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
• Similar words include: mathematical function, mapping, single-valued function
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MAP

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22A: "42. "Stop, Look and Listen" spot, e.g., in brief"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
• Similar words include: prostate specific antigen
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PSA

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23A: "44. Curiosity and Perseverance, for two"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
• Similar words include: bird of passage, rover, roamer
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ROVERS

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24A: "47. Novelty dance with comical elbow-flapping"

12 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

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Answer: FUNKYCHICKEN

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25A: "52. Hasn't been canceled"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISON

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26A: "53. Stimpy's TV companion"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REN

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27A: "54. ___ peek"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
• Similar words include: sneaky, lift, hook
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SNEAK

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28A: "57. State along a river of the same name"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
• Similar words include: OH, Ohio River, Buckeye State
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OHIO

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29A: "58. Heading the wrong way ... or, interpreted culinarily, a hint to 15-, 21-, 35- and 47-Across"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: OFFCOURSE

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30A: "60. Home in the woods"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Similar words include: snuggle, cuddle, draw close
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: NEST

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31A: "61. Earring type"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a man who is virile and sexually active
• Similar words include: scantling, dot, stud poker
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: STUD

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32A: "62. Actress ___ Rachel Wood"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EVAN

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33A: "63. Half brother and rival of the goddess Athena"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Similar words include: are, ar
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ARES

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34A: "64. Align"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
• Similar words include: synchronize, synchronise
• Opposite of: desynchronize, desynchronise

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Answer: SYNC

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35A: "65. Mo. with International Talk Like a Pirate Day"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the month following august and preceding october
• Similar words include: Sept, September
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEP

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Campsite crasher in the Rockies	4
2D	2. Gradually blends with	9
3D	3. Chilled coffee drink	6
4D	4. Longtime NASCAR sponsor	3
5D	5. Special request for a flight meal	5
6D	6. Singer with the best-selling album "21"	5
7D	7. Ancient fortress overlooking the Dead Sea	6
8D	8. Slice of Life or nick of Time?	8
9D	9. Assistant with a whisper mode	5
10D	10. Gave it a rest?	5
11D	11. Writing wrongs	5
12D	12. Jimmy Fallon's network	3
13D	16. Underappreciated worker, say	4
14D	22. Library ID	4
15D	23. Tea with tapioca pearls	4
16D	24. Publicizes	4
17D	25. Lake bird with a laughing call	4
18D	29. When U R due	3
19D	30. Reveal private info about, in online lingo	3
20D	32. "The audacity!"	9
21D	33. Lachrymal unit	4
22D	34. Nile reptiles	4
23D	36. Traditional sumo hairstyles	8
24D	37. Online crafts bazaar	4
25D	38. Hired soldier, in slang	4
26D	43. Unlike the direction of this clue's answer	6
27D	45. "All right. What's the big deal?"	4
28D	46. Concert sites	6
29D	47. Shrek's beloved	5
30D	48. Escort	5
31D	49. Snap, crackle or pop	5
32D	50. Sizable	5
33D	51. For kicks and giggles	5
34D	55. "I need this immediately"	4
35D	56. "She's everything. He's just ___" ("Barbie" tagline)	3
36D	59. Public health agcy.	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Campsite crasher in the Rockies"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
• Similar words include: wear, assume, behave
• Opposite of: bull

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Answer: BEAR

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2D: "2. Gradually blends with"

9 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: FADESINTO

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3D: "3. Chilled coffee drink"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that liqueur poured over shaved ice
• Similar words include: ice
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: FRAPPE

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4D: "4. Longtime NASCAR sponsor"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that standard temperature and pressure
• Similar words include: s.t.p.
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: STP

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5D: "5. Special request for a flight meal"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HALAL

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6D: "6. Singer with the best-selling album "21""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADELE

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7D: "7. Ancient fortress overlooking the Dead Sea"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

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Answer: MASADA

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8D: "8. Slice of Life or nick of Time?"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: PAPERCUT

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9D: "9. Assistant with a whisper mode"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALEXA

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10D: "10. Gave it a rest?"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be able to accommodate for sleeping
• Similar words include: sleep, log Z's, kip
• Opposite of: wake

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Answer: SLEPT

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11D: "11. Writing wrongs"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
• Similar words include: typo, literal error, erratum
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TYPOS

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12D: "12. Jimmy Fallon's network"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: NBC

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13D: "16. Underappreciated worker, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
• Similar words include: galley slave, drudge, navvy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: PEON

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14D: "22. Library ID"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISBN

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15D: "23. Tea with tapioca pearls"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BOBA

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16D: "24. Publicizes"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that affected manners intended to impress others
• Similar words include: airwave, melodic line, gentle wind
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AIRS

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17D: "25. Lake bird with a laughing call"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a worthless lazy fellow
• Similar words include: birdbrain, addle-head, diver
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOON

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18D: "29. When U R due"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Similar words include: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ETA

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19D: "30. Reveal private info about, in online lingo"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: DOX

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20D: "32. "The audacity!""

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

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Answer: SOMENERVE

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21D: "33. Lachrymal unit"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
• Similar words include: teardrop, rent, deplume
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEAR

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22D: "34. Nile reptiles"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Similar words include: Egyptian cobra, asp viper, Vipera aspis
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASPS

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23D: "36. Traditional sumo hairstyles"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair
• Similar words include: topknot
• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TOPKNOTS

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24D: "37. Online crafts bazaar"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ETSY

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25D: "38. Hired soldier, in slang"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MERC

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26D: "43. Unlike the direction of this clue's answer"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to the opposite side
• Similar words include: crossways, crosswise
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ACROSS

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27D: "45. "All right. What's the big deal?""

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OKSO

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28D: "46. Concert sites"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
• Similar words include: locus, locale, venue
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: VENUES

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29D: "47. Shrek's beloved"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: FIONA

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30D: "48. Escort"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that irish prelate who deduced from the bible that creation occurred in the year 4004 bc (1581-1656)
• Similar words include: show, James Usher, James Ussher
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: USHER

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31D: "49. Snap, crackle or pop"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
• Similar words include: dissonance, disturbance, stochasticity
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOISE

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32D: "50. Sizable"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
• Similar words include: goodish, sizable, healthy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: HEFTY

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33D: "51. For kicks and giggles"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INFUN

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34D: "55. "I need this immediately""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that as soon as possible
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ASAP

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35D: "56. "She's everything. He's just ___" ("Barbie" tagline)"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that range of what one can know or understand
• Similar words include: sight, cognizance
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: KEN

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36D: "59. Public health agcy."

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a federal agency in the department of health and human services; located in atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
• Similar words include: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: CDC

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

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Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues

36 Down Clues

71 Total Clues

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