27439 Thu Dec 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 26, 2024

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

Thu Dec 26, 2024 NY Times

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: ABS

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




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

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

  The answer: ALEC




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

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

  The answer: AURAS

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




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

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

  The answer: POKEBOWL




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

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

  The answer: ASTUTE

  Possible Answer : astute, shrewd, sharp




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

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

  The answer: PAYRAISE




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

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

  The answer: THEBAR




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

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

  The answer: ISS




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

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

  The answer: APT

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




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

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

  The answer: IRT




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

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

  The answer: STAKE

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




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

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

  The answer: GREAT

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




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

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

  The answer: KIA




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

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

  The answer: THISKISS




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

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

  The answer: PENCILSKIRT




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

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

  The answer: ERMA




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

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

  The answer: BAD

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness, unregretful




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

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

  The answer: KNOCK

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : praise




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

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

  The answer: PUTTIES

  Possible Answer : putty




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

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

  The answer: RAYGUNS




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

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

  The answer: MOIRA




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

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

  The answer: DAD

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




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

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

  The answer: OBIT

  Possible Answer : necrology, obituary, obit




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

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

  The answer: PEATBOG




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

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

  The answer: META




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

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

  The answer: CEL




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

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

  The answer: SNIDE

  Possible Answer : sneering, snide, supercilious




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

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

  The answer: GASSY

  Possible Answer : flatulent, colicky, gassy




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

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer : axe, ax




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

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

  The answer: ING




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

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

  The answer: WIN

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : fail, fall_back, lose, losings




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

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

  The answer: SPACEK




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

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

  The answer: SKILIFTS




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

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

  The answer: CASHISKING




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

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

  The answer: OFFLABEL




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

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

  The answer: ATEIN




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

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

  The answer: NCIS




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

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

  The answer: ICY

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

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: APP

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

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

  The answer: BOA

  Possible Answer: feather_boa, boa

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

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

  The answer: SKY

  Possible Answer: flip, toss, sky, pitch

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

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

  The answer: ABASE

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

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

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

  The answer: LOIS

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

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

  The answer: EWS

  Possible Answer: electronic_warfare, EW

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

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

  The answer: CLEARED

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

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

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

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

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

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

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

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

  The answer: RUBIKSCUBES

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

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

  The answer: ATARI

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

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

  The answer: SERTA

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

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

  The answer: ERIKSATIE

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

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

  The answer: ATTACKAD

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

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

  The answer: PEN

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

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

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

  The answer: STEP

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

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

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

  The answer: THRUM

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

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

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

  The answer: AIMTOPLEASE

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

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

  The answer: GPAS

  Possible Answer: grade_point_average, GPA

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

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

  The answer: TINY

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

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

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

  The answer: LOGOMANIA

  Possible Answer: logorrhea, logomania

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

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

  The answer: BEATNIKS

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

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

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

  The answer: KNITS

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

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

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

  The answer: IRAS

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

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

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

  The answer: RAGE

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

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

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

  The answer: STAY

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, move, depart

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

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

  The answer: DODGSON

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

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

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

  The answer: BIN

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

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

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

  The answer: CASCA

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

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

  The answer: EXPAT

  Possible Answer: expatriate, exile, expat

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

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

  The answer: GILLS

  Possible Answer: gill, branchia, lamella

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

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

  The answer: WIFI

  Possible Answer: wireless_local_area_network, WLAN, WiFi, wireless_fidelity

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

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

  The answer: CHI

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

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

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

  The answer: EIN

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

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

  The answer: KFC

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

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

  The answer: FBI

  Possible Answer: Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation, FBI

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

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

  The answer: TEC

  Possible Answer: police_detective, investigator, detective, tec

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

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

  The answer: SLY

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

February 28, 2019 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - February 28, 2019

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. Crowd on the move: HORDE
• 6. Valuable paper: CURRENCY
• 14. Crossing the keel: ABEAM
• 15. It holds water: STREAMBED
• 16. Blue jays: JASMINEANDJEANS
• 18. "Watch out!": DANGER
• 19. Game with 501 points: DARTS
• 20. ___ plate: TIN
• 21. Temple title: RABBI
• 24. Bygone compacts: GEOS
• 26. Honey bees: BADGERSANDBEARS
• 30. "I can see clearly now": AHSO
• 31. Second-largest moon of Saturn: RHEA
• 32. Alternative to AOL: MSN
• 33. Dry eyes: ICEANDINK
• 38. Abbr. at a tire shop: PSI
• 41. To boot: ALSO
• 42. Autobahn auto: AUDI
• 46. High seas: COMEDYANDCRIMES
• 51. Candy bar with chocolate and caramel around a wafer: TWIX
• 52. Tributary of the Rio Grande: PECOS
• 53. Gandhi and others, for short: PMS
• 54. Much of the back of a baseball card: STATS
• 57. Follower of debate in the General Assembly, in brief: UNVOTE
• 59. Green peas: PEACEANDPEPPERS
• 63. AA and AAA: BATTERIES
• 64. Farm refrain: EIEIO
• 65. Parts of tourist guides: AREAMAPS
• 66. Jobs at a body shop: DENTS

Down:

• 1. Leon Uris novel, with "The": HAJ
• 2. Shortest Old Testament book: OBADIAH
• 3. Smooths over: RESANDS
• 4. Very, informally: DAMN
• 5. Albert Einstein, notably: EMIGRE
• 6. 'L' train overseer, for short: CTA
• 7. Caterer's container: URN
• 8. Funny Foxx: REDD
• 9. Indian chief: RAJA
• 10. Surface: EMERGE
• 11. Thunder, but not Lightning: NBATEAM
• 12. Bleeps: CENSORS
• 13. QB's accumulation: Abbr.: YDS
• 15. Nikola Tesla's countrymen: SERBS
• 17. ___ miss: NEAR
• 20. Not yet on the sched.: TBA
• 22. Without exception: BARNONE
• 23. Like a crisp picture, say: INHD
• 25. Private info, for short: SSN
• 27. "There but for the grace of God ___": GOI
• 28. Opus ___: DEI
• 29. Kick out for good: BAN
• 34. Real heel: CAD
• 35. Seat of White Pine County, Nev.: ELY
• 36. "Now!": ASAP
• 37. China's Chiang ___-shek: KAI
• 38. Election fig.: PCT
• 39. Unlikely source of a silk purse: SOWSEAR
• 40. Mirror: IMITATE
• 43. Lots of: UMPTEEN
• 44. Teacher's punishment: DEMERIT
• 45. Magazine no.: ISS
• 47. Tough-to-win horse racing bet: EXACTA
• 48. Certain intimate apparel sizes: DCUPS
• 49. Traffic director: CONE
• 50. Got back (to): RSVPED
• 55. Abound: TEEM
• 56. Tegan and ___ (pop duo): SARA
• 58. Andy Taylor's kid on old TV: OPIE
• 59. Keglers' org.: PBA
• 60. Quick drink: NIP
• 61. Paris's Jardin ___ Tuileries: DES
• 62. Kind of pad: SOS

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, February 17, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle February 17, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Young dog or seal	3
2A	4. Ire	5
3A	9. Bakery fixtures	5
4A	14. Communication system for the deaf, for short	3
5A	15. Second-largest city in Oklahoma	5
6A	16. High-quality black tea	5
7A	17. Author of the memoir "Spoken From the Heart" (2010)	9
8A	19. Supreme Court justice Kagan	5
9A	20. In ___ (as found)	4
10A	21. Busy buzzer	3
11A	22. Shape of a rainbow	3
12A	23. Author of the memoir "First Lady From Plains" (1984)	14
13A	29. Attempt	3
14A	30. "I apologize!"	7
15A	31. "Shogun" or "The Lord of the Rings"	4
16A	33. Attend, as an event	4
17A	35. Inits. in some church names	3
18A	36. Author of the memoir "Becoming" (2018)	13
19A	40. Sly animal	3
20A	41. Internet forum overseers, informally	4
21A	42. Swiss peaks	4
22A	43. Kind of seat in a fighter jet	7
23A	46. Sign of a B'way success	3
24A	47. Author of the memoir "Living History" (2003)	14
25A	52. Even a single one	3
26A	53. Bagel topper	3
27A	54. Egg cell	4
28A	56. Gerontologist's study	5
29A	59. Author of the memoir "The Times of My Life" (1978)	9
30A	61. Geico mascot	5
31A	62. Wash	5
32A	63. Mag. number	3
33A	64. "What ___!" ("It's so sloppy!")	5
34A	65. Symbol of Christianity	5
35A	66. Actor Billy ___ Williams	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Young dog or seal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
• Words that mean the same thing: whelp, puppy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Ire"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: choler, wrath, see red
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Bakery fixtures"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
• Words that mean the same thing: oven
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Communication system for the deaf, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sign language used in the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: American sign language
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Second-largest city in Oklahoma"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a major city of northeastern oklahoma on the arkansas river; once known as the oil capital of the world and still heavily involved in the oil and gas industries
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TULSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. High-quality black tea"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a superior grade of black tea; grown in india and sri lanka and java
• Words that mean the same thing: orange pekoe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEKOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Author of the memoir "Spoken From the Heart" (2010)"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LAURABUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Supreme Court justice Kagan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. In ___ (as found)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SITU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Busy buzzer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Shape of a rainbow"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: discharge, electric arc, electric discharge
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Author of the memoir "First Lady From Plains" (1984)"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ROSALYNNCARTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Attempt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
• Words that mean the same thing: render, adjudicate, hear
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. "I apologize!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OHSORRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. "Shogun" or "The Lord of the Rings""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
• Words that mean the same thing: epical, heroic, heroic poem
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Attend, as an event"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Inits. in some church names"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Author of the memoir "Becoming" (2018)"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MICHELLEOBAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Sly animal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
• Words that mean the same thing: trick, Charles James Fox, fob
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Internet forum overseers, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a youth subculture that began in london in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters
• Words that mean the same thing: mod
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Swiss peaks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large mountain system in south-central europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
• Words that mean the same thing: the Alps, alp
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Kind of seat in a fighter jet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who ousts or supplants someone else
• Words that mean the same thing: ouster, cartridge ejector
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EJECTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Sign of a B'way success"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Author of the memoir "Living History" (2003)"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HILLARYCLINTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. Even a single one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one or some or every or all without specification
• Words that mean the same thing: whatsoever, whatever
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Bagel topper"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
• Words that mean the same thing: liquid oxygen
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Egg cell"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• Words that mean the same thing: egg cell
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Gerontologist's study"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
• Words that mean the same thing: ageing, get on, maturate
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Author of the memoir "The Times of My Life" (1978)"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BETTYFORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Geico mascot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GECKO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Wash"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of swimming
• Words that mean the same thing: bath
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Mag. number"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. "What ___!" ("It's so sloppy!")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Symbol of Christianity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
• Words that mean the same thing: hybrid, scotch, thwart
• The opposite would be: uncross
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Actor Billy ___ Williams"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle February 17, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Buddies	4
2D	2. Former competitor of Southwest	5
3D	3. Demoted planet	5
4D	4. One day ___ time	3
5D	5. Rough and textured, as fabric	6
6D	6. Sticky	5
7D	7. German steel city	5
8D	8. "Go team!"	3
9D	9. "La Traviata" and "Carmen"	6
10D	10. Alternative to shoelaces	6
11D	11. Barely make, with "out"	3
12D	12. Opposite of oui	3
13D	13. Mediterranean or Adriatic	3
14D	18. Suitable for the country	6
15D	22. Sound before someone says "Gesundheit!"	5
16D	24. Prefix with angel or enemy	4
17D	25. Jots down	5
18D	26. Disney's "Lady and the ___"	5
19D	27. Humorist Bombeck and others	5
20D	28. Bread for a Reuben sandwich	3
21D	31. Texter's pictograph	5
22D	32. Dot in a 31-Down	5
23D	33. See 34-Down	5
24D	34. With 33-Down, the U.S. flag, affectionately	3
25D	37. Prestigious Atlanta university	5
26D	38. Farm building	4
27D	39. Many	6
28D	40. Sound of disgust	3
29D	44. Chain-rattling sounds	6
30D	45. Argentine partner dances	6
31D	46. Generous portions of pie	6
32D	48. Cloudless	5
33D	49. Game of chance whose results are often televised	5
34D	50. Egg-shaped	5
35D	51. One taking vitals, perhaps	5
36D	55. Commercial goods: Abbr.	4
37D	56. Turkish title	3
38D	57. "Columbia, the ___ of the Ocean"	3
39D	58. What's dispensed from the middle of many a soda dispenser	3
40D	59. Network on the telly	3
41D	60. "Affirmative"	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Buddies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Former competitor of Southwest"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: USAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Demoted planet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cartoon character created by walt disney
• Words that mean the same thing: Aides, Aidoneus, Hades
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLUTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. One day ___ time"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Rough and textured, as fabric"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of textiles; having a rough surface
• Words that mean the same thing: nubby, homespun, tweedy
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUBBLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Sticky"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having the sticky properties of an adhesive
• Words that mean the same thing: sticky, viscid, pasty
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLUEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. German steel city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in western germany; industrial center of the ruhr
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESSEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Go team!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "La Traviata" and "Carmen""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
• Words that mean the same thing: opera, Opera, opera house
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPERAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Alternative to shoelaces"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that nylon fabric used as a fastening
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VELCRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Barely make, with "out""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Opposite of oui"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that negation of a word or group of words
• Words that mean the same thing: not
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Mediterranean or Adriatic"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: ocean
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Suitable for the country"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unsophisticated country person
• Words that mean the same thing: bumpkinly, hick, countrified
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUSTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Sound before someone says "Gesundheit!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACHOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Prefix with angel or enemy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
• Words that mean the same thing: wicked, patronizing, puckish
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Jots down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a brief written record
• Words that mean the same thing: government note, note of hand, distinction
• The opposite would be: ignore
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Disney's "Lady and the ___""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a disreputable vagrant
• Words that mean the same thing: hiker, drift, hobo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Humorist Bombeck and others"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Bread for a Reuben sandwich"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the seed of the cereal grass
• Words that mean the same thing: rye whisky, Secale cereale, rye whiskey
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Texter's pictograph"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EMOJI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Dot in a 31-Down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a crt screen (usually a colored dot)
• Words that mean the same thing: pel, picture element
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIXEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. See 34-Down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state of high honor
• Words that mean the same thing: nimbus, resplendence, aureole
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. With 33-Down, the U.S. flag, affectionately"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• Words that mean the same thing: sure-enough, honest-to-goodness, honest-to-god
• The opposite would be: new, young
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Prestigious Atlanta university"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EMORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Farm building"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
• Words that mean the same thing: b
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Many"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALOTOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Sound of disgust"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Chain-rattling sounds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loud resonant repeating noise
• Words that mean the same thing: clangour, clangor, crash
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLANKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Argentine partner dances"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ballroom dance of latin-american origin
• Words that mean the same thing: tango
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TANGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Generous portions of pie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that position six in a countable series of things
• Words that mean the same thing: sixth, one-sixth
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIXTHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Cloudless"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of being free of suspicion
• Words that mean the same thing: bring in, clear up, exonerated
• The opposite would be: bounce, unclear
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Game of chance whose results are often televised"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
• Words that mean the same thing: keno, beano, bingo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Egg-shaped"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an egg-shaped object
• Words that mean the same thing: prolate, elliptical, oval-shaped
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVOID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. One taking vitals, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
• Words that mean the same thing: suck, nanny, suckle
• The opposite would be: bottlefeed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: NURSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Commercial goods: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: MDSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Turkish title"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that title for a civil or military leader (especially in turkey)
• Words that mean the same thing: Agha
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: AGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. "Columbia, the ___ of the Ocean""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Words that mean the same thing: gemstone, muffin, treasure
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: GEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. What's dispensed from the middle of many a soda dispenser"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: water ice, frosting, Methedrine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "59. Network on the telly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "60. "Affirmative""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an affirmative
• The opposite would be: no
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YES

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	41	53.9%
Short Answer	21	27.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	6	7.9%
Geography	4	5.3%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 27, 2025 at 02:42 AM