NYT 0905 Thur Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints

Across Clues :

1. Domains, 6. Result of a bad investment, 10. Hollywood, with "the", 13. Aptly named novelist Charles, 14. Like the secretary of commerce, in the U.S. presidential line of succession, 15. "To" words, 16. Tried getting on a Jumbotron, say, 18. Unit equivalent to 16.5 feet, 19. Spacecraft name since the 1960s, 20. Fund, as a 401(k), 22. Inverse trig function, 24. Approaching empty, 25. Loud, in a way, 26. The Raptors, on scoreboards, 27. Enjoyed some cozy reading, 30. Natural treatment for insect bites, 32. Aetna alternative, 33. "Easy there, Fido!", 36. Paperless means of entry, 40. Spanish city on the Costa del Sol, 42. High-fat diet, 43. Attacked imaginary enemies, in an idiom, 48. Debtor's letters, 49. Big name in bubbly, 50. "1" for the set {1, 2, 3}, in brief, 51. "Au contraire!", 53. Kids' toy that comes in a can, 55. Like home devices with advanced capabilities, 56. Polite address, 57. Made money dishonestly, 61. What a high-altitude balloon might be mistaken for, 62. What Comic Sans is "sans", 63. Crane lookalike, 64. Corral, 65. Peer group?, 66. Famous '50s flop

Down Clues :

1. Museum of Bad ___ (Boston attraction), 2. Vintage car inits., 3. Swallows one's pride, 4. Arranged temporarily, 5. "Peace", 6. Moon lander acronym, 7. Dinner with minimal cleanup, 8. Scarecrow topper, perhaps, 9. Horse-drawn carriage, 10. Island that's home to most of the world's wild orangutans, 11. "Ditto!", 12. Equine hybrid with striped legs, 14. Looney Tunes nickname, 17. Brink, 21. Where overflow stock might be kept, 22. Slightly, 23. Hershey candy wrapped in gold foil, 24. "The Three-Body Problem" author ___ Cixin, 28. "What do you even need me for?", 29. Singer DiFranco, 31. Ill will, 34. Interdict, 35. Like the Rockefellers, Roosevelts and Rothschilds, 37. Fannies, 38. ___ mess (English dessert), 39. Trumpet, 41. National spirit of England, 43. Excites, 44. "L'chaim!", 45. Annoy over time, 46. The long way there?, 47. Noted facial feature of Einstein, informally, 52. Really put off, 54. Vaccine shot, e.g., 55. Letters on some lotion bottles, 58. Member of the fam, 59. Nail holder, 60. Show commemorating its 50th season in 2024, in brief

 Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 05, 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. Domains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREAS

  Possible Answer : surface_area, expanse, area, region, country, arena, orbit, domain, field, sphere




• The clue is 6. Result of a bad investment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSS

  Possible Answer : release, loss, deprivation, personnel_casualty, going, exit, red, departure, passing, expiration, red_ink

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 10. Hollywood, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIZ

  Possible Answer : game, biz




• The clue is 13. Aptly named novelist Charles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READE




• The clue is 14. Like the secretary of commerce, in the U.S. presidential line of succession. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENTH

  Possible Answer : 10th, tenth_part, ten_percent, one-tenth, tenth




• The clue is 15. "To" words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 16. Tried getting on a Jumbotron, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTHECAMERA




• The clue is 18. Unit equivalent to 16.5 feet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROD

  Possible Answer : pole, retinal_rod, gat, rod, rod_cell, perch




• The clue is 19. Spacecraft name since the 1960s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOYUZ




• The clue is 20. Fund, as a 401(k). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAYINTO




• The clue is 22. Inverse trig function. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCCOS

  Possible Answer : arccosine, inverse_cosine, arccos, arc_cosine




• The clue is 24. Approaching empty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOW

  Possible Answer : blue, lowly, scummy, Low, dispirited, downcast, down, abject, depleted, moo, broken, miserable, David_Low, gloomy, grim, downhearted, humiliated, low-toned, down_in_the_mouth, crushed, low, low-pitched, small, first, scurvy, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, low_gear, depression, low-spirited, humbled, Sir_David_Low, low-down, modest, first_gear, depressed, humble

  Possible Opposite Answer : high




• The clue is 25. Loud, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEON

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_10, neon, Ne




• The clue is 26. The Raptors, on scoreboards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOR

  Possible Answer : tor




• The clue is 27. Enjoyed some cozy reading. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPWITHABOOK




• The clue is 30. Natural treatment for insect bites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOE

  Possible Answer : aloe




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

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

  The answer: HUMANA




• The clue is 33. "Easy there, Fido!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOWNBOY




• The clue is 36. Paperless means of entry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETICKET




• The clue is 40. Spanish city on the Costa del Sol. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALAGA

  Possible Answer : Malaga




• The clue is 42. High-fat diet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KETO




• The clue is 43. Attacked imaginary enemies, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATWINDMILLS




• The clue is 48. Debtor's letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOU

  Possible Answer : IOU




• The clue is 49. Big name in bubbly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOET




• The clue is 50. "1" for the set {1, 2, 3}, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIN

  Possible Answer : min, Min, Fukkianese, Amoy, Hokkianese, Min_dialect, Taiwanese, minute, Fukien




• The clue is 51. "Au contraire!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITISNT




• The clue is 53. Kids' toy that comes in a can. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLAYDOH




• The clue is 55. Like home devices with advanced capabilities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMART

  Possible Answer : impertinent, smartness, wise, impudent, smart, ache, overbold, saucy, smarting, chic, sassy, fresh, hurt, voguish, bright

  Possible Opposite Answer : stupid




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

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

  The answer: SIR

  Possible Answer : sir, Sir




• The clue is 57. Made money dishonestly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONESPOCKETS




• The clue is 61. What a high-altitude balloon might be mistaken for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFO

  Possible Answer : flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO




• The clue is 62. What Comic Sans is "sans". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERIF

  Possible Answer : serif, seriph




• The clue is 63. Crane lookalike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERON

  Possible Answer : Heron, heron, Hero, Hero_of_Alexandria




• The clue is 64. Corral. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEN

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




• The clue is 65. Peer group?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYES

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




• The clue is 66. Famous '50s flop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDSEL

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Museum of Bad ___ (Boston attraction). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer: art, artistic_creation, artistic_production, artistry, artwork, fine_art, nontextual_matter, prowess, graphics

• The clue is 2. Vintage car inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REO

• The clue is 3. Swallows one's pride. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EATSCROW

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

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

  The answer: ADHOC

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

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

  The answer: SEEYOU

• The clue is 6. Moon lander acronym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEM

  Possible Answer: lunar_module, LEM, lunar_excursion_module

• The clue is 7. Dinner with minimal cleanup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEPOTMEAL

• The clue is 8. Scarecrow topper, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRAWHAT

• The clue is 9. Horse-drawn carriage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAY

  Possible Answer: shay, chaise

• The clue is 10. Island that's home to most of the world's wild orangutans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORNEO

  Possible Answer: Kalimantan, Borneo

• The clue is 11. "Ditto!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOTOO

• The clue is 12. Equine hybrid with striped legs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEDONK

• The clue is 14. Looney Tunes nickname. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAZ

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

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

  The answer: CUSP

  Possible Answer: leaflet, cusp

• The clue is 21. Where overflow stock might be kept. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INBACK

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

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

  The answer: ATAD

• The clue is 23. Hershey candy wrapped in gold foil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROLO

• The clue is 24. "The Three-Body Problem" author ___ Cixin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIU

• The clue is 28. "What do you even need me for?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHYAMIHERE

• The clue is 29. Singer DiFranco. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer: ani

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

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

  The answer: ENMITY

  Possible Answer: enmity, hostility, ill_will, antagonism

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

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

  The answer: BAN

  Possible Answer: prohibition, cast_out, proscription, Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing, ostracise, forbidding, ban, blackball, ostracize, banning, shun, BAN, banish, censor, forbiddance

• The clue is 35. Like the Rockefellers, Roosevelts and Rothschilds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDMONEY

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

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

  The answer: KEISTERS

  Possible Answer: prat, tail_end, fundament, tush, bottom, arse, butt, ass, can, tooshie, fanny, bum, stern, behind, rear_end, posterior, keister, rear, tail, derriere, hind_end, buttocks, seat, backside, buns, hindquarters, nates, rump

• The clue is 38. ___ mess (English dessert). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETON

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

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

  The answer: TOUT

  Possible Answer: gasconade, boast, brag, ticket_tout, vaunt, bluster, shoot_a_line, tout, swash, tipster, blow, gas, touter

• The clue is 41. National spirit of England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIN

  Possible Answer: gin_rummy, gin, cotton_gin, noose, snare, knock_rummy

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

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

  The answer: AMPSUP

• The clue is 44. "L'chaim!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOLIFE

• The clue is 45. Annoy over time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEARON

• The clue is 46. The long way there?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMO

  Possible Answer: limo, limousine

• The clue is 47. Noted facial feature of Einstein, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STACHE

• The clue is 52. Really put off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRKED

  Possible Answer: gall, irk

• The clue is 54. Vaccine shot, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOSE

  Possible Answer: venereal_infection, sexually_transmitted_disease, loony_toons, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, Elvis, venereal_disease, Zen, drug, Cupid's_disease, dose, acid, dosage, superman, STD, back_breaker, Venus's_curse, pane, window_pane, battery-acid, social_disease, dot, VD, Cupid's_itch

• The clue is 55. Letters on some lotion bottles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPF

  Possible Answer: sun_protection_factor, SPF

• The clue is 58. Member of the fam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

  Possible Answer: Systeme_International, International_System_of_Units, sis, ti, SI_unit, silicon, SI, te, Si, sister, SI_system, Systeme_International_d'Unites, si, atomic_number_14, International_System

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother

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

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toe, toenail

• The clue is 60. Show commemorating its 50th season in 2024, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

November 20, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (34 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

November 20, 2021 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sassy	5
2A	6. Drink with a shot balanced on chopsticks over a beer	8
3A	14. Meredith's half sister on "Grey's Anatomy"	5
4A	15. Pack man	9
5A	17. Certain record	5
6A	18. Gracious words when accepting an honor	9
7A	19. Eroded	4
8A	20. Exhibition that might attract eye rolls, for short	3
9A	21. Went quickly	6
10A	22. Third-most-popular baby girls' name in 2020, after Olivia and Emma	3
11A	23. Serengeti grazer	5
12A	25. Make out	4
13A	26. Joint winner of Time's Person of the Year for 2020	12
14A	30. "Incorrect!"	6
15A	31. "Intolerable Cruelty" director, 2003	4
16A	32. Org. associated with the note series G-E-C	3
17A	35. Author who referred to his works as a "legendarium"	7
18A	37. More vexing	7
19A	39. Word before now	3
20A	40. Scoop often used in Indian cuisine	4
21A	42. Ship on which Darwin collected material for "On the Origin of Species"	6
22A	43. Encouraging words	12
23A	45. "Mmm hmm ..."	4
24A	48. Ingredients for pastry cream	5
25A	49. Gumshoe	3
26A	50. Term of address for a noble	6
27A	53. Mass Appeal Records co-founder	3
28A	54. Sheltered place	4
29A	55. French phrase in many bistro names	9
30A	57. Daughter of Elrond in "The Lord of the Rings"	5
31A	58. Fearless	9
32A	59. Like the flame between exes, sometimes	5
33A	60. Century of note	8
34A	61. Examinations	5

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. Sassy"

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 recently made, produced, or harvested
• Words that mean the same thing: refreshful, freshly, reinvigorated
• The opposite would be: preserved, salty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Drink with a shot balanced on chopsticks over a beer"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

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: SAKEBOMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Meredith's half sister on "Grey's Anatomy""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEXIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Pack man"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALPHAMALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Certain record"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an item inserted in a written record
• Words that mean the same thing: submission, entranceway, first appearance
• 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: ENTRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Gracious words when accepting an honor"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMHUMBLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Eroded"

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 be dressed in
• Words that mean the same thing: fag, wear off, break
• The opposite would be: refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Exhibition that might attract eye rolls, 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 a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: personal organiser, personal organizer, organiser
• 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: PDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Went quickly"

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 move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
• Words that mean the same thing: dart, scoot, flash
• 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: DARTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Third-most-popular baby girls' name in 2020, after Olivia and Emma"

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: AVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Serengeti grazer"

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 either of two large african antelopes of the genus taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
• 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: ELAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Make out"

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 catch sight of
• Words that mean the same thing: spy, spot, descry
• 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: ESPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Joint winner of Time's Person of the Year for 2020"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KAMALAHARRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. "Incorrect!""

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: ITISNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. "Intolerable Cruelty" director, 2003"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: COEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Org. associated with the note series G-E-C"

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: NBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Author who referred to his works as a "legendarium""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that british philologist and writer of fantasies (born in south africa) (1892-1973)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien
• 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: TOLKIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. More vexing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that causing irritation or annoyance
• Words that mean the same thing: pestiferous, bothersome, annoying
• 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: PESKIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Word before now"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Scoop often used in Indian cuisine"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that leavened bread baked in a clay oven in india; usually shaped like a teardrop
• Words that mean the same thing: nan
• 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: NAAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Ship on which Darwin collected material for "On the Origin of Species""

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 small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
• 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: BEAGLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Encouraging words"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YOUVEGOTTHIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. "Mmm hmm ...""

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: ISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Ingredients for pastry cream"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
• Words that mean the same thing: egg yolk, vitellus, yolk
• 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: YOLKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Gumshoe"

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 police officer who investigates crimes
• Words that mean the same thing: investigator, police detective, detective
• 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: TEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Term of address for a noble"

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 term of address for an english lord
• 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: MILORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Mass Appeal Records co-founder"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 11, Na, sodium
• 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: NAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Sheltered place"

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 small inlet
• 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: COVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. French phrase in many bistro names"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALAMAISON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Daughter of Elrond in "The Lord of the Rings""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARWEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Fearless"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: NOTAFRAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Like the flame between exes, sometimes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RELIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Century of note"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a senate
• Words that mean the same thing: senator
• 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: SENATORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Examinations"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: mental test, prove, examination
• 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: TESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword November 20, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Played in the wind, say	9
2D	2. Fixer-upper	9
3D	3. Above and beyond, with "the"	9
4D	4. Part of an equine bloodline	4
5D	5. Song word sung twice before "goodbye"	3
6D	6. Opened up during an examination	6
7D	7. The first one printed in America was in 1639	7
8D	8. Metric speed meas.	3
9D	9. ___ Olmert, former Israeli P.M.	4
10D	10. Foe of the Fighting Tigers	4
11D	11. Multicolor hair effects	6
12D	12. Fountain fare	5
13D	13. Censor	5
14D	16. Whirl	4
15D	20. The highest form of flattery?	7
16D	23. Pacific Ocean phenomenon	6
17D	24. Lemon ___	4
18D	27. Query	3
19D	28. Running gear named after running animals	7
20D	29. Legends, often	6
21D	32. Ones late to work?	9
22D	33. "Seriously!"	9
23D	34. Symbols on the flags of Algeria and Azerbaijan	9
24D	36. Kind of blue	4
25D	38. Kit ___ Club ("Cabaret" locale)	3
26D	41. Genre for "The Dark Knight," appropriately	7
27D	43. Medieval servant	6
28D	44. Secretive things?	6
29D	45. One-named model and philanthropist	4
30D	46. Storage units prone to explosion	5
31D	47. Lift a lot	5
32D	51. Tennis star of the 2000s, familiarly	4
33D	52. It covers a lot of ground	4
34D	54. Native of central Canada	4
35D	56. Word in some South American city names	3
36D	57. Refined oil product?	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. Played in the wind, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FLEWAKITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Fixer-upper"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
• Words that mean the same thing: refinisher, preserver, restorer
• 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: RENOVATOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Above and beyond, with "the""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EXTRAMILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Part of an equine bloodline"

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 title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
• Words that mean the same thing: engender, mother, generate
• 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: SIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Song word sung twice before "goodbye""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Opened up during an examination"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAIDAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. The first one printed in America was in 1639"

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 an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
• Words that mean the same thing: farmer's calendar
• 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: ALMANAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Metric speed meas."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
• Words that mean the same thing: kilometers per hour, km/h, kilometres per hour
• 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: KPH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ Olmert, former Israeli P.M."

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: EHUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Foe of the Fighting Tigers"

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: BAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Multicolor hair effects"

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: OMBRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Fountain fare"

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 milkshake made with malt powder
• Words that mean the same thing: malt, malted, malted milk
• 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: MALTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Censor"

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 short high tone produced as a signal or warning
• Words that mean the same thing: beep
• 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: BLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Whirl"

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 founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
• Words that mean the same thing: twist, swirl, whirlpool
• 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: EDDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. The highest form of flattery?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a relatively flat highland
• Words that mean the same thing: tableland
• 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: PLATEAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Pacific Ocean phenomenon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELNINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Lemon ___"

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 shape that is spherical and small
• Words that mean the same thing: fell, flatten, dismiss
• The opposite would be: recuperate, attend to
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Query"

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: require, postulate, involve
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Running gear named after running animals"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REEBOKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Legends, often"

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 small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
• Words that mean the same thing: gusset, inset, insert
• 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: INSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Ones late to work?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NIGHTOWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. "Seriously!""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: BELIEVEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Symbols on the flags of Algeria and Azerbaijan"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
• Words that mean the same thing: crescent
• 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: CRESCENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Kind of blue"

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 organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
• Words that mean the same thing: USN, US Navy, naval forces
• 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: NAVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Kit ___ Club ("Cabaret" locale)"

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 leaves of the shrub catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
• Words that mean the same thing: quat, African tea, qat
• 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: KAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Genre for "The Dark Knight," appropriately"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEONOIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Medieval servant"

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 officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the british monarch
• Words that mean the same thing: beefeater, yeoman of the guard
• 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: YEOMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Secretive things?"

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 any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
• Words that mean the same thing: secretor, secreter, gland
• 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: GLANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. One-named model and philanthropist"

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: IMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Storage units prone to explosion"

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 cylindrical tower used for storing silage
• Words that mean the same thing: silo
• 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: SILOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Lift a lot"

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 fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• Words that mean the same thing: lift up, pick up, uplift
• The opposite would be: depress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Tennis star of the 2000s, familiarly"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAFA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. It covers a lot of ground"

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 the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
• Words that mean the same thing: ungraded, turd, poop
• 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: DIRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Native of central Canada"

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 member of an algonquian people living in central canada
• 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: CREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Word in some South American city names"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Refined oil product?"

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 products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: nontextual matter, artwork, graphics
• 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: ART

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	72.9%
Short Answer	9	12.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Food & Drink	2	2.9%
Geography	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: September 13, 2025 at 03:37 PM