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Sunday, August 11, 2024

NYT Sunday, August 11, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints | Answers - Solution Blog

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NYT Sunday, August 11, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints | Answers - Solution Blog
NYT Sunday, August 11, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 11, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Shoots for the moon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASPIRES

    Possible Answer : aspire, shoot_for, aim, draw_a_bead_on


  • The clue is 8. Saudi's neighbor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRAQI

    Possible Answer : Iraqi, Iraki


  • The clue is 13. Gets ready to surf, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOGSON


  • The clue is 19. Annoyance for a shopkeeper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOITERER

    Possible Answer : loiterer, lingerer


  • The clue is 21. Japanese takeout option. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BENTO


  • The clue is 22. Best of all possible worlds. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UTOPIA

    Possible Answer : Sion, Utopia, utopia, Zion

    Possible Opposite Answer : dystopia


  • The clue is 23. Say "O di" instead of "I do"?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (21 letters)

    The answer: EXCHANGEWEDDINGVOWELS


  • The clue is 26. Le Mans race unit: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIL


  • The clue is 27. Keep from happening. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AVERT

    Possible Answer : obviate, debar, turn_away, deflect, head_off, avoid, forefend, ward_off, avert, fend_off, forfend, stave_off


  • The clue is 28. "Once Upon a Mattress" prop. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEA

    Possible Answer : pea_plant, pea


  • The clue is 29. Longtime hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEET


  • The clue is 30. Word with hose or line. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PANTY

    Possible Answer : pantie, step-in, scanty, panty


  • The clue is 32. Sewing machine pioneer Howe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELIAS

    Possible Answer : Charles_Lamb, Elia, Lamb


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

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

    The answer: ISE


  • The clue is 37. Like some wits and wines. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRY

    Possible Answer : teetotal, juiceless, ironical, prohibitionist, ironic, wry, dry, dry_out

    Possible Opposite Answer : wet, sweet, phlegmy


  • The clue is 38. Eviction notice sent to a New York deli owner?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

    The answer: PACKYOURBAGELSANDGO


  • The clue is 43. Roadwork might push it back, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETA

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


  • The clue is 44. Like many London skies. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GREY

    Possible Answer : Charles_Grey, grayness, gray-haired, grayish, grey-headed, grey-haired, Lady_Jane_Grey, Second_Earl_Grey, gray-headed, greyness, Grey, white-haired, grey, gray, hoary, Zane_Grey, greyish, hoar, grizzly


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

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

    The answer: ROE

    Possible Answer : roe, hard_roe


  • The clue is 46. Back in time. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGO

    Possible Answer : ago, agone


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

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

    The answer: AIRHEAD

    Possible Answer : airhead


  • The clue is 50. "This thing is SHARP! It handles potatoes and carrots with ease," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

    The answer: PEELERREVIEW


  • The clue is 56. "The Kiss" sculptor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RODIN

    Possible Answer : Rodin, Auguste_Rodin, Francois_Auguste_Rene_Rodin


  • The clue is 57. Stage a hostile takeover of. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USURP

    Possible Answer : seize, take_over, usurp, arrogate, assume


  • The clue is 60. Blue dye. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANIL

    Possible Answer : Indigofera_suffruticosa, indigotin, indigo, anil, Indigofera_anil


  • The clue is 61. Inits. for a hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SRO


  • The clue is 62. Dept. store inventory. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GDS

    Possible Answer : soman, GD, Gd, gadolinium, atomic_number_64


  • The clue is 64. Face-planted. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATEIT


  • The clue is 66. Dodge S.U.V.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DURANGO

    Possible Answer : Victoria_de_Durango, Durango


  • The clue is 69. Interior decorator's assertion that bold colors are back in style?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (17 letters)

    The answer: WHATSPASTELISPAST


  • The clue is 73. Like the view from Big Sur. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COASTAL

    Possible Answer : coastal

    Possible Opposite Answer : inland


  • The clue is 75. Kind of farm. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOLAR

    Possible Answer : solar


  • The clue is 76. Survive a round of musical chairs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIT

    Possible Answer : sit_down, ride, pose, sit, sit_around, baby-sit, posture, model, seat

    Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand


  • The clue is 77. Setting for the musical "Two by Two". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARK

    Possible Answer : Ark, ark, Ark_of_the_Covenant


  • The clue is 78. Inveigh (against). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAIL

    Possible Answer : rail_in, train, revile, track, vilify, inveigh, railing, rail_off, vituperate, fulminate, runway, rails, rail


  • The clue is 81. E-bike alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOPED

    Possible Answer : moon_about, mope_around, pout, mop_up, mow, moon_around, mope, wipe_up, mop, moped


  • The clue is 83. Smother, as with sauce. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DROWN

    Possible Answer : overwhelm, swim, drown, submerge


  • The clue is 87. Santa's routes on Christmas Eve?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

    The answer: NOELFLYZONES


  • The clue is 91. "I categorically deny that!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITSALIE


  • The clue is 93. Job listing abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EOE


  • The clue is 94. One might be organized by habitat. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ZOO

    Possible Answer : menagerie, zoo, zoological_garden


  • The clue is 95. "A Death in the Family" novelist. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGEE

    Possible Answer : Agee, James_Agee


  • The clue is 97. Wall St. debut. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IPO

    Possible Answer : initial_public_offering, initial_offering, IPO


  • The clue is 98. Advice after one's rival scores a perfect ten?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

    The answer: DONTGETMADGETELEVEN


  • The clue is 104. "Me day" destination. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPA

    Possible Answer : health_club, watering_hole, resort_hotel, health_spa, spa, watering_place


  • The clue is 106. Org. with a PreCheck option. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TSA

    Possible Answer : TSA, Transportation_Security_Administration


  • The clue is 107. What fumaroles emit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STEAM

    Possible Answer : steam, steam_clean, steamer


  • The clue is 108. Like streets, but rarely alleyways. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAMED

    Possible Answer : describe, constitute, key_out, list, mention, diagnose, advert, identify, cite, key, make, bring_up, call, appoint, discover, refer, distinguish, name, nominate


  • The clue is 109. River through Florence. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARNO

    Possible Answer : Arno_River, Arno, River_Arno


  • The clue is 111. Give an allowance?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LET

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow


  • The clue is 114. Lukewarm. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEPID

    Possible Answer : lukewarm, halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid


  • The clue is 116. Had a session. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MET

    Possible Answer : fulfill, receive, run_into, cope_with, take_on, adjoin, encounter, assemble, conform_to, contact, run_across, foregather, play, fulfil, gather, get_together, fill, fit, come_across, see, forgather, suffer, satisfy, meet, converge, match, touch

    Possible Opposite Answer : diverge


  • The clue is 117. Airline's promise to improve its timeliness?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (21 letters)

    The answer: YOURDELAYSARENUMBERED


  • The clue is 124. Rim protector. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HUBCAP

    Possible Answer : hubcap


  • The clue is 125. "___ is to place as eternity is to time": Joseph Joubert. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPACE

    Possible Answer : distance, blank, infinite, quad, space, place, outer_space, blank_space


  • The clue is 126. Where the entire "Newhart" series actually took place. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INADREAM


  • The clue is 127. Guiding principles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDEALS

    Possible Answer : nonsuch, saint, apotheosis, nonpareil, ideal, paragon, nonesuch


  • The clue is 128. Hollandaise sauce ingredients. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YOLKS

    Possible Answer : vitellus, egg_yolk, yolk


  • The clue is 129. They might get worn down while solving crosswords. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERASERS

    Possible Answer : eraser


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Thursday, September 11, 2025

March 04, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, March 04, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (31 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

March 04, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle March 04, 2022

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Better suited 5
2A 6. Genre for "Jersey Shore" and "The Real World" 8
3A 14. Brand owned by Campbell's 5
4A 15. Respect 9
5A 16. "Little" one of rhyme 5
6A 17. Cold brew alternative 9
7A 18. Spots where you might count sheep 4
8A 19. ___ Carter, protagonist in 2018's "The Hate U Give" 5
9A 20. It's all work and no play 4
10A 21. Letter opener? 3
11A 22. Preserves, as flavor 7
12A 24. One of two in a 747 5
13A 26. Tactic of radical environmentalism 7
14A 31. Emmy-winning title role for Rachel Brosnahan 9
15A 34. Iraqi port city 5
16A 35. Needed help 15
17A 37. Food fungus, in Fulham 5
18A 38. 1950s #1 hit with the repeated lyric "Bring me a dream" 9
19A 39. Like Trump's presidency 7
20A 41. Point ___ Peninsula, WNW of San Francisco 5
21A 42. Tweaks further 7
22A 45. Shepherded 3
23A 47. El color del mar 4
24A 51. Like those celebrated with an annual Day of Visibility on March 31 5
25A 52. ___ car (Amtrak train component) 4
26A 53. Give up 9
27A 55. Woman's nickname that sounds like its first and third letters 5
28A 56. Shady, as a street 9
29A 57. A red one is concerning 5
30A 58. Low numbers? 8
31A 59. Burns out 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. Better suited"

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 (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
  • Words that mean the same thing: able, capable, able-bodied
  • The opposite would be: unable
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ABLER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Genre for "Jersey Shore" and "The Real World""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: DOCUSOAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Brand owned by Campbell's"

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: PREGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Respect"

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 feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  • Words that mean the same thing: awe, veneration, revere
  • The opposite would be: irreverence
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REVERENCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "Little" one of rhyme"

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 young pig
  • Words that mean the same thing: swinish, shoat, piggish
  • 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: PIGGY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Cold brew alternative"

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: ICEDLATTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Spots where you might count sheep"

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 unit of length of thread or yarn
  • Words that mean the same thing: lea, grazing land, pastureland
  • 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: LEAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. ___ Carter, protagonist in 2018's "The Hate U Give""

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 rock star and drummer for the beatles (born in 1940)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Starkey, Ringo Starr, Richard Starkey
  • 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: STARR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. It's all work and no play"

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 productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
  • Words that mean the same thing: grind, travail, labor
  • 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: TOIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Letter opener?"

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 an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
  • 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: ELL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Preserves, as flavor"

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: SEALSIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. One of two in a 747"

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 a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
  • Words that mean the same thing: gangway
  • 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: AISLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Tactic of radical environmentalism"

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: ECOTAGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Emmy-winning title role for Rachel Brosnahan"

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: MRSMAISEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Iraqi port 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 the second largest city in iraq; an oil port in southern iraq
  • Words that mean the same thing: Basia
  • 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: BASRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Needed help"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ESSENTIALWORKER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Food fungus, in Fulham"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that loose soil rich in organic matter
  • Words that mean the same thing: modeling, forge, cast
  • 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: MOULD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. 1950s #1 hit with the repeated lyric "Bring me a dream""

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: MRSANDMAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Like Trump's presidency"

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: ONETERM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Point ___ Peninsula, WNW of San Francisco"

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 chilean poet (1904-1973)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Pablo Neruda, Neftali Ricardo Reyes, Neruda
  • 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: REYES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Tweaks further"

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: REEDITS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Shepherded"

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 diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
  • Words that mean the same thing: run, moderate, conduct
  • The opposite would be: follow
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. El color del mar"

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: AZUL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Like those celebrated with an annual Day of Visibility on March 31"

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: TRANS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. ___ car (Amtrak train component)"

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 restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
  • Words that mean the same thing: coffeehouse, coffee bar, coffee shop
  • 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: CAFE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Give up"

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: LOSEFAITH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Woman's nickname that sounds like its first and third letters"

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: KATIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Shady, as a street"

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: TREELINED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. A red one is concerning"

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 condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
  • Words that mean the same thing: alerting, zippy, warning signal
  • The opposite would be: unalert
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALERT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Low numbers?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SADSONGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Burns out"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
  • Words that mean the same thing: pall, wear down, tire
  • The opposite would be: refresh, interest
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIRES

    Great job if you got it right!

March 04, 2022 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Waldorf salad ingredient 5
2D 2. Captain Marvel portrayer 10
3D 3. Basis for a case 10
4D 4. Things oologists study 4
5D 5. Civil rights activist Wilkins 3
6D 6. What might get stuck in a window 5
7D 7. Promises too much 9
8D 8. ___ Daniels, main role on "The Wire" 6
9D 9. Surfer's destination, in brief 3
10D 10. Behind 4
11D 11. Catch ___ 4
12D 12. Half of "Guys and Dolls" 4
13D 13. Leave quickly, with "out" 4
14D 15. Actress Wilson 4
15D 19. Question asked while pointing a finger 5
16D 22. Run down, in a way 7
17D 23. Lack of objections, in a phrase 7
18D 25. Roe source 5
19D 27. Behind 5
20D 28. "I'm too busy right now" 10
21D 29. Kitchen flare-up 10
22D 30. Pull in 4
23D 31. Note 4
24D 32. Like some feuds and foods on a stove 9
25D 33. Attention 3
26D 36. Defects 5
27D 40. Get the services of, as a lawyer 6
28D 43. Pitted fruit 5
29D 44. Like many TV broadcasts since the 1990s 4
30D 46. Specs 5
31D 47. Secondary social media accounts, informally 4
32D 48. Novelist ___ Neale Hurston 4
33D 49. Put into service 4
34D 50. Dregs 4
35D 52. "Going Back to ___" (hip-hop classic) 4
36D 54. Popular women's health app 3
37D 55. Kit ___ bar 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. Waldorf salad ingredient"

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 fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
  • Words that mean the same thing: Malus pumila, orchard apple tree
  • 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: APPLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Captain Marvel portrayer"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: BRIELARSON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Basis for a case"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: LEGALISSUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Things oologists study"

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 oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
  • Words that mean the same thing: testis, ballock, ball
  • 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: EGGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Civil rights activist Wilkins"

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: ROY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. What might get stuck in a window"

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 either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
  • Words that mean the same thing: decalcomania
  • 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: DECAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Promises too much"

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: OVERSELLS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. ___ Daniels, main role on "The Wire""

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: CEDRIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Surfer's destination, in brief"

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 address of a web page on the world wide web
  • Words that mean the same thing: uniform resource locator, universal resource locator
  • 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: URL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Behind"

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 space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
  • Words that mean the same thing: fundament, arse, nates
  • 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: SEAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Catch ___"

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: ONTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Half of "Guys and Dolls""

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: ACTI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Leave quickly, with "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 british politician (1788-1850)
  • Words that mean the same thing: strip down, undress, discase
  • The opposite would be: dress
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Actress Wilson"

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: RITA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Question asked while pointing a finger"

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: SEEIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Run down, in a way"

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 words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  • Words that mean the same thing: calumniate, besmirch, aspersion
  • 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: SLANDER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Lack of objections, in a phrase"

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: NOBONES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Roe source"

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 small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
  • Words that mean the same thing: smack, sense, reek
  • 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: SMELT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Behind"

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 after the expected or usual time; delayed
  • Words that mean the same thing: late, belated
  • 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: TARDY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. "I'm too busy right now""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ASKMELATER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Kitchen flare-up"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: GREASEFIRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Pull in"

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 earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • Words that mean the same thing: take in, realise, bring in
  • 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: EARN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Note"

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 written proposal or reminder
  • Words that mean the same thing: memoranda, memorandum
  • 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: MEMO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Like some feuds and foods on a stove"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
  • Words that mean the same thing: stewing, boiling, simmer
  • 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: SIMMERING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Attention"

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 sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
  • Words that mean the same thing: auricle, pinna, capitulum
  • 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: EAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Defects"

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 any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
  • Words that mean the same thing: wart, verruca
  • 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: WARTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Get the services of, as a lawyer"

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 hold back within
  • Words that mean the same thing: keep, keep on, continue
  • 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: RETAIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Pitted fruit"

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 specified day of the month
  • Words that mean the same thing: go out, engagement, see
  • 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: DATES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Like many TV broadcasts since the 1990s"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: INHD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Specs"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: DEETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Secondary social media accounts, 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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
  • Words that mean the same thing: EL, ALT, altitude
  • 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: ALTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Novelist ___ Neale Hurston"

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

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: ZORA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Put into service"

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 put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • Words that mean the same thing: employ, habituate, utilise
  • The opposite would be: misused
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: USED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Dregs"

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 the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
  • Words that mean the same thing: Robert Edward Lee, lee side, Tsung Dao Lee
  • The opposite would be: windward
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. "Going Back to ___" (hip-hop classic)"

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 city in southwestern colombia in a rich agricultural area
  • 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: CALI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Popular women's health app"

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: FLO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Kit ___ bar"

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 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: qat, African tea, cat
  • 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!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 56 82.4%
Short Answer 7 10.3%
Food & Drink 2 2.9%
Geography 1 1.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.5%
Literature 1 1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 31
Down Clues 37
Total Clues 68
Average Answer Length 5.7 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

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