27399-Thu Nov 14, 2024 NYT by Matthew Faiella

Across Clues :

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

Down Clues :

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

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 14, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, November 14, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: LAS

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




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

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

  The answer: WARD

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




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

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

  The answer: SLAP

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




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

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

  The answer: HEME

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




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

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

  The answer: ISEE




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

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

  The answer: TOFU

  Possible Answer : bean_curd, tofu




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

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

  The answer: OMIT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : attend_to, include




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

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

  The answer: PINE

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




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

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

  The answer: KEBAB

  Possible Answer : shish_kebab, kabob, kebab




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

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

  The answer: OUTBACK

  Possible Answer : outback, remote




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

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

  The answer: BACKSEATDRIVERS




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

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

  The answer: KRYPTON

  Possible Answer : Kr, atomic_number_36, krypton




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

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

  The answer: ICE

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




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

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

  The answer: VEAU

  Possible Answer : veal, veau




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

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

  The answer: TANK

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




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

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

  The answer: JAY

  Possible Answer : Jay, jay, John_Jay




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

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

  The answer: DIDNTHOLDBACK




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

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

  The answer: BACKBONE

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




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

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

  The answer: SALAD

  Possible Answer : salad




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

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

  The answer: ERE




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

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

  The answer: TEBOW




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

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

  The answer: FULLBACK

  Possible Answer : fullback




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

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

  The answer: BACKLESSDRESS




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

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

  The answer: OBE




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

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

  The answer: FIDO




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

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

  The answer: RACE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : linger




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

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

  The answer: SLO




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

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

  The answer: MACHETE

  Possible Answer : machete, panga, matchet




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

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

  The answer: BACKINBLACK




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

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

  The answer: KOS

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




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

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

  The answer: ATEUP




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

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

  The answer: MENU

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




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

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

  The answer: NEXT

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




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

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

  The answer: BELL

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




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

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

  The answer: WAIL

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




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

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer : Erie, Lake_Erie




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

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

  The answer: YELL

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




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

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

  The answer: SPCA




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

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

  The answer: ESC

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: LEMUR

  Possible Answer: lemur

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

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

  The answer: AMITYVILLE

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

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

  The answer: SETBACK

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

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

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

  The answer: WIPEOUT

  Possible Answer: demolition, destruction, wipeout

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

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

  The answer: ASIAN

  Possible Answer: Asiatic, Asian

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

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

  The answer: RENT

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

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

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

  The answer: DEED

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

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

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

  The answer: STEVE

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

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

  The answer: LOBE

  Possible Answer: lobe

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

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

  The answer: AFAR

  Possible Answer: afar

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

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

  The answer: PUBS

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

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

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

  The answer: HOOK

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : unhook, undercharge

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

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

  The answer: KICKBACK

  Possible Answer: kickback

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

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

  The answer: STANDBACK

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

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

  The answer: RIND

  Possible Answer: rind

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

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

  The answer: BACKPEDAL

  Possible Answer: backpedal

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

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

  The answer: TORSO

  Possible Answer: body, trunk, torso

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

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

  The answer: ALES

  Possible Answer: ale

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

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

  The answer: JOBSEEKERS

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

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

  The answer: ANOS

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

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

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

  The answer: YEW

  Possible Answer: yew

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

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

  The answer: DAUB

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

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

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

  The answer: HEED

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

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

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

  The answer: BEECH

  Possible Answer: beechwood, beech, beech_tree

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

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

  The answer: SFO

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

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

  The answer: BACKTRACK

  Possible Answer: backtrack, double_back, turn_back

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

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

  The answer: LION

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

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

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

  The answer: DRACULA

  Possible Answer: Dracula, genus_Dracula

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

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

  The answer: BACKFLIP

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

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

  The answer: SKULL

  Possible Answer: skull

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

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

  The answer: MANIC

  Possible Answer: frenzied, manic

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

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

  The answer: TOXIC

  Possible Answer: toxic

  Possible Opposite Answer : nontoxic

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

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

  The answer: ESTE

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

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

  The answer: BABY

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

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

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

  The answer: ATEE

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

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

  The answer: CELL

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

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

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

  The answer: BMWS

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

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

  The answer: LEAP

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

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

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

  The answer: NEE

  Possible Answer: nee

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Three-player trick-taking game

4-letter answer Answer: SKAT

Clue #2: 5. Supermarket tabloids, informally

4-letter answer Answer: RAGS

Word Help: Synonyms: tantalize, call_down, rally

Clue #3: 9. Walkways

5-letter answer Answer: PATHS

Word Help: Synonyms: route, way, track

Clue #4: 14. Difficult air to see through

4-letter answer Answer: HAZE

Word Help: Synonyms: daze, haze, fog

Clue #5: 15. Dog biter

4-letter answer Answer: FLEA

Word Help: Synonyms: flea

Clue #6: 16. Greek theater

5-letter answer Answer: ODEON

Clue #7: 17. Pitchers' stats

4-letter answer Answer: ERAS

Word Help: Synonyms: era, ERA, epoch

Clue #8: 18. Short stiletto shoe

10-letter answer Answer: KITTENHEEL

Clue #9: 20. Voice below soprano

4-letter answer Answer: ALTO

Word Help: Synonyms: alto, contralto, countertenor

Clue #10: 22. Locale for a person with a green thumb

6-letter answer Answer: GARDEN

Word Help: Synonyms: garden

Clue #11: 23. 'N Sync bandmate of Justin Timberlake

10-letter answer Answer: JOEYFATONE

Clue #12: 26. Black Friday or Cyber Monday event

4-letter answer Answer: SALE

Word Help: Synonyms: sales_event, sale, sales_agreement

Clue #13: 29. Letters before a criminal's alias

3-letter answer Answer: AKA

Clue #14: 30. Vaccine-approving org.

3-letter answer Answer: FDA

Word Help: Synonyms: FDA, Food_and_Drug_Administration

Clue #15: 31. Finger … or what a finger dials on a phone

5-letter answer Answer: DIGIT

Word Help: Synonyms: digit, fingerbreadth, finger's_breadth

Clue #16: 32. "Affirmative!"

3-letter answer Answer: YES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #17: 33. Floor model

4-letter answer Answer: DEMO

Word Help: Synonyms: demonstration, show, demo

Clue #18: 35. Slanted edges, as on mirrors

6-letter answer Answer: BEVELS

Word Help: Synonyms: bevel_square, cant, bevel

Clue #19: 36. What a first crush might be dismissed as

9-letter answer Answer: PUPPYLOVE

Clue #20: 38. Author Louisa May ___

6-letter answer Answer: ALCOTT

Word Help: Synonyms: Alcott, Louisa_May_Alcott

Clue #21: 41. Slugger Sammy

4-letter answer Answer: SOSA

Clue #22: 42. ___ de Janeiro

3-letter answer Answer: RIO

Word Help: Synonyms: Rio, Rio_de_Janeiro

Clue #23: 45. Like cursive handwriting, typically

5-letter answer Answer: LOOPY

Word Help: Synonyms: kookie, balmy, loopy

Clue #24: 46. Yahoo alternative

3-letter answer Answer: AOL

Clue #25: 47. Finish

3-letter answer Answer: END

Word Help: Synonyms: finish, conclusion, terminate
Antonyms: beginning, begin

Clue #26: 48. Cash dispensers

4-letter answer Answer: ATMS

Word Help: Synonyms: automated_teller_machine, asynchronous_transfer_mode, cash_dispenser

Clue #27: 49. Spot that may be affected by a charley horse

10-letter answer Answer: CALFMUSCLE

Clue #28: 53. Bandit at sea

6-letter answer Answer: PIRATE

Word Help: Synonyms: commandeer, sea_robber, hijack

Clue #29: 55. Small case for needles

4-letter answer Answer: ETUI

Word Help: Synonyms: etui

Clue #30: 56. Movie marketed toward a primarily female audience, informally

10-letter answer Answer: CHICKFLICK

Clue #31: 60. West Point, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: USMA

Clue #32: 62. 2015 Adele hit that won three Grammys

5-letter answer Answer: HELLO

Word Help: Synonyms: hello, how-do-you-do, howdy

Clue #33: 63. Adolescent woe

4-letter answer Answer: ACNE

Word Help: Synonyms: acne

Clue #34: 64. The first word of 18-, 23-, 36-, 49- or 56-Across is one

4-letter answer Answer: BABY

Word Help: Synonyms: coddle, indulge, child

Clue #35: 65. Swords whose points were once dipped in dye before a duel

5-letter answer Answer: EPEES

Word Help: Synonyms: epee

Clue #36: 66. Squealed, as an informant

4-letter answer Answer: SANG

Word Help: Synonyms: babble_out, American_ginseng, Panax_quinquefolius
Antonyms: keep_quiet

Clue #37: 67. ___ gin fizz

4-letter answer Answer: SLOE

Word Help: Synonyms: Allegheny_plum, Prunus_alleghaniensis, Alleghany_plum

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. "Thar ___ blows!"

3-letter answer Answer: SHE

Clue #2: 2. Sing-along activity at a bar

7-letter answer Answer: KARAOKE

Word Help: Synonyms: karaoke

Clue #3: 3. Colorful shrubs in the genus Rhododendron

7-letter answer Answer: AZALEAS

Word Help: Synonyms: azalea

Clue #4: 4. In an irritable mood

5-letter answer Answer: TESTY

Word Help: Synonyms: fractious, testy, pettish

Clue #5: 5. ___ Stadium, former D.C. sports venue

3-letter answer Answer: RFK

Clue #6: 6. Boxer who "stung like a bee"

3-letter answer Answer: ALI

Word Help: Synonyms: Cassius_Marcellus_Clay, Ali, Muhammad_Ali

Clue #7: 7. Outset

5-letter answer Answer: GETGO

Clue #8: 8. Lucifer

5-letter answer Answer: SATAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Beelzebub, Lucifer, Satan

Clue #9: 9. Setting for "Make Way for Ducklings"

4-letter answer Answer: POND

Word Help: Synonyms: pool, pond

Clue #10: 10. Sticky stuff

8-letter answer Answer: ADHESIVE

Word Help: Synonyms: adhesive, adhesive_agent, adhesive_material
Antonyms: nonadhesive

Clue #11: 11. Like most first-year college students

7-letter answer Answer: TEENAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: teen, adolescent, teenaged

Clue #12: 12. Groundbreaking invention for ancient farmers?

3-letter answer Answer: HOE

Word Help: Synonyms: hoe

Clue #13: 13. Longtime sketch comedy show, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: SNL

Clue #14: 19. Before, poetically

3-letter answer Answer: ERE

Clue #15: 21. Not working, as a police officer

7-letter answer Answer: OFFDUTY

Clue #16: 23. Bird whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet

3-letter answer Answer: JAY

Word Help: Synonyms: John_Jay, jay, Jay

Clue #17: 24. Skilled

5-letter answer Answer: ADEPT

Word Help: Synonyms: skillful, mavin, maven

Clue #18: 25. Pack (down)

4-letter answer Answer: TAMP

Word Help: Synonyms: tamper, tamping_bar, tamp_down

Clue #19: 27. Rapper ___ Nas X

3-letter answer Answer: LIL

Clue #20: 28. U.F.O. crew

3-letter answer Answer: ETS

Clue #21: 31. Lower one's estimation of

7-letter answer Answer: DEVALUE

Word Help: Synonyms: devaluate, depreciate, undervalue
Antonyms: appreciate

Clue #22: 34. Yiddish laments

3-letter answer Answer: OYS

Clue #23: 35. ___ buddy

5-letter answer Answer: BOSOM

Word Help: Synonyms: embrace, titty, tit

Clue #24: 36. Treat on a stick that you lick

8-letter answer Answer: POPSICLE

Word Help: Synonyms: lollipop, lolly, popsicle

Clue #25: 37. Bread purchase

4-letter answer Answer: LOAF

Word Help: Synonyms: bum_about, loaf, mess_about

Clue #26: 38. Styled after

3-letter answer Answer: ALA

Word Help: Synonyms: ala

Clue #27: 39. Parking place

3-letter answer Answer: LOT

Word Help: Synonyms: great_deal, pot, sight

Clue #28: 40. Put together, as a scrapbook

7-letter answer Answer: COMPILE

Word Help: Synonyms: roll_up, amass, compose

Clue #29: 42. Disengagement due to a conflict of interest

7-letter answer Answer: RECUSAL

Word Help: Synonyms: recusal, recusation

Clue #30: 43. Left hanging between two stages

7-letter answer Answer: INLIMBO

Clue #31: 44. Praiseful poem

3-letter answer Answer: ODE

Word Help: Synonyms: ode

Clue #32: 49. Half-___ (coffee order)

3-letter answer Answer: CAF

Clue #33: 50. Bronze statue in Rockefeller Center

5-letter answer Answer: ATLAS

Word Help: Synonyms: map_collection, book_of_maps, atlas

Clue #34: 51. High-end German camera brand

5-letter answer Answer: LEICA

Clue #35: 52. Things left after tearing checks out of checkbooks

5-letter answer Answer: STUBS

Word Help: Synonyms: ticket_stub, nub, butt

Clue #36: 54. Some bygone theaters

4-letter answer Answer: RKOS

Clue #37: 56. Revolutionary Guevara

3-letter answer Answer: CHE

Clue #38: 57. No-longer-cool way to say "cool"

3-letter answer Answer: HEP

Word Help: Synonyms: hip_to, hep, hip

Clue #39: 58. First channel to offer 24-hour reporting

3-letter answer Answer: CNN

Clue #40: 59. Beer barrel

3-letter answer Answer: KEG

Word Help: Synonyms: kegful, keg

Clue #41: 61. "Affirmative!" at sea

3-letter answer Answer: AYE

Expert Solving Strategies

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• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, September 03, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - September 03, 2022 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Slalom path	6
2A	7. "___ matter!"	6
3A	13. Prime time	6
4A	14. J. Cole or Jay-Z	7
5A	15. Unmask	6
6A	16. Digital filing service?	8
7A	17. Civil Rights Memorial architect	3
8A	18. Somers in the hall of fame for infomercials	7
9A	20. Snaps	3
10A	21. Allied group	4
11A	23. Cartoon character known for bursting out of a drum	5
12A	24. Who says "I don't have a family tree. But I have a pretty great file directory"	4
13A	25. Yas and jas	5
14A	27. ___ pro nobis	3
15A	28. Step before "repeat"	5
16A	29. Giving a sexual interpretation to almost any statement, say	11
17A	32. Like mussels or some letters	11
18A	34. U.S. group with six branches	11
19A	36. Remove, as a corsage	5
20A	39. First name in gin production?	3
21A	40. Swear words, in two ways	5
22A	42. Any day now	4
23A	43. Leaning	5
24A	45. Actor Reynolds	4
25A	46. One making calls from home	3
26A	47. Young females on farms	7
27A	49. Courtroom promise	3
28A	50. 2016 prequel to the highest-grossing movie of 1977	8
29A	52. Possible response to "Where's the beef?"	6
30A	54. Job for a landscaper	7
31A	55. Wear it in good health	6
32A	56. Men of La Mancha	6
33A	57. Put on the line, say	6

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. Slalom path"

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: SSHAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. "___ matter!""

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: DOESNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Prime time"

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 the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
• Words that mean the same thing: bloom, prime, efflorescence
• 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: HEYDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. J. Cole or Jay-Z"

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: RAPSTAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Unmask"

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 the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
• Words that mean the same thing: unwrap, divulge, uncover
• The opposite would be: cover
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXPOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Digital filing service?"

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: MANIPEDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Civil Rights Memorial architect"

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 united states sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the vietnam war in washington (born in 1959)
• Words that mean the same thing: Maya Lin
• 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: LIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Somers in the hall of fame for infomercials"

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: SUZANNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Snaps"

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 chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
• Words that mean the same thing: pyx chest, pix chest, pyx
• 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: PIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Allied group"

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 group of countries in special alliance
• Words that mean the same thing: axis
• 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: BLOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Cartoon character known for bursting out of a drum"

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: PORKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Who says "I don't have a family tree. But I have a pretty great file directory""

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: SIRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Yas and jas"

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 affirmative
• Words that mean the same thing: yes
• The opposite would be: no
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YESES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. ___ pro nobis"

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 mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: operating system, OS, bone
• 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: ORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Step before "repeat""

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 liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
• Words that mean the same thing: gargle, rinse off, wash
• 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: RINSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Giving a sexual interpretation to almost any statement, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: DIRTYMINDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Like mussels or some letters"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: STEAMEDOPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. U.S. group with six branches"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: ARMEDFORCES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Remove, as a corsage"

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 remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
• The opposite would be: pin
• 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: UNPIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. First name in gin production?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Swear words, in two ways"

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 profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
• Words that mean the same thing: swearword, curse word, oath
• 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: OATHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Any day now"

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 in the near future
• Words that mean the same thing: shortly, before long, presently
• 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: SOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Leaning"

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 departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
• Words that mean the same thing: canted, tipped, leaning
• 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: ATILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Actor Reynolds"

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: RYAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. One making calls from home"

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 official at a baseball game
• Words that mean the same thing: umpire
• 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: UMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Young females on farms"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: heifer
• 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: HEIFERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Courtroom promise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• 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: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. 2016 prequel to the highest-grossing movie of 1977"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

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: ROGUEONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Possible response to "Where's the beef?""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: IATEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Job for a landscaper"

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 something that has been pruned off of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: cut, rationalize, rationalise
• 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: PRUNING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Wear it in good health"

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 trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
• Words that mean the same thing: talisman
• 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: AMULET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Men of La Mancha"

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 spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the english `mr' or `sir'
• Words that mean the same thing: Senor
• 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: SENORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. Put on the line, say"

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: LETDRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword September 03, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Carroll ___, Matt Damon's role in 2019's "Ford v Ferrari"	6
2D	2. Temporarily banished from a dorm room, in a way	7
3D	3. Suggestible state	8
4D	4. Fuss	3
5D	5. Hail Mary, for one	4
6D	6. Give a once-over	5
7D	7. "___ Deever," Rudyard Kipling poem	5
8D	8. Early role for Ron Howard	4
9D	9. Subj. of a Zener card experiment	3
10D	10. Sub	6
11D	11. Low points	6
12D	12. Drag queen Mattel	6
13D	14. Ordinary members	11
14D	16. Couple years?	11
15D	19. It can start with a screen test	11
16D	22. Guaranteed	7
17D	24. Cocktail named for a motorcycle attachment	7
18D	26. Unyielding	5
19D	28. Brief copy?	5
20D	30. Sometimes-purple tuber	3
21D	31. Lead-in to hickey	3
22D	33. Return on an investment	8
23D	35. Less reputable	7
24D	36. Commandeers	6
25D	37. "Enough already!"	6
26D	38. Cork launcher	6
27D	41. Stuck-up	6
28D	43. Time immemorial	5
29D	44. Where some cases go to	5
30D	47. Junior, perhaps	4
31D	48. "___ difference"	4
32D	51. Game in which the object is to be the first player to score 500 points	3
33D	53. King ___	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. Carroll ___, Matt Damon's role in 2019's "Ford v Ferrari""

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: SHELBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Temporarily banished from a dorm room, in a way"

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: SEXILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Suggestible state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
• 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: HYPNOSIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Fuss"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: stir, flurry, bustle
• 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: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Hail Mary, for one"

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 (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
• Words that mean the same thing: die, notch, go by
• The opposite would be: be born, running
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Give a once-over"

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: EYEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "___ Deever," Rudyard Kipling poem"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: DANNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Early role for Ron Howard"

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

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: OPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Subj. of a Zener card experiment"

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 apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: extrasensory perception, second sight, E.S.P.
• 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: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Sub"

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: STEPIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Low points"

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 an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: low-water mark, nadir
• The opposite would be: zenith
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NADIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Drag queen Mattel"

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: TRIXIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Ordinary members"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: RANKANDFILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Couple years?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: MARRIEDLIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. It can start with a screen test"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ZOOMMEETING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Guaranteed"

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 definite but not specified or identified
• Words that mean the same thing: sure, sealed
• The opposite would be: unsealed, unsure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CERTAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Cocktail named for a motorcycle attachment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy
• 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: SIDECAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Unyielding"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the rear part of a ship
• Words that mean the same thing: relentless, poop, unrelenting
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: STERN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Brief copy?"

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: REPRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Sometimes-purple tuber"

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 edible tuber of any of several yams
• Words that mean the same thing: yam plant
• 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: YAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Lead-in to hickey"

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: DOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Return on an investment"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: NETYIELD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Less reputable"

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 (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
• Words that mean the same thing: louche, shady, umbrageous
• 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: SHADIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Commandeers"

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 seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
• Words that mean the same thing: usurp, seize, take over
• 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: USURPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. "Enough already!""

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: NOMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Cork launcher"

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 plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: POPGUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Stuck-up"

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 (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; -laurent le sage
• Words that mean the same thing: uppish, too big for one's breeches, snooty
• 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: SNOTTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Time immemorial"

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 (gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the supreme being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
• Words that mean the same thing: aeon, eon
• 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: AEONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Where some cases go to"

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 act of testing something
• Words that mean the same thing: run, visitation, test
• 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: TRIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Junior, perhaps"

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 person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
• Words that mean the same thing: inheritor, successor, heritor
• 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: HEIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. "___ difference""

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 indigenous nomadic people living in northern scandinavia and herding reindeer
• Words that mean the same thing: Lapplander, Lapp, Sami
• The opposite would be: different, other
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Game in which the object is to be the first player to score 500 points"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. King ___"

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut-tut, tsk
• 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: TUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	69.7%
Short Answer	11	16.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.5%
Geography	2	3.0%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 07, 2025 at 03:37 PM