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Friday, December 20, 2024

27433 Fri Dec 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clue and Answer

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 20, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Abbr. in a scholarly paper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETAL

    1. Abbr. in a scholarly paper


  • The clue is 5. Places with scrubs and masks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPAS

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


  • The clue is 9. Acquire, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCORE

    Possible Answer : score, account, musical_score, grudge, hit, make, tally, scotch, seduce, mark, sexual_conquest, nock, rack_up, grievance, grade


  • The clue is 14. Common motifs in high art?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MARIJUANALEAVES

    MARIJUANALEAVES
    MARIJUANALEAVES


  • The clue is 17. Major success stories in the entrepreneurial world. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNICORNSTARTUPS

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  • The clue is 18. Goddess often depicted clothed in green. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GAIA

    Possible Answer : Gaea, Ge, Gaia


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

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

    The answer: WIN

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : losings, fall_back, lose, fail


  • The clue is 20. Barn greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOO

    Possible Answer : low, moo


  • The clue is 21. #1 overall, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOPSEEDED


  • The clue is 26. One of three in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACT

    Possible Answer : enactment, number, do, pretend, bit, play, routine, act_as, act, human_activity, turn, move, dissemble, represent, work, human_action, behave, roleplay, deed, playact

    Possible Opposite Answer : refrain


  • The clue is 29. 2023 film in which Michael Jordan is only shown from behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AIR

    Possible Answer : publicize, line, aura, air, publicise, send, melody, transmit, bare, zephyr, tune, ventilate, vent, beam, air_travel, gentle_wind, atmosphere, aviation, air_out, melodic_line, aerate, strain, airwave, broadcast, breeze, melodic_phrase


  • The clue is 30. Check mark alternatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: XES

    Possible Answer : go, tenner, XTC, x, ex, disco_biscuit, ten, X, decade, xenon, Adam, atomic_number_54, Xe, cristal, 10, hug_drug, ecstasy


  • The clue is 32. Symbol of America's first transcontinental railroad. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

    The answer: THEGOLDENSPIKE


  • The clue is 38. Veins, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MINERALDEPOSITS


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

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

    The answer: TONGUETWISTERS


  • The clue is 41. Mens ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REA


  • The clue is 42. Pablo Neruda wrote one to a large tuna in the market. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODE

    Possible Answer : ode


  • The clue is 43. Where to watch the cubs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEN

    Possible Answer : hideaway, hideout, den, lair


  • The clue is 44. Young and inexperienced, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNOTNOSED


  • The clue is 49. Egg ___ yung. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FOO


  • The clue is 52. Subject of 199 silkscreen paintings by Warhol. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAO

    Possible Answer : MAO, Mao_Zedong, Mao_Tsetung, monoamine_oxidase, Mao


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

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

    The answer: LOBS

    Possible Answer : lob


  • The clue is 56. "Sorry, those secrets are *beyond* classified". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDHAVETOKILLYOU


  • The clue is 62. Refuse to sign one's work, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REMAINANONYMOUS


  • The clue is 63. Like the ruins in Tulum. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAYAN

    Possible Answer : Mayan_language, Mayan, Maya


  • The clue is 64. It comes straight from the horse's mouth. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REIN

    Possible Answer : draw_rein, harness, rule, rein_in, rein


  • The clue is 65. Willing partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABLE

    Possible Answer : able, able-bodied, capable

    Possible Opposite Answer : unable


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Rhea's relative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMU

    Possible Answer: electromagnetic_unit, emu, Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

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

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

    The answer: TANG

    Possible Answer: piquancy, relish, Tang_dynasty, Fucus_vesiculosus, tang, sea_tang, sapidity, savor, serrated_wrack, flavour, Tang, bladder_fucus, zest, sea_tangle, flavor, Fucus_serratus, savour, black_rockweed, piquantness, nip, tanginess, smack, bladderwrack, piquance

  • The clue is 3. Performance that might elicit a "Brava!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARIA

    Possible Answer: aria

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

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

    The answer: LICIT

    Possible Answer: licit, legitimate, lawful

    Possible Opposite Answer : illicit

  • The clue is 5. Lead-in to pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SUR

    Possible Answer: Sur, Tyre

  • The clue is 6. Certain film shot, or film reaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAN

    Possible Answer: pan, cooking_pan, Pan, pan_off, goat_god, genus_Pan, trash, tear_apart, pan_out

  • The clue is 7. Had carte blanche. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANSWEREDTONOONE

  • The clue is 8. French composer who influenced Ravel and Debussy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SATIE

    Possible Answer: Erik_Alfred_Leslie_Satie, Erik_Satie, Satie

  • The clue is 9. Spanish 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SER

  • The clue is 10. Garfield, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAT

    Possible Answer: barf, regorge, computed_tomography, guy, honk, computerized_axial_tomography, vomit, khat, computed_axial_tomography, qat, throw_up, disgorge, be_sick, purge, true_cat, cat-o'-nine-tails, puke, upchuck, CT, regurgitate, kat, retch, hombre, chuck, Arabian_tea, Caterpillar, spue, sick, vomit_up, cat, spew, bozo, computerized_tomography, CAT, African_tea, quat, cast, big_cat

    Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

  • The clue is 11. Largest cell in the human body. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OVUM

    Possible Answer: ovum, egg_cell

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

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

    The answer: REPO

  • The clue is 13. Aptly named descendant of Standard Oil. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESSO

  • The clue is 15. John, in Portuguese. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JOAO

  • The clue is 16. Sighting from the crow's nest. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAND

    Possible Answer: earth, realm, put_down, landed_estate, farming, Edwin_Herbert_Land, soil, kingdom, solid_ground, Land, set_down, terra_firma, down, nation, Din_Land, commonwealth, set_ashore, bring_down, dry_land, body_politic, estate, ground, domain, country, state, demesne, land, acres, res_publica, bring, shoot_down, shore

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

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

    The answer: PALAU

    Possible Answer: Palau_Islands, Belau, Pelew, Republic_of_Palau, Palau, TT

  • The clue is 23. Move like a crab. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIDLE

    Possible Answer: sidle, sashay

  • The clue is 24. M.L.B. team that once drafted Tom Brady. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EXPOS

    Possible Answer: exposition, expo, exhibition

  • The clue is 25. Many a founding father, religiously. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEIST

    Possible Answer: deist, deistic, freethinker

  • The clue is 26. Place to take notes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATM

    Possible Answer: ATM, cash_machine, standard_pressure, automatic_teller_machine, automated_teller_machine, asynchronous_transfer_mode, cash_dispenser, automatic_teller, automated_teller, atm, atmosphere, standard_atmosphere


  • The clue is 27. I.O.U.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHIT

    Possible Answer: check, tab, chit

  • The clue is 28. Lin-Manuel Miranda, vocally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TENOR

    Possible Answer: tenor, strain, tenor_voice

  • The clue is 31. Came down after getting lifted up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKIED

    Possible Answer: ski

  • The clue is 33. Pool contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GENES

    Possible Answer: cistron, gene, factor

  • The clue is 34. Lymph node, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORGAN

    Possible Answer: electronic_organ, organ, electric_organ, reed_organ, harmonium, Hammond_organ, pipe_organ

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

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

    The answer: NEWDO

  • The clue is 36. Masters of disguise. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPIES

    Possible Answer: stag, sight, undercover_agent, descry, sleuth, spot, snoop, espy, spy

  • The clue is 37. French 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETRE

  • The clue is 39. Fig. that's often redacted. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SSN

  • The clue is 45. The sun emerging from the clouds at exactly the right time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OMEN

    Possible Answer: auspicate, prognostication, augur, prognostic, predict, Oman, betoken, foretell, portent, Sultanate_of_Oman, forecast, prefigure, Muscat_and_Oman, omen, prognosticate, prodigy, foreshadow, portend, presage, bode

  • The clue is 46. Member of the Golden Horde. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TATAR

    Possible Answer: Tartar, Mongol_Tatar, Tatar

  • The clue is 47. 2024 M.L.B. All-Star ___ De La Cruz. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELLY

  • The clue is 48. Dish whose name is Turkish for "stuffed". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOLMA

  • The clue is 49. Like some handshakes and mattresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FIRM

    Possible Answer: firm, steadfastly, unfaltering, tauten, truehearted, unbendable, business_firm, immobile, fast, stiff, firmly, steady, solid, unwaveringly, house, steadfast, strong, unwavering, unshakable, loyal, unfluctuating

    49. Like some handshakes and mattresses
    49. Like some handshakes and mattresses

  • The clue is 50. Ancient music halls. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODEA

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

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

    The answer: OHMY

  • The clue is 54. Letters on an invite. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BYOB

  • The clue is 55. "'Hope' is the thing with feathers / That perches in the ___": Emily Dickinson. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOUL

    Possible Answer: someone, soulfulness, somebody, soul, individual, person, mortal, psyche

  • The clue is 57. Org. with towers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AAA

    Possible Answer: abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA

  • The clue is 58. Chablis, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VIN

  • The clue is 59. Splash of orange in a Japanese pond. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KOI

  • The clue is 60. Stay there!. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INN

    Possible Answer: hostel, lodge, auberge, inn, hostelry

  • The clue is 61. Milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USE

    Possible Answer: habituate, use_of_goods_and_services, role, manipulation, consumption, utilization, purpose, use, enjoyment, expend, usage, habit, practice, utilisation, utilise, economic_consumption, employ, employment, function, exercise, apply, utilize, usance

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Wednesday's NYT Down Nov 26 - Full Vertical Grid Solutions

Wednesday's NYT Down Nov 26 - Full Vertical Grid Solutions

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 39 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for November 26, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date November 26, 2025
Day of Week Wednesday
Total Down Clues 39 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Medium

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 39 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. Mingle
2 Down 2. Lizard with an oceangoing subspecies nicknamed Godzilla
3 Down 3. "Wait!"
4 Down 4. Once-common pesticide banned in 1972
5 Down 5. Color of a literary "A"
6 Down 6. Tax on imports
7 Down 7. Gets ready to fire
8 Down 8. Nest egg inits.
9 Down 9. Disorderly heap of people
10 Down 10. "There's a traitor in our ___!"
11 Down 11. Veteran
12 Down 12. Advisory in a school zone
13 Down 13. ID with two hyphens
14 Down 19. Abbr. before a year
15 Down 21. One might precede "Excuse you!"
16 Down 24. Ballpark figures
17 Down 25. Homeowner's proof of purchase
18 Down 26. Right direction?
19 Down 27. Meeting, slangily
20 Down 29. Worrier's opening words
21 Down 33. ___ Dame
22 Down 34. See 58-Across
23 Down 35. Potatoes, in Indian cuisine
24 Down 36. Runs amok
25 Down 37. Juan : Spanish :: ___ : Portuguese
26 Down 38. Below, poetically
27 Down 40. Drinking sprees
28 Down 41. One way to get to an airport
29 Down 43. Modest poker holding
30 Down 44. Big name in upscale fashion
31 Down 45. Unfair accusation
32 Down 46. Jenna of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"
33 Down 47. Answered an invitation
34 Down 49. People looking for hookups, informally
35 Down 52. Car at an auction, maybe
36 Down 54. Part of a Bahama Mama
37 Down 55. Belt in judo
38 Down 56. "You ___!" (words of agreement)
39 Down 57. Letter after chi

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Down Solutions:

1 Down: "1. Mingle"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'B'
  • Word pattern: H____B
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: rub elbows with
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HOBNOB

2 Down: "2. Lizard with an oceangoing subspecies nicknamed Godzilla"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: I____A
  • Similar words: common iguana, Iguana iguana
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IGUANA

3 Down: "3. "Wait!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: N____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NOTYET

4 Down: "4. Once-common pesticide banned in 1972"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'T'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DDT

5 Down: "5. Color of a literary "A""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S_____T
  • Similar words: blood-red, cherry
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SCARLET

6 Down: "6. Tax on imports"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'F'
  • Word pattern: T____F
  • Similar words: duty
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a government tax on imports or exports
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TARIFF

7 Down: "7. Gets ready to fire"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A__S
  • Similar words: propose, target
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AIMS

8 Down: "8. Nest egg inits."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
  • Similar words: Provos, wrath
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IRA

9 Down: "9. Disorderly heap of people"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: D_____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DOGPILE

10 Down: "10. "There's a traitor in our ___!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: M___T
  • Similar words: thick
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the location of something surrounded by other things
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MIDST

11 Down: "11. Veteran"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: O______R
  • Similar words: old hand, warhorse
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OLDTIMER

12 Down: "12. Advisory in a school zone"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SLO

13 Down: "13. ID with two hyphens"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SSN

14 Down: "19. Abbr. before a year"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: E__D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ESTD

15 Down: "21. One might precede "Excuse you!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: B___H
  • Similar words: burp, bubble
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BELCH

16 Down: "24. Ballpark figures"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S___S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STATS

17 Down: "25. Homeowner's proof of purchase"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: D__D
  • Similar words: human activity, human action
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DEED

18 Down: "26. Right direction?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: E__T
  • Similar words: eastward, due east
  • Opposite of: west
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EAST

19 Down: "27. Meeting, slangily"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: S__H
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SESH

20 Down: "29. Worrier's opening words"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: I___R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IFEAR

21 Down: "33. ___ Dame"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: N___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NOTRE

22 Down: "34. See 58-Across"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S
  • Similar words: eat up, rust
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: informal terms for a meal
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EATS

23 Down: "35. Potatoes, in Indian cuisine"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: A__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ALOO

24 Down: "36. Runs amok"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R______S
  • Similar words: rampage
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: violently angry and destructive behavior
  • This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RAMPAGES

25 Down: "37. Juan : Spanish :: ___ : Portuguese"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: J__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer JOAO

26 Down: "38. Below, poetically"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: N___H
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NEATH

27 Down: "40. Drinking sprees"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B_____S
  • Similar words: carouse, breaking ball
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a tool for bending
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BENDERS

28 Down: "41. One way to get to an airport"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S_____E
  • Similar words: shuttlecock, bird
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SHUTTLE

29 Down: "43. Modest poker holding"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: P__R
  • Similar words: twain, yoke
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a set of two similar things considered as a unit
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PAIR

30 Down: "44. Big name in upscale fashion"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: L____N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LAUREN

31 Down: "45. Unfair accusation"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: B____P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BUMRAP

32 Down: "46. Jenna of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: O____A
  • Similar words: Daniel Ortega
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945)
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ORTEGA

33 Down: "47. Answered an invitation"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: R____D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RSVPED

34 Down: "49. People looking for hookups, informally"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R___S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RVERS

35 Down: "52. Car at an auction, maybe"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: R__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer REPO

36 Down: "54. Part of a Bahama Mama"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'M'
  • Similar words: funny, queer
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: liquor distilled from fermented molasses
  • This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RUM

37 Down: "55. Belt in judo"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'I'
  • Similar words: obeah
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OBI

38 Down: "56. "You ___!" (words of agreement)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: wager, reckon
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the money risked on a gamble
  • This is Down clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BET

39 Down: "57. Letter after chi"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'I'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a unit of pressure
  • This is Down clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PSI

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

  • Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
  • Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
  • Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
  • Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
  2. Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

Time-Saving Down Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Down first Get a mental map of the vertical flow
Fill short Down words 3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes Related Down answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 39 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

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November 26, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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

Across Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Posterior 4
2A 5. Unadventurous 5
3A 10. Growth on one side of trees 4
4A 14. Psalm starter 4
5A 15. Home to the renowned Khan el-Khalili bazaar 5
6A 16. Woes 4
7A 17. Posterior 4
8A 18. "An assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained" (1998) 10
9A 20. "No" vote 3
10A 21. Jewish ceremony performed eight days after birth 4
11A 22. "Over here!" 4
12A 23. "To love ___ is the beginning of a lifelong romance": Oscar Wilde 7
13A 25. Simple songs 7
14A 28. With 34-Across, "Like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a bath for a long time" (2000) 11
15A 30. Fannie ___ 3
16A 31. Work of Congress 3
17A 32. Price you pay 3
18A 33. Loch viewed from the village of Drumnadrochit 4
19A 34. See 28-Across 5
20A 37. Pa Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies" 3
21A 38. "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it." (1994) 5
22A 39. [Sigh] 4
23A 40. Amazon wrapper 3
24A 41. Film locale 3
25A 42. QB Brady 3
26A 43. "A two-hour movie squeezed into three hours" (2001) 11
27A 48. One who may end on a high note 7
28A 50. Filmmakers with distinctive styles 7
29A 51. Like a die-hard fan 4
30A 52. Book after Judges 4
31A 53. Cable channel since 1981 3
32A 54. Pulitzer-winning critic known for his perceptive, sometimes sharply worded reviews, as seen in 18-, 28-/34-, 38- and 43-Across 10
33A 57. ___ school 4
34A 58. With 34-Down, food delivery app 4
35A 59. Drive back 5
36A 60. Wise guy 4
37A 61. ___ Universe 4
38A 62. Slate, e.g. 5
39A 63. Apple product introduced in 2010 4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Posterior"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
  • Similar words include: back, hinder
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HIND

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2A: "5. Unadventurous"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that characterized by dignity and propriety
  • Similar words include: sedate
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: STAID

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3A: "10. Growth on one side of trees"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: MOSS

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4A: "14. Psalm starter"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OGOD

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5A: "15. Home to the renowned Khan el-Khalili bazaar"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a town at the southern tip of illinois at the confluence of the ohio and mississippi rivers
  • Similar words include: El Qahira, capital of Egypt, Egyptian capital
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CAIRO

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6A: "16. Woes"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
  • Similar words include: ailment, ill, complaint
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ILLS

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7A: "17. Posterior"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that thick end of the handle
  • Similar words include: butt on, prat, laughingstock
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BUTT

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8A: "18. "An assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained" (1998)"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (new testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the earth at the end of the world
  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ARMAGEDDON

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9A: "20. "No" vote"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that not this merely but also; not only so but
  • Opposite of: yea
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NAY

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10A: "21. Jewish ceremony performed eight days after birth"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
  • Similar words include: Berit, Brith, Briss
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BRIS

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11A: "22. "Over here!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PSST

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12A: "23. "To love ___ is the beginning of a lifelong romance": Oscar Wilde"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ONESELF

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13A: "25. Simple songs"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
  • Similar words include: ditty
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DITTIES

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14A: "28. With 34-Across, "Like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a bath for a long time" (2000)"

11 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  • Similar words include: field of battle, field, field of honor
  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BATTLEFIELD

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15A: "30. Fannie ___"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: MAE

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16A: "31. Work of Congress"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
  • Similar words include: bit, behave, act as
  • Opposite of: refrain
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ACT

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17A: "32. Price you pay"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
  • Similar words include: bung, tip
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FEE

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18A: "33. Loch viewed from the village of Drumnadrochit"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
  • Similar words include: cape
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NESS

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19A: "34. See 28-Across"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
  • Similar words include: world, earthly concern, ground
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EARTH

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20A: "37. Pa Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: JED

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21A: "38. "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it." (1994)"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the region of the united states lying to the north of the mason-dixon line
  • Similar words include: northward, Frederick North, northwards
  • Opposite of: south
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NORTH

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22A: "39. [Sigh]"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
  • Similar words include: unfortunately, ala, regrettably
  • Opposite of: fortunately, luckily
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALAS

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23A: "40. Amazon wrapper"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
  • Similar words include: feather boa
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BOA

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24A: "41. Film locale"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
  • Similar words include: curing, localize, bent
  • Opposite of: rise
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SET

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25A: "42. QB Brady"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to whites
  • Similar words include: gobbler, turkey cock, tomcat
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TOM

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26A: "43. "A two-hour movie squeezed into three hours" (2001)"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PEARLHARBOR

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27A: "48. One who may end on a high note"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a female singer
  • Similar words include: treble
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SOPRANO

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28A: "50. Filmmakers with distinctive styles"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works
  • Similar words include: auteur
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AUTEURS

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29A: "51. Like a die-hard fan"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
  • Similar words include: devouring, greedy, zealous
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AVID

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30A: "52. Book after Judges"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
  • Similar words include: pity, Sultan of Swat, commiseration
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: RUTH

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31A: "53. Cable channel since 1981"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MTV

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32A: "54. Pulitzer-winning critic known for his perceptive, sometimes sharply worded reviews, as seen in 18-, 28-/34-, 38- and 43-Across"

10 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ROGEREBERT

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33A: "57. ___ school"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
  • Similar words include: preparation, homework
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PREP

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34A: "58. With 34-Down, food delivery app"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: UBER

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35A: "59. Drive back"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that cause to move back by force or influence
  • Similar words include: disgust, force back, push back
  • Opposite of: attract
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REPEL

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36A: "60. Wise guy"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
  • Similar words include: salvia, sage-green
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SAGE

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37A: "61. ___ Universe"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a young woman
  • Similar words include: leave out, overlook, pretermit
  • Opposite of: attend, attend to
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MISS

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38A: "62. Slate, e.g."

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  • Similar words include: Harlan Fiske Stone, I. F. Stone, lapidate
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: STONE

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39A: "63. Apple product introduced in 2010"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IPAD

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Mingle 6
2D 2. Lizard with an oceangoing subspecies nicknamed Godzilla 6
3D 3. "Wait!" 6
4D 4. Once-common pesticide banned in 1972 3
5D 5. Color of a literary "A" 7
6D 6. Tax on imports 6
7D 7. Gets ready to fire 4
8D 8. Nest egg inits. 3
9D 9. Disorderly heap of people 7
10D 10. "There's a traitor in our ___!" 5
11D 11. Veteran 8
12D 12. Advisory in a school zone 3
13D 13. ID with two hyphens 3
14D 19. Abbr. before a year 4
15D 21. One might precede "Excuse you!" 5
16D 24. Ballpark figures 5
17D 25. Homeowner's proof of purchase 4
18D 26. Right direction? 4
19D 27. Meeting, slangily 4
20D 29. Worrier's opening words 5
21D 33. ___ Dame 5
22D 34. See 58-Across 4
23D 35. Potatoes, in Indian cuisine 4
24D 36. Runs amok 8
25D 37. Juan : Spanish :: ___ : Portuguese 4
26D 38. Below, poetically 5
27D 40. Drinking sprees 7
28D 41. One way to get to an airport 7
29D 43. Modest poker holding 4
30D 44. Big name in upscale fashion 6
31D 45. Unfair accusation 6
32D 46. Jenna of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" 6
33D 47. Answered an invitation 6
34D 49. People looking for hookups, informally 5
35D 52. Car at an auction, maybe 4
36D 54. Part of a Bahama Mama 3
37D 55. Belt in judo 3
38D 56. "You ___!" (words of agreement) 3
39D 57. Letter after chi 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Mingle"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that rub elbows with
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HOBNOB

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2D: "2. Lizard with an oceangoing subspecies nicknamed Godzilla"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that large herbivorous tropical american arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in central america and south america
  • Similar words include: common iguana, Iguana iguana
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IGUANA

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3D: "3. "Wait!""

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NOTYET

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4D: "4. Once-common pesticide banned in 1972"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the united states since 1972
  • Similar words include: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DDT

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5D: "5. Color of a literary "A""

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
  • Similar words include: cherry-red, ruby, vermilion
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SCARLET

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6D: "6. Tax on imports"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a government tax on imports or exports
  • Similar words include: duty
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TARIFF

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7D: "7. Gets ready to fire"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
  • Similar words include: propose, design, heading
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AIMS

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8D: "8. Nest egg inits."

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
  • Similar words include: Provos, Provisional IRA, ire
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: IRA

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9D: "9. Disorderly heap of people"

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: DOGPILE

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10D: "10. "There's a traitor in our ___!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the location of something surrounded by other things
  • Similar words include: thick
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: MIDST

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11D: "11. Veteran"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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  • Think of something that an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
  • Similar words include: warhorse, old hand, antique
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: OLDTIMER

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12D: "12. Advisory in a school zone"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SLO

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13D: "13. ID with two hyphens"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SSN

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14D: "19. Abbr. before a year"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ESTD

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15D: "21. One might precede "Excuse you!""

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
  • Similar words include: burping, bubble, erupt
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: BELCH

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16D: "24. Ballpark figures"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: STATS

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17D: "25. Homeowner's proof of purchase"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
  • Similar words include: deed of conveyance, human action, human activity
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: DEED

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18D: "26. Right direction?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
  • Similar words include: due east, eastward, Orient
  • Opposite of: west
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Answer: EAST

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19D: "27. Meeting, slangily"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SESH

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20D: "29. Worrier's opening words"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: IFEAR

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21D: "33. ___ Dame"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

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  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: NOTRE

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22D: "34. See 58-Across"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that informal terms for a meal
  • Similar words include: grub, eat, corrode
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: EATS

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23D: "35. Potatoes, in Indian cuisine"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALOO

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24D: "36. Runs amok"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that violently angry and destructive behavior
  • Similar words include: violent disorder, rampage
  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: RAMPAGES

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25D: "37. Juan : Spanish :: ___ : Portuguese"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: JOAO

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26D: "38. Below, poetically"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: NEATH

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27D: "40. Drinking sprees"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a tool for bending
  • Similar words include: carouse, breaking ball, booze-up
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: BENDERS

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28D: "41. One way to get to an airport"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
  • Similar words include: shuttlecock, bird, birdie
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: SHUTTLE

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29D: "43. Modest poker holding"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a set of two similar things considered as a unit
  • Similar words include: yoke, copulate, twosome
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: PAIR

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30D: "44. Big name in upscale fashion"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: LAUREN

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31D: "45. Unfair accusation"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: BUMRAP

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32D: "46. Jenna of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice""

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945)
  • Similar words include: Daniel Ortega, Daniel Ortega Saavedra
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ORTEGA

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33D: "47. Answered an invitation"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: RSVPED

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34D: "49. People looking for hookups, informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

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  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: RVERS

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35D: "52. Car at an auction, maybe"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

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  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: REPO

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36D: "54. Part of a Bahama Mama"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that liquor distilled from fermented molasses
  • Similar words include: queer, odd, funny
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: RUM

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37D: "55. Belt in judo"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
  • Similar words include: obeah
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: OBI

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38D: "56. "You ___!" (words of agreement)"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the money risked on a gamble
  • Similar words include: look, wager, calculate
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: BET

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39D: "57. Letter after chi"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of pressure
  • Similar words include: pounds per square inch
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: PSI

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Today's Puzzle Stats

39 Across Clues
39 Down Clues
78 Total Clues

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