February 05, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, February 05, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle February 05, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Holiday Inn alternative	6
2A	7. Where you might go through withdrawal?	3
3A	10. "Kapow!"	4
4A	14. Left	6
5A	15. Get major hang time, in snowboarding lingo	8
6A	17. College in Claremont, Calif.	6
7A	18. Al who famously drove a white Ford Bronco	8
8A	19. Brief hookup	13
9A	21. Fair-hiring inits.	3
10A	22. No longer in bondage	5
11A	24. One of the musicians on the 11th day of Christmas	5
12A	28. Showtime alternative	3
13A	31. Law partner?	5
14A	33. "The Scream" and "The Kiss," for two	10
15A	36. Vein contents	3
16A	37. American ___ (another name for the century plant)	4
17A	38. Slayer of Tybalt	5
18A	39. Ardent	4
19A	40. Hoover, e.g., informally	3
20A	41. Nonsense line sung by Frank Sinatra in "Strangers in the Night"	10
21A	43. Infotainment show with an exclamation point in its name	5
22A	46. Keg necessity	3
23A	47. Cuts back on	5
24A	48. What an ID may substitute for?	5
25A	50. Put away	3
26A	52. Some garage sale goods ... or what the answers at 15-, 19-, 33-, 41- and 62-Across have done?	13
27A	59. Archrivals of the Blue Devils	8
28A	61. Refrigerator, old-style	6
29A	62. Verses-vs.-verses competitor	8
30A	63. Gay who wrote "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold"	6
31A	64. Healthful leaf vegetable	4
32A	65. "Straight Outta Compton" group	3
33A	66. Totally embarrassed	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. Holiday Inn alternative"

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: RAMADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Where you might go through withdrawal?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Words that mean the same thing: standard pressure, automatic teller machine, cash machine
• 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: ATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Kapow!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: wallop, whop, whack
• 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: WHAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Left"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that move out of or depart from
• Words that mean the same thing: choke, go out, expire
• The opposite would be: be born, enter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXITED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Get major hang time, in snowboarding lingo"

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: CATCHAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. College in Claremont, Calif."

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: POMONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Al who famously drove a white Ford Bronco"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
• Words that mean the same thing: bonnet, hood, cowl
• 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: COWLINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Brief hookup"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: ONENIGHTSTAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Fair-hiring inits."

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: EEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. No longer in bondage"

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 grant freedom to; free from confinement
• Words that mean the same thing: rid, give up, justify
• The opposite would be: lodge, freeze
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. One of the musicians on the 11th day of Christmas"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who plays the bagpipe
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Piper, bagpiper
• 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: PIPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "28. Showtime alternative"

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: TMC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Law partner?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
• Words that mean the same thing: tell, regularise, Holy Order
• The opposite would be: disorder, disorderliness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. "The Scream" and "The Kiss," for two"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: WORKSOFART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "36. Vein contents"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• 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: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "37. American ___ (another name for the century plant)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
• 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: ALOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Slayer of Tybalt"

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 ardent male lover
• 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: ROMEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Ardent"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
• Words that mean the same thing: zealous, esurient, devouring
• 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: AVID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Hoover, e.g., informally"

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 informal term for vacation
• 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: VAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Nonsense line sung by Frank Sinatra in "Strangers in the Night""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: DOBEDOBEDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Infotainment show with an exclamation point in its name"

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: ENEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Keg necessity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: tip, hydrant, pink
• 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: TAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Cuts back on"

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 decrease gradually or bit by bit
• Words that mean the same thing: pare down, skin, pare
• 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: PARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. What an ID may substitute for?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: Gem State, ID
• 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: IDAHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Put away"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: deplete, run through, feed
• 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: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Some garage sale goods ... or what the answers at 15-, 19-, 33-, 41- and 62-Across have done?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: USEDFURNITURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "59. Archrivals of the Blue Devils"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native or resident of north carolina
• Words that mean the same thing: Tarheel, North Carolinian
• 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: TARHEELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "61. Refrigerator, old-style"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
• Words that mean the same thing: refrigerator
• 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: ICEBOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. Verses-vs.-verses competitor"

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: SLAMPOET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. Gay who wrote "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold""

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: TALESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Healthful leaf vegetable"

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 informal terms for money
• Words that mean the same thing: gelt, sugar, dough
• 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: KALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. "Straight Outta Compton" group"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Totally embarrassed"

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: ALLRED

  Great job if you got it right!

February 05, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Tow job, maybe	4
2D	2. Impulse transmitter	4
3D	3. Performer without a speaking part	4
4D	4. Loads	4
5D	5. They're not just skeptics	7
6D	6. "Curiosity killed the cat," e.g.	5
7D	7. Bank no.	4
8D	8. Ski resort NNE of Santa Fe	4
9D	9. Daily run, for short?	5
10D	10. Kvetch	6
11D	11. Ceded control of	10
12D	12. Bailed-out insurance giant of 2008	3
13D	13. Better half, with "the"	3
14D	16. Mild cigar	5
15D	20. Hurry, with "it"	7
16D	23. Mock	6
17D	24. Something a seismograph detects	5
18D	25. Honolulu's historic ___ Palace	6
19D	26. Police show, say	10
20D	27. Just get (by)	3
21D	29. Deadly African snake	5
22D	30. Ivy, e.g.	7
23D	32. Mulligans, e.g.	5
24D	34. Chicago airport code	3
25D	35. Death, in Deutschland	3
26D	39. Legal org.	3
27D	42. Like some illusions	7
28D	44. Message written on a car window	6
29D	45. Blind followers	5
30D	49. Classic theater	5
31D	51. "West Side Story" woman	5
32D	53. Zoomed	4
33D	54. Racketeer's org.?	4
34D	55. Poker giveaway	4
35D	56. Really, informally	4
36D	57. Symbol of Aphrodite	4
37D	58. Deleted	4
38D	59. "Naughty!"	3
39D	60. Calamares ___ romana (seafood dish)	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. Tow job, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Impulse transmitter"

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 long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
• Words that mean the same thing: axone
• 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: AXON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Performer without a speaking part"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
• Words that mean the same thing: mimer, mimic, mummer
• 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: MIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Loads"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
• Words that mean the same thing: Aten
• 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: ATON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. They're not just skeptics"

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 unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon
• Words that mean the same thing: denier
• 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: DENIERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Curiosity killed the cat," e.g."

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 condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
• Words that mean the same thing: proverb, saw, byword
• 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: ADAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Bank no."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACCT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Ski resort NNE of Santa Fe"

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 member of the pueblo people living in northern new mexico
• Words that mean the same thing: Tao, Taoist
• 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: TAOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Daily run, for short?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MTWTF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Kvetch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
• Words that mean the same thing: moaner, bellyacher, complainer
• 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: WHINER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Ceded control of"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HANDEDOVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Bailed-out insurance giant of 2008"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Better half, with "the""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a form of address for a married woman
• Words that mean the same thing: Mrs., Mr, Mister
• 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: MRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Mild cigar"

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 cigar made with light-colored tobacco
• 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: CLARO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Hurry, with "it""

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 a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
• Words that mean the same thing: pelt along, belt along, step on it
• The opposite would be: linger
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOTFOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Mock"

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 treat or speak of with contempt
• 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: DERIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Something a seismograph detects"

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: PWAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Honolulu's historic ___ Palace"

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: IOLANI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Police show, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of or relating to procedure
• Words that mean the same thing: adjective
• The opposite would be: substantive
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROCEDURAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Just get (by)"

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: EKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Deadly African snake"

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 arboreal snake of central and southern africa whose bite is often fatal
• 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: MAMBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Ivy, e.g."

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 any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
• Words that mean the same thing: crawler, tree creeper
• 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: CREEPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Mulligans, e.g."

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 do over, as of (part of) a house
• Words that mean the same thing: refashion, remodel, reconstruct
• 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: REDOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Chicago airport code"

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: ORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Death, in Deutschland"

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 unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
• 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: TOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Legal org."

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 loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by arabs
• 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: ABA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Like some illusions"

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 or relating to or involving light or optics
• Words that mean the same thing: visual, ocular, optic
• 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: OPTICAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Message written on a car window"

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: WASHME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Blind followers"

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 woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
• 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: SHEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Classic theater"

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: ODEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. "West Side Story" woman"

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: ANITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Zoomed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that travel through the air; be airborne
• Words that mean the same thing: wing, fly, flee
• 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: FLEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Racketeer's org.?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: USTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Poker giveaway"

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 swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
• Words that mean the same thing: evidence, distinguish, tell apart
• 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: TELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Really, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Symbol of Aphrodite"

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 any of many shrubs of the genus rosa that bear roses
• Words that mean the same thing: climb, originate, pink wine
• The opposite would be: turn in, go to bed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Deleted"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EXED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. "Naughty!""

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-tut
• 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: TSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Calamares ___ romana (seafood dish)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• 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: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	72.2%
Short Answer	15	20.8%
History	2	2.8%
Music	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 Wednesday, 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!

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January 01, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, January 01, 2024

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

NYT Monday Crossword Across Clues - January 01, 2024 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Take on, as debt	5
2A	6. Got on in years	4
3A	10. Part to play in a play	4
4A	14. Get a run or a goal	5
5A	15. Remedy	4
6A	16. Taylor Swift's 2023-24 ___ Tour	4
7A	17. Accord, Civic or CR-V	5
8A	18. Part of the eye that shares its name with a rainbow goddess	4
9A	19. Suffix for a celebration	4
10A	20. Kids' chasing game with head taps	13
11A	23. "Rugrats" dad ___ Pickles	3
12A	25. You, in French	3
13A	26. Midsections of the human bodies	6
14A	27. Off Broadway musical made into a 2021 film directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda	12
15A	31. Proportion	5
16A	32. Joints exercised by a 56-Across dancer	4
17A	33. "Kapow!"	3
18A	36. Steel component	4
19A	37. Paint layers	5
20A	39. Warsaw native	4
21A	40. Average, in golf	3
22A	41. Chess piece shaped like a battlement	4
23A	42. Leader of a meeting … or that leader's seat	5
24A	43. Reply to "Three cheers!"	12
25A	46. Without a doubt	6
26A	49. Note acknowledging a debt	3
27A	50. Broadband hookup initials	3
28A	51. Soothing words	13
29A	55. Fixed price	4
30A	56. Hawaiian dance style	4
31A	57. Scratches (at)	5
32A	60. Yours and mine	4
33A	61. Very much	4
34A	62. Ice house	5
35A	63. Devious scheme	4
36A	64. Something to whistle	4
37A	65. Superior and Victoria, for two	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Take on, as debt"

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 make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
• Words that mean the same thing: find, obtain, receive
• 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: INCUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Got on in years"

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 people who are old collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: senior, senesce, elderly
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate, young
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Part to play in a play"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
• Words that mean the same thing: purpose, function, use
• 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: ROLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Get a run or a goal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
• Words that mean the same thing: nock, scotch, hit
• 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: SCORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Remedy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
• Words that mean the same thing: bring around, curative, heal
• 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: CURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Taylor Swift's 2023-24 ___ Tour"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: ERA, era, geological era
• 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: ERAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Accord, Civic or CR-V"

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: HONDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Part of the eye that shares its name with a rainbow goddess"

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 plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• Words that mean the same thing: sword lily, fleur-de-lis, iris diaphragm
• 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: IRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Suffix for a celebration"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Kids' chasing game with head taps"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert 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: DUCKDUCKGOOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. "Rugrats" dad ___ Pickles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. You, in French"

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: TOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Midsections of the human bodies"

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 the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
• Words that mean the same thing: trunk, torso, body
• 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: TORSOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Off Broadway musical made into a 2021 film directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TICKTICKBOOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Proportion"

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 relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
• Words that mean the same thing: proportion
• 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: RATIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Joints exercised by a 56-Across dancer"

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 either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
• Words that mean the same thing: pelvis, articulatio coxae, pelvic arch
• 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: HIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. "Kapow!""

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 ancient city in southeastern iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
• Words that mean the same thing: eruption, bang, clap
• 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: BAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Steel component"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
• Words that mean the same thing: branding iron, smoothing iron, press
• 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: IRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Paint layers"

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 outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
• Words that mean the same thing: coat, cake, pelage
• 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: COATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Warsaw native"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
• Words that mean the same thing: rod, perch, celestial pole
• 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: POLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Average, in golf"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
• Words that mean the same thing: equation, equality, equivalence
• 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: PAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Chess piece shaped like a battlement"

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 (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
• Words that mean the same thing: victimize, mulct, con
• 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: ROOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Leader of a meeting … or that leader's seat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a seat for one person, with a support for the back
• Words that mean the same thing: chairman, hot seat, lead
• 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: CHAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Reply to "Three cheers!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HIPHIPHOORAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Without a doubt"

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 definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
• Words that mean the same thing: for certain, sure as shooting, for sure
• 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: SURELY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Note acknowledging a debt"

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 informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
• 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: IOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Broadband hookup initials"

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 generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
• Words that mean the same thing: digital subscriber line
• 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: DSL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Soothing words"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: THERETHERENOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Fixed price"

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 magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
• Words that mean the same thing: value, charge per unit, order
• 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: RATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Hawaiian dance style"

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 polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
• Words that mean the same thing: hula-hula, Hawaiian dancing
• 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: HULA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Scratches (at)"

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 sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
• Words that mean the same thing: chela, claw, hook
• 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: CLAWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Yours and mine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OURS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Very much"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Ice house"

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 eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
• Words that mean the same thing: iglu
• 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: IGLOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Devious scheme"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
• Words that mean the same thing: gambit, stratagem
• 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: PLOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Something to whistle"

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 succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
• Words that mean the same thing: melodic phrase, air, melodic line
• The opposite would be: untune
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. Superior and Victoria, for two"

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 body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
• Words that mean the same thing: lake
• 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: LAKES

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - January 01, 2024 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. " ... or just about"	3
2D	2. Sgt. or cpl.	3
3D	3. Official on a train … or for an orchestra	9
4D	4. Language of Pakistan	4
5D	5. Be visibly affected by	7
6D	6. Opposite of basic, in chemistry	6
7D	7. Revered expert	4
8D	8. Prince beloved by Ariel in "The Little Mermaid"	4
9D	9. Many office computers	8
10D	10. Turn over a new leaf, say	6
11D	11. Popular creme-filled cookies	5
12D	12. Rope weapon for Wonder Woman	5
13D	13. ___ Park, Colo.	5
14D	21. Fish in a Japanese water garden	3
15D	22. Sticky, drippy substances	4
16D	23. Bacon slice	5
17D	24. Pageant crown	5
18D	28. Extended family	3
19D	29. Military fabric shade	5
20D	30. Chomped down on	3
21D	33. Property next to Go in Monopoly	9
22D	34. Pseudonym	5
23D	35. Streep with an A.F.I. Life Achievement Award	5
24D	37. Relative of "Roger," in radio transmissions	8
25D	38. "___-la-la!"	3
26D	39. Brothy noodle dish in Vietnamese cuisine	3
27D	41. Make angry	4
28D	42. Advisory committee	7
29D	43. Charge of religious unorthodoxy	6
30D	44. Villain on the high seas	6
31D	45. Gardener's sod-chopper	3
32D	46. Barber's razor sharpener	5
33D	47. Big name in moving vans	5
34D	48. Old-school chic	5
35D	52. Netflix competitor	4
36D	53. Musk of Tesla	4
37D	54. Tokarczuk who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature	4
38D	58. Deep sorrow	3
39D	59. "Rescue us!"	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. " ... or just about""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Sgt. or cpl."

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: NCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Official on a train … or for an orchestra"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the person who leads a musical group
• Words that mean the same thing: music director, director
• The opposite would be: insulator
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONDUCTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Language of Pakistan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the official literary language of pakistan, closely related to hindi; widely used in india (mostly by moslems); written in arabic script
• 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: URDU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Be visibly affected by"

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: REACTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Opposite of basic, in chemistry"

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 being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a ph of less than 7)
• Words that mean the same thing: acidulous, acid, acidulent
• The opposite would be: alkaline
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACIDIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Revered expert"

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 hindu or buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
• 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: GURU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Prince beloved by Ariel in "The Little Mermaid""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Many office computers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the top of a desk
• Words that mean the same thing: desktop, screen background, background
• 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: DESKTOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Turn over a new leaf, say"

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 change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
• Words that mean the same thing: regenerate, reclaim, straighten out
• 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: REFORM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Popular creme-filled cookies"

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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie, oreo
• 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: OREOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Rope weapon for Wonder Woman"

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 belgian composer (1532-1594)
• Words that mean the same thing: Orlando di Lasso, lariat, riata
• 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: LASSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. ___ Park, Colo."

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: ESTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Fish in a Japanese water garden"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Sticky, drippy substances"

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 any thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: muck, goo, gunk
• 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: GOOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Bacon slice"

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 relatively long narrow piece of something
• Words that mean the same thing: discase, flight strip, foray
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Pageant crown"

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 jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
• 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: TIARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Extended family"

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 person having kinship with another or others
• Words that mean the same thing: akin, cognate, clan
• 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: KIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Military fabric shade"

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 sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
• 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: KHAKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Chomped down on"

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 small piece or quantity of something
• Words that mean the same thing: chip, act, burn
• 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: BIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Property next to Go in Monopoly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
• 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: BOARDWALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Pseudonym"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a name that has been assumed temporarily
• Words that mean the same thing: false name, assumed name, also known as
• 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: ALIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Streep with an A.F.I. Life Achievement Award"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: MERYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Relative of "Roger," in radio transmissions"

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: COPYTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. "___-la-la!""

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 express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Words that mean the same thing: aah
• 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: OOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Brothy noodle dish in Vietnamese cuisine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Make angry"

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 cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
• Words that mean the same thing: devil, get to, bother
• 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: RILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Advisory committee"

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 a body serving in an administrative capacity
• 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: COUNCIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Charge of religious unorthodoxy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
• Words that mean the same thing: unorthodoxy, heterodoxy
• The opposite would be: orthodoxy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERESY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Villain on the high seas"

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 someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
• Words that mean the same thing: pirate ship, plagiarizer, commandeer
• 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: PIRATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Gardener's sod-chopper"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• 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: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Barber's razor sharpener"

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 leather strap used to sharpen razors
• 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: STROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Big name in moving vans"

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: UHAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Old-school chic"

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 fashion reminiscent of the past
• Words that mean the same thing: retroactive, ex post facto
• 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: RETRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Netflix competitor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HULU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Musk of Tesla"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Tokarczuk who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: OLGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Deep sorrow"

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 misery resulting from affliction
• Words that mean the same thing: suffering, woefulness
• 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: WOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. "Rescue us!""

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 internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
• Words that mean the same thing: sol, so, soh
• 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: SOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	72.4%
Short Answer	14	18.4%
History	4	5.3%
Sports	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: August 28, 2025 at 02:44 PM