XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 02, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 02 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (36)
Clue #1: 1. ___ salad
Clue #2: 5. Site for techies
Clue #3: 9. One of the hues in a Crayola eight-pack
Antonyms: whiten, white
Clue #4: 14. Shape of many a racetrack
Clue #5: 15. Fit as a fiddle
Clue #6: 16. "… for He is ___" (Matthew 28:6)
Antonyms: sit_down, set
Clue #7: 17. Did you know?! The most common bar name in the U.K. is The Red Lion
Clue #8: 19. Enough
Antonyms: meager
Clue #9: 20. W.W.E. star Dumas
Clue #10: 21. Portfolio portion, in brief
Clue #11: 22. It hangs on in the winter
Clue #12: 23. Did you know?! The oldest known porno movie is the 1907 short film "El Satario"
Clue #13: 27. One might charge el capote rojo
Clue #14: 29. 2014 Winter Olympics host
Clue #15: 30. Iridescent gemstones
Clue #16: 32. Bingo relative
Clue #17: 34. Squid's ink holder
Clue #18: 37. Did you know?! Engaging in leisure activities has been shown to reduce stress levels by over 30%
Clue #19: 40. Did you know?! Before mastering fire, cave men ate uncooked meat for the first million years of human existence
Clue #20: 42. Official currency of Ecuador and Guam: Abbr.
Clue #21: 43. "___ move"
Clue #22: 45. Cabinet department since 1913
Clue #23: 46. Nudges against
Clue #24: 49. Room for growth?
Clue #25: 50. Did you know?! America's first chartered money supplier opened in Philadelphia on January 7, 1782
Clue #26: 56. Enemy vessels in W.W. II
Clue #27: 57. Outfit that might have satin lapels, informally
Clue #28: 58. Key near F1
Clue #29: 61. Spanish island with many nightclubs
Clue #30: 62. Did you know?! Diamonds are 58 times more resistant to pressure than rubies or sapphires
Clue #31: 65. "___ est mort" ("the king is dead")
Clue #32: 66. Modern aerosol emitter, for short
Clue #33: 67. x times y, potentially
Clue #34: 68. Boxer nicknamed "Kid Dynamite"
Clue #35: 69. "... or ___!" (threat)
Clue #36: 70. "College GameDay" airer
Across Clues and Answers (36)
Clue #1: 1. ___ América (international football competition)
Clue #2: 2. Tube descender
Clue #3: 3. Step up from an upright piano
Clue #4: 4. Layered lunch offering, informally
Clue #5: 5. Tweets
Clue #6: 6. Language of W.W. II "code talkers": Var.
Clue #7: 7. Inventor Whitney
Clue #8: 8. Beverage in Wonderland
Clue #9: 9. Leg support
Antonyms: de-energize, de-energise
Clue #10: 10. Minimum or maximum
Clue #11: 11. Pet safety org.
Clue #12: 12. Chamber group instruments
Clue #13: 13. Genuflect
Clue #14: 18. Narrow inlet
Clue #15: 22. "Uncut Gems" actress Menzel
Clue #16: 24. "The Sound of Music" antagonist
Clue #17: 25. "Ugh!"
Clue #18: 26. Only acting Oscar winner in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Clue #19: 27. Common stir-fry ingredient
Clue #20: 28. Grand work
Clue #21: 31. For example
Clue #22: 33. One who gives a hoot
Clue #23: 34. Ones wreaking havoc
Clue #24: 35. ___ bomb
Clue #25: 36. No-no in many fad diets
Clue #26: 38. Thoroughly covers
Clue #27: 39. Low-pitched musical instrument
Clue #28: 41. "Rosy-fingered" time of day in the "Odyssey"
Antonyms: sunset
Clue #29: 44. Don't get stuck in it!
Antonyms: anestrus
Clue #30: 47. Onetime geometric game fad
Clue #31: 48. What mascara might do
Clue #32: 50. Muscular
Clue #33: 51. "The Sound of Music" locale
Clue #34: 52. "The Third Man" and "Kiss Me Deadly," for two
Clue #35: 53. Creator of a lot of buzz in the music scene
Clue #36: 54. Laundry problem
Clue #37: 55. No. after a tel. no.
Clue #38: 59. Part of a plan
Clue #39: 60. Jackie of martial arts films
Clue #40: 62. Bit of a laugh
Clue #41: 63. Femur/tibia connector, in brief
Clue #42: 64. Issa of Hollywood
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Monday, January 6, 2025
27449 Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 06, 2025
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Supersonic speed number. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MACH
Possible Answer : Ernst_Mach, Mach
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The clue is 5. Cookies that are sometimes dunked in milk. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OREOS
Possible Answer : oreo_cookie, oreo
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The clue is 10. Whole lot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SCAD
Possible Answer : scad
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The clue is 14. Cousin of a clarinet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OBOE
Possible Answer : hautboy, oboe, hautbois
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The clue is 15. What "duty-free" means. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NOTAX
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The clue is 16. Westover with the best-selling memoir "Educated". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TARA
Possible Answer : Tara
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The clue is 17. Theatrical description. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: CHARACTERSKETCH
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The clue is 20. Position of greatest stress. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: HOTSEAT
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The clue is 21. "Campbell's Soup Cans" painter. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: WARHOL
Possible Answer : Andy_Warhol, Warhol
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The clue is 22. "___ longa, vita brevis". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ARS
Possible Answer : ar, atomic_number_18, argon, Land_of_Opportunity, are, Ar, AR, Arkansas
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The clue is 23. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SLEDS
Possible Answer : sledge, sleigh, sled
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The clue is 26. Follower of double-you, ex, wye. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ZEE
Possible Answer : zed, Z, zee, ezed, z, izzard
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The clue is 27. Dog crossbreed known for its teddy bear appearance. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: GOLDENDOODLE
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The clue is 31. Recovered from a fall. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GOTUP
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The clue is 34. Modern anxiety source, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FOMO
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The clue is 35. Small cove. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RIA
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The clue is 36. Applications. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: USES
Possible Answer : apply, use_of_goods_and_services, U.S., United_States_of_America, employment, the_States, purpose, usage, US, employ, U.S.A., enjoyment, habituate, utilisation, practice, utilization, exercise, manipulation, utilise, habit, function, role, USA, use, usance, economic_consumption, United_States, America, expend, consumption, utilize
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The clue is 37. Sandwiches that often contain tuna. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MELTS
Possible Answer : melt_down, thawing, meld, mellow_out, melting, dissolve, dethaw, fade, unthaw, mellow, unfreeze, disappear, melt, evaporate, thaw, run
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The clue is 39. Overnight ___ (breakfast option). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OATS
Possible Answer : oat
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The clue is 40. Brewery offering. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALE
Possible Answer : ale
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The clue is 41. Crimson Tide univ.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BAMA
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The clue is 42. Large cove. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INLET
Possible Answer : inlet, recess, intake
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The clue is 43. Track exposures to a disease, as an epidemiologist might. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: CONTACTTRACE
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The clue is 47. Hosp. V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DRS
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The clue is 48. Note on a failed test, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SEEME
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The clue is 49. Ball club V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GMS
Possible Answer : gm, gramme, g, gram
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The clue is 52. Valiant. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: HEROIC
Possible Answer : heroical, heroic, desperate, heroic_meter, larger-than-life, heroic_verse, epic, grand, expansive
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The clue is 55. Amy who voiced Joy in "Inside Out". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: POEHLER
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The clue is 57. Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: DRAWCONCLUSIONS
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The clue is 60. Proctor's cry at the end of a test. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TIME
Possible Answer : fourth_dimension, clock, meter, prison_term, time, clock_time, metre, sentence, clip
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The clue is 61. South Korea's second-largest city. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BUSAN
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The clue is 62. Actor Esparza. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RAUL
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The clue is 63. Calf's meat. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: VEAL
Possible Answer : veau, veal
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The clue is 64. Stretch of work. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STINT
Possible Answer : stint, skimp, Erolia_minutilla, scant, least_sandpiper, stretch, scrimp
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The clue is 65. Custom gift site. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETSY
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Chocolaty coffee drink. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MOCHA
Possible Answer: mocha_coffee, mocha
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The clue is 2. Despise. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABHOR
Possible Answer: execrate, abominate, abhor, loathe
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The clue is 3. Nail polish layers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: COATS
Possible Answer: pelage, surface, coat, coating, cake
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The clue is 4. His and ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HERS
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The clue is 5. Available if needed. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ONCALL
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The clue is 6. Went bad. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ROTTED
Possible Answer: rot, waste, molder, rotted, rotten, decompose, moulder, decayed
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The clue is 7. Saison of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ETE
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The clue is 8. Rower's blade. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OAR
Possible Answer: oar
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The clue is 9. Annual festival in Austin, Tex.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SXSW
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The clue is 10. Sound system. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: STEREO
Possible Answer: stereo_system, stereoscopic_photograph, stereophonic, stereophonic_system, two-channel, stereoscopic_picture, stereo, stereophony
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The clue is 11. Paris's Notre-Dame, for one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: CATHEDRAL
Possible Answer: cathedral, duomo
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The clue is 12. West Coast gas brand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARCO
Possible Answer: arco
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The clue is 13. Roald who wrote "Matilda" and "The BFG". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DAHL
Possible Answer: Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, pigeon_pea, dhal, pigeon-pea_plant, catjang_pea, cajan_pea, dahl
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The clue is 18. "The Tortoise and the Hare" author. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AESOP
Possible Answer: Aesop
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The clue is 19. Instrument that may be included in a birthday goodie bag. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KAZOO
Possible Answer: kazoo
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The clue is 24. Take down, as a bouncy house. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: DEFLATE
Possible Answer: deflate, puncture
Possible Opposite Answer : inflate
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The clue is 25. Arrogant sort. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SNOT
Possible Answer: snot, snob, snoot, prig
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The clue is 27. "Gloomy" fellow. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GUS
Possible Answer: GU, Guam
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The clue is 28. Chats with on Insta. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DMS
Possible Answer: DM, decimetre, diabetes_mellitus, decimeter, dm
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The clue is 29. Lo-cal. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LITE
Possible Answer: light, low-cal, calorie-free, lite
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The clue is 30. Toward the sunrise. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EAST
Possible Answer: eastward, eastern_United_States, due_east, East, E, Orient, east
Possible Opposite Answer : west
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The clue is 31. One layer in a seven-layer dip, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GUAC
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The clue is 32. Norway's capital. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OSLO
Possible Answer: Oslo, capital_of_Norway, Christiania
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The clue is 33. "Riverdale" or "XO, Kitty". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: TEENDRAMA
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The clue is 37. ___ and cheese. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MAC
Possible Answer: mackintosh, mac, mack, macintosh
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The clue is 38. Ambulance personnel, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EMTS
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The clue is 39. Start of a count. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ONE
Possible Answer: single, one, unitary, one_and_only, peerless, unmatched, unrivalled, nonpareil, unmatchable, unity, i, unrivaled, ace, ane, matchless, 1, I
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The clue is 41. >7 on the pH scale. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BASIC
Possible Answer: basic, canonical, canonic, BASIC, introductory, staple
Possible Opposite Answer : incidental
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The clue is 42. Colorful summer drinks. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ICEES
Possible Answer: ice, frost
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The clue is 44. Gardener's tool. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TROWEL
Possible Answer: trowel
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The clue is 45. Come up with a new schedule. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: REPLAN
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The clue is 46. Quantity. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: AMOUNT
Possible Answer: sum, measure, amount, amount_of_money, sum_of_money, total, quantity, number, come, add_up
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The clue is 49. Show bad sportsmanship, in a way. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GLOAT
Possible Answer: crow, gloat, triumph, gloating, glee
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The clue is 50. Kids might be given these with crayons. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MENUS
Possible Answer: fare, computer_menu, carte, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare, menu, card
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The clue is 51. "r u kidding?!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SRSLY
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The clue is 52. Flat-screen, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HDTV
Possible Answer: high-definition_television, HDTV
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The clue is 53. Scary-sounding Great Lake. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ERIE
Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie
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The clue is 54. Corn waste. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: COBS
Possible Answer: cobnut, Larus_marinus, great_black-backed_gull, black-backed_gull, filbert, hazelnut, cob
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The clue is 56. Bring on, as workers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HIRE
Possible Answer: hire, employ, rent, take, engage, lease, charter
Possible Opposite Answer : fire
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The clue is 58. Pecan or pistachio. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NUT
Possible Answer: ballock, testis, en, addict, fruitcake, ball, nut_case, bollock, testicle, orchis, junkie, nut, screwball, crackpot, Nut, crank, freak, egg, junky
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The clue is 59. CBS procedural that ran for 15 seasons. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CSI
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
May 09, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (36 clues)
- Down Clues (40 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Monday, May 09, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (36 Across, 40 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.8 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle May 09, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Pace set by a metronome | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Ewe's mate | 3 |
| 3A | 9. Percolate | 4 |
| 4A | 13. Measure of gold's purity, not its weight | 5 |
| 5A | 14. Cause of a laugh | 4 |
| 6A | 15. Bone parallel to the radius | 4 |
| 7A | 16. Closing bit of music | 5 |
| 8A | 17. In memoriam piece | 4 |
| 9A | 18. Doe or buck | 4 |
| 10A | 19. "Have another round - my treat!" | 12 |
| 11A | 22. ___-bitsy | 4 |
| 12A | 25. Private eye, in old slang | 3 |
| 13A | 26. C-worthy | 4 |
| 14A | 27. Gloating words of mock consolation | 12 |
| 15A | 31. Wretched | 5 |
| 16A | 32. Amanda of "Sleeping With Other People" | 4 |
| 17A | 33. Texter's "Hold that thought" | 3 |
| 18A | 36. Revealed accidentally | 7 |
| 19A | 39. Once-standard feature not found in most newer vehicles | 7 |
| 20A | 41. greenpeace.___ | 3 |
| 21A | 42. Trolley | 4 |
| 22A | 44. Blow, as a volcano | 5 |
| 23A | 45. Invitation to a prospective waltz partner | 12 |
| 24A | 48. Actress Rudolph of "Bridesmaids" | 4 |
| 25A | 50. Feathery accessory | 3 |
| 26A | 51. Lays down turf | 4 |
| 27A | 52. Empower a successor, metaphorically | 12 |
| 28A | 56. "Dagnabbit!" | 4 |
| 29A | 57. Decorated, as a cake | 4 |
| 30A | 58. In a good mood | 5 |
| 31A | 62. Rough patch in adolescence? | 4 |
| 32A | 63. Rainy day hue | 4 |
| 33A | 64. Full of fury | 5 |
| 34A | 65. Bogus | 4 |
| 35A | 66. Make music on a kazoo, say | 3 |
| 36A | 67. Sufi poet thought to have coined the adage found at the starts of 19-, 27-, 45- and 52-Across | 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. Pace set by a metronome"
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 (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
- Words that mean the same thing: pace, pacing
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: TEMPO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Ewe's mate"
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 most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
- Words that mean the same thing: crash, Aries, read/write memory
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: RAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "9. Percolate"
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 pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
- Words that mean the same thing: ooze
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: SEEP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. Measure of gold's purity, not its weight"
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 the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
- Words that mean the same thing: carat, kt
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: KARAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "14. Cause of a laugh"
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 humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- Words that mean the same thing: gag, antic, trick
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: JOKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "15. Bone parallel to the radius"
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 inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
- Words that mean the same thing: elbow bone
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: ULNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "16. Closing bit of music"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: OUTRO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "17. In memoriam piece"
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 notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
- Words that mean the same thing: necrology, obituary
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBIT
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Clue 9 Across: "18. Doe or buck"
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 distinguished from bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
- Words that mean the same thing: cervid
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEER
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Clue 10 Across: "19. "Have another round - my treat!""
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!
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The answer is: THISONESONME
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Clue 11 Across: "22. ___-bitsy"
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!
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The answer is: ITSY
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Clue 12 Across: "25. Private eye, in old slang"
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 police officer who investigates crimes
- Words that mean the same thing: investigator, police detective, detective
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEC
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Clue 13 Across: "26. C-worthy"
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 an endorsement
- Words that mean the same thing: hunky-dory, approve, O.K.
- The opposite would be: disapprove
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OKAY
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Clue 14 Across: "27. Gloating words of mock consolation"
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!
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The answer is: TOOBADFORYOU
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Clue 15 Across: "31. Wretched"
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 exceptionally bad or displeasing
- Words that mean the same thing: horrific, atrocious, awesome
- The opposite would be: nice
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWFUL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Amanda of "Sleeping With Other People""
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!
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The answer is: PEET
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Clue 17 Across: "33. Texter's "Hold that thought""
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!
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The answer is: BRB
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Clue 18 Across: "36. Revealed accidentally"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LETSLIP
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Clue 19 Across: "39. Once-standard feature not found in most newer vehicles"
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 receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASHTRAY
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Clue 20 Across: "41. greenpeace.___"
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!
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The answer is: ORG
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Clue 21 Across: "42. Trolley"
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 conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
- Words that mean the same thing: aerial tramway, trolley, ropeway
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRAM
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Clue 22 Across: "44. Blow, as a volcano"
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 start abruptly
- Words that mean the same thing: break through, break open, belch
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERUPT
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Clue 23 Across: "45. Invitation to a prospective waltz partner"
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!
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The answer is: SHALLWEDANCE
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Clue 24 Across: "48. Actress Rudolph of "Bridesmaids""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of an american indian people of yucatan and belize and guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between ad 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
- Words that mean the same thing: Mayan language, Mayan
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAYA
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Clue 25 Across: "50. Feathery accessory"
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 long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
- Words that mean the same thing: feather boa
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOA
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Clue 26 Across: "51. Lays down turf"
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 surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
- Words that mean the same thing: bugger, SOD, superoxide dismutase
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SODS
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Clue 27 Across: "52. Empower a successor, metaphorically"
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!
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The answer is: PASSTHETORCH
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Clue 28 Across: "56. "Dagnabbit!""
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!
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The answer is: DRAT
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Clue 29 Across: "57. Decorated, as a cake"
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 decorate with frosting
- Words that mean the same thing: frost, ice
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICED
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Clue 30 Across: "58. In a good mood"
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 enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- Words that mean the same thing: well-chosen, glad, felicitous
- The opposite would be: unhappy
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAPPY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "62. Rough patch in adolescence?"
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 an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACNE
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Clue 32 Across: "63. Rainy day hue"
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 neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- Words that mean the same thing: gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GRAY
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Clue 33 Across: "64. Full of fury"
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 feeling or showing extreme anger
- Words that mean the same thing: ireful
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRATE
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Clue 34 Across: "65. Bogus"
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 something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
- Words that mean the same thing: imposter, affect, dissemble
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHAM
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Clue 35 Across: "66. Make music on a kazoo, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
- Words that mean the same thing: Movement of Holy Warriors, Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, busyness
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HUM
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Clue 36 Across: "67. Sufi poet thought to have coined the adage found at the starts of 19-, 27-, 45- and 52-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
- Words that mean the same thing: ottar, athar, atar
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATTAR
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NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - May 09, 2022 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Boxing ring ruling, in brief | 3 |
| 2D | 2. ___ de toilette | 3 |
| 3D | 3. Mohawked star of "The A-Team" | 3 |
| 4D | 4. Transport built for revelry | 8 |
| 5D | 5. Tweeter's "alternatively" | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Title cyborg in a 1987 sci-fi flick | 7 |
| 7D | 7. Similar (to) | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Distribute, with "out" | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Puzzle with a 9 x 9 grid | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Justice Kagan | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Foe | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Peel ... or, phonetically, a fruit you might do this to | 4 |
| 13D | 14. ___ K. of Kafka's "The Trial" | 5 |
| 14D | 20. "___ be a big help" | 3 |
| 15D | 21. Solaced | 7 |
| 16D | 22. Author Calvino | 5 |
| 17D | 23. The ___ of Babel | 5 |
| 18D | 24. Sound heard twice in "George" | 5 |
| 19D | 28. Something special | 7 |
| 20D | 29. Stephen of "The Crying Game" | 3 |
| 21D | 30. "You bet!" | 3 |
| 22D | 33. Uncle "we don't talk about" in Disney's 2021 film "Encanto" | 5 |
| 23D | 34. Bygone music collection from Nas or Lil' Kim | 5 |
| 24D | 35. Computer memory units | 5 |
| 25D | 37. Good name for a financial planner? | 3 |
| 26D | 38. Buddy | 3 |
| 27D | 40. Sculptures made of found objects and scraps | 8 |
| 28D | 43. The Reds or the Red Sox, for short | 7 |
| 29D | 45. The "S" in iOS | 6 |
| 30D | 46. Folk icon Guthrie | 5 |
| 31D | 47. Anatomical canal locale | 3 |
| 32D | 48. 1963's ___ on Washington | 5 |
| 33D | 49. Cat pose or downward dog | 5 |
| 34D | 52. BlackBerrys and PalmPilots, for short | 4 |
| 35D | 53. Low's opposite | 4 |
| 36D | 54. Hosiery shade | 4 |
| 37D | 55. ___ Pet (onetime fad item) | 4 |
| 38D | 59. Small butter unit | 3 |
| 39D | 60. School fund-raising grp. | 3 |
| 40D | 61. "Oh, quit ___ bellyachin'!" | 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. Boxing ring ruling, in brief"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
- Words that mean the same thing: technical knockout
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TKO
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Clue 2 Down: "2. ___ de toilette"
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!
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The answer is: EAU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Mohawked star of "The A-Team""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MRT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Transport built for revelry"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard 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!
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The answer is: PARTYBUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Tweeter's "alternatively""
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!
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The answer is: OTOH
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Title cyborg in a 1987 sci-fi flick"
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!
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The answer is: ROBOCOP
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Similar (to)"
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 similar in quality or character
- Words that mean the same thing: consanguine, kindred, kin
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AKIN
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Distribute, with "out""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a line that indicates a boundary
- Words that mean the same thing: border, borderline, boundary line
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: METE
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Clue 9 Down: "9. Puzzle with a 9 x 9 grid"
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 number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUDOKU
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Clue 10 Down: "10. Justice Kagan"
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!
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The answer is: ELENA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Foe"
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 an opposing military force
- Words that mean the same thing: opposition, foe, foeman
- The opposite would be: friend
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENEMY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Peel ... or, phonetically, a fruit you might do this to"
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 decrease gradually or bit by bit
- Words that mean the same thing: whittle, pare down, trim
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PARE
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Clue 13 Down: "14. ___ K. of Kafka's "The Trial""
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!
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The answer is: JOSEF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "20. "___ be a big help""
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!
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The answer is: ITD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Solaced"
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 give moral or emotional strength to
- Words that mean the same thing: soothe, solace, console
- The opposite would be: irritate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOOTHED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. Author Calvino"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITALO
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Clue 17 Down: "23. The ___ of Babel"
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 structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- Words that mean the same thing: pillar, predominate, tug
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOWER
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Clue 18 Down: "24. Sound heard twice in "George""
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!
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The answer is: SOFTG
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Something special"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLTHAT
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Stephen of "The Crying Game""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REA
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Clue 21 Down: "30. "You bet!""
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 affirmative
- The opposite would be: no
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YES
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Uncle "we don't talk about" in Disney's 2021 film "Encanto""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that german pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
- Words that mean the same thing: Bruno of Toul, Saint Bruno, St. Bruno
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BRUNO
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Bygone music collection from Nas or Lil' Kim"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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!
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The answer is: RAPCD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "35. Computer memory units"
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 sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
- Words that mean the same thing: byte
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BYTES
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Clue 25 Down: "37. Good name for a financial planner?"
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 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
- Words that mean the same thing: individual retirement account, wrath, Provisional IRA
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Down: "38. Buddy"
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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Words that mean the same thing: sidekick, brother, buddy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Down: "40. Sculptures made of found objects and scraps"
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!
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The answer is: TRASHART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Down: "43. The Reds or the Red Sox, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
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The answer is: MLBTEAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Down: "45. The "S" in iOS"
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 instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- Words that mean the same thing: system of rules, arrangement, scheme
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SYSTEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Down: "46. Folk icon Guthrie"
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 made of or containing or resembling wood
- Words that mean the same thing: woodsy, arboreous, arboraceous
- The opposite would be: nonwoody
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WOODY
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Clue 31 Down: "47. Anatomical canal locale"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Words that mean the same thing: capitulum, spike, auricle
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EAR
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Clue 32 Down: "48. 1963's ___ on Washington"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the month following february and preceding april
- Words that mean the same thing: exhibit, border, adjoin
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MARCH
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Clue 33 Down: "49. Cat pose or downward dog"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- This could be something that (hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ASANA
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Clue 34 Down: "52. BlackBerrys and PalmPilots, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
- Words that mean the same thing: organiser, PDA, personal digital assistant
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PDAS
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Clue 35 Down: "53. Low's opposite"
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 lofty level or position or degree
- Words that mean the same thing: high gear, mellow, luxuriously
- The opposite would be: low, low spirits
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The answer is: HIGH
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Clue 36 Down: "54. Hosiery shade"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a very light brown
- Words that mean the same thing: beige
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ECRU
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Clue 37 Down: "55. ___ Pet (onetime fad item)"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CHIA
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Clue 38 Down: "59. Small butter unit"
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: rap, slick, tap
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: PAT
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Clue 39 Down: "60. School fund-raising grp."
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: ___
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The answer is: PTA
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Clue 40 Down: "61. "Oh, quit ___ bellyachin'!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YER
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 48 | 63.2% |
| Short Answer | 15 | 19.7% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.3% |
| Music | 3 | 3.9% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 36 |
| Down Clues | 40 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is 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: September 10, 2025 at 05:19 AM