July 07, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, July 07, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (34 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle July 07, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Humorous nickname for a raccoon	10
2A	11. Work	4
3A	15. "Uh-oh, our parents will kill us!"	10
4A	16. Actor Russell of "Escape From New York"	4
5A	17. "You interrupted me …"	10
6A	18. ___ Voyage, long-running London-based holographic concert	4
7A	19. Just about here	4
8A	20. Out in public?	9
9A	22. Ice, in some product names	3
10A	23. Support staff	4
11A	25. Difficult position, maybe	5
12A	26. Business in which one is paid to establish relationships	10
13A	30. Big trap	3
14A	31. Common cold reaction?	3
15A	32. ___ Tomé	3
16A	33. Evening in Amalfi	4
17A	34. Rice dishes traditionally made with saffron	7
18A	38. "The virtue of the lukewarm," per Sartre	7
19A	40. Second	4
20A	41. Exaggerated workload	3
21A	43. Block from working, with "up"	3
22A	44. Backdrop for the 2019 film "1917": Abbr.	3
23A	45. One specializing in 26-Across	10
24A	49. Useful chain for dog owners	5
25A	51. Stimulate	4
26A	52. Bound	3
27A	54. One who's loyal to a fault	9
28A	57. Jared who played Morbius in 2022's "Morbius"	4
29A	58. Cry accompanying "Whoopee!"	4
30A	59. Festive Islamic greeting	10
31A	62. Metamorphosing little creature	4
32A	63. Counter offer?	10
33A	64. Some food drive donations	4
34A	65. Superfan's purchase	10

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. Humorous nickname for a raccoon"

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: TRASHPANDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. Work"

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 musical work that has been created
• Words that mean the same thing: piece, musical composition, piece of music
• 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: OPUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. "Uh-oh, our parents will kill us!""

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: WERESODEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Actor Russell of "Escape From New York""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KURT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. "You interrupted me …""

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: IWASNTDONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. ___ Voyage, long-running London-based holographic concert"

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: ABBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Just about here"

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 not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
• Words that mean the same thing: most, almost, near
• The opposite would be: far
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Out in public?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OPENLYGAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Ice, in some product names"

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: SNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Support staff"

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 stick that people can lean on to help them walk
• Words that mean the same thing: lambaste, flog, lambast
• 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: CANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Difficult position, maybe"

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 (hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
• 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: ASANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Business in which one is paid to establish relationships"

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: DNATESTING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. Big trap"

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 terms for the mouth
• Words that mean the same thing: gob, yap, trap
• 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: MAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Common cold reaction?"

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: BRR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. ___ Tomé"

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: SAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Evening in Amalfi"

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 amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
• Words that mean the same thing: blood serum, serum
• 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: SERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Rice dishes traditionally made with saffron"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
• Words that mean the same thing: paella
• 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: PAELLAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. "The virtue of the lukewarm," per Sartre"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that freedom from vanity or conceit
• Words that mean the same thing: modestness, reserve
• The opposite would be: immodesty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MODESTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Second"

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 officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
• Words that mean the same thing: aide-de-camp, adjutant, auxiliary
• 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: AIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Exaggerated workload"

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 a united states unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
• Words that mean the same thing: short ton, long ton, gross ton
• 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: TON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Block from working, with "up""

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 preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
• Words that mean the same thing: mucilage, glue, gum tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Backdrop for the 2019 film "1917": Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WWI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. One specializing in 26-Across"

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 a biologist who specializes in genetics
• 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: GENETICIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Useful chain for dog owners"

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: PETCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Stimulate"

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 make keen or more acute
• Words that mean the same thing: quicken
• 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: WHET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Bound"

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 act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
• Words that mean the same thing: record hop, skip, hops
• 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: HOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. One who's loyal to a fault"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RIDEORDIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Jared who played Morbius in 2022's "Morbius""

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 wife or mistress of zeus and mother of apollo and artemis in ancient mythology; called latona in roman mythology
• Words that mean the same thing: Latona
• 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: LETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Cry accompanying "Whoopee!""

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: IWON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Festive Islamic greeting"

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: EIDMUBARAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Metamorphosing little creature"

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 small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of north america and europe and northern asia
• Words that mean the same thing: triton
• 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: NEWT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Counter offer?"

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: FREESAMPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Some food drive donations"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Words that mean the same thing: put up, tin can, atomic number 50
• 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: TINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Superfan's purchase"

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: SEASONPASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle July 07, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Target Field team	5
2D	2. "Whoa! ... say what?!"	6
3D	3. Catalonia neighbor	6
4D	4. Gathering, informally	4
5D	5. 24-hr. retail channel	3
6D	6. Poker prize	3
7D	7. Guac and queso, at some restaurants	6
8D	8. Virtual game described as a cross between Tamagotchi and Pokémon	7
9D	9. 2022 Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, for one	4
10D	10. Port city that's an anagram of 9-Down	4
11D	11. Permissions	5
12D	12. Skittles and darts, e.g.	8
13D	13. Some murals	8
14D	14. Back order?	8
15D	21. Bit of slow motion, in a way	3
16D	23. Shortcut key	4
17D	24. Fill with gas	6
18D	27. Cut out for it	4
19D	28. Terse admission	3
20D	29. What might accompany a headlock	6
21D	33. One past a quarter	4
22D	34. Track around a park, maybe	8
23D	35. "Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn" artist	8
24D	36. Condense, as text	8
25D	37. II or III, perhaps	3
26D	39. What might bring the heat	4
27D	42. "Or, here's a thought …"	7
28D	45. Infant's interjection	3
29D	46. Some party planning inspirations	6
30D	47. Southern Tibetan people	6
31D	48. Aggregates	6
32D	50. Things that are beside the point?	5
33D	53. Some Facebook pings	5
34D	55. Play checkers, informally	4
35D	56. Requiring immediate attention	4
36D	57. Magical item held by Aladdin	4
37D	60. Private support grp.?	3
38D	61. Keep out	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. Target Field team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
• Words that mean the same thing: twin, Twin, Gemini
• 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: TWINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Whoa! ... say what?!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REWIND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Catalonia neighbor"

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 french writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)
• Words that mean the same thing: Louis Aragon
• 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: ARAGON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Gathering, 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: SESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. 24-hr. retail channel"

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: HSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Poker prize"

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 metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
• Words that mean the same thing: sens, commode, muckle
• 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: POT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Guac and queso, at some restaurants"

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: ADDONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Virtual game described as a cross between Tamagotchi and Pokémon"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEOPETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. 2022 Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, for one"

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 native or inhabitant of denmark
• 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: DANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Port city that's an anagram of 9-Down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• 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: ADEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Permissions"

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 endorsement
• Words that mean the same thing: okeh, sanction, okey
• The opposite would be: disapprove
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OKAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Skittles and darts, e.g."

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: PUBGAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Some murals"

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: URBANART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Back order?"

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: STAYAWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Bit of slow motion, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of slowing down or falling behind
• Words that mean the same thing: dawdle, immure, gaol
• 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: LAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Shortcut key"

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: CTRL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Fill with gas"

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 expose to fresh air
• Words that mean the same thing: oxygenize, activate, oxygenate
• 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: AERATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Cut out for it"

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

  The answer is: ABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Terse admission"

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: IAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. What might accompany a headlock"

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: NOOGIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. One past a quarter"

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 one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
• Words that mean the same thing: tractor trailer, rig, semifinal
• 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: SEMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Track around a park, maybe"

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: PAWPRINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. "Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn" artist"

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: AIWEIWEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Condense, as text"

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: EDITDOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. II or III, perhaps"

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 male human offspring
• Words that mean the same thing: boy, Word, Logos
• The opposite would be: daughter, girl
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. What might bring the heat"

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 bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
• Words that mean the same thing: channel, epithelial duct, canal
• 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: DUCT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. "Or, here's a thought …""

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: NEWIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Infant's interjection"

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 any thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: guck, gunk, gook
• 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: GOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Some party planning inspirations"

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 subject matter of a conversation or discussion
• Words that mean the same thing: root word, radical, report
• 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: THEMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Southern Tibetan people"

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 member of the himalayan people living in nepal and tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers
• 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: SHERPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Aggregates"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the whole amount
• Words that mean the same thing: sum, tot up, number
• 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: TOTALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Things that are beside the point?"

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 fractional monetary unit of several countries
• Words that mean the same thing: centime, cent, penny
• 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: CENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Some Facebook pings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that tall coarse perennial american herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
• Words that mean the same thing: paper bag, pound, slug
• 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: POKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Play checkers, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
• Words that mean the same thing: ref, referee
• 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: REFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Requiring immediate attention"

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 fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; ; - g.c.marshall
• Words that mean the same thing: desperate, horrendous, awful
• 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: DIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Magical item held by Aladdin"

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 artificial source of visible illumination
• 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: LAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Private support grp.?"

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: USO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Keep out"

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 decree that prohibits something
• Words that mean the same thing: banning, blackball, ostracize
• 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: BAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	66.7%
Short Answer	14	19.4%
Food & Drink	2	2.8%
History	2	2.8%
Sports	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 01, 2025 at 08:31 AM

May 11, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, May 11, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (39 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword May 11, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Latin stars	5
2A	6. "Star Wars" character who wears Mandalorian armor	4
3A	10. Title for Abraham in the Quran	4
4A	14. Fly in for the kill, say	5
5A	15. Sweetums	4
6A	16. Actress Rooney	4
7A	17. Any of 12 children of Uranus and Gaea	5
8A	18. Onetime extravaganzas that included diving displays and water ballets	9
9A	20. Certain soccer shot	6
10A	22. Dismantle	4
11A	23. Cambodia's Angkor ___	3
12A	24. Prefix with practice	3
13A	25. Makes bubbly	7
14A	27. Word before and after "on," "to" or "by"	3
15A	28. Indoor recess	4
16A	30. Buds	4
17A	31. U.S.N. rank below capt.	4
18A	32. Palates, e.g.	5
19A	34. Assemblages	6
20A	36. Like some concepts in theoretical physics	11
21A	38. Most inert	6
22A	40. Smooths, in a way	5
23A	41. Very, in Vichy	4
24A	42. 640 acres: Abbr.	4
25A	43. Cummerbund, e.g.	4
26A	47. Div.	3
27A	48. Turned on	7
28A	51. Simu ___, first Asian actor to star in a Marvel movie	3
29A	52. Like some minor-league baseball	3
30A	53. Vial fluids	4
31A	54. Ill-tempered	6
32A	56. Standardized point of reference	9
33A	59. Measurement whose name derives from the Latin for "elbow"	5
34A	60. Per	4
35A	61. What Heron's formula measures for triangles	4
36A	62. Coach Rockne	5
37A	63. ___ of life	4
38A	64. Salon job, informally	4
39A	65. Mythical creature associated with Dionysus	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. Latin stars"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. "Star Wars" character who wears Mandalorian armor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FETT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Title for Abraham in the Quran"

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 (islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for shiites an imam is a recognized authority on islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
• Words that mean the same thing: imaum
• 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: IMAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Fly in for the kill, say"

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 (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
• Words that mean the same thing: swoop up, slide, pounce
• 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: SWOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Sweetums"

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 beloved person; used as terms of endearment
• Words that mean the same thing: honey, pricy, pricey
• 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: DEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Actress Rooney"

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 hindu god of death; opposite of kama
• Words that mean the same thing: Dolichotis patagonum
• 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: MARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Any of 12 children of Uranus and Gaea"

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 person of exceptional importance and reputation
• Words that mean the same thing: behemoth, giant, colossus
• 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: TITAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Onetime extravaganzas that included diving displays and water ballets"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AQUACADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Certain soccer shot"

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 line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
• Words that mean the same thing: heading, cope, lintel
• 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: HEADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Dismantle"

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 cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
• Words that mean the same thing: unwrap, untie, loosen
• The opposite would be: make, wrap
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Cambodia's Angkor ___"

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: WAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Prefix with practice"

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: MAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Makes bubbly"

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 expose to fresh air
• Words that mean the same thing: oxygenise, aerate, oxygenate
• 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: AERATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Word before and after "on," "to" or "by""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: unity, matchless, unitary
• 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: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Indoor recess"

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 domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
• Words that mean the same thing: apsis
• 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: APSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Buds"

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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Words that mean the same thing: pal up, buddy, pal
• 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: PALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. U.S.N. rank below capt."

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: CMDR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Palates, 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 protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
• Words that mean the same thing: cap, roof, ceiling
• 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: ROOFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. Assemblages"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an orderly arrangement
• Words that mean the same thing: set out, lay out, raiment
• 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: ARRAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Like some concepts in theoretical physics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of or relating to albert einstein or his theories
• 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: EINSTEINIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Most inert"

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 not in action or at work
• Words that mean the same thing: light, unwarranted, groundless
• The opposite would be: busy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Smooths, in a way"

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 region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
• Words that mean the same thing: sand, grit, guts
• 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: SANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Very, in Vichy"

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: TRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. 640 acres: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: SQMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. Cummerbund, e.g."

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 framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Words that mean the same thing: cincture, waistband, waistcloth
• 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: SASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Div."

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: SEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Turned on"

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 call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
• Words that mean the same thing: ruttish, ablaze, aflame
• The opposite would be: sedate, fall asleep
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AROUSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Simu ___, first Asian actor to star in a Marvel movie"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Like some minor-league baseball"

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 aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
• Words that mean the same thing: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• 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: AAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Vial fluids"

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 amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
• Words that mean the same thing: serum, blood serum
• 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: SERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Ill-tempered"

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 showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - bruce bliven
• Words that mean the same thing: glowering, threatening, moody
• 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: SULLEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Standardized point of reference"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a standard by which something can be measured or judged
• Words that mean the same thing: bench mark
• 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: BENCHMARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Measurement whose name derives from the Latin for "elbow""

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 an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm
• 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: CUBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "60. Per"

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 (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
• Words that mean the same thing: to each one, for each one, apiece
• 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: EACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. What Heron's formula measures for triangles"

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 particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: domain, orbit, field
• 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: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "62. Coach Rockne"

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: KNUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "63. ___ of life"

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 tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
• Words that mean the same thing: shoetree, tree diagram, corner
• 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: TREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "64. Salon job, 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: PEDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "65. Mythical creature associated with Dionysus"

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 man with strong sexual desires
• Words that mean the same thing: lecher, letch, lech
• 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: SATYR

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle May 11, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Respiratory concern	6
2D	2. Bit of latex pool attire	7
3D	3. Sum of this and sum of that	6
4D	4. It's a drag	4
5D	5. Sleep disorder	5
6D	6. Org. issuing recalls	3
7D	7. Expression of relativity depicted five times in this puzzle	16
8D	8. Heckles	6
9D	9. Word before secret or paperback	5
10D	10. "___ big fan"	3
11D	11. 2020 Taylor Swift song with the lyric "You'll poke that bear 'til her claws come out"	8
12D	12. Celeb's red-carpet companion, perhaps	8
13D	13. Second degree?	7
14D	19. Trig fig.	3
15D	21. Help make viral, in a way	6
16D	26. Rapids transit?	4
17D	29. Great Lakes tribe	5
18D	31. Swearing up a storm, say	5
19D	33. Switch positions	3
20D	34. Big name in organic snacks	6
21D	35. Clear (of)	3
22D	36. Graceful and stylish quality	8
23D	37. Pet food brand	4
24D	38. "Challenge accepted!"	7
25D	39. Vehicle you'd buy if money were no object	8
26D	42. Title lyric after "Ours is a love …" in a Jimmy Dorsey hit	6
27D	44. Not quite	6
28D	45. Video game whose working title was Micropolis	7
29D	46. Orion, for one	6
30D	48. Blond shade	3
31D	49. Plot again	5
32D	50. Avoids a fastball, say	5
33D	55. Selene's Roman counterpart	4
34D	57. Tony-winning role for Mandy Patinkin	3
35D	58. ___ Bird, Pulitzer-winning biographer of Robert Oppenheimer	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. Respiratory concern"

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 respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
• Words that mean the same thing: asthma attack, bronchial asthma
• 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: ASTHMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Bit of latex pool attire"

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: SWIMCAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Sum of this and sum of that"

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 whole amount
• Words that mean the same thing: summate, totality, sum up
• 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: TOTALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. It's a drag"

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 open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
• Words that mean the same thing: route
• 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: ROAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Sleep disorder"

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 transient cessation of respiration
• 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: APNEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Org. issuing recalls"

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 federal agency in the department of health and human services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
• Words that mean the same thing: Food and Drug Administration
• 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: FDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Expression of relativity depicted five times in this puzzle"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 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: EEQUALSMCSQUARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Heckles"

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 aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
• Words that mean the same thing: taunt, tantalize, ride
• 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: TAUNTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Word before secret or paperback"

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 commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
• Words that mean the same thing: swop, sell, trade wind
• 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: TRADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "___ big fan""

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: IMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. 2020 Taylor Swift song with the lyric "You'll poke that bear 'til her claws come out""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a woman lunatic
• 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: MADWOMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Celeb's red-carpet companion, perhaps"

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: ARMCANDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Second degree?"

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 united states poet (1869-1950)
• Words that mean the same thing: overlord, professional, subdue
• 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: MASTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Trig fig."

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 ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
• Words that mean the same thing: conscientious objector, atomic number 27, cosine
• 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: COS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Help make viral, in a way"

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: REPOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Rapids transit?"

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 flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
• Words that mean the same thing: mickle, mass, muckle
• 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: RAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "29. Great Lakes tribe"

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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie, Erie
• 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: ERIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "31. Swearing up a storm, say"

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 (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
• 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: CRASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "33. Switch positions"

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: ONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "34. Big name in organic snacks"

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: ANNIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Clear (of)"

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 relieve from
• Words that mean the same thing: disembarrass, free
• 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: RID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Graceful and stylish quality"

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 refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
• The opposite would be: inelegance
• 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: ELEGANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Pet food brand"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: IAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. "Challenge accepted!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITSABET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Vehicle you'd buy if money were no object"

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: DREAMCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Title lyric after "Ours is a love …" in a Jimmy Dorsey hit"

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: SORARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Not quite"

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: ALLBUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Video game whose working title was Micropolis"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIMCITY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Orion, for one"

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 someone who hunts game
• Words that mean the same thing: huntsman, hunting watch, Orion
• 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: HUNTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Blond shade"

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 residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Plot again"

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: REMAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Avoids a fastball, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
• Words that mean the same thing: parry, duck's egg, fudge
• 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: DUCKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Selene's Roman counterpart"

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 (roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of greek selene
• 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: LUNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Tony-winning role for Mandy Patinkin"

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: CHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. ___ Bird, Pulitzer-winning biographer of Robert Oppenheimer"

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: KAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	70.3%
Short Answer	13	17.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	16 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 01:31 PM