27399-Thu Nov 14, 2024 NYT by Matthew Faiella

Across Clues :

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

Down Clues :

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

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 14, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, November 14, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: LAS

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




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

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

  The answer: WARD

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




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

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

  The answer: SLAP

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




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

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

  The answer: HEME

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




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

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

  The answer: ISEE




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

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

  The answer: TOFU

  Possible Answer : bean_curd, tofu




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

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

  The answer: OMIT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : attend_to, include




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

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

  The answer: PINE

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




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

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

  The answer: KEBAB

  Possible Answer : shish_kebab, kabob, kebab




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

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

  The answer: OUTBACK

  Possible Answer : outback, remote




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

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

  The answer: BACKSEATDRIVERS




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

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

  The answer: KRYPTON

  Possible Answer : Kr, atomic_number_36, krypton




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

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

  The answer: ICE

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




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

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

  The answer: VEAU

  Possible Answer : veal, veau




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

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

  The answer: TANK

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




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

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

  The answer: JAY

  Possible Answer : Jay, jay, John_Jay




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

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

  The answer: DIDNTHOLDBACK




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

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

  The answer: BACKBONE

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




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

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

  The answer: SALAD

  Possible Answer : salad




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

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

  The answer: ERE




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

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

  The answer: TEBOW




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

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

  The answer: FULLBACK

  Possible Answer : fullback




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

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

  The answer: BACKLESSDRESS




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

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

  The answer: OBE




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

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

  The answer: FIDO




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

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

  The answer: RACE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : linger




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

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

  The answer: SLO




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

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

  The answer: MACHETE

  Possible Answer : machete, panga, matchet




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

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

  The answer: BACKINBLACK




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

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

  The answer: KOS

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




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

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

  The answer: ATEUP




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

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

  The answer: MENU

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




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

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

  The answer: NEXT

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




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

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

  The answer: BELL

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




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

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

  The answer: WAIL

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




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

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer : Erie, Lake_Erie




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

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

  The answer: YELL

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




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

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

  The answer: SPCA




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

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

  The answer: ESC

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: LEMUR

  Possible Answer: lemur

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

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

  The answer: AMITYVILLE

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

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

  The answer: SETBACK

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

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

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

  The answer: WIPEOUT

  Possible Answer: demolition, destruction, wipeout

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

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

  The answer: ASIAN

  Possible Answer: Asiatic, Asian

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

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

  The answer: RENT

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

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

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

  The answer: DEED

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

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

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

  The answer: STEVE

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

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

  The answer: LOBE

  Possible Answer: lobe

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

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

  The answer: AFAR

  Possible Answer: afar

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

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

  The answer: PUBS

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

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

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

  The answer: HOOK

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : unhook, undercharge

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

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

  The answer: KICKBACK

  Possible Answer: kickback

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

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

  The answer: STANDBACK

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

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

  The answer: RIND

  Possible Answer: rind

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

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

  The answer: BACKPEDAL

  Possible Answer: backpedal

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

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

  The answer: TORSO

  Possible Answer: body, trunk, torso

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

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

  The answer: ALES

  Possible Answer: ale

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

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

  The answer: JOBSEEKERS

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

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

  The answer: ANOS

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

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

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

  The answer: YEW

  Possible Answer: yew

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

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

  The answer: DAUB

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

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

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

  The answer: HEED

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

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

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

  The answer: BEECH

  Possible Answer: beechwood, beech, beech_tree

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

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

  The answer: SFO

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

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

  The answer: BACKTRACK

  Possible Answer: backtrack, double_back, turn_back

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

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

  The answer: LION

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

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

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

  The answer: DRACULA

  Possible Answer: Dracula, genus_Dracula

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

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

  The answer: BACKFLIP

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

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

  The answer: SKULL

  Possible Answer: skull

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

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

  The answer: MANIC

  Possible Answer: frenzied, manic

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

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

  The answer: TOXIC

  Possible Answer: toxic

  Possible Opposite Answer : nontoxic

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

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

  The answer: ESTE

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

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

  The answer: BABY

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

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

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

  The answer: ATEE

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

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

  The answer: CELL

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

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

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

  The answer: BMWS

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

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

  The answer: LEAP

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

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

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

  The answer: NEE

  Possible Answer: nee

Crossword puzzle hints - July 24, 2024

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Break down the NYT Crosswords: July 24, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Ticketmaster alternative - Show Answer

  STUBHUB

  (7 letters)


• 8. Some experts on viruses - Show Answer

  TECHIES

  (7 letters)


• 15. Longtime home decor chain with a name that anagrams to PIONEER - Show Answer

  PIERONE

  (7 letters)


• 16. Clean again, as hair - Show Answer

  RERINSE

  (7 letters)


• 17. Plant with edible sprouts - Show Answer

  ALFALFA

  (7 letters)


• 18. Piling up wins - Show Answer

  ONATEAR

  (7 letters)


• 19. Substitute - Show Answer

  STANDIN

  (7 letters)


• 20. Small vessel in the deep ocean - Show Answer

  MINISUB

  (7 letters)


• 21. Symbols of an in-progress text - Show Answer

  DOTS

  (4 letters)


• 22. Alfred for whom a coffee chain is named - Show Answer

  PEET

  (4 letters)


• 23. Fabrics retailer - Show Answer

  JOANN

  (5 letters)


• 26. Like Brendan Fraser's character in "The Whale" - Show Answer

  OBESE

  (5 letters)


• 30. ___ Jackson a.k.a. Ice Cube - Show Answer

  OSHEA

  (5 letters)


• 31. Where you might put in dough and take out bread? - Show Answer

  ATM

  (3 letters)


• 34. 3/14 - Show Answer

  PIDAY

  (5 letters)


• 35. Joystick-controlled contraption depicted in this puzzle - Show Answer

  CLAWMACHINEGAME

  (15 letters)


• 38. Results of some hard punches, for short - Show Answer

  KOS

  (3 letters)


• 39. Speedway racer - Show Answer

  INDYCAR

  (7 letters)


• 40. ___ school - Show Answer

  MED

  (3 letters)


• 41. Radio station that produces "Radiolab" - Show Answer

  WNYC

  (4 letters)


• 42. Ever so slightly - Show Answer

  ATAD

  (4 letters)


• 44. Shed on a frozen lake - Show Answer

  ICEHUT

  (6 letters)


• 47. Complete reversals - Show Answer

  UTURNS

  (6 letters)


• 51. Neck artery - Show Answer

  CAROTID

  (7 letters)


• 53. Smooth over - Show Answer

  IRONOUT

  (7 letters)


• 54. Setting for a 35-Across - Show Answer

  AMUSEMENTARCADE

  (15 letters)


• 56. Ready to eat - Show Answer

  RIPE

  (4 letters)


• 57. Medium for many newsletters - Show Answer

  EMAIL

  (5 letters)


• 58. N.F.L. reporter Andrews - Show Answer

  ERIN

  (4 letters)


• 59. Suffix with winning or losing - Show Answer

  EST

  (3 letters)


• 60. Biz ___ (corporate team, informally) - Show Answer

  OPS

  (3 letters)


• 61. Collector's goal - Show Answer

  SET

  (3 letters)

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Purveyors of wellness packages - Show Answer

  SPAS

  (4 letters)


• 2. Pinball infraction - Show Answer

  TILT

  (4 letters)


• 3. Soccer org. that runs the Champions League - Show Answer

  UEFA

  (4 letters)


• 4. Never-before-seen - Show Answer

  BRANDNEW

  (8 letters)


• 5. "Wait!" … or hopeful words while playing a 35-Across? - Show Answer

  HOLDONAMINUTE

  (13 letters)


• 6. Not suited (for) - Show Answer

  UNFIT

  (5 letters)


• 7. "Cool ___!" - Show Answer

  BEANS

  (5 letters)


• 8. Walk heavily - Show Answer

  TROMP

  (5 letters)


• 9. Start of a counting rhyme - Show Answer

  EENIE

  (5 letters)


• 10. Professional who might expect to do well with a 35-Across? - Show Answer

  CRANEOPERATOR

  (13 letters)


• 11. Achieve great success - Show Answer

  HITITBIG

  (8 letters)


• 12. Spanish form of Agnes - Show Answer

  INES

  (4 letters)


• 13. Genesis brother - Show Answer

  ESAU

  (4 letters)


• 14. N.B.A. star Nikola Jokic, for one - Show Answer

  SERB

  (4 letters)


• 23. Athletic type - Show Answer

  JOCK

  (4 letters)


• 24. Capital of Norway - Show Answer

  OSLO

  (4 letters)


• 25. Moments of sudden understanding - Show Answer

  AHAS

  (4 letters)


• 27. Cheese from North Holland - Show Answer

  EDAM

  (4 letters)


• 28. "___ Love," 2012 song that became a marriage equality anthem - Show Answer

  SAME

  (4 letters)


• 29. Sized up - Show Answer

  EYED

  (4 letters)


• 31. Kind of inverter in an electric vehicle - Show Answer

  ACDC

  (4 letters)


• 32. "Your" of yore - Show Answer

  THY

  (3 letters)


• 33. Flaky rock - Show Answer

  MICA

  (4 letters)


• 36. "Always happy to help!" - Show Answer

  ANYTIME

  (7 letters)


• 37. Like an Afro hairstyle - Show Answer

  NATURAL

  (7 letters)


• 41. Possessive that's often confused with a contraction - Show Answer

  WHOSE

  (5 letters)


• 43. Simpleton - Show Answer

  DUNCE

  (5 letters)


• 44. "Does it look like ___?" - Show Answer

  ICARE

  (5 letters)


• 45. Tops that often have spaghetti straps, for short - Show Answer

  CAMIS

  (5 letters)


• 46. Blow one's stack - Show Answer

  ERUPT

  (5 letters)


• 48. Loud bursts of laughter - Show Answer

  ROARS

  (5 letters)


• 49. Fashion designer Cohn with an eponymous rhinestone-encrusted suit - Show Answer

  NUDIE

  (5 letters)


• 50. Blood vessel insert - Show Answer

  STENT

  (5 letters)


• 52. Showcase - Show Answer

  DEMO

  (4 letters)


• 53. "That so?" - Show Answer

  ITIS

  (4 letters)


• 55. Bit of shut-eye - Show Answer

  NAP

  (3 letters)

27428 Sun Dec 15, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues :

1. Chess player's study, 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across, 13. Cashless deal, 17. Crunchy root vegetables, 19. Fertilizer compound, 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across, 21. Winter setting in New England, 23. Hunter on high, 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise, 25. Plum variety often used in spirits, 26. ___ center, 27. Made eyes at, 28. Schedules, 31. Architectural annexes, 33. Bronx cheer, 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata, 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp., 40. One step ___ time, 41. Oodles, 42. Downhill event, 44. Prefix with health, 48. Niçoise salad need, 50. Role for Jay Silverheels, 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace, 53. Neighborhood grocery stores, 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across, 56. Nobelist Bohr, 58. Evenhanded, 59. Customary practice, 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics, 62. Like a car's wheels, 64. Bar with hashish pipes, 66. Baseball great Hershiser, 68. Solution strength, in chemistry, 70. Fat used in candlemaking, 71. Common scale range, 75. Champing at the bit, 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production, 81. Flimsy, as an excuse, 82. Pillow cover, 84. Fastens, in a way, 86. Nose around, 87. Director DuVernay, 88. Crumple into a ball, 90. Informal speech, 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across, 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across, 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo, 97. No longer interested in, 98. Tour de France units: Abbr., 99. Bout enders, for short, 101. Health professional focused on nutrition, 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound, 108. "Right now!", 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford, 110. Has the gumption, 111. Actress Thurman, 114. Abbr. on a music score, 116. Member of la familia, 117. "Get ___!", 118. Classic nursery rhyme, 124. Toronto team, for short, 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say, 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet, 127. Land in the sea, 128. Iditarod entries, 129. Annual star-studded fashion event

Down Clues :

1. Three, in Torino, 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries, 3. Many '90s music purchases, 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across, 5. Enjoys as a hobby, 6. Gets irritated by, 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr., 8. First cars made by Ford, 9. See 122-Down, 10. Hair removal brand, 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor", 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer, 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across, 14. "___ we're waiting …", 15. Cactuslike plants, 16. Duffer's obstacle, 18. '60s campus activist grp., 19. "1984" drudge, 20. Eccentric types, 22. Certain emergency message, 28. Surgeon's stitch, 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell", 30. Beauty spot?, 32. Place to keep plants, 34. Abundant, 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho", 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named, 37. Innocent sort, 38. God of the Qu'ran, 43. Hodgepodges, 45. Dark, in poesy, 46. Like some vowels and memories, 47. 90° from norte, 49. On dry ground, 51. Basic skateboard trick, 55. Root in some speckled chips, 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat, 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s, 61. Catches on, 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across, 65. Some partners in lesbian couples, 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow", 69. Mapped out again, 71. Deception, 72. Shankar at Woodstock, 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan, 74. Acme's antonym, 76. Plunder, archaically, 78. Online tracker, 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors, 80. Twitch, 83. Think aloud, 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer, 89. Identifies, 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin, 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across, 96. Abandons, 100. Places of refuge, 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap, 103. Most boring, 104. Lines at the theater?, 105. Corporate department, 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode, 107. Desensitizes, 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across, 112. It might be held during vacation, 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In", 115. Big inits. in fuel additives, 119. From Jan. 1 until now, 120. Male turkey, 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out", 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant, 123. A nursing one has snaps

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 15, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Chess player's study. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACTICS

  
  

  Possible Answer : manoeuvre, tactics, maneuver, tactic




• The clue is 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONET

  
  

  Possible Answer : Claude_Monet, Monet




• The clue is 13. Cashless deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAP

  
  

  Possible Answer : swop, switch, swap, barter, trade




• The clue is 17. Crunchy root vegetables. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADISHES

  
  

  Possible Answer : daikon, Japanese_radish, radish, radish_plant, Raphanus_sativus, Raphanus_sativus_longipinnatus




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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: POTASH

  
  

  Possible Answer : potassium_hydroxide, potash, caustic_potash




• The clue is 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAHLO

  
  



• The clue is 21. Winter setting in New England. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: EASTERNSTANDARDTIME

  
  



• The clue is 23. Hunter on high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORION

  
  

  Possible Answer : Orion, Hunter




• The clue is 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INF

  
  



• The clue is 25. Plum variety often used in spirits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Prunus_spinosa, Alleghany_plum, Prunus_alleghaniensis, blackthorn, Allegheny_plum, sloe




• The clue is 26. ___ center. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REC

  
  



• The clue is 27. Made eyes at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGLED

  
  

  Possible Answer : ogle




• The clue is 28. Schedules. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SLATES

  
  

  Possible Answer : slate, slat, slating, ticket




• The clue is 31. Architectural annexes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLS

  
  

  Possible Answer : ell




• The clue is 33. Bronx cheer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOYANKEES

  
  



• The clue is 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

  The answer: BUENOSAIRESARGENTINA

  
  



• The clue is 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USN

  
  

  Possible Answer : USN, US_Navy, United_States_Navy, Navy




• The clue is 40. One step ___ time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATA

  
  



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

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

  The answer: ALOT

  
  



• The clue is 42. Downhill event. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SLALOM

  
  

  Possible Answer : slalom




• The clue is 44. Prefix with health. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELE

  
  



• The clue is 48. Niçoise salad need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

  
  

  Possible Answer : tunny, Anguilla_sucklandii, Opuntia_tuna, tuna_fish, tuna




• The clue is 50. Role for Jay Silverheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONTO

  
  



• The clue is 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LILLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Lille




• The clue is 53. Neighborhood grocery stores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : bodega




• The clue is 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERNST

  
  

  Possible Answer : Max_Ernst, Ernst




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

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

  The answer: NIELS

  
  



• The clue is 58. Evenhanded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIR

  
  

  Possible Answer : fair, average, honest, bonnie, fairly, funfair, mediocre, bazaar, fairish, sightly, just, clean, evenhandedly, carnival, bonny, comely, reasonable, middling

  Possible Opposite Answer : foul, unfairly, unfair




• The clue is 59. Customary practice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WONT

  
  

  Possible Answer : wont, habit




• The clue is 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SEAHAG

  
  



• The clue is 62. Like a car's wheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXLED

  
  



• The clue is 64. Bar with hashish pipes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: HOOKAHLOUNGE

  
  



• The clue is 66. Baseball great Hershiser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREL

  
  



• The clue is 68. Solution strength, in chemistry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITER

  
  

  Possible Answer : titre, titer




• The clue is 70. Fat used in candlemaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUET

  
  

  Possible Answer : suet




• The clue is 71. Common scale range. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: FROMONETOTEN

  
  



• The clue is 75. Champing at the bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGER

  
  

  Possible Answer : eager, eagre, tidal_bore, bore, aegir

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneager




• The clue is 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SMOKEEFFECTS

  
  



• The clue is 81. Flimsy, as an excuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAME

  
  

  Possible Answer : game, crippled, square, gimpy, lame, feeble, halting, cripple, halt




• The clue is 82. Pillow cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAM

  
  

  Possible Answer : false, fictive, sham, fake, role_player, fictitious, imposter, simulate, affect, pretender, assumed, assume, put_on, shammer, pretend, pseud, faker, postiche, dissemble, fraud, pseudo, impostor, pretended, feign




• The clue is 84. Fastens, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAPES

  
  

  Possible Answer : tape_measure, intercept, pink, tapeline, magnetic_tape, exploit, tape_recording, tap, solicit, beg, taping, bug, tapdance, record, rap, videotape, tape, wiretap, mag_tape, tip, knock

  Possible Opposite Answer : erase




• The clue is 86. Nose around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOOP

  
  

  Possible Answer : snoop, snooper, sleuth, stag, spy




• The clue is 87. Director DuVernay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA

  
  



• The clue is 88. Crumple into a ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WADUP

  
  



• The clue is 90. Informal speech. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLANG

  
  

  Possible Answer : slang_term, dupe, fool, put_on, befool, put_one_over, argot, lingo, gull, cant, vernacular, put_one_across, cod, slang, patois, take_in, jargon, slang_expression




• The clue is 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOYA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Francisco_de_Goya, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya, Goya, Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Goya




• The clue is 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIRO

  
  

  Possible Answer : Miro, Joan_Miro, black_pine, miro, Podocarpus_ferruginea, Prumnopitys_ferruginea




• The clue is 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: IRISED

  
  



• The clue is 97. No longer interested in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVER

  
  

  Possible Answer : o'er, terminated, over, ended, all_over, complete, concluded




• The clue is 98. Tour de France units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  
  

  Possible Answer : km, klick, kilometer, kilometre




• The clue is 99. Bout enders, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOS

  
  

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




• The clue is 101. Health professional focused on nutrition. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: REGISTEREDDIETITIAN

  
  



• The clue is 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAMIRON

  
  



• The clue is 108. "Right now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAT

  
  



• The clue is 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: DARIEN

  
  



• The clue is 110. Has the gumption. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARES

  
  

  Possible Answer : make_bold, dare, defy, daring, presume




• The clue is 111. Actress Thurman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMA

  
  

  Possible Answer : genus_Uma, Uma




• The clue is 114. Abbr. on a music score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRES

  
  



• The clue is 116. Member of la familia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIA

  
  

  Possible Answer : transient_ischemic_attack, TIA




• The clue is 117. "Get ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIFE

  
  



• The clue is 118. Classic nursery rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (18 letters)

  The answer: MARYHADALITTLELAMB

  
  



• The clue is 124. Toronto team, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAFS

  
  

  Possible Answer : flip, riffle, flick, folio, leaf, thumb, leafage, riff, foliage




• The clue is 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BITTEN

  
  

  Possible Answer : sting, bite, seize_with_teeth, prick, burn




• The clue is 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POISONER

  
  

  Possible Answer : poisoner




• The clue is 127. Land in the sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : islet, isle




• The clue is 128. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEDS

  
  

  Possible Answer : sled, sledge, sleigh




• The clue is 129. Annual star-studded fashion event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METGALA

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Three, in Torino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRE

  
  

• The clue is 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAA

  
  

  Possible Answer: AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm

• The clue is 3. Many '90s music purchases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cd, cd, candle, compact_disk, CD, certificate_of_deposit, candela, standard_candle, cadmium, compact_disc, atomic_number_48

• The clue is 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TITIAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Titian, Tiziano_Vecellio

• The clue is 5. Enjoys as a hobby. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ISINTO

  
  

• The clue is 6. Gets irritated by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAFESAT

  
  

• The clue is 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sen

• The clue is 8. First cars made by Ford. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODELAS

  
  

• The clue is 9. See 122-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTT

  
  

• The clue is 10. Hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIR

  
  

• The clue is 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESME

  
  

• The clue is 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THECW

  
  

• The clue is 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARGENT

  
  

  Possible Answer: John_Singer_Sargent, Sargent

• The clue is 14. "___ we're waiting …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHILE

  
  

  Possible Answer: piece, spell, while, patch

• The clue is 15. Cactuslike plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOES

  
  

  Possible Answer: aloes, bitter_aloes, aloe

• The clue is 16. Duffer's obstacle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POND

  
  

  Possible Answer: pool, pond

• The clue is 18. '60s campus activist grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: SD, Coyote_State, South_Dakota, Mount_Rushmore_State

• The clue is 19. "1984" drudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: prole, worker, proletarian

• The clue is 20. Eccentric types. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOOKS

  
  

  Possible Answer: queer_bird, odd_man_out, kook, queer_duck, odd_fish, odd_fellow

• The clue is 22. Certain emergency message. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALERTTEXT

  
  

• The clue is 28. Surgeon's stitch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SUTURE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sutura, fibrous_joint, surgical_seam, suture

• The clue is 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: LEANNA

  
  

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

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

  The answer: SALON

  
  

  Possible Answer: beauty_salon, beauty_parlour, beauty_shop, beauty_parlor, salon

• The clue is 32. Place to keep plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILL

  
  

  Possible Answer: sill

• The clue is 34. Abundant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMEROUS

  
  

  Possible Answer: numerous, legion

• The clue is 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATES

  
  

  Possible Answer: flutter, clobber, bat, bate, drub, cream, thrash, lick

• The clue is 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ionia

• The clue is 37. Innocent sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIF

  
  

  Possible Answer: naif, naive

  Possible Opposite Answer : sophisticated

• The clue is 38. God of the Qu'ran. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLAH

  
  

  Possible Answer: Allah

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

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

  The answer: OLIOS

  
  

• The clue is 45. Dark, in poesy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBON

  
  

  Possible Answer: ebon, ebony

• The clue is 46. Like some vowels and memories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONG

  
  

  Possible Answer: tenacious, long, farsighted, foresightful, longsighted, recollective, yearn, prospicient, hanker, foresighted, farseeing, retentive

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

• The clue is 47. 90° from norte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTE

  
  

• The clue is 49. On dry ground. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ASHORE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ashore

• The clue is 51. Basic skateboard trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

  
  

• The clue is 55. Root in some speckled chips. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARO

  
  

  Possible Answer: cocoyam, taro, taro_plant, taro_root, Colocasia_esculenta, edda, eddo, dasheen, dalo

• The clue is 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETAT

  
  

• The clue is 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: WUTANG

  
  

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

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

  The answer: GETSWISE

  
  

• The clue is 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Degas, Edgar_Degas, degas, Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas

• The clue is 65. Some partners in lesbian couples. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEMS

  
  

• The clue is 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEHAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: Franz_Lehar, Lehar

• The clue is 69. Mapped out again. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPLOTTED

  
  

• The clue is 71. Deception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAM

  
  

• The clue is 72. Shankar at Woodstock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVI

  
  

• The clue is 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAR

  
  

• The clue is 74. Acme's antonym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADIR

  
  

  Possible Answer: nadir, low-water_mark

  Possible Opposite Answer : zenith

• The clue is 76. Plunder, archaically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: loot, strip, despoil, rifle, foray, ransack, pillage, reave, plunder

• The clue is 78. Online tracker. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: COOKIE

  
  

  Possible Answer: biscuit, cooky, cookie

• The clue is 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TOYMEN

  
  

• The clue is 80. Twitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPASM

  
  

  Possible Answer: cramp, spasm, muscle_spasm

• The clue is 83. Think aloud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: think_over, meditate, contemplate, muse, chew_over, mull, excogitate, ruminate, Muse, speculate, reflect, mull_over, ponder

• The clue is 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNERD

  
  

• The clue is 89. Identifies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGS

  
  

  Possible Answer: pin, thole, peg, pegleg, nail, rowlock, peg_down, nog, wooden_leg, tholepin, nail_down, oarlock, stick, leg

• The clue is 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREATLIE

  
  

• The clue is 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKEEFFE

  
  

• The clue is 96. Abandons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DITCHES

  
  

  Possible Answer: ditch, chuck, trench, dump

• The clue is 100. Places of refuge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASES

  
  

  Possible Answer: oasis, haven

• The clue is 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: saran

• The clue is 103. Most boring. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: DRIEST

  
  

  Possible Answer: teetotal, juiceless, ironical, dry, ironic, wry

  Possible Opposite Answer : phlegmy, wet, sweet

• The clue is 104. Lines at the theater?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: DIALOG

  
  

  Possible Answer: dialogue, dialog, duologue

• The clue is 105. Corporate department. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALES

  
  

  Possible Answer: gross_revenue, sales, sales_agreement, sales_event, sale, gross_sales, cut-rate_sale

• The clue is 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIAL

  
  

  Possible Answer: trial_run, run, trial, tribulation, visitation, test, tryout

• The clue is 107. Desensitizes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMBS

  
  

  Possible Answer: blunt, benumb, numb, dull

• The clue is 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Salvador_Dali, Dali

• The clue is 112. It might be held during vacation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAIL

  
  

  Possible Answer: get_off, chain_mail, post, mail, ring_armor, ring_mail, ring_armour, send, chain_armour, chain_armor, postal_service, mail_service

• The clue is 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTE

  
  

• The clue is 115. Big inits. in fuel additives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  
  

  Possible Answer: STP, s.t.p.

• The clue is 119. From Jan. 1 until now. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YTD

  
  

• The clue is 120. Male turkey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

  
  

  Possible Answer: gobbler, tom, turkey_cock, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, tomcat, Tom

• The clue is 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANA

  
  

  Possible Answer: ana, Ana

• The clue is 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEL

  
  

• The clue is 123. A nursing one has snaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bandeau, brassiere, bra