Thu Oct 03, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Strikes, perhaps, 6. Animal cry that sounds like a Greek letter, 9. Girls, ___ (nonprofit since 1864), 12. Find on the radio, 14. Move, in real estate lingo, 15. Woman on un árbol genealógico, 16. Value, 17. More slippery, 18. TV channel showing lots of pitches, 19. Disclaimer on a sale poster, 23. Contradict, 24. Save money on one's commute home, perhaps, 26. Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men", 29. You can see right through it, 30. Up to ___, 31. Like nearly everybody on a Reply All thread, 32. Genre influenced by Jamaica's independence, 34. Puts on a Christmas list, say, 36. Some young studs, 40. Lisbon's land: Abbr., 41. First name in student loans, 42. Louvre Pyramid architect, 43. ___ facto, 46. Skeptics, 49. Half of a sprinter's pair, 51. One of the four classical elements, along with ignis, aqua and terra, 52. 53-Across feature, as seen three times in this puzzle, 53. Test required for all C.I.A. applicants … or a hint to this puzzle's theme, 57. Major British tabloid, with "The", 58. When sudden death can occur, for short, 60. "Understood", 61. Caribbean clock setting: Abbr., 62. New Mexico county or its seat, 63. Early bird's bedtime, maybe, 64. Baseball players who only bat, for short, 65. Snide chuckle, 66. Boardroom support

Thu Oct 03, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. Cocido or callaloo, 2. Luxuriant, 3. Like some dog collars, 4. Tool used in making applesauce and mashed potatoes, 5. Metal marble, 6. Human-shaped board game piece, 7. Singer/songwriter Goulding, 8. Truly awful, with "the", 9. City that's absolutely "gorges", 10. Leaf maker, 11. "There's no way!", 13. Mantra chants, 14. Went door to door for, 20. Performer at 2024's Super Bowl halftime show, 22. Wash against, as waves on the shore, 25. It fits under a tongue, 26. Busy Apr. professional, 27. Contracts, 28. Derides, 31. Budget planner, for short, 33. Half sister of Kim, Khloé and Kourtney, 35. TV character who said "Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them", 36. City name in Genesis, 37. Runs, 38. "___ outta here!", 39. Female friend, casually, 41. Elitists, 43. "What a shame!", 44. Major media campaign, say, 45. N.F.L. franchise that went its first 20 seasons without a single winning record, 47. "Darn it!", 48. Home to "star-cross'd lovers", 50. Urban artist?, 51. Longhorn's college rival, 54. Philosophical darkness, 55. Decorate, as a baker might, 56. Web code, 59. When doubled, dance move accompanying the Whip

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 03, 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. Strikes, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAPS

  Possible Answer : slap, smacking, smack




• The clue is 6. Animal cry that sounds like a Greek letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEW

  Possible Answer : meow, miaul, sea_mew, miaou, miaow, mew_gull, mew, Larus_canus




• The clue is 9. Girls, ___ (nonprofit since 1864). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INC

  Possible Answer : INC, Iraqi_National_Congress




• The clue is 12. Find on the radio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNETO




• The clue is 14. Move, in real estate lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELO




• The clue is 15. Woman on un árbol genealógico. 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 16. Value. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTEEM

  Possible Answer : take_to_be, prize, esteem, admiration, regard, prise, regard_as, repute, look_upon, look_on, value, think_of, respect

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, disesteem




• The clue is 17. More slippery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELIER




• The clue is 18. TV channel showing lots of pitches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HSN




• The clue is 19. Disclaimer on a sale poster. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (17 letters)

  The answer: WHILESUPPLIESLAST




• The clue is 23. Contradict. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELIE

  Possible Answer : contradict, misrepresent, negate, belie




• The clue is 24. Save money on one's commute home, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPLITACAB




• The clue is 26. Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHARLIESHEEN




• The clue is 29. You can see right through it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANE

  Possible Answer : window_glass, acid, loony_toons, window_pane, Zen, pane_of_glass, back_breaker, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, superman, dot, dose, paneling, Elvis, panelling, battery-acid, pane




• The clue is 30. Up to ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer : equality, par, equivalence, equation




• The clue is 31. Like nearly everybody on a Reply All thread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCED




• The clue is 32. Genre influenced by Jamaica's independence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKA




• The clue is 34. Puts on a Christmas list, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKSFOR




• The clue is 36. Some young studs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOYTOYS




• The clue is 40. Lisbon's land: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POR




• The clue is 41. First name in student loans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALLIE




• The clue is 42. Louvre Pyramid architect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEI

  Possible Answer : I._M._Pei, Ieoh_Ming_Pei, Pei




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

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

  The answer: IPSO




• The clue is 46. Skeptics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONBELIEVERS

  Possible Answer : disbeliever, unbeliever, nonbeliever




• The clue is 49. Half of a sprinter's pair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRACKSHOE




• The clue is 51. One of the four classical elements, along with ignis, aqua and terra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AER




• The clue is 52. 53-Across feature, as seen three times in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIKE

  Possible Answer : ear, spindle, transfix, spike_heel, empale, spike, fortify, impale, lace, capitulum, stiletto_heel, spike_out




• The clue is 53. Test required for all C.I.A. applicants … or a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLYGRAPH

  Possible Answer : polygraph




• The clue is 57. Major British tabloid, with "The". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUN

  Possible Answer : Sun, Lord's_Day, insolate, sunbathe, solarise, Sunday, sunlight, sun, Dominicus, solarize, sunshine




• The clue is 58. When sudden death can occur, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INOT




• The clue is 60. "Understood". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGOTIT




• The clue is 61. Caribbean clock setting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AST




• The clue is 62. New Mexico county or its seat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAOS

  Possible Answer : Taoist, Taos, Tao




• The clue is 63. Early bird's bedtime, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINEPM




• The clue is 64. Baseball players who only bat, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DHS




• The clue is 65. Snide chuckle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEH




• The clue is 66. Boardroom support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASEL

  Possible Answer : easel

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cocido or callaloo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

  Possible Answer: brood, sweat, grizzle, fret, swither, stew, lather, grudge

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

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

  The answer: LUSH

  Possible Answer: soaker, lavish, succulent, alcoholic, lush, profuse, plushy, lucullan, exuberant, boozer, luxuriant, dipsomaniac, plush, alky, riotous, souse

• The clue is 3. Like some dog collars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTIBARK

• The clue is 4. Tool used in making applesauce and mashed potatoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEELER

  Possible Answer: stripper, striptease, exotic_dancer, striptease_artist, stripteaser, ecdysiast, peeler

• The clue is 5. Metal marble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEELIE

• The clue is 6. Human-shaped board game piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEEPLE

• The clue is 7. Singer/songwriter Goulding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIE

• The clue is 8. Truly awful, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORST

  Possible Answer: worst, sorry, spoiled, forged, spoilt, uncollectible, rack_up, mop_up, unsound, regretful, unfit, high-risk, risky, whip, big, speculative, bad, defective, pip, tough

  Possible Opposite Answer : unregretful, good, best

• The clue is 9. City that's absolutely "gorges". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITHACA

  Possible Answer: Ithaki, Ithaca

• The clue is 10. Leaf maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NISSAN

  Possible Answer: Nisan, Nissan

• The clue is 11. "There's no way!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANTBE

• The clue is 13. Mantra chants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMS

• The clue is 14. Went door to door for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPPED

• The clue is 20. Performer at 2024's Super Bowl halftime show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USHER

  Possible Answer: Usher, Ussher, doorkeeper, James_Ussher, James_Usher, show, usher, guide

• The clue is 22. Wash against, as waves on the shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAPAT

• The clue is 25. It fits under a tongue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSOLE

  Possible Answer: innersole, insole

• The clue is 26. Busy Apr. professional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPA

  Possible Answer: certified_public_accountant, CPA

• The clue is 27. Contracts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAS

  Possible Answer: stimulate, induce, hold, HA, let, get, make, hour_angle, have, throw, own, birth, give_birth, sustain, cause, bear, deliver, give, ingest, take, take_in, accept, receive, possess, experience, consume, have_got, feature, suffer

  Possible Opposite Answer : refuse, abstain, lack

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

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

  The answer: SCORNS

  Possible Answer: despise, spurn, freeze_off, reject, turn_down, despite, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, contemn, contempt

• The clue is 31. Budget planner, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFO

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 33. Half sister of Kim, Khloé and Kourtney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KYLIE

  Possible Answer: kiley, kylie

• The clue is 35. TV character who said "Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOCK

  Possible Answer: Spock, Benjamin_Spock

• The clue is 36. City name in Genesis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BABEL

  Possible Answer: Babel, Tower_of_Babel, babel

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

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

  The answer: OPERATES

  Possible Answer: go, maneuver, mesh, lock, operate_on, manoeuver, work, operate, engage, manoeuvre, function, control, run

  Possible Opposite Answer : disengage, malfunction

• The clue is 38. "___ outta here!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YER

• The clue is 39. Female friend, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

  Possible Answer: Si, si, te, Systeme_International, sister, International_System, silicon, sis, International_System_of_Units, atomic_number_14, SI_unit, Systeme_International_d'Unites, SI_system, SI, ti

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother

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

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

  The answer: SNOOTS

  Possible Answer: nozzle, schnoz, honker, snout, beak, snoot, hooter, snot, schnozzle, snob, prig

• The clue is 43. "What a shame!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSSAD

• The clue is 44. Major media campaign, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRPUSH

• The clue is 45. N.F.L. franchise that went its first 20 seasons without a single winning record. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAINTS

  Possible Answer: nonsuch, enshrine, angel, holy_person, canonize, canonise, nonpareil, paragon, apotheosis, holy_man, saint, ideal, nonesuch

• The clue is 47. "Darn it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHPOOH

• The clue is 48. Home to "star-cross'd lovers". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VERONA

  Possible Answer: Verona

• The clue is 50. Urban artist?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEITH

• The clue is 51. Longhorn's college rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGGIE

• The clue is 54. Philosophical darkness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIN

  Possible Answer: yin

  Possible Opposite Answer : yang

• The clue is 55. Decorate, as a baker might. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIPE

  Possible Answer: pipe, tube, pipework, tobacco_pipe, shriek, organ_pipe, piping, pipage, pipe_up, shrill

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

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

  The answer: HTML

  Possible Answer: HTML, hypertext_mark-up_language, hypertext_markup_language

• The clue is 59. When doubled, dance move accompanying the Whip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAE

27417 Tue Mar 12, 2024 NYT by Andrew Kingsley and Garrett Chalfin

Across Clues :

1. Discontinue, 5. ___ cake (dessert with a liquid chocolate core), 9. Skewered meat dish, 14. Wander, 15. "Victory is mine!", 16. Reply to "Grazie", 17. A♭?, 19. Feeling the need to scratch, 20. Blanc who was known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices", 21. Tries not to be found, 22. "Hello," in Mandarin, 23. Categorize, 25. Give lip to, 26. Where visitors take photos pretending to hold up a landmark, 28. Not playing any songs, as a radio station, 31. Rocker Lavigne, 34. Offering from the miller or the cook, in Chaucer, 36. Never Have I ___ (party game), 37. Shakespearean "Tsk!", 38. B♭?, 41. X–III, 42. Berry rich in antioxidants (and vowels), 44. Accessory that may denote military rank, 45. Deep chasm, 47. Smallest unit of purchasing power, in an idiom, 49. Start of a spell, 51. Liquid-ate?, 52. "You can say that again!", 56. High-end Honda, 58. Pancakes sometimes served with caviar, 61. Apt anagram of "yea", 62. Put forward, 63. B♯?, 65. Speak one's mind, 66. Cereal crop, 67. Gave the go-ahead, 68. Quick kisses, 69. Occasion for blowing out candles, informally, 70. Dudes

Down Clues :

1. Field of play?, 2. Double Dutch equipment, 3. Racetrack shapes, 4. Pay-___-view, 5. City ___ (place for a population sign), 6. Wowed, 7. Botanical climber, 8. Flik and Dot, in "A Bug's Life", 9. Kind of cord or column, 10. Skilled performer, 11. E♯?, 12. Persian honorific, 13. Fluctuate wildly, 18. Skydiving or a ride on a roller coaster, 24. Big name in nail polish, 25. Whole host, 27. Corroded, 28. "Hi," in Lanai, 29. Lanai neckwear, 30. Mother of Kim, Kylie and Kourtney, 31. A ways away, 32. The "V" of V.P., 33. Follow a composer's notation ... or a hint to interpreting four clues in this puzzle, 35. Show stoppers?, 39. "Winning ___ everything", 40. Fictional land ruled by Aslan, 43. Winter Olympics facility, 46. Naughty, 48. Fills with delight, 50. Anonymous creator of a painting sold at auction that subsequently shredded itself, 53. A kind of poem / Found within this crossword clue / Serendipity, 54. "Sheesh!", 55. Tends to an overgrown garden, 56. Each, 57. Make do, 58. Amorphous shape, 59. Hamperful, 60. Smallest bit, 64. Daily record

Break down the NYT Crosswords: March 12, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Discontinue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DROP

  Possible Answer : spend, shed, throw_away, overlook, dismiss, devolve, drop_off, set_down, deteriorate, fall, throw, degenerate, dribble, cliff, throw_off, knock_off, dip, drip, expend, put_down, neglect, flatten, discharge, cut_down, free_fall, send_away, drop_cloth, unload, driblet, strike_down, omit, miss, overleap, drop-off, sink, bead, pearl, cast, fell, swing, shake_off, dangle, cast_off, pretermit, leave_out, drib, drop, drop_curtain, send_packing, drop_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : sharpen, recuperate, attend_to




• The clue is 5. ___ cake (dessert with a liquid chocolate core). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAVA

  Possible Answer : lava




• The clue is 9. Skewered meat dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATAY




• The clue is 14. Wander. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROVE

  Possible Answer : roll, rove, vagabond, reeve, ramble, range, tramp, drift, roam, stray, swan, wander, cast




• The clue is 15. "Victory is mine!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IWIN




• The clue is 16. Reply to "Grazie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREGO




• The clue is 17. A♭?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APARTMENT

  Possible Answer : flat, apartment




• The clue is 19. Feeling the need to scratch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITCHY

  Possible Answer : antsy, itchy, fretful, fidgety




• The clue is 20. Blanc who was known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEL




• The clue is 21. Tries not to be found. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIDES

  Possible Answer : fell, enshroud, conceal, pelt, shroud, cover, hide_out, obscure, obliterate, hide, blot_out, veil, skin

  Possible Opposite Answer : show




• The clue is 22. "Hello," in Mandarin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIHAO




• The clue is 23. Categorize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSORT

  Possible Answer : sort_out, associate, separate, class, classify, sort, consort, assort, affiliate




• The clue is 25. Give lip to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASS

  Possible Answer : mouth, sass, backtalk, SAS, back_talk, sassing, Special_Air_Service, lip




• The clue is 26. Where visitors take photos pretending to hold up a landmark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PISA

  Possible Answer : Pisa




• The clue is 28. Not playing any songs, as a radio station. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLTALK




• The clue is 31. Rocker Lavigne. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVRIL




• The clue is 34. Offering from the miller or the cook, in Chaucer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALE

  Possible Answer : tale, narration, tarradiddle, story, taradiddle, narrative, fib




• The clue is 36. Never Have I ___ (party game). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVER

  Possible Answer : ever, of_all_time, ever_so, e'er, always

  Possible Opposite Answer : never




• The clue is 37. Shakespearean "Tsk!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIE




• The clue is 38. B♭?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIEDOWN




• The clue is 41. X–III. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VII

  Possible Answer : VII, septet, seven, heptad, septenary, vii, 7, sevener




• The clue is 42. Berry rich in antioxidants (and vowels). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACAI




• The clue is 44. Accessory that may denote military rank. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASH

  Possible Answer : waistband, waistcloth, sash, window_sash, girdle, cincture




• The clue is 45. Deep chasm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABYSS

  Possible Answer : abysm, abyss




• The clue is 47. Smallest unit of purchasing power, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDCENT




• The clue is 49. Start of a spell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABRA




• The clue is 51. Liquid-ate?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELT

  Possible Answer : run, evaporate, unfreeze, unthaw, melt, mellow_out, fade, dethaw, thawing, melting, mellow, dissolve, meld, thaw, disappear, melt_down




• The clue is 52. "You can say that again!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDHOW




• The clue is 56. High-end Honda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACURA




• The clue is 58. Pancakes sometimes served with caviar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLINI

  Possible Answer : bliny, blini




• The clue is 61. Apt anagram of "yea". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYE




• The clue is 62. Put forward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSIT

  Possible Answer : fix, situate, put_forward, deposit, posit, submit, postulate, state




• The clue is 63. B♯?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOKALIVE




• The clue is 65. Speak one's mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPINE

  Possible Answer : animadvert, sound_off, think, speak_out, opine, speak_up, imagine, suppose, guess, reckon




• The clue is 66. Cereal crop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OATS

  Possible Answer : oat




• The clue is 67. Gave the go-ahead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKED




• The clue is 68. Quick kisses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECKS

  Possible Answer : beak, lot, mass, pot, peck_at, passel, spate, heap, peck, batch, mickle, hen-peck, sight, pick_at, stack, nag, mint, pick, pick_up, pile, good_deal, slew, flock, great_deal, muckle, plenty, raft, tidy_sum, smack, mess, wad, deal, mountain, hatful, quite_a_little




• The clue is 69. Occasion for blowing out candles, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BDAY




• The clue is 70. Dudes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUYS

  Possible Answer : make_fun, guy_rope, laugh_at, poke_fun, Guy, cat, hombre, bozo, ridicule, rib, blackguard, guy, roast, guy_cable, jest_at, guy_wire

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Field of play?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAMA

  Possible Answer: drama, dramatic_play, play, dramatic_event

• The clue is 2. Double Dutch equipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPES

  Possible Answer: Mexican_valium, R-2, roofy, rope, circle, forget_me_drug, rophy, leash, lasso, roach

• The clue is 3. Racetrack shapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVALS

  Possible Answer: oval, ellipse

• The clue is 4. Pay-___-view. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PER

• The clue is 5. City ___ (place for a population sign). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMITS

  Possible Answer: fix, limit, demarcation_line, trammel, confine, define, determine, throttle, boundary, bound, terminal_point, restrain, demarcation, point_of_accumulation, terminus_ad_quem, specify, restrict, circumscribe, set, limitation, limit_point

• The clue is 6. Wowed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWED

  Possible Answer: awestricken, awful, awed, awe, awestruck

  Possible Opposite Answer : unawed

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

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

  The answer: VINE

  Possible Answer: vine

• The clue is 8. Flik and Dot, in "A Bug's Life". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  Possible Answer: emmet, pismire, ant

• The clue is 9. Kind of cord or column. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPINAL

  Possible Answer: spinal, spinal_anesthesia, spinal_anaesthesia

• The clue is 10. Skilled performer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTISTE

  Possible Answer: artiste

• The clue is 11. E♯?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TECHSAVVY

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

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

  The answer: AGHA

  Possible Answer: Aga, Agha

• The clue is 13. Fluctuate wildly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOYO

• The clue is 18. Skydiving or a ride on a roller coaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THRILL

  Possible Answer: exalt, inebriate, kick, thrill, throb, exhilarate, tickle, beatify, vibrate, bang, boot, chill, shiver, frisson, rush, tingle, shudder, charge, flush, quiver, tickle_pink

• The clue is 24. Big name in nail polish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPI

• The clue is 25. Whole host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEW

  Possible Answer: lot, mass, pot, passel, spate, heap, slue, peck, batch, mickle, sheer, murder, bump_off, swerve, veer, sight, polish_off, slide, stack, remove, dispatch, mint, cut, pile, slay, skid, good_deal, slew, flock, great_deal, muckle, plenty, raft, tidy_sum, mess, wad, deal, slip, off, hit, mountain, hatful, quite_a_little, trend, curve

• The clue is 27. Corroded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEAT

• The clue is 28. "Hi," in Lanai. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOHA

  Possible Answer: ciao, aloha

• The clue is 29. Lanai neckwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIS

  Possible Answer: wreath, chaplet, garland, lei, coronal

• The clue is 30. Mother of Kim, Kylie and Kourtney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRIS

  Possible Answer: kris, creese, crease

• The clue is 31. 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 32. The "V" of V.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VICE

  Possible Answer: frailty, vice

• The clue is 33. Follow a composer's notation ... or a hint to interpreting four clues in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READMUSIC

• The clue is 35. Show stoppers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advertizement, advertisement, advertising, ad, advertizing, advert

• The clue is 39. "Winning ___ everything". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISNT

• The clue is 40. Fictional land ruled by Aslan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARNIA

• The clue is 43. Winter Olympics facility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICERINK

• The clue is 46. Naughty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAD

  Possible Answer: risky, spoiled, spoilt, regretful, badness, bad, unfit, defective, badly, tough, unsound, speculative, big, forged, uncollectible, high-risk, sorry

  Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness, unregretful

• The clue is 48. Fills with delight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELATES

  Possible Answer: uplift, lift_up, intoxicate, pick_up, elate

  Possible Opposite Answer : depress

• The clue is 50. Anonymous creator of a painting sold at auction that subsequently shredded itself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANKSY

• The clue is 53. A kind of poem / Found within this crossword clue / Serendipity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIKU

  Possible Answer: haiku

• The clue is 54. "Sheesh!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OYVEY

• The clue is 55. Tends to an overgrown garden. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEEDS

  Possible Answer: pot, sens, grass, weeds, smoke, weed, locoweed, dope, sess, green_goddess, widow's_weeds, Mary_Jane, mourning_band, skunk, gage

  Possible Opposite Answer : cultivated_plant

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

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

  The answer: APOP

• The clue is 57. Make do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPE

  Possible Answer: make_out, cope, coping, grapple, make_do, header, manage, contend, deal, get_by

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

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

  The answer: BLOB

  Possible Answer: fleck, blob, blot, spot

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

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

  The answer: LOAD

  Possible Answer: cargo, encumbrance, shipment, lode, warhead, load_up, dilute, consignment, stretch, incumbrance, burden, debase, loading, laden, payload, lading, lade, load, freight, charge, onus, adulterate

• The clue is 60. Smallest bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOTA

  Possible Answer: whit, tittle, smidge, shred, smidgen, iota, smidgeon, scintilla, smidgin

• The clue is 64. Daily record. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOG

  Possible Answer: log, logarithm, lumber

December 30, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, December 30, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword December 30, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Flatbread from India	4
2A	5. Top-notch	6
3A	11. "J to ___ L-O!" (Jennifer Lopez album)	3
4A	14. Captain who cries "From hell's heart I stab at thee"	4
5A	15. What the 21st Amendment achieved	6
6A	16. Conned	3
7A	17. Tiny bit of information	4
8A	18. They stay and bite	10
9A	20. "No clue"	7
10A	22. Propelled from a bench	5
11A	23. Words declared before and after "what"	3
12A	24. Product whose first commercial was notably narrated by Jeff Goldblum	4
13A	26. ___-worthy	5
14A	27. Emmy-winning comedy series of 2007, 2008 and 2009	10
15A	30. Climate control system, in brief	4
16A	32. "Certainly"	3
17A	33. Goddess often depicted with wings	3
18A	34. URL ending	3
19A	35. Places people speak in whispers	5
20A	38. Symbol for the starts of 18-, 27-, 46- and 58-Across	3
21A	39. Sounder	5
22A	41. Having everything one needs	3
23A	42. Nintendo console	3
24A	43. Part of many a ballroom dance	3
25A	44. Beer topper	4
26A	46. Gains favor using abject flattery, informally	10
27A	51. Fire starters, for short	5
28A	53. Idiosyncrasies	4
29A	54. New Deal inits.	3
30A	55. "Man, that's something!"	5
31A	56. Lady Gaga or Kylie Minogue	7
32A	58. Souse	10
33A	62. Animal, vegetable or mineral	4
34A	63. Class	3
35A	64. Move stealthily	6
36A	65. "Huh-uh"	4
37A	66. Aid for driving	3
38A	67. Evansville baseball team or Erie ice hockey team	6
39A	68. Coaster	4

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. Flatbread from India"

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: ROTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Top-notch"

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: GRADEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. "J to ___ L-O!" (Jennifer Lopez album)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Captain who cries "From hell's heart I stab at thee""

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 according to the old testament he was a pagan king of israel and husband of jezebel (9th century bc)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. What the 21st Amendment achieved"

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 act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
• Words that mean the same thing: overturn, rescind, annulment
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Conned"

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 have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• Words that mean the same thing: give, induce, suffer
• The opposite would be: refuse, lack
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Tiny bit of information"

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 sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BYTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. They stay and bite"

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: ADULTTEETH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. "No clue""

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: BEATSME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Propelled from a bench"

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: OARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Words declared before and after "what""

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: IAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Product whose first commercial was notably narrated by Jeff Goldblum"

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: IMAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. ___-worthy"

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 annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
• Words that mean the same thing: Academy Award
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Emmy-winning comedy series of 2007, 2008 and 2009"

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: THIRTYROCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Climate control system, in brief"

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: HVAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. "Certainly""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an affirmative
• The opposite would be: no
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Goddess often depicted with wings"

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 (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. URL ending"

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: EDU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Places people speak in whispers"

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

  The answer is: APSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Symbol for the starts of 18-, 27-, 46- and 58-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
• Words that mean the same thing: thirty, 30
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: XXX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Sounder"

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 mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
• Words that mean the same thing: sane, reasonable
• The opposite would be: insane
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Having everything one needs"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: bent, readiness, localise
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Nintendo console"

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: WII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Part of many a ballroom dance"

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 depression in an otherwise level surface
• Words that mean the same thing: free fall, plunge, dim
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Beer topper"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
• Words that mean the same thing: caput, oral sex, steer
• The opposite would be: rear, foot
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Gains favor using abject flattery, informally"

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: KISSESBUTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Fire starters, for short"

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: PYROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Idiosyncrasies"

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 local and habitual twitching especially in the face
• Words that mean the same thing: tic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. New Deal inits."

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 powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
• Words that mean the same thing: National Rifle Association
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. "Man, that's something!""

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: OHWOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Lady Gaga or Kylie Minogue"

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: GAYICON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Souse"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: BOOZEHOUND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Animal, vegetable or mineral"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Class"

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 kind of person
• Words that mean the same thing: like
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Move stealthily"

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 tip of a toe
• Words that mean the same thing: tip, tippytoe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIPTOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. "Huh-uh""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Aid for driving"

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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: football tee, tee up, teeing ground
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. Evansville baseball team or Erie ice hockey team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fur of an otter
• Words that mean the same thing: otter
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Coaster"

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 vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Words that mean the same thing: sleigh, sledge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLED

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - December 30, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Hutch occupant	6
2D	2. Sarcastic "Is that so?"	6
3D	3. Japanese mat	6
4D	4. "Um, sure"	4
5D	5. Awards won by presidents Carter, Clinton and Obama	7
6D	6. Sunfish with colorful gill covers	6
7D	7. Shopkeeper on "The Simpsons"	3
8D	8. Joe Biden's home: Abbr.	3
9D	9. Down	3
10D	10. Choir section	5
11D	11. Classic poem set in "bleak December"	8
12D	12. Virulent negativity, in modern parlance	8
13D	13. Ritalin target, for short	4
14D	19. Per	4
15D	21. Web destinations	5
16D	25. Popular bumper sticker of the 2000s	7
17D	26. Stamps, maybe	3
18D	28. Ingredient in an old-fashioned	3
19D	29. One facing the crew, informally	3
20D	31. Scoundrel	3
21D	35. Remains to be seen?	3
22D	36. Hotel door feature	8
23D	37. Social justice catchphrase	8
24D	38. Spot on a sundial	3
25D	39. Actress Spacek	5
26D	40. Police dispatch, for short	3
27D	42. Calendar units: Abbr.	3
28D	43. A long, long time	7
29D	45. "The ___ Show" (daytime TV staple beginning in 2009)	4
30D	47. Gentleman from Genoa	6
31D	48. Square	6
32D	49. Traveling performers	6
33D	50. Showing evidence of a beach holiday	6
34D	52. Have because of	5
35D	55. Life after death?	4
36D	57. Public houses	4
37D	59. Google result	3
38D	60. Go (for)	3
39D	61. Pac-12 Conference player	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. Hutch occupant"

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 any of various burrowing animals of the family leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
• Words that mean the same thing: lapin, hare, cony
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RABBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Sarcastic "Is that so?""

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: OHYEAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Japanese mat"

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: TATAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Um, sure""

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: IBET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Awards won by presidents Carter, Clinton and Obama"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GRAMMYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Sunfish with colorful gill covers"

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: REDEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Shopkeeper on "The Simpsons""

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: APU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Joe Biden's home: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: DEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: consume, deplete, eat 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: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Choir section"

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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Words that mean the same thing: countertenor, contralto, alto
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Classic poem set in "bleak December""

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

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: THERAVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Virulent negativity, in modern parlance"

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: HATERADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Ritalin target, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: MBD, attention deficit disorder, minimal brain dysfunction
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADHD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. 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: apiece, from each one, for each one
• The 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 15 Down: "21. Web destinations"

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 piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
• Words that mean the same thing: place, locate, sit
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Popular bumper sticker of the 2000s"

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

  The answer is: COEXIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Stamps, maybe"

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 state in south central united states
• Words that mean the same thing: okey, OK, okay
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Ingredient in an old-fashioned"

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 seed of the cereal grass
• Words that mean the same thing: rye whisky, Secale cereale, rye whiskey
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. One facing the crew, informally"

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 either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
• Words that mean the same thing: coxswain, cyclooxygenase
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Scoundrel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
• Words that mean the same thing: mongrel, mutt
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Remains to be seen?"

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 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 22 Down: "36. Hotel door feature"

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 hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
• Words that mean the same thing: eyehole, spyhole
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEPHOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Social justice catchphrase"

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: STAYWOKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Spot on a sundial"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
• Words that mean the same thing: dozen, 12, twelve
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: XII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Actress Spacek"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
• Words that mean the same thing: pantywaist, Milquetoast, emasculate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SISSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Police dispatch, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: APB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Calendar units: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: WKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. A long, long time"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a period of 10 years
• Words that mean the same thing: decade, tenner, ten
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. "The ___ Show" (daytime TV staple beginning in 2009)"

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: DROZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Gentleman from Genoa"

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 used as an italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
• Words that mean the same thing: signior
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIGNOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Square"

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 (spoken slang) unfashionable and boring
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNCOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Traveling performers"

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 organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
• Words that mean the same thing: company
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROUPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Showing evidence of a beach holiday"

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 treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
• Words that mean the same thing: bronze, suntanned, bronzed
• The opposite would be: untanned
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TANNED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Have because of"

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: OWETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Life after death?"

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 notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
• Words that mean the same thing: obituary, necrology
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Public houses"

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Words that mean the same thing: inn, hostel, hostelry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Google result"

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 (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
• Words that mean the same thing: bump off, come to, rack up
• The opposite would be: miss
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Go (for)"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: prefer, choose
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Pac-12 Conference player"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	44	56.4%
Short Answer	21	26.9%
Abbreviation	4	5.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
History	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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 12, 2025 at 08:21 PM