27457 Mon Jan 13, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 13, 2025

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

Mon Jan 13, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Place for gladiatorial combat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer : arena, sports_stadium, field, sphere, area, stadium, domain, orbit, bowl, scene_of_action




• The clue is 6. ___ and seek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIDE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : show




• The clue is 10. "Money, Money, Money" group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBA




• The clue is 14. Some jazz instruments, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAXES

  Possible Answer : Marshal_Saxe, Adolphe_Sax, Saxony, Saxe, saxophone, Hermann_Maurice_Saxe, comte_de_Saxe, Sax, sax, Sachsen




• The clue is 15. Restaurant that offers a Mexican Tres Leches stack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHOP




• The clue is 16. "Dagnabbit!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAT




• The clue is 17. Quality of a statement that feels plausible. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUTHINESS




• The clue is 19. Lead-in to Worth, Wayne or Lauderdale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORT

  Possible Answer : fortress, fort_up, fortify, garrison, fort




• The clue is 20. Purges (of). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDS

  Possible Answer : free, rid, disembarrass




• The clue is 21. Holding hands outside, e.g., for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDA

  Possible Answer : personal_organiser, organizer, personal_organizer, organiser, personal_digital_assistant, PDA




• The clue is 22. Shelf on a cliff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEDGE

  Possible Answer : ledge, shelf




• The clue is 23. Chewed and swallowed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer : Ate, rust, use_up, eat, exhaust, wipe_out, corrode, deplete, consume, feed, eat_on, run_through, eat_up




• The clue is 24. High school or college seniors, usually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOURTHYEARS




• The clue is 27. Disinfectant brand with the tagline "Healthing". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYSOL

  Possible Answer : Lysol




• The clue is 29. Sweetheart, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAE




• The clue is 30. Tit for ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAT

  Possible Answer : cheapness, tackiness, TAT, tat, Thematic_Apperception_Test, sleaze, intertwine




• The clue is 31. Strings along. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEADSON




• The clue is 35. Visibly supports, as a university or sports team. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPS

  Possible Answer : repp, rep




• The clue is 36. Tongue of Chaucer ... or what's literally shown in the shaded squares?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDDLEENGLISH




• The clue is 39. Queue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINE

  Possible Answer : business_line, cable, lineage, channel, crinkle, draw, personal_line_of_credit, stemma, pipeline, wrinkle, rail_line, strain, course, ancestry, origin, run_along, subscriber_line, transmission_line, blood, air, describe, telephone_circuit, credit_line, melodic_phrase, line_of_products, line_of_credit, personal_credit_line, short_letter, product_line, contrast, line, job, melody, dividing_line, tune, communication_channel, demarcation, line_of_reasoning, note, phone_line, delineate, line_of_work, logical_argument, production_line, bank_line, agate_line, assembly_line, telephone_line, billet, bloodline, furrow, railway_line, trace, line_of_merchandise, line_of_descent, crease, melodic_line, occupation, argumentation, parentage, seam, argument, stock, line_of_business, business, blood_line, pedigree, descent




• The clue is 40. Tightens one's ice skates, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACESUP




• The clue is 41. German "Phooey!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACH




• The clue is 42. Give in to gravity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAG

  Possible Answer : swag, sag, flag, droop, sag_down




• The clue is 43. Gave up, as territory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDED

  Possible Answer : yield, give_up, concede, deliver, cede, surrender, grant




• The clue is 47. Feel relief from anxiety. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BREATHEEASY




• The clue is 52. Do a whoopsie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer : stray, drift, err, slip, mistake




• The clue is 53. "Rick and ___" (adult animated sitcom). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORTY




• The clue is 54. Card that can have the highest or lowest value. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer : I, super, virtuoso, whiz, nail, whizz, hotshot, star, unity, Allied_Command_Europe, champion, crack, one, sweep_through, sail_through, tiptop, breeze_through, A-one, 1, sensation, genius, wiz, tops, ace, topnotch, maven, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, top-notch, ACE, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, superstar, wizard, single, mavin, pass_with_flying_colors, adept, first-rate




• The clue is 55. Leave roaring with laughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAY

  Possible Answer : hit, dispatch, polish_off, slay, bump_off, remove, murder, off




• The clue is 56. "Beware the ___ of March". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDES

  Possible Answer : ides




• The clue is 57. Aid in preventing a shipwreck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIGHTHOUSE

  Possible Answer : beacon_light, pharos, beacon, lighthouse




• The clue is 60. Edible ice cream holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONE

  Possible Answer : retinal_cone, conoid, cone, strobile, cone_cell, strobilus, cone_shape




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

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

  The answer: ABLE

  Possible Answer : able, capable, able-bodied

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable




• The clue is 62. More than willing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGER

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneager




• The clue is 63. "At Last" singer James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTA




• The clue is 64. Sent a private text, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DMED




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

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

  The answer: PRESS

  Possible Answer : weight-lift, insistency, military_press, press, crush, mechanical_press, urge_on, bid, agitate, beseech, iron_out, campaign, exhort, insistence, public_press, compress, constrict, pressure, fight, pressing, iron, press_out, weigh, entreat, adjure, printing_press, weightlift, compact, urge, squeeze, contract, closet, imperativeness, jam, conjure, push, crusade, wardrobe

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Word before plane or projection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTRAL

  Possible Answer: stellar, astral

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

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

  The answer: RARITY

  Possible Answer: low_density, rarity, rareness, curio, tenuity, oddity, infrequency, peculiarity, oddment, curiosity

• The clue is 3. Oozes, as charm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXUDES

  Possible Answer: exudate, exude, ooze, ooze_out, transude

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

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

  The answer: NETS

  Possible Answer: profit, net, earnings, nett, cyberspace, mesh, meshing, meshwork, web, internet, sack, network, clear, lucre, sack_up, net_profit, net_income, profits

• The clue is 5. Cigarette byproduct. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

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

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

  The answer: HINDU

  Possible Answer: Hindi, Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani

• The clue is 7. "Rumor has it …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHEAR

• The clue is 8. Uno x 2. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

  Possible Answer: disk_operating_system, behave, practice, ut, cause, DoS, coiffe, brawl, DOS, get_along, DO, coiffure, arrange, come, State_Department, fare, act, dress, United_States_Department_of_State, Doctor_of_Osteopathy, serve, Department_of_State, execute, perform, practise, make_out, bash, suffice, answer, do, manage, coif, doh, exercise, State, make, set

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

• The clue is 9. Mini-albums, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPS

• The clue is 10. Cost for a commercial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADFEE

• The clue is 11. Hangout events for two guy friends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRODATES

• The clue is 12. Common chart for comparing data. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARGRAPH

• The clue is 13. Swears (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTESTS

  Possible Answer: evidence, certify, testify, attest, bear_witness, take_the_stand, manifest, demonstrate

• The clue is 18. Stock market debut, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPO

  Possible Answer: initial_offering, IPO, initial_public_offering

• The clue is 22. Caustic drain cleaner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYE

  Possible Answer: lye

• The clue is 24. Made a quick retreat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLED

  Possible Answer: fly, take_flight, flee

• The clue is 25. Kind of steak named after a letter of the alphabet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBONE

• The clue is 26. Chillaxes with friends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANGS

  Possible Answer: hang_up, flow, knack, cling, string_up, bent, pay_heed, attend, give_ear, fall, hang, advert

• The clue is 28. Ye ___ Shoppe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDE

• The clue is 32. Arabic for God. 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 33. Digitally make to look younger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAGE

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

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

  The answer: SEC

  Possible Answer: Securities_and_Exchange_Commission, sec, s, secant, unsweet, SEC, second

• The clue is 35. Ready to eat, as fruit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIPE

  Possible Answer: advanced, ripe, good, mature, right

  Possible Opposite Answer : green

• The clue is 36. Minuscule picture used in spycraft. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICRODOT

  Possible Answer: microdot

• The clue is 37. Essential to the character of something. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INHERENT

  Possible Answer: integral, constitutional, inherent, inbuilt, underlying, built-in, implicit_in

• The clue is 38. Football holder in "Peanuts". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUCY

  Possible Answer: Lucy

• The clue is 39. Cheese-loving test subjects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LABMICE

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

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

  The answer: STY

  Possible Answer: sty, pigpen, hordeolum, pigsty, stye, eye_infection

• The clue is 44. Downpour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELUGE

  Possible Answer: cloudburst, flood, swamp, alluvion, overwhelm, inundation, flood_out, torrent, soaker, submerge, inundate, deluge, waterspout, downpour, pelter

• The clue is 45. Wipes out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERASES

  Possible Answer: rub_out, erase, wipe_out, wipe_off, delete, score_out, efface

  Possible Opposite Answer : record

• The clue is 46. Spinners in laundromats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRYERS

  Possible Answer: dryer, drier

• The clue is 48. On the ocean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATSEA

• The clue is 49. Sharp-eyed bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGLE

  Possible Answer: eagle, double_birdie, bird_of_Jove

• The clue is 50. Felt sore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHED

  Possible Answer: pine, smart, hurt, yen, yearn, suffer, ache, languish

• The clue is 51. "Quiet on the ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer: mark, Set, readiness, dictated, solidifying, adjust, solidification, fructify, coiffe, go_under, band, define, typeset, rigid, put, bent, laid, exercise_set, coiffure, situated, correct, fix, arrange, go_down, fixed, prepare, gear_up, ready, determined, determine, circle, dress, hardened, stage_set, limit, lay_out, congeal, plant, Seth, set, lay, position, set_up, specify, localize, located, countersink, fit, hardening, place, sic, localise, primed, do, lot, coif, pose, jell, placed, curing, rig

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise

• The clue is 55. Fly high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAR

  Possible Answer: sailplane, surge, soar_upwards, hang_glide, soar_up, soar, zoom

• The clue is 57. Young feller. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAD

  Possible Answer: laddie, sonny_boy, gent, cuss, cub, chap, bloke, fellow, feller, blighter, fella, lad, sonny

• The clue is 58. Company nicknamed "Big Blue". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBM

• The clue is 59. With it, in last-century slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEP

  Possible Answer: hip_to, hep, hip

September 12, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle September 12, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Conks on the head	4
2A	5. Place for a hot bath	3
3A	8. Torts students, typically	5
4A	13. Goes crazy	8
5A	15. Best-selling Japanese manga and anime series	6
6A	17. Cuter than cute	8
7A	18. Summer snack on a stick	6
8A	19. Alternatives to Asics	5
9A	20. Theoretical degree	3
10A	21. Mined stuff	3
11A	22. Prolonged attack	5
12A	24. Comedian Wong	3
13A	26. Like tridents and forks	5
14A	28. Parrot	3
15A	29. Sister brand of Crest	5
16A	31. Loch ___ monster	4
17A	32. Felt-tipped writing implement	6
18A	35. Apt name for a rock climber	5
19A	37. Aquatic denizen … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled words	11
20A	40. Hawaiian beach bashes	5
21A	41. Dental coat	6
22A	44. Successful search results	4
23A	47. Rude omissions	5
24A	49. Toilet paper specification	3
25A	50. Challenge for a translator, perhaps	5
26A	52. 4.0 is a great one	3
27A	53. Certain bellybutton	5
28A	55. Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy winner Batiste	3
29A	56. Income source for Meta	3
30A	58. Unwashed	5
31A	60. Turkey's capital	6
32A	62. Braggarts	8
33A	65. Anne ___ (figure in Broadway's "Six")	6
34A	66. Release of confidential material to the media	8
35A	67. Brusque	5
36A	68. British singer/songwriter Rita	3
37A	69. Sicilian smoker	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. Conks on the head"

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 law enforcement agency of the justice department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
• Words that mean the same thing: bop, sock, whop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Place for a hot bath"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health spa, watering place, health club
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Torts students, typically"

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: ONELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Goes crazy"

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: FLIPSOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Best-selling Japanese manga and anime series"

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: NARUTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Cuter than cute"

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 lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
• Words that mean the same thing: lovely, endearing
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADORABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Summer snack on a stick"

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: ICEPOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Alternatives to Asics"

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 (greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with roman victoria
• Words that mean the same thing: Nike
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Theoretical degree"

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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Words that mean the same thing: n-th
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Mined stuff"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Prolonged attack"

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 action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
• Words that mean the same thing: military blockade, beleaguering, besieging
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIEGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Comedian Wong"

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 united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
• Words that mean the same thing: Muhammad Ali, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Cassius Clay
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Like tridents and forks"

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 plate with tin
• Words that mean the same thing: put up, can, pronged
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Parrot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: aper, caricature, emulator
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Sister brand of Crest"

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: ORALB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Loch ___ monster"

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 strip of land projecting into a body of water
• Words that mean the same thing: cape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Felt-tipped writing implement"

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 some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something
• Words that mean the same thing: mark, marking
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Apt name for a rock climber"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a steep high face of rock
• Words that mean the same thing: drop, drop-off
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLIFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Aquatic denizen … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled words"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: SEACREATURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Hawaiian beach bashes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an elaborate hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)
• Words that mean the same thing: luau
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUAUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Dental coat"

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 hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
• Words that mean the same thing: tooth enamel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENAMEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Successful search results"

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 (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
• Words that mean the same thing: dispatch, striking, 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: HITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Rude omissions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an instance of driving away or warding off
• Words that mean the same thing: ignore, cold shoulder, cut
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNUBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Toilet paper specification"

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 one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
• Words that mean the same thing: provide, supply, cater
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Challenge for a translator, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
• Words that mean the same thing: parlance, dialect, artistic style
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDIOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. 4.0 is a great one"

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 measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: grade point average
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Certain bellybutton"

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: OUTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy winner Batiste"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Income source for Meta"

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 public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: advertizement, advert, advertising
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Unwashed"

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 make soiled, filthy, or dirty
• Words that mean the same thing: marked-up, pestiferous, muddy
• The opposite would be: clean
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIRTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Turkey's capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital of turkey; located in west-central turkey; it was formerly known as angora and is the home of angora goats
• Words that mean the same thing: Angora, Turkish capital, capital of Turkey
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANKARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Braggarts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a conceited and self-centered person
• Words that mean the same thing: swellhead, egoist, egotist
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGOTISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Anne ___ (figure in Broadway's "Six")"

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 second wife of henry viii and mother of elizabeth i; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
• Words that mean the same thing: Anne Boleyn
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOLEYN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Release of confidential material to the media"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEWSLEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Brusque"

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 brief and to the point; effectively cut short
• Words that mean the same thing: crisp, curt, laconic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. British singer/songwriter Rita"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: os, atomic number 76, Os
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Sicilian smoker"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Words that mean the same thing: bunsen, bunsen burner, Mount Etna
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

September 12, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Deg. for a creative type	3
2D	2. ___-fashioned (cocktail)	3
3D	3. Trailblazers	8
4D	4. Parsley portion	5
5D	5. Drink brand with a lizard logo	4
6D	6. Source of waves in space	6
7D	7. Chowed down	3
8D	8. "I've got this"	4
9D	9. Opposite of day, in Germany	5
10D	10. Before, in poetry	3
11D	11. Patti in the American Theater Hall of Fame	6
12D	12. Mall map listings	6
13D	14. Japanese rice wine	4
14D	16. Slanted columns?	5
15D	20. Nabisco wafer brand	5
16D	22. Actor Waterston	3
17D	23. Hoppy quaff, in brief	3
18D	25. Gets ready to skate	7
19D	27. Prefix with structure	5
20D	29. Killer whales	5
21D	30. Chomps on	5
22D	33. Ashton Kutcher's "That '70s Show" role	5
23D	34. ___ de vie	3
24D	36. "Sounds like a blast!"	3
25D	38. Ladder levels	5
26D	39. Mathematical grouping that contains no elements	8
27D	42. Yale student	3
28D	43. Soapmaking ingredient	3
29D	44. Muslim head scarf	5
30D	45. Huffy response to an untrue accusation	6
31D	46. Little bell's sound	6
32D	48. Pester persistently	6
33D	51. "The Bells of St. ___"	5
34D	53. Table scraps	4
35D	54. Of practical value	5
36D	57. Almost any character in "Hamlet"	4
37D	59. Corn Belt state	4
38D	61. ___ Lingus	3
39D	62. Musician Brian	3
40D	63. Color akin to khaki	3
41D	64. Precursor to rocksteady	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. Deg. for a creative type"

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: BFA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. ___-fashioned (cocktail)"

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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• Words that mean the same thing: older, previous, sure-enough
• The opposite would be: new, young
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Trailblazers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
• Words that mean the same thing: pioneer, innovator, trailblazer
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIONEERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Parsley portion"

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 small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
• Words that mean the same thing: twig, branchlet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPRIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Drink brand with a lizard logo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Source of waves in space"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PULSAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Chowed 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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: use up, eat, feed
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "I've got this""

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: ONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Opposite of day, in Germany"

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: NACHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Before, in poetry"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Patti in the American Theater Hall of Fame"

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: LUPONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Mall map listings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
• Words that mean the same thing: fund, entrepot, storehouse
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Japanese rice wine"

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 reason for wanting something done
• Words that mean the same thing: rice beer, interest, saki
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Slanted columns?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OPEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Nabisco wafer brand"

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: NILLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Actor Waterston"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
• Words that mean the same thing: surface-to-air missile
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Hoppy quaff, in brief"

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: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Gets ready to skate"

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: LACESUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Prefix with structure"

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 (in writing) see below
• Words that mean the same thing: below
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Killer whales"

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 predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Words that mean the same thing: sea wolf, Orcinus orca, killer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORCAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Chomps on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
• Words that mean the same thing: chomp, sting, morsel
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Ashton Kutcher's "That '70s Show" role"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KELSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. ___ de vie"

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: EAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. "Sounds like a blast!""

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 activities that are enjoyable or amusing
• Words that mean the same thing: sport, play, merriment
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Ladder levels"

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 crosspiece between the legs of a chair
• Words that mean the same thing: stave, rung, rundle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUNGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Mathematical grouping that contains no elements"

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

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: EMPTYSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Yale student"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Soapmaking ingredient"

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 strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Muslim head scarf"

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 headscarf worn by muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIJAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Huffy response to an untrue accusation"

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: IDONOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Little bell's sound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
• Words that mean the same thing: clink, tink, chink
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINKLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Pester persistently"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native or resident of wisconsin
• Words that mean the same thing: bug, pester, Wisconsinite
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BADGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. "The Bells of St. ___""

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 mother of jesus; christians refer to her as the virgin mary; she is especially honored by roman catholics
• Words that mean the same thing: Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Table scraps"

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: ORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Of practical value"

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 being of use or service
• Words that mean the same thing: useful
• The opposite would be: useless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Almost any character in "Hamlet""

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

  The answer is: DANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Corn Belt state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
• Words that mean the same thing: Hawkeye State, Ioway, IA
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. ___ Lingus"

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: AER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Musician Brian"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "63. Color akin to khaki"

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 browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: tangent, sunburn, topaz
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "64. Precursor to rocksteady"

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: SKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 Tuesday, 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: August 30, 2025 at 09:17 PM