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NYT Crossword Answers for today, September 24, 2024

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Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Bread served with baba ghanouj. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PITA

  Possible Answer : pocket_bread, pita




• The clue is 5. Consent (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACCEDE

  Possible Answer : accede, enter, give_in, defer, acquiesce, submit, bow, assent

  Possible Opposite Answer : dissent




• The clue is 11. Symbol in the sky above Gotham City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAT

  Possible Answer : at-bat, flutter, lick, clobber, cricket_bat, bat, chiropteran, squash_racket, cream, thrash, drub, squash_racquet




• The clue is 14. Reddit Q&As. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMAS




• The clue is 15. Like the Bosporus, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARROW

  Possible Answer : specify, constringe, narrow, minute, specialize, constrict, contract, narrow_down, specialise, pin_down, nail_down, peg_down, narrow-minded

  Possible Opposite Answer : diversify, wide, widen, broad-minded




• The clue is 16. Zendaya's role on "Euphoria". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUE

  Possible Answer : sorrow, ruefulness, Ruta_graveolens, regret, herb_of_grace, rue, repent




• The clue is 17. Washington post?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VALLEYFORGE




• The clue is 19. Sampled a beet, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

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




• The clue is 20. Comedy club host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMCEE

  Possible Answer : master_of_ceremonies, emcee, host, compere




• The clue is 21. Lengthen with unnecessary material, as a speech. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAD

  Possible Answer : domiciliation, diggings, aggrandise, inkpad, tramp, launchpad, bolster, lard, digs, launching_pad, inking_pad, dramatise, footslog, embellish, slog, tablet, embroider, blow_up, plod, fill_out, trudge, launch_pad, pad_of_paper, launch_area, stamp_pad, lodgings, aggrandize, pad, dramatize




• The clue is 22. Molecule bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOM

  Possible Answer : speck, mote, atom, corpuscle, particle, molecule




• The clue is 23. State trees of Massachusetts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMS

  Possible Answer : elm, elm_tree, elmwood




• The clue is 26. Hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIR




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

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

  The answer: CHAP

  Possible Answer : chap, bloke, fissure, crevice, gent, fella, crack, cranny, feller, lad, blighter, cuss, fellow




• The clue is 31. San Francisco examiner?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORTYNINER




• The clue is 36. Was out in front. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer : conduce, conduct, light-emitting_diode, extend, LED, lead, run, precede, leave, guide, result, head, chair, go, take, top, direct, pass, contribute, moderate

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow




• The clue is 37. Nickname for dad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPA

  Possible Answer : dad, pop, pa, pappa, papa, dada, daddy




• The clue is 38. What tahini is made from. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SESAME

  Possible Answer : sesame, benny, benne, Sesamum_indicum, benni




• The clue is 39. Walker who wrote "The Color Purple". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALICE




• The clue is 41. [Not my typo]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer : set, sic




• The clue is 43. Pie variety whose pronunciation inspires debate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECAN

  Possible Answer : pecan_tree, pecan, Carya_illinoinsis, Carya_illinoensis




• The clue is 44. Comes down as a wintry mix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEETS

  Possible Answer : sleet




• The clue is 46. Road crew's supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALT

  Possible Answer : Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks, saltiness, SALT, common_salt, salinity, salt, table_salt




• The clue is 48. Single or double. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIT

  Possible Answer : bang, attain, score, smasher, dispatch, polish_off, striking, smash, collision, make, off, stumble, arrive_at, run_into, gain, come_to, hitting, impinge_on, tally, bump_off, rack_up, remove, pip, hit, reach, murder, slay, shoot, collide_with, strike

  Possible Opposite Answer : miss




• The clue is 49. Boston herald?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAULREVERE




• The clue is 51. Beltway bigwigs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLS

  Possible Answer : politico, politician, pol, political_leader




• The clue is 52. What baking soda and vinegar simulate, in a classic science fair experiment. 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 53. Facts and figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DATA

  Possible Answer : data, datum, information, data_point




• The clue is 55. Signals on set. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUES

  Possible Answer : discriminative_stimulus, pool_cue, clew, remind, cue_stick, clue, cue, prompt, pool_stick




• The clue is 58. ___-warrior (certain activist). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO




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

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

  The answer: SCANS

  Possible Answer : skim, run_down, CAT_scan, read, scan, rake, glance_over




• The clue is 64. One of 20 quadrillion worldwide, per a recent estimate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANT

  Possible Answer : emmet, pismire, ant




• The clue is 65. Kansas City star?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAVISKELCE




• The clue is 68. Item in a tailor's kit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIN

  Possible Answer : oarlock, stick, flag, fall, pin, peg, trap, immobilize, pin_tumbler, PIN_number, rowlock, personal_identification_number, bowling_pin, thole, tholepin, PIN, immobilise, pivot

  Possible Opposite Answer : unpin




• The clue is 69. Untapped, as potential. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATENT

  Possible Answer : latent




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

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

  The answer: REAR

  Possible Answer : tush, lift, set_up, fundament, prat, put_up, seat, erect, keister, derriere, behind, buttocks, bum, rump, back, tooshie, backside, posterior, rear, rear_end, hindquarters, bottom, butt, parent, buns, tail_end, bring_up, arse, ass, back_end, raise, rise, stern, fanny, can, tail, nurture, nates, rise_up, hind_end, rearward

  Possible Opposite Answer : head, level, front




• The clue is 71. Southwest forecast, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer : eta, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, ETA




• The clue is 72. Personnel in vestments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLERGY

  Possible Answer : clergy

  Possible Opposite Answer : laity




• The clue is 73. Evidence of healing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAB

  Possible Answer : strikebreaker, scab, rat, blackleg, fink

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Smooth over, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAVE

  Possible Answer: pave

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

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

  The answer: IMAM

  Possible Answer: imaum, imam

• The clue is 3. Bathroom powder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALC

  Possible Answer: talc, talcum

• The clue is 4. What someone counting sheep wishes to be. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASLEEP

  Possible Answer: deceased, numb, departed, at_rest, at_peace, asleep, benumbed, gone

  Possible Opposite Answer : awake

• The clue is 5. Choice for the indifferent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  Possible Answer: whatever, any, whatsoever

• The clue is 6. Half-___ (coffee order). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAF

• The clue is 7. Trim, as a photo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CROP

  Possible Answer: lop, pasture, crop, range, work, dress, harvest, trim, cut_back, clip, browse, craw, prune, cultivate, snip, graze

• The clue is 8. Like a drive in the woods?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERRANT

  Possible Answer: errant

• The clue is 9. Hot summer period named for the constellation Sirius. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGDAYS

• The clue is 10. Doe : deer :: ___ : sheep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWE

  Possible Answer: ewe, Ewe

• The clue is 11. Nanny's nightmare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAT

  Possible Answer: brat, little_terror, terror, holy_terror, bratwurst

• The clue is 12. Bronco or Beetle, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer: auto, motorcar, machine, automobile, car

• The clue is 13. Overflow (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEEM

  Possible Answer: teem, pour, pullulate, stream, swarm

• The clue is 18. Fish that can swim backward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 22. Greet the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARISE

  Possible Answer: go_up, rise, come_up, spring_up, develop, originate, grow, bob_up, get_up, uprise, lift, turn_out, arise, stand_up, rise_up, rebel, move_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : turn_in, go_to_bed, fall, sit_down

• The clue is 24. R.I.S.D. grad's degree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MFA

  Possible Answer: Master_of_Fine_Arts, MFA

• The clue is 25. Absorbs, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOPS

  Possible Answer: sop, SOP, douse, drench, souse, standard_operating_procedure, standard_procedure, sops, soak_through, soak, dowse, standing_operating_procedure

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

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

  The answer: INEPT

  Possible Answer: clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, awkward, tactless, inept, feckless, ill-chosen

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

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

  The answer: CLASP

  Possible Answer: clench, hold, clutches, clutch, clasp, grip, buckle, brooch, grasp

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbuckle, unclasp

• The clue is 29. Very, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELLA

• The clue is 30. "Bye-bye," to Bonaparte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIEU

  Possible Answer: good_day, au_revoir, auf_wiedersehen, adieu, bye-bye, goodbye, so_long, cheerio, sayonara, adios, good-bye, good-by, bye, goodby, arrivederci

• The clue is 32. Hike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAISE

  Possible Answer: ascent, arouse, enhance, lift, climb, set_up, hike, elicit, salary_increase, put_up, erect, fire, promote, advance, upgrade, leaven, evoke, wage_hike, farm, prove, stir, put_forward, rear, enkindle, provoke, parent, conjure_up, acclivity, bring_up, conjure, produce, kick_upstairs, recruit, call_forth, levy, heave, upraise, heighten, kindle, resurrect, wage_increase, elevate, call_down, raise, rise, grow, get_up, invoke, nurture

  Possible Opposite Answer : demote, level, lower, descent

• The clue is 33. Kind of chip named for its inventor, Ignacio Anaya. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NACHO

  Possible Answer: nacho

• The clue is 34. Part of an online thread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMAIL

  Possible Answer: email, electronic_mail, netmail, e-mail

  Possible Opposite Answer : snail_mail

• The clue is 35. Uses Airbnb or Vrbo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENTS

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

• The clue is 37. World Heritage Site in Jordan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETRA

• The clue is 40. Prison divisions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CELLS

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

• The clue is 42. One way to pay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARD

  Possible Answer: card, wit, carte, visiting_card, posting, bill, placard, circuit_board, batting_order, add-in, tease, circuit_card, identity_card, poster, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare, lineup, scorecard, wag, calling_card, menu, notice, plug-in, board

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

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

  The answer: SEVERAL

  Possible Answer: respective, various, several

• The clue is 47. Grazing land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEA

  Possible Answer: pasture, grazing_land, pastureland, lea, ley

• The clue is 50. Clear out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VACATE

  Possible Answer: resign, vacate, renounce, lift, revoke, overturn, abandon, annul, countermand, repeal, rescind, empty, give_up, reverse

• The clue is 51. Hoosier hoopers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PACERS

  Possible Answer: pacer, pacesetter, pacemaker

• The clue is 54. [Shaking my head]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSK

  Possible Answer: tut-tut, tut, tsk

• The clue is 55. Item of apparel for Zorro or Dracula. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPE

  Possible Answer: mantle, cape, ness

• The clue is 56. Condo, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer: unit_of_measurement, whole, building_block, social_unit, unit

• The clue is 57. Sicilian volcano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

  Possible Answer: Mount_Etna, Mt_Etna, bunsen_burner, bunsen, Etna, etna

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

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

  The answer: OVER

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

• The clue is 61. Smart ___ (wiseacre). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEC

• The clue is 62. Org. for the SEC and ACC. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCAA

• The clue is 63. Belgrade native. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERB

  Possible Answer: Serb, Serbian

• The clue is 65. Extra attention, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLC

  Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care

• The clue is 66. Gerund suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ING

• The clue is 67. Total dump. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STY

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

August 30, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, August 30, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

August 30, 2019 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Certain "work spouse"	10
2A	11. One with a handle on the transportation industry?	4
3A	15. Alternative to Mountain Dew	10
4A	16. Caption on breaking news	4
5A	17. One who might cackle "Mwa-ha-ha-ha!"	10
6A	18. Years and years	4
7A	19. X or Y preceder	3
8A	20. Walks or runs	4
9A	21. "Nice thinking!"	5
10A	22. Like a Hail Mary pass	5
11A	25. Amplify, with "out"	5
12A	27. Kissing in a restaurant or on a bus, for short	3
13A	28. Lad	6
14A	30. Scurry	7
15A	32. Levels	5
16A	34. Bit of protective wear?	6
17A	35. Name given to toughen up a boy, in a song	3
18A	37. What a person with a poker face doesn't do	5
19A	39. Writer Deighton	3
20A	40. With complete care	6
21A	42. Bris officiant	5
22A	44. Friday and Saturday Broadway showtime	7
23A	46. Paparazzi targets, briefly	6
24A	49. Orch. section	3
25A	50. Island of myth in Homer's "Odyssey"	5
26A	52. Soak	5
27A	54. On the verge of crying	5
28A	56. Gospel singer Winans	4
29A	58. ___ Balls (Hostess product)	3
30A	59. Ancient Norse work	4
31A	60. Old Native American carvings	10
32A	63. Like comments that require apologies	4
33A	64. Question always best answered "no"	10
34A	65. Springs	4
35A	66. Previews	10

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Certain "work spouse""

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: OFFICEWIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. One with a handle on the transportation industry?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Alternative to Mountain Dew"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

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: MELLOYELLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Caption on breaking news"

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 inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
• Words that mean the same thing: hot, last, hold up
• The opposite would be: dead, recorded
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. One who might cackle "Mwa-ha-ha-ha!""

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: EVILGENIUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Years and years"

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 how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: old age, senesce, maturate
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. X or Y preceder"

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 informal term for 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: GEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Walks or runs"

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: STAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. "Nice thinking!""

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 kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
• Words that mean the same thing: bright, saucy, wise
• The opposite would be: stupid
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Like a Hail Mary pass"

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 form an arch or curve
• Words that mean the same thing: arched, arcuate, arching
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARCED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Amplify, with "out""

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 soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
• Words that mean the same thing: anatomy, material body, figure
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Kissing in a restaurant or on a bus, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: personal digital assistant, organizer, personal organiser
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Lad"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an adult male who shaves
• Words that mean the same thing: nipper, electric shaver, youngster
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Scurry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that rushing about hastily in an undignified way
• Words that mean the same thing: scurry, scramble, skitter
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAMPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Levels"

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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Words that mean the same thing: true, true 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: TRUES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Bit of protective wear?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
• Words that mean the same thing: talisman
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMULET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Name given to toughen up a boy, in a song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
• Words that mean the same thing: process, litigate, 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: SUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. What a person with a poker face doesn't do"

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 show a response or a reaction to something
• Words that mean the same thing: respond, oppose
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Writer Deighton"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. With complete care"

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: JUSTSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Bris officiant"

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: MOHEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Friday and Saturday Broadway showtime"

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: EIGHTPM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Paparazzi targets, briefly"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: CELEBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Orch. section"

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: STR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Island of myth in Homer's "Odyssey""

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: AEAEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Soak"

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 a steep place (as on a hill)
• Words that mean the same thing: unconscionable, infuse, usurious
• The opposite would be: gradual
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. On the verge of crying"

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 with eyes full of tears
• Words that mean the same thing: teary-eyed, watery-eyed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Gospel singer Winans"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: CECE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. ___ Balls (Hostess product)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Ancient Norse work"

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 tropical starchy tuberous root
• Words that mean the same thing: cocoyam, dasheen, taro root
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Old Native American carvings"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow
• Words that mean the same thing: arrowhead
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARROWHEADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Like comments that require apologies"

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 feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
• Words that mean the same thing: repent, regret, rue
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Question always best answered "no""

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: DOILOOKFAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Springs"

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

  The answer is: SPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Previews"

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: SNEAKPEEKS

  Great job if you got it right!

August 30, 2019 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. End of fraternity row?	5
2D	2. 101, 102 and others	6
3D	3. Draw back	6
4D	4. "___ say!"	3
5D	5. Small part of the works	3
6D	6. Things in orbits	4
7D	7. Was released	8
8D	8. Related to the hip	5
9D	9. Set at a cocktail party	6
10D	10. Canon camera	3
11D	11. Shut (up)	4
12D	12. Home of the Met ... or the Mets	8
13D	13. "Hunger Games" protagonist Katniss ___	8
14D	14. Common fix for computer problems	7
15D	21. Bogus	4
16D	23. Consumes, biblically	6
17D	24. TiVo, for one	3
18D	26. Give a withering review	6
19D	29. One edition of The Wall Street Journal	6
20D	31. Retro hairstyle	6
21D	33. Uncle ___	3
22D	35. Dressed for the game	8
23D	36. Highest-quality, according to govt. food regulators	8
24D	38. Longest continuous sponsor of the Olympics (since 1928)	8
25D	40. Court players	7
26D	41. Pause in a legal process	4
27D	43. Two-time U.S. Open champ of the 1990s	3
28D	45. French leader after Hollande	6
29D	47. "Take care!"	6
30D	48. "Where the Wild Things Are" author	6
31D	51. Spooky	5
32D	53. Parts of earrings	5
33D	55. X-ray units	4
34D	57. Popular "Star Wars" doll	4
35D	60. Them's the breaks!	3
36D	61. Problem for an infielder, maybe	3
37D	62. Barely manage, with "out"	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. End of fraternity row?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the ending of a series or sequence; --revelation
• Words that mean the same thing: Z
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMEGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. 101, 102 and others"

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 rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
• Words that mean the same thing: feverishness, pyrexia, febricity
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEVERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Draw back"

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 reflex response to sudden pain
• Words that mean the same thing: quail, squinch, funk
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLINCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "___ say!""

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 often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Words that mean the same thing: ailment, badly, poorly
• The opposite would be: well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Small part of the works"

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 subordinate who performs an important but routine function
• Words that mean the same thing: sprocket
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Things in orbits"

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 opinion or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: optic, centre, eye
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Was released"

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: WENTFREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Related to the hip"

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: ILIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Set at a cocktail party"

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 high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
• Words that mean the same thing: transverse flute, champagne flute, fluting
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLUTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Canon camera"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (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 11 Down: "11. Shut (up)"

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 burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
• Words that mean the same thing: one dollar bill, dollar, buck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Home of the Met ... or the Mets"

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: BIGAPPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "Hunger Games" protagonist Katniss ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EVERDEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Common fix for computer problems"

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 start an engine again, for example
• Words that mean the same thing: re-start, resume
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESTART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Bogus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
• Words that mean the same thing: affect, assume, false
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Consumes, biblically"

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: EATETH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. TiVo, for one"

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: DVR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Give a withering review"

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 damaging something or someone
• Words that mean the same thing: harm, damage, hurt
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCATHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. One edition of The Wall Street Journal"

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 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of eurasia); the british use `europe' to refer to all of the continent except the british isles
• Words that mean the same thing: European Community, EC, Common Market
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EUROPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Retro hairstyle"

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 highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet
• Words that mean the same thing: grey mullet, gray mullet
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MULLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Uncle ___"

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 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 22 Down: "35. Dressed for the game"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUITEDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Highest-quality, according to govt. food regulators"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: USGRADEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Longest continuous sponsor of the Olympics (since 1928)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COCACOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Court players"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages
• Words that mean the same thing: fool, jester, motley fool
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JESTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Pause in a legal process"

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 continuing or remaining in a place or state
• Words that mean the same thing: hitch, bide, ride out
• The opposite would be: depart, change
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Two-time U.S. Open champ of the 1990s"

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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: elevated railway, el, altitude
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. French leader after Hollande"

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 diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. "Take care!""

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: BESAFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. "Where the Wild Things Are" author"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SENDAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Spooky"

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 suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
• Words that mean the same thing: eery
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Parts of earrings"

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 position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
• Words that mean the same thing: berth, military post, billet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. X-ray units"

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 unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
• Words that mean the same thing: radian, rad
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Popular "Star Wars" doll"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: EWOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. Them's the breaks!"

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 public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: advertisement, advertizing, advertizement
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. Problem for an infielder, maybe"

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 act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
• Words that mean the same thing: hop-skip, skip, record hop
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "62. Barely manage, with "out""

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: EKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	45	62.5%
Short Answer	11	15.3%
Sports	5	6.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.2%
Abbreviation	2	2.8%
History	2	2.8%
Geography	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025 at 04:47 PM