No 27377, Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Barbara Lin

Across Clues :

1. Swedish company that makes submarines (but no longer cars), 5. Vegetarian's protein source, 9. So-called "Las Vegas of the East", 14. Lead-in to present or science, 15. *Cough, cough*, 16. Hard core exercise?, 17. Bottoms decorated with characters from the "Odyssey"?, 20. Prophet, 21. Originally named, 22. "Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song), 23. Instrument played by Sheila Bromberg on the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home", 25. Guitarist, informally, 27. Close-fitting pajamas?, 31. Shaming sound, 34. Something a window shopper might purchase?, 35. "___ the fields we go …", 36. Extract, as information, 38. Lends a hand to, 39. Jogs, 42. Not deceived by, 43. Oil container, 45. "OMG!", 46. One who only goes to the *best* restaurants, maybe, 47. "Ability" for Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent, 48. Offering in Eilish's clothing brand?, 52. Earth tone, 54. Country that gained its independence from France in 1953, 55. Messenger molecule, 56. Texter's qualifier, 58. Turn down, 62. Request to a custom tailor?, 65. Smaller cousins of English horns, 66. Place for grape nuts?, 67. Prepare to use, as a coupon, 68. End of the line, maybe, 69. Hissy fit, 70. Like taking candy from a baby, it's said

Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Down Clues :

1. All by oneself, 2. Love, for Rafael Nadal, 3. Pulitzer-winning journalist and novelist Quindlen, 4. Head honcho, 5. Cylindrical alternative to a French fry, 6. "Would you look at that!", 7. Plant in a stegosaurus's diet, 8. "Well, duh!", 9. Going rate?, 10. Island greeting, 11. Rod on the road, 12. Animals that use pheromones to communicate, 13. Gives a thumbs-up, 18. Smack, 19. NSFW message, 24. Place to dock, 26. Flavor enhancer in Doritos, for short, 27. "The final frontier", 28. Dens, 29. Ultimately triumph, 30. Warning sound, 32. Used, as a chair, 33. Line adjusters on an Etch A Sketch, 37. Suffers embarrassment, 40. Labor, 41. Curses out, 44. Frankly, in a text, 49. Body part that may be green, 50. They can cause sour experiences for car owners, 51. Director Coen, 53. Small part, 55. Cartoonist Goldberg who never actually built the machines he drew, 57. Neighbor of the United Arab Emirates, 59. Sch. west of Beverly Hills, 60. Rentals that come with poles, 61. Athletic award, 62. Fish-and-chips fish, typically, 63. Ballpark guess: Abbr., 64. ___Pen

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 22, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Swedish company that makes submarines (but no longer cars). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAAB




• The clue is 5. Vegetarian's protein source. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOFU

  Possible Answer : tofu, bean_curd




• The clue is 9. So-called "Las Vegas of the East". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACAO

  Possible Answer : Macau, Macao




• The clue is 14. Lead-in to present or science. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMNI




• The clue is 15. *Cough, cough*. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer : ahem, hem




• The clue is 16. Hard core exercise?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANK

  Possible Answer : plump, plump_down, plunk, plonk, plunk_down, plop, board, plank_over, flump, plank




• The clue is 17. Bottoms decorated with characters from the "Odyssey"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONGSTORYSHORTS




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

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

  The answer: ORACLE

  Possible Answer : seer, prophesier, prophet, oracle, vaticinator




• The clue is 21. Originally named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEE

  Possible Answer : nee




• The clue is 22. "Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : lack, abstain, refuse




• The clue is 23. Instrument played by Sheila Bromberg on the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HARP

  Possible Answer : harmonica, dwell, harp, mouth_organ, mouth_harp




• The clue is 25. Guitarist, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXMAN




• The clue is 27. Close-fitting pajamas?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEEPTIGHTS




• The clue is 31. Shaming sound. 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 34. Something a window shopper might purchase?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANE

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




• The clue is 35. "___ the fields we go …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 36. Extract, as information. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLEAN

  Possible Answer : reap, harvest, glean




• The clue is 38. Lends a hand to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDS

  Possible Answer : economic_aid, care, AIDS, financial_aid, attention, tending, acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome, assistance, assist, aid, help




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

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

  The answer: TROTS

  Possible Answer : lope, Trotskyist, Trot, Trotskyite, pony, crib, jog, clip, trot




• The clue is 42. Not deceived by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTO




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

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

  The answer: CRUET

  Possible Answer : cruet, crewet




• The clue is 45. "OMG!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOW

  Possible Answer : howler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, belly_laugh, riot, wow, scream




• The clue is 46. One who only goes to the *best* restaurants, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOB

  Possible Answer : snot, snob, prig, snoot




• The clue is 47. "Ability" for Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESP

  Possible Answer : extrasensory_perception, E.S.P., second_sight, clairvoyance, ESP




• The clue is 48. Offering in Eilish's clothing brand?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BILLIEJEANS




• The clue is 52. Earth tone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCHRE

  Possible Answer : ochre, ocher




• The clue is 54. Country that gained its independence from France in 1953. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAOS

  Possible Answer : Lao, Laotian, Lao_People's_Democratic_Republic, Laos




• The clue is 55. Messenger molecule. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNA

  Possible Answer : RNA, ribonucleic_acid




• The clue is 56. Texter's qualifier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer : IMO, International_Maritime_Organization




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

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

  The answer: REFUSE

  Possible Answer : scraps, decline, turn_down, resist, refuse, pass_up, food_waste, turn_away, reject, garbage, deny, defy

  Possible Opposite Answer : admit, allow, accept, lend_oneself




• The clue is 62. Request to a custom tailor?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUTMESOMESLACKS




• The clue is 65. Smaller cousins of English horns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOES

  Possible Answer : hautbois, oboe, hautboy




• The clue is 66. Place for grape nuts?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPA

  Possible Answer : celery_cabbage, pe-tsai, Chinese_cabbage, Brassica_rapa_pekinensis, napa




• The clue is 67. Prepare to use, as a coupon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLIP

  Possible Answer : clipping, snip_off, cartridge_clip, crop, dress, nip, cut_short, magazine, trim, curtail, trot, prune, cut_back, snip, cartridge_holder, time, jog, nip_off, lop, clip

  Possible Opposite Answer : unclip




• The clue is 68. End of the line, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEPOT

  Possible Answer : storage, store, storehouse, entrepot, depot, terminal, terminus




• The clue is 69. Hissy fit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNIT

  Possible Answer : snit




• The clue is 70. Like taking candy from a baby, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASY

  Possible Answer : loose, easygoing, soft, well-to-do, easy, leisurely, gentle, well-situated, slow, light, wanton, well-heeled, slowly, well-fixed, comfortable, promiscuous, prosperous, easily, well-off, sluttish, tardily

  Possible Opposite Answer : quickly, uneasy, difficult

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. All by oneself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLO

  Possible Answer: solo, unaccompanied, alone

• The clue is 2. Love, for Rafael Nadal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOR

  Possible Answer: Cupid, Amor

• The clue is 3. Pulitzer-winning journalist and novelist Quindlen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNA

  Possible Answer: anna

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

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

  The answer: BIGCHEESE

• The clue is 5. Cylindrical alternative to a French fry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATERTOT

• The clue is 6. "Would you look at that!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHO

• The clue is 7. Plant in a stegosaurus's diet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FERN

  Possible Answer: fern

• The clue is 8. "Well, duh!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMYEAH

• The clue is 9. Going rate?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MPH

  Possible Answer: mph, miles_per_hour

• The clue is 10. Island greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOHA

  Possible Answer: ciao, aloha

• The clue is 11. Rod on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARANTENNA

• The clue is 12. Animals that use pheromones to communicate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  Possible Answer: pismire, emmet, ant

• The clue is 13. Gives a thumbs-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKS

  Possible Answer: okey, okay, okeh, O.K., Oklahoma, Sooner_State, OK

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

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

  The answer: SLAP

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

• The clue is 19. NSFW message. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXT

  Possible Answer: sext

• The clue is 24. Place to dock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIER

  Possible Answer: wharf, dock, pier, wharfage

• The clue is 26. Flavor enhancer in Doritos, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MSG

  Possible Answer: MSG, monosodium_glutamate

• The clue is 27. "The final frontier". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACE

  Possible Answer: infinite, blank, outer_space, place, distance, blank_space, quad, space

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

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

  The answer: LAIRS

  Possible Answer: lair, den

• The clue is 29. Ultimately triumph. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDUPONTOP

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

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

  The answer: GROWL

  Possible Answer: growl, growling, rumble, grumble

• The clue is 32. Used, as a chair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATON

• The clue is 33. Line adjusters on an Etch A Sketch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNOBS

  Possible Answer: node, thickening, boss, knob, pommel

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

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

  The answer: LOSESFACE

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

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

  The answer: TOIL

  Possible Answer: toil, labour, travail, drudge, moil, labor, grind, fag, dig

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

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

  The answer: SWEARSAT

• The clue is 44. Frankly, in a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBH

• The clue is 49. Body part that may be green. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRIS

  Possible Answer: iris_diaphragm, iris, fleur-de-lis, flag, sword_lily

• The clue is 50. They can cause sour experiences for car owners. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEMONS

  Possible Answer: lemon, gamboge, lemon_tree, Citrus_limon, lemon_yellow, stinker, maize

• The clue is 51. Director Coen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOEL

  Possible Answer: Joel, Book_of_Joel

• The clue is 53. Small part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMEO

  Possible Answer: cameo

• The clue is 55. Cartoonist Goldberg who never actually built the machines he drew. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUBE

  Possible Answer: yahoo, rube, hick, hayseed, yokel, chawbacon, bumpkin

• The clue is 57. Neighbor of the United Arab Emirates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAN

  Possible Answer: Muscat_and_Oman, Oman, Sultanate_of_Oman

• The clue is 59. Sch. west of Beverly Hills. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCLA

• The clue is 60. Rentals that come with poles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIS

  Possible Answer: ski

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

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

  The answer: ESPY

  Possible Answer: spot, espy, spy, descry

• The clue is 62. Fish-and-chips fish, typically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

  Possible Answer: cod, C.O.D., ride, dupe, befool, taunt, put_one_over, collect, take_in, put_on, razz, COD, gull, fool, tantalize, cash_on_delivery, seedcase, bait, codfish, put_one_across, tantalise, rag, slang, tease, twit, rally, pod

• The clue is 63. Ballpark guess: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer: Eastern_Standard_Time, EST, Eastern_Time

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

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

  The answer: EPI

  Possible Answer: Eysenck_Personality_Inventory, EPI

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

June 13, 2020 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Hyperbolic figure	7
2A	8. Je ne sais quoi	7
3A	15. Quite a lot?	7
4A	16. Home of Velázquez's "Las Meninas"	7
5A	17. "And so it begins!"	7
6A	18. The Pantheon in Rome has one	7
7A	19. Satisfied	3
8A	20. Pokes around	6
9A	22. Kick in	3
10A	23. Postgraduate hurdles	5
11A	26. Takes evening courses?	4
12A	27. Bad fit	4
13A	28. "No way!"	6
14A	30. Not forward	3
15A	31. Roaring Twenties style	4
16A	32. Classic bit of groanworthy wordplay	9
17A	34. Speaks sharply	5
18A	35. Opera with a noted triumphal march	4
19A	36. Power ___	4
20A	38. Like some private eyes	5
21A	41. Cajolery	9
22A	46. Pseudologist	4
23A	47. Car that's "really lookin' fine," in song	3
24A	48. Trade	6
25A	49. Alma mater of Samuel Morse	4
26A	50. ___ vez (again: Sp.)	4
27A	52. To some extent, informally	5
28A	53. Aspiration for many Second City performers, in brief	3
29A	54. Stationary	6
30A	56. Vowelless interjection	3
31A	57. "Roger that"	7
32A	59. Screenwriter's pitch	7
33A	62. Marine, say	7
34A	63. Club owners?	7
35A	64. Split hairs	7
36A	65. High points	7

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. Hyperbolic figure"

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 a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
• Words that mean the same thing: million, billion, jillion
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZILLION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Je ne sais quoi"

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: XFACTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Quite a lot?"

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: ONEACRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Home of Velázquez's "Las Meninas""

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: ELPRADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. "And so it begins!""

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: OFFWEGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. The Pantheon in Rome has one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a building having a circular plan and a dome
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROTUNDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Satisfied"

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 come together
• Words that mean the same thing: encounter, touch, fit
• The opposite would be: diverge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Pokes around"

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 spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
• Words that mean the same thing: snooper, sleuth, spy
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Kick in"

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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: hyperkinetic syndrome, lend, add together
• The opposite would be: subtract, take away
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Postgraduate hurdles"

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 examination conducted by spoken communication
• Words that mean the same thing: oral, oral exam, viva voce
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Takes evening courses?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small amount of liquid food
• Words that mean the same thing: sup, swallow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Bad fit"

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 fit of shivering or shaking
• Words that mean the same thing: acute accent, acute, chills and fever
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. "No way!""

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 lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
• Words that mean the same thing: unsubstantial, artificial, insubstantial
• The opposite would be: real, natural
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNREAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Not forward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a quick throw
• Words that mean the same thing: unsure, diffident, timid
• The opposite would be: confident
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Roaring Twenties style"

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 style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
• Words that mean the same thing: art deco
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Classic bit of groanworthy wordplay"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: TOMSWIFTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Speaks sharply"

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 tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
• Words that mean the same thing: skin, bark, barque
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Opera with a noted triumphal march"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Power ___"

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 journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
• Words that mean the same thing: trigger, tripper, turn on
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Like some private eyes"

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: EXFBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Cajolery"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SWEETTALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Pseudologist"

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 person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
• Words that mean the same thing: prevaricator
• The opposite would be: square shooter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Car that's "really lookin' fine," in song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Trade"

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 asset of special worth or utility
• Words that mean the same thing: medium, specialty, speciality
• The opposite would be: weak point
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: METIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Alma mater of Samuel Morse"

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 university in connecticut
• Words that mean the same thing: Elihu Yale, Yale University
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. ___ vez (again: Sp.)"

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: OTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. To some extent, informally"

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: SORTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Aspiration for many Second City performers, in brief"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: SNL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Stationary"

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: ATREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Vowelless interjection"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut, tut-tut
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. "Roger that""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IGOTCHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Screenwriter's pitch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
• Words that mean the same thing: assumption, introduce, preface
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREMISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Marine, say"

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 a plant that lives in or on water
• The opposite would be: terrestrial
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AQUATIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Club owners?"

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 someone who lives in a cave
• Words that mean the same thing: troglodyte, caveman, cave dweller
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAVEMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Split hairs"

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 be overly critical; criticize minor details
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NITPICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. High points"

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 a final climactic stage
• Words that mean the same thing: culmination, apogee
• The opposite would be: perigee
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APOGEES

  Great job if you got it right!

June 13, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Try to see the whole picture	7
2D	2. Source of the line "Let us not speak of them, but look, and pass on"	7
3D	3. Shield bearer, typically	7
4D	4. Regulation	3
5D	5. Word before pick or pack	3
6D	6. Sch. yearbook section	4
7D	7. Hard-to-miss signs	5
8D	8. Plant suited to an arid environment	9
9D	9. One of Peter Rabbit's sisters	6
10D	10. Complex units: Abbr.	4
11D	11. Grand finale?	3
12D	12. Relative of the honeycreeper	7
13D	13. Weird type	7
14D	14. Motor contests with a portmanteau name	7
15D	21. Bounce	4
16D	24. Bygone Buick	7
17D	25. 2005 horror sequel	5
18D	27. Eventually accept	7
19D	29. Ceiling	3
20D	33. Accelerate in the process	9
21D	34. Snacks	5
22D	37. Ad ___	3
23D	38. Heavenly	7
24D	39. So-called "Chinese chess"	7
25D	40. Kind of shelter	7
26D	42. Abraded	4
27D	43. Station slot	7
28D	44. "Decisions, decisions ..."	7
29D	45. Supposed sightings off the coast of Norway	7
30D	47. Kind of type used in the Gutenberg Bible	6
31D	51. Shelter grp.	5
32D	54. Prologue follower	4
33D	55. Cakehole	4
34D	58. Dance genre	3
35D	60. Annual e-sports competition since 1996	3
36D	61. One of the March sisters	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. Try to see the whole picture"

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: ZOOMOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Source of the line "Let us not speak of them, but look, and pass on""

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 any place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: perdition, hellhole, the pits
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFERNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Shield bearer, typically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEFTARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Regulation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the collection of rules imposed by authority
• Words that mean the same thing: law of nature, legal philosophy, constabulary
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Word before pick or pack"

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 water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: chalk, meth, internal-combustion engine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Sch. yearbook section"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Hard-to-miss signs"

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 colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: neon, atomic number 10, Ne
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Plant suited to an arid environment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
• Words that mean the same thing: xerophytic plant, xerophilous plant, desert plant
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: XEROPHYTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. One of Peter Rabbit's sisters"

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: FLOPSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Complex units: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: APTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Grand finale?"

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: CRU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Relative of the honeycreeper"

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 any of numerous new world woodland birds having brightly colored males
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TANAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Weird type"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ODDDUCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Motor contests with a portmanteau name"

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: ROADEOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Bounce"

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 remove from a position or office
• Words that mean the same thing: drum out, expel, kick out
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Bygone Buick"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LESABRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. 2005 horror sequel"

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: SAWII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Eventually accept"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADAPTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Ceiling"

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 either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
• Words that mean the same thing: palpebra, hat, eyelid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Accelerate in the process"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FASTTRACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Snacks"

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 wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
• Words that mean the same thing: morsel, raciness, seize with teeth
• The 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: "37. Ad ___"

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 recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: rapid eye movement, REM sleep, paradoxical sleep
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Heavenly"

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 relating to the elysian fields
• Words that mean the same thing: inspired, divine
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELYSIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. So-called "Chinese chess""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: XIANGQI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Kind of shelter"

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 the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
• Words that mean the same thing: radioactive dust, side effect
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FALLOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Abraded"

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 be dressed in
• Words that mean the same thing: wear down, wear, tire
• The opposite would be: refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Station slot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AIRTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. "Decisions, decisions ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LETSSEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Supposed sightings off the coast of Norway"

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: KRAKENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Kind of type used in the Gutenberg Bible"

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 extinct east germanic language of the ancient goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the bible by bishop ulfilas
• Words that mean the same thing: black letter, mediaeval, Gothic architecture
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOTHIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Shelter grp."

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: ASPCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. Prologue follower"

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: ACTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Cakehole"

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 device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
• Words that mean the same thing: entrap, pin down, yap
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. Dance genre"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: bug, water faucet, pink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. Annual e-sports competition since 1996"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: EVO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. One of the March sisters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
• Words that mean the same thing: one thousand thousand, 1000000, million
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	73.6%
Short Answer	10	13.9%
History	3	4.2%
Literature	2	2.8%
Music	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 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 Saturday, 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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