Wednesday August 07, 2024 NYT Crossword clues hints

Wednesday August 07, 2024 - NYT Crossword puzzle hints

Welcome to NYT puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle:

NYT Crosswords Clues: August 07, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Rhyme of 49-Across, but not a homophone of 19-Across - Show Answer
  

  BUFF

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: buffet, lover, raw_sienna, buffer, fan, yellowish_brown, buff, burnish, furbish, devotee, caramel_brown, caramel



• 5. On the ___ - Show Answer
  

  LAM

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: head_for_the_hills, break_away, run, thrash, flail, thresh, escape, turn_tail, fly_the_coop, bunk, getaway, scat, hightail_it, scarper, take_to_the_woods, run_away, lam



• 8. Rhyme of 46-Across, but not a homophone of 21-Across - Show Answer
  

  DOFF

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: doff



• 12. Key that might be part of a chain - Show Answer
  

  ISLE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: isle, islet



• 13. Olay competitor - Show Answer
  

  NIVEA

  (5 letters)



• 15. Spaniard's "other" - Show Answer
  

  OTRA

  (4 letters)



• 16. Opposite of hopping - Show Answer
  

  DEAD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: absolutely, bushed, short, numb, stagnant, drained, beat, utterly, dead, suddenly, utter, perfectly, deadened, idle, abruptly, all_in

  Antonyms: live, living, alive



• 17. Customer service worker - Show Answer
  

  AGENT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: federal_agent, agent, factor, agentive_role, broker



• 18. "Serves you right!" - Show Answer
  

  GOOD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: near, in_effect, estimable, soundly, trade_good, dear, sound, safe, well, skilful, right, upright, unspoilt, thoroughly, dependable, beneficial, commodity, in_force, honest, adept, salutary, ripe, serious, goodness, good, honorable, proficient, full, undecomposed, respectable, effective, unspoiled, skillful, just, practiced, expert, secure

  Antonyms: bad, badness, ill, evilness, evil



• 19. Main branch of a tree - Show Answer
  

  BOUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: bough



• 21. It gets baked - Show Answer
  

  DOUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: clams, wampum, lucre, moolah, pelf, gelt, loot, shekels, kale, simoleons, boodle, cabbage, sugar, lettuce, dinero, bread, dough, lolly, scratch



• 23. Take a break - Show Answer
  

  REST

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: pillow, catch_one's_breath, stay, rest, relief, residue, relaxation, quietus, respite, balance, residuum, remainder, reside, roost, ease, rest_period, eternal_rest, remain, repose, eternal_sleep, lie, perch, residual, sleep, take_a_breather, breathe

  Antonyms: be_active, change



• 24. Not on board with - Show Answer
  

  ANTI

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: anti

  Antonyms: pro



• 25. Evaluate for purity - Show Answer
  

  ASSAY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: seek, check, assay, try, essay, attempt



• 28. Like Plan B, for short - Show Answer
  

  OTC

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: over-the-counter, otc



• 30. Wee - Show Answer
  

  EENSY

  (5 letters)



• 34. Marshland - Show Answer
  

  FEN

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: fenland, marshland, marsh, fen



• 35. "___ Choice" - Show Answer
  

  SOPHIES

  (7 letters)



• 38. "Another sheep pun? ___ gotta be kidding!" - Show Answer
  

  EWE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ewe, Ewe



• 39. Field for grazing - Show Answer
  

  LEA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ley, lea, grazing_land, pastureland, pasture



• 40. Everglades wader - Show Answer
  

  HERON

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Heron, heron, Hero_of_Alexandria, Hero



• 41. Shade - Show Answer
  

  HUE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: hue, imbue, chromaticity



• 42. Gun-regulating grp. - Show Answer
  

  ATF

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms, ATF



• 43. By way of - Show Answer
  

  THROUGH

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: through_with, through_and_through, done, through



• 45. I.C.U. staffers - Show Answer
  

  RNS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: radon, RN, Rn, atomic_number_86, registered_nurse



• 46. Attention-getting sound - Show Answer
  

  COUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: coughing, cough



• 48. Sounds of sympathy - Show Answer
  

  AWS

  (3 letters)



• 49. Uneven - Show Answer
  

  ROUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: rocky, grating, jolty, scratchy, jolting, approximate, bumpy, crude, jumpy, boisterous, rasping, rough, harsh, unsmooth, pugnacious, rough_in, uncut, fierce, raspy, approximative, rough_out, roughly, gravelly

  Antonyms: smooth, cut



• 51. Conditional words - Show Answer
  

  ORS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Beaver_State, operating_theatre, surgery, OR, Oregon, operating_room, operating_theater



• 53. Pacific ___ - Show Answer
  

  RIM

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lip, brim, rim, flange



• 54. Unfair outcome, informally - Show Answer
  

  BUMDEAL

  (7 letters)



• 58. Corkscrew-shaped pasta - Show Answer
  

  FUSILLI

  (7 letters)



• 62. A pop star might go by this - Show Answer
  

  ONENAME

  (7 letters)



• 63. Stay away (from) - Show Answer
  

  ABSTAIN

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: refrain, desist, abstain

  Antonyms: consume



• 64. Used as a platform - Show Answer
  

  STOODON

  (7 letters)



• 65. More timid - Show Answer
  

  MOUSIER

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: mouse-colored, mousey, mousy, mouselike



• 66. Rhyme of 19-Across, but not a homophone of 46-Across - Show Answer
  

  COW

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: overawe, moo-cow, cow



• 67. Heavy-hearted - Show Answer
  

  SAD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pitiful, distressing, deplorable, sorry, sad, lamentable

  Antonyms: glad



• 68. Denver-to-Omaha dir. - Show Answer
  

  ENE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: east_northeast, ENE



• 69. Rhyme of 43-Across, but not a homophone of 49-Across - Show Answer
  

  RUE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ruefulness, regret, Ruta_graveolens, rue, herb_of_grace, sorrow, repent

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Put in an offer - Show Answer
  

  BID

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: wish, entreat, bid, adjure, bidding, press, play, dictation, beseech, tender, conjure, command, call, invite, offer



• 2. Avail - Show Answer
  

  USE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: usage, role, expend, employment, employ, function, enjoyment, utilization, use, manipulation, use_of_goods_and_services, exercise, usance, consumption, habituate, purpose, practice, economic_consumption, apply, utilisation, habit, utilise, utilize



• 3. Exerciser's target - Show Answer
  

  FLAB

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: flab



• 4. Classic accessory for Humphrey Bogart - Show Answer
  

  FEDORA

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: homburg, trilby, fedora, felt_hat, Stetson



• 5. Many a Gilbert and Sullivan work - Show Answer
  

  LIGHTOPERA

  (10 letters)



• 6. Park in N.Y.C., e.g. - Show Answer
  

  AVE

  (3 letters)



• 7. Untruthful - Show Answer
  

  MENDACIOUS

  (10 letters)

  Synonyms: mendacious



• 8. Pooch - Show Answer
  

  DOGGIE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: doggie, doggy, bow-wow, barker, pooch



• 9. "Conversely …," in a text - Show Answer
  

  OTOH

  (4 letters)



• 10. Not to - Show Answer
  

  FRO

  (3 letters)



• 11. It doesn't stay hot for long - Show Answer
  

  FAD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: fad, rage, furore, furor, craze, cult



• 13. Keeps at - Show Answer
  

  NAGS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: plug, jade, scold, common_scold, hen-peck, nag, hack, peck, nagger, scolder



• 14. Lots - Show Answer
  

  ATON

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Aten, Aton



• 20. Remedies for missed turns - Show Answer
  

  UEYS

  (4 letters)



• 22. Native Coloradans - Show Answer
  

  UTES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Ute



• 25. Insurer with an avian mascot - Show Answer
  

  AFLAC

  (5 letters)



• 26. Take care of - Show Answer
  

  SEETO

  (5 letters)



• 27. Real mess - Show Answer
  

  SNAFU

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: snafu, fucked-up



• 29. Rhyme of 21-Across, but not a homophone of 43-Across - Show Answer
  

  THROW

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: cast_off, hurl, shake_off, make, bemuse, hold, give, shed, confuse, fuddle, cast, thrust, confound, befuddle, bewilder, fox, discombobulate, drop, switch, flip, throw_off, stroke, have, cam_stroke, throw, project, bedevil, throw_away, contrive



• 31. Leader who wrote "The Discovery of India" - Show Answer
  

  NEHRU

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru



• 32. Totally shifted the momentum of - Show Answer
  

  SWUNG

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sway, swing, swing_over, drop, sweep, swing_out, get_around, dangle



• 33. "Hoo-boy!" - Show Answer
  

  YEESH

  (5 letters)



• 36. Exclamation of understanding - Show Answer
  

  OHH

  (3 letters)



• 37. Subj. taught by Fulbright scholars - Show Answer
  

  ENG

  (3 letters)



• 43. Clothing, colloquially - Show Answer
  

  THREADS

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: screw_thread, string, meander, togs, yarn, weave, thread, wander, wind, train_of_thought, threads, ribbon, duds, draw



• 44. Serious workplace problem, for short - Show Answer
  

  HRISSUE

  (7 letters)



• 47. "Puh-lease!" - Show Answer
  

  GODNO

  (5 letters)



• 50. Leaves out - Show Answer
  

  OMITS

  (5 letters)

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

  Antonyms: attend_to, include



• 52. Island country that's 24 hours ahead of its closest neighbor - Show Answer
  

  SAMOA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Samoa_i_Sisifo, Independent_State_of_Samoa, Samoa, Samoan_Islands, Western_Samoa



• 53. Apply, as sunscreen - Show Answer
  

  RUBON

  (5 letters)



• 54. Brownish pear - Show Answer
  

  BOSC

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: bosc



• 55. "Once more ___ the breach" - Show Answer
  

  UNTO

  (4 letters)



• 56. Communicate like a Sphynx - Show Answer
  

  MEOW

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: meow, miaul, miaow, miaou, mew



• 57. Give for a time - Show Answer
  

  LEND

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: contribute, impart, add, lend, bestow, loan, bring

  Antonyms: borrow



• 58. "___ is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day": Gabriel García Márquez - Show Answer
  

  FAME

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: celebrity, fame, renown

  Antonyms: infamy



• 59. Leopard's spot - Show Answer
  

  LAIR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: den, lair



• 60. Place - Show Answer
  

  LIEU

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: position, place, stead, lieu



• 61. Memo line - Show Answer
  

  INRE

  (4 letters)

No 27380, Friday Oct 25, 2024 NYT Crossword by Alex Murphy

Across Clues :

1. Hearty, 7. Suck up, 13. "This cannot be stressed enough …", 15. Fairly, 16. Cello parts are written in it, 18. Occasionally censored part of the 12-Down, 19. Quarterback's stat: Abbr., 20. Canned liquid rich in essential fatty acids, 22. Broadway's Salonga, 23. Lowry who wrote "The Giver", 25. Work out, 26. Where the lions sleep tonight, presumably, 27. Concoct, with "up", 29. Go through, 30. One of the "Hollywood Chrises", 31. Flawless display of technique, 34. Dog's post-surgery wear, familiarly, 35. Head cold?, 36. Play place, 37. "It was news to me," in online shorthand, 38. Take in, 42. Concessions, 43. Some compost bin detritus, 45. Iconic role for Frank Oz, 46. Main ingredient of the Puerto Rican dessert piragua, 47. Compounds in tea and wine, 49. It's a no., 50. Fonda's co-star on "Grace and Frankie", 52. Another name for C##, 54. Yo-yos, 55. Mount Rushmore's makeup, 56. What might be included in an act of congress, 57. Scandinavian capital

Friday Oct 25, 2024 NYT Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Bawdy, 2. Podium figure, 3. Closest confidant, informally, 4. High times, 5. Sunni or Shia, e.g., 6. Bone connected to the fibula, 7. Nickname for an early 2000s governor of California, 8. Flake, 9. Indy label, 10. "Come on, that's just ridiculous", 11. Lets up, 12. See 18-Across, 14. Perfect score, 17. Misleading cognate, like the German "Gift" which actually means "poison", 21. What hucksters may be guilty of, 24. Ethnic minority in New Zealand, 26. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry, 28. Fever pitch, 30. Square, 32. Kamala Harris, once: Abbr., 33. "Guerrillero Heroico" subject, familiarly, 34. Timesaver for a breakfast chef, 35. Male protocol popularized by "How I Met Your Mother", 36. "Currently …", 39. Tylenol alternative, 40. Conceptualize, 41. Like firstborn children vis-à-vis second-born children, statistically, 43. Violet variety, 44. Tone of many tweets, 47. "La Clemenza di ___" (Mozart opera), 48. Have the lead, 51. Fate, 53. ___ Show 'Em No Mercy (card game variant)

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 25, 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. Hearty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROBUST

  Possible Answer : robust, full-bodied, racy, rich

  Possible Opposite Answer : frail




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

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

  The answer: ABSORB

  Possible Answer : sop_up, suck_up, imbibe, plunge, take_up, take_over, steep, assimilate, immerse, suck, soak_up, occupy, engulf, engage, engross, draw, ingest, absorb, take_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : emit




• The clue is 13. "This cannot be stressed enough …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IREPEAT




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

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

  The answer: RATHER

  Possible Answer : rather, sooner, quite, preferably, sort_of, kinda, kind_of, instead




• The clue is 16. Cello parts are written in it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASSCLEF




• The clue is 18. Occasionally censored part of the 12-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIPPLE

  Possible Answer : pap, mamilla, nipple, mammilla, tit, teat




• The clue is 19. Quarterback's stat: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATT




• The clue is 20. Canned liquid rich in essential fatty acids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNAOIL




• The clue is 22. Broadway's Salonga. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEA

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




• The clue is 23. Lowry who wrote "The Giver". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOIS




• The clue is 25. Work out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLVE

  Possible Answer : resolve, work_out, puzzle_out, clear, figure_out, lick, work, solve




• The clue is 26. Where the lions sleep tonight, presumably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENS

  Possible Answer : hideaway, den, lair, hideout




• The clue is 27. Concoct, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DREAM

  Possible Answer : woolgather, dreaming, ambition, dream, daydream, pipe_dream, stargaze, aspiration




• The clue is 29. Go through. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer : habit, exercise, economic_consumption, function, consumption, usage, utilise, utilization, utilize, manipulation, usance, habituate, practice, enjoyment, purpose, employ, use, expend, use_of_goods_and_services, employment, role, utilisation, apply




• The clue is 30. One of the "Hollywood Chrises". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRATT




• The clue is 31. Flawless display of technique. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASTERCLASS




• The clue is 34. Dog's post-surgery wear, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONEOFSHAME




• The clue is 35. Head cold?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAINFREEZE




• The clue is 36. Play place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

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




• The clue is 37. "It was news to me," in online shorthand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIL




• The clue is 38. Take in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADMIT

  Possible Answer : take, accommodate, take_on, hold, admit, intromit, accept, acknowledge, allow_in, include, allow, let_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : exclude, reject, deny




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

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

  The answer: SOPS

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




• The clue is 43. Some compost bin detritus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEELS

  Possible Answer : strip_down, pare, peel_off, uncase, unclothe, Robert_Peel, Peel, strip, disrobe, flake_off, flake, peel, Sir_Robert_Peel, discase, skin, undress

  Possible Opposite Answer : dress




• The clue is 45. Iconic role for Frank Oz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YODA




• The clue is 46. Main ingredient of the Puerto Rican dessert piragua. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

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




• The clue is 47. Compounds in tea and wine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANNINS

  Possible Answer : tannic_acid, tannin




• The clue is 49. It's a no.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEL




• The clue is 50. Fonda's co-star on "Grace and Frankie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMLIN




• The clue is 52. Another name for C##. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DNATURAL




• The clue is 54. Yo-yos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDIOTS

  Possible Answer : cretin, idiot, half-wit, imbecile, retard, changeling, moron




• The clue is 55. Mount Rushmore's makeup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRANITE

  Possible Answer : granite




• The clue is 56. What might be included in an act of congress. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXTOY




• The clue is 57. Scandinavian capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRONER

  Possible Answer : Norwegian_krone, Danish_krone, krone

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: RIBALD

  Possible Answer: off-color, bawdy, ribald

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

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

  The answer: ORATOR

  Possible Answer: rhetorician, speechifier, orator, public_speaker, speechmaker

• The clue is 3. Closest confidant, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESTIE

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

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

  The answer: UPS

  Possible Answer: up

• The clue is 5. Sunni or Shia, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECT

  Possible Answer: sect, religious_order, religious_sect, faction

• The clue is 6. Bone connected to the fibula. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALUS

  Possible Answer: astragal, scree, astragalus, talus, anklebone

• The clue is 7. Nickname for an early 2000s governor of California. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARNIE

• The clue is 8. Flake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAIL

  Possible Answer: bail, bail_bond, bond

• The clue is 9. Indy label. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  Possible Answer: s.t.p., STP

• The clue is 10. "Come on, that's just ridiculous". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHPLEASE

• The clue is 11. Lets up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELENTS

  Possible Answer: yield, relent, soften

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand

• The clue is 12. See 18-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BREAST

  Possible Answer: knocker, titty, front, white_meat, breast, summit, bosom, boob, tit, chest

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

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

  The answer: TENOUTOFTEN

• The clue is 17. Misleading cognate, like the German "Gift" which actually means "poison". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FALSEFRIEND

• The clue is 21. What hucksters may be guilty of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERSELLING

• The clue is 24. Ethnic minority in New Zealand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMOANS

  Possible Answer: Samoan

• The clue is 26. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAMEDY

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

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

  The answer: MANIA

  Possible Answer: cacoethes, manic_disorder, passion, mania

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

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

  The answer: PLAZA

  Possible Answer: shopping_mall, shopping_center, mall, piazza, place, shopping_centre, center, plaza

• The clue is 32. Kamala Harris, once: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEN

  Possible Answer: sen

• The clue is 33. "Guerrillero Heroico" subject, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHE

• The clue is 34. Timesaver for a breakfast chef. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREPEMIX

• The clue is 35. Male protocol popularized by "How I Met Your Mother". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BROCODE

• The clue is 36. "Currently …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASITIS

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

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

  The answer: MOTRIN

  Possible Answer: ibuprofen, Motrin, Nuprin, Advil, isobutylphenyl_propionic_acid

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

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

  The answer: IDEATE

  Possible Answer: imagine, envisage, ideate, conceive_of

• The clue is 41. Like firstborn children vis-à-vis second-born children, statistically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALLER

  Possible Answer: marvellous, improbable, grandiloquent, tall, marvelous, magniloquent

  Possible Opposite Answer : short

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

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

  The answer: PANSY

  Possible Answer: fag, queen, pouf, Milquetoast, fagot, nance, poove, pantywaist, sissy, faggot, fairy, milksop, queer, pansy, poof, Viola_tricolor_hortensis

• The clue is 44. Tone of many tweets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNARK

• The clue is 47. "La Clemenza di ___" (Mozart opera). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITO

  Possible Answer: Josip_Broz, Tito, Marshal_Tito

• The clue is 48. Have the lead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAR

  Possible Answer: adept, prima, wiz, maven, asterisk, hotshot, mavin, principal, leading, starring, headliner, virtuoso, champion, stellar, ace, genius, wizard, superstar, sensation, whizz, star, star_topology, lead, whiz

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

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

  The answer: LOT

  Possible Answer: mint, lot, bunch, circumstances, passel, fate, pile, mountain, fortune, mete_out, mess, tidy_sum, batch, shell_out, mass, mickle, muckle, spate, dole_out, circle, administer, dish_out, deal_out, heap, deal, pot, quite_a_little, wad, caboodle, stack, great_deal, portion, allot, raft, slew, draw, destiny, Lot, plenty, peck, good_deal, flock, hatful, set, distribute, band, sight, luck, parcel_out, dispense

• The clue is 53. ___ Show 'Em No Mercy (card game variant). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNO

Monday, LA Times August 19, 2024 | Crossword Clues Answers

Monday LA Times Crosswords: August 19, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: snap

  
  

  Possible Answer: flick, snarl, picnic, breeze, snap_bean, snatch, catch, pushover, tear, bust, lose_it, rupture, ginger_nut, piece_of_cake, cracking, snapshot, photograph, ginger_snap, centering, press_stud, gingersnap, shot, walkover, snatch_up, cinch, snap, duck_soup, elasticity, snap_fastener, grab, child's_play, shoot, click, crack, break_down

  Possible Opposite Answer: inelasticity




• The clue is Fourth-down option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: punt

  
  

  Possible Answer: stake, bet_on, punting, back, pole, Irish_punt, game, Irish_pound, pound, punt, gage




• The clue is OshKosh __. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: bgosh

  
  



• The clue is "All done!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tada

  
  



• The clue is Puccini's "Nessun dorma," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: aria

  
  

  Possible Answer: aria




• The clue is Bank offerings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: loans

  
  

  Possible Answer: lend, loan, loanword

  Possible Opposite Answer: borrow




• The clue is Forgets to add an attachment, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: errs

  
  

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




• The clue is Virtual thumbs-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: likebutton

  
  



• The clue is "West Side Story" role for Ariana and Rita. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: anita

  
  



• The clue is Film critic Roger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ebert

  
  



• The clue is "You can't please everyone," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lifelesson

  
  



• The clue is Hawaiian dance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: hula

  
  

  Possible Answer: hula, Hawaiian_dancing, hula-hula




• The clue is Did not stand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sat

  
  

  Possible Answer: sit, ride, baby-sit, Sat, model, sit_down, Saturday, posture, seat, Sabbatum, sit_around, pose

  Possible Opposite Answer: stand, arise




• The clue is Just a number, some say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: age

  
  

  Possible Answer: eld, geezerhood, mature, age, long_time, historic_period, old_age, maturate, years, get_on, senesce

  Possible Opposite Answer: rejuvenate




• The clue is Postcardworthy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: scenic

  
  

  Possible Answer: scenic




• The clue is Realm reached by the rainbow bridge Bifröst. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: asgard

  
  

  Possible Answer: Asgard




• The clue is South American range. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: andes

  
  

  Possible Answer: Andes




• The clue is Tastes brownie batter before baking, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: licksthespoon

  
  



• The clue is 32-Across view. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: vista

  
  

  Possible Answer: aspect, prospect, panorama, scene, view, vista




• The clue is Wringing wet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: soaked

  
  

  Possible Answer: fuddled, plume, douse, pluck, sop, soused, gazump, sloshed, besotted, stiff, overcharge, pixilated, smashed, pawn, wet, pissed, drench, dowse, surcharge, inebriate, tight, crocked, sozzled, soaked, rob, slopped, soak, hit_it_up, plastered, blotto, intoxicate, hock, squiffy, loaded, souse, blind_drunk, cockeyed, hook, pie-eyed, fleece, imbue

  Possible Opposite Answer: undercharge




• The clue is Baseball unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: inning

  
  

  Possible Answer: inning, frame




• The clue is Grassy tract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lea

  
  

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




• The clue is "Vous êtes __": Paris map line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ici

  
  



• The clue is Security camera letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: cctv

  
  



• The clue is Attend while muted, as a virtual company meeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: listeninon

  
  



• The clue is British Columbia border state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: idaho

  
  

  Possible Answer: Idaho, Gem_State, ID




• The clue is Parts of Groucho Marx disguises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: noses

  
  

  Possible Answer: olfactory_organ, scent, nuzzle, nozzle, nose, horn_in, poke, wind, pry, intrude




• The clue is Feline user of a pet door, and a feature of 18-, 23-, 38-, and 50-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: outsidecat

  
  



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

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

  The answer: teri

  
  



• The clue is Stews (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: frets

  
  

  Possible Answer: grate, sweat, worn_spot, gall, scratch, erode, rub, fuss, eat_into, rankle, eat_away, niggle, chafe, fray, lather, Greek_fret, swither, fret, stew, Greek_key, key_pattern, choke, gag




• The clue is Weary sigh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ahme

  
  



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

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

  The answer: arcs

  
  

  Possible Answer: bow, arc, arch, spark, discharge, electric_arc, electric_discharge, curve




• The clue is "Jumpin' Jack __": Rolling Stones hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: flash

  
  

  Possible Answer: cheap, dart, flash_lamp, twinkling, swank, loud, twinkle, gimcrack, wink, instant, blink_of_an_eye, newsflash, newsbreak, brassy, fanfare, dash, heartbeat, tatty, meretricious, news_bulletin, scud, ostentate, tacky, flashing, scoot, shoot, trashy, flaunt, show_off, gaudy, photoflash, jiffy, tawdry, flashbulb, winkle, flashgun, flash_bulb, garish, trice, flare, blink, flashy, New_York_minute, ostentation, flash, split_second




• The clue is Ready to eat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ripe

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite Answer: green




• The clue is Editor's "never mind". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: stet

  
  

  Possible Answer: stet

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is Takes an extra base. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: steals

  
  

  Possible Answer: slip, buy, steal, bargain




• The clue is "The Chronicles of __": C.S. Lewis series. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: narnia

  
  



• The clue is Floating aimlessly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: adrift

  
  

  Possible Answer: rudderless, aimless, afloat, planless, undirected, adrift, directionless




• The clue is Crafting adhesive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: paste

  
  

  Possible Answer: glue, spread, paste, library_paste




• The clue is Good buddy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: pal

  
  

  Possible Answer: brother, buddy, pal, crony, chum, chum_up, pal_up, sidekick




• The clue is Sch. in the smallest U.S. state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: uri

  
  



• The clue is Sneakers with swooshes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nikes

  
  

  Possible Answer: Nike




• The clue is Billy Blanks fitness regimen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: taebo

  
  



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

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

  The answer: blur

  
  

  Possible Answer: smudge, obscure, smear, dim, smutch, fuzz, blear, slur, film_over, obnubilate, glaze_over, blur, confuse

  Possible Opposite Answer: focus




• The clue is Received permission to proceed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: gotthenod

  
  



• The clue is Granola morsel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: oat

  
  

  Possible Answer: oat




• The clue is Nestlé's __-Caps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sno

  
  



• The clue is Cable channel with daily deals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: hsn

  
  



• The clue is C-notes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: bens

  
  

  Possible Answer: ben




• The clue is Nome resident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: alaskan

  
  

  Possible Answer: Alaskan




• The clue is Omelet ingredients. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: eggs

  
  

  Possible Answer: ball, eggs, testis, egg, bollock, nut, ballock, orchis, testicle




• The clue is Boarding pass assignments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: seats

  
  

  Possible Answer: derriere, bottom, posterior, stern, backside, behind, hindquarters, seats, keister, tooshie, hind_end, rear, arse, seating_area, seating_room, tush, sit, buns, rear_end, tail, fundament, sit_down, nates, seat, bum, rump, induct, buttocks, seating, tail_end, prat, can, fanny, ass, butt, place, invest




• The clue is Cancel, in a document. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: undo

  
  

  Possible Answer: loosen, undo, untie, unwrap, unmake

  Possible Opposite Answer: wrap, make




• The clue is Property claim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lien

  
  

  Possible Answer: spleen, lien




• The clue is Bldg. coolers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: acs

  
  

  Possible Answer: actinium, Ac, alternating_current, AC, atomic_number_89, alternating_electric_current

  Possible Opposite Answer: direct_current




• The clue is Peninsula northeast of Boston. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: capeann

  
  



• The clue is Protesters, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: activists

  
  

  Possible Answer: activist, militant




• The clue is P-like Greek letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: rho

  
  

  Possible Answer: rho




• The clue is Distributed, as cards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: dealt

  
  

  Possible Answer: distribute, divvy_up, get_by, deal, administer, cope, carry_on, dish_out, cover, care, mete_out, deal_out, conduct, grapple, look_at, portion_out, apportion, consider, trade, share, dispense, treat, address, sell, contend, take, manage, lot, make_out, parcel_out, shell_out, handle, allot, plow, make_do, dole_out




• The clue is Partner of Julie and Pete on "The Mod Squad". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: linc

  
  



• The clue is "It just __ fair!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: isnt

  
  



• The clue is __-Ball: arcade game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: skee

  
  



• The clue is Singer Damone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: vic

  
  



• The clue is Happy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: glad

  
  

  Possible Answer: happy, glad, gladiolus, gladiola, beaming, sword_lily

  Possible Opposite Answer: sad




• The clue is Magazine extra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: insert

  
  

  Possible Answer: enter, introduce, tuck, infix, stick_in, cut-in, sneak_in, insert, enclose, inclose, inset, slip_in, put_in




• The clue is Force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: coerce

  
  

  Possible Answer: squeeze, hale, pressure, force, coerce




• The clue is Refuse to take "no" for an answer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: insist

  
  

  Possible Answer: insist, take_a_firm_stand, importune, assert




• The clue is "Everybody's saying ... ". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ihear

  
  



• The clue is 2014 Winter Olympics city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sochi

  
  



• The clue is Itty-bitty bits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: iotas

  
  

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




• The clue is Platter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: dish

  
  

  Possible Answer: cup_of_tea, ravisher, peach, lulu, bag, dish_out, looker, dish_antenna, serve, dish_up, dishful, beauty, mantrap, knockout, smasher, dish_aerial, serve_up, dish, saucer, sweetheart, stunner




• The clue is Amiss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: off

  
  

  Possible Answer: murder, dispatch, bump_off, forth, cancelled, slay, away, polish_off, turned, off, remove, hit, sour

  Possible Opposite Answer: on




• The clue is Latimes.com, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: url

  
  

  Possible Answer: URL, uniform_resource_locator, universal_resource_locator




• The clue is Herbal brew. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tea

  
  

  Possible Answer: teatime, Camellia_sinensis, afternoon_tea, tea, tea_leaf




• The clue is Rock concert need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: amp

  
  

  Possible Answer: A, amp, ampere, adenosine_monophosphate, AMP, adenylic_acid




• The clue is Casual top. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tee

  
  

  Possible Answer: tee_up, teeing_ground, football_tee, golf_tee, tee