0910 NYT Crossword: Tuesday September 10, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Tuesday September 10, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 10, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

 NYT Crossword: Tuesday September 10, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cause of a Richter scale blip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEISM

  Possible Answer : earthquake, temblor, quake, seism




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

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

  The answer: GAZE

  Possible Answer : regard, gaze, stare




• The clue is 10. Curved sword. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SABER

  Possible Answer : cavalry_sword, saber, sabre




• The clue is 15. One referring to "Jehovah" as "Jah". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASTA

  Possible Answer : Rasta, Rastafarian




• The clue is 16. Place for a pizza. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVEN

  Possible Answer : oven




• The clue is 17. "Make You Feel My Love" singer, 2008. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADELE




• The clue is 18. Around 70% of the earth's surface. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCEAN

  Possible Answer : ocean, sea




• The clue is 19. Rule for kids before homework is done, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTV




• The clue is 20. What makes ryes rise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAST

  Possible Answer : yeast, barm




• The clue is 21. Straightforward and unadorned, as literary prose. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: HEMINGWAYESQUE

  Possible Answer : Hemingwayesque




• The clue is 24. Close the tab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAY

  Possible Answer : bear, earnings, ante_up, give, make_up, pay_off, remuneration, devote, wage, compensate, pay, yield, pay_up, salary

  Possible Opposite Answer : default




• The clue is 25. Baton Rouge sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSU




• The clue is 26. Corporate management group. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: EXECUTIVEBOARD




• The clue is 34. Celebrant in May or June. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAD

  Possible Answer : grade, alum, alumnus, graduate, grad, alumna




• The clue is 35. First name in 2024 political headlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAMALA




• The clue is 36. Overflow (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEEM

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




• The clue is 38. Shot down, as an idea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIXED

  Possible Answer : proscribe, interdict, prohibit, disallow, nix, forbid, veto

  Possible Opposite Answer : permit, allow




• The clue is 40. San ___ Obispo, Calif.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUIS




• The clue is 41. "Get your paws off me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETGO




• The clue is 42. Highest kicker in Texas hold'em. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

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




• The clue is 43. Philadelphia landmark named for the 35th president, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JFKPLAZA




• The clue is 46. Lamb's dad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer : random_access_memory, Aries, random_memory, read/write_memory, wad, ram_down, Ram, force, chock_up, ram, jam, cram, random-access_memory, drive, pound, jampack, RAM, tup, crash, Aries_the_Ram




• The clue is 47. Green sushi condiment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASABI

  Possible Answer : wasabi




• The clue is 49. Spanish wife. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPOSA




• The clue is 51. Group whose members are represented completely (with no repeats) in 21-, 26- and 43-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONSONANTS

  Possible Answer : consonant

  Possible Opposite Answer : vowel




• The clue is 56. "Fake it 'til you make it" or "No pain, no gain". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTTO

  Possible Answer : slogan, catchword, motto, shibboleth




• The clue is 59. Candy bar with caramel and shortbread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWIX




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

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

  The answer: WYATT

  Possible Answer : Wyat, Wyatt, Sir_Thomas_Wyat, James_Wyatt, Sir_Thomas_Wyatt




• The clue is 64. Give or take. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABOUT

  Possible Answer : approximately, close_to, well-nigh, astir, or_so, some, nearly, almost, most, just_about, more_or_less, near, nigh, virtually, roughly, about, around




• The clue is 65. Pro's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTI

  Possible Answer : anti

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 66. Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICHOR

  Possible Answer : pus, sanies, festering, ichor, purulence, suppuration




• The clue is 67. Holy scroll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORAH

  Possible Answer : Laws, Pentateuch, Torah




• The clue is 68. Plant with fronds. 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 69. "Have you no ___?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAME

  Possible Answer : dishonor, ignominy, dishonour, attaint, shame, disgrace, pity

  Possible Opposite Answer : honor




• The clue is 70. Pumps and wedges. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEELS

  Possible Answer : cad, reheel, bounder, list, dog, blackguard, hound, heel




• The clue is 71. Animal that absorbs water directly through its skin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROG

  Possible Answer : frog, batrachian, anuran, salientian, toad_frog, toad, Gaul




• The clue is 72. Beekeeping or baking, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOBBY

  Possible Answer : rocking_horse, spare-time_activity, by-line, hobbyhorse, sideline, Falco_subbuteo, hobby, avocation, pursuit

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Sold out" sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRO

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

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

  The answer: EACH

  Possible Answer: to_each_one, for_each_one, apiece, from_each_one, each

• The clue is 3. "That makes sense now". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISEE

• The clue is 4. What a rush!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAMPEDE

  Possible Answer: stampede

• The clue is 5. Total madman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANIAC

  Possible Answer: maniacal, madman, lunatic, maniac

• The clue is 6. Instrument with a mallet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GONG

  Possible Answer: tam-tam, chime, bell, gong

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

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

  The answer: AVOW

  Possible Answer: avouch, swear, assert, avow, swan, verify, aver, affirm

  Possible Opposite Answer : disavow

• The clue is 8. Z, as in Zeus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer: zeta

• The clue is 9. Emotion that sounds like its middle two letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENVY

  Possible Answer: begrudge, enviousness, envy, invidia

• The clue is 10. States as fact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYSSO

• The clue is 11. Good enough. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADEQUATE

  Possible Answer: tolerable, equal, enough, decent, passable, fair_to_middling, adequate

  Possible Opposite Answer : inadequate

• The clue is 12. Male suitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEAU

  Possible Answer: boyfriend, fellow, beau, dandy, clotheshorse, fashion_plate, dude, gallant, swain, fop, swell, sheik, young_man

• The clue is 13. If's partner in computer logic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSE

• The clue is 14. No longer working: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RET

  Possible Answer: ret

• The clue is 22. Three Stooges laugh sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYUK

• The clue is 23. Island on which Napoleon was exiled. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELBA

• The clue is 26. Novelist Jong. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERICA

  Possible Answer: erica, true_heath

• The clue is 27. Basic plot lines?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XAXES

• The clue is 28. Speaker's event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALK

  Possible Answer: talk_of_the_town, lecture, spill_the_beans, babble, talking, talk, blab_out, speak, verbalise, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag, sing, mouth, spill, babble_out, public_lecture, utter, blab, tattle, verbalize, peach

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_quiet

• The clue is 29. "That's my cue!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMUP

• The clue is 30. Ski resort in the Colorado Rockies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAIL

• The clue is 31. Creator of the giant snowman Marshmallow in "Frozen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSA

• The clue is 32. Cool in a throwback sort of way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETRO

  Possible Answer: retroactive, retro, ex_post_facto

• The clue is 33. Impressionist Edgar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEGAS

  Possible Answer: Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas, Degas, Edgar_Degas, degas

• The clue is 34. Emulate a beaver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNAW

  Possible Answer: gnaw_at, gnaw, erode, eat_at, wear_away

• The clue is 37. Cultural attraction in midtown Manhattan, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOMA

• The clue is 39. Workspaces for some nightclub performers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DJBOOTHS

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

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

  The answer: LASTWISH

• The clue is 44. Dolphin's fluke, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIN

  Possible Answer: five, quint, cinque, pentad, fin, quintuplet, louver, quintet, fivesome, Little_Phoebe, tailfin, flipper, Phoebe, 5, break_water, louvre, V, tail_fin

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

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

  The answer: ZEN

  Possible Answer: loony_toons, Zen, battery-acid, Elvis, dot, Zen_Buddhism, dose, pane, window_pane, back_breaker, acid, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, superman

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

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

  The answer: ACTUAL

  Possible Answer: actual, genuine, real, existent, literal, factual

  Possible Opposite Answer : potential

• The clue is 50. Hitchcock's highest-grossing film at the box office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSYCHO

  Possible Answer: psychotic_person, psychotic, psycho

• The clue is 52. Collection of employees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAFF

  Possible Answer: faculty, stave, staff

• The clue is 53. Pet's person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWNER

  Possible Answer: owner, proprietor, possessor

• The clue is 54. The "N" of TNT. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NITRO

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

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

  The answer: AXING

  Possible Answer: axe, ax

• The clue is 56. Subject that a young Einstein never failed, despite the common misconception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATH

  Possible Answer: maths, mathematics, math

• The clue is 57. Orchestra woodwind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer: hautboy, oboe, hautbois

• The clue is 58. Raced (through). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORE

  Possible Answer: tear, shoot_down, snap, deplume, pluck, displume, torus, pull, charge, rupture, bust, deplumate, tore, buck, shoot

• The clue is 61. Whale pursuer of fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAB

  Possible Answer: Ahab

• The clue is 62. Pyramid, for a pharaoh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMB

  Possible Answer: grave, tomb

• The clue is 63. Three-pointer, in hoops lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREY

  Possible Answer: triplet, terzetto, ternion, ternary, threesome, triad, trine, three, 3, III, leash, tierce, trio, trinity, deuce-ace, trey, tercet, troika

XWordHint Crossword Answers June 10, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Info acquired by scouts

5-letter answer Answer: INTEL

Clue #2: 6. Blue-footed seabird

5-letter answer Answer: BOOBY

Word Help: Synonyms: booby, pinhead, boob

Clue #3: 11. Cried

4-letter answer Answer: WEPT

Word Help: Synonyms: weep, cry
Antonyms: laugh

Clue #4: 15. Steak ___ (dish flambéed tableside)

5-letter answer Answer: DIANE

Clue #5: 16. Bicker

5-letter answer Answer: ARGUE

Word Help: Synonyms: argue, debate, fence

Clue #6: 17. One applying the finishing touches at a bakery

4-letter answer Answer: ICER

Word Help: Synonyms: ic, ninety-nine, 99

Clue #7: 18. Places where nonprofessionals sing

11-letter answer Answer: KARAOKEBARS

Clue #8: 20. Director Ephron

4-letter answer Answer: NORA

Clue #9: 21. Hyatt alternative

4-letter answer Answer: OMNI

Clue #10: 22. Let out, as a fishing line

8-letter answer Answer: UNREELED

Word Help: Synonyms: reel_off, unreel

Clue #11: 24. Netflix or Hulu

16-letter answer Answer: STREAMINGSERVICE

Clue #12: 28. Word after swimming or dating

4-letter answer Answer: POOL

Word Help: Synonyms: kitty, syndicate, pond

Clue #13: 29. Salon job

3-letter answer Answer: DYE

Word Help: Synonyms: dye, dyestuff

Clue #14: 30. Altar constellation

3-letter answer Answer: ARA

Word Help: Synonyms: Ara, genus_Ara

Clue #15: 31. Grandson of Adam and Eve

4-letter answer Answer: ENOS

Clue #16: 32. Move at a speedy pace

3-letter answer Answer: ZIP

Word Help: Synonyms: zero, aught, goose_egg
Antonyms: unzip

Clue #17: 33. Was verklempt

7-letter answer Answer: PLOTZED

Clue #18: 37. W.S.J. competitor

3-letter answer Answer: NYT

Clue #19: 38. "You predicted that correctly" ... or what the ends of 18-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across will yield?

8-letter answer Answer: GOODCALL

Clue #20: 40. Vexation

3-letter answer Answer: IRE

Word Help: Synonyms: ira, ire, choler

Clue #21: 41. 1981 German film set aboard a submarine

7-letter answer Answer: DASBOOT

Clue #22: 43. "___ day now"

3-letter answer Answer: ANY

Word Help: Synonyms: any, whatever, whatsoever

Clue #23: 44. Flim-___

4-letter answer Answer: FLAM

Clue #24: 45. Abbr. on an airport monitor

3-letter answer Answer: ETA

Word Help: Synonyms: ETA, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, eta

Clue #25: 46. Weight-to-height ratio, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: BMI

Word Help: Synonyms: body_mass_index, BMI

Clue #26: 47. Vocal range for Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner

4-letter answer Answer: ALTO

Word Help: Synonyms: contralto, countertenor, alto

Clue #27: 48. Occasion for toasts

16-letter answer Answer: WEDDINGRECEPTION

Clue #28: 54. It helps give a car traction

8-letter answer Answer: REARTIRE

Clue #29: 55. The Beastie Boys, for example

4-letter answer Answer: TRIO

Word Help: Synonyms: tierce, III, ternion

Clue #30: 56. "Frozen" role for Kristen Bell

4-letter answer Answer: ANNA

Word Help: Synonyms: anna

Clue #31: 57. Nodding yes while saying no, e.g.

11-letter answer Answer: MIXEDSIGNAL

Clue #32: 62. One of the Big Four in banking

4-letter answer Answer: CITI

Clue #33: 63. Pal

5-letter answer Answer: AMIGO

Word Help: Synonyms: amigo

Clue #34: 64. Off-the-wall

5-letter answer Answer: NUTTY

Word Help: Synonyms: loopy, crackers, nuts

Clue #35: 65. Part of a ship

4-letter answer Answer: KEEL

Word Help: Synonyms: lurch, reel, stagger

Clue #36: 66. "Unhand me!"

5-letter answer Answer: LETGO

Clue #37: 67. Giggly laugh

5-letter answer Answer: TEHEE

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Texter's "shrug"

3-letter answer Answer: IDK

Clue #2: 2. Actress Long of "Soul Food"

3-letter answer Answer: NIA

Clue #3: 3. Staples of Polynesian cuisine

9-letter answer Answer: TAROROOTS

Clue #4: 4. Tooth coatings

7-letter answer Answer: ENAMELS

Word Help: Synonyms: enamel, tooth_enamel

Clue #5: 5. Singer Lewis with the 2008 #1 hit "Bleeding Love"

5-letter answer Answer: LEONA

Clue #6: 6. Hon

3-letter answer Answer: BAE

Clue #7: 7. Prop for a psychic

3-letter answer Answer: ORB

Word Help: Synonyms: orbit, eyeball, revolve

Clue #8: 8. Model train track standard

6-letter answer Answer: OGAUGE

Clue #9: 9. Goes up in flames

5-letter answer Answer: BURNS

Word Help: Synonyms: burn_mark, incinerate, Robert_Burns

Clue #10: 10. "I'm totally serious!"

9-letter answer Answer: YESREALLY

Clue #11: 11. Barrel in a cellar

7-letter answer Answer: WINEVAT

Clue #12: 12. Common bacterial pathogen

5-letter answer Answer: ECOLI

Clue #13: 13. Georges who wrote "Life: A User's Manual"

5-letter answer Answer: PEREC

Clue #14: 14. Swap

5-letter answer Answer: TRADE

Word Help: Synonyms: deal, swop, trade_wind

Clue #15: 19. Most common surname in South Korea

3-letter answer Answer: KIM

Clue #16: 23. Swashbuckling Flynn

5-letter answer Answer: ERROL

Clue #17: 24. Buy things

5-letter answer Answer: SPEND

Word Help: Synonyms: expend, drop, pass

Clue #18: 25. Skating champion Harding

5-letter answer Answer: TONYA

Clue #19: 26. Chowderhead

5-letter answer Answer: IDIOT

Word Help: Synonyms: half-wit, imbecile, cretin

Clue #20: 27. Big Apple coppers

4-letter answer Answer: NYPD

Clue #21: 32. Many a caged creature

9-letter answer Answer: ZOOANIMAL

Clue #22: 33. Feeling in an emergency

5-letter answer Answer: PANIC

Word Help: Synonyms: scare, panic, terror

Clue #23: 34. Repeated instance, jokily

9-letter answer Answer: ZILLIONTH

Clue #24: 35. Muse of lyric poetry

5-letter answer Answer: ERATO

Word Help: Synonyms: Erato

Clue #25: 36. Speed ___ (fast driver)

5-letter answer Answer: DEMON

Word Help: Synonyms: demon, devil, fiend

Clue #26: 38. "Catch my drift?"

5-letter answer Answer: GOTIT

Clue #27: 39. Showed up

4-letter answer Answer: CAME

Word Help: Synonyms: occur, derive, arrive
Antonyms: leave, go

Clue #28: 42. Safety feature for a sleeping child

7-letter answer Answer: BEDRAIL

Clue #29: 44. Exhaustion

7-letter answer Answer: FATIGUE

Word Help: Synonyms: wear_out, fag_out, tiredness
Antonyms: refresh

Clue #30: 46. 2016 subject that dominated U.K. newspapers

6-letter answer Answer: BREXIT

Clue #31: 48. ___ and ruin

5-letter answer Answer: WRACK

Word Help: Synonyms: wrack, wreck, rack

Clue #32: 49. "___, meenie ..."

5-letter answer Answer: EENIE

Clue #33: 50. Florentine poet who wrote "The Divine Comedy"

5-letter answer Answer: DANTE

Word Help: Synonyms: Dante_Alighieri, Dante

Clue #34: 51. Layer of filth

5-letter answer Answer: GRIME

Word Help: Synonyms: grunge, grime, dirty
Antonyms: clean

Clue #35: 52. U.F.O. crew

3-letter answer Answer: ETS

Clue #36: 53. Reproduce on paper

5-letter answer Answer: PRINT

Word Help: Synonyms: impress, print, publish

Clue #37: 58. One of a dozen in a carton

3-letter answer Answer: EGG

Word Help: Synonyms: ballock, eggs, nut

Clue #38: 59. Lead-in to hickey or wop

3-letter answer Answer: DOO

Clue #39: 60. Devoured

3-letter answer Answer: ATE

Word Help: Synonyms: eat_on, consume, exhaust

Clue #40: 61. Common name for NaOH

3-letter answer Answer: LYE

Word Help: Synonyms: lye

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (38 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, August 05, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (38 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

August 05, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Compress hard	5
2A	6. Comp. ___ (univ. major)	3
3A	9. They're often paired with nuts	5
4A	14. Traditional application for a Hindu wedding	5
5A	15. "The Kitchen God's Wife" novelist, 1991	3
6A	16. Benefit	5
7A	17. Musical group	5
8A	18. ___ polymerase	3
9A	19. Free	5
10A	20. Sleep aid said to reduce anxiety	15
11A	23. "Parasite" co-star ___ Jung-eun	3
12A	24. "Word is …"	7
13A	25. Sounds of some pauses	3
14A	26. Settle up	9
15A	28. Name that anagrams to something you might smoke	5
16A	31. Frequently flooded area	3
17A	32. Staggered breathing?	5
18A	36. Some leporids	5
19A	37. Item in a husk	3
20A	38. Vicar in "Emma"	5
21A	39. Top-notch	4
22A	40. ___ Burke, sportscaster and N.B.A. analyst	5
23A	42. A bird, food or person	4
24A	43. Female swan	3
25A	44. Office binder?	7
26A	46. Ending with play or plate	3
27A	47. Get down	6
28A	49. They might be standing or marching	6
29A	51. More cover than usual … or what a 20-Across might offer?	13
30A	55. Wheel, so to speak	4
31A	56. Little bits	5
32A	57. What's the matter?	4
33A	59. Farm unit	4
34A	60. French word that becomes its own opposite by changing the first letter to V	5
35A	61. Canceled	4
36A	62. Compilation for admiration	4
37A	63. Cloud often seen in the summer	5
38A	64. ___ Mob, hip-hop collective from N.Y.C.	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Compress hard"

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: SMUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Comp. ___ (univ. major)"

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: SCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. They're often paired with nuts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
• Words that mean the same thing: dash, beetle off, run out
• The opposite would be: unbolt
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOLTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Traditional application for a Hindu wedding"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HENNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. "The Kitchen God's Wife" novelist, 1991"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Benefit"

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 means of serving
• Words that mean the same thing: service, help
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Musical group"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALTOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. ___ polymerase"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Free"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LETGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Sleep aid said to reduce anxiety"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WEIGHTEDBLANKET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. "Parasite" co-star ___ Jung-eun"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Lee Yuen Kam, Richard Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. "Word is …""

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: THEYSAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Sounds of some pauses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: erbium, ER, Er
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Settle up"

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: PAYTHETAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Name that anagrams to something you might smoke"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CRAIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Frequently flooded area"

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 100 fen equal 1 yuan in china
• Words that mean the same thing: marshland, fenland, marsh
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Staggered breathing?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
• Words that mean the same thing: heave, gasp, pant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GASPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Some leporids"

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 swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
• Words that mean the same thing: rabbit, hare
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Item in a husk"

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 annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Vicar in "Emma""

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: ELTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Top-notch"

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 the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: nail, sweep through, genius
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. ___ Burke, sportscaster and N.B.A. analyst"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) wife of nereus and mother of the nereids
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DORIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. A bird, food or person"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that climbing vine native to china; cultivated in new zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
• Words that mean the same thing: Actinidia deliciosa, Actinidia chinensis, Chinese gooseberry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KIWI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Female swan"

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 writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• Words that mean the same thing: penitentiary, compose, playpen
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Office binder?"

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: REDTAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Ending with play or plate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Words that mean the same thing: permit, net ball, rent
• The opposite would be: forbid, prevent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Get down"

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

  The answer is: SADDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "49. They might be standing or marching"

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 (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
• Words that mean the same thing: order of magnitude, ordering, regularize
• The opposite would be: disorderliness, disorder
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. More cover than usual … or what a 20-Across might offer?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HEAVYSECURITY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Wheel, so to speak"

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 steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Little bits"

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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: whit, smidge, smidgen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. What's the matter?"

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 (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Words that mean the same thing: speck, corpuscle, mote
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Farm unit"

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 large bundle bound for storage or transport
• Words that mean the same thing: Basel, Basle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "60. French word that becomes its own opposite by changing the first letter to V"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOTRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. Canceled"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "62. Compilation for admiration"

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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Words that mean the same thing: ode
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "63. Cloud often seen in the summer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
• Words that mean the same thing: gnat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "64. ___ Mob, hip-hop collective from N.Y.C."

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

  The answer is: ASAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword August 05, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Item often wrapped after it's purchased	5
2D	2. Fracas	5
3D	3. Free, in a way	5
4D	4. Make out, in Manchester	4
5D	5. Pounds on keyboards?	8
6D	6. Eats outside, perhaps	10
7D	7. One might offer a sweet message	10
8D	8. One way to be tried	10
9D	9. Hair highlighting technique	8
10D	10. ___-ready	4
11D	11. Round holiday fare	5
12D	12. Fierce, hard-to-control sort	5
13D	13. Coin collectors?	5
14D	21. "'Tis but ___ name that is my enemy": Juliet	3
15D	22. Alaska has the highest one in the U.S.: Abbr.	3
16D	26. Round holiday fare	4
17D	27. Hesitate (at)	4
18D	28. Some cowboy wear	5
19D	29. Make a lead balloon?	9
20D	30. Realm in "Frozen"	9
21D	33. Style points?	9
22D	34. Activity with intense, fast-paced posing	9
23D	35. Tempers	5
24D	40. Not admitting	7
25D	41. Mates	7
26D	44. Church address, for short	3
27D	45. Goof	3
28D	48. Some nobility	5
29D	50. Subject of the 2021 historical film "Spencer"	5
30D	52. Vague response for an E.T.A.	4
31D	53. Blues guitarist Baker	4
32D	54. One in a line outside a store	4
33D	55. "A Black Lady Sketch Show" network	3
34D	58. Unruly head of hair	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. Item often wrapped after it's purchased"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Fracas"

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 noisy riotous fight
• Words that mean the same thing: battle royal, scrimmage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MELEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Free, in a way"

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 undo the ties of
• Words that mean the same thing: undo, unbrace, unlace
• The opposite would be: tie
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Make out, in Manchester"

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 touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: osculate, kiss, buss
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Pounds on keyboards?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HASHTAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Eats outside, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STREETFOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. One might offer a sweet message"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CANDYHEART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. One way to be tried"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INABSENTIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Hair highlighting technique"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BALAYAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. ___-ready"

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

  The answer is: OVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Round holiday fare"

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 made of grated potato and egg with a little flour
• Words that mean the same thing: potato pancake
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Fierce, hard-to-control sort"

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 fierce or audacious person
• Words that mean the same thing: Panthera tigris
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Coin collectors?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
• Words that mean the same thing: one-armed bandit, expansion slot, time slot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. "'Tis but ___ name that is my enemy": Juliet"

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: THY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Alaska has the highest one in the U.S.: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
• Words that mean the same thing: latissimus dorsi
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Round holiday fare"

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 dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
• Words that mean the same thing: Proto-Indo European, PIE, pie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: PIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Hesitate (at)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
• Words that mean the same thing: check, handicap, impediment
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: BALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Some cowboy wear"

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 boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: fellow, cranny, crack
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Make a lead balloon?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RACEAHEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Realm in "Frozen""

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!
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  The answer is: ARENDELLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Style points?"

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 a small dagger with a tapered blade
• Words that mean the same thing: stiletto
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: STILETTOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Activity with intense, fast-paced posing"

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: POWERYOGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Tempers"

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 state of agitated irritation
• Words that mean the same thing: snit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SNITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Not admitting"

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 declare untrue; contradict
• Words that mean the same thing: deny, traverse, abnegate
• The opposite would be: allow, admit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENYING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Mates"

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 person's partner in marriage
• Words that mean the same thing: partner, married person, spouse
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. Church address, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that rate of revolution of a motor
• Words that mean the same thing: rpm, rev up, revolutions per minute
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Goof"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: stray, slip, drift
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "48. Some nobility"

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 informal terms for a (young) woman
• Words that mean the same thing: doll, lady, gentlewoman
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Subject of the 2021 historical film "Spencer""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english aristocrat who was the first wife of prince charles; her death in an automobile accident in paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
• Words that mean the same thing: Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Frances Spencer, Princess Diana
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. Vague response for an E.T.A."

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 in the near future
• Words that mean the same thing: presently, shortly, before long
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. Blues guitarist Baker"

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: ETTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. One in a line outside a store"

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 heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
• Words that mean the same thing: hale, drag, go-cart
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. "A Black Lady Sketch Show" network"

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: HBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. Unruly head of hair"

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 cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
• Words that mean the same thing: swab, mow, wipe up
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOP

  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	2	2.8%
Abbreviation	2	2.8%
Literature	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 08, 2025 at 07:21 AM