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Break down the NYT Crosswords: June 18, 2012

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Across Clues and Answers:

Down Clues and Answers:

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Friday, November 22, 2024

27407 Fri Nov 22, 2024 NYT by Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa

Across Clues :

1. One with an "accept all cookies" policy?, 6. Ladies' night attendee, 12. Bunch of Daisies, 13. Language written with runes, 15. Macronutrient grouping?, 16. Took advantage of a Saturday, say, 17. "You sure about that?", 18. Dentist's directive, 19. Allied (with), 20. Google's former motto, 23. Makeup brand known for its risqué product names, 24. "Wow, what a thrill!", 26. Bêtise, 28. Adroit, 29. Name that sounds like its first letter, 32. Sauce for a caprese sandwich, 33. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass, 34. Tolerate, 36. Be in the picture?, 37. Home to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 39. Beliefs, 40. Awkward setups, perhaps, 42. Irritation treated with a warm compress, 45. Ordinary person, idiomatically, 48. Puts on the back burner, say, 50. ___ lesson, 51. One is seen above the pretzel in the Auntie Anne's logo, 52. Field of stars?, 54. Like the subject of politics in a job interview, often, 55. "You should leave", 56. Divvy up, 57. Understudy opportunities?, 58. Staff figures

Down Clues :

1. Humorless, 2. Playground comeback, 3. "Really, allow me!", 4. [Hey! The light turned green!], 5. Toon whose last name is Nahasapeemapetilon, 6. The U.S. has the world's largest, 7. Creatures that sleep by taking hundreds of minute-long naps throughout the day, 8. Reacting to a meme, maybe, 9. Hermès competitor, 10. Daisylike bloom, 11. City between York and Manchester, 13. Youngest artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 14. Album whose creation is profiled in 2021's "The Beatles: Get Back", 16. ___ script (screenwriter's pitch), 18. Like many Halloween costumes, 21. "Don't embarrass me!", 22. Small small?, 25. Close by, 26. "Hazy" beverage, 27. Cal. ender, 29. Where small plates are served?, 30. ___ Annie, role for which Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair user to win a Tony, 31. "May I help you?", 33. Fragrant fire fodder, 35. Oktoberfest establishment, 38. "I Don't Know How to Love ___" ("Jesus Christ Superstar" song), 39. Made it, 40. Reveal unintentionally, 41. Go up against, 42. Fashion, 43. His birthday is celebrated as National Science Day in Serbia, 44. English filmmaker David or Peter, 46. Cool, 47. Takes badly?, 49. Slugger with 609 career home runs, 53. "___ Fleurs du Mal" (Charles Baudelaire poetry collection), 54. Part of OOO

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 22, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, November 22, 2024
New York Times, Friday, November 22, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. One with an "accept all cookies" policy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SANTA

    Possible Answer : Santa_Claus, Santa, Father_Christmas, Saint_Nicholas, St._Nick, Saint_Nick, Kriss_Kringle


  • The clue is 6. Ladies' night attendee. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GALPAL


  • The clue is 12. Bunch of Daisies. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TROOP

    Possible Answer : parade, flock, scout_troop, promenade, troop, scout_group


  • The clue is 13. Language written with runes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLDNORSE


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

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

    The answer: AEIOU


  • The clue is 16. Took advantage of a Saturday, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLEPTLATE


  • The clue is 17. "You sure about that?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ISIT


  • The clue is 18. Dentist's directive. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPIT

    Possible Answer : spittle, ptyalise, spew, sprinkle, expectoration, ptyalize, spatter, saliva, tongue, pitter-patter, patter, skewer, spue, spit_out, spitting, spit


  • The clue is 19. Allied (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIDED

    Possible Answer : side


  • The clue is 20. Google's former motto. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DONTBEEVIL


  • The clue is 23. Makeup brand known for its risqué product names. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NARS


  • The clue is 24. "Wow, what a thrill!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOEXCITING


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

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

    The answer: IDIOCY

    Possible Answer : idiocy, amentia


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

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

    The answer: ABLE

    Possible Answer : able, capable, able-bodied

    Possible Opposite Answer : unable


  • The clue is 29. Name that sounds like its first letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KAY


  • The clue is 32. Sauce for a caprese sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PESTO

    Possible Answer : pesto


  • The clue is 33. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRE


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

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

    The answer: ABIDE

    Possible Answer : bide, stay, bear, abide, stick_out, stomach, brook, digest, endure, tolerate, suffer, support, put_up, stand


  • The clue is 36. Be in the picture?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACT

    Possible Answer : number, act, play, act_as, pretend, enactment, dissemble, do, human_action, roleplay, routine, work, playact, deed, human_activity, behave, turn, move, represent, bit

    Possible Opposite Answer : refrain


  • The clue is 37. Home to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHIO

    Possible Answer : Buckeye_State, Ohio, Ohio_River, OH


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

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

    The answer: CREDOS

    Possible Answer : credo, creed


  • The clue is 40. Awkward setups, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLINDDATES


  • The clue is 42. Irritation treated with a warm compress. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STYE

    Possible Answer : hordeolum, sty, eye_infection, stye


  • The clue is 45. Ordinary person, idiomatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEREMORTAL


  • The clue is 48. Puts on the back burner, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEATS

    Possible Answer : heating_plant, heating, stir_up, heating_system, high_temperature, ignite, estrus, oestrus, heat_energy, fire_up, warmth, hotness, wake, heat_up, rut, passion, hot_up, heat, inflame

    Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus, coldness, cool


  • The clue is 50. ___ lesson. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIFE

    Possible Answer : life-time, aliveness, life_story, life_sentence, life, lifetime, living, biography, lifespan, sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life_history, animation


  • The clue is 51. One is seen above the pretzel in the Auntie Anne's logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HALO

    Possible Answer : anchor_ring, ring, annulus, aureole, doughnut, aura, gloriole, nimbus, glory, halo


  • The clue is 52. Field of stars?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASTROLOGY

    Possible Answer : astrology, star_divination


  • The clue is 54. Like the subject of politics in a job interview, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TABOO

    Possible Answer : forbidden, out, proscribed, prohibited, verboten, tabu, taboo


  • The clue is 55. "You should leave". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLEASEGO


  • The clue is 56. Divvy up. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALLOT

    Possible Answer : assign, parcel_out, grant, shell_out, dish_out, mete_out, administer, accord, lot, portion, allot, distribute, dole_out, dispense, deal_out, deal


  • The clue is 57. Understudy opportunities?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EASYAS


  • The clue is 58. Staff figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLEFS

    Possible Answer : clef


Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

    The answer: STAID

    Possible Answer: staid, sedate

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

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

    The answer: ARESO

  • The clue is 3. "Really, allow me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOIINSIST

  • The clue is 4. [Hey! The light turned green!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOOTTOOT

  • The clue is 5. Toon whose last name is Nahasapeemapetilon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APU

  • The clue is 6. The U.S. has the world's largest. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GDP

    Possible Answer: gross_domestic_product, GDP

  • The clue is 7. Creatures that sleep by taking hundreds of minute-long naps throughout the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANTS

    Possible Answer: emmet, pismire, ant

  • The clue is 8. Reacting to a meme, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOLING

  • The clue is 9. Hermès competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRADA

  • The clue is 10. Daisylike bloom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASTER

    Possible Answer: aster

  • The clue is 11. City between York and Manchester. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEEDS

    Possible Answer: Leeds

  • The clue is 13. Youngest artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLIVIARODRIGO

  • The clue is 14. Album whose creation is profiled in 2021's "The Beatles: Get Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LETITBE

  • The clue is 16. ___ script (screenwriter's pitch). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPEC

    Possible Answer: spec, specification

  • The clue is 18. Like many Halloween costumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEXY

    Possible Answer: aphrodisiacal, aphrodisiac, sexy

    Possible Opposite Answer : unsexy, anaphrodisiac

  • The clue is 21. "Don't embarrass me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BECOOL

  • The clue is 22. Small small?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIL

  • The clue is 25. Close by. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEARTO

  • The clue is 26. "Hazy" beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IPA

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

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

    The answer: DEC

    Possible Answer: Dec, December, dec, declination, celestial_latitude

  • The clue is 29. Where small plates are served?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIDSTABLE

  • The clue is 30. ___ Annie, role for which Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair user to win a Tony. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADO

    Possible Answer: hustle, ado, stir, fuss, bustle, flurry

  • The clue is 31. "May I help you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YES

    Possible Answer: yes

    Possible Opposite Answer : no

  • The clue is 33. Fragrant fire fodder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PINELOG

  • The clue is 35. Oktoberfest establishment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BEERHALL

  • The clue is 38. "I Don't Know How to Love ___" ("Jesus Christ Superstar" song). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIM

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

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

    The answer: CAME

    Possible Answer: number, come_up, add_up, descend, do, get_along, arrive, hail, come_in, occur, issue_forth, total, follow, get, come, amount, fall, fare, derive, make_out

    Possible Opposite Answer : go, leave

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

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

    The answer: BETRAY

    Possible Answer: snitch, cheat_on, cuckold, sell, betray, rat, tell_on, wander, shit, deceive, grass, shop, lead_astray, give_away, fail, bewray, denounce, cheat, stag

    Possible Opposite Answer : undeceive

  • The clue is 41. Go up against. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEFY

    Possible Answer: hold_up, resist, withstand, refuse, hold, dare, defy

    Possible Opposite Answer : lend_oneself

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

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

    The answer: SHAPE

    Possible Answer: conformation, contour, shape, pattern, forge, form, configuration, mould, Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe, determine, figure, influence, regulate, cast, work, chassis, SHAPE, frame, physical_body, soma, physique, flesh, embodiment, human_body, bod, condition, anatomy, material_body, build, mold

  • The clue is 43. His birthday is celebrated as National Science Day in Serbia. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TESLA

    Possible Answer: Nikola_Tesla, tesla, Tesla

  • The clue is 44. English filmmaker David or Peter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YATES

  • The clue is 46. Cool. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALOOF

    Possible Answer: distant, upstage, aloof

  • The clue is 47. Takes badly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOOTS

    Possible Answer: scratch, sugar, strip, swag, wampum, simoleons, prize, rifle, shekels, gelt, despoil, lettuce, loot, pelf, bread, boodle, cabbage, foray, plunder, booty, lucre, clams, dirty_money, dough, ransack, moolah, pillage, reave, kale, lolly, dinero

  • The clue is 49. Slugger with 609 career home runs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOSA

  • The clue is 53. "___ Fleurs du Mal" (Charles Baudelaire poetry collection). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LES

    Possible Answer: lupus_erythematosus, LE

  • The clue is 54. Part of OOO. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAC

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Date: Wednesday, December 09, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

December 09, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions

December 09, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Pain in the neck 5
2A 6. Four are credited for a grand slam, briefly 4
3A 10. Channel that a telly may be tuned to 3
4A 13. Fuel for a funny car 5
5A 14. Dough 5
6A 15. Contraction in "Jingle Bells" 3
7A 16. Formal turndown 5
8A 17. Remnant of an oceanic volcano 5
9A 18. "The way I see it," to a texter 3
10A 19. Establish a standard that's easy to reach 12
11A 22. Cameo, say 7
12A 25. Vincent van Gogh or Queen Elizabeth I, notably 7
13A 26. O, in the W.W. II Army/Navy alphabet 4
14A 27. Expressions of enlightenment 4
15A 29. "Between Two ___" (Zach Galifianakis show) 5
16A 30. With 41-Across, make every effort to be accommodating 8
17A 32. Ivory, but not ebony 4
18A 33. Gobbled 3
19A 34. One who might have to create an account 7
20A 36. Utah senator Mike 3
21A 39. Green New ___ 4
22A 41. See 30-Across 8
23A 43. Many city layouts 5
24A 45. Big name in pasta sauce 4
25A 46. Yours, in Tours 4
26A 47. Song words after "Speaking words of wisdom ..." 7
27A 49. Most serious 7
28A 51. Not meet expectations 12
29A 53. As well 3
30A 54. Big name in cosmetics 5
31A 55. Pitch deliverer, perhaps 5
32A 59. "Gross!" 3
33A 60. Like excited fans in stadiums 5
34A 61. "Crossing my fingers!" 5
35A 62. B&B 3
36A 63. Go-___ 4
37A 64. Contest described by 19-, 30-/41- and 51-Across 5

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. Pain in the neck"

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 painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are british)
  • Words that mean the same thing: kink, Francis Henry Compton Crick, wrick
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CRICK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Four are credited for a grand slam, briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a run that is the result of the batter's performance
  • Words that mean the same thing: run batted in, rbi
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RBIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Channel that a telly may be tuned to"

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: BBC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Fuel for a funny car"

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: NITRO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Dough"

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: MOOLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Contraction in "Jingle Bells""

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: OER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Formal turndown"

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: NOSIR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Remnant of an oceanic volcano"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ATOLL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. "The way I see it," to a texter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
  • Words that mean the same thing: International Maritime Organization
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IMO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Establish a standard that's easy to reach"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: SETTHEBARLOW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Cameo, say"

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: BITPART

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Vincent van Gogh or Queen Elizabeth I, notably"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that someone who has red hair
  • Words that mean the same thing: carrottop, redheaded woodpecker, red-header
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REDHEAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. O, in the W.W. II Army/Navy alphabet"

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 slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
  • Words that mean the same thing: hautboy, hautbois
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OBOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Expressions of enlightenment"

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: AHAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. "Between Two ___" (Zach Galifianakis show)"

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 any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
  • Words that mean the same thing: fern
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FERNS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. With 41-Across, make every effort to be accommodating"

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: BENDOVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Ivory, but not ebony"

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 cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
  • Words that mean the same thing: lather, max, goop
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SOAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Gobbled"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
  • Words that mean the same thing: consume, exhaust, eat
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. One who might have to create an account"

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: NEWUSER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Utah senator Mike"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Shelton Jackson Lee, Richard Henry Lee, lee side
  • 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 21 Across: "39. Green New ___"

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 particular instance of buying or selling
  • Words that mean the same thing: make do, take, contend
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. See 30-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that directed or facing toward the back or rear
  • Words that mean the same thing: slow-witted, back, rearwards
  • The opposite would be: ahead, forward
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BACKWARD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Many city layouts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
  • Words that mean the same thing: grid, power grid, gridiron
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GRIDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Big name in pasta sauce"

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: RAGU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Yours, in Tours"

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: ATOI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Song words after "Speaking words of wisdom ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: LETITBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Most serious"

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 dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
  • Words that mean the same thing: life-threatening, severe, sedate
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GRAVEST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Not meet expectations"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that perform less well or with less success than expected
  • Words that mean the same thing: underperform
  • The word looks like this: ____________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UNDERACHIEVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. As well"

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 a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
  • Words that mean the same thing: to a fault, also, besides
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Big name in cosmetics"

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: ESTEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Pitch deliverer, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that someone whose business is advertising
  • Words that mean the same thing: advertizer, advertiser
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ADMAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. "Gross!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: EWW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Like excited fans in stadiums"

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: AROAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. "Crossing my fingers!""

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: IHOPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "62. B&B"

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
  • Words that mean the same thing: hostelry, auberge, lodge
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: INN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "63. Go-___"

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: KART

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "64. Contest described by 19-, 30-/41- and 51-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  • Words that mean the same thing: oblivion
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIMBO

    Great job if you got it right!

NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - December 09, 2020 Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. "This is ___" 3
2D 2. Kia subcompact 3
3D 3. "___ complicated" 3
4D 4. Got nice and toasty? 7
5D 5. Home of the boy band BTS 5
6D 6. "Divergent" author Veronica 4
7D 7. Rude people in stadiums 6
8D 8. "Who'da thunk it?!" 5
9D 9. Utensil farthest left in a five-piece place setting 9
10D 10. Standard contract text 11
11D 11. Kvetch about 6
12D 12. Groups in stadiums 6
13D 14. Source of the line "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" 7
14D 20. Bookstore section 6
15D 21. Perlman of "Cheers" 4
16D 22. Variety of tea 4
17D 23. Sarcastic comeback 4
18D 24. Stopped being so loud 11
19D 28. Its capital is Oranjestad 5
20D 31. Hot 9
21D 32. Fix in place 6
22D 35. More in need of a lift? 7
23D 37. One taking a bow for getting couples together? 4
24D 38. Prepare for publishing 4
25D 40. Actress Falco 4
26D 42. Gave a friendly greeting, in a way 7
27D 43. Squatting muscles 6
28D 44. Fame 6
29D 45. Leader of an Episcopal parish 6
30D 48. Mideast port that was home to Sinbad the sailor 5
31D 50. To no ___ 5
32D 52. What incubators provide 4
33D 56. Old-fashioned tattoo 3
34D 57. Police dept. alert 3
35D 58. Start of many an art movement 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. "This is ___""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: CNN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Kia subcompact"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
  • Words that mean the same thing: Rio de Janeiro
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RIO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "___ complicated""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
  • Words that mean the same thing: IT, information technology
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ITS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Got nice and toasty?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
  • Words that mean the same thing: toast, scrunch up, crease
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CRISPED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Home of the boy band BTS"

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 an asian peninsula (off manchuria) separating the yellow sea and the sea of japan; the korean name is dae-han-min-gook or han-gook
  • Words that mean the same thing: Han-Gook, Korean Peninsula, Dae-Han-Min-Gook
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KOREA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Divergent" author Veronica"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states writer whose novels portray middle-class jewish life (born in 1933)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Philip Milton Roth, Philip Roth
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Rude people in stadiums"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BOOERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Who'da thunk it?!""

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: ILLBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Utensil farthest left in a five-piece place setting"

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: SALADFORK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Standard contract text"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
  • The word looks like this: ___________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BOILERPLATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Kvetch about"

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 regret strongly
  • Words that mean the same thing: lament, bewail, deplore
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEMOAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Groups in stadiums"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a large number of things or people considered together
  • Words that mean the same thing: push, crowd, bunch
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CROWDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Source of the line "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (new testament) disciple of jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first gospel
  • Words that mean the same thing: Saint Matthew, St. Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MATTHEW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "20. Bookstore section"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the act of going from one place to another
  • Words that mean the same thing: jaunt, traveling, locomote
  • The opposite would be: stay in place
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRAVEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Perlman of "Cheers""

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 fertility goddess in ancient greek mythology; wife of cronus and mother of zeus; identified with roman ops and cybele of ancient asia minor
  • Words that mean the same thing: nandu, Rhea americana, Pterocnemia pennata
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RHEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Variety of tea"

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: BOBA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Sarcastic comeback"

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: IBET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Stopped being so loud"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TONEDITDOWN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Its capital is Oranjestad"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a popular island resort in the netherlands antilles
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARUBA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Hot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ONASTREAK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Fix in place"

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 get by special effort
  • Words that mean the same thing: batten down, safe, inviolable
  • The opposite would be: insecure, unfasten
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SECURE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. More in need of a lift?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: SAGGIER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. One taking a bow for getting couples together?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (greek mythology) god of love; son of aphrodite; identified with roman cupid
  • Words that mean the same thing: concupiscence, sexual desire, physical attraction
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EROS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Prepare for publishing"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
  • Words that mean the same thing: redact, edit out, cut
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Actress Falco"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: EDIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Gave a friendly greeting, in a way"

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: WAVEDHI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Squatting muscles"

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 any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
  • Words that mean the same thing: gluteal muscle, gluteus, glute
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GLUTEI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Fame"

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 the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
  • Words that mean the same thing: celebrity, fame
  • The opposite would be: infamy
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RENOWN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Leader of an Episcopal parish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person authorized to conduct religious worship
  • Words that mean the same thing: minister, curate, minister of religion
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RECTOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Mideast port that was home to Sinbad the sailor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the second largest city in iraq; an oil port in southern iraq
  • Words that mean the same thing: Basia
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BASRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. To no ___"

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 means of serving
  • Words that mean the same thing: help, service
  • The 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 32 Down: "52. What incubators provide"

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 form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
  • Words that mean the same thing: wake, rut, ignite
  • The opposite would be: cool, coldness
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HEAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Old-fashioned tattoo"

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 informal terms for a mother
  • Words that mean the same thing: ma, mommy, mammy
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Police dept. alert"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: APB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Start of many an art movement"

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 (used as a combining form) recent or new
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NEO

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 50 69.4%
Short Answer 13 18.1%
Geography 3 4.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment 3 4.2%
Abbreviation 1 1.4%
Music 1 1.4%
Literature 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 35
Total Clues 72
Average Answer Length 5.3 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 12 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 5 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 20, 2025 at 07:37 PM

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