XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 05, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 05 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Break off
Antonyms: continue, continuant_consonant
Clue #2: 5. French musician/composer ___ Tiersen
Clue #3: 9. Come to
Clue #4: 14. Kind of survivor
Clue #5: 15. Name hidden in "disobedience"
Clue #6: 16. Zhou of Chinese history
Clue #7: 17. Yard, e.g.
Clue #8: 18. Some stain preventers
Clue #9: 20. Challenges for management
Clue #10: 21. Oil smugglers?
Clue #11: 22. Eerie phenomenon when a robot seems too lifelike
Clue #12: 24. Newspaper in Boston or Miami
Clue #13: 25. Bone, in Bologna
Clue #14: 26. Neutralize bad karma, say
Clue #15: 27. Bad guys
Clue #16: 29. Michigan's ___ Marquette River (waterway named for a missionary)
Clue #17: 33. It's nothing
Clue #18: 34. *, to a typist
Clue #19: 37. Babe, for one
Clue #20: 38. Muscle named for its shape, for short
Clue #21: 40. "What's the big ___?"
Clue #22: 41. Getting in one guess, as Wordle
Clue #23: 43. Fencing option
Clue #24: 45. Like Brutalist architecture
Clue #25: 46. Subject of the books "Jonathan Loved David" and "Take Back the Word"
Clue #26: 50. Alley oops
Clue #27: 51. Noble title
Antonyms: Lord, nobleman
Clue #28: 53. Rigid sort of interpreter
Clue #29: 54. Gal(lic) pal
Clue #30: 55. Glass production
Clue #31: 56. Brendon of Panic! at the Disco
Clue #32: 57. "99 Luftballons" singer
Clue #33: 58. Blow out
Antonyms: implode
Clue #34: 59. Got a load of
Antonyms: eyeless
Clue #35: 60. Somewhat audible disparagements
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Careen wildly
Clue #2: 2. Leave lost for words
Clue #3: 3. Jewish bakery specialty
Clue #4: 4. 3-D diagnostic test
Clue #5: 5. One of the pillars of improv
Clue #6: 6. Bedeck
Clue #7: 7. Swell
Clue #8: 8. It's a straight shot
Clue #9: 9. Keeps greasing that squeaky wheel?
Clue #10: 10. Blanket
Clue #11: 11. Pain relief brand
Clue #12: 12. Drew on a TV
Clue #13: 13. Somewhat audible disparagement
Antonyms: applaud
Clue #14: 19. Dance move that slid into English as "sashay"
Clue #15: 23. They're not as sweet as porters
Clue #16: 24. What may be raised at a meeting
Clue #17: 27. Uniform shade
Clue #18: 28. Could be certain?
Antonyms: differ
Clue #19: 30. Fortnite developer
Clue #20: 31. Small-time
Clue #21: 32. Like flans and frittatas
Clue #22: 35. Earth : sun :: ___ : sol
Clue #23: 36. Colloquial collective
Clue #24: 39. Is on the brink, say
Clue #25: 42. Radiator fluid
Clue #26: 44. Squint to see
Clue #27: 45. Very secure, in a way
Antonyms: unbolt
Clue #28: 46. Record-keeping device made of strings and knots
Clue #29: 47. Complete
Clue #30: 48. Like a perilous situation
Antonyms: hairless
Clue #31: 49. Woman's name that becomes another woman's name if you reverse the third and fourth letters
Clue #32: 50. Liquidy lump
Clue #33: 52. Votes for
Antonyms: nay
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
No. 27,384 Tue Oct 29, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Kathy Lowden
Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 29, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| Tue Oct 29, 2024 NY Times Crossword |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Alternatives to Ubers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CABS
Possible Answer : cabriolet, taxicab, cab, hack, taxi
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The clue is 5. Game also called "hoops". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BBALL
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The clue is 10. "I'll drink to ___!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: THAT
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The clue is 14. Eleven, in Évian. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ONZE
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The clue is 15. Stan's partner in old comedy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OLLIE
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The clue is 16. ___ cava (blood line to the heart). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: VENA
Possible Answer : vein, venous_blood_vessel, vena
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The clue is 17. Whole bunch at a family reunion?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: DOZENSOFCOUSINS
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The clue is 20. Give for safekeeping. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ENTRUST
Possible Answer : commit, entrust, trust, leave, confide, intrust
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The clue is 21. Titular film character who lives in a swamp. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SHREK
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The clue is 22. Parent company of Instagram. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: META
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The clue is 24. Kerfuffle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ADO
Possible Answer : hustle, stir, flurry, ado, bustle, fuss
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The clue is 25. Large array for a desk?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: SCORESOFDRAWERS
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The clue is 33. Author Horatio. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ALGER
Possible Answer : Alger, Horatio_Alger
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The clue is 34. "___ the season!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TIS
Possible Answer : atomic_number_22, Cordyline_terminalis, si, ti, titanium, te, Ti
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The clue is 35. Customizable Nintendo avatar. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MII
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The clue is 36. Kind of salad with celery, apples, walnuts and grapes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: WALDORF
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The clue is 39. Performing group at a homecoming game. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: PEPBAND
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The clue is 42. Uno + due. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TRE
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The clue is 43. The sun or the moon. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ORB
Possible Answer : revolve, globe, orb, eyeball, orbit, ball
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The clue is 45. You might ask for one at an annual review. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RAISE
Possible Answer : heighten, upraise, enhance, parent, set_up, upgrade, climb, ascent, acclivity, farm, enkindle, conjure_up, leaven, bring_up, hike, resurrect, rise, lift, grow, stir, wage_hike, produce, promote, salary_increase, advance, raise, nurture, get_up, call_forth, wage_increase, conjure, invoke, kick_upstairs, heave, kindle, put_forward, erect, evoke, fire, recruit, elicit, levy, arouse, put_up, prove, elevate, rear, provoke, call_down
Possible Opposite Answer : level, descent, lower, demote
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The clue is 46. Big group in a dog show?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: OODLESOFPOODLES
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The clue is 51. Word before cream or crystals. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ICE
Possible Answer : methamphetamine_hydrochloride, sparkler, ice, water_ice, ice-skating_rink, glass, icing, ice_rink, chalk, shabu, frosting, frost, chicken_feed, internal-combustion_engine, crank, ICE, meth, frappe, Methedrine, methamphetamine, deoxyephedrine, trash
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The clue is 52. Mattress specification. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FIRM
Possible Answer : unbendable, steady, steadfast, unfluctuating, loyal, unwaveringly, unshakable, business_firm, strong, immobile, unfaltering, house, stiff, truehearted, fast, firm, steadfastly, solid, firmly, tauten, unwavering
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The clue is 53. Lead-in to soprano. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MEZZO
Possible Answer : mezzo, mezzo-soprano
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The clue is 56. Suddenly started speaking. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: PIPEDUP
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The clue is 61. Massive collection for an alchemist?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: OCEANSOFPOTIONS
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The clue is 65. Blacken on the grill. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CHAR
Possible Answer : blacken, charr, sear, charwoman, coal, char, cleaning_woman, scorch, cleaning_lady, woman
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The clue is 66. Be behind. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TRAIL
Possible Answer : give_chase, lead, dog, get_behind, train, track, drag, drop_back, chase_after, chase, hang_back, go_after, shack, tail, trail, drop_behind, tag
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The clue is 67. Boring routines. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RUTS
Possible Answer : groove, furrow, rut, estrus, heat, oestrus
Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus
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The clue is 68. Word after "Going once, going twice!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SOLD
Possible Answer : trade, betray, sell, sold, deal
Possible Opposite Answer : buy, unsold
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The clue is 69. Tube-shaped pasta. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PENNE
Possible Answer : penne
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The clue is 70. Achievement for Elton John and John Legend, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EGOT
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. With 28-Down, emergency status. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CODE
Possible Answer: codification, write_in_code, computer_code, encipher, inscribe, cypher, cipher, code, encrypt
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The clue is 2. Unknown writer, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANON
Possible Answer: anon
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The clue is 3. [Wrong answer!]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BZZT
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The clue is 4. Oracle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEER
Possible Answer: illusionist, vaticinator, prophet, seer, prophesier, visionary, oracle
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The clue is 5. Office heads. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BOSSES
Possible Answer: knob, chief, honcho, hirer, boss, party_boss, gaffer, emboss, foreman, stamp, political_boss
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The clue is 6. Drunk as a skunk. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BLOTTO
Possible Answer: soused, blotto, smashed, pixilated, sloshed, loaded, wet, cockeyed, crocked, blind_drunk, plastered, tight, sozzled, stiff, fuddled, pissed, slopped, besotted, soaked, squiffy, pie-eyed
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The clue is 7. Sitcom extraterrestrial. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALF
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The clue is 8. D.M.V. document: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LIC
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The clue is 9. Virgo preceder. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LEO
Possible Answer: Lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo
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The clue is 10. "Nashville" or "Atlanta," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TVSHOW
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The clue is 11. ___ apparent. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HEIR
Possible Answer: inheritor, heritor, successor, heir
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The clue is 12. Name shared by two of King Henry VIII's wives. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANNE
Possible Answer: Anne
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The clue is 13. Job. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TASK
Possible Answer: chore, task, project, undertaking, labor, tax, job
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The clue is 18. Uno or due. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NUMERO
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The clue is 19. Org. that grades meat. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: USDA
Possible Answer: Agriculture, USDA, Agriculture_Department, Department_of_Agriculture
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The clue is 23. Fore's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AFT
Possible Answer: astern, aft, abaft
Possible Opposite Answer : fore
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The clue is 24. Rear end, in London's West End. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARSE
Possible Answer: behind, butt, stern, fundament, can, tush, keister, asshole, buns, backside, bum, tooshie, bottom, posterior, tail_end, buttocks, prat, nates, arse, tail, ass, seat, bunghole, fanny, arsehole, rump, hind_end, hindquarters, rear, derriere, rear_end
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The clue is 25. Took care of. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SAWTO
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The clue is 26. "Of course!," in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CLARO
Possible Answer: claro
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The clue is 27. Looked at rudely. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OGLED
Possible Answer: ogle
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The clue is 28. See 1-Down. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RED
Possible Answer: Marxist, Red_River, cherry, violent, redness, ruddy, red, red_ink, cerise, crimson, ruby, Bolshevik, Red, blood-red, reddish, flushed, cherry-red, bolshie, bolshy, red-faced, reddened, carmine, ruby-red, scarlet, loss
Possible Opposite Answer : gain
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The clue is 29. Guacamole or hummus. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DIP
Possible Answer: drop, magnetic_dip, fall, magnetic_inclination, douse, cutpurse, dim, free_fall, plunge, pickpocket, inclination, dip, duck, souse, sink, dunk, angle_of_dip
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The clue is 30. It might be spam. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EMAIL
Possible Answer: netmail, email, e-mail, electronic_mail
Possible Opposite Answer : snail_mail
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The clue is 31. Lather, ___, repeat. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RINSE
Possible Answer: wash, gargle, rinse_off, rinse, rinsing
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The clue is 32. Diner add-ons. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SIDES
Possible Answer: side_of_meat, side, incline, position, slope, face, English
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The clue is 37. Warm pink hue. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROSE
Possible Answer: climb_up, heighten, jump, blush_wine, uprise, climb, rebel, ascend, resurrect, roseate, rise, lift, grow, originate, come_up, move_up, wax, arise, develop, pink_wine, stand_up, rosiness, go_up, get_up, rose, rosebush, rose_wine, rosaceous, turn_out, prove, surface, rise_up, mount, rear, spring_up
Possible Opposite Answer : fall, turn_in, go_to_bed, wane, sit_down, set
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The clue is 38. To and ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FRO
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The clue is 40. Not tardy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: PROMPT
Possible Answer: immediate, prompt, quick, actuate, move, prompting, motivate, instigate, remind, command_prompt, propel, incite, inspire, cue, straightaway
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The clue is 41. Misbehaving. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BAD
Possible Answer: spoilt, spoiled, speculative, defective, regretful, forged, tough, uncollectible, bad, high-risk, badness, unfit, unsound, badly, big, risky, sorry
Possible Opposite Answer : goodness, unregretful, good
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The clue is 44. Very good pal, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BFF
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The clue is 47. ___ brain (source of our primal instincts, it's said). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LIZARD
Possible Answer: lounge_lizard, lizard
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The clue is 48. Supply-and-demand subj.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ECON
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The clue is 49. Broadway musical about the son of Charlemagne. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: PIPPIN
Possible Answer: Pippin
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The clue is 50. Baltimore ballplayer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ORIOLE
Possible Answer: oriole, American_oriole, Old_World_oriole, New_World_oriole
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The clue is 53. Slipperlike shoes, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MOCS
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The clue is 54. Repeat word for word. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ECHO
Possible Answer: reverberate, repeat, resound, recall, Echo, ring, sound_reflection, reverberation, echo, replication
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The clue is 55. Ardent enthusiasm. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ZEAL
Possible Answer: zeal, ardour, elan, eagerness, forwardness, readiness, ardor
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The clue is 57. Ireland, to the Irish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EIRE
Possible Answer: Republic_of_Ireland, Irish_Republic, Ireland, Eire
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The clue is 58. ___ Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DOUG
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The clue is 59. "For ___ us a child is born". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: UNTO
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The clue is 60. Vowelless attention-getter. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PSST
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The clue is 62. Pit stop brand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: STP
Possible Answer: STP, s.t.p.
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The clue is 63. Something crushed during a gold rush. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ORE
Possible Answer: ore
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The clue is 64. Devotee. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FAN
Possible Answer: winnow, devotee, lover, rooter, buff, fan, sports_fan
Sunday, September 7, 2025
October 05, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (36 clues)
- Down Clues (40 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, October 05, 2022
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (36 Across, 40 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword October 05, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Home to the Viking Ship Museum | 4 |
| 2A | 5. No longer on deck | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Many a viral tweet | 4 |
| 4A | 14. It means nothing to the French | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Ancestor of a termite, surprisingly | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Egglike shape | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Common horse breed | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Group at the top | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Toy whose name is derived from the Danish for "play well" | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Memoirs of a dance contest champion? | 12 |
| 11A | 23. De-wrinkles | 5 |
| 12A | 24. "Challenge accepted!" | 5 |
| 13A | 28. Brushing, flossing and avoiding sugar? | 14 |
| 14A | 32. "___ a lot!" (Dracula's expression of gratitude?) | 5 |
| 15A | 33. Once named | 3 |
| 16A | 34. Conceited | 4 |
| 17A | 35. D.M.V. issuance | 3 |
| 18A | 36. L.G.B.T. History Mo. | 3 |
| 19A | 39. Rainbow's path | 3 |
| 20A | 41. Sch. whose student newspaper is The Daily Reveille | 3 |
| 21A | 42. Brazilian greetings | 4 |
| 22A | 44. Schnauzer sound | 3 |
| 23A | 46. Gives a boost | 5 |
| 24A | 48. Disney classic without any extra features? | 14 |
| 25A | 52. Word with rock or soap | 5 |
| 26A | 53. Alternative to a tweet? | 5 |
| 27A | 54. What Mary might have had if she were into Italian sports cars? | 12 |
| 28A | 60. 11-Down's firstborn | 4 |
| 29A | 63. Work period | 5 |
| 30A | 64. Animated type, for short | 4 |
| 31A | 65. Personal space on the internet, maybe | 4 |
| 32A | 66. Stars that are blowing up? | 5 |
| 33A | 67. Actress/inventor Lamarr | 4 |
| 34A | 68. Hamlet, for one | 4 |
| 35A | 69. It's hot | 5 |
| 36A | 70. River of Hades | 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. Home to the Viking Ship Museum"
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 the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
- Words that mean the same thing: Christiania, capital of Norway
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: OSLO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. No longer on deck"
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: ATBAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Many a viral tweet"
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 cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: MEME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. It means nothing to the French"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: RIEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Ancestor of a termite, surprisingly"
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 roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
- Words that mean the same thing: rope, circle, forget me drug
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: ROACH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Egglike shape"
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 closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
- Words that mean the same thing: ovate, ovoid, ellipse
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: OVAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Common horse breed"
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 member of a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
- Words that mean the same thing: Arabian
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Group at the top"
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 group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
- Words that mean the same thing: elect, elite group
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ELITE
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Clue 9 Across: "19. Toy whose name is derived from the Danish for "play well""
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 (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models
- Words that mean the same thing: Lego set
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LEGO
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Clue 10 Across: "20. Memoirs of a dance contest champion?"
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!
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The answer is: LIFEANDLIMBO
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Clue 11 Across: "23. De-wrinkles"
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 metal shackles; for hands or legs
- Words that mean the same thing: chains, iron out, atomic number 26
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRONS
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Clue 12 Across: "24. "Challenge accepted!""
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!
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The answer is: ITSON
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Clue 13 Across: "28. Brushing, flossing and avoiding sugar?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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!
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The answer is: FINETOOTHCOMBO
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Clue 14 Across: "32. "___ a lot!" (Dracula's expression of gratitude?)"
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 a bantu language spoken in cameroon
- Words that mean the same thing: fang, Fang
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FANGS
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Clue 15 Across: "33. Once named"
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 (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEE
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Clue 16 Across: "34. Conceited"
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 characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- Words that mean the same thing: self-conceited, egotistical, futile
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: VAIN
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Clue 17 Across: "35. D.M.V. issuance"
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!
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The answer is: LIC
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Clue 18 Across: "36. L.G.B.T. History Mo."
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 the month following september and preceding november
- Words that mean the same thing: October
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OCT
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Clue 19 Across: "39. Rainbow's path"
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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- Words that mean the same thing: electric discharge, arch, discharge
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARC
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Clue 20 Across: "41. Sch. whose student newspaper is The Daily Reveille"
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!
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The answer is: LSU
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Clue 21 Across: "42. Brazilian greetings"
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 leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in india for writing paper
- Words that mean the same thing: olla, ola
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OLAS
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Clue 22 Across: "44. Schnauzer sound"
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!
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The answer is: ARF
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Clue 23 Across: "46. Gives a boost"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: facilitate, serve, help
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HELPS
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Clue 24 Across: "48. Disney classic without any extra features?"
Quick Info: This answer has 14 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!
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The answer is: JUSTPLAINDUMBO
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Clue 25 Across: "52. Word with rock or soap"
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 drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
- Words that mean the same thing: opera house
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "53. Alternative to a tweet?"
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 sharp sound made by small birds or insects
- Words that mean the same thing: cheep, chirrup, tweedle
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHIRP
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Clue 27 Across: "54. What Mary might have had if she were into Italian sports cars?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALITTLELAMBO
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Clue 28 Across: "60. 11-Down's firstborn"
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 (old testament) cain and abel were the first children of adam and eve born after the fall of man; cain killed abel out of jealousy and was exiled by god
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CAIN
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Clue 29 Across: "63. Work period"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- Words that mean the same thing: displacement, fracture, careen
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHIFT
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Clue 30 Across: "64. Animated type, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
- Words that mean the same thing: animated cartoon, cartoon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "65. Personal space on the internet, maybe"
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 a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies
- Words that mean the same thing: web log
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BLOG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "66. Stars that are blowing up?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
- Words that mean the same thing: nova
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOVAE
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Clue 33 Across: "67. Actress/inventor Lamarr"
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!
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The answer is: HEDY
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Clue 34 Across: "68. Hamlet, for one"
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 native or inhabitant of denmark
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DANE
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Clue 35 Across: "69. It's hot"
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 general direction in which something tends to move
- Words that mean the same thing: veer, slew, slue
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TREND
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Clue 36 Across: "70. River of Hades"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (greek mythology) a river in hades across which charon carried dead souls
- Words that mean the same thing: River Styx
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STYX
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October 05, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Like Freud's first stage of development | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Assistant with many different voices | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Flip (through) | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Peabody Award-winning radio show about spirituality | 7 |
| 5D | 5. One side of a playground argument | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Refused | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Leaves hanging, as a date | 7 |
| 8D | 8. Drama starter? | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Classic creature feature about giant irradiated ants | 4 |
| 10D | 10. ___ cocktail | 7 |
| 11D | 11. First lady | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Inc. or Ms. | 3 |
| 13D | 13. "Mr. Blue Sky" band, to fans | 3 |
| 14D | 21. Other side of a playground argument | 5 |
| 15D | 22. Ballpoint brand | 3 |
| 16D | 25. Beats by Dre logo, essentially | 6 |
| 17D | 26. San Luis ___ | 6 |
| 18D | 27. Like intl. addresses, to Americans | 5 |
| 19D | 28. Get promoted despite poor performance | 6 |
| 20D | 29. As a backup | 6 |
| 21D | 30. Gossip, slangily | 3 |
| 22D | 31. What's-___-name | 3 |
| 23D | 32. Sprinting star at the Seoul Olympics, familiarly | 5 |
| 24D | 37. "Silent" prez | 3 |
| 25D | 38. Singsong syllable | 3 |
| 26D | 40. Boorish sort | 5 |
| 27D | 43. Mystical "Doctor" of Marvel Comics | 7 |
| 28D | 45. Invented | 7 |
| 29D | 47. They know how you feel | 7 |
| 30D | 49. Chum | 3 |
| 31D | 50. One who likes watching Ducks or Penguins, say | 6 |
| 32D | 51. Cut down on the calories | 6 |
| 33D | 55. "If winning ___ everything, why do they keep score?": Vince Lombardi | 4 |
| 34D | 56. Wielder of the hammer Mjölnir | 4 |
| 35D | 57. Champagne name | 4 |
| 36D | 58. Soul's partner | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Deep black | 4 |
| 38D | 60. Compound found in marijuana, for short | 3 |
| 39D | 61. "___ peanut butter sandwiches!" (The Amazing Mumford's catchphrase on "Sesame Street") | 3 |
| 40D | 62. Charged particle | 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. Like Freud's first stage of development"
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 an examination conducted by spoken communication
- Words that mean the same thing: oral examination, viva, unwritten
- The opposite would be: aboral, anal
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The answer is: ORAL
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Clue 2 Down: "2. Assistant with many different voices"
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!
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The answer is: SIRI
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Clue 3 Down: "3. Flip (through)"
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 main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- Words that mean the same thing: leafage, riffle, flip
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LEAF
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Peabody Award-winning radio show about spirituality"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONBEING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. One side of a playground argument"
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!
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The answer is: ARENOT
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Refused"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOLDNO
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Leaves hanging, as a date"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAILSON
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Drama starter?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Classic creature feature about giant irradiated ants"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: THEM
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Clue 10 Down: "10. ___ cocktail"
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 soviet statesman (1890-1986)
- Words that mean the same thing: Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Perm
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOLOTOV
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Clue 11 Down: "11. First lady"
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 (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
- Words that mean the same thing: evening, even, eventide
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EVE
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Inc. or Ms."
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 periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
- Words that mean the same thing: magazine
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAG
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Clue 13 Down: "13. "Mr. Blue Sky" band, to fans"
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!
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The answer is: ELO
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Clue 14 Down: "21. Other side of a playground argument"
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!
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The answer is: ARESO
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Clue 15 Down: "22. Ballpoint brand"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIC
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Clue 16 Down: "25. Beats by Dre logo, essentially"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SMALLB
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Clue 17 Down: "26. San Luis ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: OBISPO
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Like intl. addresses, to Americans"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NONUS
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Clue 19 Down: "28. Get promoted despite poor performance"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAILUP
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Clue 20 Down: "29. As a backup"
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 enclose in, or as if in, a case
- Words that mean the same thing: encase, case
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INCASE
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Gossip, slangily"
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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
- Words that mean the same thing: afternoon tea, Camellia sinensis, teatime
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEA
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Clue 22 Down: "31. What's-___-name"
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!
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The answer is: HER
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Clue 23 Down: "32. Sprinting star at the Seoul Olympics, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FLOJO
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Clue 24 Down: "37. "Silent" prez"
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!
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The answer is: CAL
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Clue 25 Down: "38. Singsong syllable"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TRA
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Boorish 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 crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- Words that mean the same thing: grump, tyke, crank
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHURL
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Clue 27 Down: "43. Mystical "Doctor" of Marvel Comics"
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 being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
- Words that mean the same thing: foreign, unusual, unknown
- The opposite would be: familiar, native
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The answer is: STRANGE
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Invented"
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 adopted in order to deceive
- Words that mean the same thing: put on, sham, false
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FICTIVE
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Clue 29 Down: "47. They know how you feel"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMPATHS
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Clue 30 Down: "49. Chum"
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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Words that mean the same thing: sidekick, chum, buddy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAL
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Clue 31 Down: "50. One who likes watching Ducks or Penguins, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: NHLFAN
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Cut down on the calories"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
- Words that mean the same thing: diet
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DIETED
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Clue 33 Down: "55. "If winning ___ everything, why do they keep score?": Vince Lombardi"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ISNT
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Clue 34 Down: "56. Wielder of the hammer Mjölnir"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with teutonic donar
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: THOR
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Clue 35 Down: "57. Champagne name"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: MOET
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Clue 36 Down: "58. Soul's partner"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
- Words that mean the same thing: organic structure, soundbox, eubstance
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: BODY
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Deep black"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ONYX
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Clue 38 Down: "60. Compound found in marijuana, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: CBD
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Clue 39 Down: "61. "___ peanut butter sandwiches!" (The Amazing Mumford's catchphrase on "Sesame Street")"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ALA
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Clue 40 Down: "62. Charged particle"
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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ION
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 50 | 65.8% |
| Short Answer | 15 | 19.7% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.3% |
| History | 2 | 2.6% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 36 |
| Down Clues | 40 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 14 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 medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 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 06, 2025 at 11:17 PM