No 27390, Mon Nov 04, 2024 NYT by Colin Adams

Across Clues :

1. [Hey, over here!], 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short, 9. Grub, 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby, 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice, 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam", 16. Keep a close eye on, 19. Unit of biological inheritance, 20. Gives the go-ahead for, 21. Form of nonviolent protest, 22. www.wikipedia.___, 23. Anger, 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much", 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say, 29. Extremely off-putting, 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur, 31. Still up in the air, for short, 34. Remove from political office, 35. Fraction of a byte, 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board, 37. Speedometer stat, 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald, 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg, 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!", 44. Rainy-day reserves, 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr., 48. Dec. 31, in brief, 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation, 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing", 51. Nickel or dime, 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across, 56. Give off, 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino, 58. Regarding, 59. Deteriorates, like old wood, 60. Double-reed woodwind, 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

Down Clues :

1. Turned on, as a laptop, 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example, 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person, 4. Special attention, for short, 5. Houston N.B.A. player, 6. Historical stretches, 7. ___ for the course, 8. Cry at a bullring, 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does, 10. 18 on a golf course, 11. Basic skateboarding trick, 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City, 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon, 18. Stand at the side of, 19. Make a loud exploding noise, 23. Promise to pay, 24. "___ just me, or ...?", 25. Scam, 27. Little kid, 28. Friendship, 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator, 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell", 33. Overwhelm with noise, 35. Hangers from cave ceilings, 36. Toy pellets, for short, 38. Largest branch of Islam, 39. Marlboro offering, informally, 40. Hullabaloo, 41. Tax-collecting agcy., 42. Tourist guide listings, 43. Strange case, 44. Less dangerous, 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember", 46. Pop in on, 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross, 51. House, in Havana, 53. "Well, lookie there!", 54. Noggin, in slang, 55. Roll of cash

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 04, 2024

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

"New York Times, Monday, November 4, 2024"

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. [Hey, over here!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO




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

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

  The answer: CHOW

  Possible Answer : Chou, Chou_dynasty, chuck, eats, chow_chow, Zhou_dynasty, Chow, grub, Zhou, Chow_dynasty, chow




• The clue is 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer : opal




• The clue is 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer : viva_voce, unwritten, viva, oral_exam, oral, oral_examination

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal




• The clue is 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOLA




• The clue is 16. Keep a close eye on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATCHCAREFULLY




• The clue is 19. Unit of biological inheritance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer : gene, cistron, factor




• The clue is 20. Gives the go-ahead for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKS

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




• The clue is 21. Form of nonviolent protest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIEIN




• The clue is 22. www.wikipedia.___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORG




• The clue is 23. Anger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : ire, anger, choler, wrath, ira




• The clue is 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANSEE




• The clue is 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: BELTOUTASONG




• The clue is 29. Extremely off-putting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIOUS

  Possible Answer : odious, abominable, execrable, detestable




• The clue is 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINK

  Possible Answer : mink, mink_coat




• The clue is 31. Still up in the air, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBD




• The clue is 34. Remove from political office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer : boot_out, expel, oust, kick_out, throw_out, drum_out




• The clue is 35. Fraction of a byte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIT

  Possible Answer : morsel, turn, flake, routine, snatch, chip, burn, fleck, scrap, piece, prick, spot, bite, seize_with_teeth, mo, moment, second, sting, act, minute, bit, number




• The clue is 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIE

  Possible Answer : Brie




• The clue is 37. Speedometer stat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MPH

  Possible Answer : miles_per_hour, mph




• The clue is 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAT

  Possible Answer : lam, break_away, scat, scarper, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, run, turn_tail, run_away, bunk, scat_singing, fly_the_coop, escape




• The clue is 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIBULA

  Possible Answer : fibula, calf_bone




• The clue is 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SUITYOURSELF




• The clue is 44. Rainy-day reserves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAVINGS

  Possible Answer : rescue, saving, economy, delivery, preservation, deliverance, nest_egg, savings




• The clue is 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRS




• The clue is 48. Dec. 31, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE




• The clue is 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIGN

  Possible Answer : line_up, adjust, coordinate, align, aline, ordinate, array

  Possible Opposite Answer : skew




• The clue is 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADO

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




• The clue is 51. Nickel or dime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COIN

  Possible Answer : mint, strike, coin




• The clue is 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FASHIONFORWARD




• The clue is 56. Give off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIT

  Possible Answer : give_off, give_out, breathe, utter, pass_off, let_loose, let_out, emit

  Possible Opposite Answer : absorb




• The clue is 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORN

  Possible Answer : automobile_horn, trump, horn, hooter, car_horn, French_horn, motor_horn, saddle_horn, tusk, cornet, trumpet




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

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

  The answer: ASTO




• The clue is 59. Deteriorates, like old wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTS

  Possible Answer : waste, hogwash, moulder, rotting, bunkum, molder, guff, bunk, buncombe, decomposition, rot, putrefaction, decompose




• The clue is 60. Double-reed woodwind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer : hautbois, oboe, hautboy




• The clue is 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAHL

  Possible Answer : pigeon_pea, catjang_pea, pigeon-pea_plant, dhal, Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, dahl, cajan_pea

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Turned on, as a laptop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POWEREDUP

• The clue is 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPANGLISH

• The clue is 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATE

  Possible Answer: satiate, replete, fill, sate

• The clue is 4. Special attention, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLC

  Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care

• The clue is 5. Houston N.B.A. player. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROCKET

  Possible Answer: projectile, roquette, Eruca_sativa, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, skyrocket, rocket_salad, rocket_engine, garden_rocket, rocket, arugula

• The clue is 6. Historical stretches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: ERA, geological_era, epoch, era, earned_run_average

• The clue is 7. ___ for the course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer: equation, equality, equivalence, par

• The clue is 8. Cry at a bullring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

• The clue is 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLUING

  Possible Answer: clew, clue

• The clue is 10. 18 on a golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLES

  Possible Answer: jam, trap, yap, golf_hole, hole, pickle, muddle, maw, hollow, kettle_of_fish, mess, gob, hole_out, cakehole, fix

• The clue is 11. Basic skateboarding trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

• The clue is 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAYNE

  Possible Answer: Anthony_Wayne, Duke_Wayne, Mad_Anthony_Wayne, John_Wayne, Wayne

• The clue is 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORUS

  Possible Answer: Horus

• The clue is 18. Stand at the side of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLANK

  Possible Answer: wing, flank

• The clue is 19. Make a loud exploding noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOBOOM

• The clue is 23. Promise to pay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOU

  Possible Answer: IOU

• The clue is 24. "___ just me, or ...?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISIT

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

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

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer: con_game, yard_bird, scam, confidence_trick, gyp, learn, convict, confidence_game, gip, nobble, memorize, short-change, inmate, con, bunko, hornswoggle, yardbird, bunco, goldbrick, mulct, swindle, defraud, victimize, bunko_game, bunco_game, sting, hustle, rook, memorise, flimflam, diddle

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro

• The clue is 27. Little kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

  Possible Answer: total, sum, tally, bambino, add, tote_up, add_together, add_up, tot, summate, sum_up, yearling, tot_up, toddler

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

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

  The answer: AMITY

  Possible Answer: amity, cordiality

• The clue is 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUENORTH

• The clue is 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BILLYIDOL

• The clue is 33. Overwhelm with noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAFEN

  Possible Answer: deafen, deaf

• The clue is 35. Hangers from cave ceilings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATS

  Possible Answer: barmy, loony, balmy, nuts, bonkers, kookie, kooky, nutty, batty, crackers, flutter, squash_racket, drub, loopy, daft, fruity, round_the_bend, wacky, haywire, chiropteran, cream, lick, cracked, around_the_bend, whacky, bats, bat, thrash, clobber, cricket_bat, buggy, at-bat, dotty, loco, squash_racquet

• The clue is 36. Toy pellets, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BBS

  Possible Answer: BB, bulletin_board_system, BB_shot, bulletin_board, electronic_bulletin_board, bbs

• The clue is 38. Largest branch of Islam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNNI

  Possible Answer: Sunni_Muslim, Sunnite, Sunni_Islam, Sunni

• The clue is 39. Marlboro offering, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIG

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

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

  The answer: FUROR

  Possible Answer: fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage

• The clue is 41. Tax-collecting agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRS

  Possible Answer: Internal_Revenue_Service, IRS

• The clue is 42. Tourist guide listings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIGHTS

  Possible Answer: great_deal, ken, muckle, wad, pot, deal, sights, tidy_sum, flock, raft, visual_sense, mountain, spy, pile, vision, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, survey, peck, mint, slew, batch, good_deal, plenty, sight, view, mass, mickle, mess, visual_modality, spate

• The clue is 43. Strange case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODDONE

• The clue is 44. Less dangerous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFER

  Possible Answer: secure, good, safe, dependable

  Possible Opposite Answer : out, dangerous

• The clue is 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer: Alamo

• The clue is 46. Pop in on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VISIT

  Possible Answer: chaffer, inspect, chew_the_fat, travel_to, bring_down, inflict, impose, chitchat, natter, call_in, chatter, jaw, call, claver, chat, chit-chat, gossip, visit, shoot_the_breeze, confab, confabulate, see, sojourn

• The clue is 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFRO

  Possible Answer: Afro_hairdo, Afro

• The clue is 51. House, in Havana. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASA

• The clue is 53. "Well, lookie there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHO

• The clue is 54. Noggin, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOB

  Possible Answer: toff, nob

• The clue is 55. Roll of cash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAD

  Possible Answer: great_deal, muckle, wad, jampack, pot, deal, tidy_sum, flock, cud, chew, raft, mountain, plug, chock_up, pile, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, peck, chaw, mint, jam, slew, batch, compact, pack, cram, good_deal, plenty, sight, quid, ram, mass, mickle, mess, bundle, spate

April 30, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, April 30, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

April 30, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Mason jar, in a pinch	4
2A	5. Brogues, e.g.	10
3A	15. Corp. debuts	4
4A	16. It often includes Fox, but not Fox News	10
5A	17. Hype	4
6A	18. One who might reply to "Thank you" with "No wukkas"	10
7A	19. Name invoked when reciting the shahada	5
8A	21. Certain peaceful protest	5
9A	22. Redundant word before "result"	3
10A	23. Going over the head of	6
11A	25. Dot on a timeline	5
12A	27. Ones getting you down?	5
13A	28. "Ah, yes ..."	7
14A	32. R&B/jazz artist Booze who sang "See See Rider Blues"	3
15A	33. Crushes, e.g.	5
16A	36. Experimental delivery option	5
17A	37. Response of modesty	4
18A	39. ___ the bud	5
19A	41. Comportment	4
20A	42. Something built with curls, informally	5
21A	44. Top-flight destination	5
22A	46. Gone unused	3
23A	47. Bike brand	7
24A	49. Receive	5
25A	51. Cheer made with beer	5
26A	53. Appropriate name for that woman's husband?	6
27A	55. Internet ___	3
28A	58. Bitter	5
29A	60. Muse of lyric poetry	5
30A	61. Sign before merging	10
31A	64. Related	4
32A	65. Secondary gig	10
33A	66. Captain who says "I am not what you call a civilized man!"	4
34A	67. "Who's got an idea?"	10
35A	68. Chile's Nevado ___ Cruces National Park	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. Mason jar, in a pinch"

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 an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
• 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: VASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Brogues, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DRESSSHOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Corp. debuts"

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 corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
• Words that mean the same thing: initial offering, IPO, initial public offering
• 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: IPOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. It often includes Fox, but not Fox News"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BASICCABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Hype"

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 someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
• Words that mean the same thing: shoot a line, vaunt, boast
• 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: TOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. One who might reply to "Thank you" with "No wukkas""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native or inhabitant of australia
• Words that mean the same thing: Aussie, Aboriginal Australian
• 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: AUSTRALIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Name invoked when reciting the shahada"

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 muslim name for the one and only god
• 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: ALLAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Certain peaceful protest"

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: LIEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Redundant word before "result""

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: terminal, final stage, death
• The opposite would be: begin, beginning
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: END

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Going over the head of"

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: LOSTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Dot on a timeline"

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 something that happens at a given place and time
• Words that mean the same thing: result, case, consequence
• 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: EVENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Ones getting you down?"

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 web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
• Words that mean the same thing: goofball, fathead, cuckoo
• 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: GEESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. "Ah, yes ...""

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: ISEENOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. R&B/jazz artist Booze who sang "See See Rider Blues""

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: BEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Crushes, e.g."

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 sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
• Words that mean the same thing: tonic, sodium carbonate, soda pop
• 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: SODAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Experimental delivery option"

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 stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
• Words that mean the same thing: monotone, laggard, drone pipe
• 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: DRONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Response of modesty"

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: ITRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. ___ the bud"

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: NIPIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Comportment"

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 dignified manner or conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: bearing, comportment, presence
• 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: MIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Something built with curls, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BICEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Top-flight destination"

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 floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
• Words that mean the same thing: noodle, loft, bonce
• 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: ATTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Gone unused"

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 seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: sit down, ride, pose
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Bike brand"

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: SCHWINN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Receive"

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 express greetings upon meeting someone
• Words that mean the same thing: recognise, recognize
• 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: GREET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Cheer made with beer"

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: SKOAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Appropriate name for that woman's husband?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
• Words that mean the same thing: Woody Herman, Woodrow Charles Herman
• 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: HERMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Internet ___"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, geological era, epoch
• 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: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. Bitter"

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 strong and sharp
• Words that mean the same thing: vitriolic, sulfurous, acid
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACRID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Muse of lyric poetry"

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 (greek mythology) the muse of lyric and love poetry
• 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: ERATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Sign before merging"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LANECLOSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Related"

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 similar in quality or character
• Words that mean the same thing: kindred, blood-related, consanguineal
• 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: AKIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. Secondary gig"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SIDEHUSTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Captain who says "I am not what you call a civilized man!""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "67. "Who's got an idea?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANYGUESSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "68. Chile's Nevado ___ Cruces National Park"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRES

  Great job if you got it right!

April 30, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Life-sustaining	5
2D	2. Sorry	10
3D	3. Look inward	10
4D	4. Biltmore or Hearst Castle	6
5D	5. Corporate alias abbr.	3
6D	6. One of the Castros	4
7D	7. Davis of "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries"	5
8D	8. Part of an OSHA inspection	9
9D	9. Uses a crystal ball	6
10D	10. Like books for Project Gutenberg	7
11D	11. "Open the pod bay doors, ___" (classic movie line)	3
12D	12. Award typically presented in Manhattan's Webster Hall	4
13D	13. Zip	4
14D	14. Bad button to hit by accident	4
15D	20. Farm animal, in farm-speak	4
16D	24. Element of show business?	4
17D	26. Normal length of a pregnancy	4
18D	29. New Year's Eve handout	10
19D	30. Cry to an unruly crowd near an entrance	10
20D	31. Took a turn	4
21D	32. What babies and marathoners both use	4
22D	34. She played Dorothy Gale in "The Wiz" (1978)	9
23D	35. Address abbr.	3
24D	38. Ornamental trees	4
25D	40. "The time is ___"	4
26D	43. Electricity-shooting Pokémon	7
27D	45. One of the official languages of Canada's Northwest Territories	4
28D	48. "Beats me!"	6
29D	50. Off the mark	6
30D	52. BuzzFeed fodder	5
31D	54. Double negatives?	5
32D	55. Jewelry designer Peretti	4
33D	56. It may come in buckets	4
34D	57. ___ Dwyer, role for Chris Pratt on "Parks and Recreation"	4
35D	59. "Drop it," editorially	4
36D	62. Meas. of brain activity	3
37D	63. Start of some French surnames	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. Life-sustaining"

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 urgently needed; absolutely necessary
• Words that mean the same thing: lively, life-sustaining, critical
• 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: VITAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Sorry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that offering or expressing apology
• Words that mean the same thing: excusatory
• The opposite would be: unapologetic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APOLOGETIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Look inward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOULSEARCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Biltmore or Hearst Castle"

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 everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
• Words that mean the same thing: acres, estate of the realm, land
• 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: ESTATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Corporate alias abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation
• Words that mean the same thing: assumed name, Doing Business As, fictitious name
• 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: DBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. One of the Castros"

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: RAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Davis of "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries""

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: ESSIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Part of an OSHA inspection"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SITEVISIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Uses a crystal ball"

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 divine by gazing into crystals
• Words that mean the same thing: scry
• 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: SCRIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Like books for Project Gutenberg"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that examine minutely or intensely
• Words that mean the same thing: rake, skim, scan
• 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: SCANNED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Open the pod bay doors, ___" (classic movie line)"

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

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: HAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Award typically presented in Manhattan's Webster Hall"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OBIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Zip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Words that mean the same thing: ardour, dash, flair
• 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: ELAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Bad button to hit by accident"

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 cause to go somewhere
• Words that mean the same thing: institutionalise, direct, place
• 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: SEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Farm animal, in farm-speak"

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: HOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Element of show business?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Normal length of a pregnancy"

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 word or expression used for some particular thing
• Words that mean the same thing: terminal figure, full term, condition
• 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: TERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. New Year's Eve handout"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration
• 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: NOISEMAKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Cry to an unruly crowd near an entrance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONEATATIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Took a turn"

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 change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
• Words that mean the same thing: pop off, belong, break
• The opposite would be: be born, stop
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. What babies and marathoners both use"

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 top part of an apron; covering the chest
• Words that mean the same thing: tipple, bib
• 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: BIBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. She played Dorothy Gale in "The Wiz" (1978)"

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: DIANAROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Address abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
• Words that mean the same thing: clever, given, tending
• 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: APT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Ornamental trees"

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 wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the english yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
• Words that mean the same thing: yew
• 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: YEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. "The time is ___""

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 not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
• Words that mean the same thing: about, nearly, well-nigh
• The opposite would be: far
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Electricity-shooting Pokémon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PIKACHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. One of the official languages of Canada's Northwest Territories"

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 member of an algonquian people living in central canada
• 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: CREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "48. "Beats me!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOCLUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Off the mark"

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 straying from the right course or from accepted standards
• 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: ERRANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. BuzzFeed fodder"

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 database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
• Words that mean the same thing: listing, leaning, heel
• 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: LISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "54. Double negatives?"

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: NONOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "55. Jewelry designer Peretti"

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: ELSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. It may come in buckets"

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 water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: rainwater, rainfall, rain down
• 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: RAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. ___ Dwyer, role for Chris Pratt on "Parks and Recreation""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. "Drop it," editorially"

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: DELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. Meas. of brain activity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
• Words that mean the same thing: encephalogram, electroencephalogram
• 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: EEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. Start of some French surnames"

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 a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
• Words that mean the same thing: Delaware, diethylstilbestrol, stilbestrol
• 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: DES

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	58	80.6%
Short Answer	5	6.9%
History	2	2.8%
Abbreviation	2	2.8%
Literature	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 17, 2025 at 08:40 PM