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Saturday, October 12, 2024

2410 Sat Oct 12, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "It can't be!", 16. Blissful stretch, 17. "Nobody can do this alone", 18. Put down, 19. Make an example of, 20. First name in classic horror films, 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore, 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail), 23. Set against?, 25. Letters on old kopecks, 27. "Well, I'll be darned!", 29. Word before "tip" or after "top", 30. Chickpea, e.g., 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___", 35. "Is it just me …?", 37. Direct flight?, 38. Boil down, 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling, 40. Zest for life: Abbr., 41. Lofty passages, 43. Future D.O.'s exam, 44. Disgruntled grunts, 46. Legal V.I.P.s, 47. Invite qualifier, for short, 48. Good point, 49. What flashers do, 51. Takes for a ride, 54. Unable to make progress, say, 57. Verbally backpedaling, 58. "See?"


Down Clues :

1. See 51-Down, 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back", 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova, 4. Ally, 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws", 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g., 7. Approaches, briefly, 8. Took in a bad way, 9. Displayed, 10. Narrow peninsula, 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon", 12. Texter's "off-line", 13. Polish roll, 14. Corporate figures, 15. Blissful patch, 22. Pair of accessories?, 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag, 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries, 26. Made it, 27. L.A. museum, with "the", 28. Takes to heart, 30. Doesn't breathe easy, 32. Find, 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages, 34. No longer being drafted, say, 36. Satisfy a midday craving, 37. Is persuaded of, 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar, 42. Mars, e.g., 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation, 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951), 45. Can't not, informally, 47. Donnybrook, 48. "Just made it!", 50. Online home services marketplace, 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect, 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie, 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana, 55. Little warbler, 56. Lead follower: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 12, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. "It can't be!". Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: THATSIMPOSSIBLE


  • The clue is 16. Blissful stretch. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: HONEYMOONPERIOD


  • The clue is 17. "Nobody can do this alone". Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: ITTAKESAVILLAGE


  • The clue is 18. Put down. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHAMED

    Possible Answer : disgrace, simulate, shamefaced, shame, feign, shamed, sham, attaint, affect, dissemble, discredited, hangdog, dishonored, dishonour, disgraced, assume, guilty, pretend, dishonor

    Possible Opposite Answer : honor


  • The clue is 19. Make an example of. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CITE

    Possible Answer : citation, acknowledgment, reference, bring_up, abduce, cite, summon, name, advert, summons, quotation, credit, mention, refer, adduce, quote


  • The clue is 20. First name in classic horror films. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LON


  • The clue is 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUS

    Possible Answer : ruthenium, Ru, Rus, atomic_number_44


  • The clue is 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHE


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

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

    The answer: NAYS

    Possible Answer : nay

    Possible Opposite Answer : yea


  • The clue is 25. Letters on old kopecks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CCCP


  • The clue is 27. "Well, I'll be darned!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GEEWHIZ


  • The clue is 29. Word before "tip" or after "top". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAT

    Possible Answer : chapeau, hat, lid


  • The clue is 30. Chickpea, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEED

    Possible Answer : seminal_fluid, germ, source, sow, ejaculate, semen, seeded_player, seed, cum, come


  • The clue is 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETUDES

    Possible Answer : etude


  • The clue is 35. "Is it just me …?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMINUTS


  • The clue is 37. Direct flight?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BEELINE

    Possible Answer : beeline


  • The clue is 38. Boil down. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DECOCT

    Possible Answer : decoct, reduce, concentrate, boil_down


  • The clue is 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MUDS

    Possible Answer : muck_up, muck, mire, mud, clay


  • The clue is 40. Zest for life: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SYN


  • The clue is 41. Lofty passages. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKYWAYS

    Possible Answer : airway, flight_path, air_lane, skyway


  • The clue is 43. Future D.O.'s exam. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MCAT


  • The clue is 44. Disgruntled grunts. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UGHS


  • The clue is 46. Legal V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGS

    Possible Answer : Ag, silver, atomic_number_47


  • The clue is 47. Invite qualifier, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BYO


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

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

    The answer: PRO

    Possible Answer : pro, professional

    Possible Opposite Answer : con, anti, amateur


  • The clue is 49. What flashers do. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WARN

    Possible Answer : monish, warn, discourage, admonish


  • The clue is 51. Takes for a ride. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRIVES

    Possible Answer : driving_force, driveway, cause, ride, parkway, repel, aim, movement, push_back, take, get, beat_back, thrust, labour, private_road, crusade, push, drive, driving, labor, force_back, tug, force, motor, ram, repulse, campaign, effort

    Possible Opposite Answer : attract


  • The clue is 54. Unable to make progress, say. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: HITTINGADEADEND


  • The clue is 57. Verbally backpedaling. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: EATINGONESWORDS


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

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: WHATDIDITELLYOU


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. See 51-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THIS

  • The clue is 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOTH

    Possible Answer: Hodur, Hoder, Hothr, Hodr, Hoth

  • The clue is 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANTARCTIC

    Possible Answer: Antarctic, south-polar, South_Frigid_Zone, Antarctic_Zone

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

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

    The answer: TEAMUP

  • The clue is 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SYKES

  • The clue is 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMED

  • The clue is 7. Approaches, briefly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOS

    Possible Answer: molybdenum, moment, second, mo, bit, MO, Mo, Show_Me_State, minute, atomic_number_42, Missouri

  • The clue is 8. Took in a bad way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POACHED

    Possible Answer: poach, stewed, poached, boiled

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

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

    The answer: ONVIEW

  • The clue is 10. Narrow peninsula. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPIT

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

  • The clue is 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SELENITES

  • The clue is 12. Texter's "off-line". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRL

  • The clue is 13. Polish roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIALY

    Possible Answer: bialystoker, bialy

  • The clue is 14. Corporate figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOGOS

    Possible Answer: logotype, logo, Logos, Son, Word

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

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

    The answer: EDEN

    Possible Answer: Garden_of_Eden, heaven, paradise, promised_land, Shangri-la, nirvana, Eden

  • The clue is 22. Pair of accessories?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CEES

  • The clue is 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AZUL

  • The clue is 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHAD

    Possible Answer: Chadic, Republic_of_Chad, Chadic_language, Chad, Lake_Chad, chad, Tchad

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

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

    The answer: CAME

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : go, leave

  • The clue is 27. L.A. museum, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GETTY

  • The clue is 28. Takes to heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEEDS

    Possible Answer: regard, listen, heed, attentiveness, mind, paying_attention

    Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

  • The clue is 30. Doesn't breathe easy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SUCKSWIND

  • The clue is 32. Find. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DISCOVERY

    Possible Answer: breakthrough, discovery, find, uncovering

  • The clue is 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENYA

  • The clue is 34. No longer being drafted, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SENT

    Possible Answer: send, beam, charge, ship, sent, transmit, institutionalise, post, institutionalize, send_off, send_out, commit, direct, transport, station, place, broadcast, get_off, air, mail

    Possible Opposite Answer : unsent

  • The clue is 36. Satisfy a midday craving. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOSH

    Possible Answer: nosh, snack

  • The clue is 37. Is persuaded of. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BUYS

    Possible Answer: bribe, buy, purchase, grease_one's_palms, steal, corrupt, bargain

    Possible Opposite Answer : sell

  • The clue is 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAGNANI

  • The clue is 42. Mars, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WARGOD

  • The clue is 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MYIDOL

  • The clue is 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: URIAH

    Possible Answer: Uriah

  • The clue is 45. Can't not, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GOTTA

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

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

    The answer: BRAWL

    Possible Answer: do, bash, brawl, free-for-all, wrangle

  • The clue is 48. "Just made it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PHEW

  • The clue is 50. Online home services marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANGI

  • The clue is 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DESE

  • The clue is 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENDO

  • The clue is 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SDSU

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

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

    The answer: TIT

    Possible Answer: boob, titmouse, teat, titty, pap, bosom, tit, mamilla, nipple, knocker, breast, mammilla

  • The clue is 56. Lead follower: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DET

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Friday, January 30, 2026

NYT Mini Trivia Week 4 January 30, 2026 - Hints & Answers

Quick NYT Mini Crossword January 30, 2026 (Trivia Week 4) - Solutions

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword solutions for January 30, 2026
NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Friday, January 30, 2026
Puzzle Statistics
Detail Information
Date January 30, 2026
Grid Size 5 x 5 squares
Total Clues 20 clues
Across Clues 10 clues
Down Clues 10 clues
Average Solve Time Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week {week_num} NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1     
Row 2     
Row 3     
Row 4     
Row 5     

How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

  1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
  2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
  3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
  4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
  5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

  • Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
  • Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
  • Best time to play: During a coffee break
  • Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 40. Capture a moment, in fiction
2 Across 39. Mylar alternative
3 Across 51. Elicit the facepalm emoji, say
4 Across 22. Mention in passing
5 Across 5. Piedmont province with a namesake wine
6 Across 20. Spare part?
7 Across 52. "Don't panic!"
8 Across 15. "Those guys?"
9 Across 1. Puppetry and animation
10 Across 42. Chaney of classic horror

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. Also check out these helpful guides:

1 Across: "40. Capture a moment, in fiction"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 8 letters
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S______E

Answer:

Click to reveal STOPTIME

2 Across: "39. Mylar alternative"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'X'
  • Word pattern: L___X

Answer:

Click to reveal LATEX

3 Across: "51. Elicit the facepalm emoji, say"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
  • Another word like this: slip

Answer:

Click to reveal ERR

4 Across: "22. Mention in passing"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 7 letters
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: T_____N

Answer:

Click to reveal TOUCHON

5 Across: "5. Piedmont province with a namesake wine"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: A__I

Answer:

Click to reveal ASTI

6 Across: "20. Spare part?"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'N'
  • Another word like this: flag

Answer:

Click to reveal PIN

7 Across: "52. "Don't panic!""

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 10 letters
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: R________M

Answer:

Click to reveal REMAINCALM

8 Across: "15. "Those guys?""

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: T__M

Answer:

Click to reveal THEM

9 Across: "1. Puppetry and animation"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A__S

Answer:

Click to reveal ARTS

10 Across: "42. Chaney of classic horror"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'N'
  • This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal LON

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 41. It might get put through the wringer
2 Down 21. Tales told by flashlight
3 Down 45. Looks below the surface?
4 Down 49. Certain psychedelic
5 Down 31. British rowhouses
6 Down 5. "The Handmaid's Tale" author
7 Down 10. Feature of a big-budget feature, perhaps
8 Down 27. Fit
9 Down 9. Milky Way, e.g.
10 Down 7. Much merch

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:

1 Down: "41. It might get put through the wringer"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: W____P

Answer:

Click to reveal WETMOP

2 Down: "21. Tales told by flashlight"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 12 letters
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: G__________S

Answer:

Click to reveal GHOSTSTORIES

3 Down: "45. Looks below the surface?"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'X' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: X___S

Answer:

Click to reveal XRAYS

4 Down: "49. Certain psychedelic"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: A__D

Answer:

Click to reveal ACID

5 Down: "31. British rowhouses"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: M__S

Answer:

Click to reveal MEWS

6 Down: "5. "The Handmaid's Tale" author"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: A____D

Answer:

Click to reveal ATWOOD

7 Down: "10. Feature of a big-budget feature, perhaps"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 11 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: A_________T

Answer:

Click to reveal ALLSTARCAST

8 Down: "27. Fit"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A__E

Answer:

Click to reveal ABLE

9 Down: "9. Milky Way, e.g."

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 12 letters
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: S__________Y

Answer:

Click to reveal SPIRALGALAXY

10 Down: "7. Much merch"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T__S

Answer:

Click to reveal TEES

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

  1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
  2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
  3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
  4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
  5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

  • The letter E is the most common in English
  • Words ending in S are often plurals
  • If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
  • Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time Skill Level What It Means
Under 30 seconds Expert You know the puzzle patterns very well!
30-60 seconds Advanced Great job! You solve quickly.
1-2 minutes Good You're doing well. Keep practicing!
Over 2 minutes Learning You'll get faster with practice.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers
Total Clues: 20 clues to solve
Grid Size: 5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares: 25 squares to fill
Average Time: Most people solve in 1 minute 3 seconds
Difficulty: Medium

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Common Questions About Trivia Week 4

When can I play the Trivia Week 4 Mini?

The Trivia Week 4 puzzle is available at 10 PM Eastern Time the night before.

How fast should I be able to solve Trivia Week 4?

Most people solve the Trivia Week 4 Mini in 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Don't worry if you take longer - speed comes with practice!

Do I need to pay to play Trivia Week 4?

No! The Trivia Week 4 NYT Mini is completely free. You don't need a subscription like the big crossword.

What makes a good Trivia Week 4 solver?

Good Trivia Week 4 solvers know common short words, can spot wordplay quickly, and use crossing letters well. Practice helps a lot!

Are the puzzles harder during Trivia Week 4?

Trivia Week 4 puzzles can vary in difficulty. Saturdays are often the hardest, while Mondays are the easiest.

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Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 71 (32 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

December 12, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions

December 12, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Company with the most U.S. patents per year since 1993 3
2A 4. "Quiet, you!" 5
3A 9. Bench targets, for short 4
4A 13. Profession in Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" 10
5A 16. "That said ...," in a text 4
6A 17. Narrow band of storms 10
7A 18. Country whose flag stripe colors are exactly the same as Guinea's except in reverse order 4
8A 19. Tilt 9
9A 20. Longtime college basketball coach Kruger 3
10A 21. Tempur-Pedic acquisition of 2012 5
11A 22. What doesn't require a return envelope? 7
12A 25. Gets ready to throw 8
13A 29. Focus of some celebrity suits 5
14A 30. Suffix with elector 3
15A 31. What shows what you're made of? 10
16A 34. "Whew!" 12
17A 37. They cover all the bases 12
18A 41. "Capeesh?" 10
19A 44. Drink, in a way 3
20A 45. Demands 5
21A 46. Rhythmic pattern in jazz 8
22A 49. I, for one 7
23A 52. Having overhangs, say 5
24A 53. Symbol for elasticity, in economics 3
25A 54. Like cars in a junkyard, maybe 9
26A 58. Story lines 4
27A 60. Luxury wear for showgoers 10
28A 62. Fairy ___ 4
29A 63. Order in the court 10
30A 64. Host 4
31A 65. Annual event first held at the Hollywood Athletic Club 5
32A 66. Org. with X-rays 3

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. Company with the most U.S. patents per year since 1993"

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: IBM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. "Quiet, you!""

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 silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
  • 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: SHUSH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Bench targets, 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 either of two large muscles of the chest
  • Words that mean the same thing: pectoral muscle, pectoral, musculus pectoralis
  • 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: PECS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Profession in Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle""

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: MEATPACKER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "That said ...," in a text"

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: OTOH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Narrow band of storms"

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: SQUALLLINE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Country whose flag stripe colors are exactly the same as Guinea's except in reverse order"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a landlocked republic in northwestern africa; achieved independence from france in 1960; mali was a center of west african civilization for more than 4,000 years
  • Words that mean the same thing: French Sudan, Republic of Mali
  • 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: MALI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Tilt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
  • Words that mean the same thing: mental unsoundness, imbalance, derangement
  • The opposite would be: balance
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UNBALANCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Longtime college basketball coach Kruger"

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: LON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Tempur-Pedic acquisition of 2012"

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: SEALY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. What doesn't require a return envelope?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: EFILING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Gets ready to throw"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TAKESAIM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Focus of some celebrity suits"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
  • 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: LIBEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Suffix with elector"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. What shows what you're made of?"

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: DNAPROFILE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. "Whew!""

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: THATWASCLOSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. They cover all the bases"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HOMERUNTROTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "41. "Capeesh?""

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 know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
  • Words that mean the same thing: realise, sympathise, empathize
  • The opposite would be: ununderstood
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UNDERSTOOD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "44. Drink, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
  • Words that mean the same thing: lap up, lave, swoosh
  • 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: LAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "45. Demands"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a condition requiring relief
  • Words that mean the same thing: postulate, motivation, ask
  • The opposite would be: obviate
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NEEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "46. Rhythmic pattern in jazz"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: STOPTIME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "49. I, for one"

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 the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  • Words that mean the same thing: subject area, subjugate, dependent
  • 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: SUBJECT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "52. Having overhangs, say"

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: EAVED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "53. Symbol for elasticity, in economics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
  • Words that mean the same thing: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
  • 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: ETA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Like cars in a junkyard, maybe"

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: RUSTEATEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "58. Story lines"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
  • Words that mean the same thing: discharge, arc, spark
  • 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: ARCS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "60. Luxury wear for showgoers"

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: OPERACAPES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "62. Fairy ___"

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 message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
  • Words that mean the same thing: story, tarradiddle, fib
  • 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: TALE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "63. Order in the court"

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: PLEASERISE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. Host"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  • Words that mean the same thing: peck, good deal, sight
  • 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: SLEW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Annual event first held at the Hollywood Athletic Club"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an annual award by the academy of television arts and sciences for outstanding achievements in television
  • Words that mean the same thing: Emmy
  • 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: EMMYS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Org. with X-rays"

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 an agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
  • Words that mean the same thing: Transportation Security Administration
  • 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: TSA

    Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - December 12, 2020 Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Pings 3
2D 2. Pass on after passing on 8
3D 3. Representation of the first-born child of "earth mother" and "sky father," in Hawaiian culture 8
4D 4. Flares 6
5D 5. Part of a campus map 4
6D 6. Sch. with the most applications in the U.S. 4
7D 7. Foundation location 4
8D 8. Thusly 5
9D 9. Fluffy dog, for short 3
10D 10. Latin for "and elsewhere" 7
11D 11. Mustard, for one 7
12D 12. Rafter neighbor 7
13D 14. Put on hold 5
14D 15. Diving spot 4
15D 21. On the double 4
16D 23. "It's game over for me" 5
17D 24. Die-hard fan no matter what, in slang 5
18D 26. Amy of "Arrival" 5
19D 27. Alaska, often 5
20D 28. Computer shortcuts 6
21D 32. Hybrid fruit also known as an aprium 5
22D 33. Musical piece with a recurring theme 5
23D 35. Jazzy Jeff, per a 1988 3x platinum album title 5
24D 36. Not so great 5
25D 38. Tapenade discard 8
26D 39. State of being broken 8
27D 40. Flew 4
28D 41. Wins a race against, perhaps 7
29D 42. N as in Nissan? 7
30D 43. Total meltdown 7
31D 47. Heads out, slangily 6
32D 48. Siberian native 5
33D 50. Bumper ___ 4
34D 51. Mathematical suffix 5
35D 55. Feel 4
36D 56. Part of San Francisco's Muni system 4
37D 57. A snap 4
38D 59. Hem, e.g. 3
39D 61. Last word of "America the Beautiful" 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. Pings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: IMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Pass on after passing on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that leave or give by will after one's death
  • Words that mean the same thing: leave, will
  • The opposite would be: disinherit
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEQUEATH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Representation of the first-born child of "earth mother" and "sky father," in Hawaiian culture"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MAUNAKEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Flares"

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 an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
  • Words that mean the same thing: turn out, spread out, rotate
  • 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: SPLAYS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Part of a campus map"

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 interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
  • Words that mean the same thing: lobby, residence, antechamber
  • 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: HALL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Sch. with the most applications in the U.S."

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: UCLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Foundation location"

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 natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
  • Words that mean the same thing: shin, sputter, pelt
  • 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: SKIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Thusly"

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 (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
  • Words that mean the same thing: thus, so, therefore
  • 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: HENCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Fluffy dog, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a disparaging term for a british person
  • Words that mean the same thing: pommy
  • 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: POM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Latin for "and elsewhere""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ETALIBI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Mustard, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a commissioned military officer in the united states army or air force or marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
  • 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: COLONEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Rafter neighbor"

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 building material used as siding or roofing
  • Words that mean the same thing: shake
  • 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: SHINGLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Put on hold"

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 set of data arranged in rows and columns
  • Words that mean the same thing: tabularize, shelve, set back
  • 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: TABLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Diving spot"

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 submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
  • Words that mean the same thing: Witwatersrand, Rand
  • 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: REEF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. On the double"

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: STAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. "It's game over for me""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ILOST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Die-hard fan no matter what, in slang"

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 prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
  • 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: LIFER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Amy of "Arrival""

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 american revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the boston tea party and signer of the declaration of independence (1722-1803)
  • Words that mean the same thing: John Quincy Adams, go, President John Adams
  • 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: ADAMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Alaska, often"

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 small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
  • Words that mean the same thing: gusset, insert
  • 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: INSET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Computer shortcuts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language
  • Words that mean the same thing: macro, macro instruction
  • 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: MACROS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Hybrid fruit also known as an aprium"

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: PLUOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Musical piece with a recurring theme"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata
  • Words that mean the same thing: rondeau
  • 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: RONDO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Jazzy Jeff, per a 1988 3x platinum album title"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: THEDJ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Not so great"

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 inferior in quality or condition or effect
  • Words that mean the same thing: sorry, uncollectible, worsened
  • The opposite would be: unregretful, better
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WORSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Tapenade discard"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: OLIVEPIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. State of being broken"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated
  • Words that mean the same thing: domestication, vapidity, vapidness
  • The opposite would be: wildness
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAMENESS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Flew"

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 move faster
  • Words that mean the same thing: hurry, travel rapidly, quicken
  • The opposite would be: decelerate, linger
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Wins a race against, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that remove from political office
  • Words that mean the same thing: unseat
  • 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: UNSEATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. N as in Nissan?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
  • Words that mean the same thing: inert, electroneutral, achromatic
  • The opposite would be: chromatic, positive
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NEUTRAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Total meltdown"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a sudden and violent collapse
  • Words that mean the same thing: fiasco, walloping, whipping
  • 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: DEBACLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Heads out, slangily"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the state prevailing during the absence of war
  • Words that mean the same thing: serenity, peacefulness, heartsease
  • The opposite would be: war
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEACES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Siberian native"

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 member of the mongolian people of central asia who invaded russia in the 13th century
  • Words that mean the same thing: Mongol Tatar, Tartar
  • 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: TATAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Bumper ___"

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 yield from plants in a single growing season
  • Words that mean the same thing: trim, browse, lop
  • 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: CROP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Mathematical suffix"

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

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: TUPLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Feel"

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 give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
  • Words that mean the same thing: appear, look
  • 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: SEEM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Part of San Francisco's Muni system"

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 conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
  • Words that mean the same thing: streetcar, tramcar, trolley car
  • 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: TRAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. A snap"

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 posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
  • Words that mean the same thing: loose, well-to-do, comfortable
  • The opposite would be: uneasy, difficult
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EASY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Hem, e.g."

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 fasten by sewing; do needlework
  • Words that mean the same thing: sew together, tailor-make, stitch
  • 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: SEW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Last word of "America the Beautiful""

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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
  • Words that mean the same thing: ocean
  • 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: SEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 51 71.8%
Short Answer 7 9.9%
Geography 3 4.2%
Abbreviation 2 2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.8%
Music 2 2.8%
Food & Drink 1 1.4%
Movies/Film 1 1.4%
Sports 1 1.4%
Science/Technology 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 32
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 71
Average Answer Length 5.7 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 20, 2025 at 06:26 PM

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