27447 Fri Jan 03, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 03, 2025

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

Fri Jan 03, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Out of whack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKEW

  Possible Answer : wonky, askew, skew-whiff, cockeyed, lopsided, awry




• The clue is 6. Rock group behind 2024's Power Up Tour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACDC




• The clue is 10. What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASS

  Possible Answer : raft, spate, heap, bulk, pot, deal, quite_a_little, mountain, peck, aggregate, hoi_polloi, sight, mass, lot, aggregative, mess, stack, the_great_unwashed, passel, muckle, plenty, wad, mint, multitude, flock, hatful, people, slew, Mass, batch, volume, tidy_sum, masses, pile, aggregated, good_deal, mickle, great_deal




• The clue is 14. Sudden weather phenomenon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLASHFLOOD

  Possible Answer : flashflood, flash_flood




• The clue is 16. Closing on Sundays?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEN

  Possible Answer : Amen, Amun, Amon




• The clue is 17. Cocktail that's called a French 75 if you use Champagne instead of soda water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMCOLLINS




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

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

  The answer: REDO

  Possible Answer : remake, reconstruct, refashion, remodel, redo, make_over




• The clue is 19. Eponymous tourist destination in Belgium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : spa, health_club, watering_hole, resort_hotel, health_spa, watering_place




• The clue is 20. Basis of some admissions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUILT

  Possible Answer : guilt_trip, guilt_feelings, guilty_conscience, guiltiness, guilt

  Possible Opposite Answer : innocence




• The clue is 21. Strength, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINEW

  Possible Answer : brawn, muscle, heftiness, muscularity, sinew, tendon, brawniness




• The clue is 22. Area between the ribs and the round. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOIN

  Possible Answer : lumbus, loin




• The clue is 23. Heaps of dressing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAUNDRY

  Possible Answer : wash, laundry, washables, washing




• The clue is 25. Responded identically to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHOED

  Possible Answer : ring, reverberate, echo, recall, repeat, resound




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

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

  The answer: FENCE

  Possible Answer : fence_in, fence, wall, argue, palisade, contend, surround, fencing, debate




• The clue is 29. Early synthesizers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOGS




• The clue is 30. Ringing nuisance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRANKCALL




• The clue is 34. Like a face telling a spooky campfire story, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPLIT




• The clue is 35. Give juice to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REV

  Possible Answer : rev_up, rpm, revolutions_per_minute, rev




• The clue is 36. "Ditto". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODOI




• The clue is 37. Words before someone finally snaps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYCHEESE




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

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

  The answer: TRUSS

  Possible Answer : bind, tie_down, tie_up, truss, corbel




• The clue is 40. Stool at a counter, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERCH

  Possible Answer : rod, perch, roost, alight, light, rest, pole




• The clue is 41. Woody's crush in "Toy Story". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOPEEP

  Possible Answer : peekaboo, bopeep




• The clue is 42. Member of a warrior class. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMURAI

  Possible Answer : samurai




• The clue is 45. Small stretches, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIBS

  Possible Answer : tale, fib, tarradiddle, taradiddle, story




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

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

  The answer: PRIZE

  Possible Answer : dirty_money, award, pry, plunder, loot, prize, choice, trophy, treasure, quality, prime, prise, pillage, appreciate, select, booty, lever, swag, respect, esteem, value, jimmy

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, disesteem




• The clue is 47. Much-sought-after commodity in "Dune". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPICE

  Possible Answer : spice_up, spiciness, spicery, spice, zest




• The clue is 49. Singer Rita. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer : bone, Os, operating_system, osmium, oculus_sinister, OS, os, atomic_number_76




• The clue is 52. Ice skating move. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUTZ




• The clue is 53. Postgame photo op between two opposing players. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JERSEYSWAP




• The clue is 55. First person to die, according to the Bible. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABEL

  Possible Answer : Niels_Abel, Niels_Henrik_Abel, Abel




• The clue is 56. They're part of the story. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOTPOINTS




• The clue is 57. Set back to zero, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARE

  Possible Answer : tare, darnel, Lolium_temulentum, cheat, bearded_darnel




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

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

  The answer: GYMS

  Possible Answer : gymnasium, gym




• The clue is 59. Wipe from one's visual memory, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSEE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Common nap times, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFTS

• The clue is 2. Subpar dining hall food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: mire, splatter, treacle, spill, swill, pigwash, splash, splosh, slops, squish, slop, squelch, glop, mush, pigswill, slosh

• The clue is 3. Hindu god of love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAMA

  Possible Answer: Kama

• The clue is 4. F1 neighbor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESC

• The clue is 5. Challenge to an intruder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOGOESTHERE

• The clue is 6. Like a fearless bettor at a casino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIN

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

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

  The answer: COIL

  Possible Answer: spiral, helix, ringlet, hand-build, whorl, gyre, gyrate, scroll, roll, coil, curlicue, volute, curl, loop, handbuild

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil

• The clue is 8. Command to stay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONTLEAVE

• The clue is 9. Items harmed when they're scratched, but not when they're burned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDS

  Possible Answer: compact_disk, CD, candela, certificate_of_deposit, atomic_number_48, candle, compact_disc, Cd, cadmium, standard_candle, cd

• The clue is 10. Group whose band is the oldest professional music ensemble in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: MARINECORPS

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

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

  The answer: AMEND

  Possible Answer: meliorate, remediate, improve, remedy, amend, repair, rectify, better, ameliorate

  Possible Opposite Answer : worsen

• The clue is 12. Meal before the 15th of Nisan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDER

  Possible Answer: Passover_supper, Seder

• The clue is 13. White out, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOWY

  Possible Answer: white, snow-clad, snowy, snow-white, snow-covered

• The clue is 15. Not set in stone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLUID

  Possible Answer: fluid, unstable, liquid, smooth, fluent, runny, mobile

• The clue is 21. "That's rather unfortunate," dismissively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKSTOBEYOU

• The clue is 22. Exercise in deduction. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: LOGICPUZZLE

• The clue is 24. ___ Taylor (fashion chain). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANN

• The clue is 25. Australia declared "war" on them in 1932, in an attempt to stop them from destroying crops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMUS

  Possible Answer: Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, emu

• The clue is 26. Where Lola was a showgirl, in song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPA

• The clue is 27. Deified, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLY

  Possible Answer: sanctum, holy_place, holy

  Possible Opposite Answer : unholy

• The clue is 28. Farm-to-table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRESH

  Possible Answer: fresh, refreshed, smart, invigorated, refreshful, sweet, wise, refreshing, tonic, saucy, unfermented, novel, impudent, newly, bracing, unused, new, freshly, impertinent, brisk, clean, sassy, overbold, reinvigorated

  Possible Opposite Answer : stale, preserved, salty

• The clue is 30. "Couldn't have said it better myself". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRECISELY

  Possible Answer: incisively, on_the_button, just, exactly, on_the_nose, precisely, on_the_dot

  Possible Opposite Answer : inexactly, imprecisely

• The clue is 31. For two musicians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADUE

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

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

  The answer: LOSE

  Possible Answer: lose, fall_back, drop_off, recede, miss, fall_behind, mislay, suffer, turn_a_loss, misplace

  Possible Opposite Answer : win, find, gain, keep, profit

• The clue is 33. Aristotle purportedly spoke with one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISP

  Possible Answer: list-processing_language, LISP, lisp

• The clue is 38. Word often after a president's name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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

• The clue is 41. Curling target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BICEP

• The clue is 42. Bad sound to hear by a kitchen counter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPLAT

  Possible Answer: splat

• The clue is 43. Dutch constituent in the Caribbean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARUBA

  Possible Answer: Aruba

• The clue is 44. Bishop's headwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITER

  Possible Answer: mitre, mitre_joint, miter, miter_joint

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

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

  The answer: FISTS

  Possible Answer: fist, clenched_fist

• The clue is 48. Simple question on a high schooler's hand-drawn poster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROM

  Possible Answer: prom, promenade

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

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

  The answer: OWNS

  Possible Answer: have, possess, own

• The clue is 50. Power or frequency, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RATE

  Possible Answer: order, pace, value, charge_per_unit, rate, place, grade, range, rank

• The clue is 51. Church part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APSE

  Possible Answer: apsis, apse

• The clue is 53. PNG alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JPG

• The clue is 54. Motif in 1995's "Se7en". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIN

  Possible Answer: sin, boob, sine, sinfulness, sinning, goof, transgress, trespass, drop_the_ball, Sin, hell, wickedness, blunder

May 07, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (32 clues)
• Down Clues (32 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 07, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (32 Across, 32 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

May 07, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. 750-milliliter bottles	6
2A	7. ___ C. J. Walker, first American woman to become a self-made millionaire, per Guinness	5
3A	12. Pretend	6
4A	13. Flowers known botanically as Leucanthemum vulgare	6
5A	15. Lady Gaga album named for her aunt	6
6A	16. Stops being stubborn	7
7A	18. "There's no accounting for taste"	15
8A	21. Birthplace of Buddha	5
9A	22. More spacious	6
10A	23. Walks in the park	7
11A	25. Carries on	5
12A	26. Up	5
13A	27. Compliment to a chef	3
14A	29. Tartarus, by another name	4
15A	30. Prefix with night or day	3
16A	31. Mimicked	3
17A	33. Tepid assessment	3
18A	35. Actress whose nickname derives from her middle name, Stamatina	3
19A	36. Family prefix	4
20A	38. Make it, gamewise	3
21A	40. Eponym of a red-and-white heraldic rose	5
22A	42. Decorated athlete whose name could be parsed as "zero" + "loss"	5
23A	44. Nikkie ___, beauty vlogger with more than 13 million followers on YouTube	7
24A	46. "Way to go!"	6
25A	48. Replenish	5
26A	49. Eliminate from contention	15
27A	54. More affected	7
28A	55. Outfit with flaps and snaps	6
29A	56. Pays in the Alps?	6
30A	57. Move around	6
31A	58. "The Divine Miss M"	5
32A	59. Thought and thought and thought (about)	6

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. 750-milliliter bottles"

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 quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a united states gallon
• Words that mean the same thing: twenty percent, fifth, one-fifth
• 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: FIFTHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. ___ C. J. Walker, first American woman to become a self-made millionaire, per Guinness"

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 woman of refinement
• Words that mean the same thing: brothel keeper, dame, lady
• 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: MADAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. Pretend"

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 lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
• Words that mean the same thing: insubstantial, unsubstantial, artificial
• The opposite would be: substantial, real
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNREAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Flowers known botanically as Leucanthemum vulgare"

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 any north american shrubby perennial herb of the genus heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: oxeye, heliopsis
• 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: OXEYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Lady Gaga album named for her aunt"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: JOANNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Stops being stubborn"

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 give in, as to influence or pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: relent, yield, soften
• The opposite would be: stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. "There's no accounting for taste""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITTAKESALLSORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Birthplace of Buddha"

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 small landlocked asian country high in the himalayas between india and china
• Words that mean the same thing: Kingdom of Nepal
• 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: NEPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. More spacious"

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 open to or abounding in fresh air
• Words that mean the same thing: aerial, ethereal, aeriform
• 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: AIRIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Walks in the park"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
• Words that mean the same thing: saunter, stroll, amble
• 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: STROLLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Carries on"

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 dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
• Words that mean the same thing: mouth off, spout, RAF
• 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: RAVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Up"

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 move upward
• Words that mean the same thing: grow, resurrect, mount
• The opposite would be: wane, set
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RISEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Compliment to a chef"

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: YUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Tartarus, by another name"

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 any place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: inferno, infernal region, sin
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Prefix with night or day"

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 used in combination to denote the middle
• 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: MID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Mimicked"

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 carry out or perform an action
• Words that mean the same thing: serve, coiffe, arrange
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Tepid assessment"

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: MEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Actress whose nickname derives from her middle name, Stamatina"

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 slightly insane
• Words that mean the same thing: elfin, touched
• 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: FEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Family prefix"

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 any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
• Words that mean the same thing: tread, stone's throw, ill-treat
• 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: STEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Make it, gamewise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: label, dog, mark
• 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: TAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Eponym of a red-and-white heraldic rose"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an english dynasty descended from henry tudor; tudor monarchs ruled from henry vii to elizabeth i (from 1485 to 1603)
• Words that mean the same thing: House of Tudor, Antony Tudor
• 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: TUDOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Decorated athlete whose name could be parsed as "zero" + "loss""

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: NADAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Nikkie ___, beauty vlogger with more than 13 million followers on YouTube"

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: DEJAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. "Way to go!""

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: BOOYAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Replenish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOPUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Eliminate from contention"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: CROSSOFFTHELIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. More affected"

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: ARTSIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Outfit with flaps and snaps"

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: ONESIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Pays in the Alps?"

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 a landlocked federal republic in central europe
• Words that mean the same thing: Swiss Confederation, Svizzera, Switzerland
• 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: SUISSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Move around"

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 turn on or around an axis or a center
• Words that mean the same thing: go around, spread out, circumvolve
• 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: ROTATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. "The Divine Miss M""

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: BETTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Thought and thought and thought (about)"

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 be in a huff; be silent or sullen
• Words that mean the same thing: boiled, grizzle, stew
• 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: STEWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle May 07, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Challenging setting for the 2020 Olympics men's road cycling course	4
2D	2. Playing past regulation, informally	4
3D	3. ___ house	4
4D	4. Letters	7
5D	5. Had a craving	8
6D	6. Take time to think about something	9
7D	7. By ethical standards	7
8D	8. Cousin of a lutz	4
9D	9. Reese in "Touched by an Angel"	5
10D	10. Affirmative on the U.S.S. Enterprise	6
11D	11. State emblem of Israel	7
12D	14. Target	9
13D	17. Member of the A.F.C. team with most division titles	7
14D	19. ___ y pimienta	3
15D	20. "4 real?!?"	5
16D	23. Lesser-used passages	9
17D	24. Total	3
18D	26. British singer with the hits "How We Do (Party)" and "Your Song"	7
19D	28. They may be mixed	9
20D	30. Network with Joy Reid's "The ReidOut"	5
21D	32. "I like telling ___ jokes. Sometimes he laughs!"	3
22D	34. French Calvinist	8
23D	37. Check attachment	7
24D	39. Escape	7
25D	41. Sap	7
26D	43. Longhaired star of 1950s TV	6
27D	45. Quickly put down	3
28D	47. Give a lift	5
29D	50. Suffix akin to "-o-rama"	4
30D	51. "You don't have to tell me!"	4
31D	52. One of the few places where traffic is appreciated	4
32D	53. Ticked (off)	4

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. Challenging setting for the 2020 Olympics men's road cycling course"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that shrubby japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms
• Words that mean the same thing: Prunus incisa, Fujinoyama, fuji cherry
• 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: FUJI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Playing past regulation, informally"

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: INOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ house"

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 social club for male undergraduates
• Words that mean the same thing: fraternity
• 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: FRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Letters"

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 someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
• Words that mean the same thing: tenant, renter
• 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: TENANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Had a craving"

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 desire strongly or persistently
• Words that mean the same thing: long, yearn, hanker
• 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: HANKERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Take time to think about something"

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: SLEEPONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. By ethical standards"

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 with respect to moral principles
• Words that mean the same thing: virtuously
• The opposite would be: immorally
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Cousin of a lutz"

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: AXEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Reese in "Touched by an Angel""

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: DELLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Affirmative on the U.S.S. Enterprise"

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: AYESIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. State emblem of Israel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation
• 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: MENORAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "14. Target"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STRIVEFOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "17. Member of the A.F.C. team with most division titles"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: STEELER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. ___ y pimienta"

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: SAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. "4 real?!?""

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: SRSLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Lesser-used passages"

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: SIDEDOORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Total"

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 quantity of money
• Words that mean the same thing: add, summarise, nitty-gritty
• 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: SUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. British singer with the hits "How We Do (Party)" and "Your Song""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RITAORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. They may be mixed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
• Words that mean the same thing: metaphor
• 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: METAPHORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Network with Joy Reid's "The ReidOut""

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: MSNBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. "I like telling ___ jokes. Sometimes he laughs!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: pappa, dada, 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: DAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. French Calvinist"

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 a french calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries
• 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: HUGUENOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Check attachment"

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: PAYSTUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Escape"

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: GETFREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Sap"

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 use up (resources or materials)
• Words that mean the same thing: run through, wipe out, exhaust
• 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: DEPLETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Longhaired star of 1950s TV"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a girl or young woman who is unmarried
• Words that mean the same thing: young girl, lass, jeune fille
• 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: LASSIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Quickly put down"

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 brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
• Words that mean the same thing: touch, mite, jot 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: JOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Give a lift"

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 lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
• Words that mean the same thing: run up, wind, lift
• 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: HOIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Suffix akin to "-o-rama""

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: FEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. "You don't have to tell me!""

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: ISAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. One of the few places where traffic is appreciated"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
• Words that mean the same thing: land site, web site, internet site
• 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: SITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Ticked (off)"

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 place on a tee
• Words that mean the same thing: tee, tee up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	73.4%
Short Answer	8	12.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.7%
Sports	3	4.7%
Music	1	1.6%
History	1	1.6%
Geography	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	32
Down Clues	32
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is 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!

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

Last Updated: September 10, 2025 at 05:40 AM