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NYT Crossword - January 02, 1990 | XWordHint

Published on Tuesday, January 02, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 02, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (35 clues)

1A: "1. Lend a hand"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
  • Similar words include: serve, supporter, facilitate
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HELP

2A: "5. Dear soul"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that young sheep
  • Similar words include: Elia, Charles Lamb, dear
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LAMB

3A: "9. Mom's order re eating"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a wad of something chewable as tobacco
  • Similar words include: chewing, plug, cud
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: CHEW

4A: "13. A k a"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a name that has been assumed temporarily
  • Similar words include: false name, assumed name, also known as
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALIAS

5A: "15. Big name in essay writing"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that english essayist (1775-1834)
  • Similar words include: Charles Lamb, Lamb
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELIA

6A: "16. Singing syllables"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LALA

7A: "17. Weather prediction in Aug."

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HAZYHOTANDHUMID

8A: "20. Doctors' org."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: AMA

9A: "21. Licorice flavoring"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that native to egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
  • Similar words include: anise plant, Pimpinella anisum, aniseed
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ANISE

10A: "22. Tear a passion to tatters"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EMOTE

11A: "23. Hide"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
  • Similar words include: scramble, pare, tegument
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SKIN

12A: "24. TV judge"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: WAPNER

13A: "25. "Rodeo," for one"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
  • Similar words include: concert dance
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BALLET

14A: "28. Noah Webster's forte"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the words that are spoken
  • Similar words include: language, actor's line, discussion
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: WORDS

15A: "30. Cross as ___"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ABEAR

16A: "31. As, to some admen"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a similar kind; ,
  • Similar words include: alike, same, care
  • Opposite of: unlike, unalike
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LIKE

17A: "32. Scot's negative"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: NAE

18A: "35. Vacillates"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BLOWSHOTANDCOLD

19A: "39. Hankering"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a yearning for something or to do something
  • Similar words include: pine, languish, ache
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: YEN

20A: "40. Chichi"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that showily imitative of art or artists
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ARTY

21A: "41. Grant Wood, e.g."

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a native or resident of iowa
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IOWAN

22A: "42. Ostentatiously colorful"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
  • Similar words include: garish, gimcrack, tacky
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GAUDY

23A: "44. Thin layer, as of plastic"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LAMINA

24A: "45. Happened to"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that become of; happen to
  • Similar words include: betide, befall, bechance
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BEFELL

25A: "48. Phrase re some fast foods"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a republic on the western coast of africa on the gulf of guinea; formerly under french control
  • Similar words include: Togolese Republic
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TOGO

26A: "49. Solo"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that isolated from others
  • Similar words include: entirely, solely, unequaled
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALONE

27A: "50. Asparagus unit"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
  • Similar words include: gig, lance, shaft
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SPEAR

28A: "52. "Exodus" hero"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ARI

29A: "55. Weather term in winter"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: WINDCHILLFACTOR

30A: "58. Ore deposit"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
  • Similar words include: load
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LODE

31A: "59. Gen. Rob't ___"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELEE

32A: "60. Dough; cabbage"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MOOLA

33A: "61. Celebrity"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
  • Similar words include: leading, sensation, starring
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: STAR

34A: "62. Linen source"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: FLAX

35A: "63. J. Edgar's group"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GMEN

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (43 clues)

1D: "1. Guffaw, guffaw!"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HAHA

2D: "2. Jack of TV's "The Dakotas""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an ancient country in southwestern asia to the east of the tigris river (in what is modern iran); was known for its warlike people
  • Similar words include: Susiana
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELAM

3D: "3. One of Judy's girls"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the caribbean region
  • Similar words include: Mugil liza
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LIZA

4D: "4. Be worthwhile"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that something that remunerates
  • Similar words include: yield, compensate, earnings
  • Opposite of: default
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PAY

5D: "5. Admit"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LETIN

6D: "6. "Oh, woe!""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
  • Similar words include: ala, unluckily, unfortunately
  • Opposite of: luckily, fortunately
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALAS

7D: "7. Golconda"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MINE

8D: "8. Terrible"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
  • Similar words include: high-risk, tough, unfit
  • Opposite of: unregretful, goodness
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BAD

9D: "9. Small groups"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a grouping of a number of similar things
  • Similar words include: clop, bunch up, constellate
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: CLUMPS

10D: "10. ___ rye (deli offering)"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HAMON

11D: "11. Upper crust"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
  • Similar words include: elite group, elect
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELITE

12D: "12. Heron, for one"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
  • Similar words include: wading bird
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: WADER

13D: "14. Millennial Church members"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a celibate and communistic christian sect in the united states
  • Similar words include: Shaker, United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, mover and shaker
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SHAKERS

14D: "18. "Step ___!""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ONIT

15D: "19. Director"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
  • Similar words include: caput, straits, pass
  • Opposite of: rear, foot
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HEAD

16D: "23. Picnic salad"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that basically shredded cabbage
  • Similar words include: coleslaw
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SLAW

17D: "24. Songbird"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that english architect who designed more than fifty london churches (1632-1723)
  • Similar words include: jenny wren, Sir Christopher Wren
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: WREN

18D: "25. Pamper"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
  • Similar words include: mollycoddle, infant, cocker
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BABY

19D: "26. Competent"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
  • Similar words include: capable, able-bodied
  • Opposite of: unable
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ABLE

20D: "27. A Spinks"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern spain
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LEON

21D: "28. Clever"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that combining clever conception and facetious expression
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: WITTY

22D: "29. All right"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an endorsement
  • Similar words include: all right, sanction, fine
  • Opposite of: disapprove
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OKAY

23D: "31. Nobleman's title"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that terms referring to the judeo-christian god
  • Similar words include: God Almighty, master, nobleman
  • Opposite of: Lady, noblewoman
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LORD

24D: "32. "___ lay me down ... ""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: NOWI

25D: "33. Bates or King"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALAN

26D: "34. Writer Ferber"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EDNA

27D: "36. Transport by wagon"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the act of drawing or hauling something
  • Similar words include: draw, haulage, cart
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HAUL

28D: "37. Illustrative sketch"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
  • Similar words include: plot
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DIAGRAM

29D: "38. Singer Perry"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: COMO

30D: "42. Neuter is one"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in indo-european languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
  • Similar words include: sexuality, sex, grammatical gender
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GENDER

31D: "43. Composer Wilder"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALEC

32D: "44. Lallygag"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
  • Similar words include: footle, lounge about, lounge
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LOAF

33D: "45. Cries lustily"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that shout loudly and without restraint
  • Similar words include: yawp, bawl, bellow
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BAWLS

34D: "46. Prufrock's creator"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that british poet (born in the united states) who won the nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
  • Similar words include: T. S. Eliot, Mary Ann Evans, George Eliot
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELIOT

35D: "47. Filmdom family name"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states film actress and daughter of henry fonda (born in 1937)
  • Similar words include: Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: FONDA

36D: "48. Kind of dialed message"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
  • Similar words include: teletype machine, teletypewriter, teleprinter
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TELEX

37D: "50. Spot for indoor cats"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SILL

38D: "51. Entreaty"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a humble request for help from someone in authority
  • Similar words include: supplication
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PLEA

39D: "52. Minute particle"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
  • Similar words include: corpuscle, speck, mote
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ATOM

40D: "53. Part"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
  • Similar words include: use, part, character
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ROLE

41D: "54. Bani-Sadr's homeland"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
  • Similar words include: Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IRAN

42D: "56. A famous Hugh, for short"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HEF

43D: "57. Gear tooth"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
  • Similar words include: sprocket
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: COG

Puzzle Stats

35 Across
43 Down
78 Total

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Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (37 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

July 13, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle July 13, 2021

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Transform, as from one being into another 5
2A 6. Send, as payment 5
3A 11. Bro and sis 4
4A 15. In the know 5
5A 16. Beethoven's "Für ___" 5
6A 17. "Orinoco Flow" singer 4
7A 18. Address every aspect of something 16
8A 21. Ram's ma'am? 3
9A 22. Pseudonym of the essayist Charles Lamb 4
10A 23. Impersonate 6
11A 24. Bit of cunning 4
12A 25. Part of a wineglass or watch 4
13A 27. "Kill the ump!," e.g. 3
14A 28. Immediately 14
15A 33. Proficient 6
16A 34. Supervillain in Marvel comics 4
17A 35. One way up a mountain 4
18A 38. Potters' materials 5
19A 39. Email about big lottery winnings, usually 4
20A 40. Illegal payment 5
21A 41. ___ Sabe (the Lone Ranger, to Tonto) 4
22A 42. Babe in the woods 4
23A 43. Not off one's rocker? 6
24A 44. Oddly and unexpectedly 14
25A 47. "Yo, what's happening" 3
26A 49. "Mm-hmm, it's clear now" 4
27A 50. Money to tide one over 4
28A 51. One way boats come 6
29A 53. Air-condition 4
30A 54. Outburst in a nursery 3
31A 57. Situation that starts things completely over 16
32A 61. Be inclined (to) 4
33A 62. "Awesome!" 5
34A 63. Use the return key for 5
35A 64. Things assayers assay 4
36A 65. Pitchers 5
37A 66. Cockamamie 5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Transform, as from one being into another"

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 cause to change shape in a computer animation
  • 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: MORPH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Send, as payment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
  • Words that mean the same thing: defer, prorogue, slacken
  • 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: REMIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Bro and sis"

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 person's brother or sister
  • Words that mean the same thing: cognate, blood relation, blood relative
  • 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: SIBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. In the know"

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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
  • Words that mean the same thing: cognisant, mindful, cognizant
  • The opposite would be: unaware, unmindful
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AWARE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Beethoven's "Für ___""

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: ELISE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. "Orinoco Flow" singer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ENYA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Address every aspect of something"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 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: COVERALLTHEBASES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Ram's ma'am?"

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 member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
  • 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: EWE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Pseudonym of the essayist Charles Lamb"

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 english essayist (1775-1834)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Charles Lamb, Lamb
  • 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: ELIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Impersonate"

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: POSEAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Bit of cunning"

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 use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  • Words that mean the same thing: chicanery, chicane, guile
  • 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: WILE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Part of a wineglass or watch"

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 (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  • Words that mean the same thing: prow, stalk, root
  • 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: STEM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. "Kill the ump!," e.g."

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 loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
  • Words that mean the same thing: watchword, hollo, call
  • The opposite would be: laugh
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CRY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Immediately"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: RIGHTOFFTHEBAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Proficient"

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 quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  • The opposite would be: maladroit
  • 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: ADROIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Supervillain in Marvel comics"

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 (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
  • Words that mean the same thing: are, ar
  • 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: ARES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. One way up a mountain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TBAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Potters' materials"

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 very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
  • Words that mean the same thing: stiff, Henry Clay, clay
  • 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: CLAYS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Email about big lottery winnings, usually"

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 fraudulent business scheme
  • Words that mean the same thing: defraud, nobble, gip
  • 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: SCAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Illegal payment"

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 payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
  • Words that mean the same thing: corrupt, payoff, buy
  • 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: BRIBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. ___ Sabe (the Lone Ranger, to Tonto)"

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: KEMO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Babe in the woods"

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 naive or inexperienced person
  • Words that mean the same thing: naive
  • The opposite would be: sophisticated
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NAIF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Not off one's rocker?"

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 show to a seat; assign a seat for
  • Words that mean the same thing: induct, sit down, sitting
  • The opposite would be: standing
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEATED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Oddly and unexpectedly"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: OUTOFLEFTFIELD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. "Yo, what's happening""

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 small amount of liquid food
  • Words that mean the same thing: swallow
  • 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: SUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. "Mm-hmm, it's clear now""

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: ISEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Money to tide one over"

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 temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
  • Words that mean the same thing: loanword, lend
  • The opposite would be: borrow
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. One way boats come"

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 towards the shore from the water
  • 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: ASHORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Air-condition"

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 the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
  • Words that mean the same thing: coolheaded, sang-froid, chill
  • The opposite would be: heat, warm
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: COOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Outburst in a nursery"

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: WAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Situation that starts things completely over"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert 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: WHOLENEWBALLGAME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Be inclined (to)"

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 have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
  • Words that mean the same thing: run, be given, lean
  • 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: TEND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. "Awesome!""

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 english phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
  • Words that mean the same thing: sweet-smelling, unfermented, perfumed
  • The opposite would be: sour, salty
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SWEET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Use the return key for"

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 to come or go into
  • Words that mean the same thing: move into, insert, embark
  • The opposite would be: exit, drop out
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ENTER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Things assayers assay"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
  • Words that mean the same thing: ore
  • 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: ORES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Pitchers"

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 an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
  • Words that mean the same thing: pitcher, ewer
  • 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: EWERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Cockamamie"

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: NUTSO

    Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword July 13, 2021

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Self-defense spray 4
2D 2. Response to a sting 4
3D 3. Gush praise 4
4D 4. Opposite of post- 3
5D 5. "Voilà!" 8
6D 6. Kind of pitcher 6
7D 7. Jazz legend Fitzgerald 4
8D 8. Prestigious sch. in metro Boston 3
9D 9. Kinda-sorta: Suffix 3
10D 10. Shelters once made from buffalo skins 7
11D 11. Sail the seven ___ 4
12D 12. Camper's annoyance 10
13D 13. One way to "play it" 5
14D 14. Smart-mouthed 5
15D 19. Apportion 5
16D 20. Go over terribly with an audience 4
17D 24. Snide question to one issuing a challenge 6
18D 25. Attack with a low flyover 6
19D 26. The outsiders 4
20D 28. Strain, as one's brain 4
21D 29. Like a team on a day off 4
22D 30. Early record player 10
23D 31. Effortless 6
24D 32. Transportation in a Duke Ellington tune 6
25D 36. Member of the first family 4
26D 37. Actor Foxx of "Sanford and Son" 4
27D 39. An umpire's outstretched arms signifies this 4
28D 40. Happened to, poetically 8
29D 42. What gibberish makes 7
30D 43. Piece of pub furniture 5
31D 45. One for the road? 4
32D 46. Units in a homecoming parade 6
33D 47. Took care of 5
34D 48. Certain worker in a stadium 5
35D 52. Bygone G.M. product, informally 4
36D 53. One who's radio-active? 4
37D 54. Electrical unit 4
38D 55. Iowa college town 4
39D 56. Ticker-tape parade honoree 4
40D 58. "That's disgusting!" 3
41D 59. Tiny 3
42D 60. Prey for a lion 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. Self-defense spray"

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 (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
  • Words that mean the same thing: Chemical Mace, macer, macebearer
  • 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: MACE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Response to a sting"

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: OWOW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Gush praise"

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

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Opposite of post-"

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: PRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Voilà!""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: HEREITIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Kind of pitcher"

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 feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
  • Words that mean the same thing: ease, sculptural relief, backup
  • 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: RELIEF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Jazz legend Fitzgerald"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ELLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Prestigious sch. in metro Boston"

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 an engineering university in cambridge
  • Words that mean the same thing: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Kinda-sorta: Suffix"

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: ISH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Shelters once made from buffalo skins"

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 native american tent; usually of conical shape
  • Words that mean the same thing: tepee, teepee, tipi
  • 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: TEEPEES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Sail the seven ___"

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

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Camper's annoyance"

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: INSECTBITE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. One way to "play it""

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: BYEAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Smart-mouthed"

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 improperly forward or bold
  • Words that mean the same thing: overbold, impudent, impertinent
  • 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: SASSY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Apportion"

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 allow to have
  • Words that mean the same thing: parcel out, dispense, deal out
  • 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: ALLOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "20. Go over terribly with an audience"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
  • Words that mean the same thing: turkey, dud, flush it
  • The opposite would be: pass
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BOMB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Snide question to one issuing a challenge"

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: WHOYOU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Attack with a low flyover"

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 an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane
  • 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: STRAFE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. The outsiders"

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: THEM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Strain, as one's brain"

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 framework for holding objects
  • Words that mean the same thing: wrack, stand, wheel
  • 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: RACK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Like a team on a day off"

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 the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
  • Words that mean the same thing: out of work, wild, unwarranted
  • The opposite would be: run, work
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IDLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Early record player"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
  • Words that mean the same thing: acoustic gramophone
  • 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: GRAMOPHONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Effortless"

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 arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  • Words that mean the same thing: smooth-spoken, silver, fluent
  • 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: FACILE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Transportation in a Duke Ellington tune"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ATRAIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Member of the first family"

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 norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Niels Henrik Abel, Niels Abel
  • 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: ABEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Actor Foxx of "Sanford and Son""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: REDD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. An umpire's outstretched arms signifies this"

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 strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
  • Words that mean the same thing: rubber, prophylactic, dependable
  • The opposite would be: dangerous, out
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SAFE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Happened to, poetically"

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 become of; happen to
  • Words that mean the same thing: befall, betide, bechance
  • 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: BEFALLEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. What gibberish makes"

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: NOSENSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Piece of pub furniture"

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 simple seat without a back or arms
  • Words that mean the same thing: crap, faeces, fecal matter
  • 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: STOOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. One for the road?"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
  • Words that mean the same thing: wear down, tire out, wear out
  • The opposite would be: refresh, interest
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Units in a homecoming parade"

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 the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
  • Words that mean the same thing: swim bladder, ice-cream float, drift
  • The opposite would be: sink
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FLOATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Took care of"

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: SAWTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Certain worker in a stadium"

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 irish prelate who deduced from the bible that creation occurred in the year 4004 bc (1581-1656)
  • Words that mean the same thing: James Ussher, Ussher, doorkeeper
  • 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: USHER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Bygone G.M. product, informally"

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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
  • Words that mean the same thing: old
  • The word looks like this: ____
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    The answer is: OLDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. One who's radio-active?"

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: CBER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Electrical unit"

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 unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
  • Words that mean the same thing: James Watt, W
  • 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: WATT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Iowa college town"

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: AMES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "56. Ticker-tape parade honoree"

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 man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
  • Words that mean the same thing: torpedo, paladin, fighter
  • 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: HERO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "58. "That's disgusting!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: EWW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "59. Tiny"

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 short time
  • Words that mean the same thing: piss, teensy, pee-pee
  • 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: WEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "60. Prey for a lion"

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 large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
  • Words that mean the same thing: wildebeest
  • 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: GNU

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 61 77.2%
Short Answer 10 12.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment 3 3.8%
Sports 3 3.8%
Geography 1 1.3%
History 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 42
Total Clues 79
Average Answer Length 5.2 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 16 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 Tuesday, 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 16, 2025 at 08:49 AM

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