Sun Sep 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 22, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. One getting into some hot water?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATHER

  Possible Answer : swimmer, bather, natator




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

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

  The answer: UMPS

  Possible Answer : umpire, ump




• The clue is 11. Data sought in phishing attempts, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSNS




• The clue is 15. Thus far. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TODATE




• The clue is 21. Cry from a treehouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPHERE




• The clue is 22. Doesn't rule out, as a possibility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEEPSOPEN




• The clue is 24. Wrinkle-free, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONED

  Possible Answer : press, iron, ironed, iron_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unironed




• The clue is 25. Turned on an axis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEWED

  Possible Answer : skid, slew, slip, slide, swerve, slue, curve, trend, cut, sheer, veer




• The clue is 26. Real no-brainer?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTTERFOOL




• The clue is 27. Colorful ingredients in some cookie recipes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANDMS




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

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

  The answer: TOSS

  Possible Answer : fling, thresh, discard, throw_away, flip, sky, jactitate, cast_away, chuck, throw_out, toss_out, thrash_about, put_away, toss, pitch, thresh_about, pass, thrash, cast_out, cast_aside, convulse, chuck_out, dispose, slash, toss_away




• The clue is 29. Reef lurker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer : eel




• The clue is 31. Ways off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXITS

  Possible Answer : kick_the_bucket, conk, die, croak, decease, perish, expiration, snuff_it, choke, outlet, pop_off, issue, give-up_the_ghost, leave, get_out, exit, passing, go_out, cash_in_one's_chips, loss, way_out, pass_away, pass, going, drop_dead, buy_the_farm, expire, go, departure, release

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born, enter




• The clue is 32. Part of H.M.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HER




• The clue is 34. Word with body or blood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPE

  Possible Answer : typewrite, eccentric, type, typecast, character, case

  Possible Opposite Answer : antitype




• The clue is 35. Texter's alternative to an eye roll emoji. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMH




• The clue is 36. Olympians on stunt bikes, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BMXERS




• The clue is 38. Genre for Fall Out Boy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMOPOP




• The clue is 41. U.S. currency: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOL

  Possible Answer : dol, Labor, DoL, Labor_Department, Department_of_Labor




• The clue is 42. Negative influence on others, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: BADAPPLE




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

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

  The answer: PUT

  Possible Answer : assign, position, order, pose, place, redact, invest, cast, set_up, lay, couch, set, arrange, put, put_option, commit, frame

  Possible Opposite Answer : call_option, divest




• The clue is 47. To sweeten the deal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: ASABONUS




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

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

  The answer: WONT

  Possible Answer : habit, wont




• The clue is 50. Houdini's signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESCAPEACT




• The clue is 53. Basis for a feud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEF

  Possible Answer : gripe, beef_cattle, boeuf, squawk, bitch, grouse, beef, kick, holler, bellyache, crab




• The clue is 54. Rudder found in nature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FISHFIN




• The clue is 57. "Bad luck, I guess … It was my turn, that's all. I was in the path of the ___" (quote from 18-Down). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORNADO

  Possible Answer : tornado, crack_cocaine, twister, crack




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

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

  The answer: HITARUT




• The clue is 61. "This is the worst!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGH




• The clue is 62. Receptacle for soaking before a pedicure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOOTSPA




• The clue is 64. Brainy bunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENSANS




• The clue is 66. Electronica pioneer Brian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENO




• The clue is 67. Bulgarian or Bosnian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAV

  Possible Answer : Slav




• The clue is 69. Rap group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NWA




• The clue is 70. The White House grounds have 18 of them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRES

  Possible Answer : Acre, Accho, acre, Akka, Akko, demesne, estate, land, landed_estate, acres




• The clue is 72. Some online pings, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMS




• The clue is 73. "Yo!," on the down-low. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 74. Lightning-fast hedgehog of video games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONIC

  Possible Answer : transonic, sonic

  Possible Opposite Answer : subsonic




• The clue is 76. What "washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life," per Picasso. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer : nontextual_matter, artistry, artistic_creation, artistic_production, artwork, prowess, graphics, art, fine_art




• The clue is 78. Lane for carpoolers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOV




• The clue is 79. Six-foot-tall Aussie sprinter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer : Dromaius_novaehollandiae, emu, Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit




• The clue is 80. Grows dimmer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WANES

  Possible Answer : ebbing, decline, wan, wane, ebb, go_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : wax




• The clue is 81. "Are you ___ drive?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKTO




• The clue is 82. Certain online video snippet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOUTUBECLIP




• The clue is 85. Downwind, to seafarers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEE

  Possible Answer : alee




• The clue is 86. "Breaking Bad" channel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMC




• The clue is 88. Fastener that's one letter ahead of "U-bolt" in the dictionary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNUT




• The clue is 89. Org. with the Artemis program. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NASA

  Possible Answer : NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration




• The clue is 90. Office building unit: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE




• The clue is 91. What a police escort may offer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAFEPASSAGE




• The clue is 95. Classic cover-ups for spies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRENCHCOATS




• The clue is 100. Fumble or bumble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer : drift, stray, mistake, slip, err




• The clue is 101. Card game with a Power Grab edition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNO




• The clue is 102. "Good joke!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAH




• The clue is 103. Red side, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOP

  Possible Answer : Republican_Party, GOP




• The clue is 104. Indecency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORTASTE




• The clue is 108. Female in the forest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOE

  Possible Answer : DOE, Energy, Department_of_Energy, Energy_Department, doe




• The clue is 111. "Like that matters to me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIFICARE




• The clue is 114. Stage a jailbreak à la 18-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNNELOUT




• The clue is 115. Annual May race, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IND




• The clue is 116. Held together in a makeshift way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUCTTAPED




• The clue is 117. Wraps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDS

  Possible Answer : close, remnant, closing, stop, terminate, final_stage, goal, destruction, conclusion, oddment, ending, terminal, remainder, finish, death, cease, last, end

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 118. Sizable challenge for a mover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFA

  Possible Answer : couch, lounge, sofa




• The clue is 119. Make a break for it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUN

  Possible Answer : bleed, outpouring, runnel, bunk, flow, work, run, running_game, foot_race, turn_tail, test, course, range, running_play, prevail, hunt_down, guide, hunt, track_down, trial, tend, move, be_given, fly_the_coop, running, head_for_the_hills, draw, streak, political_campaign, escape, take_to_the_woods, unravel, lam, melt, streamlet, carry, hightail_it, break_away, lean, scat, function, endure, lead, pass, rivulet, footrace, feed, extend, discharge, operate, persist, execute, black_market, rill, incline, play, run_for, race, melt_down, tally, die_hard, campaign, consort, ladder, go, scarper, run_away, ravel, ply

  Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction




• The clue is 120. Yearn (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHE

  Possible Answer : yearn, languish, suffer, hurt, smart, aching, ache, pine, yen




• The clue is 121. Swain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEAU

  Possible Answer : beau, dude, swain, fashion_plate, boyfriend, sheik, swell, dandy, clotheshorse, fop, fellow, gallant, young_man




• The clue is 122. Parts of N.F.L. highlight reels, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TDS




• The clue is 123. This really blows!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer : trinitrotoluene, TNT




• The clue is 124. Airport monitor, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer : Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA




• The clue is 125. Razz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KID

  Possible Answer : kidskin, Kyd, Thomas_Kid, josh, small_fry, tiddler, Thomas_Kyd, jolly, youngster, shaver, minor, chaff, Kid, tike, tyke, nestling, kid, nipper, pull_the_leg_of, child, fry, banter

  Possible Opposite Answer : parent




• The clue is 126. Pennzoil competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  Possible Answer : STP, s.t.p.

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Exceeds 21, in blackjack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSTS

  Possible Answer: bust, binge, fizzle, flop, female_chest, wear, snap, burst, tear, bout, break, wear_out, fall_apart, raid, rupture

  Possible Opposite Answer : repair

• The clue is 2. Poise under pressure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APLOMB

  Possible Answer: aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid, cool

• The clue is 3. With 6-Down, prison drama released on September 23, 1994. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THESHAWSHANK

• The clue is 4. Hacks with an ax. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEWS

  Possible Answer: hew_out, hew

• The clue is 5. Ahead of, in poetry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERE

• The clue is 6. See 3-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDEMPTION

  Possible Answer: buyback, salvation, redemption, repurchase

• The clue is 7. Instrument strummed in the Train song "Hey, Soul Sister". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UKULELE

  Possible Answer: ukulele, uke

• The clue is 8. Popular gala venue, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

  Possible Answer: fulfill, match, contact, encounter, fill, see, receive, conform_to, gather, fit, cope_with, get_together, meet, fulfil, adjoin, assemble, come_across, take_on, satisfy, run_across, touch, play, forgather, foregather, run_into, suffer, converge

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 9. Sneaky ___ (sly dogs). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETES

  Possible Answer: pet

• The clue is 10. Glasses, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEX

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

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

  The answer: SOFT

  Possible Answer: delicate, easygoing, cushy, gentle, mild, soft, diffuse, piano, voiced, diffused, indulgent, lenient, flabby, flaccid, balmy, sonant, easy, subdued

  Possible Opposite Answer : forte, loud, unvoiced, hard, hardened

• The clue is 12. Imagine, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOSE

• The clue is 13. Prefix with -lithic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer: neo

• The clue is 14. 16-time gig for Steve Martin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNLHOST

• The clue is 15. Portrayer of 18-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIMROBBINS

• The clue is 16. "Cup ___ cone?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

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

• The clue is 17. Terse admonishment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONT

• The clue is 18. Lead role in 3-Down/6-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDYDUFRESNE

• The clue is 19. They're measured in beats per minute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEMPOS

  Possible Answer: tempo, pace, pacing

• The clue is 20. Famed Ford flop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDSEL

• The clue is 23. Honorific from Sanskrit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRI

• The clue is 30. Date on a debit card: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXP

• The clue is 33. Pollution-regulating org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer: Environmental_Protection_Agency, EPA

• The clue is 36. Resort town in Alberta's Rockies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANFF

  Possible Answer: Banff

• The clue is 37. Kicks back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTS

  Possible Answer: quietus, repose, lie, balance, ease, residual, roost, perch, residuum, stay, relief, rest_period, relaxation, sleep, respite, catch_one's_breath, pillow, take_a_breather, eternal_sleep, remainder, rest, remain, reside, eternal_rest, breathe, residue

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active

• The clue is 39. "The Heart of Georgia". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACON

  Possible Answer: macon, maconnais, Macon

• The clue is 40. ___ Corner, section of Westminster Abbey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POETS

  Possible Answer: poet

• The clue is 43. "What was I thinking!?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOH

  Possible Answer: ut, do, doh

• The clue is 44. Fall accessory?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARACHUTE

  Possible Answer: chute, jump, parachute

• The clue is 45. Bygone channel that launched with the two-hour pilot of "Star Trek: Voyager". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPN

• The clue is 46. 4x100 relay, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEAMEVENT

• The clue is 48. Org. with Student Success Grants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEA

• The clue is 51. ___ América (quadrennial soccer championship). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPA

• The clue is 52. Juice drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADES

  Possible Answer: fruit_drink, ade

• The clue is 54. To-do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSS

  Possible Answer: niggle, bustle, dither, pother, bicker, bickering, spat, trouble, flurry, squabble, mother, fuss, hassle, overprotect, pettifoggery, tiff, stir, bother, ado, hustle, flap, tizzy, fret

• The clue is 55. Yeti's commercial rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGLOO

  Possible Answer: igloo, iglu

• The clue is 56. "Ain't gonna happen!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOWAY

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

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

  The answer: HAMUP

• The clue is 59. Erase from one's memory, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSEE

• The clue is 60. Target audience for "Peppa Pig". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTS

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

• The clue is 63. Decks with cards numbered I through XXI. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAROTS

  Possible Answer: tarot_card, tarot

• The clue is 65. Apelike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIMIAN

  Possible Answer: simian

• The clue is 68. Curriculum ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VITAE

• The clue is 71. Take inventory?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROB

  Possible Answer: gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, fleece, soak, surcharge, rob, plume

  Possible Opposite Answer : undercharge

• The clue is 73. Prefix with -lithic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALEO

• The clue is 75. Make sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COMPUTE

  Possible Answer: reckon, compute, calculate, work_out, cipher, cypher, figure

• The clue is 77. Ingredient in a niçoise salad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

  Possible Answer: tuna, tuna_fish, tunny, Opuntia_tuna, Anguilla_sucklandii

• The clue is 79. Conditional coding word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSE

• The clue is 80. "Hey, I'm walkin' here!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATCHIT

• The clue is 83. Harbor helper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: labor, towboat, tug, jerk, drive, tote, lug, tower, tugboat, labour, push

• The clue is 84. It might get booted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAR

  Possible Answer: auto, machine, automobile, railcar, railway_car, motorcar, gondola, elevator_car, car, railroad_car, cable_car

• The clue is 87. Main blvd. through N.Y.C.'s Chinatown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANALST

• The clue is 90. Treated unfairly, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAFTED

  Possible Answer: screw, jockey, chouse, shaft, cheat, chicane

• The clue is 91. The swans in "The Twelve Days of Christmas," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEPTET

  Possible Answer: septenary, VII, sevensome, 7, septette, seven, septet, heptad, sevener

• The clue is 92. In the area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROUND

  Possible Answer: or_so, some, more_or_less, approximately, around, just_about, round, about, close_to, roughly

• The clue is 93. Some makeshift fans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRONDS

  Possible Answer: frond

• The clue is 94. "Already?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSOON

• The clue is 96. Ostentatiously stylish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHICHI

  Possible Answer: chic, swank, smartness, chichi, modishness, last_word, stylishness, chicness

• The clue is 97. Early Christian meals of love and fellowship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGAPES

  Possible Answer: agape, agape_love, love_feast

• The clue is 98. Unwrapped with gusto. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOREAT

• The clue is 99. Accelerated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEDUP

• The clue is 105. Shot makers, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNS

  Possible Answer: Rn, registered_nurse, radon, atomic_number_86, RN

• The clue is 106. Top of a titmouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUFT

  Possible Answer: tuft, tussock

• The clue is 107. H on a frat house. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer: Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, eta, ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna

• The clue is 108. Shoveled stuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRT

  Possible Answer: poop, grease, turd, filth, grunge, malicious_gossip, stain, dirt, ungraded, scandal, soil, grime, shit, shite, crap

• The clue is 109. Unwelcome obligation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONUS

  Possible Answer: onus, burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, load

• The clue is 110. Irish novelist O'Brien. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNA

• The clue is 111. Coding pioneer Lovelace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADA

  Possible Answer: ADA, adenosine_deaminase

• The clue is 112. Be bad, like really bad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCK

  Possible Answer: fellate, suck_in, sop_up, blow, draw, imbibe, absorb, soak_up, lactate, take_up, go_down_on, suck, sucking, suction, take_in, suck_up, nurse, suckle, give_suck, breastfeed, wet-nurse

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottlefeed

• The clue is 113. Kin of a zin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAB

  Possible Answer: hack, taxicab, cabriolet, cab, taxi

XWordHint Crossword Answers May 25, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: May 25, 2025

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Across Clues and Answers (65)

Clue #1: 1. Woodworking byproduct

7-letter answer Answer: SAWDUST

Word Help: Synonyms: sawdust

Clue #2: 8. Most-awarded musician at the American Music Awards

5-letter answer Answer: SWIFT

Word Help: Synonyms: Sceloporus_occidentalis, Dean_Swift, western_fence_lizard

Clue #3: 13. Outkast, for one

6-letter answer Answer: RAPDUO

Clue #4: 19. Angioplasty tube

8-letter answer Answer: CATHETER

Word Help: Synonyms: catheter

Clue #5: 20. Mammal with a prehensile snout

5-letter answer Answer: TAPIR

Word Help: Synonyms: tapir

Clue #6: 21. Something to run

6-letter answer Answer: ERRAND

Word Help: Synonyms: errand

Clue #7: 22. Like floppy disks and typewriters

8-letter answer Answer: OBSOLETE

Word Help: Synonyms: obsolete, disused

Clue #8: 23. Gaming company whose logo is known as "the Fuji"

5-letter answer Answer: ATARI

Clue #9: 24. Must

6-letter answer Answer: NEEDTO

Clue #10: 25. Melittologist's study

4-letter answer Answer: BEES

Word Help: Synonyms: comprise, exist, represent
Antonyms: differ

Clue #11: 26. Army bosses, informally

6-letter answer Answer: SARGES

Clue #12: 28. Exam in which using notes is allowed

12-letter answer Answer: OPENBOOKTEST

Clue #13: 30. Inventor's pride

10-letter answer Answer: BRAINCHILD

Word Help: Synonyms: inspiration, brainchild

Clue #14: 33. "Sorta"

3-letter answer Answer: ISH

Clue #15: 34. "The Last Judgment" is found in one in the Sistine Chapel

4-letter answer Answer: APSE

Word Help: Synonyms: apse, apsis

Clue #16: 35. Search around, as a truffle-hunting pig

6-letter answer Answer: ROOTLE

Word Help: Synonyms: rootle, rout, root

Clue #17: 36. "I'm so frustrated!"

3-letter answer Answer: GAH

Clue #18: 38. Thereabouts

4-letter answer Answer: ORSO

Clue #19: 40. Going on to say

6-letter answer Answer: ADDING

Word Help: Synonyms: tot_up, sum_up, tally
Antonyms: subtract, take_away

Clue #20: 43. Harry Houdini and David Blaine, for two

13-letter answer Answer: ESCAPEARTISTS

Clue #21: 46. Escalator part

4-letter answer Answer: STEP

Word Help: Synonyms: maltreat, gradation, ill-treat

Clue #22: 50. Beheader of Medusa

7-letter answer Answer: PERSEUS

Word Help: Synonyms: Perseus

Clue #23: 52. Guaranteed

7-letter answer Answer: ASSURED

Word Help: Synonyms: assure, assured, promise
Antonyms: worry

Clue #24: 53. Magazine with an annual Person of the Year issue

4-letter answer Answer: TIME

Word Help: Synonyms: clip, sentence, metre

Clue #25: 54. 53-Across, reversed

4-letter answer Answer: EMIT

Word Help: Synonyms: utter, give_off, breathe
Antonyms: absorb

Clue #26: 55. Praise highly

5-letter answer Answer: EXTOL

Word Help: Synonyms: laud, proclaim, exalt

Clue #27: 58. Gal of Hollywood

5-letter answer Answer: GADOT

Clue #28: 60. Groove on

3-letter answer Answer: DIG

Word Help: Synonyms: savvy, poke, jibe

Clue #29: 61. Not too shabby

5-letter answer Answer: SOLID

Word Help: Synonyms: upstanding, strong, substantial
Antonyms: liquid, hollow

Clue #30: 63. Synagogue greeting

6-letter answer Answer: SHALOM

Clue #31: 66. Cotton and flax, for two

6-letter answer Answer: FIBERS

Word Help: Synonyms: character, fiber, fibre

Clue #32: 68. Set (down)

3-letter answer Answer: LAY

Word Help: Synonyms: lay, put_down, lie_in
Antonyms: arise, stand

Clue #33: 69. Theoretical paths depicted by the circled squares

9-letter answer Answer: WORMHOLES

Word Help: Synonyms: wormhole

Clue #34: 73. Snazzily dressed gent

3-letter answer Answer: FOP

Word Help: Synonyms: dude, beau, swell

Clue #35: 74. Musical sections

6-letter answer Answer: SCENES

Word Help: Synonyms: vista, panorama, view

Clue #36: 77. Wellness product derived from an Australian bird

6-letter answer Answer: EMUOIL

Clue #37: 78. Cappuccino topper

5-letter answer Answer: FROTH

Word Help: Synonyms: effervesce, foam, fizz

Clue #38: 81. Fat stack of cash

3-letter answer Answer: WAD

Word Help: Synonyms: sight, jam, jampack

Clue #39: 82. "Hang loose" sign

5-letter answer Answer: SHAKA

Clue #40: 86. City destroyed in Genesis

5-letter answer Answer: SODOM

Word Help: Synonyms: sodom, Sodom

Clue #41: 88. Manhattan neighborhood that's adjacent to the East Village

4-letter answer Answer: NOHO

Clue #42: 89. "Whatever!"

4-letter answer Answer: ASIF

Clue #43: 91. Like the subject of a photograph, ideally

7-letter answer Answer: INFRAME

Clue #44: 94. Cyclist, e.g.

7-letter answer Answer: PEDALER

Word Help: Synonyms: pedaller, pedaler

Clue #45: 96. Grandmother's nickname

4-letter answer Answer: NANA

Clue #46: 97. Brand known as "The San Francisco Treat"

9-letter answer Answer: RICEARONI

Clue #47: 100. Has trouble swallowing

6-letter answer Answer: GAGSON

Clue #48: 101. Roman who opposed Julius Caesar

4-letter answer Answer: CATO

Clue #49: 103. "All right!"

3-letter answer Answer: YES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #50: 104. Senator's home

6-letter answer Answer: OTTAWA

Word Help: Synonyms: capital_of_Canada, Ottawa_river, Canadian_capital

Clue #51: 106. Battle of Normandy city

4-letter answer Answer: CAEN

Clue #52: 108. "Defending Our Nation. Securing the Future" org.

3-letter answer Answer: NSA

Word Help: Synonyms: National_Security_Agency, NSA

Clue #53: 110. Not breaking, as an actor

18-letter answer Answer: STAYINGINCHARACTER

Clue #54: 115. Lightweight Apple laptop

10-letter answer Answer: MACBOOKAIR

Clue #55: 117. Color-coated candies

6-letter answer Answer: MANDMS

Clue #56: 118. Healthful smoothie ingredient

4-letter answer Answer: ACAI

Clue #57: 119. Slant skyward

6-letter answer Answer: UPTILT

Clue #58: 120. Brand that merged with BP

5-letter answer Answer: AMOCO

Clue #59: 122. Compound used to make synthetic rubber

8-letter answer Answer: ISOPRENE

Clue #60: 125. Witches

6-letter answer Answer: CRONES

Word Help: Synonyms: hag, beldame, beldam

Clue #61: 126. Have a night on the town

5-letter answer Answer: GOOUT

Clue #62: 127. Oprah delivered them for Rosa Parks and Toni Morrison

8-letter answer Answer: EULOGIES

Word Help: Synonyms: encomium, eulogium, paean

Clue #63: 128. Peckish and peevish

6-letter answer Answer: HANGRY

Clue #64: 129. Bender

5-letter answer Answer: SPREE

Word Help: Synonyms: spree, fling

Clue #65: 130. Spot of madness, metaphorically

7-letter answer Answer: DEEPEND

Across Clues and Answers (65)

Clue #1: 1. Fencing discipline

5-letter answer Answer: SABER

Word Help: Synonyms: cavalry_sword, saber, sabre

Clue #2: 2. Perplexed

5-letter answer Answer: ATSEA

Clue #3: 3. "Can I speak to your manager?"

12-letter answer Answer: WHOSINCHARGE

Clue #4: 4. "Barb and Star Go to Vista ___ Mar" (2021 comedy)

3-letter answer Answer: DEL

Clue #5: 5. All-purpose truck, informally

3-letter answer Answer: UTE

Word Help: Synonyms: Ute

Clue #6: 6. Programs to, as a thermostat

6-letter answer Answer: SETSAT

Clue #7: 7. Molasses, to a contestant on "The Great British Bake Off"

7-letter answer Answer: TREACLE

Word Help: Synonyms: golden_syrup, mush, slop

Clue #8: 8. Put on

5-letter answer Answer: STAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: represent, level, leg

Clue #9: 9. Mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen

8-letter answer Answer: WATERGAS

Clue #10: 10. Many Dogfish Head brews

4-letter answer Answer: IPAS

Clue #11: 11. Tree with "noble" and "grand" varieties

3-letter answer Answer: FIR

Word Help: Synonyms: fir, fir_tree, true_fir

Clue #12: 12. ZZ Top and Green Day, for two

5-letter answer Answer: TRIOS

Word Help: Synonyms: ternary, triple, 3

Clue #13: 13. Magritte who painted "The Son of Man"

4-letter answer Answer: RENE

Clue #14: 14. Spots for some rockers

6-letter answer Answer: ARENAS

Word Help: Synonyms: orbit, stadium, sphere

Clue #15: 15. Making hotel reservations in advance

10-letter answer Answer: PREBOOKING

Clue #16: 16. Certain parents, to their tots

5-letter answer Answer: DADAS

Word Help: Synonyms: dadaism, papa, pappa

Clue #17: 17. Loosen

5-letter answer Answer: UNTIE

Word Help: Synonyms: unbrace, untie, loosen
Antonyms: tie

Clue #18: 18. Baking soda target

4-letter answer Answer: ODOR

Word Help: Synonyms: smell, scent, aroma

Clue #19: 19. Kind of salad with bacon and hard-boiled eggs

4-letter answer Answer: COBB

Clue #20: 27. GPS suggestions: Abbr.

4-letter answer Answer: RTES

Clue #21: 29. Buzzed

6-letter answer Answer: PHONED

Word Help: Synonyms: call, ring, telephone

Clue #22: 31. Top-notch

4-letter answer Answer: AONE

Clue #23: 32. "X-Men" character portrayed by Anna Paquin

5-letter answer Answer: ROGUE

Word Help: Synonyms: scalawag, rascal, varlet

Clue #24: 33. "Ain't that the truth!"

7-letter answer Answer: IHEARYA

Clue #25: 37. Some tough H.S. classes

3-letter answer Answer: APS

Clue #26: 39. No longer burdened by

5-letter answer Answer: RIDOF

Clue #27: 40. Mammals with prehensile feet

4-letter answer Answer: APES

Word Help: Synonyms: anthropoid, aper, emulator

Clue #28: 41. Showcase at an expo

4-letter answer Answer: DEMO

Word Help: Synonyms: exhibit, demo, show

Clue #29: 42. Taught by repetition

9-letter answer Answer: DRILLEDIN

Clue #30: 44. "Stay in touch"

6-letter answer Answer: CALLME

Clue #31: 45. Rita ___, "Let You Love Me" singer

3-letter answer Answer: ORA

Word Help: Synonyms: Os, atomic_number_76, osmium

Clue #32: 47. Habitats for hermit crabs and sea stars

9-letter answer Answer: TIDEPOOLS

Clue #33: 48. Qatari ruler

4-letter answer Answer: EMIR

Word Help: Synonyms: emir, ameer, emeer

Clue #34: 49. Parts of a coatrack

4-letter answer Answer: PEGS

Word Help: Synonyms: tholepin, nail_down, pegleg

Clue #35: 51. Annual Austin music festival, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: SXSW

Clue #36: 56. However, in shorthand

3-letter answer Answer: THO

Word Help: Synonyms: Tho

Clue #37: 57. Flat-headed crew driver?

3-letter answer Answer: OAR

Word Help: Synonyms: oar

Clue #38: 59. Small row

4-letter answer Answer: TIFF

Word Help: Synonyms: pettifoggery, tiff, bickering

Clue #39: 62. What spinach leaves and beets can be used as

4-letter answer Answer: DYES

Word Help: Synonyms: dye, dyestuff

Clue #40: 64. Unit represented by Ω

3-letter answer Answer: OHM

Word Help: Synonyms: ohm, Ohm, Georg_Simon_Ohm

Clue #41: 65. Moves a cursor (over)

6-letter answer Answer: MOUSES

Word Help: Synonyms: creep, shiner, mouse

Clue #42: 67. Many an evangelical

18-letter answer Answer: BORNAGAINCHRISTIAN

Clue #43: 70. Best place to go in London?

3-letter answer Answer: LOO

Word Help: Synonyms: closet, loo, W.C.

Clue #44: 71. Holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan

3-letter answer Answer: EID

Clue #45: 72. Spill (over)

4-letter answer Answer: SLOP

Word Help: Synonyms: mire, spill, slops

Clue #46: 74. Metaphor for a late bloomer

4-letter answer Answer: SWAN

Word Help: Synonyms: cast, vagabond, affirm

Clue #47: 75. "Mi ___ es su ___"

4-letter answer Answer: CASA

Clue #48: 76. T follower

5-letter answer Answer: SHIRT

Word Help: Synonyms: shirt

Clue #49: 79. Nickname alternative to Teddy

4-letter answer Answer: THEO

Clue #50: 80. What disbudding prevents the growth of

4-letter answer Answer: HORN

Word Help: Synonyms: saddle_horn, horn, trump

Clue #51: 83. Negatively charged particles

6-letter answer Answer: ANIONS

Word Help: Synonyms: anion

Clue #52: 84. Fast-food chain that's headquartered in Louisville

3-letter answer Answer: KFC

Clue #53: 85. Floor covering in many a living room

7-letter answer Answer: AREARUG

Clue #54: 87. Mullally who played the ex-wife of her real-life husband on "Parks and Recreation"

5-letter answer Answer: MEGAN

Clue #55: 90. Certain social media update

12-letter answer Answer: FACEBOOKPOST

Clue #56: 92. Loved, loved, loved, with "up"

3-letter answer Answer: ATE

Word Help: Synonyms: exhaust, wipe_out, eat_on

Clue #57: 93. Be late in the theater?

8-letter answer Answer: MISSACUE

Clue #58: 95. Canine in "Hi and Lois"

4-letter answer Answer: DAWG

Clue #59: 98. Leathery-skinned hopper

4-letter answer Answer: TOAD

Word Help: Synonyms: anuran, salientian, batrachian

Clue #60: 99. Unable to progress

7-letter answer Answer: STYMIED

Word Help: Synonyms: embarrass, stymie, obstruct

Clue #61: 102. Coatrack, in many a lodge

6-letter answer Answer: ANTLER

Word Help: Synonyms: antler

Clue #62: 105. What might be given for crying out loud?

6-letter answer Answer: TISSUE

Word Help: Synonyms: weave, tissue_paper, tissue

Clue #63: 106. Frank who directed "It Happened One Night"

5-letter answer Answer: CAPRA

Word Help: Synonyms: genus_Capra, Frank_Capra, Capra

Clue #64: 107. Follow, as an impulse

5-letter answer Answer: ACTON

Clue #65: 109. A few bucks?

5-letter answer Answer: STAGS

Word Help: Synonyms: snitch, spy, snoop

Clue #66: 111. Govt. bond

5-letter answer Answer: TNOTE

Clue #67: 112. Strand at a chalet, say

5-letter answer Answer: ICEIN

Clue #68: 113. Like a bowling alley or Olympic pool

5-letter answer Answer: LANED

Clue #69: 114. Runs out of power

4-letter answer Answer: DIES

Word Help: Synonyms: break, dice, pall
Antonyms: be_born

Clue #70: 115. "___ obliged!"

4-letter answer Answer: MUCH

Word Help: Synonyms: a_great_deal, much, very_much
Antonyms: little

Clue #71: 116. Craftsperson's online marketplace

4-letter answer Answer: ETSY

Clue #72: 117. Tie up, as a boat

4-letter answer Answer: MOOR

Word Help: Synonyms: Moor, wharf, moorland

Clue #73: 121. "Miracle" product from inventor Joy Mangano

3-letter answer Answer: MOP

Word Help: Synonyms: mow, mop_up, swab

Clue #74: 123. "Well done, torero!"

3-letter answer Answer: OLE

Clue #75: 124. Sound from a kid with a roll of bubble wrap

3-letter answer Answer: POP

Word Help: Synonyms: pappa, dad, tonic

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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