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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Tuesday NYT Crossword Answers: August 20, 2024 – Hints, Clues, and Solutions

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Break down the Tuesday NYT Crosswords: August 20, 2024

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

Tuesday NYT Crossword Answers: August 20, 2024 – Hints, Clues, and Solutions
Tuesday NYT Crossword Answers: August 20, 2024 


Across Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Largest city in Nebraska. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OMAHA

    Possible Answer : Omaha, Maha


  • The clue is 6. "Excuse me …". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AHEM

    Possible Answer : ahem, hem


  • The clue is 10. Letters on old Soviet rockets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CCCP


  • The clue is 14. Eschew the subway, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CABIT


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

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

    The answer: JEER

    Possible Answer : scoffing, mockery, barrack, jeering, jeer, gibe, flout, scoff


  • The clue is 16. Surrounding glow. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AURA

    Possible Answer : nimbus, aura, gloriole, halo, aureole, atmosphere, air, glory


  • The clue is 17. Superscript by a brand name. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRADEMARKSYMBOL


  • The clue is 20. Ballpark fig.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EST

    Possible Answer : EST, Eastern_Time, Eastern_Standard_Time


  • The clue is 21. Losing line in tic-tac-toe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OXO


  • The clue is 22. Major in mass communication?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POPE

    Possible Answer : Bishop_of_Rome, pontiff, Roman_Catholic_Pope, Catholic_Pope, Pope, Alexander_Pope, pope, Vicar_of_Christ, Holy_Father


  • The clue is 23. "Won't Get Fooled Again" rockers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THEWHO


  • The clue is 26. The "F" of FTW. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FOR


  • The clue is 27. Actress Wray of "King Kong". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FAY

    Possible Answer : faery, faerie, fairy, sprite, fay


  • The clue is 30. Fighter jet's landing spot. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AIRFORCEBASE


  • The clue is 34. Neighbor of an Uzbek. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAJIK

    Possible Answer : Tajik, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tajiki, Republic_of_Tajikistan, Tadjik, Tajikistan


  • The clue is 37. Longtime Heat coach Spoelstra. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERIK


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

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

    The answer: IRKS

    Possible Answer : gall, irk


  • The clue is 39. Singer with the albums "21," "25" and "30". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADELE


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

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

    The answer: LEE

    Possible Answer : Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam, Robert_Edward_Lee, Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick, Richard_Henry_Lee, Robert_E._Lee, Henry_Lee, lee_side, Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Spike_Lee, Bruce_Lee, Tsung_Dao_Lee, lee, leeward, downwind, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee

    Possible Opposite Answer : windward


  • The clue is 41. Man of Marseilles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOMME


  • The clue is 42. Not doing much. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDLE

    Possible Answer : wild, tick_over, loose, out_of_work, unused, idle, unwarranted, light, stagnate, slug, baseless, unfounded, jobless, laze, groundless, dead

    Possible Opposite Answer : run, busy, work


  • The clue is 43. ___ ring. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOOD

    Possible Answer : modality, humour, temper, humor, mood, climate, mode


  • The clue is 44. Areas for altars. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APSES

    Possible Answer : apse, apsis


  • The clue is 45. Investment banking giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GOLDMANSACHS


  • The clue is 48. Lead-in to "-hoo". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANY

    Possible Answer : whatever, any, whatsoever


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

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

    The answer: IOS

    Possible Answer : Io


  • The clue is 50. Extended period of inactivity. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAYOFF

    Possible Answer : layoff


  • The clue is 54. Final opponent in a video game level. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOSS

    Possible Answer : party_boss, Bos, political_boss, foreman, genus_Bos, stamp, hirer, honcho, knob, brag, boss, chief, gaffer, emboss


  • The clue is 56. With 57-Down, lacking in variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONE

    Possible Answer : unmatchable, peerless, unrivalled, i, unitary, unrivaled, ace, single, I, 1, matchless, one_and_only, unmatched, ane, nonpareil, unity, one


  • The clue is 58. Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo ___ Turk". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALA

    Possible Answer : ala


  • The clue is 59. Best Picture winner of 1965 ... or a description of the ends of 17-, 30- and 45-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THESOUNDOFMUSIC


  • The clue is 64. Chef's creation. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEAL

    Possible Answer : repast, meal


  • The clue is 65. "Sure, sure ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IBET


  • The clue is 66. Kick out. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EVICT

    Possible Answer : evict, force_out


  • The clue is 67. Greek founder of Stoicism. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ZENO

    Possible Answer : Zeno_of_Elea, Zeno_of_Citium, Zeno


  • The clue is 68. Stun with a jolt. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TASE


  • The clue is 69. Things on a to-do list. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TASKS

    Possible Answer : job, labor, chore, project, undertaking, task, tax


Down Clues and Answers:
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Thursday, December 5, 2024

27419 Thu Dec 05, 2024 NY Times by Garrett Chalfin

Across Clues :

1. They're checked before a show, 5. "I wasn't finished …", 9. Does programming work, 14. Mate's call, 15. Setting for the 2019 comedy "Wine Country", 16. "La Forza del Destino," for one, 17. Past issues to settle, 19. Drawing on, 20. Moxie, 21. Out of this world, 23. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills", 24. What Monday meals might lack, 26. Places in the pecking order, 28. Nickname for N.B.A. great Nate Archibald (he was actually 6'1"), 30. Sickly-looking, 32. Gear tooth, 33. Melber on MSNBC, 34. Tight curl, 35. ___ Drafthouse (movie theater chain), 38. Big bash, 40. Breaking down grammatically, 42. Small earrings, 43. Elaborate hairstyle, 44. Org. with the sculpture "Kryptos" outside its headquarters, 45. Lao-___, 46. Symbol of obstinacy, 47. ___ district, feature of many an urban area, 48. Like much movie theater popcorn, 52. Not for here, 54. Atop, quaintly, 55. To date, 57. Rapper who founded Aftermath Entertainment, 60. Big name in dental floss, 62. Pixar film whose title suggests how to read five answers in this puzzle, 64. Course concluder, 65. Org. with conferences, 66. Name on Canadian pumps, 67. Marsh plant, 68. Starting point, 69. Word before a time stamp in direct messaging

Down Clues :

1. Raincoats, in England, 2. Chain restaurant whose name sounds like something a rabbit might say?, 3. Important post at the Post, 4. Largest city on the Tasman Sea, 5. 12 meses, 6. Dr. Zhivago's love, 7. Go caving, 8. Fertile refuge, 9. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" villain, 10. Missions, in brief, 11. Voltaire or Leibniz, religiously speaking, 12. One of a pair of mismatched friends on "Sesame Street", 13. Long stories, 18. ___ punk (hybrid music genre), 22. Like many romance novels, 25. Matching pullover-and-cardigan pairs, 27. Food thickener, 28. Bit, 29. Flower that gets its name from the Greek word for "rainbow", 31. Director Lee, 34. No place for fine china, 36. Small amount of LSD, e.g., 37. "Sure thing, boss!", 39. Native Rwandan, 40. "Help wanted" sign?, 41. Hefty expense for an R.V. trip, 43. Pace, 47. Matches (with), 48. They've got you covered, 49. Like the feeling of déjà vu, 50. Apple or BlackBerry, 51. Looking over, 53. Out of the ordinary, 56. Onetime Kremlin ruler, 58. Trick, 59. College where 20 prime ministers were educated, 61. Fall behind, 63. First (and last) two words of "Green Eggs and Ham"

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 05, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, December 5, 2024
New York Times, Thursday, December 5, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. They're checked before a show. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MICS


  • The clue is 5. "I wasn't finished …". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALSO

    Possible Answer : as_well, also, likewise, besides, too


  • The clue is 9. Does programming work. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CODES

    Possible Answer : fool, dupe, tantalise, put_on, cypher, slang, razz, gull, codification, bait, cod, encrypt, taunt, befool, rag, rally, put_one_across, computer_code, encipher, cipher, put_one_over, tantalize, inscribe, twit, code, ride, tease, take_in, write_in_code


  • The clue is 14. Mate's call. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AHOY


  • The clue is 15. Setting for the 2019 comedy "Wine Country". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAPA

    Possible Answer : Chinese_cabbage, celery_cabbage, napa, pe-tsai, Brassica_rapa_pekinensis


  • The clue is 16. "La Forza del Destino," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPERA

    Possible Answer : Opera, opera_house, opera


  • The clue is 17. Past issues to settle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLDSCORES


  • The clue is 19. Drawing on. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USING

    Possible Answer : utilize, employ, victimization, apply, expend, habituate, exploitation, utilise, using, practice, use, victimisation


  • The clue is 20. Moxie. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPUNK

    Possible Answer : heart, kindling, mettle, tinder, touchwood, nerve, spunk, punk


  • The clue is 21. Out of this world. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALIEN

    Possible Answer : extraterrestrial_being, outlander, noncitizen, alien, estrange, disaffect, foreigner, stranger, foreign, unknown, alienate, exotic, extraterrestrial

    Possible Opposite Answer : acquaintance, citizen


  • The clue is 23. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIA


  • The clue is 24. What Monday meals might lack. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEAT

    Possible Answer : heart_and_soul, center, core, centre, nitty-gritty, gist, essence, heart, nub, meat, substance, inwardness, sum, kernel, marrow, pith


  • The clue is 26. Places in the pecking order. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STATUSES

    Possible Answer : condition, status, position


  • The clue is 28. Nickname for N.B.A. great Nate Archibald (he was actually 6'1"). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TINY

    Possible Answer : tiny, petite, flyspeck, midget, bantam, diminutive, lilliputian


  • The clue is 30. Sickly-looking. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WAN

    Possible Answer : wan, sick, WAN, pale, pallid, wide_area_network


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

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

    The answer: COG

    Possible Answer : sprocket, cog


  • The clue is 33. Melber on MSNBC. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARI


  • The clue is 34. Tight curl. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KINK

    Possible Answer : kink, twist, curl, frizz, crimp, kink_up, crick, curve, frizzle, wrick, twirl, crape, rick


  • The clue is 35. ___ Drafthouse (movie theater chain). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALAMO

    Possible Answer : Alamo


  • The clue is 38. Big bash. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHINDIG

    Possible Answer : shindy, shindig


  • The clue is 40. Breaking down grammatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PARSING

    Possible Answer : parse


  • The clue is 42. Small earrings. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STUDS

    Possible Answer : scantling, dot, he-man, stud_poker, macho-man, rivet, stud, studhorse, constellate


  • The clue is 43. Elaborate hairstyle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COIF

    Possible Answer : set, coif, arrange, hairdo, do, dress, coiffe, hairstyle, hair_style, coiffure


  • The clue is 44. Org. with the sculpture "Kryptos" outside its headquarters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CIA

    Possible Answer : Central_Intelligence_Agency, CIA


  • The clue is 45. Lao-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TSE


  • The clue is 46. Symbol of obstinacy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASS

    Possible Answer : rump, ass, nates, rear, rear_end, seat, AS, prat, American_Samoa, fuck, buttocks, atomic_number_33, screwing, hindquarters, buns, arse, piece_of_tail, derriere, fundament, behind, tail, nooky, piece_of_ass, hind_end, stern, arsenic, nookie, tooshie, can, Eastern_Samoa, bum, screw, backside, roll_in_the_hay, fanny, As, shag, fucking, posterior, tush, tail_end, bottom, shtup, keister, butt


  • The clue is 47. ___ district, feature of many an urban area. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARTS

    Possible Answer : nontextual_matter, humanities, humanistic_discipline, fine_art, graphics, liberal_arts, artistic_creation, artistic_production, art, artwork, artistry, arts, prowess


  • The clue is 48. Like much movie theater popcorn. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BUTTERED

    Possible Answer : butter


  • The clue is 52. Not for here. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOGO

    Possible Answer : Togolese_Republic, Togo


  • The clue is 54. Atop, quaintly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OER


  • The clue is 55. To date. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASYET


  • The clue is 57. Rapper who founded Aftermath Entertainment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRDRE


  • The clue is 60. Big name in dental floss. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORALB


  • The clue is 62. Pixar film whose title suggests how to read five answers in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INSIDEOUT


  • The clue is 64. Course concluder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FINAL

    Possible Answer : last, concluding, terminal, final_exam, final, final_examination, net


  • The clue is 65. Org. with conferences. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NCAA


  • The clue is 66. Name on Canadian pumps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESSO


  • The clue is 67. Marsh plant. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEDGE

    Possible Answer : sedge


  • The clue is 68. Starting point. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GERM

    Possible Answer : bug, seed, source, microbe, germ


  • The clue is 69. Word before a time stamp in direct messaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEEN

    Possible Answer : meet, learn, come_across, encounter, figure, check, get_wind, realise, ensure, understand, reckon, go_out, pick_up, consider, view, assure, take_care, examine, insure, get_a_line, witness, determine, see_to_it, go_through, run_into, watch, hear, look, visualize, envision, find_out, visualise, project, escort, image, date, interpret, realize, go_steady, catch, run_across, see, fancy, ascertain, attend, get_word, discover, picture, control, experience, find, regard, take_in, visit, construe


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Raincoats, in England. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MACS

    Possible Answer: macintosh, mackintosh, mac, mack

  • The clue is 2. Chain restaurant whose name sounds like something a rabbit might say?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IHOP

  • The clue is 3. Important post at the Post. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COLUMNIST

    Possible Answer: columnist, editorialist

  • The clue is 4. Largest city on the Tasman Sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SYDNEY

    Possible Answer: Sydney

  • The clue is 5. 12 meses. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANO

    Possible Answer: Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Black_September, Fatah-RC, ANO, Abu_Nidal_Organization, Fatah_Revolutionary_Council

  • The clue is 6. Dr. Zhivago's love. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LARA

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

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

    The answer: SPELUNK

    Possible Answer: cave, spelunk

  • The clue is 8. Fertile refuge. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OASIS

    Possible Answer: oasis, haven

  • The clue is 9. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" villain. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COUNTOLAF

  • The clue is 10. Missions, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPS

    Possible Answer: Ops

  • The clue is 11. Voltaire or Leibniz, religiously speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEIST

    Possible Answer: deistic, freethinker, deist

  • The clue is 12. One of a pair of mismatched friends on "Sesame Street". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERNIE

  • The clue is 13. Long stories. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAGAS

    Possible Answer: saga

  • The clue is 18. ___ punk (hybrid music genre). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKA

  • The clue is 22. Like many romance novels. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESCAPIST

    Possible Answer: escapist, dreamer, wishful_thinker

  • The clue is 25. Matching pullover-and-cardigan pairs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TWINSETS

  • The clue is 27. Food thickener. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGAR

    Possible Answer: agar-agar, agar, nutrient_agar

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

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

    The answer: TAD

    Possible Answer: shade, tad

  • The clue is 29. Flower that gets its name from the Greek word for "rainbow". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRIS

    Possible Answer: fleur-de-lis, sword_lily, flag, iris, iris_diaphragm

  • The clue is 31. Director Lee. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANG

    Possible Answer: Air_National_Guard, ANG

  • The clue is 34. No place for fine china. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIDSTABLE

  • The clue is 36. Small amount of LSD, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MICRODOSE

  • The clue is 37. "Sure thing, boss!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONIT

  • The clue is 39. Native Rwandan. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HUTU

    Possible Answer: Hutu

  • The clue is 40. "Help wanted" sign?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOS

    Possible Answer: sol, soh, SOS, so

  • The clue is 41. Hefty expense for an R.V. trip. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GAS

    Possible Answer: petrol, flatulency, accelerator_pedal, boast, flatulence, gasoline, brag, accelerator, shoot_a_line, natural_gas, tout, swash, gaseous_state, gasconade, vaunt, gas_pedal, gun, gasolene, throttle, gas, blow, bluster

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

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

    The answer: CADENCE

    Possible Answer: cadency, metre, beat, measure, meter, cadence

  • The clue is 47. Matches (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGREES

    Possible Answer: concord, harmonize, harmonise, concur, gibe, hold, tally, match, fit_in, accord, fit, correspond, consort, check, agree, jibe

    Possible Opposite Answer : disagree

  • The clue is 48. They've got you covered. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROOFS

    Possible Answer: cap, ceiling, roof

  • The clue is 49. Like the feeling of déjà vu. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EERIE

    Possible Answer: eerie, eery

  • The clue is 50. Apple or BlackBerry. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BRAND

    Possible Answer: stigmatize, post, steel, trademark, stigmatise, firebrand, sword, brand, make, mark, brandmark, blade, stigma, denounce, stain, brand_name, marque, trade_name

  • The clue is 51. Looking over. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EYING

    Possible Answer: eye, eyeball

  • The clue is 53. Out of the ordinary. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODD

    Possible Answer: rum, peculiar, left_over, curious, queer, remaining, leftover, funny, uneven, rummy, odd, unmatched, singular, unpaired, unmated, left, unexpended

    Possible Opposite Answer : even

  • The clue is 56. Onetime Kremlin ruler. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TSAR

    Possible Answer: tsar, tzar, czar

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

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

    The answer: RUSE

    Possible Answer: ruse, artifice

  • The clue is 59. College where 20 prime ministers were educated. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETON

  • The clue is 61. Fall behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAG

    Possible Answer: immure, meanwhile, slowdown, interim, lag, incarcerate, jail, put_away, fall_behind, fall_back, remand, put_behind_bars, meantime, jug, stave, retardation, dawdle, gaol, imprison

  • The clue is 63. First (and last) two words of "Green Eggs and Ham". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IAM

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Date: Friday, February 07, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

February 07, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions

February 07, 2020 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. ___ 500 5
2A 6. Building manager, informally 4
3A 10. Mimics Nicki Minaj 4
4A 14. Role for Nichelle Nichols and Zoë Saldana 5
5A 15. Sue at Chicago's Field Museum, e.g. 4
6A 16. Glow 4
7A 17. Seminal William S. Burroughs novel, 1959 10
8A 19. Proof of purchase 4
9A 20. Tar 6
10A 21. Galaxy competitor 6
11A 23. Adolph Coors or Frederick Pabst 12
12A 26. Crown ___ 6
13A 29. "Te ___" (Spanish words of affection) 6
14A 30. Big name in cosmetics 5
15A 31. Corporate bigs 5
16A 32. Actress ___ Dawn Chong 3
17A 35. Start of a citation 3
18A 36. Samurai swords 7
19A 38. Car company that sponsors the World Cup 3
20A 39. Before, in odes 3
21A 40. Sty occupants 5
22A 41. Some marsh flora 5
23A 43. Spinning 6
24A 45. Help to cover 6
25A 46. "The fault lies here" 12
26A 49. Comics title character who says "Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery" 6
27A 50. Folds 6
28A 53. Instead 4
29A 54. Pittsburgh is its most populous city 10
30A 58. Manipulative sort 4
31A 59. Ring bearers 4
32A 60. Special ops force 5
33A 61. Super Bowl LIII winners, informally 4
34A 62. Course obstacle 4
35A 63. Defaults? 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. ___ 500"

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: SANDP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Building manager, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SUPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Mimics Nicki Minaj"

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 reproach for some lapse or misdeed
  • Words that mean the same thing: tap, knap, strike
  • 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: RAPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Role for Nichelle Nichols and Zoë Saldana"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: UHURA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Sue at Chicago's Field Museum, e.g."

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: TREX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Glow"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
  • Words that mean the same thing: nimbus, air, atmosphere
  • 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: AURA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Seminal William S. Burroughs novel, 1959"

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

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: NAKEDLUNCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Proof of purchase"

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 short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
  • Words that mean the same thing: nub, butt, counterfoil
  • 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: STUB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Tar"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a man who serves as a sailor
  • Words that mean the same thing: mariner, seafarer, sea dog
  • 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: SEAMAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Galaxy competitor"

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: IPHONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Adolph Coors or Frederick Pabst"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MASTERBREWER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Crown ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
  • Words that mean the same thing: jewel, precious stone, bejewel
  • 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: JEWELS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. "Te ___" (Spanish words of affection)"

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: QUIERO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Big name in cosmetics"

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: AVEDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Corporate bigs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
  • Words that mean the same thing: causa, accommodate, beseem
  • 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: SUITS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Actress ___ Dawn Chong"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: RAE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Start of a citation"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: PER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Samurai swords"

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: KATANAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Car company that sponsors the World Cup"

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: KIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Before, in odes"

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: ERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Sty occupants"

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 coarse obnoxious person
  • Words that mean the same thing: pig, slob, sloven
  • 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: SLOBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Some marsh flora"

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 tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
  • Words that mean the same thing: Reed, Walter Reed, vibrating reed
  • 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: REEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Spinning"

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: AWHIRL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Help to cover"

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 bear the expenses of
  • 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: DEFRAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. "The fault lies here""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: IBLAMEMYSELF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Comics title character who says "Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery""

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 united states chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Jean Chauvin, Jean Cauvin, John Calvin
  • 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: CALVIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Folds"

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 any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
  • Words that mean the same thing: plicate, plait, pleat
  • 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: PLEATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Instead"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ELSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Pittsburgh is its most populous city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an impoverished coal mining area in the appalachian mountains (from pennsylvania to north carolina)
  • 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: APPALACHIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Manipulative sort"

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 who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
  • Words that mean the same thing: exploiter, drug user, substance abuser
  • 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: USER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Ring bearers"

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 one of the digits of the foot
  • Words that mean the same thing: toenail, toe
  • 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: TOES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Special ops force"

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 fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
  • Words that mean the same thing: seal, Navy SEAL, varnish
  • The opposite would be: unseal
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEALS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Super Bowl LIII winners, 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 the sound made by a gentle blow
  • Words that mean the same thing: tap, rap, dab
  • 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: PATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Course obstacle"

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 set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
  • Words that mean the same thing: test, examination
  • 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: EXAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Defaults?"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
  • Words that mean the same thing: edit out, edit, cut
  • 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: EDITS

    Great job if you got it right!

February 07, 2020 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Tanning agent 3
2D 2. "Eureka!" moments 4
3D 3. Quickly heat up 4
4D 4. Fantasized 7
5D 5. Emmy-nominated host of "Top Chef" 12
6D 6. ___ double 5
7D 7. Spigot site 3
8D 8. Something a bodybuilder might flex, informally 3
9D 9. Case opener 8
10D 10. Breakfast quantity 6
11D 11. Bodybuilder? 10
12D 12. Trim 5
13D 13. Fencing piece 5
14D 18. Miss 4
15D 22. Certain P.R., in two different senses 12
16D 24. In an even manner 7
17D 25. Remains 5
18D 26. Say mockingly 4
19D 27. "Do I ___!" 4
20D 28. "Good to go!" 10
21D 31. Rant and rave 5
22D 33. Fictional Ethiopian princess 4
23D 34. "Careful now" 4
24D 37. Put off 8
25D 42. Erased 7
26D 44. Equivocates 6
27D 45. Farmer's place, in song 4
28D 46. Freeze 5
29D 47. Lightweight wood 5
30D 48. Sudden movement 5
31D 51. Muay ___ (martial art) 4
32D 52. It may be fine in a stream 4
33D 55. Plague 3
34D 56. ___-brained 3
35D 57. Intensifying suffix, in modern slang 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. Tanning agent"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
  • Words that mean the same thing: insolate, solarise, sunlight
  • 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: SUN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Eureka!" moments"

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: AHAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Quickly heat up"

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 warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
  • Words that mean the same thing: atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead
  • 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: NUKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Fantasized"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
  • Words that mean the same thing: dream, daydream, woolgather
  • 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: DREAMED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Emmy-nominated host of "Top Chef""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PADMALAKSHMI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. ___ double"

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 difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
  • 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: STUNT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Spigot site"

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 large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
  • 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: URN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Something a bodybuilder might flex, informally"

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: PEC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Case opener"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: EXHIBITA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Breakfast quantity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a commercially important fish of the pacific coast of north america
  • Words that mean the same thing: Sebastodes miniatus, vermillion rockfish, heady
  • 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: RASHER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bodybuilder?"

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: AUTOWORKER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Trim"

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 cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • Words that mean the same thing: lop, snip, cut
  • 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: PRUNE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Fencing piece"

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 fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
  • Words that mean the same thing: cavalry sword, sabre
  • 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: SABER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Miss"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a girl or young woman who is unmarried
  • Words that mean the same thing: young girl, lassie, jeune fille
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Certain P.R., in two different senses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PRESSRELEASE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. In an even manner"

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 in an equable manner
  • 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: EQUABLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Remains"

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 irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  • Words that mean the same thing: deflower, ruining, ruination
  • 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: RUINS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Say mockingly"

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 humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
  • Words that mean the same thing: joke, laugh, gag
  • 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: JAPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. "Do I ___!""

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 at any time
  • Words that mean the same thing: e'er, always, of all time
  • The opposite would be: never
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. "Good to go!""

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: WEREALLSET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Rant and rave"

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 violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
  • Words that mean the same thing: violent storm, surprise, ramp
  • 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: STORM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Fictional Ethiopian princess"

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: AIDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. "Careful now""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
  • Words that mean the same thing: tardily, wanton, well-fixed
  • The opposite would be: difficult, quickly
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EASY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Put off"

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 arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
  • Words that mean the same thing: alien, estrange, disaffect
  • 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: ALIENATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Erased"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that remove completely from recognition or memory
  • Words that mean the same thing: erase, wipe off, rub 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: EFFACED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. Equivocates"

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 someone who communicates by waving
  • Words that mean the same thing: vacillate, flicker, quiver
  • 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: WAVERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Farmer's place, in song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a small wooded hollow
  • Words that mean the same thing: dingle
  • 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: DELL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Freeze"

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: ICEUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Lightweight wood"

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 strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
  • Words that mean the same thing: balsa wood, Ochroma lagopus
  • 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: BALSA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Sudden movement"

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 painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  • Words that mean the same thing: muscle spasm, cramp
  • 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: SPASM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Muay ___ (martial art)"

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 native or inhabitant of thailand
  • Words that mean the same thing: Central Thai, Siamese, Tai
  • 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: THAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. It may be fine in a stream"

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 mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
  • Words that mean the same thing: silt up
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SILT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Plague"

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 common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
  • Words that mean the same thing: lues, syph, lues venerea
  • 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: POX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. ___-brained"

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 seed of a pea plant used for food
  • Words that mean the same thing: pea plant
  • 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: PEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Intensifying suffix, in modern slang"

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 the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • Words that mean the same thing: butt, stern, buns
  • 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: ASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 56 80.0%
Short Answer 8 11.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.9%
Literature 1 1.4%
Geography 1 1.4%
History 1 1.4%
Music 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 35
Down Clues 35
Total Clues 70
Average Answer Length 5.5 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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