NYT2429 Wednesday, August 29, 2024 NYT Predictions Steps by CrosswordHints blogs

Across Clues :

1. Tippy-top, 5. Fashion designer Anna, 8. Challenger, e.g., 13. Display self-satisfaction, 15. Writer who quipped "The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast", 18. Call of duty?, 19. Exhausting, 20. Doctor's order, 22. Musical interval like C to E flat, 23. Anatomical pouches, 24. Eponymous physicist Georg, 25. Military school newbie, 27. Term for a swab, 28. List, 30. Constitutional change endorsed by NOW, for short, 31. Suit type for Cab Calloway, 33. Go off script, 35. Competitive gamer's forte, 37. Aunt, in Italian, 40. What one must do using the circled letters to solve this puzzle, 43. Drive-___, 44. Some vodka orders, 45. Veggies that are often deep-fried, 47. Start of many Scottish surnames, 50. Celebrates in style, 53. Keeps the faith, 55. Exhibition contents, 56. Conductor of electrical impulses, 57. Flock member, 59. Doze intermittently, 61. Spouse to a trophy husband, perhaps, 64. Part of an iris, 66. Coalition of skilled workers, 67. Not just any, 68. Small stuff to sweat, 69. Place where you might feel calm while sweating, 70. Skye writing?

Down Clues :

1. Wanted notice, for short, 2. Had a thing for, 3. Sprawling shopping centers, 4. Hard to grasp, in a way, 5. Question from an impatient negotiator, 6. Take for a sucker, 7. Meaning of "veni", 9. Go undefeated against, 10. Makes critical comments about, 11. Win like a loser?, 12. Extract, as from data, 14. Twice-monthly tide, 16. Businessman Emanuel, 17. Crafter's marketplace, 21. Stout, e.g., 24. First in a series of Norwegian kings, 26. Leaves on a pizza, 27. Words on a state license plate, 29. Zip, 31. Actress in the "Avatar" and "Avengers" franchises, 32. Fictional creature born from mud, 34. Cap'n's subordinates, 36. A-one, 37. Founder of a Persian religion, 38. Financially behind, 39. Balance sheet listing, 41. Sports org. founded by Billie Jean King, 42. Furniture outlet with an average size of 300,000 square feet, or five football fields, 46. Response to "Gracias", 48. Obsolescent data storage option, for short, 50. Like some incorrect clocks, 51. Edge of a metro area, 52. Senators' garments, once, 53. Powerful auto engines, 57. Kiwi cousins, 58. Had the best time, say, 60. "___ moved!" (sign in an empty shop's window), 62. Warning not to go, 63. Basic cleaner, 65. Very basic cleaner

Wednesday, Aug 29 2024 NYT Predictions

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 29, 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. Tippy-top. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACME

  Possible Answer : peak, elevation, pinnacle, vertex, summit, height, acme, superlative, apex, tiptop, meridian, top




• The clue is 5. Fashion designer Anna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUI




• The clue is 8. Challenger, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DODGE

  Possible Answer : dodge, dodging, duck, evade, stratagem, parry, skirt, fudge, scheme, elude, circumvent, hedge, put_off, sidestep, contrivance




• The clue is 13. Display self-satisfaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREEN

  Possible Answer : preen, plume, congratulate, primp, dress




• The clue is 15. Writer who quipped "The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSCARWILDE




• The clue is 18. Call of duty?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUGLE

  Possible Answer : bugleweed, bugle




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

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

  The answer: WEARINGOUT




• The clue is 20. Doctor's order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYAAH




• The clue is 22. Musical interval like C to E flat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINORTHIRD




• The clue is 23. Anatomical pouches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SACS

  Possible Answer : Sac, sack, Sauk, pouch, pocket, theca, sac




• The clue is 24. Eponymous physicist Georg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHM

  Possible Answer : ohm, Ohm, Georg_Simon_Ohm




• The clue is 25. Military school newbie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEBE

  Possible Answer : cadet, plebe




• The clue is 27. Term for a swab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATEY

  Possible Answer : palsy-walsy, chummy, matey, pally




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

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

  The answer: LEAN

  Possible Answer : be_given, run, tend, tilt, skimpy, thin, lean, inclination, leaning, slant, list, angle, tip, incline

  Possible Opposite Answer : rich, fat




• The clue is 30. Constitutional change endorsed by NOW, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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




• The clue is 31. Suit type for Cab Calloway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOOT




• The clue is 33. Go off script. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADLIB




• The clue is 35. Competitive gamer's forte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPORT




• The clue is 37. Aunt, in Italian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIA




• The clue is 40. What one must do using the circled letters to solve this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: FOLLOWDIRECTIONS




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

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

  The answer: INS

  Possible Answer : Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, IN, atomic_number_49, In, INS, Hoosier_State, in, Indiana, indium, inch




• The clue is 44. Some vodka orders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOLIS




• The clue is 45. Veggies that are often deep-fried. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKRAS

  Possible Answer : okra, Hibiscus_esculentus, gumbo, Abelmoschus_esculentus, lady's-finger, okra_plant




• The clue is 47. Start of many Scottish surnames. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAC

  Possible Answer : mack, mackintosh, macintosh, mac




• The clue is 50. Celebrates in style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FETES

  Possible Answer : fete, fiesta, feast, festival, celebrate




• The clue is 53. Keeps the faith. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLDSOUTHOPE




• The clue is 55. Exhibition contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

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




• The clue is 56. Conductor of electrical impulses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXON

  Possible Answer : axon, axone




• The clue is 57. Flock member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWE

  Possible Answer : ewe, Ewe




• The clue is 59. Doze intermittently. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DROWSE

  Possible Answer : doze, drowse, snooze




• The clue is 61. Spouse to a trophy husband, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUGARMOMMA




• The clue is 64. Part of an iris. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETAL

  Possible Answer : petal, flower_petal




• The clue is 66. Coalition of skilled workers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRADEUNION




• The clue is 67. Not just any. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERY

  Possible Answer : every




• The clue is 68. Small stuff to sweat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEADS

  Possible Answer : beadwork, astragal, string_of_beads, drop, beading, bead, beads, pearl




• The clue is 69. Place where you might feel calm while sweating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

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




• The clue is 70. Skye writing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSE

  Possible Answer : Goidelic, Gaelic, Erse

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Wanted notice, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APB

• The clue is 2. Had a thing for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRUSHEDON

• The clue is 3. Sprawling shopping centers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEGAMALLS

• The clue is 4. Hard to grasp, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELY

• The clue is 5. Question from an impatient negotiator. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: SOWHEREDOWESTAND

• The clue is 6. Take for a sucker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer: economic_consumption, apply, practice, usage, role, expend, utilisation, utilization, employment, habit, habituate, exercise, utilize, function, utilise, purpose, enjoyment, manipulation, employ, use, usance, use_of_goods_and_services, consumption

• The clue is 7. Meaning of "veni". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME

• The clue is 9. Go undefeated against. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWN

  Possible Answer: ain, possess, own, have

• The clue is 10. Makes critical comments about. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIGSAT

• The clue is 11. Win like a loser?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLOAT

  Possible Answer: gloat, gloating, crow, triumph, glee

• The clue is 12. Extract, as from data. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDUCE

  Possible Answer: draw_out, extract, elicit, evoke, derive, educe

• The clue is 14. Twice-monthly tide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEAP

  Possible Answer: neap_tide, neap

  Possible Opposite Answer : springtide

• The clue is 16. Businessman Emanuel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARI

• The clue is 17. Crafter's marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 21. Stout, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 24. First in a series of Norwegian kings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLAFI

• The clue is 26. Leaves on a pizza. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASIL

  Possible Answer: Basil_of_Caesarea, St._Basil_the_Great, Basil, Basil_the_Great, sweet_basil, basil, St._Basil

• The clue is 27. Words on a state license plate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTTO

  Possible Answer: catchword, shibboleth, motto, slogan

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

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

  The answer: NIL

  Possible Answer: goose_egg, zippo, nil, nada, null, cipher, cypher, zilch, aught, naught, zero, nothing, nix, zip

• The clue is 31. Actress in the "Avatar" and "Avengers" franchises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOESALDANA

• The clue is 32. Fictional creature born from mud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORC

• The clue is 34. Cap'n's subordinates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOSNS

• The clue is 36. A-one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMO

  Possible Answer: primo

• The clue is 37. Founder of a Persian religion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOROASTER

  Possible Answer: Zoroaster, Zarathustra

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

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

  The answer: INARREARS

• The clue is 39. Balance sheet listing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  Possible Answer: asset, plus

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability

• The clue is 41. Sports org. founded by Billie Jean King. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WTA

• The clue is 42. Furniture outlet with an average size of 300,000 square feet, or five football fields. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEASTORE

• The clue is 46. Response to "Gracias". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENADA

• The clue is 48. Obsolescent data storage option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDR

• The clue is 50. Like some incorrect clocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAST

  Possible Answer: flying, fast, loyal, tight, dissipated, profligate, degraded, riotous, quick, firm, degenerate, dissolute, fasting, debauched, libertine, truehearted, immobile

  Possible Opposite Answer : slow

• The clue is 51. Edge of a metro area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXURB

• The clue is 52. Senators' garments, once. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGAE

• The clue is 53. Powerful auto engines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEMIS

• The clue is 57. Kiwi cousins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMUS

  Possible Answer: emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit

• The clue is 58. Had the best time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WON

  Possible Answer: pull_ahead, won, advance, get_ahead, succeed, bring_home_the_bacon, make_headway, deliver_the_goods, South_Korean_won, acquire, come_through, gain, gain_ground, North_Korean_won, win

  Possible Opposite Answer : fail, fall_back, lost, lose

• The clue is 60. "___ moved!" (sign in an empty shop's window). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEVE

• The clue is 62. Warning not to go. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

  Possible Answer: violent, cherry, reddened, Bolshevik, reddish, cerise, red-faced, crimson, Red, cherry-red, ruby, ruby-red, Red_River, redness, ruddy, red_ink, loss, bolshy, Marxist, blood-red, scarlet, carmine, red, bolshie, flushed

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

• The clue is 63. Basic cleaner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOP

  Possible Answer: mop, pout, mop_up, swab, wipe_up, mow, swob

• The clue is 65. Very basic cleaner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYE

  Possible Answer: lye

August 08, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, August 08, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle August 08, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Seat of Hillsborough County, with a population of 400,000+	5
2A	6. Smart	4
3A	10. Spread, with "out"	3
4A	13. Setting for much of "Life of Pi"	5
5A	14. When NATO was formed	9
6A	16. Actress Price who co-starred on CBS's "Rules of Engagement"	5
7A	17. Ring highlights?	9
8A	18. Bit of German street food, informally	4
9A	19. Form moisture, in a way	4
10A	20. "Oh, no you ___!"	5
11A	21. Demographic myth often used with respect to Asian-Americans	13
12A	24. Sitcom regular at Monk's Cafe	6
13A	26. Seasonal milkshake flavor, informally	3
14A	27. It's just above a 4	10
15A	30. Argue (with)	4
16A	34. Key	4
17A	35. What newcomers learn, with "the"	5
18A	36. Feature in many depictions of Buddha	4
19A	37. [Is this thing on?]	4
20A	38. Hard-to-believe filings at the N.S.A.	10
21A	40. What was originally used as a yellow dye before its best-known property was discovered	3
22A	41. Kid's fixation	6
23A	42. Joint that sells joints	13
24A	48. Square	5
25A	49. Singer/songwriter Sands	4
26A	50. Ω	4
27A	53. Entered angrily, say	9
28A	55. Hit the town	5
29A	56. It starts right out of the gate	9
30A	57. Common recyclable	5
31A	58. Money for a bullet train ticket, maybe	3
32A	59. Muscle that can be exercised by dumbbells, for short	4
33A	60. Super Six, of old autodom	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. Seat of Hillsborough County, with a population of 400,000+"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a resort city in western florida; located on tampa bay on the gulf of mexico
• 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: TAMPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Smart"

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 elegance by virtue of being fashionable
• Words that mean the same thing: modishness, chichi, smartness
• 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: CHIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Spread, with "out""

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 device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
• Words that mean the same thing: rooter, buff, devotee
• 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: FAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Setting for much of "Life of Pi""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: sea
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. When NATO was formed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRUMANERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Actress Price who co-starred on CBS's "Rules of Engagement""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MEGYN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Ring highlights?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
• Words that mean the same thing: stone, gem, gemstone
• 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: GEMSTONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Bit of German street food, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a very troublesome child
• Words that mean the same thing: terror, holy terror, bratwurst
• 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: BRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Form moisture, in a way"

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 small ball with a hole through the middle
• Words that mean the same thing: beading, beadwork, drop
• 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: BEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. "Oh, no you ___!""

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: DIDNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Demographic myth often used with respect to Asian-Americans"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: MODELMINORITY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Sitcom regular at Monk's Cafe"

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: ELAINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Seasonal milkshake flavor, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: peg
• 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: NOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. It's just above a 4"

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: DOLLARSIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Argue (with)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
• Words that mean the same thing: sparring
• 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: SPAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Key"

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 small island
• Words that mean the same thing: islet
• 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: ISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. What newcomers learn, with "the""

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 strong line
• Words that mean the same thing: R-2, rope, forget me drug
• 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: ROPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Feature in many depictions of Buddha"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
• Words that mean the same thing: annulus, doughnut, gloriole
• 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: HALO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. [Is this thing on?]"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: mental testing, trial, 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: TEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Hard-to-believe filings at the N.S.A."

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: UFOREPORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. What was originally used as a yellow dye before its best-known property was discovered"

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 explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
• Words that mean the same thing: trinitrotoluene
• 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: TNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Kid's fixation"

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: NEWTOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Joint that sells joints"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: POTDISPENSARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Square"

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: UNHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Singer/songwriter Sands"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EVIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Ω"

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 unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
• Words that mean the same thing: Georg Simon Ohm, Ohm, ohm
• 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: OHMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Entered angrily, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STOMPEDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Hit the town"

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: GOOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. It starts right out of the gate"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HORSERACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Common recyclable"

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 container that has been emptied
• Words that mean the same thing: discharge, void, evacuate
• The opposite would be: fill, full
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMPTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Money for a bullet train ticket, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a yearning for something or to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: yearn, hankering, languish
• 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: YEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Muscle that can be exercised by dumbbells, for short"

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

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: DELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Super Six, of old autodom"

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 county in southeastern england on the north sea and the thames estuary
• 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: ESSEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle August 08, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. The Taj Mahal, e.g.	4
2D	2. HP competitor	4
3D	3. They have many outlets	9
4D	4. Place to go that requires cash at the door?	9
5D	5. ___ Petry, first female African-American writer with a million-selling novel ("The Street")	3
6D	6. Destroy	5
7D	7. Lollapalooza	9
8D	8. Content of some chats, in brief	3
9D	9. Conjoined title character of 1990s-2000s Nickelodeon cartoons	6
10D	10. Big name in luxury handbags	5
11D	11. Word that sounds like "orange" in a classic knock-knock joke	5
12D	12. Eliciting a "Blech!"	5
13D	14. Shampoo brand	4
14D	15. Film ___	4
15D	19. Some trips to resupply festivities	8
16D	22. It has four bases	3
17D	23. Word of dismissal	8
18D	24. Toolbar heading	4
19D	25. Ditch	4
20D	28. Downplay the significance of	9
21D	29. 2019 event for Uber, briefly	3
22D	30. Places for demos	9
23D	31. Makes the rounds on a weekend night, say	9
24D	32. Cher, for example	4
25D	33. Optimistic	4
26D	39. Kind of coat	3
27D	40. Let know, with "off"	6
28D	42. Too forward	5
29D	43. Like ballet dancers, at times	5
30D	44. Metaphorical source of irritation	5
31D	45. Turns down	4
32D	46. Throw out	5
33D	47. CB channel for emergency use	4
34D	51. Zoom call option	4
35D	52. Daughter of Tethys in Greek mythology	4
36D	54. Infinitive verb suffix in Italian	3
37D	55. "Huh!"	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. The Taj Mahal, e.g."

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 place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
• Words that mean the same thing: grave
• 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: TOMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. HP competitor"

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 type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Acer
• 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: ACER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. They have many outlets"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MEGAMALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Place to go that requires cash at the door?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PAYTOILET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. ___ Petry, first female African-American writer with a million-selling novel ("The Street")"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: ANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Destroy"

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 the best people or things in a group
• Words that mean the same thing: clobber, skim off, cream off
• 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: CREAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Lollapalooza"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone of remarkable excellence
• 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: HUMDINGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Content of some chats, in brief"

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: IMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Conjoined title character of 1990s-2000s Nickelodeon cartoons"

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: CATDOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Big name in luxury handbags"

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: FENDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Word that sounds like "orange" in a classic knock-knock joke"

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: ARENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Eliciting a "Blech!""

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 offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - ezra pound
• Words that mean the same thing: awful, tight, foul
• The opposite would be: nice
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NASTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Shampoo brand"

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: TGEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Film ___"

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

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: NOIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Some trips to resupply festivities"

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: BEERRUNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. It has four bases"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
• Words that mean the same thing: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
• 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: DNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Word of dismissal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a message that seems to convey no meaning
• Words that mean the same thing: gimcrackery, hokum, trumpery
• 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: NONSENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Toolbar heading"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: delete, edit out, blue-pencil
• 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: EDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Ditch"

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 fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
• Words that mean the same thing: fall behind, miss, recede
• The opposite would be: gain, profit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Downplay the significance of"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOFTPEDAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. 2019 event for Uber, briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
• Words that mean the same thing: initial public offering, initial offering
• 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: IPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Places for demos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed
• Words that mean the same thing: showroom, saleroom, salesroom
• 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: SHOWROOMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Makes the rounds on a weekend night, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PARTYHOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Cher, for example"

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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Words that mean the same thing: contralto, countertenor
• 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: ALTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Optimistic"

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 reflecting optimism
• Words that mean the same thing: rosy-cheeked, fortunate, flushed
• 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: ROSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Kind of coat"

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 27 Down: "40. Let know, with "off""

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 cause to tilt
• Words that mean the same thing: tilted, topple, lean
• The opposite would be: untipped
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIPPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Too forward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
• Words that mean the same thing: pushful
• 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: PUSHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Like ballet dancers, at times"

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: ONTOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Metaphorical source of irritation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something that causes irritation and annoyance
• Words that mean the same thing: spine, prickle, pricker
• 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: THORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Turns down"

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 switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
• Words that mean the same thing: blur, blind, dim
• The opposite would be: focus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Throw out"

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 expel or eject without recourse to legal process
• Words that mean the same thing: force 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: EVICT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. CB channel for emergency use"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
• Words that mean the same thing: 9, ball club, club
• 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: NINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Zoom call option"

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 deaf person who is unable to speak
• Words that mean the same thing: damp, muffle, unspoken
• 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: MUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Daughter of Tethys in Greek mythology"

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 (greek mythology) a river in hades across which charon carried dead souls
• Words that mean the same thing: River Styx
• 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: STYX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Infinitive verb suffix in Italian"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. "Huh!""

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 unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
• Words that mean the same thing: g-force, g
• 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: GEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	74.3%
Short Answer	9	12.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 23, 2025 at 09:41 AM