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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

No. 27,384 Tue Oct 29, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Kathy Lowden

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 29, 2024

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


Tue Oct 29, 2024 NY Times Crossword
Tue Oct 29, 2024 NY Times Crossword


Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Alternatives to Ubers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CABS

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


  • The clue is 5. Game also called "hoops". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BBALL


  • The clue is 10. "I'll drink to ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THAT


  • The clue is 14. Eleven, in Évian. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONZE


  • The clue is 15. Stan's partner in old comedy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLLIE


  • The clue is 16. ___ cava (blood line to the heart). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VENA

    Possible Answer : vein, venous_blood_vessel, vena


  • The clue is 17. Whole bunch at a family reunion?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOZENSOFCOUSINS


  • The clue is 20. Give for safekeeping. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENTRUST

    Possible Answer : commit, entrust, trust, leave, confide, intrust


  • The clue is 21. Titular film character who lives in a swamp. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHREK


  • The clue is 22. Parent company of Instagram. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: META


  • The clue is 24. Kerfuffle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADO

    Possible Answer : hustle, stir, flurry, ado, bustle, fuss


  • The clue is 25. Large array for a desk?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCORESOFDRAWERS


  • The clue is 33. Author Horatio. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALGER

    Possible Answer : Alger, Horatio_Alger


  • The clue is 34. "___ the season!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIS

    Possible Answer : atomic_number_22, Cordyline_terminalis, si, ti, titanium, te, Ti


  • The clue is 35. Customizable Nintendo avatar. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MII


  • The clue is 36. Kind of salad with celery, apples, walnuts and grapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WALDORF


  • The clue is 39. Performing group at a homecoming game. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEPBAND


  • The clue is 42. Uno + due. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRE


  • The clue is 43. The sun or the moon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORB

    Possible Answer : revolve, globe, orb, eyeball, orbit, ball


  • The clue is 45. You might ask for one at an annual review. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAISE

    Possible Answer : heighten, upraise, enhance, parent, set_up, upgrade, climb, ascent, acclivity, farm, enkindle, conjure_up, leaven, bring_up, hike, resurrect, rise, lift, grow, stir, wage_hike, produce, promote, salary_increase, advance, raise, nurture, get_up, call_forth, wage_increase, conjure, invoke, kick_upstairs, heave, kindle, put_forward, erect, evoke, fire, recruit, elicit, levy, arouse, put_up, prove, elevate, rear, provoke, call_down

    Possible Opposite Answer : level, descent, lower, demote


  • The clue is 46. Big group in a dog show?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OODLESOFPOODLES


  • The clue is 51. Word before cream or crystals. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICE

    Possible Answer : methamphetamine_hydrochloride, sparkler, ice, water_ice, ice-skating_rink, glass, icing, ice_rink, chalk, shabu, frosting, frost, chicken_feed, internal-combustion_engine, crank, ICE, meth, frappe, Methedrine, methamphetamine, deoxyephedrine, trash


  • The clue is 52. Mattress specification. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FIRM

    Possible Answer : unbendable, steady, steadfast, unfluctuating, loyal, unwaveringly, unshakable, business_firm, strong, immobile, unfaltering, house, stiff, truehearted, fast, firm, steadfastly, solid, firmly, tauten, unwavering


  • The clue is 53. Lead-in to soprano. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEZZO

    Possible Answer : mezzo, mezzo-soprano


  • The clue is 56. Suddenly started speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PIPEDUP


  • The clue is 61. Massive collection for an alchemist?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OCEANSOFPOTIONS


  • The clue is 65. Blacken on the grill. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHAR

    Possible Answer : blacken, charr, sear, charwoman, coal, char, cleaning_woman, scorch, cleaning_lady, woman


  • The clue is 66. Be behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRAIL

    Possible Answer : give_chase, lead, dog, get_behind, train, track, drag, drop_back, chase_after, chase, hang_back, go_after, shack, tail, trail, drop_behind, tag


  • The clue is 67. Boring routines. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUTS

    Possible Answer : groove, furrow, rut, estrus, heat, oestrus

    Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus


  • The clue is 68. Word after "Going once, going twice!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOLD

    Possible Answer : trade, betray, sell, sold, deal

    Possible Opposite Answer : buy, unsold


  • The clue is 69. Tube-shaped pasta. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PENNE

    Possible Answer : penne


  • The clue is 70. Achievement for Elton John and John Legend, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGOT


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. With 28-Down, emergency status. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CODE

    Possible Answer: codification, write_in_code, computer_code, encipher, inscribe, cypher, cipher, code, encrypt

  • The clue is 2. Unknown writer, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANON

    Possible Answer: anon

  • The clue is 3. [Wrong answer!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BZZT

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

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

    The answer: SEER

    Possible Answer: illusionist, vaticinator, prophet, seer, prophesier, visionary, oracle

  • The clue is 5. Office heads. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOSSES

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

  • The clue is 6. Drunk as a skunk. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLOTTO

    Possible Answer: soused, blotto, smashed, pixilated, sloshed, loaded, wet, cockeyed, crocked, blind_drunk, plastered, tight, sozzled, stiff, fuddled, pissed, slopped, besotted, soaked, squiffy, pie-eyed

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

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

    The answer: ALF

  • The clue is 8. D.M.V. document: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIC

  • The clue is 9. Virgo preceder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEO

    Possible Answer: Lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo

  • The clue is 10. "Nashville" or "Atlanta," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TVSHOW

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

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

    The answer: HEIR

    Possible Answer: inheritor, heritor, successor, heir

  • The clue is 12. Name shared by two of King Henry VIII's wives. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANNE

    Possible Answer: Anne

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

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

    The answer: TASK

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

  • The clue is 18. Uno or due. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NUMERO

  • The clue is 19. Org. that grades meat. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USDA

    Possible Answer: Agriculture, USDA, Agriculture_Department, Department_of_Agriculture

  • The clue is 23. Fore's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AFT

    Possible Answer: astern, aft, abaft

    Possible Opposite Answer : fore

  • The clue is 24. Rear end, in London's West End. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARSE

    Possible Answer: behind, butt, stern, fundament, can, tush, keister, asshole, buns, backside, bum, tooshie, bottom, posterior, tail_end, buttocks, prat, nates, arse, tail, ass, seat, bunghole, fanny, arsehole, rump, hind_end, hindquarters, rear, derriere, rear_end

  • The clue is 25. Took care of. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAWTO

  • The clue is 26. "Of course!," in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLARO

    Possible Answer: claro

  • The clue is 27. Looked at rudely. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OGLED

    Possible Answer: ogle

  • The clue is 28. See 1-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RED

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : gain

  • The clue is 29. Guacamole or hummus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DIP

    Possible Answer: drop, magnetic_dip, fall, magnetic_inclination, douse, cutpurse, dim, free_fall, plunge, pickpocket, inclination, dip, duck, souse, sink, dunk, angle_of_dip

  • The clue is 30. It might be spam. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMAIL

    Possible Answer: netmail, email, e-mail, electronic_mail

    Possible Opposite Answer : snail_mail

  • The clue is 31. Lather, ___, repeat. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RINSE

    Possible Answer: wash, gargle, rinse_off, rinse, rinsing

  • The clue is 32. Diner add-ons. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIDES

    Possible Answer: side_of_meat, side, incline, position, slope, face, English

  • The clue is 37. Warm pink hue. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROSE

    Possible Answer: climb_up, heighten, jump, blush_wine, uprise, climb, rebel, ascend, resurrect, roseate, rise, lift, grow, originate, come_up, move_up, wax, arise, develop, pink_wine, stand_up, rosiness, go_up, get_up, rose, rosebush, rose_wine, rosaceous, turn_out, prove, surface, rise_up, mount, rear, spring_up

    Possible Opposite Answer : fall, turn_in, go_to_bed, wane, sit_down, set

  • The clue is 38. To and ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FRO

  • The clue is 40. Not tardy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PROMPT

    Possible Answer: immediate, prompt, quick, actuate, move, prompting, motivate, instigate, remind, command_prompt, propel, incite, inspire, cue, straightaway

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

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

    The answer: BAD

    Possible Answer: spoilt, spoiled, speculative, defective, regretful, forged, tough, uncollectible, bad, high-risk, badness, unfit, unsound, badly, big, risky, sorry

    Possible Opposite Answer : goodness, unregretful, good

  • The clue is 44. Very good pal, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BFF

  • The clue is 47. ___ brain (source of our primal instincts, it's said). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIZARD

    Possible Answer: lounge_lizard, lizard

  • The clue is 48. Supply-and-demand subj.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ECON

  • The clue is 49. Broadway musical about the son of Charlemagne. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PIPPIN

    Possible Answer: Pippin

  • The clue is 50. Baltimore ballplayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORIOLE

    Possible Answer: oriole, American_oriole, Old_World_oriole, New_World_oriole

  • The clue is 53. Slipperlike shoes, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOCS

  • The clue is 54. Repeat word for word. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ECHO

    Possible Answer: reverberate, repeat, resound, recall, Echo, ring, sound_reflection, reverberation, echo, replication

  • The clue is 55. Ardent enthusiasm. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ZEAL

    Possible Answer: zeal, ardour, elan, eagerness, forwardness, readiness, ardor

  • The clue is 57. Ireland, to the Irish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EIRE

    Possible Answer: Republic_of_Ireland, Irish_Republic, Ireland, Eire

  • The clue is 58. ___ Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOUG

  • The clue is 59. "For ___ us a child is born". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNTO

  • The clue is 60. Vowelless attention-getter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PSST

  • The clue is 62. Pit stop brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STP

    Possible Answer: STP, s.t.p.

  • The clue is 63. Something crushed during a gold rush. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORE

    Possible Answer: ore

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

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

    The answer: FAN

    Possible Answer: winnow, devotee, lover, rooter, buff, fan, sports_fan

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, October 30, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (34 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword October 30, 2020

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Jesus, Mary or Joseph 8
2A 9. Some Eastern dignitaries 6
3A 15. Occasion for grilling 8
4A 16. Something worn for protection 6
5A 17. Own 8
6A 18. "Philosophy in the Bedroom" writer, 1795 6
7A 19. "There's the ___" 3
8A 20. Way to get around in Chicago 7
9A 22. Schedule abbr. 3
10A 23. On deck, say 4
11A 25. Scientist who was friends with Mark Twain 5
12A 26. Consider 4
13A 27. Half of Italy 5
14A 29. Floats are often made with them 9
15A 31. ___ Games, second-largest multisport event after the Olympics 5
16A 32. Contemptuous, in a way 8
17A 33. Welcome offering 3
18A 35. Portraitist's request 3
19A 36. [Ho-o-o boy, here we go again ...] 8
20A 41. Heat-resistant glass 5
21A 45. Midwest city in the title of a 1942 Glenn Miller #1 hit 9
22A 46. Margaret ___, artist known for painting subjects with big eyes 5
23A 47. Those in favor 4
24A 48. Spoils 5
25A 50. Word with search or witness 4
26A 51. Open-house org. 3
27A 52. Acts like a quidnunc 7
28A 54. Kind of rock 3
29A 55. Support above a doorway 6
30A 57. 10-year-old boy of comics with glasses and blond hair 8
31A 59. Unprincipled 6
32A 60. Words said with a wave 8
33A 61. Writer who served as a senator in Chile 6
34A 62. Like wild accusations 8

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. Jesus, Mary or Joseph"

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 member of a group of jews who (during the early history of the christian church) accepted jesus as the messiah; they accepted the gospel according to matthew but rejected the epistles of st. paul and continued to follow jewish law and celebrate jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the church of rome
  • Words that mean the same thing: Ebionite
  • 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: NAZARENE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. Some Eastern dignitaries"

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 prince or king in india
  • Words that mean the same thing: rajah, raja
  • 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: RAJAHS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Occasion for grilling"

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: ORALEXAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Something worn for protection"

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 a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
  • Words that mean the same thing: talisman
  • 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: AMULET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Own"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  • Words that mean the same thing: overlook, rule, reign
  • 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: DOMINATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. "Philosophy in the Bedroom" writer, 1795"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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: DESADE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. "There's the ___""

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 an unforeseen obstacle
  • Words that mean the same thing: wipe, snag, scratch
  • 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: RUB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Way to get around in Chicago"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ELTRAIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Schedule abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: TBA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. On deck, say"

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 in the direction of the sea
  • Words that mean the same thing: seaward, seawards
  • 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: ASEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Scientist who was friends with Mark Twain"

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 unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
  • Words that mean the same thing: Nikola Tesla
  • 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: TESLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Consider"

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 keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
  • Words that mean the same thing: hold, take for, view as
  • 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: DEEM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Half of Italy"

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 soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto
  • Words that mean the same thing: mezzo-soprano
  • 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: MEZZO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Floats are often made with them"

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: ROOTBEERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. ___ Games, second-largest multisport event after the Olympics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a native or inhabitant of asia
  • Words that mean the same thing: Asiatic
  • 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: ASIAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Contemptuous, in a way"

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 express through a scornful smile
  • Words that mean the same thing: supercilious, sneer, snide
  • 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: SNEERING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Welcome offering"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
  • Words that mean the same thing: leu, chaplet, coronal
  • 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: LEI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Portraitist's request"

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 be around, often idly or without specific purpose
  • Words that mean the same thing: posture, sit down, sit around
  • The opposite would be: stand, arise
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. [Ho-o-o boy, here we go again ...]"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: DEEPSIGH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Heat-resistant glass"

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 pure form of finely ground silica
  • 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: SILEX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Midwest city in the title of a 1942 Glenn Miller #1 hit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a town in southwest michigan
  • 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: KALAMAZOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Margaret ___, artist known for painting subjects with big eyes"

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: KEANE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Those in favor"

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: AYES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Spoils"

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 goods or money obtained illegally
  • Words that mean the same thing: dirty money, plunder, prize
  • 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: BOOTY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Word with search or witness"

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 (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
  • Words that mean the same thing: wiz, adept, headliner
  • 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: STAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Open-house org."

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: PTA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Acts like a quidnunc"

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 intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
  • Words that mean the same thing: meddle, tamper
  • 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: MEDDLES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Kind of rock"

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: EMO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Support above a doorway"

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 horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
  • Words that mean the same thing: header
  • 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: LINTEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. 10-year-old boy of comics with glasses and blond hair"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: JASONFOX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Unprincipled"

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: AMORAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Words said with a wave"

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: OVERHERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Writer who served as a senator in Chile"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that chilean poet (1904-1973)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Pablo Neruda, Neftali Ricardo Reyes, Reyes
  • 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: NERUDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Like wild accusations"

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 without a basis in reason or fact
  • Words that mean the same thing: groundless, idle, unwarranted
  • 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: BASELESS

    Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword October 30, 2020

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Rhyming descriptor for Obama 7
2D 2. Turns on 7
3D 3. River through Victoria Falls 7
4D 4. Krieger of the U.S. women's soccer team 3
5D 5. French name meaning "born again" 4
6D 6. Apotheosize 5
7D 7. Shoots the breeze 7
8D 8. Liberal arts college in Boston 7
9D 9. Sends off 8
10D 10. Last word of the New Testament 4
11D 11. Dip for a French dip 3
12D 12. Youth support group 7
13D 13. Comedian Mitch who said "I haven't slept for 10 days, because that would be too long" 7
14D 14. Decreases, in a way? 6
15D 21. After-shave additive 4
16D 24. Plants whose name derives from the Greek for "dry" 7
17D 26. Members of a pantheon 7
18D 28. Two bells, nautically 5
19D 30. Allegro 5
20D 34. Actress Rossellini of "Blue Velvet" 8
21D 36. When it's light 7
22D 37. ___ Smeal, three-term president of NOW 7
23D 38. Polo alternative 4
24D 39. "Bravo!" 7
25D 40. Flow down a mountain 7
26D 42. Fine example? 7
27D 43. Charms 7
28D 44. Copies, in a way 7
29D 45. Competitor of Peterson's and Princeton Review 6
30D 49. Y Y Y Y, on a form 5
31D 52. Renaissance Faire quaff 4
32D 53. Cross 4
33D 56. 1989 one-man show 3
34D 58. Devils' advocate?: Abbr. 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. Rhyming descriptor for Obama"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: NODRAMA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Turns on"

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 call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • Words that mean the same thing: waken, invoke, rouse
  • The opposite would be: fall asleep, sedate
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AROUSES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. River through Victoria Falls"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an african river; flows into the indian ocean
  • Words that mean the same thing: Zambezi River
  • 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: ZAMBEZI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Krieger of the U.S. women's soccer team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali
  • 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: ALI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. French name meaning "born again""

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: RENE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Apotheosize"

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 praise, glorify, or honor
  • Words that mean the same thing: inebriate, proclaim, beatify
  • 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: EXALT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Shoots the breeze"

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 talk socially without exchanging too much information
  • Words that mean the same thing: gossip, chew the fat, chatter
  • 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: NATTERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Liberal arts college in Boston"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • 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: EMERSON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Sends 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 send out rays or waves
  • Words that mean the same thing: shine, ray, glow
  • 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: RADIATES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Last word of the New Testament"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
  • Words that mean the same thing: Amon, Amun
  • 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: AMEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Dip for a French dip"

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: JUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Youth support group"

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: ALATEEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Comedian Mitch who said "I haven't slept for 10 days, because that would be too long""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HEDBERG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Decreases, in a way?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
  • Words that mean the same thing: steam, steamer, steam clean
  • 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: STEAMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. After-shave additive"

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 succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
  • 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: ALOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Plants whose name derives from the Greek for "dry""

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 any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
  • Words that mean the same thing: azalea
  • 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: AZALEAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Members of a pantheon"

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 any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
  • Words that mean the same thing: divinity, god, deity
  • 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: DEITIES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Two bells, nautically"

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: ONEPM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Allegro"

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 become brisk
  • Words that mean the same thing: snappy, refreshful, rattling
  • 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: BRISK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "34. Actress Rossellini of "Blue Velvet""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the queen of castile whose marriage to ferdinand of aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of spain; they instituted the spanish inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of christopher columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Isabella I, Queen Isabella, Isabella the Catholic
  • 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: ISABELLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. When it's light"

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 the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
  • Words that mean the same thing: daylight, day
  • The opposite would be: night
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAYTIME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. ___ Smeal, three-term president of NOW"

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

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: ELEANOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Polo alternative"

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: IZOD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. "Bravo!""

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: GOODJOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Flow down a mountain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HOTLAVA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Fine example?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: LATEFEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Charms"

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 attract; cause to be enamored
  • Words that mean the same thing: capture, catch, becharm
  • 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: ENAMORS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Copies, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a copy made by a xerographic printer
  • Words that mean the same thing: xerox, photocopy, xerographic copier
  • 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: XEROXES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Competitor of Peterson's and Princeton Review"

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: KAPLAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Y Y Y Y, on a form"

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 an affirmative
  • Words that mean the same thing: yes
  • The opposite would be: no
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: YESES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Renaissance Faire quaff"

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 united states anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
  • Words that mean the same thing: George Herbert Mead, Margaret Mead
  • 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: MEAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Cross"

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 an open skin infection
  • Words that mean the same thing: raw, painful, tender
  • 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: SORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. 1989 one-man show"

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: TRU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. Devils' advocate?: Abbr."

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

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 49 72.1%
Short Answer 7 10.3%
Geography 3 4.4%
Literature 2 2.9%
Abbreviation 2 2.9%
Sports 2 2.9%
History 1 1.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.5%
Food & Drink 1 1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 34
Down Clues 34
Total Clues 68
Average Answer Length 5.8 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 9 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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Last Updated: September 21, 2025 at 03:37 PM