2410 Sat Oct 12, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "It can't be!", 16. Blissful stretch, 17. "Nobody can do this alone", 18. Put down, 19. Make an example of, 20. First name in classic horror films, 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore, 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail), 23. Set against?, 25. Letters on old kopecks, 27. "Well, I'll be darned!", 29. Word before "tip" or after "top", 30. Chickpea, e.g., 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___", 35. "Is it just me …?", 37. Direct flight?, 38. Boil down, 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling, 40. Zest for life: Abbr., 41. Lofty passages, 43. Future D.O.'s exam, 44. Disgruntled grunts, 46. Legal V.I.P.s, 47. Invite qualifier, for short, 48. Good point, 49. What flashers do, 51. Takes for a ride, 54. Unable to make progress, say, 57. Verbally backpedaling, 58. "See?"

Down Clues :

1. See 51-Down, 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back", 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova, 4. Ally, 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws", 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g., 7. Approaches, briefly, 8. Took in a bad way, 9. Displayed, 10. Narrow peninsula, 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon", 12. Texter's "off-line", 13. Polish roll, 14. Corporate figures, 15. Blissful patch, 22. Pair of accessories?, 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag, 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries, 26. Made it, 27. L.A. museum, with "the", 28. Takes to heart, 30. Doesn't breathe easy, 32. Find, 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages, 34. No longer being drafted, say, 36. Satisfy a midday craving, 37. Is persuaded of, 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar, 42. Mars, e.g., 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation, 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951), 45. Can't not, informally, 47. Donnybrook, 48. "Just made it!", 50. Online home services marketplace, 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect, 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie, 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana, 55. Little warbler, 56. Lead follower: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 12, 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. "It can't be!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THATSIMPOSSIBLE




• The clue is 16. Blissful stretch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONEYMOONPERIOD




• The clue is 17. "Nobody can do this alone". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTAKESAVILLAGE




• The clue is 18. Put down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAMED

  Possible Answer : disgrace, simulate, shamefaced, shame, feign, shamed, sham, attaint, affect, dissemble, discredited, hangdog, dishonored, dishonour, disgraced, assume, guilty, pretend, dishonor

  Possible Opposite Answer : honor




• The clue is 19. Make an example of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer : citation, acknowledgment, reference, bring_up, abduce, cite, summon, name, advert, summons, quotation, credit, mention, refer, adduce, quote




• The clue is 20. First name in classic horror films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LON




• The clue is 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUS

  Possible Answer : ruthenium, Ru, Rus, atomic_number_44




• The clue is 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHE




• The clue is 23. Set against?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAYS

  Possible Answer : nay

  Possible Opposite Answer : yea




• The clue is 25. Letters on old kopecks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCCP




• The clue is 27. "Well, I'll be darned!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEEWHIZ




• The clue is 29. Word before "tip" or after "top". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAT

  Possible Answer : chapeau, hat, lid




• The clue is 30. Chickpea, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer : seminal_fluid, germ, source, sow, ejaculate, semen, seeded_player, seed, cum, come




• The clue is 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETUDES

  Possible Answer : etude




• The clue is 35. "Is it just me …?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMINUTS




• The clue is 37. Direct flight?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEELINE

  Possible Answer : beeline




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

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

  The answer: DECOCT

  Possible Answer : decoct, reduce, concentrate, boil_down




• The clue is 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUDS

  Possible Answer : muck_up, muck, mire, mud, clay




• The clue is 40. Zest for life: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYN




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

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

  The answer: SKYWAYS

  Possible Answer : airway, flight_path, air_lane, skyway




• The clue is 43. Future D.O.'s exam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCAT




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

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

  The answer: UGHS




• The clue is 46. Legal V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGS

  Possible Answer : Ag, silver, atomic_number_47




• The clue is 47. Invite qualifier, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYO




• The clue is 48. Good point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRO

  Possible Answer : pro, professional

  Possible Opposite Answer : con, anti, amateur




• The clue is 49. What flashers do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARN

  Possible Answer : monish, warn, discourage, admonish




• The clue is 51. Takes for a ride. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIVES

  Possible Answer : driving_force, driveway, cause, ride, parkway, repel, aim, movement, push_back, take, get, beat_back, thrust, labour, private_road, crusade, push, drive, driving, labor, force_back, tug, force, motor, ram, repulse, campaign, effort

  Possible Opposite Answer : attract




• The clue is 54. Unable to make progress, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITTINGADEADEND




• The clue is 57. Verbally backpedaling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EATINGONESWORDS




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

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

  The answer: WHATDIDITELLYOU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. See 51-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIS

• The clue is 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTH

  Possible Answer: Hodur, Hoder, Hothr, Hodr, Hoth

• The clue is 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTARCTIC

  Possible Answer: Antarctic, south-polar, South_Frigid_Zone, Antarctic_Zone

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

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

  The answer: TEAMUP

• The clue is 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYKES

• The clue is 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMED

• The clue is 7. Approaches, briefly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOS

  Possible Answer: molybdenum, moment, second, mo, bit, MO, Mo, Show_Me_State, minute, atomic_number_42, Missouri

• The clue is 8. Took in a bad way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POACHED

  Possible Answer: poach, stewed, poached, boiled

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

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

  The answer: ONVIEW

• The clue is 10. Narrow peninsula. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer: expectoration, tongue, spue, pitter-patter, saliva, spitting, spit, ptyalize, spatter, sprinkle, skewer, spit_out, spew, spittle, patter, ptyalise

• The clue is 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELENITES

• The clue is 12. Texter's "off-line". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRL

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

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

  The answer: BIALY

  Possible Answer: bialystoker, bialy

• The clue is 14. Corporate figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGOS

  Possible Answer: logotype, logo, Logos, Son, Word

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

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer: Garden_of_Eden, heaven, paradise, promised_land, Shangri-la, nirvana, Eden

• The clue is 22. Pair of accessories?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEES

• The clue is 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAD

  Possible Answer: Chadic, Republic_of_Chad, Chadic_language, Chad, Lake_Chad, chad, Tchad

• The clue is 26. Made it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAME

  Possible Answer: fare, amount, make_out, derive, come_up, get, get_along, come_in, come, add_up, do, occur, issue_forth, descend, hail, follow, number, total, arrive, fall

  Possible Opposite Answer : go, leave

• The clue is 27. L.A. museum, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETTY

• The clue is 28. Takes to heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEEDS

  Possible Answer: regard, listen, heed, attentiveness, mind, paying_attention

  Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

• The clue is 30. Doesn't breathe easy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKSWIND

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

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

  The answer: DISCOVERY

  Possible Answer: breakthrough, discovery, find, uncovering

• The clue is 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA

• The clue is 34. No longer being drafted, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENT

  Possible Answer: send, beam, charge, ship, sent, transmit, institutionalise, post, institutionalize, send_off, send_out, commit, direct, transport, station, place, broadcast, get_off, air, mail

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsent

• The clue is 36. Satisfy a midday craving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSH

  Possible Answer: nosh, snack

• The clue is 37. Is persuaded of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUYS

  Possible Answer: bribe, buy, purchase, grease_one's_palms, steal, corrupt, bargain

  Possible Opposite Answer : sell

• The clue is 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAGNANI

• The clue is 42. Mars, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARGOD

• The clue is 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYIDOL

• The clue is 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URIAH

  Possible Answer: Uriah

• The clue is 45. Can't not, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOTTA

• The clue is 47. Donnybrook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAWL

  Possible Answer: do, bash, brawl, free-for-all, wrangle

• The clue is 48. "Just made it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHEW

• The clue is 50. Online home services marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGI

• The clue is 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESE

• The clue is 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDO

• The clue is 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SDSU

• The clue is 55. Little warbler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIT

  Possible Answer: boob, titmouse, teat, titty, pap, bosom, tit, mamilla, nipple, knocker, breast, mammilla

• The clue is 56. Lead follower: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DET

September 11, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword September 11, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Piquant garnishes	5
2A	6. Female friend, to Felipe	5
3A	11. Guffaw syllable	3
4A	14. Top dog	5
5A	15. Unseen title character in a classic play	5
6A	16. Previously	3
7A	17. Bird in the hand?	11
8A	19. Headstone letters	3
9A	20. R&B singer with the 2006 hit "So Sick"	4
10A	21. ___ vez (once: Sp.)	3
11A	22. Art often of marginal quality?	6
12A	24. Snake in the grass?	12
13A	27. Rarer than rare	3
14A	30. Bourbon and Beale: Abbr.	3
15A	31. Time off, informally	5
16A	32. English architect Jones	5
17A	34. Grab a stool, say	3
18A	35. Head Stone?	4
19A	38. Come up in the world?	15
20A	42. Proofreader's "leave it in"	4
21A	43. Omicrons' predecessors	3
22A	44. Signed	5
23A	45. "___ ever occurred to you ...?"	5
24A	47. Inseparable	3
25A	49. 1960s campus org.	3
26A	50. Throw in the towel?	12
27A	54. Die-hard fan's cry	6
28A	55. Question of introspection	3
29A	56. Provides pieces for	4
30A	60. Fumble or stumble	3
31A	61. Ace in the hole?	11
32A	64. One of three figures carved on Georgia's Stone Mountain	3
33A	65. Gone from the plate	5
34A	66. Lewis who sang the theme for "Avatar"	5
35A	67. Acid	3
36A	68. Mortimer ___, dummy voiced by Edgar Bergen	5
37A	69. Shutterbug's setting	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. Piquant garnishes"

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 vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
• Words that mean the same thing: tang, spice, piquance
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Female friend, to Felipe"

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: AMIGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Guffaw syllable"

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: HAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Top dog"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 1st letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALPHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Unseen title character in a classic play"

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: GODOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Previously"

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 gone by; or in the past
• Words that mean the same thing: agone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Bird in the hand?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: HIREDPERSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Headstone letters"

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 dissolute man in fashionable society
• Words that mean the same thing: crosscurrent, rive, rake
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. R&B singer with the 2006 hit "So Sick""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEYO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. ___ vez (once: Sp.)"

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: UNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Art often of marginal quality?"

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 an aimless drawing
• Words that mean the same thing: scribble, scrabble
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOODLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Snake in the grass?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CATTLEFODDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Rarer than rare"

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 informal terms for nakedness
• Words that mean the same thing: birthday suit, new, unsanded
• The opposite would be: cooked
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Bourbon and Beale: 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: STS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Time off, informally"

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: RANDR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. English architect Jones"

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: INIGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Grab a stool, say"

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 be around, often idly or without specific purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: posture, seat, baby-sit
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• 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 18 Across: "35. Head Stone?"

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 (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of irish descent
• Words that mean the same thing: Mickey, Paddy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Come up in the world?"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: MARSFORINSTANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Proofreader's "leave it in""

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 printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Omicrons' predecessors"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
• Words that mean the same thing: xi, eleven, XI
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: XIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Signed"

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 append one's signature to
• Words that mean the same thing: ink
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. "___ ever occurred to you ...?""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: HASIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Inseparable"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: 1, single, one and only
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. 1960s campus org."

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 state in north central united states
• Words that mean the same thing: SD, Mount Rushmore State, Coyote State
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Throw in the towel?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPAACCESSORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Die-hard fan's cry"

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: MYIDOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Question of introspection"

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: AMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Provides pieces for"

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 weapons considered collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: arm, weapons system, implements of war
• The opposite would be: disarm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Fumble or stumble"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: drift, slip, mistake
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Ace in the hole?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERFORATION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. One of three figures carved on Georgia's Stone Mountain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Gypsy Rose Lee, Lee Yuen Kam, leeward
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Gone from the plate"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: feed, eat up, run through
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EATEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Lewis who sang the theme for "Avatar""

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: LEONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Acid"

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 powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Mortimer ___, dummy voiced by Edgar Bergen"

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: SNERD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Shutterbug's setting"

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: FSTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle September 11, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Former CNN anchor Paula	4
2D	2. "Night" memoirist Wiesel	4
3D	3. Nimble, especially for one's age	4
4D	4. 2000s Fox drama set in Newport Beach	5
5D	5. Elegiac	3
6D	6. Transportation safety workers, e.g.	6
7D	7. Fable's end	5
8D	8. Cards at a club, say	3
9D	9. Olive oil and fish oil are high in them	8
10D	10. When a nautical day begins	6
11D	11. Screwdrivers, e.g.	10
12D	12. Like gymnasts	5
13D	13. One handy with a lariat	5
14D	18. When repeated, a club game?	4
15D	23. One who's "out"	6
16D	25. Starting on	4
17D	26. Home of the Blarney Stone	4
18D	27. What some eyeglasses lack	4
19D	28. Basic subj. for a surgeon	4
20D	29. Like some terriers	10
21D	33. Upscale Swiss ski resort	6
22D	34. Palindromic nickname	3
23D	36. Included in an email chain	4
24D	37. Converse competitor	4
25D	39. Big name in stain removal	8
26D	40. Baptism, e.g.	4
27D	41. Stadium ticket specification	4
28D	46. Checks (out)	6
29D	47. Onetime pop star Donny	6
30D	48. Neo-___ (film genre)	4
31D	50. Stink	5
32D	51. Some funeral arrangements	5
33D	52. Not so risky	5
34D	53. Rowdy ___, lead role on TV's "Rawhide"	5
35D	57. Real scream	4
36D	58. Part of MSG	4
37D	59. Cinch	4
38D	62. Hwy.	3
39D	63. Visitor from the planet Melmac	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. Former CNN anchor Paula"

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: ZAHN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Night" memoirist Wiesel"

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: ELIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Nimble, especially for one's age"

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 moving quickly and lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: nimble, agile, quick
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. 2000s Fox drama set in Newport Beach"

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: THEOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Elegiac"

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 experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
• Words that mean the same thing: pitiful, distressing, sorry
• The opposite would be: glad
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Transportation safety workers, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Words that mean the same thing: federal agent, agentive role, agent
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Fable's end"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the significance of a story or event
• Words that mean the same thing: lesson
• The opposite would be: immoral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Cards at a club, say"

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 state in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: Idaho, I.D., id
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Olive oil and fish oil are high in them"

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: GOODFATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. When a nautical day begins"

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: ATNOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Screwdrivers, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: HARDDRINKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Like gymnasts"

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 moving quickly and lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: spry, nimble, quick
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. One handy with a lariat"

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 decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)
• Words that mean the same thing: ropemaker, rope-maker
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. When repeated, a club game?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
• Words that mean the same thing: putting
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. One who's "out""

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: ODDMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Starting on"

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: ASOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Home of the Blarney Stone"

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 an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. What some eyeglasses lack"

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 shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
• Words that mean the same thing: lip, flange, brim
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Basic subj. for a surgeon"

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: ANAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Like some terriers"

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: WIREHAIRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Upscale Swiss ski resort"

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: GSTAAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Palindromic nickname"

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: Systeme International, Si, si
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Included in an email chain"

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: CCED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Converse competitor"

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: KEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Big name in stain removal"

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: OXICLEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Baptism, 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 an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
• Words that mean the same thing: religious rite, ritual
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Stadium ticket specification"

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 relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• Words that mean the same thing: tier up, level, grade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Checks (out)"

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 tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by william jennings bryan and defended by clarence darrow (1900-1970)
• Words that mean the same thing: reach, CRO, oscilloscope
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Onetime pop star Donny"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: OSMOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Neo-___ (film genre)"

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 31 Down: "50. Stink"

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 sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
• Words that mean the same thing: flavour, olfactory property, sense of smell
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Some funeral arrangements"

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 wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
• Words that mean the same thing: pyre, funeral pyre
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PYRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Not so risky"

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 free from danger or the risk of harm
• Words that mean the same thing: dependable, safe, good
• The opposite would be: dangerous, out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Rowdy ___, lead role on TV's "Rawhide""

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: YATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Real scream"

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 public act of violence by an unruly mob
• Words that mean the same thing: sidesplitter, wow, bacchanal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Part of MSG"

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 an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
• Words that mean the same thing: mononucleosis, glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Cinch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of catching an object with the hands
• Words that mean the same thing: cracking, snatch up, gingersnap
• The opposite would be: inelasticity
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. Hwy."

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: RTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. Visitor from the planet Melmac"

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: ALF

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	64.5%
Short Answer	17	22.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Geography	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 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 Wednesday, 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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