27443 Mon Dec 30, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 30, 2024

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

Mon Dec 30, 2024 NY Times

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Brainy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMART

  Possible Answer : impudent, sassy, hurt, impertinent, smarting, overbold, chic, fresh, saucy, smartness, ache, bright, voguish, wise, smart

  Possible Opposite Answer : stupid




• The clue is 6. Wacky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZANY

  Possible Answer : clownish, silly, zany, goof, goofy, whacky, goofball, wacky, twat, cuckoo, clownlike, cockamamy, sappy, goose, buffoonish, bozo, jackass, fathead, cockamamie




• The clue is 10. Desktop computer that might run Sonoma or Sequoia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAC




• The clue is 14. Choir member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENOR

  Possible Answer : tenor, tenor_voice, strain




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

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

  The answer: ELIE




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

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

  The answer: NOGO




• The clue is 17. Waiter's imperative after bringing food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENJOY

  Possible Answer : savour, delight, revel, relish, love, bask, enjoy, savor

  Possible Opposite Answer : suffer




• The clue is 18. Flower that reflects yellow when held under one's chin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTTERCUP

  Possible Answer : butter-flower, butterflower, buttercup, crowfoot, kingcup, goldcup




• The clue is 20. It might have a twist or hole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOT

  Possible Answer : plot_of_land, plot, patch, diagram, plot_of_ground, secret_plan, game, plat




• The clue is 21. What a sleeve covers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARM

  Possible Answer : weapon, branch, weapon_system, build_up, fortify, limb, gird, sleeve, subdivision, arm

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarm




• The clue is 22. "Don't worry about me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMOKAY




• The clue is 23. Primitive timer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOURGLASS

  Possible Answer : hourglass




• The clue is 26. Surface for doing exercises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAT

  Possible Answer : lustrelessness, felt_up, matt-up, entangle, flat, matte_up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, lusterlessness, MAT, mat_up, gym_mat, felt, matt, matting, matte, mat, snarl, flatness, tangle, matted

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsnarl, disentangle




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

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

  The answer: ORBS

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




• The clue is 28. Going out romantically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONADATE




• The clue is 32. #1 pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESTIE




• The clue is 35. Language suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer : ESE, east_southeast




• The clue is 36. Father. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRE

  Possible Answer : father, get, engender, mother, bring_forth, generate, sire, beget, forefather




• The clue is 37. Music genre prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : altitude, EL, ALT, elevation




• The clue is 38. N.F.L. all-star game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROBOWL




• The clue is 41. Texter's reaction to a joke. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOL




• The clue is 42. Some beers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALES

  Possible Answer : ale




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

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

  The answer: TUB

  Possible Answer : vat, tub, bathtub, tubful, bath, bathing_tub




• The clue is 45. Clinks a glass and gives a speech to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOASTS

  Possible Answer : toast, drink, pledge, crispen, goner, crisp, wassail, salute




• The clue is 47. Indian pastries with savory fillings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMOSAS

  Possible Answer : samosa




• The clue is 49. Obnoxious person, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOL

  Possible Answer : instrument, pecker, peter, prick, putz, creature, joyride, puppet, tool, shaft, cock, dick, tool_around




• The clue is 50. "All you need is love and a ___" (old saying). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAT

  Possible Answer : cast, cat-o'-nine-tails, honk, guy, Arabian_tea, hombre, throw_up, big_cat, retch, African_tea, vomit, regurgitate, Caterpillar, barf, CAT, sick, regorge, upchuck, disgorge, vomit_up, spew, spue, be_sick, computed_axial_tomography, qat, computerized_tomography, cat, bozo, khat, quat, computed_tomography, kat, true_cat, computerized_axial_tomography, puke, purge, chuck, CT

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down




• The clue is 51. Place for policy wonks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THINKTANK




• The clue is 56. Huge to-dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCENES

  Possible Answer : fit, scenery, panorama, setting, view, vista, prospect, tantrum, conniption, shot, aspect, picture, scene




• The clue is 59. "Sounds good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 60. Norse god of war and death. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIN

  Possible Answer : Odin




• The clue is 61. Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLDWATER




• The clue is 63. Grammarian's concern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USAGE

  Possible Answer : use, employment, usage, custom, exercise, utilization, usance, utilisation




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

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

  The answer: ILLS

  Possible Answer : ill, complaint, ailment




• The clue is 65. Number of planets before Pluto was demoted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINE

  Possible Answer : ix, IX, nine, 9, ball_club, club, ennead, baseball_club, nine-spot, niner, Nina_from_Carolina




• The clue is 66. Food item that might come with lox. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAGEL

  Possible Answer : beigel, bagel




• The clue is 67. El ___, Tex.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASO




• The clue is 68. Exhausted, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAD

  Possible Answer : beat, all_in, perfectly, numb, drained, bushed, deadened, idle, utterly, utter, absolutely, short, suddenly, abruptly, dead, stagnant

  Possible Opposite Answer : live, alive, living




• The clue is 69. Put forth, as effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXERT

  Possible Answer : exert, maintain, exercise, wield

SMART

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Basketball star Curry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEPH

• The clue is 2. ___ Park, location of Edison's first major laboratory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENLO

• The clue is 3. Type of pear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANJOU

  Possible Answer: Anjou, anjou

• The clue is 4. Plant affliction that's below ground. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOTROT

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

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: attempt, try_out, adjudicate, try_on, try, endeavour, hear, render, assay, test, prove, effort, examine, stress, endeavor, sample, judge, strain, taste, essay, seek

• The clue is 6. Creatures that are actually black with white stripes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEBRAS

  Possible Answer: zebra

• The clue is 7. What grads become. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUMS

  Possible Answer: potash_alum, graduate, grad, ammonia_alum, ammonium_alum, alum, alumnus, potassium_alum, alumna

• The clue is 8. Tiny complaint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIT

  Possible Answer: nit

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

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

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: abominable_snowman, yeti

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

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

  The answer: INROADS

  Possible Answer: inroad

• The clue is 11. Shirley Temple and Virgin Bloody Mary, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOCKTAILS

• The clue is 12. H₂O, in Mexico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGUA

  Possible Answer: agua_toad, Bufo_marinus, agua

• The clue is 13. "I understand you". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPY

  Possible Answer: copy, written_matter, replicate, imitate, simulate, re-create, transcript

• The clue is 19. Character described by Austen as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMMA

• The clue is 21. Canadian province that's home to the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBERTA

  Possible Answer: Alberta

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

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

  The answer: GRIP

  Possible Answer: hold, spellbind, grasp, handgrip, bag, fascinate, transfix, traveling_bag, grapple, clutch, clutches, adhesive_friction, travelling_bag, grip, hairgrip, clench, suitcase, traction, bobby_pin, clasp, handle

• The clue is 25. Meh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSO

• The clue is 29. Units of force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWTONS

  Possible Answer: newton, N, Newton, Sir_Isaac_Newton, Isaac_Newton

• The clue is 30. Gait faster than a walk but slower than a canter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROT

  Possible Answer: trot, pony, crib, jog, clip, lope, Trotskyist, Trotskyite, Trot

• The clue is 31. Snakelike fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELS

  Possible Answer: eel

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

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

  The answer: BAAS

  Possible Answer: baas, blat, blate, baa, bleat

• The clue is 33. "Enchanted" girl in a Gail Carson Levine book. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLA

• The clue is 34. Biomedical building blocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEMCELLS

• The clue is 35. Recede, as the tide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, ebb_out, reflux, ebbing, ebb, ebb_away, ebb_off, wane

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 39. Remove from office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer: drum_out, oust, throw_out, expel, kick_out, boot_out

• The clue is 40. Cry made while pointing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOK

  Possible Answer: looking_at, take_care, depend, expect, feeling, spirit, wait, search, front, look, reckon, tone, see, await, flavour, expression, looking, attend, aspect, flavor, facial_expression, seem, face, smell, bet, feel, appear, calculate, count

  Possible Opposite Answer : back

• The clue is 43. No-goodnik. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOANDSO

• The clue is 46. Jazz combo instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTOSAX

• The clue is 48. Dish served from a crockpot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

  Possible Answer: sweat, swither, grizzle, stew, fret, lather, grudge, brood

• The clue is 49. In stacks, like a wedding cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIERED

  Possible Answer: tiered

• The clue is 52. Evil hench-animal in "The Lion King". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYENA

  Possible Answer: hyena, hyaena

• The clue is 53. "The early bird gets the worm," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAGE

  Possible Answer: adage, proverb, saw, byword

• The clue is 54. Landlocked African country. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIGER

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Niger, Niger, Niger_River

• The clue is 55. Prepared to propose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNELT

  Possible Answer: kneel

• The clue is 56. Wish for a romantic pairing between, in modern parlance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIP

  Possible Answer: embark, send, ship, transport

  Possible Opposite Answer : disembark

• The clue is 57. Pepsi or Coke. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLA

  Possible Answer: Cola, genus_Cola, Colon, dope, Aspinwall, Costa_Rican_colon, colon, El_Salvadoran_colon, cola

• The clue is 58. Contents of a 23-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAND

  Possible Answer: guts, backbone, Baroness_Dudevant, gumption, Sand, sandpaper, Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin, moxie, sand, grit, George_Sand

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• The clue is 62. "How to ___ a ___" (common tutorial topic). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer: link_up, draw, bind, standoff, attach, affiliation, wed, tie, marry, sleeper, tie-up, necktie, splice, tie_beam, link, crosstie, bond, linkup, connect, railroad_tie, association, tie-in

  Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect

• The clue is 63. Purple yam common in Filipino cooking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBE

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Obstinate fool

3-letter answer Answer: ASS

Word Help: Synonyms: piece_of_tail, atomic_number_33, buns

Clue #2: 4. Co. badges, e.g.

3-letter answer Answer: IDS

Word Help: Synonyms: Gem_State, id, Idaho

Clue #3: 7. Keeps burning, say

6-letter answer Answer: STOKES

Word Help: Synonyms: stoke

Clue #4: 13. Apt name for a fretful fellow

3-letter answer Answer: STU

Clue #5: 14. Yogi's accessory

3-letter answer Answer: MAT

Word Help: Synonyms: Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, matted, lustrelessness
Antonyms: unsnarl, disentangle

Clue #6: 15. Goes off track

7-letter answer Answer: DERAILS

Word Help: Synonyms: derail, jump

Clue #7: 16. Jabber

3-letter answer Answer: YAP

Word Help: Synonyms: yip, gob, hole

Clue #8: 17. Chang or Eng Bunker, notably

11-letter answer Answer: SIAMESETWIN

Clue #9: 19. Just managed, with "out"

4-letter answer Answer: EKED

Clue #10: 21. Mix up

4-letter answer Answer: STIR

Word Help: Synonyms: splash, evoke, call_down

Clue #11: 22. Recoils suddenly

5-letter answer Answer: SHIES

Word Help: Synonyms: shy

Clue #12: 23. ___ Haute, Ind.

5-letter answer Answer: TERRE

Clue #13: 25. On its way

4-letter answer Answer: SENT

Word Help: Synonyms: send_out, transport, air
Antonyms: unsent

Clue #14: 27. Throwing a ball and grasping a pencil, e.g.

11-letter answer Answer: MOTORSKILLS

Clue #15: 32. Grammy-nominated poet Nikki ___

8-letter answer Answer: GIOVANNI

Clue #16: 34. Percolated

6-letter answer Answer: SEEPED

Word Help: Synonyms: ooze, seep

Clue #17: 37. Balm additive

4-letter answer Answer: ALOE

Word Help: Synonyms: aloe

Clue #18: 38. Observes Ramadan, say

5-letter answer Answer: FASTS

Word Help: Synonyms: fast, fasting

Clue #19: 40. Stretchiness

4-letter answer Answer: GIVE

Word Help: Synonyms: kick_in, ease_up, pass
Antonyms: starve, take

Clue #20: 41. National park that's home to the Pretty Rocks Landslide

6-letter answer Answer: DENALI

Word Help: Synonyms: McKinley, Denali, Mt._McKinley

Clue #21: 43. Like pumpkin spice latte and peppermint mocha

8-letter answer Answer: SEASONAL

Word Help: Synonyms: seasonal, seasonal_worker
Antonyms: year-round

Clue #22: 45. Provider of crucial testimony

11-letter answer Answer: STARWITNESS

Clue #23: 47. Unbuckled seatbelt alert

4-letter answer Answer: BEEP

Word Help: Synonyms: bleep, beep, claxon

Clue #24: 48. Zigzag

5-letter answer Answer: WEAVE

Word Help: Synonyms: waver, meander, thread
Antonyms: unweave

Clue #25: 51. Solomonic figures

5-letter answer Answer: SAGES

Word Help: Synonyms: swag, salvia, sage

Clue #26: 55. Craft drafts, for short

4-letter answer Answer: IPAS

Clue #27: 58. Sporty auto feature

4-letter answer Answer: TTOP

Clue #28: 59. Copyright wrongs

11-letter answer Answer: PLAGIARISMS

Word Help: Synonyms: plagiarization, piracy, plagiarisation

Clue #29: 62. Sounds heard during a cuteness overload

3-letter answer Answer: AWS

Clue #30: 63. Took to the sky

7-letter answer Answer: AVIATED

Word Help: Synonyms: fly, pilot, aviate

Clue #31: 64. Young 'un

3-letter answer Answer: PUP

Word Help: Synonyms: puppy, whelp, pup

Clue #32: 65. Soccer star Messi, familiarly

3-letter answer Answer: LEO

Word Help: Synonyms: Lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo

Clue #33: 66. Approach

6-letter answer Answer: MANNER

Word Help: Synonyms: fashion, manner, personal_manner

Clue #34: 67. Spot for wallowing

3-letter answer Answer: STY

Word Help: Synonyms: stye, eye_infection, pigsty

Clue #35: 68. One of four featured on the Yale Nature Walk

3-letter answer Answer: ELM

Word Help: Synonyms: elm, elmwood, elm_tree

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. To date

5-letter answer Answer: ASYET

Clue #2: 2. Sticking point for a gardener?

5-letter answer Answer: STAKE

Word Help: Synonyms: wager, bet_on, bet

Clue #3: 3. Celestial phenomena observed at perigees

10-letter answer Answer: SUPERMOONS

Clue #4: 4. Some online exchanges, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: IMS

Clue #5: 5. Speaker's spot

4-letter answer Answer: DAIS

Word Help: Synonyms: podium, pulpit, stump

Clue #6: 6. Walks or runs

4-letter answer Answer: STAT

Clue #7: 7. French possessive

3-letter answer Answer: SES

Word Help: Synonyms: sec, south, siemens

Clue #8: 8. Bridge support

7-letter answer Answer: TRESTLE

Word Help: Synonyms: trestle

Clue #9: 9. Swearword

4-letter answer Answer: OATH

Word Help: Synonyms: expletive, curse_word, oath

Clue #10: 10. Aussie's neighbor

4-letter answer Answer: KIWI

Word Help: Synonyms: Actinidia_chinensis, kiwi_fruit, Kiwi

Clue #11: 11. Nobel laureate Wiesel

4-letter answer Answer: ELIE

Clue #12: 12. Figs. with two dashes

4-letter answer Answer: SSNS

Clue #13: 15. Jeter in Cooperstown

5-letter answer Answer: DEREK

Clue #14: 18. Natural dividing line on a U.S. map, as suggested by this puzzle's circled letters

11-letter answer Answer: MISSISSIPPI

Word Help: Synonyms: Mississippi_River, MS, Mississippi

Clue #15: 20. Strongly suggested

7-letter answer Answer: DROVEAT

Clue #16: 24. Fig. at a train station

3-letter answer Answer: ETA

Word Help: Synonyms: ETA, eta, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom

Clue #17: 26. Titan maker

6-letter answer Answer: NISSAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Nisan, Nissan

Clue #18: 28. Really killing it, so to speak

6-letter answer Answer: ONFIRE

Clue #19: 29. Strand in a cell

3-letter answer Answer: RNA

Word Help: Synonyms: RNA, ribonucleic_acid

Clue #20: 30. The World Map is the largest one to date, with 11,695 pieces

7-letter answer Answer: LEGOSET

Clue #21: 31. Does some creative accounting?

10-letter answer Answer: SPINSATALE

Clue #22: 32. Meander (about)

3-letter answer Answer: GAD

Word Help: Synonyms: spur, anxiety_reaction, gad

Clue #23: 33. Saint Martin, par exemple

3-letter answer Answer: ILE

Clue #24: 35. Actress Mendes

3-letter answer Answer: EVA

Clue #25: 36. Torre ___ Greco, Italy

3-letter answer Answer: DEL

Clue #26: 39. Celebration whose full name translates as "festival of the first day"

3-letter answer Answer: TET

Word Help: Synonyms: Tet

Clue #27: 42. Menlo Park, N.J., famously

7-letter answer Answer: LABSITE

Clue #28: 44. Hem, but not haw

3-letter answer Answer: SEW

Word Help: Synonyms: stitch, sew_together, run_up

Clue #29: 46. Screwy

5-letter answer Answer: WEIRD

Word Help: Synonyms: weird, uncanny, eldritch

Clue #30: 49. I, for one

5-letter answer Answer: VOWEL

Word Help: Synonyms: vowel, vowel_sound
Antonyms: consonant

Clue #31: 50. Surrey town known for its salt

5-letter answer Answer: EPSOM

Clue #32: 51. Most bulk email

4-letter answer Answer: SPAM

Word Help: Synonyms: junk_e-mail, spam, Spam

Clue #33: 52. Thomas ___ Edison

4-letter answer Answer: ALVA

Clue #34: 53. Appreciation

4-letter answer Answer: GAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: earn, realize, gain
Antonyms: fall_back, lose

Clue #35: 54. Pulitzer-winning author Jennifer

4-letter answer Answer: EGAN

Clue #36: 56. Certain vipers

4-letter answer Answer: ASPS

Word Help: Synonyms: asp_viper, asp, Egyptian_cobra

Clue #37: 57. X-rated material

4-letter answer Answer: SMUT

Word Help: Synonyms: porno, smut, pornography

Clue #38: 60. ___ Lingus

3-letter answer Answer: AER

Clue #39: 61. Stratego piece

3-letter answer Answer: SPY

Word Help: Synonyms: sight, spot, undercover_agent

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NYT Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | Crossword Clues Hints with Answers

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 13, 2024

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

NYT Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Pathetic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAD

  Possible Answer : distressing, sad, sorry, lamentable, deplorable, pitiful

  Possible Opposite Answer : glad




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

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

  The answer: RASP

  Possible Answer : rasp, wood_file, rasping




• The clue is 8. 1992 novel set in 1920s Harlem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAZZ

  Possible Answer : bed, get_laid, screw, nothingness, have_sex, hump, bonk, sleep_with, have_it_away, make_out, have_a_go_at_it, get_it_on, malarkey, wind, eff, lie_with, have_intercourse, love, bang, know, idle_words, fuck, malarky, be_intimate, roll_in_the_hay, do_it, make_love, have_it_off, sleep_together, jazz




• The clue is 12. Walk heavily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOD

  Possible Answer : slog, plod, footslog, trudge, plodding, pad, tramp




• The clue is 14. Concur with by repeating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

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




• The clue is 15. Covered veranda often equipped with a ceiling fan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANAI

  Possible Answer : Lanai, lanai, Lanai_Island




• The clue is 16. Exude, as confidence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOZE

  Possible Answer : seepage, transude, oozing, exudate, slime, gook, goo, ooze_out, goop, sludge, guck, gunk, seep, exude, muck, ooze




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

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

  The answer: THUS

  Possible Answer : olibanum, thence, thusly, therefore, frankincense, gum_olibanum, hence, so, thus




• The clue is 18. Take in or take on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADOPT

  Possible Answer : espouse, take_over, borrow, follow, take_in, sweep_up, assume, take_on, acquire, dramatize, embrace, dramatise, adopt, take_up, take




• The clue is 19. 1970 novel exploring racism's effect on a young girl's self-esteem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEBLUESTEYE




• The clue is 22. One who dies for a cause. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARTYR

  Possible Answer : sufferer, martyrise, martyrize, martyr




• The clue is 23. Home for a queen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIVE

  Possible Answer : beehive, hive




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

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer : neo




• The clue is 27. Road curve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer : Es, E, atomic_number_99, einsteinium




• The clue is 28. Like Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off," key-wise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ING




• The clue is 30. 1981 novel about the interplay of privilege and poverty in a Caribbean romance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARBABY




• The clue is 32. No later than. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNTIL




• The clue is 34. Deep-dish pizza chain, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNOS




• The clue is 35. 1977 novel whose title references a lyrical Old Testament book. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: SONGOFSOLOMON




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

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

  The answer: LEND

  Possible Answer : add, bring, bestow, impart, contribute, loan, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow




• The clue is 41. Collaborations like those on "Ella and Louis". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUETS

  Possible Answer : duette, duo, dyad, pas_de_deux, twain, twosome, pair, span, yoke, couple, duad, brace, couplet, distich, duet




• The clue is 42. 1987 Pulitzer-winning novel about the haunting of a formerly enslaved family's home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELOVED

  Possible Answer : honey, darling, dearest, dear, beloved, love




• The clue is 46. Traitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAT

  Possible Answer : skunk, shit, betrayer, denounce, scab, shop, fink, squealer, grass, rotter, scum_bag, blabber, crumb, bum, dirty_dog, give_away, so-and-so, snitch, lowlife, rat, stag, puke, tell_on, git, stinkpot, strikebreaker, betray, blackleg, informer, stinker




• The clue is 47. It might welcome you home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAT

  Possible Answer : tangle, entangle, mat_up, matting, lusterlessness, gym_mat, matt-up, flat, mat, felt_up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, matted, lustrelessness, matte, matt, snarl, flatness, matte_up, MAT, felt

  Possible Opposite Answer : disentangle, unsnarl




• The clue is 50. Backdrop for a shooting star. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKY

  Possible Answer : sky, pitch, flip, toss




• The clue is 51. Folk wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LORE

  Possible Answer : lore, traditional_knowledge




• The clue is 53. "Burning" feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESIRE

  Possible Answer : want, trust, desire, hope




• The clue is 55. Author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature on the basis of her first six novels, all featured in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONIMORRISON




• The clue is 57. Clean up, as software. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEBUG

  Possible Answer : debug




• The clue is 60. Burkina ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FASO




• The clue is 61. Sound of a fall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THUD

  Possible Answer : scrunch, clunk, clump, thud, thump, thumping, crump




• The clue is 62. Shooting stars, some believe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMENS

  Possible Answer : auspicate, prognostic, presage, prodigy, bode, foretell, foreshadow, forecast, portend, prognostication, prefigure, portent, betoken, prognosticate, predict, augur, omen




• The clue is 63. Cache for cash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TILL

  Possible Answer : till, boulder_clay, cashbox, trough, money_box, public_treasury




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

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

  The answer: EASE

  Possible Answer : relief, repose, rest, allay, relaxation, ease, easiness, informality, alleviate, still, comfort, simpleness, facilitate, relieve, simplicity

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty




• The clue is 65. 1973 novel set in "the Bottom," a neighborhood slated to be demolished for a golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SULA

  Possible Answer : genus_Sula, Sula




• The clue is 66. ___ gin fizz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOE

  Possible Answer : Alleghany_plum, Prunus_spinosa, Allegheny_plum, sloe, blackthorn, Prunus_alleghaniensis




• The clue is 67. For each. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PER

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Request in the weight room. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOTME

• The clue is 2. Kauai goodbyes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOHAS

  Possible Answer: aloha, ciao

• The clue is 3. Earth-moving machines, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOZERS

  Possible Answer: dozer, bulldozer

• The clue is 4. Pick up again, as a book. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETURNTO

• The clue is 5. Muscle misery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHE

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

• The clue is 6. "Pipe down!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHUSH

  Possible Answer: shush

• The clue is 7. Sticky note. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSTIT

• The clue is 8. Green gemstone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JADE

  Possible Answer: wear_upon, jade, weary, loose_woman, outwear, nag, pall, plug, hack, strumpet, jade-green, adulteress, tire_out, fornicatress, slut, wear_down, fag_out, trollop, fatigue, tire, wear, jadestone, fag, hussy, jade_green, wear_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh

• The clue is 9. "That's ___-brainer". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANO

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

• The clue is 10. Heat in the microwave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZAP

  Possible Answer: atomise, zap, atomize, microwave, micro-cook, vaporize, nuke

• The clue is 11. Photo retoucher's focus, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIT

  Possible Answer: zit, hickey, pimple

• The clue is 13. Something that can be racked up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEBT

  Possible Answer: debt

• The clue is 15. Coat of paint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAYER

  Possible Answer: level, layer, bed, stratum

• The clue is 20. Telling tall tales. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYING

  Possible Answer: lie, consist, lying, lie_in, prevarication, rest, fabrication, dwell, lie_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

• The clue is 21. #bestfriends4___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVA

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

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

  The answer: NANO

• The clue is 25. Black, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBON

  Possible Answer: ebon, ebony

• The clue is 26. Pained cries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OYS

• The clue is 29. Looping animation file. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIF

• The clue is 31. Mooches, as a cigarette. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMS

  Possible Answer: bum_around, tail_end, skunk, posterior, bum_about, loafer, tooshie, sponge, prat, tail, rear, ass, seat, do-nothing, arse_about, rotter, cadge, scum_bag, rear_end, crumb, can, hobo, loll, bum, derriere, arse, dirty_dog, hind_end, mooch, rump, keister, layabout, behind, buttocks, buns, so-and-so, butt, grub, tramp, hindquarters, loaf, lowlife, rat, lounge_about, puke, fanny, idler, git, backside, stern, fuck_off, nates, waste_one's_time, loll_around, fundament, tush, lounge_around, stinkpot, frig_around, stinker, arse_around, bottom

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

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

  The answer: UNDO

  Possible Answer: untie, unmake, unwrap, undo, loosen

  Possible Opposite Answer : make, wrap

• The clue is 33. Mind-altering drug. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSD

  Possible Answer: LSD, lysergic_acid_diethylamide

• The clue is 35. Pursue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEK

  Possible Answer: attempt, try, seek, search, essay, look_for, assay

• The clue is 36. Just. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONLY

  Possible Answer: simply, alone, lonesome, just, but, lone, only_if, exclusively, solitary, sole, only, merely, entirely, only_when, solely

• The clue is 37. Your and my. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUR

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

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

  The answer: LEADROLE

• The clue is 39. Furry swimmer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTTER

  Possible Answer: otter

• The clue is 40. Scale units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LBS

  Possible Answer: lb, pound

• The clue is 43. YouTube journals, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VLOGS

• The clue is 44. Very long time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EON

  Possible Answer: eon, aeon

• The clue is 45. Heaps of windblown snow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIFTS

  Possible Answer: vagabond, impetus, drift, err, be_adrift, trend, ramble, range, cast, stray, purport, impulsion, gallery, tramp, wander, rove, movement, heading, swan, blow, float, freewheel, roam, roll

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

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

  The answer: MISHAP

  Possible Answer: mishap, bad_luck, misadventure, mischance

• The clue is 48. Make excited. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROUSE

  Possible Answer: excite, wake_up, evoke, put_forward, arouse, energise, waken, come_alive, raise, conjure_up, wind_up, enkindle, stimulate, elicit, sex, wake, bring_up, invoke, brace, awake, turn_on, kindle, provoke, stir, call_forth, energize, awaken, rouse, conjure, call_down, fire, perk_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : fall_asleep, de-energize, de-energise, sedate, cause_to_sleep

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

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

  The answer: TENDER

  Possible Answer: offer, attendant, pinnace, tender, affectionate, legal_tender, crank, supply_ship, tippy, tenderize, warm, untoughened, cranky, sensitive, cutter, raw, tenderise, fond, sore, bid, lovesome, attender, ship's_boat, stamp

  Possible Opposite Answer : tough

• The clue is 52. One might begin "Hope this finds you well". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMAIL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : snail_mail

• The clue is 54. Construction area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITE

  Possible Answer: site, web_site, land_site, internet_site, website, situation, place, locate

• The clue is 55. "Chicken of the sea". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

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

• The clue is 56. World capital on the same latitude as Tallinn and Stockholm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer: Oslo, capital_of_Norway, Christiania

• The clue is 57. Half of cuatro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

  Possible Answer: exercise, perform, State_Department, arrange, make, State, set, manage, DoS, make_out, practice, get_along, Doctor_of_Osteopathy, disk_operating_system, United_States_Department_of_State, brawl, dress, fare, serve, coiffure, suffice, coiffe, do, Department_of_State, DO, act, doh, cause, bash, ut, execute, come, DOS, practise, behave, answer, coif

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

• The clue is 58. Australia's tallest bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit

• The clue is 59. "The Fresh Prince of ___-Air". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEL

  Possible Answer: B, Bel