No 27391, Tue Nov 05, 2024 NYT Evan Kalish

Across Clues :

1. Quoth, 5. Rae of "Barbie", 9. Precipitation unit, 13. "Therefore ...", 14. Parental punishment that might be circumvented with an iPad, 15. What a host might offer a first-time visitor, 16. Tarnishes, 17. Professional pitchers?, 19. Pulitzer-winning author James, 20. Nada, 21. Claws badly, 22. Hindu aphorisms, 24. They have issues, in brief, 25. Unsubscribe, with "out", 26. Franklin of Motown, 29. Creative spark, for short, 33. Cotton gin inventor Whitney, 34. What was founded as the Collegiate School in Killingworth, Connecticut, 36. Popular sushi options depicted four times in this puzzle, 40. Genre for BTS, 41. Like Triple Word Score squares in Scrabble, 42. Marina markers, 43. Milky Way shape, 45. Nail polish brand, 47. ___ contendere, 48. Prez #41, 52. Impressive note for a soprano, 54. Fallopian tube traveler, 55. Orangutans, e.g., 57. Oscar nominee for "Network", 59. Pose performed on a mat, 60. (base x height)/2, for a triangle, 61. Singer Chappell ___, 62. Crossed a kiddie pool, perhaps, 63. Forgo humility, 64. Nocturnal reef hunters, 65. Ruminate in frustration

Down Clues :

1. Makes out, to a Brit, 2. "Farewell!", 3. Speck in the sea, 4. Opposites of no-nos, 5. Demand, 6. Hand sanitizer alternative, 7. City with the Mississippi River-spanning Eads Bridge: Abbr., 8. Rosary prayer, 9. "That sounds fine, go ahead", 10. Number of carolers?, 11. Four in a quart, 12. Billing increments: Abbr., 13. Pretty ___ picture, 18. Herb used in stuffing, 20. What a shock!, 23. Part of the mouth known as the palate, 24. Neighbor of Niger and Senegal, 27. Ring light?, 28. One sharing a common cause, 29. "Gross!", 30. Lies down for a bit, 31. Pig food, 32. It puts the icing on the cake, 33. Terminus, 35. Part of a dollar sign, 37. Brushing, flossing, etc., 38. Move, informally, 39. Trio collected by a bases-clearing hit, for short, 44. Ludwig Mies van der ___ (noted midcentury architect), 45. Pregnancy docs, 46. Wrinkle-faced pooch, 49. Lays into, 50. Fashion designer Kate, 51. Extend, as a membership, 52. German Mr., 53. "Here's a better ___ …", 54. Citation shortener, 56. Downcast, 57. Apprehend, 58. Croc's tip, 59. "How adorable!" reactions

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 05, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: SAID

  Possible Answer : allege, sound_out, said, pronounce, suppose, read, enunciate, aforesaid, aforementioned, order, tell, state, say, enjoin, aver, enounce, articulate




• The clue is 5. Rae of "Barbie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISSA




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

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

  The answer: INCH

  Possible Answer : edge, inch, in, column_inch




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

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

  The answer: ANDSO




• The clue is 14. Parental punishment that might be circumvented with an iPad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTV




• The clue is 15. What a host might offer a first-time visitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUR

  Possible Answer : hitch, term_of_enlistment, go, spell, tour, enlistment, tour_of_duty, circuit, duty_tour, turn




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

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

  The answer: SOILS

  Possible Answer : territory, soil, grime, grease, dirty, grunge, bemire, dirt, stain, land, ground, begrime, filth, colly

  Possible Opposite Answer : clean




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

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

  The answer: SALESREPS




• The clue is 19. Pulitzer-winning author James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGEE

  Possible Answer : James_Agee, Agee




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

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

  The answer: ZIP

  Possible Answer : cypher, speed, zilch, goose_egg, travel_rapidly, nil, aught, nada, nix, vigor, zip_up, energy, ZIP, postcode, postal_code, slide_fastener, cipher, hurry, vigour, null, zippo, naught, zip, ZIP_code, zipper, nothing, zero, zip_fastener

  Possible Opposite Answer : unzip




• The clue is 21. Claws badly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAULS

  Possible Answer : mangle, maul, sledge, sledgehammer




• The clue is 22. Hindu aphorisms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUTRAS

  Possible Answer : sutra




• The clue is 24. They have issues, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAGS

  Possible Answer : magazine, mag




• The clue is 25. Unsubscribe, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer : opt, choose, prefer




• The clue is 26. Franklin of Motown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARETHA




• The clue is 29. Creative spark, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSPO




• The clue is 33. Cotton gin inventor Whitney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 34. What was founded as the Collegiate School in Killingworth, Connecticut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALE

  Possible Answer : Yale_University, Yale, Elihu_Yale




• The clue is 36. Popular sushi options depicted four times in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CALIFORNIAROLLS




• The clue is 40. Genre for BTS. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KPOP




• The clue is 41. Like Triple Word Score squares in Scrabble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 42. Marina markers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUOYS

  Possible Answer : buoy, buoy_up




• The clue is 43. Milky Way shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRAL

  Possible Answer : whorled, turbinate, helical, whorl, gyrate, coiling, coil, helix, spiral, corkscrew, volute, spiraling, voluted




• The clue is 45. Nail polish brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPI




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

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

  The answer: NOLO




• The clue is 48. Prez #41. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSHSR




• The clue is 52. Impressive note for a soprano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIGHC




• The clue is 54. Fallopian tube traveler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  Possible Answer : ballock, testis, testicle, bollock, orchis, eggs, nut, ball, egg




• The clue is 55. Orangutans, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APES

  Possible Answer : caricature, emulator, imitator, ape, copycat, anthropoid, aper




• The clue is 57. Oscar nominee for "Network". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEDBEATTY




• The clue is 59. Pose performed on a mat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASANA

  Possible Answer : asana




• The clue is 60. (base x height)/2, for a triangle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREA

  Possible Answer : surface_area, domain, arena, expanse, sphere, region, area, country, orbit, field




• The clue is 61. Singer Chappell ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROAN

  Possible Answer : roan




• The clue is 62. Crossed a kiddie pool, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WADED

  Possible Answer : bundle, pack, jam, ram, jampack, cram, chock_up, compact, wade, wad




• The clue is 63. Forgo humility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAG

  Possible Answer : tout, brag, crow, vaporing, boast, shoot_a_line, gas, blow, boss, gasconade, swash, bragging, crowing, line-shooting, vaunt, bluster




• The clue is 64. Nocturnal reef hunters. 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 65. Ruminate in frustration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

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

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Makes out, to a Brit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOGS

  Possible Answer: osculate, snog, buss, kiss

• The clue is 2. "Farewell!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIEU

  Possible Answer: sayonara, auf_wiedersehen, goodby, so_long, good-by, bye, arrivederci, au_revoir, goodbye, good_day, adieu, cheerio, good-bye, bye-bye, adios

• The clue is 3. Speck in the sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLET

  Possible Answer: islet, isle

• The clue is 4. Opposites of no-nos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

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

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

  The answer: INSIST

  Possible Answer: assert, insist, take_a_firm_stand, importune

• The clue is 6. Hand sanitizer alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAP

  Possible Answer: soap, scoop, easy_lay, lather, Georgia_home_boy, max, grievous_bodily_harm, liquid_ecstasy, goop

• The clue is 7. City with the Mississippi River-spanning Eads Bridge: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STL

• The clue is 8. Rosary prayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVEMARIA

• The clue is 9. "That sounds fine, go ahead". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITRUSTYOU

• The clue is 10. Number of carolers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOEL

  Possible Answer: Christmastime, Yule, Noel, Yuletide, Christmas, Christmastide

• The clue is 11. Four in a quart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUPS

  Possible Answer: cup, transfuse, loving_cup, cupful

• The clue is 12. Billing increments: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HRS

  Possible Answer: hr, hour, 60_minutes

• The clue is 13. Pretty ___ picture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASA

• The clue is 18. Herb used in stuffing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGE

  Possible Answer: sage, salvia, sage-green

• The clue is 20. What a shock!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZAP

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

• The clue is 23. Part of the mouth known as the palate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOF

  Possible Answer: roof, ceiling, cap

• The clue is 24. Neighbor of Niger and Senegal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALI

  Possible Answer: French_Sudan, Mali, Republic_of_Mali

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

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

  The answer: HALO

  Possible Answer: doughnut, gloriole, nimbus, annulus, glory, aureole, ring, anchor_ring, halo, aura

• The clue is 28. One sharing a common cause. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLY

  Possible Answer: ally, friend

  Possible Opposite Answer : foe

• The clue is 29. "Gross!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICK

• The clue is 30. Lies down for a bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPS

  Possible Answer: short_sleep, sleep, catch_a_wink, cat_sleep, nap, Napoleon, pile, snooze, forty_winks, catnap

• The clue is 31. Pig food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: splosh, slops, mire, splatter, pigwash, squish, glop, swill, slop, splash, spill, squelch, slosh, treacle, pigswill, mush

• The clue is 32. It puts the icing on the cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIPINGBAG

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

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer: goal, close, death, finish, terminal, remainder, remnant, closing, conclusion, stop, end, terminate, ending, cease, final_stage, last, oddment, destruction

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning

• The clue is 35. Part of a dollar sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer: einsteinium, E, atomic_number_99, Es

• The clue is 37. Brushing, flossing, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALCARE

• The clue is 38. Move, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELO

• The clue is 39. Trio collected by a bases-clearing hit, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RBIS

  Possible Answer: rbi, run_batted_in

• The clue is 44. Ludwig Mies van der ___ (noted midcentury architect). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROHE

• The clue is 45. Pregnancy docs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBGYNS

• The clue is 46. Wrinkle-faced pooch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUG

  Possible Answer: pug, pug-dog

• The clue is 49. Lays into. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASAT

• The clue is 50. Fashion designer Kate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPADE

  Possible Answer: nigger, coon, nigra, jigaboo, spade, nigga

• The clue is 51. Extend, as a membership. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENEW

  Possible Answer: reincarnate, regenerate, renew

• The clue is 52. German Mr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERR

  Possible Answer: Herr

• The clue is 53. "Here's a better ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEA

  Possible Answer: theme, approximation, thought, melodic_theme, musical_theme, estimation, idea, estimate, mind

• The clue is 54. Citation shortener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAL

• The clue is 56. Downcast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAD

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : glad

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

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

  The answer: NAB

  Possible Answer: arrest, collar, cop, nab, pick_up, apprehend, nail

• The clue is 58. Croc's tip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toe, toenail

• The clue is 59. "How adorable!" reactions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWS

September 10, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (43 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

Related Puzzles

Check out these other crossword solutions and helpful guides:

• April 08 2022 NYT Clues Solutions
• September 18 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• June 28 2024 NYT Clues Solutions
• December 04 2023 NYT Clues Solutions
• August 29 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, September 10, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword September 10, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Mind-set	4
2A	5. Shells you can eat	5
3A	10. Spoiled	3
4A	13. With 70-Across, dramatic opening of 62-Across's Fifth	8
5A	14. A computer hacker usually uses this	5
6A	15. It's next to nada	3
7A	16. Like boardinghouse rooms, again and again	5
8A	18. Like all of the 62-Across works in this puzzle	9
9A	20. Some garden machinery	7
10A	22. It's a laugh	3
11A	23. Jewish month of 30 days	6
12A	27. ___ limits (political issue)	4
13A	30. Ricky Martin, e.g. [Third]	11
14A	35. Big seller of camping gear	3
15A	36. About	4
16A	37. Pivot	4
17A	38. Abbr. after Brooklyn or Cleveland	3
18A	39. Exercise before a trip to Latin America, say [Sixth]	15
19A	44. "___ So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" (hymn)	3
20A	45. Quaking cause	4
21A	46. Pelvic bones	4
22A	47. When sung three times, a soccer anthem	3
23A	48. Event before a college football game [Ninth]	11
24A	52. ___ ball	4
25A	54. Walk stylishly	6
26A	55. Is down with	3
27A	57. Like many retired academics	7
28A	62. Composer whose works are hidden in 30-, 39- and 48-Across	9
29A	67. Only part of Egypt located in Asia	5
30A	68. Potential starts of new generations	3
31A	69. Broadcasting	5
32A	70. See 13-Across	4
33A	71. Marked incorrect	3
34A	72. Trifle	5
35A	73. Schlep	4

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. Mind-set"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: temper, mode, modality
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Shells you can eat"

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 dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
• Words that mean the same thing: alimentary paste
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Spoiled"

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 that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
• Words that mean the same thing: defective, unsound, badness
• The opposite would be: goodness, good
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. With 70-Across, dramatic opening of 62-Across's Fifth"

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: GGGEFLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. A computer hacker usually uses this"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a name that has been assumed temporarily
• Words that mean the same thing: false name, a.k.a., also known as
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. It's next to nada"

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: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Like boardinghouse rooms, again and again"

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: RELET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Like all of the 62-Across works in this puzzle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony
• Words that mean the same thing: symphonious
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYMPHONIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Some garden machinery"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who seeds clouds
• Words that mean the same thing: cloud seeder, seeder
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. It's a laugh"

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: YUK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Jewish month of 30 days"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the jewish calendar (in january and february)
• Words that mean the same thing: Shevat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHEBAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. ___ limits (political issue)"

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 word or expression used for some particular thing
• Words that mean the same thing: terminus, terminal figure, condition
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. Ricky Martin, e.g. [Third]"

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: PUERTORICAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "35. Big seller of camping gear"

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: REI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "36. About"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "37. Pivot"

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 turn sharply; change direction abruptly
• Words that mean the same thing: cut, curve, sheer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Abbr. after Brooklyn or Cleveland"

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: HTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Exercise before a trip to Latin America, say [Sixth]"

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: SPANISHTUTORIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "44. "___ So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" (hymn)"

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 light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
• Words that mean the same thing: Cordyline terminalis, titanium, si
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "45. Quaking cause"

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 emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
• Words that mean the same thing: dread, fearfulness, revere
• The opposite would be: fearlessness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "46. Pelvic bones"

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 ancient city in asia minor that was the site of the trojan war
• Words that mean the same thing: Ilion, Troy, ilium
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. When sung three times, a soccer anthem"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Event before a college football game [Ninth]"

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

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: SCHOOLRALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. ___ ball"

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: NERF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Walk stylishly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
• Words that mean the same thing: jaunt, strut, prance
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASHAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Is down with"

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 (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
• Words that mean the same thing: possess, cause, make
• The opposite would be: abstain, refuse
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Like many retired academics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EMERITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "62. Composer whose works are hidden in 30-, 39- and 48-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that german composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
• Words that mean the same thing: van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEETHOVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "67. Only part of Egypt located in Asia"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mountain peak in the southern sinai peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which moses received the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Mount Sinai, Sinai Desert, Sinai Peninsula
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "68. Potential starts of new generations"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• Words that mean the same thing: ovum, egg cell
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "69. Broadcasting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "70. See 13-Across"

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: FFFD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "71. Marked incorrect"

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: XED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "72. Trifle"

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 a fractional monetary unit of ireland and the united kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
• Words that mean the same thing: cent, centime
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "73. Schlep"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a capacious bag or basket
• Words that mean the same thing: holdall, lug, tug
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - September 10, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Supervisors: Abbr.	4
2D	2. Curved molding	4
3D	3. Randy look	4
4D	4. Released air from, as a balloon	8
5D	5. Quarterback, often	6
6D	6. Prince ___ Khan	3
7D	7. Kind of card	3
8D	8. Choose	3
9D	9. Like barbecue pits	4
10D	10. Historic Boston locale	10
11D	11. What every infinitive in Esperanto ends with	3
12D	12. Grumpy co-worker	3
13D	17. Class struggle?	4
14D	19. Not at home ... or caught at home	3
15D	21. Part of the Greek spelling of "Aristotle"	3
16D	24. Paris hangouts	7
17D	25. Vocal opponent of 2001's Patriot Act, for short	4
18D	26. Like violin strings	4
19D	28. The price you pay	6
20D	29. Lose	6
21D	30. Detroit pro player	6
22D	31. Disentangle, in a way	6
23D	32. David Lynch's first feature-length film	10
24D	33. Last name in "Star Wars"	3
25D	34. Prefix with cortex	3
26D	40. Possibilities	3
27D	41. Brief moments	4
28D	42. It's a laugh	4
29D	43. Coastal feature	3
30D	49. Literary master of irony	6
31D	50. Skedaddle	3
32D	51. Stock at a saloon	4
33D	53. Trimmable part	3
34D	56. Get the goods	4
35D	58. It may precede a breakup	4
36D	59. Lowdown	4
37D	60. Loser to Wilson in 1912	4
38D	61. Person carrying a briefcase, maybe	4
39D	62. Pricey seating area	3
40D	63. December 24, e.g.	3
41D	64. It's next to nothing	3
42D	65. Part of 62-Across's name	3
43D	66. 64-Down, to 62-Across	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. Supervisors: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: MGRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Curved molding"

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 molding that (in section) has the shape of an s with the convex part above and the concave part below
• Words that mean the same thing: cyma reversa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Randy look"

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

  The answer is: OGLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Released air from, as a balloon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that collapse by releasing contained air or gas
• Words that mean the same thing: chapfallen, deflate, chopfallen
• The opposite would be: inflate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEFLATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Quarterback, often"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who passes by casually or by chance
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Passer, passerby, passer-by
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Prince ___ Khan"

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: ALY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Kind of card"

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: SIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Choose"

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 sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: pink, hydrant, water tap
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Like barbecue pits"

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 of a light grey
• Words that mean the same thing: ash-grey, ash-gray
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Historic Boston locale"

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: BUNKERHILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. What every infinitive in Esperanto ends with"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that black tropical american cuckoo
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Grumpy co-worker"

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 licensed medical practitioner
• Words that mean the same thing: Dr., medico, doctor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "17. Class struggle?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: screen, mental testing, try out
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Not at home ... or caught at home"

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 (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
• Words that mean the same thing: extinct, verboten, prohibited
• The opposite would be: safe
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Part of the Greek spelling of "Aristotle""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 17th 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: RHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Paris hangouts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small informal restaurant; serves wine
• Words that mean the same thing: bistro
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BISTROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Vocal opponent of 2001's Patriot Act, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACLU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Like violin strings"

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 pulled or drawn tight
• Words that mean the same thing: tight
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. The price you pay"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
• The opposite would be: wholesale
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Lose"

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 place (something) where one cannot find it again
• Words that mean the same thing: lose, misplace
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MISLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Detroit pro player"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
• Words that mean the same thing: Walter Piston, plunger
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PISTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Disentangle, in a way"

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: UNPILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. David Lynch's first feature-length film"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard 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: ERASERHEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Last name in "Star Wars""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Prefix with cortex"

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 (used as a combining form) recent or new
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Possibilities"

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: IFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Brief moments"

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 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: SEC, secant, second
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SECS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. It's a laugh"

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: HAHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Coastal feature"

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: RIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Literary master of irony"

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

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: OHENRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Skedaddle"

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 rapid escape (as by criminals)
• Words that mean the same thing: escape, bunk, thrash
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Stock at a saloon"

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 seed of the cereal grass
• Words that mean the same thing: rye whisky, Secale cereale, rye whiskey
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Trimmable part"

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 soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
• Words that mean the same thing: fatty, fatten, flesh out
• The opposite would be: leanness, thin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. Get the goods"

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 mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
• Words that mean the same thing: shop at, rat, sponsor
• The opposite would be: boycott
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. It may precede a breakup"

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 gap between cloud masses
• Words that mean the same thing: break, rupture, breach
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Lowdown"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a message received and understood
• Words that mean the same thing: information
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Loser to Wilson in 1912"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states sculptor (1860-1936)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Taft, Lorado Taft, William Howard Taft
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Person carrying a briefcase, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
• Words that mean the same thing: aide-de-camp, adjutant, auxiliary
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Pricey seating area"

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 (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
• Words that mean the same thing: corner, boxwood, loge
• The opposite would be: unbox
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "63. December 24, e.g."

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 (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Words that mean the same thing: evening, eventide, even
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "64. It's next to nothing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: nonpareil, unmatchable, I
• The 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 42 Down: "65. Part of 62-Across's name"

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 any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
• Words that mean the same thing: vanguard, new wave, caravan
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "66. 64-Down, to 62-Across"

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: EIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	43	55.1%
Short Answer	24	30.8%
Abbreviation	3	3.8%
Sports	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
History	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	43
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.7 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 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!

More Crossword Resources

Explore more crossword solutions and helpful guides to improve your solving skills:

• September 22 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• March 19 2022 NYT Clues Solutions
• September 18 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
• No 27391 Tue Nov 05 2024 NYT Evan Kalish
• December 04 2023 NYT Clues Solutions
• May 26 2022 NYT Clues Solutions
• June 28 2024 NYT Clues Solutions
• May 31 2022 NYT Clues Solutions
• February 01 2023 NYT Clues Solutions
• April 29 2021 NYT Clues Solutions

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 22, 2025 at 04:45 PM