27403 Mon Nov 18, 2024 NYT by Rajeswari Rajamani

Across Clues :

1. Take a chill pill, 6. Welsh dog breed, 11. "Yuck!", 14. Self-evident truth, 15. Spheres of study, 16. July-August zodiac sign, 17. Personal bidding, in an idiom, 19. Part of a train … or an alternative to one, 20. ___ Scurry, first Black woman in the National Soccer Hall of Fame, 21. Museum info displayer, 23. Wee, informally, 24. ___ Moines, Iowa, 27. Take ___ (catch some Z's), 28. Who went "up the hill" in a nursery rhyme, 32. Glass fragment, 36. Suspend, 37. Great Plains tribe, 38. Speaking and pointing at objects, in a game of charades, 39. Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame, 40. High-fives, basically, 41. Actor Guinness, 42. Ooze, 43. Spanish babies, 44. Two-player offensive sequence in basketball, 47. Instructional talk at an expo, informally, 48. Facility at many a luxury resort, 49. Doughnut shapes, mathematically speaking, 53. Steamy literary genre, 56. Maneuvered (through), as traffic, 58. Bit of cricket gear, 59. Like a hard-to-believe story, 62. Broadway, for one: Abbr, 63. Corrected with Ctrl+Z, 64. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom), 65. "Certainly!", 66. Religious factions, 67. Adheres to, as a deadline

Down Clues :

1. Synagogue leader, 2. Put forth, as effort, 3. Permitted by law, 4. Perfectly fine, 5. Marvel Comics mutant, 6. Real scoundrel, 7. Soldier of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings", 8. "You ___ what you sow", 9. Like a brave knight, 10. One of more than 14,000 that make up Japan, 11. Iconic landmark in Yosemite Valley, 12. Partner of tear, 13. Boggle find, 18. Zippo, 22. Persuade with flattery, 25. Was bouncing off the walls?, 26. Performers of kickflips and boardslides, 28. Law school grads, in brief, 29. Subgenre for Lorde and Lana Del Rey, 30. Leisurely run, 31. "Sometimes ___ is more", 32. Finger-clicking sound, 33. Hindu festival of colors, 34. Amusing stories from a public speaker, 35. What goes up after a countdown?, 40. Weekend comedy show, for short, 42. Flavored ice treat, 45. ___ curiae (friend of the court), 46. On which croquet and cornhole are played, 49. On which Ping-Pong and air hockey are played, 50. Tiny egg, 51. Like the Olympic cauldron every four years, 52. Keeps the engine running, say, 53. Site where NWT = "New With Tags" and GU = "Gently Used", 54. Five-star review, 55. Rock band with an electric name, 57. Wax-coated cheese, 60. D.I.Y. purchase, 61. Distractions on many free apps

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 18, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, November 18, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Take a chill pill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELAX

  Possible Answer : loose, unbend, unwind, slow_down, loosen, unlax, slack, slacken, unstrain, slack_up, make_relaxed, loosen_up, decompress, relax

  Possible Opposite Answer : tense, stiffen, strain




• The clue is 6. Welsh dog breed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORGI

  Possible Answer : corgi, Welsh_corgi




• The clue is 11. "Yuck!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWW




• The clue is 14. Self-evident truth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXIOM

  Possible Answer : maxim, axiom




• The clue is 15. Spheres of study. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREAS

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




• The clue is 16. July-August zodiac sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion




• The clue is 17. Personal bidding, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: BECKANDCALL




• The clue is 19. Part of a train … or an alternative to one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAR

  Possible Answer : auto, automobile, motorcar, railcar, railway_car, gondola, cable_car, railroad_car, elevator_car, car, machine




• The clue is 20. ___ Scurry, first Black woman in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIANA




• The clue is 21. Museum info displayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLACARD

  Possible Answer : bill, poster, posting, notice, card, placard




• The clue is 23. Wee, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTY




• The clue is 24. ___ Moines, Iowa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DES

  Possible Answer : diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, DE, stilbesterol, diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilboestrol, First_State, Diamond_State, Delaware, stilbestrol




• The clue is 27. Take ___ (catch some Z's). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANAP




• The clue is 28. Who went "up the hill" in a nursery rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: JACKANDJILL




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

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

  The answer: SHARD

  Possible Answer : fragment, shard, sherd




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

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

  The answer: HALT

  Possible Answer : stanch, halting, arrest, halt, freeze, stay, block, stoppage, gimpy, crippled, stem, kibosh, staunch, game, hitch, hold, lame, check, stop

  Possible Opposite Answer : start




• The clue is 37. Great Plains tribe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOE

  Possible Answer : Oto, Otoe




• The clue is 38. Speaking and pointing at objects, in a game of charades. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONOS




• The clue is 39. Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTT




• The clue is 40. High-fives, basically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAPS

  Possible Answer : slap, smack, smacking




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

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

  The answer: ALEC




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

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

  The answer: SEEP

  Possible Answer : ooze, seep




• The clue is 43. Spanish babies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NENES




• The clue is 44. Two-player offensive sequence in basketball. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: PICKANDROLL




• The clue is 47. Instructional talk at an expo, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEMO

  Possible Answer : demonstration, demonstrate, present, show, exhibit, demo




• The clue is 48. Facility at many a luxury resort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

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




• The clue is 49. Doughnut shapes, mathematically speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORI

  Possible Answer : torus, tore, toroid




• The clue is 53. Steamy literary genre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EROTICA

  Possible Answer : pornography, porno, erotica, smut, porn




• The clue is 56. Maneuvered (through), as traffic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEAVED

  Possible Answer : wind, weave, waver, tissue, wander, interweave, thread, meander

  Possible Opposite Answer : unweave




• The clue is 58. Bit of cricket gear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAT

  Possible Answer : at-bat, bat, clobber, chiropteran, flutter, cream, drub, lick, thrash, squash_racket, cricket_bat, squash_racquet




• The clue is 59. Like a hard-to-believe story. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: COCKANDBULL




• The clue is 62. Broadway, for one: Abbr. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVE




• The clue is 63. Corrected with Ctrl+Z. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNDID

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : wrap, make




• The clue is 64. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIE




• The clue is 65. "Certainly!". 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 66. Religious factions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECTS

  Possible Answer : religious_sect, sect, religious_order, faction




• The clue is 67. Adheres to, as a deadline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEETS

  Possible Answer : satisfy, encounter, assemble, match, run_across, fulfil, meet, get_together, conform_to, gather, fit, touch, fulfill, play, contact, forgather, suffer, see, come_across, take_on, run_into, receive, cope_with, sports_meeting, foregather, fill, converge, adjoin

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: RABBI

  Possible Answer: rabbi, Rabbi

• The clue is 2. 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: maintain, wield, exercise, exert

• The clue is 3. Permitted by law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LICIT

  Possible Answer: lawful, legitimate, licit

  Possible Opposite Answer : illicit

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

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

  The answer: AOKAY

• The clue is 5. Marvel Comics mutant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMAN

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

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

  The answer: CAD

  Possible Answer: heel, bounder, cad, blackguard, computer-aided_design, CAD, hound, dog

• The clue is 7. Soldier of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORC

• The clue is 8. "You ___ what you sow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAP

  Possible Answer: glean, reap, draw, harvest

• The clue is 9. Like a brave knight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALLANT

  Possible Answer: dandy, fop, knightly, lofty, swell, majestic, proud, gallant, sheik, beau, chivalrous, clotheshorse, dude, fashion_plate, squire, dashing

• The clue is 10. One of more than 14,000 that make up Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLAND

  Possible Answer: island

• The clue is 11. Iconic landmark in Yosemite Valley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELCAPITAN

• The clue is 12. Partner of tear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEAR

  Possible Answer: wear_down, break, endure, outwear, wear_out, assume, don, wearing, fatigue, habiliment, bust, article_of_clothing, fag_out, wear, wearable, wear_off, put_on, weary, clothing, hold_out, tire_out, fag, bear, tire, wear_thin, get_into, wear_upon, have_on, jade, fall_apart, vesture

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh

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

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

  The answer: WORD

  Possible Answer: news, countersign, Bible, word_of_honor, Holy_Writ, Son, Scripture, tidings, give_voice, Book, word, Logos, password, watchword, Word_of_God, Good_Book, formulate, parole, articulate, give-and-take, Holy_Scripture, phrase, Word, discussion, intelligence, Christian_Bible

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

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

  The answer: NADA

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

• The clue is 22. Persuade with flattery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAJOLE

  Possible Answer: sweet-talk, inveigle, cajole, palaver, wheedle, blarney, coax

• The clue is 25. Was bouncing off the walls?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHOED

  Possible Answer: reverberate, repeat, ring, resound, echo, recall

• The clue is 26. Performers of kickflips and boardslides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKATERS

  Possible Answer: skater

• The clue is 28. Law school grads, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JDS

• The clue is 29. Subgenre for Lorde and Lana Del Rey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTPOP

• The clue is 30. Leisurely run. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOPE

  Possible Answer: canter, trot, lope, jog

• The clue is 31. "Sometimes ___ is more". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LESS

  Possible Answer: to_a_lesser_extent, less

  Possible Opposite Answer : more

• The clue is 32. Finger-clicking sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer: snatch_up, crack, grab, snap, snatch, shot, lose_it, snap_fastener, bust, ginger_snap, picnic, catch, duck_soup, cracking, piece_of_cake, snapshot, shoot, break_down, photograph, elasticity, centering, snap_bean, pushover, snarl, gingersnap, ginger_nut, child's_play, tear, click, press_stud, walkover, rupture, cinch, flick, breeze

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity

• The clue is 33. Hindu festival of colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLI

• The clue is 34. Amusing stories from a public speaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANECDOTES

  Possible Answer: anecdote

• The clue is 35. What goes up after a countdown?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROCKET

  Possible Answer: skyrocket, projectile, roquette, rocket, garden_rocket, arugula, rocket_salad, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, Eruca_sativa, rocket_engine

• The clue is 40. Weekend comedy show, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 42. Flavored ice treat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOCONE

• The clue is 45. ___ curiae (friend of the court). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMICUS

• The clue is 46. On which croquet and cornhole are played. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAWN

  Possible Answer: lawn

• The clue is 49. On which Ping-Pong and air hockey are played. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABLE

  Possible Answer: shelve, prorogue, table, tabular_array, hold_over, tabularise, put_over, put_off, set_back, mesa, remit, tabularize, postpone, tabulate, defer, board

• The clue is 50. Tiny egg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVULE

  Possible Answer: ovule

• The clue is 51. Like the Olympic cauldron every four years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIT

• The clue is 52. Keeps the engine running, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLES

  Possible Answer: stagnate, laze, tick_over, idle, slug

  Possible Opposite Answer : work, run

• The clue is 53. Site where NWT = "New With Tags" and GU = "Gently Used". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBAY

• The clue is 54. Five-star review. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVE

  Possible Answer: rabbit_on, gush, mouth_off, rant, spout, rave, jabber

• The clue is 55. Rock band with an electric name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACDC

• The clue is 57. Wax-coated cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDAM

  Possible Answer: Edam

• The clue is 60. D.I.Y. purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIT

  Possible Answer: outfit, kit, kit_up, kit_out

• The clue is 61. Distractions on many free apps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advert, advertising, advertisement, advertizement, advertizing, ad

December 02, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, December 02, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - December 02, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Like the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance, in science fiction	5
2A	6. Dutch Golden Age painter	4
3A	10. Big ___	4
4A	14. Statement upon witnessing an impressive feat	10
5A	16. Fruit whose name is three-quarters vowels	4
6A	17. Annual New Year's Day event	10
7A	18. "Freak on a Leash" band	4
8A	19. "Mm-hmm"	3
9A	20. A whole bunch	4
10A	21. It's there by default	6
11A	23. Loudly lachrymates	4
12A	24. Calm	6
13A	25. What to do?	6
14A	28. Statement that is, in fact, not part of the Hippocratic oath	8
15A	30. High-protein paste	4
16A	31. Plain and blunt	4
17A	33. Pace	5
18A	34. Covert influencer	15
19A	37. Air pollution portmanteau	5
20A	38. Still a contender	4
21A	39. It may be raised at a table	4
22A	40. What's spread all over southern France?	8
23A	42. Wing alternatives	6
24A	44. Hands off (to)	6
25A	45. Reason to run in circles?	4
26A	46. Still	6
27A	47. Less than hardly	4
28A	48. ___ punk (genre for No Doubt)	3
29A	51. Life sentences?	4
30A	52. Constantly posting pictures and news about one's kids' on social media	10
31A	55. Beyond regulation, for short	4
32A	56. "Hold your horses"	10
33A	57. Rice and Curry	4
34A	58. ___ ginger, a.k.a. galangal	4
35A	59. Takes orders	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Like the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance, in science fiction"

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

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: ATWAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Dutch Golden Age painter"

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 dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666)
• Words that mean the same thing: Frans Hals
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Big ___"

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 school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
• Words that mean the same thing: technical school
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Statement upon witnessing an impressive feat"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHATABEAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Fruit whose name is three-quarters vowels"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Annual New Year's Day event"

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: ROSEPARADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. "Freak on a Leash" band"

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: KORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "Mm-hmm""

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: YUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. A whole bunch"

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 large number or amount
• Words that mean the same thing: cakehole, piles, seaman
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. It's there by default"

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 set in advance
• Words that mean the same thing: predetermined
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRESET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Loudly lachrymates"

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 dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: SOB, cocksucker, motherfucker
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Calm"

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 give moral or emotional strength to
• Words that mean the same thing: solace, console, comfort
• The opposite would be: irritate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOOTHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. What to do?"

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 temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
• Words that mean the same thing: agendum, schedule, docket
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Statement that is, in fact, not part of the Hippocratic oath"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DONOHARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. High-protein paste"

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 thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MISO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Plain and blunt"

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 grow bald; lose hair on one's head
• Words that mean the same thing: barefaced, bald-pated, denudate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Pace"

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 (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
• Words that mean the same thing: pace, pacing
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEMPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Covert influencer"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: UNCONSCIOUSBIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Air pollution portmanteau"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SMAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Still a contender"

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: INIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. It may be raised at a table"

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 (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. What's spread all over southern France?"

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 a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPENADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Wing alternatives"

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 the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
• Words that mean the same thing: thigh, second joint
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THIGHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Hands off (to)"

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 make reference to
• Words that mean the same thing: advert, relate, come to
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Reason to run in circles?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
• Words that mean the same thing: fulfil, forgather, gather
• The opposite would be: diverge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Still"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Less than hardly"

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 (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. ___ punk (genre for No Doubt)"

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: SKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. Life sentences?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: BIOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "52. Constantly posting pictures and news about one's kids' on social media"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: SHARENTING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Beyond regulation, for short"

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: INOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. "Hold your horses""

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: EASYDOESIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. Rice and Curry"

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: TIMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "58. ___ ginger, a.k.a. galangal"

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 native or inhabitant of thailand
• Words that mean the same thing: Tai, Siamese, Central Thai
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "59. Takes orders"

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 time during which some action is awaited
• Words that mean the same thing: expect, delay, await
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAITS

  Great job if you got it right!

December 02, 2023 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Sideways	4
2D	2. Grand	4
3D	3. The fairyfly (the smallest known insect in the world) is one	4
4D	4. Took something with a grain of salt, maybe	3
5D	5. Boastful Eminem title with the Guinness world record for "most words in a hit single" (1,560)	6
6D	6. Ingredients pronounced differently in American and British English	5
7D	7. Thin cell types	4
8D	8. Stuff in microdots	3
9D	9. Squash or smoosh, maybe	6
10D	10. Fall for a trick, say	11
11D	11. Criticizing a refusal to recycle, e.g.	10
12D	12. Work in progress?	10
13D	13. When doubled, comment made with a wink	4
14D	15. "The Little Prince" trees	7
15D	22. They get down and dirty	5
16D	23. Bores	11
17D	24. "Likewise"	5
18D	25. Something critical to have	5
19D	26. Two-ingredient cocktail usually served with an olive or lemon twist	10
20D	27. Breakout site	10
21D	28. Tackling group, for short	5
22D	29. Second-most frequently mentioned individual in the Quran, after Jesus	5
23D	32. One side of a chemistry scale	5
24D	35. Spanish little ones	5
25D	36. Said	7
26D	41. Kit for creative types	6
27D	43. "Whoa, calm down!"	6
28D	45. Daughter of Catherine of Aragon	5
29D	46. "Ish"	4
30D	47. Launch party?	4
31D	48. "Ciertamente!"	4
32D	49. Close-___	4
33D	50. Some Hollywood workers: Abbr.	4
34D	53. Taunting cry	3
35D	54. It's typically taken in the afternoon	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. Sideways"

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 turned or twisted toward one side; - g.k.chesterton
• Words that mean the same thing: haywire, lopsided, cockeyed
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Grand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
• Words that mean the same thing: thousand, chiliad, G
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. The fairyfly (the smallest known insect in the world) is one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a white person of anglo-saxon ancestry who belongs to a protestant denomination
• Words that mean the same thing: white Anglo-Saxon Protestant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Took something with a grain of salt, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: corrode, run through, eat on
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Boastful Eminem title with the Guinness world record for "most words in a hit single" (1,560)"

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: RAPGOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Ingredients pronounced differently in American and British English"

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 plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
• Words that mean the same thing: herbaceous plant, herb
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Thin cell types"

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 aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
• Words that mean the same thing: abdominal aortic aneurysm, AAA
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Stuff in microdots"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Squash or smoosh, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: STEPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Fall for a trick, say"

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: TAKETHEBAIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Criticizing a refusal to recycle, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ECOSHAMING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Work in progress?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: CAREERPATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. When doubled, comment made with a wink"

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 indirect suggestion
• Words that mean the same thing: pinch, suggestion, tip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. "The Little Prince" trees"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that african tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
• Words that mean the same thing: Adansonia digitata, baobab, monkey-bread tree
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAOBABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. They get down and dirty"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
• Words that mean the same thing: rootage, theme, solution
• The opposite would be: descendant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Bores"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: SNOOZEFESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. "Likewise""

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: SODOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Something critical to have"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Two-ingredient cocktail usually served with an olive or lemon twist"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: GINMARTINI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Breakout site"

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: ESCAPEROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Tackling group, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: DLINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Second-most frequently mentioned individual in the Quran, after Jesus"

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 (old testament) the hebrew prophet who led the israelites from egypt across the red sea on a journey known as the exodus; moses received the ten commandments from god on mount sinai
• Words that mean the same thing: Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson Moses
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. One side of a chemistry scale"

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 any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• Words that mean the same thing: dot, back breaker, battery-acid
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Spanish little ones"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NENES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Said"

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 articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
• Words that mean the same thing: verbalise, verbalized, utter
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTTERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Kit for creative types"

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: ARTSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. "Whoa, calm down!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HEYNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Daughter of Catherine of Aragon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MARYI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. "Ish""

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: ABIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Launch party?"

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 independent agency of the united states government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
• Words that mean the same thing: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. "Ciertamente!""

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: SISI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Close-___"

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 fabric made by knitting
• Words that mean the same thing: plain, pucker, knitting
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Some Hollywood workers: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AGTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Taunting cry"

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: HAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. It's typically taken in the afternoon"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: teatime, Camellia sinensis, afternoon tea
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	58	82.9%
Short Answer	6	8.6%
Geography	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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: August 29, 2025 at 06:31 AM