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NYT Monday, August 12, 2024 - Crossword Clues Solution 

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 12, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Major purchase when furnishing a dining room. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABLE

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




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

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

  The answer: TSKS

  Possible Answer : tut, tsk, tut-tut




• The clue is 10. ___ de gallo (salsa variety). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICO




• The clue is 14. White wetland wader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGRET

  Possible Answer : egret




• The clue is 15. Company name aptly found in "The bookcase came together like a charm!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA




• The clue is 16. Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVAN




• The clue is 17. *One leaving money under a pillow. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TOOTHFAIRY




• The clue is 19. Southern cornbread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PONE

  Possible Answer : cornpone, pone




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

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

  The answer: SNORER

  Possible Answer : snorer




• The clue is 21. Sean who played Rudy in "Rudy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTIN




• The clue is 22. *Hobbes, vis-à-vis Calvin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAGINARYFRIEND




• The clue is 26. Submission to a record label in the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEMOCD




• The clue is 27. "Humble" home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABODE

  Possible Answer : suffer, stomach, brook, abide, support, habitation, stand, bide, bear, domicile, tolerate, endure, stay, stick_out, dwelling, home, put_up, abode, dwelling_house, residence, digest




• The clue is 28. Narcissist's flaw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGO

  Possible Answer : self-importance, ego, self, egotism




• The clue is 29. Toe woe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUNION

  Possible Answer : bunion




• The clue is 32. "Seriously?!" … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREYOUFORREAL




• The clue is 38. One on maternity leave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWMOM




• The clue is 39. California's Monterey ___ Aquarium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAY

  Possible Answer : embayment, bay_tree, Laurus_nobilis, bay_laurel, alcove, quest, bay, true_laurel




• The clue is 41. Indian yogurt drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASSI




• The clue is 43. Frozen ocean water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAICE




• The clue is 46. *Cryptid in the Scottish Highlands. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOCHNESSMONSTER




• The clue is 50. Prefix with -naut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTRO




• The clue is 51. Period of one's prime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEYDAY

  Possible Answer : heyday, blossom, efflorescence, flush, peak, prime, flower, bloom




• The clue is 52. Arnaz who loved Lucy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESI




• The clue is 53. *"Ho, ho, ho!" hollerer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: SANTACLAUS




• The clue is 57. British boarding school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETON




• The clue is 58. "Keep it down!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUSH

  Possible Answer : still, pipe_down, silence, quiesce, hush_up, quiet, shut_up, quieten, hush, stillness, quiet_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : louden




• The clue is 59. Rwandan minority. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUTSI

  Possible Answer : Tutsi, Watutsi, Watusi




• The clue is 60. 0%. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONE

  Possible Answer : none




• The clue is 61. Dollar bills. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONES

  Possible Answer : 1, single, ace, I, one, unity




• The clue is 62. Finger-painting smudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMEAR

  Possible Answer : smear, slander, daub, smirch, defame, slur, smutch, blot, besmirch, asperse, cytologic_smear, spot, vilification, calumniate, malignment, smudge, denigrate, sully, cytosmear, blur, stain

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Vietnamese New Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer: Tet

• The clue is 2. "A long time ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer: agone, ago

• The clue is 3. Sis's sibling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRO

• The clue is 4. "What are you waiting for?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETSGO

• The clue is 5. Pertaining to a cultural group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETHNIC

  Possible Answer: heathenish, ethnic, pagan, heathen, ethnical, cultural

• The clue is 6. Princess's headwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIARA

  Possible Answer: tiara

• The clue is 7. Person who might need a lift?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIER

  Possible Answer: skier

• The clue is 8. Actress Washington of "Scandal". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KERRY

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

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

  The answer: SAY

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

• The clue is 10. Discontinued competitor of Coke Zero. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPSIONE

• The clue is 11. Words on an Election Day sticker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVOTED

• The clue is 12. Bluey or Snoopy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANINE

  Possible Answer: canid, eye_tooth, cuspid, canine_tooth, eyetooth, dogtooth, canine, laniary

• The clue is 13. Upright, as hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEND

• The clue is 18. A fan (of). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOND

  Possible Answer: adoring, affectionate, fond, doting, partial, warm, tender, lovesome

• The clue is 21. ___ Day, occasion for planting trees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARBOR

  Possible Answer: bower, arbor, mandril, arbour, mandrel, pergola, spindle

• The clue is 22. Ending with sulf- or fluor-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDE

• The clue is 23. Lead-in to Man or mansion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEGA

• The clue is 24. Love, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOR

  Possible Answer: Amor, Cupid

• The clue is 25. One might have farm animals, fried food and a Ferris wheel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIR

  Possible Answer: fairly, bonny, sightly, fairish, mediocre, just, middling, funfair, evenhandedly, reasonable, bonnie, honest, comely, bazaar, clean, fair, average, carnival

  Possible Opposite Answer : foul, unfairly, unfair

• The clue is 29. Backside. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUM

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

• The clue is 30. Sci-fi ship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFO

  Possible Answer: flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO

• The clue is 31. When repeated, sound effect for Cookie Monster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOM

• The clue is 33. Induct into a Hall of Fame, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENSHRINE

  Possible Answer: enshrine, saint, shrine

• The clue is 34. Like the questions asked in 20 Questions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YESNO

• The clue is 35. Baby's boo-boo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWIE

• The clue is 36. Ever so slightly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABIT

• The clue is 37. Tie, as shoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACE

  Possible Answer: enlace, lace, lacing, braid, spike, plait, entwine, intertwine, interlace, fortify, lace_up, twine

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwine

• The clue is 40. "___ out!" (ump's shout). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YER

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

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

  The answer: LOSETO

• The clue is 42. Follows, as a hunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTSON

• The clue is 43. Vending machine drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODA

  Possible Answer: pop, soda_water, soda_ash, washing_soda, soda_pop, tonic, sal_soda, sodium_carbonate, soda

• The clue is 44. Puts into law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENACTS

  Possible Answer: reenact, enact, ordain, act_out

• The clue is 45. Arkham ___, institution for many Batman foes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASYLUM

  Possible Answer: mental_home, asylum, mental_hospital, refuge, sanctuary, mental_institution, institution, insane_asylum, psychiatric_hospital

• The clue is 46. Filled with cargo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADEN

  Possible Answer: ladened, loaded, oppressed, load, load_up, lade, ladle, laden

• The clue is 47. Olympic snowboarder White. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAUN

• The clue is 48. Have a feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENSE

  Possible Answer: smell, sensory_faculty, sense, good_sense, sentience, smell_out, common_sense, sensation, mother_wit, gumption, signified, horse_sense, feel, sentiency

• The clue is 49. The answers to the starred clues in this puzzle … or are they?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYTHS

  Possible Answer: myth

• The clue is 53. "Billions" airer, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHO

• The clue is 54. Chowed down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer: eat_up, feed, run_through, rust, exhaust, wipe_out, deplete, eat_on, consume, use_up, corrode, eat, Ate

• The clue is 55. Summer Olympics powerhouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer: the_States, U.S., USA, U.S.A., America, United_States, United_States_of_America, US_Army, U._S._Army, Army, United_States_Army, US

• The clue is 56. Knight's title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIR

  Possible Answer: Sir, sir

November 08, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (42 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 81 (39 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

November 08, 2022 Tuesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Colombian cornmeal cake	5
2A	6. "Are you sure about that?"	4
3A	10. Home to more than 20% of Nevadans, informally	5
4A	15. Frenzied	5
5A	16. City famous for its French Quarter, familiarly	4
6A	17. Wear away	5
7A	18. Affirmative at sea	10
8A	20. Buzz up, perhaps	5
9A	21. ___'easter	3
10A	22. Dish of stuffed grape leaves	5
11A	23. Prepared for serving, as a fancy dish	6
12A	24. 12 parts of a dodecagon	6
13A	26. Hit BBC series of 1976	9
14A	28. Arab League country	5
15A	30. Name that's found in "mesmerize"	4
16A	31. Person who lives next to 28-Across	5
17A	33. 12 parts of a dodecagon	5
18A	36. One supplying strong emotional support, metaphorically	4
19A	40. Tax org.	3
20A	41. Award-winning Chinese artist/activist	8
21A	44. Eggs on a sushi roll	3
22A	45. "Busy" ones	4
23A	47. Watch brand that's the end-all?	5
24A	48. ___-o	5
25A	50. "The Wizard of Oz" pooch	4
26A	52. New Haven collegian	5
27A	54. Bart catchphrase on "The Simpsons"	9
28A	59. What Jordan Peele's "Get Out" and "Us" evoke	6
29A	62. Comes to realize	6
30A	63. First noble gas, alphabetically	5
31A	65. Japanese for "yes"	3
32A	66. ___ Haute, Ind.	5
33A	67. Enlightening experiences ... or what 18-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across have, phonetically speaking	10
34A	69. Big kitchen brand	5
35A	70. ___ Hendryx, "Lady Marmalade" singer	4
36A	71. DreamWorks ogre	5
37A	72. Underhanded	5
38A	73. Kind of citizenship	4
39A	74. Uses a coaster	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. Colombian cornmeal cake"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AREPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. "Are you sure about that?""

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: ISIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Home to more than 20% of Nevadans, informally"

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 prolific spanish playwright (1562-1635)
• Words that mean the same thing: Lope Felix de Vega Carpio, Vega, Lope de Vega
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VEGAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Frenzied"

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 affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; ; ; - h.w.carter
• Words that mean the same thing: frenzied
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MANIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. City famous for its French Quarter, familiarly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Wear away"

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 become ground down or deteriorate
• Words that mean the same thing: fret, gnaw at, eat away
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Affirmative at sea"

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: AYECAPTAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Buzz up, perhaps"

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: LETIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. ___'easter"

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: NOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Dish of stuffed grape leaves"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DOLMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Prepared for serving, as a fancy dish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that coat with a layer of metal
• Words that mean the same thing: plate, plot, plat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. 12 parts of a dodecagon"

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 space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
• Words that mean the same thing: Angle, lean, weight
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANGLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Hit BBC series of 1976"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: ICLAUDIUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Arab League country"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic on the southwestern shores of the arabian peninsula on the indian ocean; formed in 1990
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Yemen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Name that's found in "mesmerize""

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: ESME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Person who lives next to 28-Across"

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 native or inhabitant of saudi arabia
• Words that mean the same thing: Saudi-Arabian, Saudi Arabian
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAUDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. 12 parts of a dodecagon"

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 boundary of a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: edge, border, bound
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. One supplying strong emotional support, metaphorically"

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 lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• Words that mean the same thing: rock 'n' roll, tilt, rock music
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Tax org."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Words that mean the same thing: Internal Revenue Service
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Award-winning Chinese artist/activist"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: AIWEIWEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Eggs on a sushi roll"

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 fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Words that mean the same thing: hard roe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. "Busy" ones"

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 any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
• Words that mean the same thing: cost, embody, bee
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Watch brand that's the end-all?"

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 the ending of a series or sequence; --revelation
• Words that mean the same thing: Z
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMEGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. ___-o"

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 an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: dada, papa, pappa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DADDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. "The Wizard of Oz" pooch"

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: TOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. New Haven collegian"

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: YALIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Bart catchphrase on "The Simpsons""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: AYCARAMBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. What Jordan Peele's "Get Out" and "Us" evoke"

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 an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• Words that mean the same thing: brat, little terror, affright
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. Comes to realize"

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 gain knowledge or skills
• Words that mean the same thing: acquire, memorise, take
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEARNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. First noble gas, alphabetically"

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 colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 18, Ar
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARGON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Japanese for "yes""

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: HAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. ___ Haute, Ind."

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: TERRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Enlightening experiences ... or what 18-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across have, phonetically speaking"

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: EYEOPENERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "69. Big kitchen brand"

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: OSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "70. ___ Hendryx, "Lady Marmalade" singer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "71. DreamWorks ogre"

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: SHREK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "72. Underhanded"

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 (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
• Words that mean the same thing: shadowy, suspicious, shadowed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHADY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "73. Kind of citizenship"

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 consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
• Words that mean the same thing: duple, double, threefold
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "74. Uses a coaster"

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 vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Words that mean the same thing: sled, sledge, sleigh
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle November 08, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Big kitchen brand	5
2D	2. Lustrous semisynthetic fabric	5
3D	3. Activity tracked by the Nest or mySunPower app	9
4D	4. Part of an Insta feed	3
5D	5. Milieu with tenure tracks	8
6D	6. Like many flights to JFK and LAX: Abbr.	4
7D	7. "Same here"	5
8D	8. ___ crest (place for a backpacker's hip belt)	5
9D	9. Shade akin to camel	3
10D	10. Fine writing paper	6
11D	11. Kindle or Nook	7
12D	12. Mob figure portrayed by Travolta in 2018	5
13D	13. "I bid you ___"	5
14D	14. Dispatches	5
15D	19. Prepare to be painted, say	4
16D	23. Out of fashion	5
17D	25. Spearheaded	3
18D	27. Wiggle room	6
19D	29. One attending a parenting class, maybe	6
20D	31. Bro or sis	3
21D	32. "___ we having fun yet?"	3
22D	34. Barely passing grade	3
23D	35. Band's engagement	3
24D	37. Sign at a takeout counter	9
25D	38. Fish oil source	3
26D	39. It jingles on a janitor's ring	3
27D	42. Tiny specks	5
28D	43. Do-nothing state	8
29D	46. Was given first billing	7
30D	49. Lungful	3
31D	51. Bad-tempered and combative	6
32D	53. Perched upon	4
33D	54. Cher and Sade, vocally	5
34D	55. "Come on, seriously?!"	5
35D	56. Magna ___	5
36D	57. Louisiana waterway	5
37D	58. Locale for gladiators	5
38D	60. Propelled a galley	5
39D	61. They're balanced against possible rewards	5
40D	64. Figure in fund-raising	4
41D	67. Break off	3
42D	68. Hart Memorial Trophy awarder, in brief	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. Big kitchen brand"

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: AMANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Lustrous semisynthetic fabric"

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

  The answer is: RAYON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Activity tracked by the Nest or mySunPower app"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENERGYUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Part of an Insta feed"

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 form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
• Words that mean the same thing: flick, photograph, movie
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Milieu with tenure tracks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the academic world
• Words that mean the same thing: academe
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACADEMIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Like many flights to JFK and LAX: Abbr."

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: INTL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Same here""

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: SOAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. ___ crest (place for a backpacker's hip belt)"

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 of or relating to the 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: ILIAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Shade akin to camel"

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 browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: bronze, burn, tangent
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Fine writing paper"

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 heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VELLUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Kindle or Nook"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EREADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Mob figure portrayed by Travolta in 2018"

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: GOTTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "I bid you ___""

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 farewell remark
• Words that mean the same thing: cheerio, good-by, good day
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADIEU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Dispatches"

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 cause to go somewhere
• Words that mean the same thing: send out, direct, place
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Prepare to be painted, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that affected manners intended to impress others
• Words that mean the same thing: posture, position, place
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Out of fashion"

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 out of fashion
• Words that mean the same thing: antique, old-hat, ex
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Spearheaded"

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 diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Words that mean the same thing: top, direct, leave
• The opposite would be: follow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Wiggle room"

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 (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
• Words that mean the same thing: margin, allowance, tolerance
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEEWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. One attending a parenting class, 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: NEWMOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Bro or sis"

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 person's brother or sister
• Words that mean the same thing: blood relation, cognate, blood relative
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. "___ we having fun yet?""

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 a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: cost, embody, make up
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Barely passing grade"

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: DEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Band's engagement"

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 long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
• Words that mean the same thing: lance, fizgig, spear
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Sign at a takeout counter"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: ORDERHERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Fish oil source"

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 vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
• Words that mean the same thing: pod, take in, codfish
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. It jingles on a janitor's ring"

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 metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
• Words that mean the same thing: describe, tonality, primal
• The opposite would be: atonality
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Tiny specks"

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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: scintilla, smidge, whit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Do-nothing state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having no employment
• Words that mean the same thing: faineance, idling, loafing
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLENESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Was given first billing"

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 feature as the star
• Words that mean the same thing: asterisk, asterisked, star
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STARRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Lungful"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: melody, ventilate, air 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: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Bad-tempered and combative"

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 having a difficult and contrary disposition; - dorothy sayers
• Words that mean the same thing: cantankerous, crotchety
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORNERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Perched upon"

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

  The answer is: ATOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Cher and Sade, vocally"

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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Words that mean the same thing: alto, contralto, countertenor
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. "Come on, seriously?!""

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: YEESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Magna ___"

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: CARTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Louisiana waterway"

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 swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in mississippi and louisiana)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Locale for gladiators"

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 particular environment or walk of life
• Words that mean the same thing: field, area, orbit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Propelled a galley"

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: OARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. They're balanced against possible rewards"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
• Words that mean the same thing: endangerment, gamble, jeopardy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RISKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "64. Figure in fund-raising"

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 state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
• Words that mean the same thing: finish, destination, end
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "67. Break off"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: last, death, terminal
• The opposite would be: beginning, begin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: END

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "68. Hart Memorial Trophy awarder, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: NHL

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Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	67.9%
Short Answer	15	18.5%
Food & Drink	3	3.7%
Geography	3	3.7%
History	3	3.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.2%
Abbreviation	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	42
Total Clues	81
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 06, 2025 at 08:23 AM