0910 NYT Crossword: Tuesday September 10, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Tuesday September 10, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 10, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

 NYT Crossword: Tuesday September 10, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cause of a Richter scale blip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEISM

  Possible Answer : earthquake, temblor, quake, seism




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

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

  The answer: GAZE

  Possible Answer : regard, gaze, stare




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

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

  The answer: SABER

  Possible Answer : cavalry_sword, saber, sabre




• The clue is 15. One referring to "Jehovah" as "Jah". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASTA

  Possible Answer : Rasta, Rastafarian




• The clue is 16. Place for a pizza. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVEN

  Possible Answer : oven




• The clue is 17. "Make You Feel My Love" singer, 2008. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADELE




• The clue is 18. Around 70% of the earth's surface. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCEAN

  Possible Answer : ocean, sea




• The clue is 19. Rule for kids before homework is done, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTV




• The clue is 20. What makes ryes rise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAST

  Possible Answer : yeast, barm




• The clue is 21. Straightforward and unadorned, as literary prose. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: HEMINGWAYESQUE

  Possible Answer : Hemingwayesque




• The clue is 24. Close the tab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAY

  Possible Answer : bear, earnings, ante_up, give, make_up, pay_off, remuneration, devote, wage, compensate, pay, yield, pay_up, salary

  Possible Opposite Answer : default




• The clue is 25. Baton Rouge sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSU




• The clue is 26. Corporate management group. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: EXECUTIVEBOARD




• The clue is 34. Celebrant in May or June. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAD

  Possible Answer : grade, alum, alumnus, graduate, grad, alumna




• The clue is 35. First name in 2024 political headlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAMALA




• The clue is 36. Overflow (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEEM

  Possible Answer : pullulate, stream, teem, swarm, pour




• The clue is 38. Shot down, as an idea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIXED

  Possible Answer : proscribe, interdict, prohibit, disallow, nix, forbid, veto

  Possible Opposite Answer : permit, allow




• The clue is 40. San ___ Obispo, Calif.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUIS




• The clue is 41. "Get your paws off me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETGO




• The clue is 42. Highest kicker in Texas hold'em. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer : top-notch, whiz, first-rate, unity, superstar, maven, super, adept, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, I, breeze_through, ACE, A-one, sail_through, star, tiptop, genius, champion, Allied_Command_Europe, crack, wizard, sweep_through, single, topnotch, whizz, tops, virtuoso, sensation, mavin, nail, wiz, pass_with_flying_colors, 1, hotshot, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, ace, one




• The clue is 43. Philadelphia landmark named for the 35th president, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JFKPLAZA




• The clue is 46. Lamb's dad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer : random_access_memory, Aries, random_memory, read/write_memory, wad, ram_down, Ram, force, chock_up, ram, jam, cram, random-access_memory, drive, pound, jampack, RAM, tup, crash, Aries_the_Ram




• The clue is 47. Green sushi condiment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASABI

  Possible Answer : wasabi




• The clue is 49. Spanish wife. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPOSA




• The clue is 51. Group whose members are represented completely (with no repeats) in 21-, 26- and 43-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONSONANTS

  Possible Answer : consonant

  Possible Opposite Answer : vowel




• The clue is 56. "Fake it 'til you make it" or "No pain, no gain". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTTO

  Possible Answer : slogan, catchword, motto, shibboleth




• The clue is 59. Candy bar with caramel and shortbread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWIX




• The clue is 60. Gunslinger Earp. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WYATT

  Possible Answer : Wyat, Wyatt, Sir_Thomas_Wyat, James_Wyatt, Sir_Thomas_Wyatt




• The clue is 64. Give or take. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABOUT

  Possible Answer : approximately, close_to, well-nigh, astir, or_so, some, nearly, almost, most, just_about, more_or_less, near, nigh, virtually, roughly, about, around




• The clue is 65. Pro's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTI

  Possible Answer : anti

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 66. Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICHOR

  Possible Answer : pus, sanies, festering, ichor, purulence, suppuration




• The clue is 67. Holy scroll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORAH

  Possible Answer : Laws, Pentateuch, Torah




• The clue is 68. Plant with fronds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FERN

  Possible Answer : fern




• The clue is 69. "Have you no ___?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAME

  Possible Answer : dishonor, ignominy, dishonour, attaint, shame, disgrace, pity

  Possible Opposite Answer : honor




• The clue is 70. Pumps and wedges. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEELS

  Possible Answer : cad, reheel, bounder, list, dog, blackguard, hound, heel




• The clue is 71. Animal that absorbs water directly through its skin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROG

  Possible Answer : frog, batrachian, anuran, salientian, toad_frog, toad, Gaul




• The clue is 72. Beekeeping or baking, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOBBY

  Possible Answer : rocking_horse, spare-time_activity, by-line, hobbyhorse, sideline, Falco_subbuteo, hobby, avocation, pursuit

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Sold out" sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRO

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

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

  The answer: EACH

  Possible Answer: to_each_one, for_each_one, apiece, from_each_one, each

• The clue is 3. "That makes sense now". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISEE

• The clue is 4. What a rush!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAMPEDE

  Possible Answer: stampede

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

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

  The answer: MANIAC

  Possible Answer: maniacal, madman, lunatic, maniac

• The clue is 6. Instrument with a mallet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GONG

  Possible Answer: tam-tam, chime, bell, gong

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

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

  The answer: AVOW

  Possible Answer: avouch, swear, assert, avow, swan, verify, aver, affirm

  Possible Opposite Answer : disavow

• The clue is 8. Z, as in Zeus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer: zeta

• The clue is 9. Emotion that sounds like its middle two letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENVY

  Possible Answer: begrudge, enviousness, envy, invidia

• The clue is 10. States as fact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYSSO

• The clue is 11. Good enough. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADEQUATE

  Possible Answer: tolerable, equal, enough, decent, passable, fair_to_middling, adequate

  Possible Opposite Answer : inadequate

• The clue is 12. Male suitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEAU

  Possible Answer: boyfriend, fellow, beau, dandy, clotheshorse, fashion_plate, dude, gallant, swain, fop, swell, sheik, young_man

• The clue is 13. If's partner in computer logic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSE

• The clue is 14. No longer working: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RET

  Possible Answer: ret

• The clue is 22. Three Stooges laugh sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYUK

• The clue is 23. Island on which Napoleon was exiled. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELBA

• The clue is 26. Novelist Jong. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERICA

  Possible Answer: erica, true_heath

• The clue is 27. Basic plot lines?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XAXES

• The clue is 28. Speaker's event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALK

  Possible Answer: talk_of_the_town, lecture, spill_the_beans, babble, talking, talk, blab_out, speak, verbalise, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag, sing, mouth, spill, babble_out, public_lecture, utter, blab, tattle, verbalize, peach

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_quiet

• The clue is 29. "That's my cue!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMUP

• The clue is 30. Ski resort in the Colorado Rockies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAIL

• The clue is 31. Creator of the giant snowman Marshmallow in "Frozen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSA

• The clue is 32. Cool in a throwback sort of way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETRO

  Possible Answer: retroactive, retro, ex_post_facto

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

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

  The answer: DEGAS

  Possible Answer: Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas, Degas, Edgar_Degas, degas

• The clue is 34. Emulate a beaver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNAW

  Possible Answer: gnaw_at, gnaw, erode, eat_at, wear_away

• The clue is 37. Cultural attraction in midtown Manhattan, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOMA

• The clue is 39. Workspaces for some nightclub performers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DJBOOTHS

• The clue is 41. Deathbed request. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASTWISH

• The clue is 44. Dolphin's fluke, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIN

  Possible Answer: five, quint, cinque, pentad, fin, quintuplet, louver, quintet, fivesome, Little_Phoebe, tailfin, flipper, Phoebe, 5, break_water, louvre, V, tail_fin

• The clue is 45. Meditative state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEN

  Possible Answer: loony_toons, Zen, battery-acid, Elvis, dot, Zen_Buddhism, dose, pane, window_pane, back_breaker, acid, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, superman

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

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

  The answer: ACTUAL

  Possible Answer: actual, genuine, real, existent, literal, factual

  Possible Opposite Answer : potential

• The clue is 50. Hitchcock's highest-grossing film at the box office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSYCHO

  Possible Answer: psychotic_person, psychotic, psycho

• The clue is 52. Collection of employees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAFF

  Possible Answer: faculty, stave, staff

• The clue is 53. Pet's person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWNER

  Possible Answer: owner, proprietor, possessor

• The clue is 54. The "N" of TNT. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NITRO

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

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

  The answer: AXING

  Possible Answer: axe, ax

• The clue is 56. Subject that a young Einstein never failed, despite the common misconception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATH

  Possible Answer: maths, mathematics, math

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

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer: hautboy, oboe, hautbois

• The clue is 58. Raced (through). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORE

  Possible Answer: tear, shoot_down, snap, deplume, pluck, displume, torus, pull, charge, rupture, bust, deplumate, tore, buck, shoot

• The clue is 61. Whale pursuer of fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAB

  Possible Answer: Ahab

• The clue is 62. Pyramid, for a pharaoh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMB

  Possible Answer: grave, tomb

• The clue is 63. Three-pointer, in hoops lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREY

  Possible Answer: triplet, terzetto, ternion, ternary, threesome, triad, trine, three, 3, III, leash, tierce, trio, trinity, deuce-ace, trey, tercet, troika

August 28, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, August 28, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Across Clues Explained - Monday NYT Crossword August 28, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Military wear, for short	4
2A	5. Appear to be	4
3A	9. "Hop to it!"	4
4A	13. Stress or extended exposure to sun, it's said	4
5A	14. Feature of an Uber ride … or an Uber Eats order	4
6A	15. Like a yellow banana vis-à-vis a green one	5
7A	16. *Evasive treatment, with "the"	9
8A	18. Prestigious Atlanta university	5
9A	19. São ___, Brazil	5
10A	20. Deprives of strength	4
11A	22. ___ de Janeiro, Brazil	3
12A	23. *Boba Fett's occupation in "Star Wars" films	12
13A	27. Chicken's counterpart in a causality dilemma	3
14A	30. Secret agent	3
15A	31. One-person performances	5
16A	32. Palindromic tugboat sound	4
17A	34. Openly gay	3
18A	36. Salad bar grabbers	5
19A	39. *Seriously hammered	15
20A	43. Penny loafers, e.g.	5
21A	44. Keister	3
22A	45. "Don't move!," as a dog command	4
23A	46. "Hurrah!"	5
24A	49. Meadow	3
25A	51. Pig's spot	3
26A	52. *Weekend occasion for avocado toast and mimosas	12
27A	56. Remains of a fire	3
28A	57. Politico Buttigieg	4
29A	58. Alternatives to Ubers	5
30A	62. Subway entrance fixture	5
31A	64. Disconnects … or what's found in the answers to the four starred clues?	9
32A	67. Like wingtips and penny loafers	5
33A	68. Put in the overhead bin, say	4
34A	69. Deserve	4
35A	70. Motto for a devil-may-care type	4
36A	71. "Monday Night Football" channel	4
37A	72. Tach readings, for short	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Military wear, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
• Words that mean the same thing: camouflage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Appear to be"

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 give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
• Words that mean the same thing: look, appear
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. "Hop to it!""

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

  The answer is: ASAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Stress or extended exposure to sun, it's said"

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: AGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Feature of an Uber ride … or an Uber Eats order"

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 agenda of things to do
• Words that mean the same thing: menu, make out, do
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Like a yellow banana vis-à-vis a green one"

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 fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
• Words that mean the same thing: advanced, ripe, good
• The opposite would be: green
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. *Evasive treatment, with "the""

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: RUNAROUND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Prestigious Atlanta university"

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: EMORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. São ___, Brazil"

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: PAULO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Deprives of strength"

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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: run down, play out, muggins
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. ___ de Janeiro, Brazil"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Words that mean the same thing: Rio de Janeiro
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. *Boba Fett's occupation in "Star Wars" films"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert 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: BOUNTYHUNTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Chicken's counterpart in a causality dilemma"

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 animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
• Words that mean the same thing: nut, ball, eggs
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Secret agent"

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 (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
• Words that mean the same thing: snoop, stag, sight
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. One-person performances"

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 any activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: solo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Palindromic tugboat sound"

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 blast of a horn
• Words that mean the same thing: blare, booze-up, honk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Openly gay"

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

  The answer is: OUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Salad bar grabbers"

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 any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below
• Words that mean the same thing: pair of tongs
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. *Seriously hammered"

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: ASDRUNKASASKUNK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Penny loafers, e.g."

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 situation
• Words that mean the same thing: shoe, place, horseshoe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Keister"

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 who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: prat, frig around, rotter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. "Don't move!," as a dog command"

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 continuing or remaining in a place or state
• Words that mean the same thing: appease, stick around, stick
• The opposite would be: move, change
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. "Hurrah!""

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 upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern united states from new york to florida and texas
• Words that mean the same thing: Acanthocybium solandri, Euonymus atropurpureus, burning bush
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAHOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Meadow"

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 unit of length of thread or yarn
• Words that mean the same thing: pastureland, grazing land, ley
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Pig's spot"

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 an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: pigpen, eye infection, stye
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. *Weekend occasion for avocado toast and mimosas"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUNDAYBRUNCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Remains of a fire"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash 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: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Politico Buttigieg"

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: PETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Alternatives to Ubers"

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: LYFTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Subway entrance fixture"

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 an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Disconnects … or what's found in the answers to the four starred clues?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that disconnect or separate
• Words that mean the same thing: uncouple, decouple
• The opposite would be: couple
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNCOUPLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. Like wingtips and penny loafers"

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 put a new sole on
• Words that mean the same thing: resole, sole
• The opposite would be: soleless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "68. Put in the overhead bin, say"

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

  The answer is: STOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "69. Deserve"

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 earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
• Words that mean the same thing: gain, take in, realize
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "70. Motto for a devil-may-care type"

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: YOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "71. "Monday Night Football" channel"

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: ESPN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "72. Tach readings, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that rate of revolution of a motor
• Words that mean the same thing: revolutions per minute, rpm, rev
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RPMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Monday NYT Crossword August 28, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Complain, complain, complain	4
2D	2. Water, in Spanish	4
3D	3. Waiter's handout	4
4D	4. Big name in electric toothbrushes	5
5D	5. Bay Area air hub	3
6D	6. Water, in French	3
7D	7. Young's partner in accounting	5
8D	8. Occasions to pamper oneself	6
9D	9. Goal	3
10D	10. Ones with season tickets to football, baseball and basketball games, perhaps	10
11D	11. Eagle's abode	5
12D	12. Comedian Richard who wrote "What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound"	5
13D	15. Outcomes	7
14D	17. Down Under hoppers, informally	4
15D	21. Vietnamese noodle dish	3
16D	24. "___ further reflection …"	4
17D	25. Three Stooges snicker sound	4
18D	26. Alcoves	5
19D	27. Flight board figs.	4
20D	28. "Oh, my stars!"	4
21D	29. Deteriorate … as sledders do?	10
22D	33. Tire pattern	5
23D	35. Key above Caps Lock	3
24D	37. Annoying insect	4
25D	38. Big name in vodka	4
26D	40. Like some bike locks and magnets	7
27D	41. "Star Trek" lieutenant played by George Takei	4
28D	42. Prayer ending	4
29D	47. "___ Como Va" (1971 Santana hit)	3
30D	48. More than 90°	6
31D	50. Rights org.	4
32D	52. Smart-alecky	5
33D	53. "We agree"	5
34D	54. Major monthly expenses	5
35D	55. On a sugar rush, say	5
36D	59. What a bird's wings do	4
37D	60. Time in office	4
38D	61. Figs. for tax filers	4
39D	63. One of three fire signs, with Aries and Sagittarius	3
40D	65. Police officer	3
41D	66. Admit, with "up to"	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. Complain, complain, complain"

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 lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
• Words that mean the same thing: cavil, chicane
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Water, in Spanish"

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 largest known toad species; native to central america; valuable destroyer of insect pests
• Words that mean the same thing: agua toad, Bufo marinus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGUA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Waiter's handout"

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 list of dishes available at a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: carte, bill of fare, carte du jour
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MENU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Big name in electric toothbrushes"

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: ORALB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Bay Area air hub"

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: SFO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Water, in French"

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: EAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Young's partner in accounting"

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 painter (born in germany, resident of france and the united states) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)
• Words that mean the same thing: Max Ernst
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERNST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Occasions to pamper oneself"

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: MEDAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Goal"

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 an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Words that mean the same thing: take aim, purport, calculate
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Ones with season tickets to football, baseball and basketball games, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPORTSNUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Eagle's abode"

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 lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
• Words that mean the same thing: aery, eyrie, eyry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Comedian Richard who wrote "What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound""

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: PRYOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Outcomes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
• Words that mean the same thing: termination, lead, final result
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESULTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Down Under hoppers, informally"

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: ROOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Vietnamese noodle dish"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: PHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. "___ further reflection …""

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: UPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Three Stooges snicker sound"

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: NYUK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Alcoves"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sheltered and secluded place
• Words that mean the same thing: corner, nook
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOOKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Flight board figs."

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 terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: eta, ETA, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. "Oh, my stars!""

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: GOSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Deteriorate … as sledders do?"

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: GODOWNHILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Tire pattern"

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 step in walking or running
• Words that mean the same thing: trample, pace, stride
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Key above Caps Lock"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the bill in a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: check, tablet, tabloid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Annoying insect"

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 various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Big name in vodka"

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: SKYY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Like some bike locks and magnets"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: USHAPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. "Star Trek" lieutenant played by George Takei"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SULU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Prayer ending"

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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Words that mean the same thing: Amon, Amun
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. "___ Como Va" (1971 Santana hit)"

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: OYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. More than 90°"

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 an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
• Words that mean the same thing: slow, dim, dense
• The opposite would be: acute
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBTUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Rights org."

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: ACLU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Smart-alecky"

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 improperly forward or bold
• Words that mean the same thing: smart, impertinent, impudent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. "We agree""

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: USTOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Major monthly expenses"

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 payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
• Words that mean the same thing: engage, hire, charter
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. On a sugar rush, say"

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: HYPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. What a bird's wings do"

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 broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
• Words that mean the same thing: wave, dither, flaps
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Time in office"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Figs. for tax filers"

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: SSNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. One of three fire signs, with Aries and Sagittarius"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Lion, Leo the Lion
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "65. Police officer"

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 uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
• Words that mean the same thing: pig, pick up, fuzz
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "66. Admit, with "up to""

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 have ownership or possession of
• Words that mean the same thing: have, possess, ain
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	69.2%
Short Answer	16	20.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.1%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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 31, 2025 at 06:29 AM