December 01, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Down Clues (39 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, December 01, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (35 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle December 01, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Timbuktu's country	4
2A	5. Things baseball uniforms and toy pistols have	4
3A	9. Foe in "Jack and the Beanstalk"	5
4A	14. "Sign me up!"	4
5A	15. Put on the payroll	4
6A	16. Put a stop to	5
7A	17. *Many a Silicon Valley business	15
8A	20. Televangelist Joel	6
9A	21. Automotive brand with an oval logo	3
10A	22. Some HDTVs	4
11A	23. Africa's most populous city (21+ million)	5
12A	25. Biased against seniors	6
13A	27. Doctors making deliveries, in brief	3
14A	30. California ___ (state flag words)	8
15A	32. Sweet's counterpart	4
16A	34. Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives"	4
17A	35. Dandy	5
18A	39. *Devastating event in a real estate bust	15
19A	42. Automotive brand with an oval logo	5
20A	43. South American palm cultivated for its fruit	4
21A	44. Flair	4
22A	45. Royal spouses	8
23A	48. Records in jackets, in brief	3
24A	49. Actress Anderson	6
25A	52. Passing remarks?	5
26A	54. Tennis score favoring the server	4
27A	55. Toll hwy.	3
28A	57. Classic 1980s space warfare video game	6
29A	61. *Question suggesting "That just about sums things up"	15
30A	64. Eminent	5
31A	65. Sportscaster Andrews	4
32A	66. Tony-winning musical based on Fellini's "8 1/2"	4
33A	67. Battle reminders	5
34A	68. "Hey, over here!"	4
35A	69. Elements in a comic's repertoire	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. Timbuktu's country"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a landlocked republic in northwestern africa; achieved independence from france in 1960; mali was a center of west african civilization for more than 4,000 years
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Mali, French Sudan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Things baseball uniforms and toy pistols have"

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 tight-fitting headdress
• Words that mean the same thing: jacket crown, chapiter, roof
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Foe in "Jack and the Beanstalk""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any creature of exceptional size
• Words that mean the same thing: gargantuan, behemoth, whale
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Sign me up!""

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: IMIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Put on the payroll"

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 newly hired employee
• Words that mean the same thing: lease, take, rent
• The opposite would be: fire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Put a stop to"

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: EMBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. *Many a Silicon Valley business"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOFTWARECOMPANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Televangelist Joel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OSTEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Automotive brand with an oval logo"

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 standard temperature and pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: s.t.p.
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Some HDTVs"

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: RCAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Africa's most populous city (21+ million)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that chief port and economic center of nigeria; located in southwestern nigeria on the gulf of guinea; former capital of nigeria
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Biased against seniors"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AGEIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Doctors making deliveries, in brief"

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 major river of western siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the gulf of ob and the kara sea
• Words that mean the same thing: OB, Ob River, tocology
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. California ___ (state flag words)"

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 a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
• Words that mean the same thing: democracy, commonwealth
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPUBLIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Sweet's counterpart"

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 cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
• Words that mean the same thing: turned, tartness, morose
• The opposite would be: sweeten, sweet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: TERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Dandy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: cracking, not bad, dandy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIFTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. *Devastating event in a real estate bust"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOMEFORECLOSURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Automotive brand with an oval logo"

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: AMOCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. South American palm cultivated for its fruit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Flair"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Words that mean the same thing: zeal, ardor, flair
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Royal spouses"

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 husband or wife of a reigning monarch
• Words that mean the same thing: affiliate, choir, harmonise
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONSORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Records in jackets, in brief"

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 long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm
• Words that mean the same thing: LP, L-P
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Actress Anderson"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: PAMELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. Passing remarks?"

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 notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
• Words that mean the same thing: obit, necrology, obituary
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Tennis score favoring the server"

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: ADIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Toll hwy."

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: TPK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Classic 1980s space warfare video game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GALAGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. *Question suggesting "That just about sums things up""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHATMORECANISAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. Eminent"

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 make mention of
• Words that mean the same thing: take note, renowned, remark
• The opposite would be: ignore
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Sportscaster Andrews"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Tony-winning musical based on Fellini's "8 1/2""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
• Words that mean the same thing: ennead, Nina from Carolina, IX
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Battle reminders"

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 mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
• Words that mean the same thing: mark, scratch, cicatrice
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. "Hey, over here!""

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: PSST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Elements in a comic's repertoire"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: quip, jape, fret
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

December 01, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Sushi restaurant soup	4
2D	2. "Famous" cookie maker	4
3D	3. Elevator, in England	4
4D	4. Info from a spy	5
5D	5. Replace with	8
6D	6. Tire need	3
7D	7. *Highly stressful situations, metaphorically	15
8D	8. Quakers, for one	4
9D	9. "Columbia, the ___ of the Ocean"	3
10D	10. *Like a guesstimate, by nature	9
11D	11. Counters with beads	5
12D	12. Grannies	5
13D	13. Meeting at a no-tell motel, say	5
14D	18. Potential tire trouble	4
15D	19. October birthstone	4
16D	24. "The Bartered Bride" and "The Marriage of Figaro"	6
17D	26. Heisman winner Torretta	4
18D	27. Workplace-inspecting org.	4
19D	28. Bust's counterpart	4
20D	29. Wrestler in a mawashi	4
21D	31. Tummy soother	6
22D	33. Community sports facility ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues	9
23D	36. Like the Rose Bowl, with 92,542 spectators	4
24D	37. Mouth, slangily	4
25D	38. Desires	4
26D	40. April 1 target	4
27D	41. Person in a lawsuit	8
28D	46. Alliance formed in April 1949	4
29D	47. Ollie's partner in old comedy	4
30D	49. Half the pieces in a chess set	5
31D	50. Formed for a particular purpose	5
32D	51. Sporty Mazda model	5
33D	53. Singapore ___	5
34D	56. Get ready	4
35D	58. Singapore setting	4
36D	59. Squad	4
37D	60. Supporting votes	4
38D	62. Some essential workers, for short	3
39D	63. Prefix with gender	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. Sushi restaurant soup"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MISO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Famous" cookie maker"

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 hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Amos
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Elevator, in England"

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 act of giving temporary assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: pinch, arise, get up
• The opposite would be: lower, fall
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Info from a spy"

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: INTEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Replace with"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: CHANGETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Tire need"

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: melodic phrase, publicise, transmit
• The 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 7 Down: "7. *Highly stressful situations, metaphorically"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PRESSURECOOKERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Quakers, for one"

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 subdivision of a larger religious group
• Words that mean the same thing: faction, religious sect, religious order
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "Columbia, the ___ of the Ocean""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Words that mean the same thing: precious stone, treasure, gemstone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. *Like a guesstimate, by nature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not precise
• The opposite would be: precise
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPRECISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Counters with beads"

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 tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
• Words that mean the same thing: abacus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABACI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Grannies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NANAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Meeting at a no-tell motel, say"

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 date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
• Words that mean the same thing: assignation, rendezvous
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRYST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Potential tire trouble"

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 impairment resulting from long use
• Words that mean the same thing: put on, get into, jade
• The opposite would be: refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. October birthstone"

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 translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. "The Bartered Bride" and "The Marriage of Figaro""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
• Words that mean the same thing: Opera, opera house, opera
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPERAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Heisman winner Torretta"

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: GINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Workplace-inspecting org."

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 government agency in the department of labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Bust's counterpart"

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 deep prolonged loud noise
• Words that mean the same thing: blast, gold rush, windfall
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Wrestler in a mawashi"

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 japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Tummy soother"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BICARB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Community sports facility ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: RECCENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Like the Rose Bowl, with 92,542 spectators"

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 the time when the moon is fully illuminated
• Words that mean the same thing: broad, to the full, full phase of the moon
• The opposite would be: wane, thin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FULL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Mouth, slangily"

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 device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
• Words that mean the same thing: trammel, hole, immobilise
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Desires"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a yearning for something or to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: yearn, hankering, languish
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. April 1 target"

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 person who lacks good judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: put on, take in, fritter 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: FOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Person in a lawsuit"

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 (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
• Words that mean the same thing: litigator
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LITIGANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Alliance formed in April 1949"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
• Words that mean the same thing: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Ollie's partner in old comedy"

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: STAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Half the pieces in a chess set"

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 an article deposited as security
• Words that mean the same thing: soak, cat's-paw, pawn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAWNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Formed for a particular purpose"

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: ADHOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Sporty Mazda model"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: MIATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Singapore ___"

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 highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
• Words that mean the same thing: slingback, slingshot, scarf bandage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. Get ready"

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 preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
• Words that mean the same thing: preparation, homework
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Singapore setting"

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 largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Squad"

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 an association of criminals
• Words that mean the same thing: crowd, work party, gang up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Supporting votes"

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: AYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. Some essential workers, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (md is the current symbol for mendelevium but mv was formerly the symbol)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mv, doctor, medico
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. Prefix with gender"

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 alliance made up of states that had been soviet socialist republics in the soviet union prior to its dissolution in dec 1991
• Words that mean the same thing: Ci, Commonwealth of Independent States, curie
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	73.0%
Short Answer	6	8.1%
Geography	5	6.8%
History	2	2.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.7%
Sports	2	2.7%
Music	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.2 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 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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July 09, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (32 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, July 09, 2022

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (34 Across, 32 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.1 letters

July 09, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Quinceañera honoree	5
2A	6. Draft pick?	9
3A	15. Hub for Nollywood movies	5
4A	16. What a snake or dragon can represent	9
5A	17. Go/no-go directive	5
6A	18. Despise	9
7A	19. "Midnight Cowboy" role	5
8A	20. Achieved something wondrous	9
9A	21. Worked together (with)	10
10A	23. Bit of summer wear, informally	4
11A	24. Adroit, as a trick	4
12A	25. Home of the Plain of Jars, a UNESCO World Heritage site	4
13A	26. Pair of pants?	5
14A	27. Indoor rowing machine, in brief	3
15A	28. Group that counts Harding, Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy as former members	4
16A	29. Louis ___ (predecessor of the franc)	3
17A	30. 1982 film with the tagline "Behind every great man, there is a woman!"	7
18A	32. Material in some china	7
19A	36. Halloween costume requiring a full-body suit	3
20A	37. Subject of a smash hit?	4
21A	38. Big retailer of camping gear	3
22A	39. Make no effort to stop something	5
23A	42. Charged	4
24A	43. Cameron with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame	4
25A	44. Like many place mats	4
26A	45. Actress with an Emmy nomination for FX's "Atlanta"	10
27A	47. Dealer's new offering, perhaps	9
28A	49. Starter course	5
29A	50. Snarled	9
30A	51. Ratio of two sides in a right-angled triangle, in brief	5
31A	52. Submissions for a casting director	9
32A	53. Shake	5
33A	54. They're sported while going on a run	9
34A	55. Wannabe	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. Quinceañera honoree"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: CHICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Draft pick?"

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: CRAFTBREW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Hub for Nollywood movies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that chief port and economic center of nigeria; located in southwestern nigeria on the gulf of guinea; former capital of nigeria
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. What a snake or dragon can represent"

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: LUNARYEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Go/no-go directive"

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 act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Despise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that find repugnant
• Words that mean the same thing: abhor, loathe, execrate
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABOMINATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. "Midnight Cowboy" role"

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: RATSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Achieved something wondrous"

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: MADEMAGIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Worked together (with)"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that act together or towards others or with others
• Words that mean the same thing: interact
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTERACTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Bit of summer wear, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
• Words that mean the same thing: armored combat vehicle, tank car, storage tank
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Adroit, as a trick"

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 clean or organized
• Words that mean the same thing: full-strength, slap-up, keen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Home of the Plain of Jars, a UNESCO World Heritage site"

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 mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern asia; achieved independence from france in 1949
• Words that mean the same thing: Laotian, Lao, Lao People's Democratic Republic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Pair of pants?"

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 either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
• Words that mean the same thing: lung
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUNGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Indoor rowing machine, in brief"

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 cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Group that counts Harding, Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy as former members"

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 large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Words that mean the same thing: wapiti, American elk, Alces alces
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Louis ___ (predecessor of the franc)"

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: DOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "30. 1982 film with the tagline "Behind every great man, there is a woman!""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOOTSIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Material in some china"

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: BONEASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Halloween costume requiring a full-body suit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: imitator, caricature, aper
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Subject of a smash hit?"

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 percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
• Words that mean the same thing: bell, tam-tam, chime
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Big retailer of camping gear"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. Make no effort to stop something"

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: SITBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Charged"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a chadic language spoken in northern nigeria
• Words that mean the same thing: press, invite, conjure
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Cameron with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first european to get round the cape of good hope (thus establishing a sea route from the atlantic to asia) (1450-1500)
• Words that mean the same thing: Bartholomeu Diaz, Dias, Bartholomeu Dias
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIAZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Like many place mats"

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 closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
• Words that mean the same thing: ovate, elliptical, egg-shaped
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "45. Actress with an Emmy nomination for FX's "Atlanta""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ZAZIEBEETZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Dealer's new offering, perhaps"

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: LATEMODEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "49. Starter course"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that formally making a person known to another or to the public
• Words that mean the same thing: introduction, presentation
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "50. Snarled"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: INATANGLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "51. Ratio of two sides in a right-angled triangle, in brief"

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 ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
• Words that mean the same thing: cotangent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COTAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. Submissions for a casting director"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: DEMOREELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. Shake"

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 avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• Words that mean the same thing: duck, put off, sidestep
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. They're sported while going on a run"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SKIPASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "55. Wannabe"

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 person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
• Words that mean the same thing: poseur, toughie, stumper
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POSER

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - July 09, 2022 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Wind known for its warmth	8
2D	2. What might lead a person to drink	8
3D	3. "Time to split"	8
4D	4. Symbol of confinement	6
5D	5. ___ Place, one of the original 28 stations of the New York City subway	5
6D	6. Specialty of Rhode Island cuisine	8
7D	7. Flexible musical tempos	7
8D	8. Vacuum tube parts	6
9D	9. Illustrious	5
10D	10. Baseboard, e.g.	4
11D	11. Intrinsically	8
12D	12. Washington airport, informally	6
13D	13. Attacking a sub, say	6
14D	14. Settings for some scuba dives	6
15D	22. Holden's brother in "The Catcher in the Rye"	5
16D	26. Out of bounds, in a way	4
17D	28. Spot	4
18D	29. Foundation, often	5
19D	31. Variety of games	8
20D	32. Incorporeal	8
21D	33. Mozart's "Voi, che sapete" and others	8
22D	34. Business of the Dutch East India Company	8
23D	35. Informal title in city government	8
24D	37. Fleet runner	7
25D	39. Pool side	6
26D	40. Zeljko ___, 2008 Emmy winner for "Damages"	6
27D	41. Japanese mat	6
28D	42. Scout's collection	6
29D	43. From square one	6
30D	45. Districts	5
31D	46. Contractor at a gym?	5
32D	48. Max ___ (couture label)	4

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. Wind known for its warmth"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLARINET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. What might lead a person to drink"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: HABANERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Time to split""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: IGOTTAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Symbol of confinement"

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 woman's close-fitting foundation garment
• Words that mean the same thing: stays, girdle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CORSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. ___ Place, one of the original 28 stations of the New York City subway"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that british politician (born in the united states) who was the first woman to sit in the british house of commons (1879-1964)
• Words that mean the same thing: Nancy Witcher Astor, John Jacob Astor, Viscountess Astor
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Specialty of Rhode Island cuisine"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard 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: CLAMCAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Flexible musical tempos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat
• Words that mean the same thing: rubato
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUBATOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Vacuum tube parts"

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 positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• Words that mean the same thing: anode
• The opposite would be: cathode
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Illustrious"

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 widely known and esteemed
• Words that mean the same thing: illustrious, far-famed, famous
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Baseboard, e.g."

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 state of arrangement or appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: trimming, tailored, pare
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Intrinsically"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: BYNATURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Washington airport, informally"

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 40th president of the united states (1911-2004)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Wilson Reagan
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Attacking a sub, say"

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 act of consuming food
• Words that mean the same thing: deplete, consume, eat on
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EATING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Settings for some scuba dives"

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 something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
• Words that mean the same thing: bust up, shipwreck, crash
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRECKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Holden's brother in "The Catcher in the Rye""

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: ALLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Out of bounds, in a way"

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 desire strongly or persistently
• Words that mean the same thing: retentive, tenacious, foresighted
• The opposite would be: short, unretentive
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Spot"

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 catch sight of
• Words that mean the same thing: descry, spy, spot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Foundation, often"

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 recipient of funds or other benefits
• Words that mean the same thing: beneficiary
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DONEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Variety of games"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the top horizontal work surface of a table
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TABLETOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Incorporeal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not having a material body
• Words that mean the same thing: discorporate, unbodied, bodyless
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BODILESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Mozart's "Voi, che sapete" and others"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARIETTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Business of the Dutch East India Company"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEATRADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Informal title in city government"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: HIZZONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Fleet runner"

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 small swift graceful antelope of africa and asia having lustrous eyes
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAZELLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Pool side"

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 matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: solid, solid state, solidness
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Zeljko ___, 2008 Emmy winner for "Damages""

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: IVANEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Japanese mat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TATAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Scout's collection"

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 an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
• Words that mean the same thing: badge
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BADGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. From square one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DENOVO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Districts"

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 locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
• Words that mean the same thing: partition, district, geographical zone
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Contractor at a gym?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: BICEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Max ___ (couture label)"

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 hindu god of death; opposite of kama
• Words that mean the same thing: Dolichotis patagonum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	69.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	7.6%
Short Answer	4	6.1%
History	2	3.0%
Movies/Film	2	3.0%
Sports	2	3.0%
Food & Drink	2	3.0%
Geography	2	3.0%
Music	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	32
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	6.1 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 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 08, 2025 at 08:41 PM