February 21, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, February 21, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.9 letters

February 21, 2020 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Caseload?	7
2A	8. Not the main action	7
3A	15. Like someone who answers a question with a question	7
4A	16. Time for warm-up shots, in more ways than one	7
5A	17. Land that abuts four oceans	7
6A	18. Obsolescent office desk item	7
7A	19. Common Hawaiian shirt design	11
8A	21. Celebrity with a namesake cereal in the '80s	3
9A	22. Gets down	4
10A	23. Hidden valleys	5
11A	24. Old Italian V.I.P.	4
12A	25. Mount Sinai people: Abbr.	3
13A	26. Make by hand	5
14A	27. Got in line	5
15A	28. Thomas who wrote "Liberty Tree"	5
16A	29. Attempts to befriend, with "up"	5
17A	30. It's a rush, appropriately enough	11
18A	32. Prayers	5
19A	33. The America's Cup and others	5
20A	34. Monk in "The Da Vinci Code"	5
21A	35. Sam with clubs	5
22A	36. Chap	3
23A	39. "___ pass"	4
24A	40. Egyptian Nobelman?	5
25A	41. Some camel riders of note	4
26A	42. Helpful word in solving cryptograms	3
27A	43. A mare might be found in one	11
28A	45. Bit of road trip entertainment	7
29A	47. Not serious	7
30A	48. Big source of political talk	7
31A	49. Part of a book deal	7
32A	50. G.R.E. sitters, e.g.	7
33A	51. Sportscast staples	7

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. Caseload?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
• Words that mean the same thing: bottle, bottleful, nursing bottle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOTTLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Not the main action"

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: SIDEBET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Like someone who answers a question with a question"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that deliberately vague or ambiguous
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVASIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Time for warm-up shots, in more ways than one"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: PREGAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Land that abuts four oceans"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the land mass formed by the continents of europe and asia
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EURASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Obsolescent office desk item"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROLODEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Common Hawaiian shirt design"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FLORALPRINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Celebrity with a namesake cereal in the '80s"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Gets down"

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 informal terms for a meal
• Words that mean the same thing: feed, corrode, grub
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Hidden valleys"

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 narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
• Words that mean the same thing: glen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Old Italian V.I.P."

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 formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of venice and genoa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Mount Sinai people: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Make by hand"

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 skilled practice of a practical occupation
• Words that mean the same thing: wiliness, trade, foxiness
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Got in line"

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 make level, square, balanced, or concentric
• Words that mean the same thing: true up, true
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Thomas who wrote "Liberty Tree""

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 american revolutionary leader and signer of the declaration of independence (1731-1814)
• Words that mean the same thing: Robert Treat Paine, Tom Paine, Thomas Paine
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Attempts to befriend, with "up""

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 informal conversation
• Words that mean the same thing: gossip, chatter, confabulate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "30. It's a rush, appropriately enough"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RUNNERSHIGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Prayers"

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 specific instance of feeling hopeful
• Words that mean the same thing: promise, Hope, trust
• The opposite would be: despair
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. The America's Cup and others"

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 open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
• Words that mean the same thing: ewer, pitcher
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. Monk in "The Da Vinci Code""

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: SILAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "35. Sam with clubs"

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 united states golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)
• Words that mean the same thing: Samuel Jackson Snead, Sam Snead
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "36. Chap"

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 boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: chap, laddie, bloke
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. "___ pass""

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: ITLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Egyptian Nobelman?"

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 egyptian statesman who (as president of egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with menachem begin (then prime minister of israel) (1918-1981)
• Words that mean the same thing: Anwar Sadat, Anwar el-Sadat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SADAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Some camel riders of note"

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 (new testament) the sages who visited jesus and mary and joseph shortly after jesus was born; the gospel according to matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
• Words that mean the same thing: magus, Wise Men
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "42. Helpful word in solving cryptograms"

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: THE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. A mare might be found in one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LUNARCRATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "45. Bit of road trip entertainment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PODCAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "47. Not serious"

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 be silly or tease one another
• Words that mean the same thing: banter, jolly, josh
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOSHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "48. Big source of political talk"

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: AMRADIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "49. Part of a book deal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a movement forward
• Words that mean the same thing: march on, overture, approach
• The opposite would be: demote, back
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADVANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "50. G.R.E. sitters, e.g."

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 someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
• Words that mean the same thing: testee, examinee
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TESTEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "51. Sportscast staples"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something (especially a game) that is played again
• Words that mean the same thing: action replay, rematch, play back
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPLAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword February 21, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Quarreled (with)	6
2D	2. Egglike	6
3D	3. Decks revealing the cards you've been dealt	6
4D	4. They range from terrible to great	5
5D	5. Daughter of Steve Jobs, after whom an early Apple computer was named	4
6D	6. Dastardly looks	9
7D	7. It doesn't have to land on land	8
8D	8. Dash	6
9D	9. Smooths	5
10D	10. Neighbor of a pec	4
11D	11. Nwodim of "S.N.L."	3
12D	12. Trash	8
13D	13. Comes out of one's shell	7
14D	14. Like emojis	6
15D	20. Parts of some ballots	9
16D	24. Party poopers	5
17D	26. Lean on them	5
18D	27. Bronze	5
19D	28. Almost ready to be a butterfly	5
20D	29. Secret for video gamers	9
21D	30. Noted feature of Spanish pronunciation	8
22D	31. Recipient of a lot of #@&! money	8
23D	32. Tug at one's heartstrings, say	7
24D	34. Not take any action	6
25D	35. Brazilian soccer team that Pelé played for	6
26D	36. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, e.g.	6
27D	37. Word with federal or insurance	6
28D	38. Some somber music	6
29D	40. "Calvin and Hobbes" girl	5
30D	41. Palace, in Hindi	5
31D	43. Fill the hold, say	4
32D	44. "Let me know if you're coming"	4
33D	46. Object of veneration in ancient Egypt	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. Quarreled (with)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: squawk, holler, crab
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEEFED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Egglike"

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

  The answer is: OVULAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Decks revealing the cards you've been dealt"

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 any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers
• Words that mean the same thing: tarot, tarot card
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAROTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. They range from terrible to great"

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 male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: tzar, tsar, czar
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Daughter of Steve Jobs, after whom an early Apple computer was named"

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: LISA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Dastardly looks"

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: EVILGRINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. It doesn't have to land on land"

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 an airplane that can land on or take off from water
• Words that mean the same thing: hydroplane
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAPLANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Dash"

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

  The answer is: SPRINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Smooths"

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 metal shackles; for hands or legs
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 26, chains, smoothing iron
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Neighbor of a pec"

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: DELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Nwodim of "S.N.L.""

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 inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: self, self-importance, egotism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Trash"

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 speak unfavorably about
• Words that mean the same thing: malign, drag through the mud, traduce
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BADMOUTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Comes out of one's shell"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that come out into view, as from concealment
• Words that mean the same thing: go forth, emerge, egress
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMERGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Like emojis"

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: TEXTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Parts of some ballots"

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 a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
• Words that mean the same thing: referendum
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFERENDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Party poopers"

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 phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
• Words that mean the same thing: dredge, tangle, draw
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Lean on them"

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 stick that people can lean on to help them walk
• Words that mean the same thing: can, lambaste, tin
• The opposite would be: hire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Bronze"

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 one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
• Words that mean the same thing: third gear, tierce, third base
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THIRD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Almost ready to be a butterfly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of the insects in the chrysalis (cocoon) or post larval stage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Secret for video gamers"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard 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: CHEATCODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Noted feature of Spanish pronunciation"

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: ROLLEDRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Recipient of a lot of #@&! money"

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: SWEARJAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Tug at one's heartstrings, say"

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: HITHOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Not take any action"

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: SITPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Brazilian soccer team that Pelé played for"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a port city in southwestern brazil on an offshore island near sao paulo
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANTOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, e.g."

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: LATINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. Word with federal or insurance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an administrative unit of government
• Words that mean the same thing: way, office, representation
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENCY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "38. Some somber music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
• Words that mean the same thing: requiem, threnody, lament
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIRGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. "Calvin and Hobbes" girl"

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: SUSIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "41. Palace, in Hindi"

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: MAHAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Fill the hold, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that remove with or as if with a ladle
• Words that mean the same thing: load, ladle, laden
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. "Let me know if you're coming""

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: RSVP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Object of veneration in ancient Egypt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
• Words that mean the same thing: cast, quat, khat
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	77.3%
History	3	4.5%
Short Answer	3	4.5%
Sports	3	4.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.0%
Geography	1	1.5%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

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• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
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March 03, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, March 03, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.9 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - March 03, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Funny joke	10
2A	11. Execs who may issue quarterly statements	4
3A	15. Work done in the trenches?	10
4A	16. Gambler's point spread	4
5A	17. Bud's place, perhaps	10
6A	18. Great white shark's only known predator	4
7A	19. Unproven skill, briefly	3
8A	20. Extend, in a way	5
9A	21. Show nerves, say	5
10A	22. Streaked	4
11A	23. Something squares lack	7
12A	25. Choice chickens	6
13A	28. They help you see the big picture	7
14A	29. Pindar, for one	5
15A	30. Metaphorical throwaway	9
16A	32. Bent	4
17A	33. Let go	5
18A	34. Regimen with so-called "fat bombs"	4
19A	35. Nincompoops	9
20A	37. Classic mint brand	5
21A	38. "Apologies!"	7
22A	39. Philanthropists have them	6
23A	40. Swords used by Leonardo in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cartoons	7
24A	41. Gefilte fish fish	4
25A	42. Divert	5
26A	43. Primary scheme	5
27A	45. The Orioles, on scoreboards	3
28A	48. BMW marque	4
29A	49. Mind matter	10
30A	51. Like balsamic vinegar	4
31A	52. Topping for San Diego-style fries	10
32A	53. Stories that may or may not be true	4
33A	54. Register domain names like googel.com and gogle.com, e.g.	10

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. Funny joke"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RIBTICKLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. Execs who may issue quarterly statements"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
• Words that mean the same thing: chief financial officer, CFO
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CFOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Work done in the trenches?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
• Words that mean the same thing: oceanography
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCEANOLOGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Gambler's point spread"

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 formation of people or things one beside another
• Words that mean the same thing: furrow, descent, seam
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Bud's place, perhaps"

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: BEERFRIDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Great white shark's only known predator"

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 predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Words that mean the same thing: killer whale, Orcinus orca, killer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Unproven skill, briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, E.S.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: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Extend, in a way"

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 reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
• Words that mean the same thing: reincarnate, regenerate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Show nerves, say"

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 salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
• Words that mean the same thing: stew, effort, swither
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Streaked"

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 commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
• Words that mean the same thing: shoot down, pluck, torus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Something squares lack"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HIPNESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Choice chickens"

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 flesh of a castrated male chicken
• Words that mean the same thing: capon
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. They help you see the big picture"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a medium that disseminates moving pictures
• Words that mean the same thing: movie theater, movie house, cinema
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CINEMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Pindar, for one"

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

  The answer is: ODIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Metaphorical throwaway"

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: BATHWATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Bent"

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 partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
• Words that mean the same thing: diagonal, preconception, predetermine
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Let go"

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 give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• Words that mean the same thing: cede, give up, surrender
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Regimen with so-called "fat bombs""

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: KETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Nincompoops"

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 a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: bonehead, knucklehead, fuckhead
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BONEHEADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Classic mint brand"

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 absolute certainty
• Words that mean the same thing: cert
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CERTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. "Apologies!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOSORRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. Philanthropists have them"

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 events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
• Words that mean the same thing: suit, make, have
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Swords used by Leonardo in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cartoons"

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: KATANAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. Gefilte fish fish"

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 25 Across: "42. Divert"

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 occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
• Words that mean the same thing: divert, disport
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "43. Primary scheme"

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: PLANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "45. The Orioles, on scoreboards"

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: BAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. BMW marque"

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 very short skirt
• Words that mean the same thing: miniskirt
• The opposite would be: midi
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MINI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Mind matter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BRAINCELLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "51. Like balsamic vinegar"

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 people who are old collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: mature, ripened, senior
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate, young
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. Topping for San Diego-style fries"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CARNEASADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. Stories that may or may not be true"

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 knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
• Words that mean the same thing: traditional knowledge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. Register domain names like googel.com and gogle.com, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CYBERSQUAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword March 03, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. It's roomy in a courtroom	4
2D	2. Summer treats	4
3D	3. Caller's signal	4
4D	4. 2022 Cate Blanchett drama	3
5D	5. Leading	7
6D	6. Tools that are hollow inside	6
7D	7. Kevin of "Bob's Burgers"	5
8D	8. Comstock ___ (1850s discovery)	4
9D	9. Some baking discards	9
10D	10. Sazerac component	3
11D	11. Circus covering	11
12D	12. Ones with a burning passion?	10
13D	13. How many 1970s-'80s movies were released	10
14D	14. Rears	5
15D	21. Expel	4
16D	22. Throws away	11
17D	24. Very clear, as some images	4
18D	25. Ballplayer known as "The Georgia Peach"	4
19D	26. "Hasta luego!"	10
20D	27. Professional at pulling strings?	10
21D	28. Desktop organizer	5
22D	30. Protection for some hikers	9
23D	31. The "R" of J. R. Ewing, on "Dallas"	4
24D	33. Michael of "Paper Heart"	4
25D	36. Perfect	4
26D	37. Capital city near Curaçao	7
27D	39. Food factory worker	6
28D	40. ___ Haasan, Indian megastar in over 200 films	5
29D	41. Queeg's ship in a 1954 film	5
30D	44. Lao meat salad	4
31D	45. Color of the sky, in Germany	4
32D	46. Senator Vinick's portrayer on "The West Wing"	4
33D	47. Pre-bar hurdle, in brief	4
34D	49. Email letters	3
35D	50. Abbr. on a lawyer's business card	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. It's roomy in a courtroom"

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 loose flowing garment
• Words that mean the same thing: cloak, drape, clothe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Summer treats"

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 water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: ice-skating rink, icing, meth
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Caller's signal"

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 short high tone produced as a signal or warning
• Words that mean the same thing: honk, bleep, blare
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. 2022 Cate Blanchett drama"

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 dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
• Words that mean the same thing: sea dog, pitch, gob
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Leading"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INFRONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Tools that are hollow inside"

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 device for removing the core from apples
• Words that mean the same thing: corer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CORERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Kevin of "Bob's Burgers""

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 united states abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962)
• Words that mean the same thing: Franz Kline, Franz Joseph Kline
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KLINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Comstock ___ (1850s discovery)"

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 deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
• Words that mean the same thing: load
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Some baking discards"

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: EGGWHITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Sazerac component"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Circus covering"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CLOWNMAKEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Ones with a burning passion?"

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: FIREEATERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. How many 1970s-'80s movies were released"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: ONCASSETTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Rears"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an area that includes places where several people can sit
• Words that mean the same thing: ass, sit down, arse
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Expel"

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 expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
• Words that mean the same thing: ptyalize, barf, sick
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Throws away"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOSSESASIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Very clear, as some images"

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: INHD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Ballplayer known as "The Georgia Peach""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: COBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. "Hasta luego!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADIOSAMIGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Professional at pulling strings?"

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: PIANOTUNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Desktop organizer"

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 can for storing tea
• Words that mean the same thing: tea caddy, caddie
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CADDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Protection for some hikers"

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: BEARSPRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. The "R" of J. R. Ewing, on "Dallas""

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 scottish explorer who led arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the northwest passage (1777-1856)
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir James Clark Ross, Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Michael of "Paper Heart""

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: CERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Perfect"

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 whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
• Words that mean the same thing: perfect
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Capital city near Curaçao"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and largest city of venezuela
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Venezuela
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARACAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Food factory worker"

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: CANNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. ___ Haasan, Indian megastar in over 200 films"

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: KAMAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Queeg's ship in a 1954 film"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: CAINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Lao meat salad"

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: LARB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Color of the sky, in Germany"

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: BLAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Senator Vinick's portrayer on "The West Wing""

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: ALDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Pre-bar hurdle, in brief"

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: LSAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. Email letters"

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: BCC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. Abbr. on a lawyer's business card"

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 title of respect for a member of the english gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
• Words that mean the same thing: Esquire
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESQ

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	80.9%
Short Answer	3	4.4%
Geography	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
History	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: September 03, 2025 at 09:37 PM