NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 05, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 05 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Pester
Clue #2: 6. Words to live by
Clue #3: 11. Legal ___ (writing paper)
Clue #4: 14. Undefeated boxer Ali
Clue #5: 15. Stadium employee who checks your tickets
Clue #6: 16. Sports figure informally called a "ribbie"
Clue #7: 17. The DeLorean in "Back to the Future," e.g.
Clue #8: 19. Hosp. surgery sites
Clue #9: 20. Nikon F2, for one
Clue #10: 21. Chicago airport named for a W.W. II ace
Clue #11: 22. Apple desktop computer
Clue #12: 23. More achy
Clue #13: 26. Farmers' market setups
Antonyms: sit, yield
Clue #14: 28. Furniture item that's usually next to a drill
Clue #15: 32. Disney film featuring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui
Clue #16: 33. Had but didn't divulge, as information
Clue #17: 34. Purple "superfood"
Clue #18: 37. What's left after chopping down a tree
Clue #19: 40. The "L" of 20-Across
Clue #20: 41. Hoedown settings
Clue #21: 43. Big name in farming equipment
Clue #22: 45. Information for a loan officer
Clue #23: 49. ___ de Lempicka, Art Deco painter
Clue #24: 50. "Such a shame!"
Clue #25: 52. China's most-grown crop
Clue #26: 53. Open, as a tube of toothpaste
Clue #27: 56. Got together
Antonyms: diverge
Clue #28: 58. "Who am ___ judge?"
Clue #29: 59. "I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?
Clue #30: 62. Up there in years
Antonyms: new, young
Clue #31: 63. Carne ___ (taqueria option)
Clue #32: 64. Unwelcome sound in a crowded subway car
Clue #33: 65. Garment at a merch table
Clue #34: 66. Wander from the group
Clue #35: 67. Considers, as a court case
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Secondary social media accounts, informally
Clue #2: 2. Nervous people might chew on them
Clue #3: 3. Numbskull
Clue #4: 4. Cry at a soccer stadium
Clue #5: 5. Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving
Clue #6: 6. The "M" of T.M.I.
Antonyms: little
Clue #7: 7. Govt. org. known for its constructive criticism?
Clue #8: 8. Feeling while walking in a desert
Clue #9: 9. Religious pillars
Clue #10: 10. Unrefined metal
Clue #11: 11. Companion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere
Clue #12: 12. Skin scrape
Clue #13: 13. ___ golf (sport with baskets)
Clue #14: 18. Main arteries
Clue #15: 22. Asthmatics' devices
Clue #16: 24. "Jog my memory ..."
Clue #17: 25. Ambient music pioneer Brian
Clue #18: 27. Must-haves during heat waves, for short
Antonyms: direct_current
Clue #19: 29. QB miscue: Abbr.
Clue #20: 30. ___ Arabia
Clue #21: 31. Some hosp. staffers
Clue #22: 34. As easy as ___
Clue #23: 35. Proof of purchase for an auto owner
Clue #24: 36. 406, for the entire state of Montana
Clue #25: 38. Enero o abril
Clue #26: 39. Business that may offer "pawdicures"
Clue #27: 42. One-named singer of "Chandelier," 2014
Clue #28: 44. Australian hopper, for short
Clue #29: 46. Most factual
Antonyms: false, untruthful
Clue #30: 47. Plane's parking spot
Clue #31: 48. Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles
Clue #32: 51. Interior designer's focus
Clue #33: 52. Prison outbreak
Clue #34: 54. Final passage of a symphony
Clue #35: 55. Not at home
Antonyms: home
Clue #36: 57. Some U.F.C. bout enders
Clue #37: 59. Once existed
Antonyms: differ
Clue #38: 60. "Boo-___!" (triumphant shout)
Clue #39: 61. Pre-A.D., in dating
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
27445 Wed Jan 01, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
Across Clues :
1. Rapscallion, 6. Certain tankful, 9. Kind of game that's a pitcher's dream, 14. Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor", 15. Tuna type, 16. Airport near the intersection of I-90 and I-294, 17. Cove, 18. On the ___, 19. Christopher who directed "Oppenheimer", 20. Slangy suffix with "most", 21. "OK ... tell me", 24. N.B.A. 1-pointers: Abbr., 25. Exclamation from Homer, 26. Hero of "The Matrix", 27. "A work of ___ that isn't based on feeling isn't ___ at all": Cézanne, 28. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" ("Grease" song), 29. Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood", 31. Chinese greeting, 33. Tool for a pineapple, 35. 1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore, 38. You can count on them, 39. Rating for junk bonds, 42. Candymaker Wonka, 43. Chauvinist or racist, 44. In the style of, 45. Start of Caesar's boast, 46. Actress Hatcher, 47. Deposit, as an egg, 48. Patrick Stewart and Elton John, for two, 49. Singer on "Give Peace a Chance", 51. "Golden Girls" actress Arthur, 52. Sheds, with "off", 56. Stylish tote for an executive, 60. Worshiping rows, 61. Cousin of a croc, 63. The Emerald Isle, 64. "___ have to do", 65. Like the breeds Shetland and merino, 66. TALK LIKE THIS!, 67. Like a yenta, 68. Props for close-up magicians, 69. Arrogant sort
Down Clues :
1. Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps, 2. Playground retort, 3. Super-trendy, 4. West who said "Men are my life, diamonds are my career", 5. Set down on paper, 6. Cider unit, 7. Starbuck's higher-up?, 8. Ape or monkey, 9. In the dark about something nefarious, 10. "Well, lookee there!", 11. Place to see J.F.K., 12. Hopping mad, 13. Past, present or future, 22. Flowery necklace, 23. Multisport race, in short, 30. In a prim and proper way, 32. Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire", 33. What you might call a tipsy friend, 34. Last words?, 36. Symbols of wisdom, 37. 12/31, 39. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr., 40. Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song, 41. Coral island, 50. "Yikes!", 51. Puts to sleep, say, 52. Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results), 53. Oscar-winning Jared, 54. Symbols of wisdom, 55. Word processing command, 56. Policy nerd, 57. "Très ___", 58. Singer Guthrie, 59. Chocolate money won or lost in this puzzle's game, 62. ___-tac-toe
Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 01, 2025
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| 27445 Wed Jan 01, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Rapscallion. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SCAMP
Possible Answer : imp, scalawag, rascal, monkey, rapscallion, scamp, scallywag
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The clue is 6. Certain tankful. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GAS
Possible Answer : brag, petrol, swash, tout, bluster, shoot_a_line, gas_pedal, gas, gun, gasconade, vaunt, flatulency, boast, gaseous_state, flatulence, gasolene, throttle, natural_gas, accelerator_pedal, gasoline, blow, accelerator
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The clue is 9. Kind of game that's a pitcher's dream. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NOHIT
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The clue is 14. Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PALAU
Possible Answer : TT, Republic_of_Palau, Palau_Islands, Palau, Belau, Pelew
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The clue is 15. Tuna type. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AHI
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The clue is 16. Airport near the intersection of I-90 and I-294. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OHARE
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The clue is 17. Cove. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INLET
Possible Answer : intake, inlet, recess
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The clue is 18. On the ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LAM
Possible Answer : scarper, escape, flail, break_away, scat, lam, take_to_the_woods, bunk, fly_the_coop, run, hightail_it, head_for_the_hills, run_away, getaway, thrash, thresh, turn_tail
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The clue is 19. Christopher who directed "Oppenheimer". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NOLAN
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The clue is 20. Slangy suffix with "most". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EST
Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, EST, Eastern_Standard_Time
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The clue is 21. "OK ... tell me". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ILLBITE
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The clue is 24. N.B.A. 1-pointers: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FTS
Possible Answer : foot, ft
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The clue is 25. Exclamation from Homer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DOH
Possible Answer : do, doh, ut
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The clue is 26. Hero of "The Matrix". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NEO
Possible Answer : neo
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The clue is 27. "A work of ___ that isn't based on feeling isn't ___ at all": Cézanne. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ART
Possible Answer : graphics, art, artistic_production, artistry, nontextual_matter, artwork, artistic_creation, prowess, fine_art
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The clue is 28. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" ("Grease" song). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DEE
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The clue is 29. Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EDWIN
Possible Answer : Edwin
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The clue is 31. Chinese greeting. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NIHAO
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The clue is 33. Tool for a pineapple. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CORER
Possible Answer : corer
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The clue is 35. 1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ELLEN
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The clue is 38. You can count on them. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABACI
Possible Answer : abacus
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The clue is 39. Rating for junk bonds. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CCC
Possible Answer : three_hundred, ccc, 300
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The clue is 42. Candymaker Wonka. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: WILLY
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The clue is 43. Chauvinist or racist. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BIGOT
Possible Answer : bigot
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The clue is 44. In the style of. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALA
Possible Answer : ala
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The clue is 45. Start of Caesar's boast. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ICAME
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The clue is 46. Actress Hatcher. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TERI
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The clue is 47. Deposit, as an egg. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LAY
Possible Answer : repose, position, consist, place, lay, put_down, dwell, lie_down, laic, pose, ballad, set, secular, rest, put, lie_in, lie
Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand
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The clue is 48. Patrick Stewart and Elton John, for two. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SIRS
Possible Answer : Sir, sir
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The clue is 49. Singer on "Give Peace a Chance". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ONO
Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono
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The clue is 51. "Golden Girls" actress Arthur. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BEA
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The clue is 52. Sheds, with "off". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SLOUGHS
Possible Answer : sphacelus, shed, slough, molt, moult, exuviate, gangrene
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The clue is 56. Stylish tote for an executive. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: WORKBAG
Possible Answer : workbag, workbox, workbasket
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The clue is 60. Worshiping rows. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PEWS
Possible Answer : pew, church_bench
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The clue is 61. Cousin of a croc. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GATOR
Possible Answer : alligator, gator
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The clue is 63. The Emerald Isle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EIRE
Possible Answer : Ireland, Irish_Republic, Republic_of_Ireland, Eire
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The clue is 64. "___ have to do". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ITLL
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The clue is 65. Like the breeds Shetland and merino. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OVINE
Possible Answer : ovine
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The clue is 66. TALK LIKE THIS!. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: YELL
Possible Answer : shout, vociferation, holler, cry, yell, shout_out, scream, squall, outcry, call, hollo
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The clue is 67. Like a yenta. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NOSY
Possible Answer : nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy
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The clue is 68. Props for close-up magicians. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DECKS
Possible Answer : knock_down, adorn, embellish, bedight, beautify, coldcock, dump, deck, pack_of_cards, deck_of_cards, grace, decorate, floor, bedeck
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The clue is 69. Arrogant sort. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SNOT
Possible Answer : snot, snob, prig, snoot
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SPIED
Possible Answer: sight, spy, stag, descry, snoop, spot, sleuth, espy
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The clue is 2. Playground retort. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CANSO
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The clue is 3. Super-trendy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ALLTHERAGE
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The clue is 4. West who said "Men are my life, diamonds are my career". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MAE
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The clue is 5. Set down on paper. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: PUTINWRITING
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The clue is 6. Cider unit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: GALLON
Possible Answer: congius, gal, Imperial_gallon, gallon
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The clue is 7. Starbuck's higher-up?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AHAB
Possible Answer: Ahab
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The clue is 8. Ape or monkey. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SIMIAN
Possible Answer: simian
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The clue is 9. In the dark about something nefarious. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: NONETHEWISER
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The clue is 10. "Well, lookee there!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OHO
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The clue is 11. Place to see J.F.K.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: HALFDOLLAR
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The clue is 12. Hopping mad. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: IRATE
Possible Answer: ireful, irate
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The clue is 13. Past, present or future. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TENSE
Possible Answer: strain, tense, tense_up
Possible Opposite Answer : unstrain, lax, relax, relaxed
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The clue is 22. Flowery necklace. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LEI
Possible Answer: garland, chaplet, wreath, lei, leu, coronal
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The clue is 23. Multisport race, in short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TRI
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The clue is 30. In a prim and proper way. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: DECOROUSLY
Possible Answer: decorously
Possible Opposite Answer : indecorously
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The clue is 32. Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ALICIAKEYS
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The clue is 33. What you might call a tipsy friend. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CAB
Possible Answer: taxicab, cabriolet, cab, taxi, hack
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The clue is 34. Last words?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OBIT
Possible Answer: necrology, obituary, obit
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The clue is 36. Symbols of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ELMS
Possible Answer: elm_tree, elm, elmwood
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The clue is 37. 12/31. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NYE
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The clue is 39. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CAL
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The clue is 40. Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CLAY
Possible Answer: mud, Lucius_Clay, cadaver, clay, Lucius_DuBignon_Clay, the_Great_Compromiser, corpse, Clay, remains, Henry_Clay, stiff
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The clue is 41. Coral island. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CAY
Possible Answer: key, cay, Florida_key
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The clue is 50. "Yikes!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OHGOD
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The clue is 51. Puts to sleep, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BORES
Possible Answer: caliber, drill_hole, calibre, bore-hole, tidal_bore, eager, dullard, drill, tire, gauge, bore, eagre, aegir
Possible Opposite Answer : interest
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The clue is 52. Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SPIN
Possible Answer: twist, reel, gyrate, tailspin, spin_out, birl, whirl, spin, twirl, twisting, spin_around
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The clue is 53. Oscar-winning Jared. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LETO
Possible Answer: Leto, Latona
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The clue is 54. Symbols of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OWLS
Possible Answer: bird_of_night, hooter, owl, bird_of_Minerva
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The clue is 55. Word processing command. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SAVE
Possible Answer: deliver, economise, salve, redeem, keep_open, save_up, write, salvage, relieve, save, spare, lay_aside, bring_through, make_unnecessary, hold_open, economize, preserve, keep, pull_through, carry_through
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The clue is 56. Policy nerd. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: WONK
Possible Answer: grind, nerd, swot, dweeb, wonk
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The clue is 57. "Très ___". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BIEN
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The clue is 58. Singer Guthrie. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARLO
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The clue is 59. Chocolate money won or lost in this puzzle's game. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GELT
Possible Answer: pelf, shekels, lolly, lucre, dough, boodle, moolah, simoleons, clams, sugar, loot, cabbage, scratch, bread, geld, dinero, gelt, wampum, lettuce, cut, kale
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The clue is 62. ___-tac-toe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TIC
Possible Answer: tic
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
September 02, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (39 clues)
- Down Clues (39 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
- Related Crossword Solutions
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Monday, September 02, 2019
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
September 02, 2019 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Place to get a mud bath | 3 |
| 2A | 4. "Got it now!" | 3 |
| 3A | 7. Airport about 13 miles from the Loop | 5 |
| 4A | 12. Perfect scores for divers | 4 |
| 5A | 14. "Good heavens!" | 4 |
| 6A | 15. Polite palindromic term of address | 5 |
| 7A | 16. Spice holder | 4 |
| 8A | 17. *Arthur Carlson portrayer on "WKRP in Cincinnati" | 10 |
| 9A | 19. Ancient Chinese book of divination | 6 |
| 10A | 21. Prefix with angle or cycle | 3 |
| 11A | 22. Extremely fun, as a party | 3 |
| 12A | 23. *Job for a model | 10 |
| 13A | 26. Website for some custom-designed jewelry | 4 |
| 14A | 27. Use steel wool on | 5 |
| 15A | 28. Hacks with an axe | 4 |
| 16A | 30. Pro-___ (some golf tourneys) | 3 |
| 17A | 33. Dead set against | 4 |
| 18A | 34. Street sign with an arrow | 6 |
| 19A | 37. Country between Togo and Nigeria | 5 |
| 20A | 39. Sheepskin boot brand | 3 |
| 21A | 41. Assault or kidnapping | 5 |
| 22A | 42. Producer Rhimes who created "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" | 6 |
| 23A | 44. Coupe or sedan | 4 |
| 24A | 46. National park freebie | 3 |
| 25A | 47. Showers with flowers and chocolates, maybe | 4 |
| 26A | 48. Native New Zealander | 5 |
| 27A | 50. Inflatable transport | 4 |
| 28A | 52. *2000 stop-motion animated comedy hit | 10 |
| 29A | 57. Deep anger | 3 |
| 30A | 58. Colorful pond fish | 3 |
| 31A | 59. Bust out of jail | 6 |
| 32A | 60. Summer Olympics contest whose participants do the ends of the answers to the starred clues | 10 |
| 33A | 64. Sugar bowl invaders | 4 |
| 34A | 65. Acquire, as debts | 5 |
| 35A | 66. Helps | 4 |
| 36A | 67. Traditional wearer of plaid | 4 |
| 37A | 68. Fitness program popularized in the 1990s | 5 |
| 38A | 69. Bit of clothing often worn with shorts | 3 |
| 39A | 70. DeskJet printers and others | 3 |
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. Place to get a mud bath"
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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
- Words that mean the same thing: health club, watering hole, watering place
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. "Got it now!""
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!
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The answer is: AHA
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Clue 3 Across: "7. Airport about 13 miles from the Loop"
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!
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The answer is: OHARE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "12. Perfect scores for divers"
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 cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- Words that mean the same thing: ten, ten-spot, X
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TENS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "14. "Good heavens!""
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!
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The answer is: EGAD
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Clue 6 Across: "15. Polite palindromic term of address"
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 woman of refinement
- Words that mean the same thing: lady, gentlewoman, ma'am
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MADAM
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Clue 7 Across: "16. Spice holder"
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 framework for holding objects
- Words that mean the same thing: scud, squeeze, excruciate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RACK
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Clue 8 Across: "17. *Arthur Carlson portrayer on "WKRP in Cincinnati""
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!
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The answer is: GORDONJUMP
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Clue 9 Across: "19. Ancient Chinese book of divination"
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!
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The answer is: ICHING
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Clue 10 Across: "21. Prefix with angle or cycle"
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!
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The answer is: TRI
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Clue 11 Across: "22. Extremely fun, as a party"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the humanistic study of a body of literature
- Words that mean the same thing: illuminated, illume, alight
- The opposite would be: unlighted, extinguish
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIT
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Clue 12 Across: "23. *Job for a model"
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!
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The answer is: PHOTOSHOOT
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Clue 13 Across: "26. Website for some custom-designed jewelry"
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!
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The answer is: ETSY
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Clue 14 Across: "27. Use steel wool on"
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 place that is scoured (especially by running water)
- Words that mean the same thing: purge, abrade, flush
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCOUR
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Clue 15 Across: "28. Hacks with an axe"
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 make or shape as with an axe
- Words that mean the same thing: hew, hew out
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEWS
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Clue 16 Across: "30. Pro-___ (some golf tourneys)"
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 radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
- Words that mean the same thing: americium, Master of Arts, Artium Magister
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. Dead set against"
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 is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
- The opposite would be: pro
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Street sign with an arrow"
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!
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The answer is: ONEWAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Country between Togo and Nigeria"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a country on western coast of africa; formerly under french control
- Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Benin, Dahomey
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BENIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. Sheepskin boot brand"
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!
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The answer is: UGG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. Assault or kidnapping"
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 (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
- Words that mean the same thing: offence, criminal offense, criminal offence
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CRIME
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Clue 22 Across: "42. Producer Rhimes who created "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal""
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!
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The answer is: SHONDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Coupe or sedan"
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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- Words that mean the same thing: motorcar, automobile, car
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AUTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "46. National park freebie"
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 diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
- Words that mean the same thing: represent, mathematical function, function
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. Showers with flowers and chocolates, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that seek someone's favor
- Words that mean the same thing: court, solicit, woo
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WOOS
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Clue 26 Across: "48. Native New Zealander"
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 ethnic minority of polynesian and melanesian descent who speak maori and live in new zealand
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAORI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "50. Inflatable transport"
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 a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
- Words that mean the same thing: peck, sight, batch
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAFT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "52. *2000 stop-motion animated comedy hit"
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!
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The answer is: CHICKENRUN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "57. Deep anger"
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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- Words that mean the same thing: choler, wrath, ira
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "58. Colorful pond fish"
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!
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The answer is: KOI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "59. Bust out of jail"
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 escaping physically
- Words that mean the same thing: leakage, outflow, get by
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ESCAPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "60. Summer Olympics contest whose participants do the ends of the answers to the starred clues"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an athletic contest consisting of five different events
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PENTATHLON
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Clue 33 Across: "64. Sugar bowl invaders"
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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- Words that mean the same thing: pismire, ant, emmet
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "65. Acquire, as debts"
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 oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
- Words that mean the same thing: find, obtain, receive
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INCUR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "66. Helps"
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 serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
- Words that mean the same thing: aid, help, assist
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AIDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "67. Traditional wearer of plaid"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a native or inhabitant of scotland
- Words that mean the same thing: Scotsman, Scotchman
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SCOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "68. Fitness program popularized in the 1990s"
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!
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The answer is: TAEBO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "69. Bit of clothing often worn with shorts"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- Words that mean the same thing: golf tee, teeing ground, tee up
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "70. DeskJet printers and others"
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 unit of power equal to 746 watts
- Words that mean the same thing: horsepower, H.P., HP
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HPS
Great job if you got it right!
NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - September 02, 2019 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Peel off | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Popular cobbler fruit | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Dried chili in Mexican food | 5 |
| 4D | 4. In the past | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Belly laugh syllable | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Toss in | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Hyatt alternative | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Mecca pilgrimage | 3 |
| 9D | 9. *Late-night Cartoon Network programming block | 9 |
| 10D | 10. Harold who directed "Caddyshack" | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Opposite of full | 5 |
| 12D | 13. Comic sketches | 5 |
| 13D | 14. Goads | 6 |
| 14D | 18. Company that makes Bug B Gon | 5 |
| 15D | 20. "Sorry, pal" | 7 |
| 16D | 24. Member of the largest Rwandan ethnic group | 4 |
| 17D | 25. A folder is needed for this | 7 |
| 18D | 26. Still-life vessel | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Stage comebacks? | 7 |
| 20D | 30. Muscles strengthened by belly dancing, for short | 3 |
| 21D | 31. "I'm not impressed" | 3 |
| 22D | 32. *Winter barrier | 9 |
| 23D | 35. Org. for physicians | 3 |
| 24D | 36. "Uh-huh" | 3 |
| 25D | 38. How some exciting N.B.A. games are won | 4 |
| 26D | 40. Avocado dip, informally | 4 |
| 27D | 43. Noted British racecourse | 5 |
| 28D | 45. Substitutes for coins | 6 |
| 29D | 49. Ancient Peruvians | 5 |
| 30D | 50. Hit the ball out of the park | 5 |
| 31D | 51. Staples Center, for one | 5 |
| 32D | 53. Component of a drum kit | 5 |
| 33D | 54. Cowhands' home | 5 |
| 34D | 55. "Give me five!" | 5 |
| 35D | 56. Tree houses | 5 |
| 36D | 58. Corn syrup brand | 4 |
| 37D | 61. Soaking spot | 3 |
| 38D | 62. Make up a cover story, say | 3 |
| 39D | 63. Laudatory poem | 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. Peel off"
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 relatively long narrow piece of something
- Words that mean the same thing: cartoon strip, uncase, unclothe
- The opposite would be: dress
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STRIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Popular cobbler fruit"
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 cultivated in temperate regions
- Words that mean the same thing: babble, peach tree, stunner
- The opposite would be: keep quiet
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEACH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Dried chili in Mexican food"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANCHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. In the past"
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 gone by; or in the past
- Words that mean the same thing: agone
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGO
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Belly laugh syllable"
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!
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The answer is: HAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Toss in"
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!
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The answer is: ADDTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Hyatt alternative"
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!
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The answer is: OMNI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Mecca pilgrimage"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the fifth pillar of islam is a pilgrimage to mecca during the month of dhu al-hijja; at least once in a lifetime a muslim is expected to make a religious journey to mecca and the kaaba
- Words that mean the same thing: hadj, hajj
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAJ
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. *Late-night Cartoon Network programming block"
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!
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The answer is: ADULTSWIM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Harold who directed "Caddyshack""
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!
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The answer is: RAMIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Opposite of full"
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 container that has been emptied
- Words that mean the same thing: vacate, void, empty-bellied
- The opposite would be: full, fill
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMPTY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "13. Comic sketches"
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 short theatrical episode
- Words that mean the same thing: skit
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SKITS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Goads"
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!
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The answer is: EGGSON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Company that makes Bug B Gon"
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!
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The answer is: ORTHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. "Sorry, pal""
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!
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The answer is: NOCANDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Member of the largest Rwandan ethnic group"
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 member of a bantu people living in rwanda and burundi
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HUTU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. A folder is needed for this"
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 the japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ORIGAMI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "26. Still-life vessel"
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 open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
- Words that mean the same thing: pitcher
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EWER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "29. Stage comebacks?"
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 an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
- Words that mean the same thing: encore
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENCORES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "30. Muscles strengthened by belly dancing, 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 any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
- Words that mean the same thing: Av, Artium Baccalaurens, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "31. "I'm not impressed""
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!
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The answer is: MEH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "32. *Winter barrier"
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: _________
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The answer is: SNOWFENCE
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Clue 23 Down: "35. Org. for physicians"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AMA
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Clue 24 Down: "36. "Uh-huh""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: YEP
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Clue 25 Down: "38. How some exciting N.B.A. games are won"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: INOT
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Avocado dip, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GUAC
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Clue 27 Down: "43. Noted British racecourse"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ASCOT
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Substitutes for coins"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an individual instance of a type of symbol
- Words that mean the same thing: souvenir, keepsake, relic
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TOKENS
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Clue 29 Down: "49. Ancient Peruvians"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- This could be something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
- Words that mean the same thing: Inka, Incan, Inca
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: INCAS
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Clue 30 Down: "50. Hit the ball out of the park"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: RIPIT
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Staples Center, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a particular environment or walk of life
- Words that mean the same thing: field, domain, scene of action
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ARENA
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Clue 32 Down: "53. Component of a drum kit"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: HIHAT
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Cowhands' home"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
- Words that mean the same thing: cattle ranch, spread, cattle farm
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: RANCH
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Clue 34 Down: "55. "Give me five!""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: UPTOP
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Tree houses"
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 structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- Words that mean the same thing: nest, nestle, cuddle
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: NESTS
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Clue 36 Down: "58. Corn syrup brand"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: KARO
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Clue 37 Down: "61. Soaking spot"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
- Words that mean the same thing: vat, bath, bathing tub
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TUB
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Clue 38 Down: "62. Make up a cover story, say"
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 statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- Words that mean the same thing: Trygve Lie, dwell, consist
- The opposite would be: arise, stand
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The answer is: LIE
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Clue 39 Down: "63. Laudatory poem"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODE
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 50 | 64.1% |
| Short Answer | 19 | 24.4% |
| History | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.6% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 39 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 30, 2025 at 03:40 PM