July 05, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, July 05, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

NYT Monday Crossword Across Clues - July 05, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Negative media coverage, in brief	5
2A	6. Undergraduate's declaration	5
3A	11. Consumer protection org.	3
4A	14. Open-air rooms	5
5A	15. Olio di ___ (bread dip at a trattoria)	5
6A	16. Water: Fr.	3
7A	17. Marine inhabitant that's an animal, not a plant, despite what it's called	11
8A	19. ___ de Triomphe	3
9A	20. Tiny drink	3
10A	21. Org. with missions to Mars	4
11A	22. Put back in the suitcase	6
12A	24. 43,560 square feet	7
13A	26. Nightclub	7
14A	27. Angry shout to a miscreant	12
15A	29. Prince who married Meghan Markle	5
16A	32. Swollen mark	4
17A	33. Garden tool with a long handle	3
18A	34. Heed	4
19A	35. Top Olympic prizes	5
20A	37. Many a sacrifice play in baseball	4
21A	38. Padre's sister	3
22A	39. Make do	4
23A	40. Bar mitzvah reading	5
24A	41. Sobriquet for Simón Bolívar	12
25A	45. Actress Lohan of "Mean Girls"	7
26A	46. Camrys and Corollas	7
27A	50. Challenges for dry cleaners	6
28A	51. Ares and Apollo, to Zeus	4
29A	52. Insect that can carry up to 50 times its body weight	3
30A	53. "Ready, ___, fire!"	3
31A	54. Observation satellite	11
32A	57. Service charge	3
33A	58. Fictional detective Nero	5
34A	59. Wide receiver ___ Beckham Jr.	5
35A	60. Shape on a winding road	3
36A	61. Peeved states	5
37A	62. Blender setting	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Negative media coverage, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BADPR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Undergraduate's declaration"

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 commissioned military officer in the united states army or air force or marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
• Words that mean the same thing: John R. Major, John Major, John Roy Major
• The opposite would be: minor
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAJOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Consumer protection org."

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: BBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Open-air rooms"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
• Words that mean the same thing: atrium
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATRIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Olio di ___ (bread dip at a trattoria)"

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: OLIVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Water: Fr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Marine inhabitant that's an animal, not a plant, despite what it's called"

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: SEACUCUMBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. ___ de Triomphe"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: electric discharge, curve, electric arc
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Tiny drink"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small drink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Org. with missions to Mars"

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 independent agency of the united states government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
• Words that mean the same thing: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Put back in the suitcase"

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: REPACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. 43,560 square feet"

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: ONEACRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Nightclub"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
• Words that mean the same thing: nightspot, nightclub, floorshow
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CABARET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Angry shout to a miscreant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHYYOULITTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Prince who married Meghan Markle"

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 annoy continually or chronically
• Words that mean the same thing: molest, beset, chevvy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Swollen mark"

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 raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
• Words that mean the same thing: whip, wale, lash
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Garden tool with a long handle"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Heed"

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

  The answer is: OBEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Top Olympic prizes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that coins made of gold
• Words that mean the same thing: Au, gold, atomic number 79
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOLDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Many a sacrifice play in baseball"

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 (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
• Words that mean the same thing: Tilletia foetida, stinking smut, butt
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Padre's sister"

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 brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
• Words that mean the same thing: transient ischemic attack
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. Make do"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
• Words that mean the same thing: get by, header, grapple
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Bar mitzvah reading"

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 whole body of the jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
• Words that mean the same thing: Laws, Pentateuch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. Sobriquet for Simón Bolívar"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELLIBERTADOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Actress Lohan of "Mean Girls""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states playwright who collaborated with russel crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
• Words that mean the same thing: Howard Lindsay, Vachel Lindsay, Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINDSAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Camrys and Corollas"

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 an industrial city of japan in southern honshu
• Words that mean the same thing: Toyota
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOYOTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Challenges for dry cleaners"

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 soiled or discolored appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: discoloration, smear, grease
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Ares and Apollo, to Zeus"

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 male human offspring
• Words that mean the same thing: Logos, son, Word
• The opposite would be: girl, daughter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Insect that can carry up to 50 times its body weight"

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

  The answer is: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. "Ready, ___, fire!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Words that mean the same thing: point, purpose, objective
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Observation satellite"

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: EYEINTHESKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Service charge"

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 fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
• Words that mean the same thing: bung, tip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Fictional detective Nero"

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 writer who has written extensively on american culture (born in 1931)
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Clayton Wolfe, Thomas Wolfe, Tom Wolfe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOLFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "59. Wide receiver ___ Beckham Jr."

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: ODELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "60. Shape on a winding road"

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 element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
• Words that mean the same thing: E, atomic number 99, Es
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "61. Peeved states"

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 state of agitated irritation
• Words that mean the same thing: snit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "62. Blender setting"

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 food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
• Words that mean the same thing: strain
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Monday NYT Crossword July 05, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Low opera voice	5
2D	2. Had a home-cooked meal	5
3D	3. Curtain	5
4D	4. Snapchat transmission, for short	3
5D	5. Vulgar, as some humor	7
6D	6. Dull brown, as hair	6
7D	7. ___ mater	4
8D	8. Triangular sail	3
9D	9. Attire for the Mario Bros. or the Minions	8
10D	10. Cheese-on-toast dish	7
11D	11. Co-star of TV's "Maude"	9
12D	12. Only Spanish city to host the Olympics	9
13D	13. Facial feature of Disney's Goofy	9
14D	18. Actor Elwes	4
15D	23. Butter unit	3
16D	25. Out of kilter	4
17D	26. Fed a line to	4
18D	28. What can barely give a hoot?	5
19D	29. Place to store valuables when traveling	9
20D	30. Skills	9
21D	31. Shawn Carter for Jay-Z and Tracy Morrow for Ice-T	9
22D	35. Be lenient with	8
23D	36. Grand Ole ___	4
24D	37. The Bronx or Brooklyn, informally	4
25D	39. Employer of Norah O'Donnell	7
26D	40. Place to buy gifts for kids	7
27D	42. Ugandan tyrant ___ Amin	3
28D	43. Makes amends (for)	6
29D	44. "___ mention it!"	4
30D	47. Electrified weapon	5
31D	48. What a maxi dress reaches	5
32D	49. Fashion	5
33D	51. De-clump, as flour	4
34D	55. Yale collegian	3
35D	56. Yale URL ender	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. Low opera voice"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an adult male singer with the lowest voice
• Words that mean the same thing: bass, bass voice
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Had a home-cooked meal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Curtain"

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 hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
• Words that mean the same thing: cloak, clothe, drapery
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Snapchat transmission, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Vulgar, as some humor"

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 earthy and sexually explicit
• Words that mean the same thing: grimy, grungy, salacious
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAUNCHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Dull brown, as hair"

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 infested with mice
• Words that mean the same thing: mouse-colored, mousy, mouselike
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOUSEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ mater"

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: ALMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Triangular sail"

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 any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
• Words that mean the same thing: balk, jibe, resist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Attire for the Mario Bros. or the Minions"

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 (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
• Words that mean the same thing: boilers suit, boilersuit, overall
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVERALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Cheese-on-toast dish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast
• Words that mean the same thing: Welsh rarebit, Welsh rabbit
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAREBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Co-star of TV's "Maude""

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: BEAARTHUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Only Spanish city to host the Olympics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in northeastern spain on the mediterranean; 2nd largest spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARCELONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Facial feature of Disney's Goofy"

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 large projecting front tooth
• Words that mean the same thing: bucktooth
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUCKTEETH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Actor Elwes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Butter unit"

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 sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: slick, rap, tap
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Out of kilter"

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 turned or twisted toward one side; - g.k.chesterton
• Words that mean the same thing: askew, wonky, amiss
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Fed a line to"

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 assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
• Words that mean the same thing: prompt, cue, remind
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. What can barely give a hoot?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: OWLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Place to store valuables when traveling"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOTELSAFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Skills"

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 the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
• Words that mean the same thing: ability, power
• The opposite would be: inability
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABILITIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Shawn Carter for Jay-Z and Tracy Morrow for Ice-T"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REALNAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Be lenient with"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOEASYON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Grand Ole ___"

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: OPRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. The Bronx or Brooklyn, 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: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BORO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Employer of Norah O'Donnell"

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: CBSNEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Place to buy gifts for kids"

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

  The answer is: TOYSHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Ugandan tyrant ___ Amin"

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: IDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Makes amends (for)"

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 make amends for
• Words that mean the same thing: atone, abye, expiate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. "___ mention it!""

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: DONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Electrified weapon"

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: TASER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. What a maxi dress reaches"

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 gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
• Words that mean the same thing: ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANKLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Fashion"

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 how something is done or how it happens
• Words that mean the same thing: dash, expressive style, fashion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STYLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. De-clump, as flour"

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 move as if through a sieve
• Words that mean the same thing: strain, sieve
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Yale collegian"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Yale URL ender"

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: EDU

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	63.9%
Short Answer	14	19.4%
Food & Drink	3	4.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.2%
History	2	2.8%
Geography	2	2.8%
Sports	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM

27398, Wed Nov 13, 2024 nyt by Todd Gross

Across Clues :

1. RATING: ★ A big ditch in a big desert. Big deal., 8. See 66-Across, 13. Word with practice or professional, 14. Disney villain with black-and-white hair, 16. Divine messenger, 17. Old T-shirt, maybe, 18. Mishmash, 19. "___ well!", 21. Part of a U.C.L.A. URL, 22. When to see la lune in Lyon, 23. Genoese god, 24. RATING: ★ Sin, sun and sand … so? Not worth the gamble., 26. Pennsylvania-based snack company, 27. Skin flick, 29. Suffix with Sydney, 30. Liam of "Schindler's List", 32. School stat, 34. Laura in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 35. RATING: ★★★ Graceland and the Great Smoky Mountains. I volunteer to visit again!, 38. "The Thin Man" terrier, 41. Succor, 42. Low points, 46. Cloud name prefix, 48. Following, 50. Bowl call, 51. RATING: ★★★★★★★★ Fresh salmon and spectacular scenery. Go north, young man!, 53. Crew need, 54. Pear or quince, 55. Frame of a film, 56. Fine dining no-no, 58. Actors McKellen and McShane, 59. How many TV hosts are dressed, 61. Intimates, 64. On the lam, 65. What strings of random letters make, 66. With 8-Across, the sources of the 31-Down in this puzzle's reviews, 67. RATING: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Peaches, peanuts and pecan pie. You'll always be on my mind!

Down Clues :

1. Speaker on a stage, maybe, 2. Change one's ways?, 3. More than just respect, 4. "Shut your mouth!", 5. Cuatro y cuatro, 6. Dundee denial, 7. Member of the constellation Aquila, 8. Makes a big deal (over), 9. ___ alone, 10. "You're finished that quickly?!", 11. In a better frame of mind, 12. Sight in the Sonoran Desert, 14. 450, in ancient Rome, 15. Utter destruction, 20. Strongly desired, 22. Many a role in "Sister Act", 23. Part of DKNY, 25. Like the outfield walls of Wrigley Field, 27. Creator of the sleuth C. Auguste Dupin, 28. Photo ___, 31. Rating symbols, as seen in this puzzle, 33. Ed of "Up", 36. Actress Vardalos, 37. Where to catch some waves?, 38. Common trees in Australia, 39. Ballet ending?, 40. Catchphrase for Captain Underpants, 43. Working on a board, perhaps, 44. Pharaoh named for the sun god, 45. Her partner, 47. "Fine with me", 49. Studio activity, 52. Sacha Baron Cohen character who was featured in a Madonna music video, 54. Less bright, 57. People of the Great Basin, 58. ___ facto, 60. Went to the bench, 62. Rapper Kool ___ Dee, 63. Windswept expanse

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 13, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. RATING: ★ A big ditch in a big desert. Big deal.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ARIZONA

  Possible Answer : genus_Arizona, AZ, Grand_Canyon_State, Arizona




• The clue is 8. See 66-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAGS

  Possible Answer : droop, ease_up, sag, sword_lily, slacken_off, ease_off, swag, flag, pin, flagstone, fleur-de-lis, signal_flag, iris, masthead




• The clue is 13. Word with practice or professional. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: MEDICAL

  Possible Answer : health_check, aesculapian, medical_checkup, medical_examination, medical_exam, checkup, medical

  Possible Opposite Answer : surgical




• The clue is 14. Disney villain with black-and-white hair. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: CRUELLA




• The clue is 16. Divine messenger. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: PROPHET

  Possible Answer : vaticinator, prophesier, seer, prophet, oracle




• The clue is 17. Old T-shirt, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: DUSTRAG

  Possible Answer : duster, dustcloth, dustrag




• The clue is 18. Mishmash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLIO




• The clue is 19. "___ well!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIS

  Possible Answer : allis, allis_shad, Alosa_alosa, allice_shad, allice




• The clue is 21. Part of a U.C.L.A. URL. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDU




• The clue is 22. When to see la lune in Lyon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUIT




• The clue is 23. Genoese god. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIO




• The clue is 24. RATING: ★ Sin, sun and sand … so? Not worth the gamble.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEVADA

  Possible Answer : NV, Battle_Born_State, Sagebrush_State, Nevada, Silver_State




• The clue is 26. Pennsylvania-based snack company. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTZ




• The clue is 27. Skin flick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PORNO

  Possible Answer : porno, pornography, smut, erotica, porn




• The clue is 29. Suffix with Sydney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIDER

  Possible Answer : side

  Possible Opposite Answer : top




• The clue is 30. Liam of "Schindler's List". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEESON




• The clue is 32. School stat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPA

  Possible Answer : grade_point_average, GPA




• The clue is 34. Laura in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYRO




• The clue is 35. RATING: ★★★ Graceland and the Great Smoky Mountains. I volunteer to visit again!. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: TENNESSEE

  Possible Answer : Tennessee_River, Tennessee, Volunteer_State, TN




• The clue is 38. "The Thin Man" terrier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTA




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

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

  The answer: AID

  Possible Answer : assist, attention, help, financial_aid, tending, care, assistance, aid, economic_aid




• The clue is 42. Low points. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADIRS

  Possible Answer : nadir, low-water_mark

  Possible Opposite Answer : zenith




• The clue is 46. Cloud name prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIRRO




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

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

  The answer: AFTER

  Possible Answer : afterwards, afterward, later_on, after, later, subsequently




• The clue is 50. Bowl call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAH




• The clue is 51. RATING: ★★★★★★★★ Fresh salmon and spectacular scenery. Go north, young man!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALASKA

  Possible Answer : Alaska, Last_Frontier, AK




• The clue is 53. Crew need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer : oar




• The clue is 54. Pear or quince. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POME

  Possible Answer : false_fruit, pome




• The clue is 55. Frame of a film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEL




• The clue is 56. Fine dining no-no. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLURP

  Possible Answer : slurp




• The clue is 58. Actors McKellen and McShane. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IANS




• The clue is 59. How many TV hosts are dressed. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: INASUIT




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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: IMPLIES

  Possible Answer : mean, involve, imply, connote, incriminate, entail, inculpate




• The clue is 64. On the lam. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ATLARGE




• The clue is 65. What strings of random letters make. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: NOSENSE




• The clue is 66. With 8-Across, the sources of the 31-Down in this puzzle's reviews. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STATE

  Possible Answer : state, res_publica, body_politic, land, submit, country, posit, State_Department, State, put_forward, United_States_Department_of_State, tell, commonwealth, express, province, nation, say, state_of_matter, Department_of_State, DoS




• The clue is 67. RATING: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Peaches, peanuts and pecan pie. You'll always be on my mind!. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: GEORGIA

  Possible Answer : GA, Sakartvelo, Georgia, Peach_State, Empire_State_of_the_South

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Speaker on a stage, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMP

  Possible Answer: ampere, AMP, amp, A, adenosine_monophosphate, adenylic_acid

• The clue is 2. Change one's ways?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: REROUTE

• The clue is 3. More than just respect. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: IDOLIZE

  Possible Answer: worship, idolise, hero-worship, idolize, revere

• The clue is 4. "Shut your mouth!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIPIT

• The clue is 5. Cuatro y cuatro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCHO

• The clue is 6. Dundee denial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAE

• The clue is 7. Member of the constellation Aquila. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTAIR

  Possible Answer: Altair

• The clue is 8. Makes a big deal (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSSES

  Possible Answer: hassle, hustle, bustle, bicker, flurry, fret, stir, bickering, bother, fuss, pother, overprotect, tizzy, dither, ado, flap, trouble, niggle, tiff, mother, spat, squabble, pettifoggery

• The clue is 9. ___ alone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LET

  Possible Answer: Army_of_the_Righteous, net_ball, permit, LET, lease, countenance, rent, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Army_of_the_Pure, allow, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, have, get, let

  Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, forbid, prevent

• The clue is 10. "You're finished that quickly?!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ALREADY

  Possible Answer: already

• The clue is 11. In a better frame of mind. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: GLADDER

  Possible Answer: beaming, glad, happy

  Possible Opposite Answer : sad

• The clue is 12. Sight in the Sonoran Desert. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SAGUARO

  Possible Answer: sahuaro, saguaro, Carnegiea_gigantea

• The clue is 14. 450, in ancient Rome. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDL

• The clue is 15. Utter destruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUIN

  Possible Answer: downfall, ruin, laying_waste, ruining, destroy, bankrupt, break, deflower, ruination, wrecking, smash, dilapidation

• The clue is 20. Strongly desired. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: LONGEDFOR

• The clue is 22. Many a role in "Sister Act". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUN

  Possible Answer: conical_buoy, nun, nun_buoy

• The clue is 23. Part of DKNY. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONNA

  Possible Answer: donna

• The clue is 25. Like the outfield walls of Wrigley Field. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VINED

• The clue is 27. Creator of the sleuth C. Auguste Dupin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POE

  Possible Answer: Edgar_Allan_Poe, Poe

• The clue is 28. Photo ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPS

  Possible Answer: Ops

• The clue is 31. Rating symbols, as seen in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STARS

  Possible Answer: ace, headliner, wiz, hotshot, star_topology, star, adept, principal, genius, sensation, maven, wizard, champion, lead, whizz, asterisk, superstar, whiz, mavin, virtuoso

• The clue is 33. Ed of "Up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASNER

• The clue is 36. Actress Vardalos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIA

• The clue is 37. Where to catch some waves?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer: capitulum, spike, ear, auricle, pinna

• The clue is 38. Common trees in Australia. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ACACIAS

  Possible Answer: acacia

• The clue is 39. Ballet ending?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SILENTT

• The clue is 40. Catchphrase for Captain Underpants. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: TRALALA

• The clue is 43. Working on a board, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: IRONING

  Possible Answer: press, ironing, iron_out, iron

• The clue is 44. Pharaoh named for the sun god. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: RAMSESI

• The clue is 45. Her partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE

• The clue is 47. "Fine with me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKSURE

• The clue is 49. Studio activity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAPING

  Possible Answer: bug, intercept, rap, exploit, knock, pink, tapdance, videotape, solicit, tape_recording, tape, taping, beg, tap, wiretap, record, tip

  Possible Opposite Answer : erase

• The clue is 52. Sacha Baron Cohen character who was featured in a Madonna music video. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIG

• The clue is 54. Less bright. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALER

  Possible Answer: pallid, pale, sick, wan

• The clue is 57. People of the Great Basin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

• The clue is 58. ___ facto. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPSO

• The clue is 60. Went to the bench. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAT

  Possible Answer: baby-sit, ride, model, Sat, sit_around, seat, Saturday, posture, pose, Sabbatum, sit_down, sit

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 62. Rapper Kool ___ Dee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOE

• The clue is 63. Windswept expanse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEA

  Possible Answer: sea, ocean