Tuesday NYT Crossword Answers: August 20, 2024 – Hints, Clues, and Solutions

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Tuesday NYT Crossword Answers: August 20, 2024 

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Largest city in Nebraska. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAHA

  Possible Answer : Omaha, Maha




• The clue is 6. "Excuse me …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer : ahem, hem




• The clue is 10. Letters on old Soviet rockets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCCP




• The clue is 14. Eschew the subway, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CABIT




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

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

  The answer: JEER

  Possible Answer : scoffing, mockery, barrack, jeering, jeer, gibe, flout, scoff




• The clue is 16. Surrounding glow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AURA

  Possible Answer : nimbus, aura, gloriole, halo, aureole, atmosphere, air, glory




• The clue is 17. Superscript by a brand name. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: TRADEMARKSYMBOL




• The clue is 20. Ballpark fig.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer : EST, Eastern_Time, Eastern_Standard_Time




• The clue is 21. Losing line in tic-tac-toe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OXO




• The clue is 22. Major in mass communication?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POPE

  Possible Answer : Bishop_of_Rome, pontiff, Roman_Catholic_Pope, Catholic_Pope, Pope, Alexander_Pope, pope, Vicar_of_Christ, Holy_Father




• The clue is 23. "Won't Get Fooled Again" rockers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEWHO




• The clue is 26. The "F" of FTW. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOR




• The clue is 27. Actress Wray of "King Kong". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAY

  Possible Answer : faery, faerie, fairy, sprite, fay




• The clue is 30. Fighter jet's landing spot. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: AIRFORCEBASE




• The clue is 34. Neighbor of an Uzbek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAJIK

  Possible Answer : Tajik, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tajiki, Republic_of_Tajikistan, Tadjik, Tajikistan




• The clue is 37. Longtime Heat coach Spoelstra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIK




• The clue is 38. Annoys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRKS

  Possible Answer : gall, irk




• The clue is 39. Singer with the albums "21," "25" and "30". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADELE




• The clue is 40. Director Ang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEE

  Possible Answer : Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam, Robert_Edward_Lee, Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick, Richard_Henry_Lee, Robert_E._Lee, Henry_Lee, lee_side, Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Spike_Lee, Bruce_Lee, Tsung_Dao_Lee, lee, leeward, downwind, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee

  Possible Opposite Answer : windward




• The clue is 41. Man of Marseilles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOMME




• The clue is 42. Not doing much. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLE

  Possible Answer : wild, tick_over, loose, out_of_work, unused, idle, unwarranted, light, stagnate, slug, baseless, unfounded, jobless, laze, groundless, dead

  Possible Opposite Answer : run, busy, work




• The clue is 43. ___ ring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOD

  Possible Answer : modality, humour, temper, humor, mood, climate, mode




• The clue is 44. Areas for altars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APSES

  Possible Answer : apse, apsis




• The clue is 45. Investment banking giant. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: GOLDMANSACHS




• The clue is 48. Lead-in to "-hoo". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  Possible Answer : whatever, any, whatsoever




• The clue is 49. Apple platform. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOS

  Possible Answer : Io




• The clue is 50. Extended period of inactivity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAYOFF

  Possible Answer : layoff




• The clue is 54. Final opponent in a video game level. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOSS

  Possible Answer : party_boss, Bos, political_boss, foreman, genus_Bos, stamp, hirer, honcho, knob, brag, boss, chief, gaffer, emboss




• The clue is 56. With 57-Down, lacking in variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer : unmatchable, peerless, unrivalled, i, unitary, unrivaled, ace, single, I, 1, matchless, one_and_only, unmatched, ane, nonpareil, unity, one




• The clue is 58. Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo ___ Turk". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer : ala




• The clue is 59. Best Picture winner of 1965 ... or a description of the ends of 17-, 30- and 45-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: THESOUNDOFMUSIC




• The clue is 64. Chef's creation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEAL

  Possible Answer : repast, meal




• The clue is 65. "Sure, sure ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBET




• The clue is 66. Kick out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVICT

  Possible Answer : evict, force_out




• The clue is 67. Greek founder of Stoicism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZENO

  Possible Answer : Zeno_of_Elea, Zeno_of_Citium, Zeno




• The clue is 68. Stun with a jolt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASE




• The clue is 69. Things on a to-do list. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASKS

  Possible Answer : job, labor, chore, project, undertaking, task, tax

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Set of white pawns in chess, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTET

  Possible Answer: eightsome, VIII, octette, octad, eighter, eight, 8, octet, ogdoad, octonary, eighter_from_Decatur

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

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

  The answer: MARSH

  Possible Answer: Reginald_Marsh, Marsh, marsh, fenland, marshland, Ngaio_Marsh, fen

• The clue is 3. Subside. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABATE

  Possible Answer: die_away, abate, slake, slack_off, let_up, slack

• The clue is 4. Put out of sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HID

  Possible Answer: blot_out, obscure, hide, cover, obliterate, enshroud, conceal, hide_out, shroud, veil

  Possible Opposite Answer : show

• The clue is 5. Had a ball ... a meatball, that is. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer: use_up, feed, rust, Ate, eat, corrode, run_through, wipe_out, consume, eat_up, eat_on, deplete, exhaust

• The clue is 6. Warrior in the "Iliad". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AJAX

  Possible Answer: Ajax

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

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

  The answer: HERO

  Possible Answer: poor_boy, zep, Cuban_sandwich, bomber, Hero_of_Alexandria, wedge, grinder, Heron, submarine, hero_sandwich, submarine_sandwich, paladin, Hero, torpedo, sub, fighter, champion, hoagy, hero, hoagie, Italian_sandwich

• The clue is 8. "A spider!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEK

• The clue is 9. Logical "Star Trek" character. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRSPOCK

• The clue is 10. Setting for "Wet Hot American Summer". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMP

  Possible Answer: camp_out, campy, refugee_camp, tent, clique, cantonment, summer_camp, camp_down, camp, bivouac, encampment, coterie, ingroup, inner_circle, pack, encamp

• The clue is 11. Offices with partitioned workspaces, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUBEFARMS

• The clue is 12. ___-Magnon man. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRO

  Possible Answer: cathode-ray_oscilloscope, oscilloscope, CRO, scope

• The clue is 13. Bud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAL

  Possible Answer: brother, sidekick, pal, crony, chum, pal_up, chum_up, buddy

• The clue is 18. Tie at the dock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOR

  Possible Answer: berth, moor, Moor, moorland, wharf, tie_up

• The clue is 19. Days long ago. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YORE

  Possible Answer: yore

• The clue is 24. Cried loudly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAILED

  Possible Answer: yaup, mewl, howl, ululate, wail, yawl, roar, pule, whimper

• The clue is 25. Take to the trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIKE

  Possible Answer: boost, tramp, wage_increase, hiking, rise, wage_hike, cost_increase, salary_increase, hike, raise, hike_up

• The clue is 26. Curly-haired friend of Charlie Brown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRIEDA

• The clue is 28. "I'm here if you have questions!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKME

• The clue is 29. Green lights. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YESES

  Possible Answer: yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no

• The clue is 31. Certain convicted criminals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FELONS

  Possible Answer: outlaw, whitlow, malefactor, crook, criminal, felon

• The clue is 32. Twistable treats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREOS

  Possible Answer: oreo, oreo_cookie

• The clue is 33. Tissue sample test. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIOPSY

  Possible Answer: biopsy

• The clue is 34. Evergreen forest that covers much of Canada. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAIGA

• The clue is 35. Extra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDON

• The clue is 36. Item in a classic guessing contest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JELLYBEAN

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

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

  The answer: HAHA

• The clue is 43. Iconic outfit for a noted chairman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAOSUIT

• The clue is 46. Japanese soup flavoring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer: miso

• The clue is 47. Staff leader?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEF

  Possible Answer: clef

• The clue is 51. "Wonderwall" group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASIS

  Possible Answer: haven, oasis

• The clue is 52. Movie, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLICK

  Possible Answer: motion_picture, flip, thumb, movie, flicker, picture, pic, film, moving_picture, click, snap, leaf, flick, motion-picture_show, ruffle, riffle, moving-picture_show, jerk, riff, picture_show

• The clue is 53. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own ___": Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FACTS

  Possible Answer: fact

• The clue is 55. 1952 Winter Olympics host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Norway, Oslo, Christiania

• The clue is 56. Poems of praise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODES

  Possible Answer: ode

• The clue is 57. See 56-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTE

  Possible Answer: promissory_note, banknote, Federal_Reserve_note, tone, annotation, bank_bill, billet, banker's_bill, bank_note, note_of_hand, notation, mention, greenback, remark, take_note, notice, bill, musical_note, observe, short_letter, preeminence, mark, note, take_down, line, eminence, government_note, distinction

  Possible Opposite Answer : ignore

• The clue is 59. Celebrity gossip website. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMZ

• The clue is 60. ___-haw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEE

• The clue is 61. Org. associated with the John Tesh instrumental "Roundball Rock". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NBA

• The clue is 62. Got together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

  Possible Answer: forgather, take_on, adjoin, play, meet, foregather, run_into, fulfil, encounter, match, fill, come_across, run_across, conform_to, get_together, cope_with, touch, suffer, fit, fulfill, see, assemble, satisfy, converge, contact, gather, receive

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 63. 2019 March Madness champs, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UVA

NY Times Crossword Answers July 14, 2023 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Praises loudly

5-letter answer Answer: HAILS

Word Help: Synonyms: acclaim, hail, herald

Clue #2: 6. Drops

5-letter answer Answer: OMITS

Word Help: Synonyms: miss, leave_out, pretermit
Antonyms: include, attend_to

Clue #3: 11. "___ down!"

7-letter answer Answer: PENCILS

Word Help: Synonyms: pencil

Clue #4: 13. Summaries

7-letter answer Answer: WRAPUPS

Clue #5: 15. Becomes uncomfortable, in a way, as underwear

7-letter answer Answer: RIDESUP

Clue #6: 16. Drank discreetly

7-letter answer Answer: HADANIP

Clue #7: 17. Part of un giorno

3-letter answer Answer: ORA

Word Help: Synonyms: osmium, atomic_number_76, os

Clue #8: 18. Buying opportunity for die-hard fans

7-letter answer Answer: PRESALE

Clue #9: 20. Sports stat that's best when it's below 2

3-letter answer Answer: ERA

Word Help: Synonyms: ERA, geological_era, epoch

Clue #10: 21. Producer of some wedding rings

4-letter answer Answer: BELL

Word Help: Synonyms: Vanessa_Bell, chime, Alexander_Bell

Clue #11: 23. They might restrict arms

5-letter answer Answer: PACTS

Word Help: Synonyms: treaty, pact, accord

Clue #12: 24. Bygone autocrat

4-letter answer Answer: TSAR

Word Help: Synonyms: czar, tzar, tsar

Clue #13: 25. Poet Hemphill of the 1980s Black gay cultural renaissance

5-letter answer Answer: ESSEX

Word Help: Synonyms: Essex

Clue #14: 27. Japanese garden denizen

3-letter answer Answer: KOI

Clue #15: 28. Complains loudly

5-letter answer Answer: WAILS

Word Help: Synonyms: ululate, lament, howl

Clue #16: 29. They're full of pop

13-letter answer Answer: SODAFOUNTAINS

Clue #17: 32. "It's not clear to me"

9-letter answer Answer: ICANTTELL

Clue #18: 33. Benny Goodman jazz standard with the opening line "April skies are in your eyes"

13-letter answer Answer: DONTBETHATWAY

Clue #19: 37. Japanese lunch option

5-letter answer Answer: BENTO

Clue #20: 38. "Like I said!"

3-letter answer Answer: SEE

Word Help: Synonyms: see, visit, encounter

Clue #21: 39. Jewelry chain

5-letter answer Answer: ZALES

Clue #22: 41. Host city for the annual Øyafestivalen

4-letter answer Answer: OSLO

Word Help: Synonyms: Oslo, capital_of_Norway, Christiania

Clue #23: 42. City where Gerald Ford and Malcolm X were born

5-letter answer Answer: OMAHA

Word Help: Synonyms: Maha, Omaha

Clue #24: 44. "Well, I'll be darned!"

4-letter answer Answer: GOSH

Clue #25: 45. One who may bug you

3-letter answer Answer: SPY

Word Help: Synonyms: snoop, sleuth, sight

Clue #26: 46. Introductory books

7-letter answer Answer: PRIMERS

Word Help: Synonyms: fusee, priming, flat_coat

Clue #27: 48. ___ plancha (cooking style)

3-letter answer Answer: ALA

Word Help: Synonyms: ala

Clue #28: 49. Give over to another's care

7-letter answer Answer: CONSIGN

Word Help: Synonyms: charge, consign

Clue #29: 51. High fortress

7-letter answer Answer: CITADEL

Word Help: Synonyms: citadel, bastion

Clue #30: 53. Retailer's promo

7-letter answer Answer: STOREAD

Clue #31: 54. Kind of address

7-letter answer Answer: KEYNOTE

Word Help: Synonyms: tonic, keynote

Clue #32: 55. Like testimony at trial

5-letter answer Answer: SWORN

Word Help: Synonyms: curse, aver, affirm
Antonyms: mistrust, unsworn

Clue #33: 56. Winners of 13 Stanley Cups, familiarly

5-letter answer Answer: LEAFS

Word Help: Synonyms: foliage, flick, flip

Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Siobhan Roy of "Succession," e.g.

7-letter answer Answer: HEIRESS

Word Help: Synonyms: heiress, inheritress, inheritrix

Clue #2: 2. "Not to mention ..."

7-letter answer Answer: ANDALSO

Clue #3: 3. Put away for good

3-letter answer Answer: ICE

Word Help: Synonyms: crank, Methedrine, water_ice

Clue #4: 4. Challenge for a speech pathologist

4-letter answer Answer: LISP

Word Help: Synonyms: lisp, list-processing_language, LISP

Clue #5: 5. Show appreciation at a ramen bar, contrary to Western etiquette

5-letter answer Answer: SLURP

Word Help: Synonyms: slurp

Clue #6: 6. Defense mechanisms?

5-letter answer Answer: ORALS

Word Help: Synonyms: oral_examination, oral, viva_voce

Clue #7: 7. Have it ___

4-letter answer Answer: MADE

Word Help: Synonyms: spend_a_penny, micturate, prepare
Antonyms: unmade, unmake

Clue #8: 8. One might be hazy, for short

3-letter answer Answer: IPA

Clue #9: 9. Catches some waves, say

7-letter answer Answer: TUNESIN

Clue #10: 10. Dazzling air show displays

7-letter answer Answer: SPIRALS

Word Help: Synonyms: spiral, helix, volute

Clue #11: 11. Get personal, say

5-letter answer Answer: PROBE

Word Help: Synonyms: poke_into, examine, dig_into

Clue #12: 12. Say how you really feel

13-letter answer Answer: SPEAKONESMIND

Clue #13: 13. "Surely that can't be possible?!"

13-letter answer Answer: WHATINTHEHECK

Clue #14: 14. Engages in some repartee

5-letter answer Answer: SPARS

Word Help: Synonyms: sparring, spar

Clue #15: 19. N.F.L. practice squad

9-letter answer Answer: SCOUTTEAM

Clue #16: 22. Acted as a segue for

7-letter answer Answer: LEDINTO

Clue #17: 24. Dog's show of excitement

7-letter answer Answer: TAILWAG

Clue #18: 26. Brand of cutting-edge equipment

5-letter answer Answer: XACTO

Clue #19: 28. Breeze (through)

5-letter answer Answer: WALTZ

Word Help: Synonyms: valse, waltz_around, walk-in

Clue #20: 30. Awesome, informally

3-letter answer Answer: FAB

Word Help: Synonyms: fab, fabulous

Clue #21: 31. Green ___

3-letter answer Answer: TEA

Word Help: Synonyms: teatime, Camellia_sinensis, tea_leaf

Clue #22: 33. Ones unlikely to rule in your favor

7-letter answer Answer: DESPOTS

Word Help: Synonyms: tyrant, autocrat, despot

Clue #23: 34. Just this second

7-letter answer Answer: ONLYNOW

Clue #24: 35. Countless

7-letter answer Answer: ALOADOF

Clue #25: 36. "Why, I'd love to!"

7-letter answer Answer: YESLETS

Clue #26: 37. Pears originally from Europe

5-letter answer Answer: BOSCS

Word Help: Synonyms: bosc

Clue #27: 40. Fracking target

5-letter answer Answer: SHALE

Word Help: Synonyms: shale

Clue #28: 42. Instrument heard in the iconic intro to the Who's "Baba O'Riley"

5-letter answer Answer: ORGAN

Word Help: Synonyms: reed_organ, electronic_organ, organ

Clue #29: 43. "The Tempest" spirit

5-letter answer Answer: ARIEL

Clue #30: 46. Walk on water?

4-letter answer Answer: PIER

Word Help: Synonyms: wharfage, wharf, dock

Clue #31: 47. What might make one less likely to flip one's lid?

4-letter answer Answer: STYE

Word Help: Synonyms: eye_infection, sty, hordeolum

Clue #32: 50. Cheap ticket specification

3-letter answer Answer: SRO

Clue #33: 52. Get ___ (score highly)

3-letter answer Answer: ANA

Word Help: Synonyms: ana, Ana

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, September 27, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - September 27, 2019 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Southwest tribe or river	4
2A	5. Lay aside	5
3A	10. Beach pounder	4
4A	14. Longtime name in cosmetics	4
5A	15. Lay aside	5
6A	16. Neighbors of the Omaha	4
7A	17. Bottled (up)	4
8A	18. Hand-held anxiety reliever	10
9A	20. One of seven of ancient Greece	4
10A	21. Slice, e.g.	10
11A	22. Bouncer-turned-TV star	3
12A	24. Need for 7-Down	5
13A	25. Tease	6
14A	28. The world's largest one is in Hubei, China	3
15A	29. Sport in a ring	4
16A	33. Image on the back of a $50 bill	9
17A	35. Person put in a box	5
18A	36. Certain Easter candy	15
19A	38. Sister of Jupiter	5
20A	39. Give a false impression of eco-friendliness	9
21A	40. Johns across the pond	4
22A	41. Local fund-raising grp.	3
23A	42. Treating badly	6
24A	43. Choose	5
25A	45. Hip-hop's ___ tha Kyd	3
26A	46. It gets the party started	10
27A	51. Whimper	4
28A	54. Rakes it in	10
29A	55. Fruit with a cedilla in its name	4
30A	56. Calculation that may involve pi	4
31A	57. Feel	5
32A	58. It holds water	4
33A	59. Cooper's creation	4
34A	60. What the "E" of Euler's formula V - E + F = 2 represents	5
35A	61. "Sharknado" channel	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Southwest tribe or river"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the pueblo people living in western new mexico
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZUNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Lay aside"

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: PUTBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Beach pounder"

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 waves breaking on the shore
• Words that mean the same thing: browse, channel-surf, breakers
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SURF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Longtime name in cosmetics"

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 river in southwestern england rising in gloucestershire and flowing through bristol to empty into the estuary of the severn
• Words that mean the same thing: River Avon, Upper Avon, Upper Avon River
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Lay aside"

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 mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
• Words that mean the same thing: stash away, stock, storage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Neighbors of the Omaha"

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 member of the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
• Words that mean the same thing: Oto
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Bottled (up)"

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 produce a literary work
• Words that mean the same thing: shut up, write, compose
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Hand-held anxiety reliever"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STRESSBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. One of seven of ancient Greece"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
• Words that mean the same thing: salvia, sage-green
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Slice, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TENNISSHOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Bouncer-turned-TV star"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Need for 7-Down"

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 measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
• Words that mean the same thing: radiolocation, microwave radar, radio detection and ranging
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RADAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Tease"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOOFON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. The world's largest one is in Hubei, China"

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 barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: dam up, dyke, dkm
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Sport in a ring"

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

  The answer is: SUMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Image on the back of a $50 bill"

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: USCAPITOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Person put in a box"

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 someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
• Words that mean the same thing: jurywoman, juryman
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Certain Easter candy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHOCOLATERABBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Sister of Jupiter"

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 (roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of greek demeter
• Words that mean the same thing: cere
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CERES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Give a false impression of eco-friendliness"

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: GREENWASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Johns across the pond"

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: IANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Local fund-raising grp."

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: PTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Treating badly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MEANTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Choose"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an exclusive group of people
• Words that mean the same thing: elite, chosen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Hip-hop's ___ tha Kyd"

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: SYD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. It gets the party started"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
• Words that mean the same thing: iceboat
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICEBREAKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Whimper"

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 cry weakly or softly
• Words that mean the same thing: whimper, wail, pule
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Rakes it in"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MAKESAMINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Fruit with a cedilla in its name"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Calculation that may involve pi"

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 particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: arena, orbit, region
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Feel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a general conscious awareness
• Words that mean the same thing: sentience, smell out, signified
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. It holds water"

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 roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
• Words that mean the same thing: pailful, bucket
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Cooper's creation"

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 quantity a cask will hold
• Words that mean the same thing: caskful, barrel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "60. What the "E" of Euler's formula V - E + F = 2 represents"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the boundary of a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: edge, inch, boundary
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. "Sharknado" channel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SYFY

  Great job if you got it right!

September 27, 2019 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Shocks	4
2D	2. Eye part	4
3D	3. Traditional crop grown by a small farm, maybe	10
4D	4. Meets (with)	10
5D	5. [Over here!]	4
6D	6. Outright	5
7D	7. Activity for a storm chaser	15
8D	8. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" singer	9
9D	9. "Indeed"	6
10D	10. Doesn't just whimper	4
11D	11. Home of Bears Ears National Monument	4
12D	12. Popular caramel candy	4
13D	13. Fedora material	4
14D	19. Abbr. in an old atlas	3
15D	23. Traditional literary theme or motif	5
16D	25. Presenter at Milan Fashion Week	5
17D	26. ___ Jackson, real name of Ice Cube	5
18D	27. Zip	3
19D	29. They lead people underground	10
20D	30. Challenge for a mayor	10
21D	31. Like good cakes and bad cellars	5
22D	32. Prefix with -pedic	5
23D	34. Took turns tackling	9
24D	35. ___ Addiction, alternative rock band that headlined the first Lollapalooza	5
25D	37. When most dreams occur	3
26D	41. Satisfy	6
27D	43. Speech fillers	3
28D	44. Wound up	5
29D	46. "Say hello to ___" (ad slogan of 1998)	4
30D	47. Italian "dear"	4
31D	48. Scratches (out)	4
32D	49. Schnozz	4
33D	50. UPS drivers' assignments: Abbr.	4
34D	52. Little Orphan Annie, e.g.	4
35D	53. ___ pad	4

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Shocks"

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 sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
• Words that mean the same thing: atomise, micro-cook, atomize
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Eye part"

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 part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UVEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Traditional crop grown by a small farm, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NONGMOCORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Meets (with)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
• Words that mean the same thing: port, user interface, interface
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTERFACES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. [Over here!]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PSST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Outright"

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 articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
• Words that mean the same thing: let out, stark, dead
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Activity for a storm chaser"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TORNADOTRACKING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" singer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BRENDALEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "Indeed""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YESIAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Doesn't just whimper"

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 dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: shit, mother fucker, breathlessness
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Home of Bears Ears National Monument"

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 state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
• Words that mean the same thing: Beehive State, Mormon State, UT
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Popular caramel candy"

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: ROLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Fedora material"

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 fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
• Words that mean the same thing: experience, matte, feel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Abbr. in an old atlas"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SSR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Traditional literary theme or motif"

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 a traditional theme or motif or literary convention
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOPOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Presenter at Milan Fashion Week"

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: GUCCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. ___ Jackson, real name of Ice Cube"

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: OSHEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Zip"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: zip, goose egg, aught
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. They lead people underground"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUBWAYMAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Challenge for a mayor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: URBANDECAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Like good cakes and bad cellars"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that slightly wet
• Words that mean the same thing: damp, dampish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Prefix with -pedic"

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: ORTHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Took turns tackling"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TAGTEAMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. ___ Addiction, alternative rock band that headlined the first Lollapalooza"

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: JANES

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Clue 25 Down: "37. When most dreams occur"

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 recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: rapid eye movement, paradoxical sleep, REM sleep
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: REM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Satisfy"

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 give pleasure to or be pleasing to
• Words that mean the same thing: delight
• The opposite would be: displease
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Speech fillers"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: erbium, atomic number 68, Er
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Wound up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
• Words that mean the same thing: tense up, strain
• The opposite would be: unstrain, relaxed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: TENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. "Say hello to ___" (ad slogan of 1998)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Italian "dear""

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: CARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Scratches (out)"

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: EKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Schnozz"

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 beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
• Words that mean the same thing: pecker, hooter, pick
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. UPS drivers' assignments: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Little Orphan Annie, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
• Words that mean the same thing: street child
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. ___ pad"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any liliaceous plant of the genus lilium having showy pendulous flowers
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LILY

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	78.6%
Short Answer	6	8.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Geography	2	2.9%
History	2	2.9%
Sports	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 30, 2025 at 01:37 AM