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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 64 (31 Across, 33 Down)
Average Word Length: 6.0 letters
Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword May 27, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Creates by artificial means | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Bit of marathon attire | 7 |
| 3A | 14. New Year's Day, informally | 6 |
| 4A | 15. Rapacious cry | 7 |
| 5A | 16. What's closed at closing time | 7 |
| 6A | 18. Some toy carriers | 7 |
| 7A | 19. Pop corn? | 8 |
| 8A | 21. Achieve one's due honestly | 6 |
| 9A | 22. Diner owner in "Garfield" | 4 |
| 10A | 23. Like a lion | 5 |
| 11A | 25. Uplifting offering | 3 |
| 12A | 26. Stretch (out) | 3 |
| 13A | 27. Start of a schedule | 5 |
| 14A | 28. Took some courses | 5 |
| 15A | 30. Impossible to get into | 11 |
| 16A | 32. Bad things to lose track of? | 11 |
| 17A | 33. Squee-inducing | 11 |
| 18A | 34. Traveling sorts | 5 |
| 19A | 35. They can regenerate their eyes, hearts and spinal cords | 5 |
| 20A | 36. Still | 3 |
| 21A | 39. Pet sound | 3 |
| 22A | 40. Like hams | 5 |
| 23A | 41. Biblical mother of Zebulun | 4 |
| 24A | 42. Impediment to picking things up | 6 |
| 25A | 45. Scientists' discards | 8 |
| 26A | 47. More than one | 7 |
| 27A | 49. Sarcastic response to a first-world-problem complaint | 7 |
| 28A | 50. Distribute | 7 |
| 29A | 51. Help line? | 6 |
| 30A | 52. Some credit opportunities | 7 |
| 31A | 53. California-based soft drink company | 6 |
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. Creates by artificial means"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GINSUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Bit of marathon attire"
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!
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The answer is: RACEBIB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "14. New Year's Day, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONEONE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "15. Rapacious cry"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLMINE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "16. What's closed at closing time"
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!
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The answer is: OPENTAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "18. Some toy carriers"
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 vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- Words that mean the same thing: sled, sledge, sleigh
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLEIGHS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "19. Pop corn?"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DADJOKES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "21. Achieve one's due honestly"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EARNIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "22. Diner owner in "Garfield""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IRMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "23. Like a lion"
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 of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
- Words that mean the same thing: tawny-brown
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAWNY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "25. Uplifting offering"
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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ODE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "26. Stretch (out)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "27. Start of a schedule"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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!
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The answer is: LINEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "28. Took some courses"
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 have supper; eat dinner
- Words that mean the same thing: boom, din, dine
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DINED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Impossible to get into"
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!
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The answer is: TAMPERPROOF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Bad things to lose track of?"
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!
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The answer is: MODELTRAINS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. Squee-inducing"
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!
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The answer is: TOTESADORBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Traveling sorts"
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 disreputable vagrant
- Words that mean the same thing: bum, hobo, tramp
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOBOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "35. They can regenerate their eyes, hearts and spinal cords"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of north america and europe and northern asia
- Words that mean the same thing: triton, newt
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEWTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "36. Still"
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 up to the present time
- Words that mean the same thing: so far, up to now, even
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "39. Pet sound"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "40. Like hams"
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 having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality
- Words that mean the same thing: stagey
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STAGY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "41. Biblical mother of Zebulun"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "42. Impediment to picking things up"
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 rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
- Words that mean the same thing: herniation
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HERNIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "45. Scientists' discards"
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!
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The answer is: LABWASTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "47. More than one"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACOUPLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "49. Sarcastic response to a first-world-problem complaint"
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!
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The answer is: POORYOU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "50. Distribute"
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 announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
- Words that mean the same thing: release, press release
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HANDOUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "51. Help line?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAVEUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "52. Some credit opportunities"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APTESTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "53. California-based soft drink company"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a member of the indian people of northern california and southern oregon
- Words that mean the same thing: Mount Shasta
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHASTA
Great job if you got it right!
May 27, 2023 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. It's a treat | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Not going anywhere, say | 6 |
| 3D | 3. "Is it OK if I leave?" | 6 |
| 4D | 4. "The Wire" actress Sohn | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Biblical preposition | 4 |
| 6D | 6. When restaurants are busiest | 9 |
| 7D | 7. Campus V.I.P.s | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Where to get the ball rolling, maybe | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Actress DuVall of "21 Grams" | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Certain dignitary | 4 |
| 11D | 11. Major infractions of etiquette | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Very clear, say, colloquially | 7 |
| 13D | 13. One-upped | 6 |
| 14D | 17. Pod holder | 9 |
| 15D | 20. Steal | 9 |
| 16D | 24. Spelunker's challenge | 9 |
| 17D | 27. Gets on board | 5 |
| 18D | 28. Bits and pieces | 5 |
| 19D | 29. They have their pluses and minuses | 4 |
| 20D | 30. Role played by a dog with a bigger salary than some human actors in the same film | 4 |
| 21D | 31. Political heavyweight | 9 |
| 22D | 32. Cover for a criminal organization | 8 |
| 23D | 33. "So we're all on the same page … " | 7 |
| 24D | 34. "LMAO" | 6 |
| 25D | 36. Approval often uttered impatiently | 6 |
| 26D | 37. Patronize a restaurant | 6 |
| 27D | 38. Largest country without an official language, for short | 6 |
| 28D | 40. French toast | 5 |
| 29D | 41. Doodlebug, e.g. | 5 |
| 30D | 43. Going without, in a way | 4 |
| 31D | 44. Some launches, for short | 4 |
| 32D | 46. Response of shock, in one spelling | 4 |
| 33D | 48. Subjects of some conspiracy theories, in brief | 3 |
Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!
Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!
Clue 1 Down: "1. It's a treat"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOODIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Not going anywhere, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INPARK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. "Is it OK if I leave?""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEEDME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. "The Wire" actress Sohn"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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!
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The answer is: SONJA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Biblical preposition"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. When restaurants are busiest"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEAKTIMES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Campus V.I.P.s"
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 network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
- Words that mean the same thing: Re, reticular activating system, Ra
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Where to get the ball rolling, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a narrow street with walls on both sides
- Words that mean the same thing: bowling alley, alleyway, skittle alley
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALLEY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Actress DuVall of "21 Grams""
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!
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The answer is: CLEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Certain dignitary"
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 ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
- Words that mean the same thing: emeer, ameer, amir
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Major infractions of etiquette"
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!
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The answer is: BIGNONOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Very clear, say, colloquially"
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!
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The answer is: INHIDEF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. One-upped"
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 get the better of
- Words that mean the same thing: outflank, trump, scoop
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BESTED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "17. Pod holder"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEANPLANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. Steal"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWEETDEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Spelunker's challenge"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NARROWGAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "27. Gets on board"
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 remove with or as if with a ladle
- Words that mean the same thing: load, ladle, laden
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LADES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "28. Bits and pieces"
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 small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --kipling
- Words that mean the same thing: driblet, drop, drib
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DRIBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "29. They have their pluses and minuses"
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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
- Words that mean the same thing: ion
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "30. Role played by a dog with a bigger salary than some human actors in the same film"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
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The answer is: TOTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "31. Political heavyweight"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PARTYBOSS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "32. Cover for a criminal organization"
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!
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The answer is: MOBFRONT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "33. "So we're all on the same page … ""
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!
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The answer is: TORECAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "34. "LMAO""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAHAHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Down: "36. Approval often uttered impatiently"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YESYES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Down: "37. Patronize a restaurant"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EATOUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Down: "38. Largest country without an official language, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THEUSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Down: "40. French toast"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SALUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Down: "41. Doodlebug, e.g."
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 immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LARVA
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Clue 30 Down: "43. Going without, in a way"
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 painting of a naked human figure
- Words that mean the same thing: nude person, bare, nude sculpture
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NUDE
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Clue 31 Down: "44. Some launches, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
- Words that mean the same thing: initial offering, initial public offering, IPO
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IPOS
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Clue 32 Down: "46. Response of shock, in one spelling"
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!
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The answer is: WOAH
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Clue 33 Down: "48. Subjects of some conspiracy theories, in brief"
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: ___
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The answer is: ETS
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 50 | 78.1% |
| Short Answer | 6 | 9.4% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 6.2% |
| History | 1 | 1.6% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.6% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.6% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.6% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 31 |
| Down Clues | 33 |
| Total Clues | 64 |
| Average Answer Length | 6.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 05:21 AM
