0916 NYT Crossword Monday, Sept 16, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

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 NYT Crossword puzzle answers and clues for Monday, September 16, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Similar (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKIN

  Possible Answer : cognate, consanguineous, akin, kindred, kin, consanguineal, blood-related, consanguine




• The clue is 5. Place for luxurious pampering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : health_spa, watering_place, resort_hotel, spa, watering_hole, health_club




• The clue is 8. POTUS #43. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GWBUSH




• The clue is 14. One assigned female at birth and identifying as such. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: CISWOMAN




• The clue is 16. Summon with a shout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YELLTO




• The clue is 17. N.B.A. team with LeBron and Bronny James, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: LALAKERS




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

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

  The answer: NEATEN

  Possible Answer : square_away, straighten_out, straighten, clean_up, groom, neaten, tidy, tidy_up




• The clue is 19. Purpose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer : use, employ, apply, role, employment, expend, consumption, utilize, enjoyment, usage, purpose, exercise, utilise, usance, function, practice, manipulation, habituate, utilization, economic_consumption, use_of_goods_and_services, utilisation, habit




• The clue is 20. Lies in the hot, hot sun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAKES

  Possible Answer : broil, bake




• The clue is 22. Actor Pitt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAD

  Possible Answer : brad




• The clue is 23. Setting for "My Cousin Vinny". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RURALALABAMA




• The clue is 26. Dummies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDIOTS

  Possible Answer : half-wit, imbecile, cretin, moron, retard, changeling, idiot




• The clue is 29. Soprano family patriarch on "The Sopranos". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONY




• The clue is 30. Comments further. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDS

  Possible Answer : tot, append, ADD, lend, tally, MBD, minimal_brain_dysfunction, hyperkinetic_syndrome, bring, ADHD, add_together, bestow, supply, contribute, attention_deficit_disorder, tote_up, sum_up, impart, sum, summate, add, attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, minimal_brain_damage, add_up, total, tot_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract




• The clue is 31. No longer a kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GROWN

  Possible Answer : full-grown, fully_grown, acquire, develop, get, rise, grownup, maturate, farm, uprise, spring_up, arise, originate, raise, adult, grow, produce, turn, big, mature, grown




• The clue is 33. &. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AND




• The clue is 36. Youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALALAYOUSAFZAI




• The clue is 40. "See ya!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYE

  Possible Answer : au_revoir, bye, auf_wiedersehen, cheerio, goodbye, adieu, good_day, goodby, bye-bye, arrivederci, so_long, adios, pass, good-bye, sayonara, good-by




• The clue is 41. Not satisfied, as a requirement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNMET




• The clue is 42. San ___ Obispo, Calif.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUIS




• The clue is 43. What "muffin top" and "spare tire" are euphemisms for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAB

  Possible Answer : flab




• The clue is 44. Things cast by wizards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELLS

  Possible Answer : tour, import, while, write, patch, magical_spell, turn, trance, piece, spell, magic_spell, go, enchantment, charm, spell_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unspell




• The clue is 46. Sweet Starbucks order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VANILLALATTE




• The clue is 51. Rickman of the Harry Potter films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAN




• The clue is 52. Generous sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIVER

  Possible Answer : presenter, conferrer, giver, donor, bestower




• The clue is 53. ___ date (pregnancy estimate). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUE

  Possible Answer : imputable, referable, ascribable, due

  Possible Opposite Answer : undue




• The clue is 56. Fruit that's a citrus, not a hybrid of a pomegranate and melon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POMELO

  Possible Answer : shaddock, Citrus_decumana, Citrus_grandis, pomelo_tree, Citrus_maxima, pummelo, pomelo




• The clue is 59. 2016 film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: LALALAND




• The clue is 61. "Be with you momentarily!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONESEC




• The clue is 62. Entered with a halting gait. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: LIMPEDIN




• The clue is 63. Like athletes that are fresh off the bench. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTED

  Possible Answer : breathe, repose, rest, catch_one's_breath, remain, reside, roost, rested, take_a_breather, lie, pillow, stay, perch

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, tired, be_active




• The clue is 64. "Xanadu" band, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELO




• The clue is 65. Something mined in the 21st century. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DATA

  Possible Answer : data_point, information, data, datum

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Org. with the motto "Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACLU

• The clue is 2. Sorento and Sportage, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIAS

• The clue is 3. Speck of land in the ocean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  Possible Answer: islet, isle

• The clue is 4. "Straight Outta Compton" group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NWA

• The clue is 5. Negative campaign attacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMEARS

  Possible Answer: slur, defame, stain, smear, spot, blur, cytosmear, besmirch, smirch, sully, denigrate, slander, cytologic_smear, malignment, smudge, smutch, calumniate, asperse, blot, daub, vilification

• The clue is 6. Coat with a fur-lined hood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARKA

  Possible Answer: windcheater, anorak, parka, windbreaker

• The clue is 7. Photographer Adams. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANSEL

• The clue is 8. OB/___ (med. specialty). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYN

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

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

  The answer: WEE

  Possible Answer: piddle, itty-bitty, teensy, pass_water, make_water, teentsy, piss, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, teeny, make, puddle, itsy-bitsy, pee, micturate, take_a_leak, pee-pee, weeny, relieve_oneself, wee, wee-wee, weensy, bitty, urinate, bittie, spend_a_penny

• The clue is 10. Loose-lipped. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLABBY

  Possible Answer: blabbermouthed, blabby, bigmouthed, talkative

• The clue is 11. Very: Prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULTRA

  Possible Answer: extremist, radical, ultra

• The clue is 12. What hot showers create. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAM

  Possible Answer: steamer, steam_clean, steam

• The clue is 13. Maker of the Civic and the CR-V. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONDA

• The clue is 15. "That may be the case; however ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKBUT

• The clue is 21. Decided to skip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATOUT

• The clue is 23. Civil rights activist Parks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSA

  Possible Answer: Rosa, genus_Rosa

• The clue is 24. Coolest temperatures of the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOWS

  Possible Answer: Sir_David_Low, Low, first, depression, David_Low, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, first_gear, low_gear, moo, low

  Possible Opposite Answer : high

• The clue is 25. Tolstoy's "___ Karenina". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNA

  Possible Answer: anna

• The clue is 26. Poetic foot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAMB

  Possible Answer: iambus, iamb

• The clue is 27. 6/6/1944, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DDAY

• The clue is 28. Not doing much of anything. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : work, busy, run

• The clue is 31. Athlete's tote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYMBAG

• The clue is 32. ___ v. Wade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 33. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 34. Get exactly right. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIL

  Possible Answer: apprehend, pass_with_flying_colors, sweep_through, boom, nail, nail_down, cop, collar, smash, nab, breeze_through, blast, pick_up, arrest, peg, pinpoint, sail_through, ace, complete

• The clue is 35. Insult, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISS

  Possible Answer: Dis, diss, affront, Orcus, insult

• The clue is 37. Soothe, as into a false sense of security. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULL

  Possible Answer: tranquillise, calm, tranquillize, lull, calm_down, letup, quiet, quieten, tranquilize, still

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate

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

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

  The answer: ANAL

  Possible Answer: anal_retentive, anal

  Possible Opposite Answer : oral

• The clue is 39. Run away. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLEE

  Possible Answer: fly, flee, take_flight

• The clue is 43. Highest-quality. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINEST

  Possible Answer: okay, fine, all_right, o.k., hunky-dory, ok

  Possible Opposite Answer : coarse

• The clue is 44. Patron of sailors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELMO

• The clue is 45. Letter-shaped plumbing piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTRAP

• The clue is 46. Fog or mist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAPOR

  Possible Answer: evaporation, vapour, vaporization, vaporisation, vapor

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

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

  The answer: ALONE

  Possible Answer: unaccompanied, unparalleled, entirely, solely, alone, unequaled, unequalled, lone, unique, solitary, exclusively, lonely, solo, only

• The clue is 48. "Sorry, I'm bad with ___" (party excuse). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAMES

  Possible Answer: advert, constitute, call, appoint, key_out, mention, gens, name, refer, make, describe, list, epithet, key, discover, figure, public_figure, bring_up, nominate, distinguish, identify, cite, names, diagnose, name_calling

• The clue is 49. French birthplace of Charles de Gaulle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LILLE

  Possible Answer: Lille

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

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

  The answer: AVAIL

  Possible Answer: help, avail, service

• The clue is 53. Baby's first word, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DADA

  Possible Answer: dada, dad, pa, pop, pappa, daddy, dadaism, papa

• The clue is 54. Meter or milliliter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer: building_block, unit, unit_of_measurement, whole, social_unit

• The clue is 55. ___ Mode of "The Incredibles". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNA

• The clue is 57. Harper who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : windward

• The clue is 58. Anxiety-related condition, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCD

• The clue is 60. Was winning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer: LED, direct, chair, guide, head, go, conduce, contribute, run, take, precede, top, result, lead, conduct, leave, pass, extend, moderate, light-emitting_diode

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow

April 13, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (44 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (35 Across, 44 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - April 13, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. One side of a sheet	4
2A	5. Ending with centi- or milli-	4
3A	9. Eritrea's capital	6
4A	15. Made a fast break after breakfast, say	9
5A	17. Mob member	6
6A	18. Dangerously near	18
7A	20. Some people	3
8A	21. Playlet	4
9A	22. Simple chord	5
10A	23. "Gimme a moment"	6
11A	26. One who eschews all pop culture, say	4
12A	28. Word after big or go	3
13A	29. No-goodnik	3
14A	30. Like a controversial political issue, maybe	14
15A	34. Needs to be corrected	4
16A	36. Goat's cry	3
17A	37. Board hiree, in brief	3
18A	38. Trendy and overconfident, slangily	16
19A	44. Necklace made from natural materials	3
20A	45. They check out people who check in, in brief	3
21A	46. Self-referential	4
22A	48. Triple-platinum 1991 Hammer album	14
23A	54. Central	3
24A	55. Big feller?	3
25A	56. Mouth-puckering	4
26A	57. ___ flour (macaron ingredient)	6
27A	59. Animal that might make a waterslide to play on	5
28A	62. Fad	4
29A	64. Prohibition	3
30A	65. Not enough, and without the urgency, to make a difference … or a literal hint to 18-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across	16
31A	70. Water gate	6
32A	71. Some compound gases	9
33A	72. Great respect	6
34A	73. Just like *that*!	4
35A	74. Fortified tower	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. One side of a sheet"

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 one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Nelson Page, varlet, paginate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Ending with centi- or milli-"

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: PEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Eritrea's capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital of eritrea
• Words that mean the same thing: Asmera
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASMARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Made a fast break after breakfast, say"

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: ATEANDRAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Mob member"

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 troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIOTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Dangerously near"

Quick Info: This answer has 18 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: CLOSEFORCOMFORTTOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "20. Some people"

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 force of workers available
• Words that mean the same thing: human, humankind, valet
• The opposite would be: woman, civilian
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Playlet"

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

  The answer is: SKIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Simple chord"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: triplet, tercet, threesome
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. "Gimme a moment""

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: ONESEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. One who eschews all pop culture, say"

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 person regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Words that mean the same thing: snoot, prig, snot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "28. Word after big or go"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: imitator, caricature, anthropoid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. No-goodnik"

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 of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: dirty dog, so-and-so, stinkpot
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Like a controversial political issue, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: HOTTOHANDLETOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Needs to be corrected"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: err, stray, drift
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Goat's cry"

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: MAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Board hiree, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Words that mean the same thing: chief executive officer, chief operating officer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Trendy and overconfident, slangily"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 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: COOLFORSCHOOLTOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "44. Necklace made from natural materials"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: leu, coronal, chaplet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "45. They check out people who check in, in brief"

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 an agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
• Words that mean the same thing: Transportation Security 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: TSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "46. Self-referential"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy 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: META

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "48. Triple-platinum 1991 Hammer album"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about music.

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: LEGITTOQUITTOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "54. Central"

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

  The answer is: MID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "55. Big feller?"

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 an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• Words that mean the same thing: ax
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "56. Mouth-puckering"

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 cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
• Words that mean the same thing: turn, acidify, sullen
• The opposite would be: sweet, sweeten
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "57. ___ flour (macaron ingredient)"

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 small bushy deciduous tree native to asia and north africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern australia and california
• Words that mean the same thing: Amygdalus communis, Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALMOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "59. Animal that might make a waterslide to play on"

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

  The answer is: OTTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "62. Fad"

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 feeling of intense anger
• Words that mean the same thing: fury, fad, furore
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "64. Prohibition"

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 decree that prohibits something
• Words that mean the same thing: forbiddance, banish, blackball
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "65. Not enough, and without the urgency, to make a difference … or a literal hint to 18-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert 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: TOOLITTLETOOLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "70. Water gate"

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 conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
• Words that mean the same thing: sluice down, flush, penstock
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLUICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "71. Some compound gases"

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 an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule
• Words that mean the same thing: monoxide
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONOXIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "72. Great respect"

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 the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
• Words that mean the same thing: regard, respect, think of
• The opposite would be: disrespect, disesteem
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESTEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "73. Just like *that*!"

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 act of catching an object with the hands
• Words that mean the same thing: catch, break down, snap fastener
• The opposite would be: inelasticity
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "74. Fortified tower"

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 financial means whereby one lives
• Words that mean the same thing: keep open, donjon, restrain
• The opposite would be: break, discontinue
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

April 13, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. ___-Man	3
2D	2. Hartsfield-Jackson airport code	3
3D	3. Onetime auto replaced by the Chevrolet Aveo	8
4D	4. Moderates	5
5D	5. Adobe file suffix	3
6D	6. God of fertility	4
7D	7. Sci-fi cult classic of 1974	8
8D	8. Los Angeles neighborhood whose name means "oak" in Spanish	6
9D	9. Branch	3
10D	10. Sort (through)	4
11D	11. Secure, in a way	4
12D	12. The "A" of A-fib	6
13D	13. Take over?	6
14D	14. Film character whose lines were all bleeped out?	10
15D	16. ___ Cherry, singer with the 1988 hit "Buffalo Stance"	5
16D	19. "And yet …" in a text	4
17D	23. Iron Range haul	3
18D	24. Deal breaker?	4
19D	25. Candied fruits or nuts	7
20D	27. Romantic music genre originating in the Dominican Republic	7
21D	31. "The way," per 48-Down	3
22D	32. Prefix with classical	3
23D	33. Send to a terrible fate	4
24D	35. Jus ___ (birthright citizenship)	4
25D	39. Frequent word before "x = …"	3
26D	40. Common caviar source	8
27D	41. Long-running forensics drama	3
28D	42. Stereotypical product for a kid's first entrepreneurial endeavor	8
29D	43. "Yer darn ___!"	6
30D	47. Do some basic arithmetic	3
31D	48. Noted ancient philosopher	6
32D	49. Praises	6
33D	50. "Scram!"	6
34D	51. Dutch astronomer with an eponymous "cloud"	4
35D	52. Reservations	6
36D	53. Place for a screwdriver	7
37D	58. Singer Zayn	5
38D	60. Novelist Wiesel with a Nobel Peace Prize	4
39D	61. Food often served in bed?	4
40D	63. Sicilian skiing spot	4
41D	66. Pro ___	3
42D	67. Alley ___	3
43D	68. Bit of merch	3
44D	69. In particular: Abbr.	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. ___-Man"

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 committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
• Words that mean the same thing: political action committee
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Hartsfield-Jackson airport code"

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: ATL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Onetime auto replaced by the Chevrolet Aveo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GEOMETRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Moderates"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• Words that mean the same thing: relieve, alleviate, ease
• The opposite would be: difficulty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Adobe file suffix"

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: PDF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. God of fertility"

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 (greek mythology) god of love; son of aphrodite; identified with roman cupid
• Words that mean the same thing: sexual desire, physical attraction, concupiscence
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Sci-fi cult classic of 1974"

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: DARKSTAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Los Angeles neighborhood whose name means "oak" in Spanish"

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: ENCINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Branch"

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 human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
• Words that mean the same thing: gird, weapon system, weapon
• The opposite would be: disarm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Sort (through)"

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: sieve, 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: SIFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Secure, 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 one of the muslim people of north africa; of mixed arab and berber descent; converted to islam in the 8th century; conqueror of spain in the 8th century
• Words that mean the same thing: tie up, wharf, moorland
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. The "A" of A-fib"

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 of or relating to a cavity or chamber in the body (especially one of the upper chambers of the heart)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATRIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Take over?"

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: RETAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Film character whose lines were all bleeped out?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARTOODETOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "16. ___ Cherry, singer with the 1988 hit "Buffalo Stance""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NENEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "19. "And yet …" in a text"

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: OTOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Iron Range haul"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Deal breaker?"

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 lawman concerned with narcotics violations
• Words that mean the same thing: narcotics agent, nark
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Candied fruits or nuts"

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 candy containing a fruit or nut
• Words that mean the same thing: confection, comfit, confect
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMFITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Romantic music genre originating in the Dominican Republic"

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

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: BACHATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. "The way," per 48-Down"

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 an adherent of any branch of taoism
• Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Prefix with classical"

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 (used as a combining form) recent or new
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Send to a terrible fate"

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 unpleasant or disastrous destiny
• Words that mean the same thing: destine, end of the world, fate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Jus ___ (birthright citizenship)"

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 activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: solo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Frequent word before "x = …""

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 brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Words that mean the same thing: countenance, Army of the Righteous, allow
• The opposite would be: prevent, forbid
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Common caviar source"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the north temperate zone
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STURGEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Long-running forensics drama"

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: CSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Stereotypical product for a kid's first entrepreneurial endeavor"

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

  The answer is: LEMONADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. "Yer darn ___!""

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: TOOTIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Do some basic arithmetic"

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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: sum, tote up, bring
• The opposite would be: subtract, take away
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Noted ancient philosopher"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: LAOTSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Praises"

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 praise, glorify, or honor
• Words that mean the same thing: proclaim, extol, glorify
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXTOLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. "Scram!""

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: GETOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Dutch astronomer with an eponymous "cloud""

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 dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the oort cloud (1900-1992)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jan Hendrix Oort
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Reservations"

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 uneasiness about the fitness of an action
• Words that mean the same thing: scruple, qualm, queasiness
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUALMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Place for a screwdriver"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools
• Words that mean the same thing: tool cabinet, tool chest, tool case
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOOLBOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Singer Zayn"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the leader of a town or community in some parts of asia minor and the indian subcontinent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALIK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Novelist Wiesel with a Nobel Peace Prize"

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

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: ELIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Food often served in bed?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
• Words that mean the same thing: Elmer Rice, Elmer Leopold Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "63. Sicilian skiing spot"

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 inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mt Etna, bunsen, bunsen burner
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "66. Pro ___"

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: TEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "67. Alley ___"

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: OOP

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Clue 43 Down: "68. Bit of merch"

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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: tee up, football tee, golf tee
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Down: "69. In particular: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: clairvoyance, E.S.P., extrasensory perception
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	43	54.4%
Short Answer	23	29.1%
History	3	3.8%
Geography	2	2.5%
Music	2	2.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	44
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	18 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: September 03, 2025 at 03:46 AM