0907 NYT Crossword: September 07, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword September 07, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 07, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

Breakdown of the NYT Crossword September 07, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Labor tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAMAZE




• The clue is 7. Ding-dong. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOOFUS

  Possible Answer : nitwit, half-wit, doofus, dimwit




• The clue is 13. Etymologists' interests. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORIGINS

  Possible Answer : blood_line, bloodline, origin, extraction, ancestry, stemma, blood, pedigree, line_of_descent, rootage, root, origination, parentage, line, source, stock, descent, beginning, lineage, inception




• The clue is 15. Out-of-the-blue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABRUPT

  Possible Answer : sharp, precipitous, abrupt, disconnected




• The clue is 16. Family inheritance?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENEPOOL




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

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

  The answer: LOANTO




• The clue is 19. Signs up for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOINS

  Possible Answer : sum, bring_together, unite, fall_in, articulation, get_together, joint, juncture, connect, union, link, conjoin, link_up, join, junction

  Possible Opposite Answer : disjoin




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

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

  The answer: FABLE

  Possible Answer : parable, apologue, fable, fiction, legend, allegory, fabrication




• The clue is 22. Cool off, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAN

  Possible Answer : fan, winnow, sports_fan, rooter, buff, lover, devotee




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

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

  The answer: ALOT




• The clue is 24. How someone might be in love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADLY

  Possible Answer : dementedly, deucedly, insanely, frantically, devilishly, crazily, deadly, madly

  Possible Opposite Answer : sanely




• The clue is 25. Tesla, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAKE

  Possible Answer : score, relieve_oneself, draw, crap, progress_to, reach, defecate, piss, pull_in, make, stimulate, puddle, cause, work, realize, pee, make_water, have, attain, construct, form, hold, make_up, constitute, ca-ca, earn, clear, fix, do, cook, produce, ready, name, lay_down, urinate, get_to, shuffle, build, bring_in, make_believe, shit, spend_a_penny, shuffling, get, hit, piddle, give, pass_water, gain, micturate, nominate, establish, seduce, realise, pretend, stool, take_a_shit, prepare, wee, arrive_at, brand, take, wee-wee, create, induce, throw, pee-pee, take_a_crap, take_in, take_a_leak

  Possible Opposite Answer : break, unmake




• The clue is 26. "I mean, come on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAN

  Possible Answer : human_beings, valet_de_chambre, serviceman, man, gentleman's_gentleman, human_being, humanity, military_man, humankind, valet, military_personnel, mankind, humans, Isle_of_Man, homo, piece, human_race, world, adult_male, gentleman, human, Man

  Possible Opposite Answer : civilian, woman




• The clue is 27. Pain ___ (French toast, in French). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERDU




• The clue is 28. Like soffritto ingredients. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DICED

  Possible Answer : cube, dice




• The clue is 29. Deep fears?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SEASERPENTS




• The clue is 31. Methods for sharing pirated material. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: BITTORRENTS




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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: NITTYGRITTY




• The clue is 33. One of the Goonies in "The Goonies". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIKEY




• The clue is 34. It might be fluid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUNCE

  Possible Answer : ounce, Panthera_uncia, troy_ounce, snow_leopard, apothecaries'_ounce, oz.




• The clue is 35. Mediocre, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MID

  Possible Answer : mid




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

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

  The answer: ACES

  Possible Answer : ace, genius, adept, star, mavin, unity, sail_through, virtuoso, whizz, nail, champion, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, sweep_through, superstar, whiz, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, I, breeze_through, maven, sensation, single, ACE, 1, wiz, one, wizard, Allied_Command_Europe, hotshot, pass_with_flying_colors




• The clue is 39. Word in two African country names. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONGO

  Possible Answer : Zaire_River, Belgian_Congo, French_Congo, English_breakfast_tea, Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo, Congo, Congo_River, congo, Zaire, congou_tea, congou, Republic_of_the_Congo




• The clue is 40. Somewhat, musically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POCO




• The clue is 41. Poivre go-with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEL




• The clue is 42. Videographer's words before recording, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDGO




• The clue is 43. Pass it on!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATON

  Possible Answer : truncheon, billy, nightstick, billy_club, baton, billystick, wand




• The clue is 44. Reach, as new heights. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOARTO




• The clue is 46. Sporting venue also known as a dohyo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUMORING




• The clue is 48. Fast-food chain with palm trees on its packaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INNOUT




• The clue is 49. First word in the opening crawl for "Star Wars: Episode I". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TURMOIL

  Possible Answer : convulsion, agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, tumult, upheaval, turmoil




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

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

  The answer: FEEBLE

  Possible Answer : rickety, debile, nerveless, faint, lame, weakly, infirm, decrepit, weak, feeble, sapless




• The clue is 51. Where you might say "That's the spirit!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEANCE

  Possible Answer : session, sitting, seance

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Impasse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGJAM

  Possible Answer: logjam

• The clue is 2. Iris feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREOLA

  Possible Answer: areola, ring_of_color

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

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

  The answer: MINION

  Possible Answer: minion

• The clue is 4. One running the showing, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGENT

  Possible Answer: federal_agent, agent, broker, factor, agentive_role

• The clue is 5. Whizzes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIPS

  Possible Answer: zero, zippo, postcode, postal_code, nothing, energy, zip_fastener, zilch, travel_rapidly, aught, goose_egg, vigor, cipher, zipper, nada, ZIP_code, cypher, nil, null, ZIP, hurry, slide_fastener, naught, nix, zip_up, speed, zip, vigour

  Possible Opposite Answer : unzip

• The clue is 6. Experimental music documentary of 2024. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENO

• The clue is 7. Move slowly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALLY

  Possible Answer: philander, dally, romance, chat_up, flirt, play, toy, coquet, coquette, mash, butterfly, dawdle, trifle

• The clue is 8. Relative of a heckelphone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer: hautboy, oboe, hautbois

• The clue is 9. "Se Non ___, Quando?" (Primo Levi novel whose title translates to "If not now, when?"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer: os, osmium, bone, oculus_sinister, operating_system, Os, OS, atomic_number_76

• The clue is 10. Trivia worth learning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUNFACTS

• The clue is 11. Moments of comprehension, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPTAKES

  Possible Answer: intake, ingestion, uptake, consumption

• The clue is 12. High. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STONED

  Possible Answer: stoned, stone, pit, lapidate, hopped-up

• The clue is 14. "Everything's coming along great!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SOFARSOGOOD

• The clue is 17. Levels of corporate hierarchy, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: LADDERRUNGS

• The clue is 21. Censoring, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: BLURRINGOUT

• The clue is 24. Like material you can sink your teeth into. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEATY

  Possible Answer: substantive, meaty

  Possible Opposite Answer : meatless

• The clue is 25. Like mojitos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINTY

  Possible Answer: minty

• The clue is 27. Small-minded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETTY

  Possible Answer: fiddling, niggling, subaltern, lowly, piddling, junior-grade, petit_larceny, small-minded, footling, picayune, little, petty, petty_larceny, lower-ranking, secondary, trivial, lilliputian, piffling

  Possible Opposite Answer : grand_larceny

• The clue is 28. Sausage grinder in Italy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENTE

• The clue is 29. Listings on a blogroll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITES

  Possible Answer: web_site, model, place, ride, baby-sit, sit_around, sit_down, pose, posture, site, land_site, sit, seat, internet_site, website, locate, situation

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 30. Competitor of Chewy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETCO

• The clue is 31. Stretch near a shoulder, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIKELANE

• The clue is 32. "Zing!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NICEONE

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

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

  The answer: MASSIF

  Possible Answer: massif

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

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

  The answer: MOTION

  Possible Answer: gesticulate, motion, movement, apparent_motion, apparent_movement, gesture, motility, question, move

  Possible Opposite Answer : motionlessness

• The clue is 36. Seriously memorable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICONIC

  Possible Answer: iconic

• The clue is 37. Computer accessory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONGLE

  Possible Answer: dongle

• The clue is 39. Big bill, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CNOTE

• The clue is 40. City famous for its ham and cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARMA

• The clue is 42. Surgeon/writer Gawande. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATUL

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

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

  The answer: BORE

  Possible Answer: assume, stomach, calibre, bear, acquit, aegir, have_a_bun_in_the_oven, gestate, suffer, eagre, tire, drill_hole, abide, eager, tidal_bore, support, have, stick_out, dullard, hold, brook, behave, conduct, take_over, stand, bore, caliber, give_birth, wear, deport, contain, digest, endure, yield, put_up, tolerate, deliver, gauge, pay, drill, accept, carry, expect, turn_out, birth, comport, bore-hole

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 45. Deprive (of). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROB

  Possible Answer: surcharge, gazump, rob, fleece, soak, pluck, hook, overcharge, plume

  Possible Opposite Answer : undercharge

• The clue is 47. Some fraternity letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUS

  Possible Answer: mu, genus_Mus, Mus

January 05, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (41 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (41 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

NYT Wednesday Crossword Across Clues - January 05, 2022 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Screenwriter Ben who wrote "Angels Over Broadway"	5
2A	6. "Wanna ___?"	3
3A	9. *One of two extremes in a saying	5
4A	14. Loud, as a crowd	5
5A	15. Firefighter's tool	3
6A	16. Grace's last name on "Will & Grace"	5
7A	17. Directive before "You're on 'Candid Camera'"	5
8A	18. Medium at Madame Tussauds	3
9A	19. Prefix with aggression	5
10A	20. *Description of a glass, maybe	8
11A	22. "Suppose ..."	5
12A	23. Long, long time	3
13A	24. Lion-colored	5
14A	27. Perpetrate, as a crime	6
15A	30. "Thanks, it's just what I've always wanted," often	3
16A	31. Kind of state	3
17A	34. Fuss	6
18A	35. ___ Jiabao, 2003-13 premier of China	3
19A	36. Kind of stick	4
20A	37. Put out	4
21A	38. *Word in a classic Tolstoy title	5
22A	40. Thus	4
23A	41. Moving well for one's age	4
24A	42. Number it's good to be under	3
25A	43. Home of the Vasco da Gama Bridge, over 7.5 miles long	6
26A	45. "___ sells seashells by the seashore"	3
27A	46. Finalized	3
28A	47. Not at all reasonable	6
29A	48. Thus	5
30A	50. Grade sch. subject	3
31A	51. Italian cheese city	5
32A	54. One who identifies with the answers to the starred Across clues	8
33A	59. Carrier name until 1997	5
34A	60. Aduba of "Mrs. America"	3
35A	61. Certain church gift	5
36A	62. *Certain forecast	5
37A	63. After tax	3
38A	64. These: Sp.	5
39A	65. Church council	5
40A	66. Face cards, for short?	3
41A	67. Ocular woes	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Screenwriter Ben who wrote "Angels Over Broadway""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states writer of stories and plays (1894-1946)
• Words that mean the same thing: Ben Hecht
• 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: HECHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. "Wanna ___?""

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 money risked on a gamble
• Words that mean the same thing: stake, play, count
• 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: BET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. *One of two extremes in a saying"

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 a ceremonial dinner party for many people
• Words that mean the same thing: spread, junket, fiesta
• 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: FEAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Loud, as a crowd"

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: AROAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Firefighter's tool"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an 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 6 Across: "16. Grace's last name on "Will & Grace""

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: ADLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Directive before "You're on 'Candid Camera'""

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 a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
• Words that mean the same thing: grin, grinning, smiling
• 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: SMILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Medium at Madame Tussauds"

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 substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
• Words that mean the same thing: full, mount, climb
• The opposite would be: wane
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Prefix with aggression"

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 extremely small in scale or scope or capability
• 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: MICRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. *Description of a glass, maybe"

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: HALFFULL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. "Suppose ...""

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: IFSAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Long, long time"

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 longest division of geological time
• Words that mean the same thing: aeon
• 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: EON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Lion-colored"

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 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAWNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Perpetrate, as a crime"

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 perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
• Words that mean the same thing: devote, trust, send
• The opposite would be: divest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. "Thanks, it's just what I've always wanted," often"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Words that mean the same thing: dwell, lie in, prevarication
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Kind of state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that school of mahayana buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; china and japan
• Words that mean the same thing: pane, dose, loony toons
• 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: ZEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Fuss"

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 blatant or sensational promotion
• Words that mean the same thing: plug, hype, ballyhoo
• 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: HOOPLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. ___ Jiabao, 2003-13 premier of 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 common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
• Words that mean the same thing: steatocystoma, pilar cyst, sebaceous cyst
• 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: WEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Kind of stick"

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: POGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Put out"

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 expel (gases or odors)
• Words that mean the same thing: give out, utter, let out
• The opposite would be: absorb
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. *Word in a classic Tolstoy title"

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 state prevailing during the absence of war
• Words that mean the same thing: repose, peacefulness, serenity
• The opposite would be: war
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Thus"

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 (used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
• 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: ERGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Moving well for one's age"

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 moving quickly and lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: nimble, agile, quick
• 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: SPRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Number it's good to be under"

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 (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
• Words that mean the same thing: equivalence, equality, equation
• 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: PAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. Home of the Vasco da Gama Bridge, over 7.5 miles long"

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 capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of portugal; a major port in western portugal on tagus river where it broadens and empties into the atlantic
• Words that mean the same thing: Lisboa, capital of Portugal
• 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: LISBON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "45. "___ sells seashells by the seashore""

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: SHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. Finalized"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: pose, dress, put
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "47. Not at all reasonable"

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 afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
• Words that mean the same thing: harebrained, mad
• The opposite would be: sane
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "48. Thus"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ANDSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Grade sch. subject"

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: SCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "51. Italian cheese city"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: PARMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "54. One who identifies with the answers to the starred Across clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
• The opposite would be: pessimist
• 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: OPTIMIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Carrier name until 1997"

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: USAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "60. Aduba of "Mrs. America""

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: UZO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. Certain church gift"

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 levy of one tenth of something
• 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: TITHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "62. *Certain forecast"

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 quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
• Words that mean the same thing: strike, glow, effulgence
• 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: SHINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "63. After tax"

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 computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: mesh, sack, cyberspace
• The opposite would be: gross
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "64. These: Sp."

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: ESTOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "65. Church council"

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 council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
• 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: SYNOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "66. Face cards, for short?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: Idaho, ID, id
• 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: IDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "67. Ocular woes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: sty, eye infection, stye
• 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: STYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword January 05, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. This-and-that dish	4
2D	2. Humorist Bombeck	4
3D	3. Helix	4
4D	4. *Description of a glass, maybe	9
5D	5. Girl Scout emblem	7
6D	6. Cry like a baby	4
7D	7. Lift up	5
8D	8. Nickname for a wrangler	3
9D	9. *One of two extremes in a saying	6
10D	10. Enlighten	5
11D	11. Oct. contest for a pennant	4
12D	12. Word sung twice after "Que"	4
13D	13. Ancient siege site	4
14D	21. Not being utilized, say	8
15D	25. Eldest of the Baldwin brothers	4
16D	26. Sommelier's handout	8
17D	27. The mating game?	5
18D	28. Energy, informally	5
19D	29. Wavy fabric pattern	5
20D	31. "The Greek" of film	5
21D	32. Goad	5
22D	33. Nary a soul	5
23D	35. *Word in a classic Tolstoy title	3
24D	36. One who identifies with the answers to the starred Down clues	9
25D	39. Grub	4
26D	44. Stirs up	7
27D	46. Caught in a trap	6
28D	48. ___ acid	5
29D	49. Moved like molasses	5
30D	51. Kisser	4
31D	52. Cinder-covered	4
32D	53. *Certain forecast	4
33D	55. Some kitchenware	4
34D	56. Teeny-tiny	4
35D	57. Place for a lace	4
36D	58. ___ Gerritsen, author of romantic thrillers	4
37D	60. Place of higher education, to Brits	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. This-and-that dish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
• Words that mean the same thing: haschisch, hasheesh, hashish
• 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: HASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Humorist Bombeck"

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: ERMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Helix"

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 structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
• Words that mean the same thing: scroll, curl, whorl
• The opposite would be: uncoil
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. *Description of a glass, maybe"

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: HALFEMPTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Girl Scout emblem"

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 any of several old world herbs of the genus medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
• Words that mean the same thing: clover, medick, medic
• 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: TREFOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Cry like a baby"

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 shout loudly and without restraint
• Words that mean the same thing: bellow, yawp
• 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: BAWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Lift 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 praise, glorify, or honor
• Words that mean the same thing: animate, laud, 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: EXALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Nickname for a wrangler"

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: TEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. *One of two extremes in a saying"

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 an acute insufficiency
• Words that mean the same thing: dearth, shortage
• 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: FAMINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Enlighten"

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 make understand
• Words that mean the same thing: enlighten
• 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: EDIFY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Oct. contest for a pennant"

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: ALCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Word sung twice after "Que""

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 amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
• Words that mean the same thing: serum, blood serum
• 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: SERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Ancient siege site"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
• Words that mean the same thing: troy weight, Ilium, Ilion
• 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: TROY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Not being utilized, say"

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 not subjected to tapping
• The opposite would be: tapped
• 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: UNTAPPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "25. Eldest of the Baldwin brothers"

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: ALEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Sommelier's handout"

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: WINELIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. The mating game?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that weedy annual native to europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
• Words that mean the same thing: chess game, cheat, Bromus secalinus
• 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: CHESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Energy, informally"

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 attractiveness to the opposite sex
• Words that mean the same thing: sex appeal, desirability, dynamism
• 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: OOMPH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Wavy fabric pattern"

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 silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern
• Words that mean the same thing: watered, watered-silk
• 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: MOIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. "The Greek" of film"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: ZORBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Goad"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: EGGON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Nary a soul"

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: NOONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. *Word in a classic Tolstoy title"

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 waging of armed conflict against an enemy
• Words that mean the same thing: warfare, state of war
• The opposite would be: peace, make peace
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. One who identifies with the answers to the starred Down clues"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who expects the worst
• The opposite would be: optimist
• 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: PESSIMIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Grub"

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 informal terms for a meal
• Words that mean the same thing: eat on, use up, wipe out
• 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: EATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. Stirs up"

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 give an incentive for action
• Words that mean the same thing: stir up, set off, motivate
• 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: INCITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "46. Caught in a trap"

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 catch in or as if in a trap
• Words that mean the same thing: hook, entrap, trap
• 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: SNARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "48. ___ acid"

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 radical -nh2
• Words that mean the same thing: amino group, aminic
• 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: AMINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Moved like molasses"

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 pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
• Words that mean the same thing: seep, ooze, exudate
• 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: OOZED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. Kisser"

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 obscene terms for female genitals
• Words that mean the same thing: slit, Pus, suppuration
• 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: PUSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Cinder-covered"

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 of a light grey
• Words that mean the same thing: ash-grey, ash-gray
• 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: ASHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. *Certain forecast"

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 water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: rain down, rainfall, pelting
• 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: RAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Some kitchenware"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
• Words that mean the same thing: potty, raft, sens
• 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: POTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. Teeny-tiny"

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: ITTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Place for a lace"

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 footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
• Words that mean the same thing: horseshoe, skid, brake shoe
• 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: SHOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. ___ Gerritsen, author of romantic thrillers"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Place of higher education, to Brits"

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: UNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	15	19.2%
History	3	3.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
Geography	2	2.6%
Literature	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	41
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 12, 2025 at 05:38 PM