27421 Sat Dec 07, 2024 NYT Luke K. Schreiber

Across Clues :

1. Undertook, in an idiom, 7. Stressed half the time, say, 13. Dance class outfit, 15. Host of a record eight Olympic Games as of 2024, 16. What helps grease the wheels?, 18. Attacks, 19. One might be used in math class or studied in history class, 20. High-___, 22. Renowned conductor born in Bombay, 23. Words of support, 24. Weak parts of a logical argument, 26. Introducer of the "New Look" in 1947, 27. Illegal substance, in sports lingo, 28. Evil act, 30. Nathan Hale, notably, 31. Plea of innocence, 33. Driving competitions amidst everyday traffic, 34. Subject of a rap battle between Hamilton and Jefferson in "Hamilton", 35. Like the two Super Bowl teams in early January, for short, 36. Getting dirty, 37. Huck's pal, 40. Kind of contract, 42. Like the gargoyles of Notre-Dame, 43. Popular apple variety, 44. Changes color in fright, 46. Home turf?, 47. Rest stop sights, informally, 48. Beliefs associated with Plato, 50. Parts of some massages, 52. In which you might confront the elephant in the room?, 53. Pompous pronoun, 54. "Subsequently …", 55. Mouths that don't talk

Down Clues :

1. Unfair charge, informally, 2. Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris, 3. Like nobility, 4. Midwestern tribe, 5. Jamie of "M*A*S*H", 6. Not to, 7. "___ My Life" (Bon Jovi hit), 8. *Cough*, 9. Measured (out), 10. "I think we agree, the past is over" and "They misunderestimated me", 11. Part of a nuclear family?, 12. Bright shade of yellow, 14. Hot water, 17. It doesn't go over well, 21. Gifted orator, 24. Hockey great Eric, 25. Maritime route, 28. Siege deterrents, 29. Chatting privately with, for short, 31. Spanish honorific title, 32. "Jeepers!", 33. Signal of impending danger, 34. Box in many trucks, 35. Moderator's assortment, 37. Uproar, 38. First Nations people, 39. All the shots one doesn't take, per a saying, 41. Draw out with water, 43. Wild, 45. Swing around, 47. Largest isle of the Inner Hebrides, 49. ID created in 1936, 51. Most successful American video game franchise, for short

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 07, 2024

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

New York Times, Saturday, December 7, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Undertook, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITOFF




• The clue is 7. Stressed half the time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAMBIC

  Possible Answer : iambic




• The clue is 13. Dance class outfit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNITARD

  Possible Answer : leotard, cat_suit, body_suit, unitard




• The clue is 15. Host of a record eight Olympic Games as of 2024. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEUSA




• The clue is 16. What helps grease the wheels?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTOROIL




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

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

  The answer: SETSON




• The clue is 19. One might be used in math class or studied in history class. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer : swayer, rule, ruler




• The clue is 20. High-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RES

  Possible Answer : re, Ra, atomic_number_75, RES, Re, rhenium, ray, reticuloendothelial_system




• The clue is 22. Renowned conductor born in Bombay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEHTA




• The clue is 23. Words of support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYES




• The clue is 24. Weak parts of a logical argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAPS

  Possible Answer : leap, leaping, jump_off, spring, saltation, bound, jump, bounce




• The clue is 26. Introducer of the "New Look" in 1947. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIOR

  Possible Answer : Christian_Dior, Dior




• The clue is 27. Illegal substance, in sports lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PED




• The clue is 28. Evil act. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISDEED

  Possible Answer : misbehaviour, misbehavior, misdeed




• The clue is 30. Nathan Hale, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPY

  Possible Answer : descry, espy, sight, sleuth, undercover_agent, spy, stag, snoop, spot




• The clue is 31. Plea of innocence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONTBLAMEME




• The clue is 33. Driving competitions amidst everyday traffic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROADRALLIES




• The clue is 34. Subject of a rap battle between Hamilton and Jefferson in "Hamilton". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CENTRALBANK




• The clue is 35. Like the two Super Bowl teams in early January, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBD




• The clue is 36. Getting dirty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOILING

  Possible Answer : colly, grime, begrime, bemire, soiling, soilure, soil, dirtying, dirty

  Possible Opposite Answer : clean




• The clue is 37. Huck's pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

  Possible Answer : tomcat, tom, Tom, gobbler, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, turkey_cock




• The clue is 40. Kind of contract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer : viva, viva_voce, unwritten, oral_examination, oral_exam, oral

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal




• The clue is 42. Like the gargoyles of Notre-Dame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STONE

  Possible Answer : rock, Harlan_Fiske_Stone, pit, Harlan_Stone, Harlan_F._Stone, Edward_Durell_Stone, gem, Harlan_Fisk_Stone, Isidor_Feinstein_Stone, I._F._Stone, Oliver_Stone, stone, endocarp, gemstone, lapidate, Stone, Lucy_Stone




• The clue is 43. Popular apple variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUJI

  Possible Answer : Prunus_incisa, Fuji-san, Fuji, fuji_cherry, Fujiyama, Mount_Fuji, fuji, Fujinoyama




• The clue is 44. Changes color in fright. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALES

  Possible Answer : picket, chum_up, blanch, pal, pale, pal_up, blench




• The clue is 46. Home turf?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOD

  Possible Answer : superoxide_dismutase, greensward, SOD, turf, sod, sodomite, sward, bugger, sodomist




• The clue is 47. Rest stop sights, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEMIS

  Possible Answer : rig, tractor_trailer, trucking_rig, semitrailer, semifinal, trailer_truck, articulated_lorry, semi




• The clue is 48. Beliefs associated with Plato. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEALS

  Possible Answer : saint, paragon, nonesuch, ideal, nonsuch, apotheosis, nonpareil




• The clue is 50. Parts of some massages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NECKRUBS




• The clue is 52. In which you might confront the elephant in the room?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIRCUS

  Possible Answer : Circus, carnival, genus_Circus, circus




• The clue is 53. Pompous pronoun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROYALWE




• The clue is 54. "Subsequently …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTHEN




• The clue is 55. Mouths that don't talk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELTAS

  Possible Answer : delta

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Unfair charge, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMRAP

• The clue is 2. Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INOUYE

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

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

  The answer: TITLED

  Possible Answer: title, highborn, titled, style, coroneted, entitle

• The clue is 4. Midwestern tribe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOES

  Possible Answer: Oto, Otoe

• The clue is 5. Jamie of "M*A*S*H". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARR

• The clue is 6. Not to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRO

• The clue is 7. "___ My Life" (Bon Jovi hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer: information_technology, IT

• The clue is 8. *Cough*. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer: ahem, hem

• The clue is 9. Measured (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METED

• The clue is 10. "I think we agree, the past is over" and "They misunderestimated me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSHISMS

• The clue is 11. Part of a nuclear family?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISOTOPE

  Possible Answer: isotope

• The clue is 12. Bright shade of yellow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANARY

  Possible Answer: stoolpigeon, sneak, canary_bird, stool_pigeon, fink, snitch, sneaker, canary, canary_yellow, snitcher, stoolie, canary-yellow

• The clue is 14. Hot water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRESTRAITS

• The clue is 17. It doesn't go over well. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEADBALLOON

• The clue is 21. Gifted orator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELLBINDER

  Possible Answer: spellbinder

• The clue is 24. Hockey great Eric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINDROS

• The clue is 25. Maritime route. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEALANE

• The clue is 28. Siege deterrents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOATS

  Possible Answer: fosse, moat

• The clue is 29. Chatting privately with, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DMING

• The clue is 31. Spanish honorific title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DON

  Possible Answer: preceptor, put_on, get_into, Don_River, father, wear, Don, don, assume

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

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

  The answer: EEK

• The clue is 33. Signal of impending danger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDALERT

• The clue is 34. Box in many trucks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBRADIO

• The clue is 35. Moderator's assortment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPICS

  Possible Answer: issue, topic, subject, matter, theme

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

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

  The answer: TUMULT

  Possible Answer: rumpus, din, commotion, ruckus, tumultuousness, garboil, tumult, turmoil, ruction, uproar

• The clue is 38. First Nations people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OJIBWA

  Possible Answer: Ojibwa, Chippewa, Ojibway

• The clue is 39. All the shots one doesn't take, per a saying. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISSES

  Possible Answer: Miss, young_lady, omit, fille, miss, leave_out, overlook, young_woman, pretermit, lack, missy, lose, drop, neglect, misfire, girl, overleap, escape

  Possible Opposite Answer : hit, attend, attend_to, have

• The clue is 41. Draw out with water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEACH

  Possible Answer: strip, leach, percolate, leaching

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

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

  The answer: FERAL

  Possible Answer: ferine, savage, feral

• The clue is 45. Swing around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLUE

  Possible Answer: curve, swerve, slide, slew, slip, sheer, slue, skid, veer, trend, cut

• The clue is 47. Largest isle of the Inner Hebrides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKYE

• The clue is 49. ID created in 1936. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 51. Most successful American video game franchise, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

  Possible Answer: gull, put_on, collect, befool, fool, bait, tantalize, slang, take_in, seedcase, cod, put_one_over, codfish, put_one_across, COD, dupe, C.O.D., ride, rag, razz, tantalise, twit, tease, taunt, cash_on_delivery, rally, pod

XWordHint Crossword Answers July 09, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Times Crossword Complete Solution: July 09, 2025

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Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 09 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Top dog?

4-letter answer Answer: MUTT

Word Help: Synonyms: cur, mutt, mongrel

Clue #2: 5. Top hat?

3-letter answer Answer: LID

Word Help: Synonyms: palpebra, hat, lid

Clue #3: 8. Top gun?

6-letter answer Answer: PISTOL

Word Help: Synonyms: side_arm, shooting_iron, pistol

Clue #4: 14. Olympic event in which athletes wear masks

4-letter answer Answer: EPEE

Word Help: Synonyms: epee

Clue #5: 15. Balmy time in Bordeaux

3-letter answer Answer: ETE

Clue #6: 16. Squids' kin

6-letter answer Answer: OCTOPI

Word Help: Synonyms: devilfish, octopus

Clue #7: 17. Marilyn Monroe used eyeliner to darken the one on her cheek

4-letter answer Answer: MOLE

Word Help: Synonyms: bulwark, groin, seawall

Clue #8: 18. Late actor Kilmer

3-letter answer Answer: VAL

Clue #9: 19. Be off the mark

6-letter answer Answer: MISAIM

Clue #10: 20. Number with 12 zeros in the U.S. but 18 zeros in other parts of the world

11-letter answer Answer: ONETRILLION

Clue #11: 23. Cotillion V.I.P.

3-letter answer Answer: DEB

Word Help: Synonyms: debutante, deb

Clue #12: 24. Top 10 song

3-letter answer Answer: HIT

Word Help: Synonyms: polish_off, make, smasher
Antonyms: miss

Clue #13: 25. Auntie ___ (food court chain)

5-letter answer Answer: ANNES

Word Help: Synonyms: Anne

Clue #14: 27. Who, What or I Don't Know, to Abbott and Costello

7-letter answer Answer: BASEMAN

Clue #15: 31. Popular digital wallet service

7-letter answer Answer: CASHAPP

Clue #16: 35. Non-Rx

3-letter answer Answer: OTC

Word Help: Synonyms: otc, over-the-counter

Clue #17: 36. Dance instruction

4-letter answer Answer: STEP

Word Help: Synonyms: mistreat, whole_tone, measure

Clue #18: 38. Jason of "How I Met Your Mother"

5-letter answer Answer: SEGEL

Clue #19: 39. One wearing a djellaba robe, typically

4-letter answer Answer: ARAB

Word Help: Synonyms: Arabian, Arab

Clue #20: 41. Outer boundaries, as where this puzzle's theme answers are located

5-letter answer Answer: EDGES

Word Help: Synonyms: inch, edge, adjoin

Clue #21: 44. Hospital fluids

4-letter answer Answer: SERA

Word Help: Synonyms: serum, blood_serum

Clue #22: 45. Pat ___, three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year

5-letter answer Answer: RILEY

Word Help: Synonyms: Riley, James_Whitcomb_Riley

Clue #23: 47. Bit of litter by a theater

4-letter answer Answer: STUB

Word Help: Synonyms: check_stub, stub, nub

Clue #24: 49. It may be picked by the picky

3-letter answer Answer: NIT

Word Help: Synonyms: nit

Clue #25: 50. Kind of Emmy

7-letter answer Answer: DAYTIME

Word Help: Synonyms: day, daylight, daytime
Antonyms: night

Clue #26: 53. Last Supper guest

7-letter answer Answer: APOSTLE

Word Help: Synonyms: Apostle, Apostelic_Father, apostle

Clue #27: 55. One end of a battery

5-letter answer Answer: ANODE

Word Help: Synonyms: anode
Antonyms: cathode

Clue #28: 57. State animal of Utah

3-letter answer Answer: ELK

Word Help: Synonyms: wapiti, European_elk, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis

Clue #29: 58. Ryder Cup org.

3-letter answer Answer: PGA

Clue #30: 61. Famous misquote of a James Cagney line from the 1932 film "Taxi!"

11-letter answer Answer: YOUDIRTYRAT

Clue #31: 66. Beyond belief

6-letter answer Answer: UNREAL

Word Help: Synonyms: unsubstantial, artificial, insubstantial
Antonyms: natural, real

Clue #32: 68. Hunk

3-letter answer Answer: GOB

Word Help: Synonyms: mariner, Jack, old_salt

Clue #33: 69. ___ land

4-letter answer Answer: LALA

Clue #34: 70. Repeated sounds in "Hey Jude"

6-letter answer Answer: NANANA

Clue #35: 71. From ___ Z

3-letter answer Answer: ATO

Clue #36: 72. Many moons

4-letter answer Answer: AGES

Word Help: Synonyms: senesce, years, age
Antonyms: rejuvenate

Clue #37: 73. Bottom feeder?

6-letter answer Answer: TROUGH

Word Help: Synonyms: till, bowl, gutter

Clue #38: 74. Bottom line?

3-letter answer Answer: RAY

Word Help: Synonyms: ray_of_light, beam, shaft

Clue #39: 75. Bottom dollar?

4-letter answer Answer: BUCK

Word Help: Synonyms: buck, sawhorse, Pearl_Buck

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Side note?

4-letter answer Answer: MEMO

Word Help: Synonyms: memo, memoranda, memorandum

Clue #2: 2. Agreed-___

4-letter answer Answer: UPON

Clue #3: 3. Prefix with communication

4-letter answer Answer: TELE

Clue #4: 4. Grow choppers

6-letter answer Answer: TEETHE

Word Help: Synonyms: teethe

Clue #5: 5. Get off the ground?

8-letter answer Answer: LEVITATE

Word Help: Synonyms: levitate, hover

Clue #6: 6. Stressed type: Abbr.

4-letter answer Answer: ITAL

Clue #7: 7. Singer Reese

5-letter answer Answer: DELLA

Clue #8: 8. California college where the writer David Foster Wallace taught English

6-letter answer Answer: POMONA

Clue #9: 9. Unfriendly quality

7-letter answer Answer: ICINESS

Word Help: Synonyms: coldness, chill, gelidity

Clue #10: 10. Ave. crossers

3-letter answer Answer: STS

Clue #11: 11. Lowly sort

4-letter answer Answer: TOAD

Word Help: Synonyms: anuran, toad_frog, batrachian

Clue #12: 12. Redheaded boy of 1960s TV

4-letter answer Answer: OPIE

Clue #13: 13. Side arm?

4-letter answer Answer: LIMB

Word Help: Synonyms: tree_branch, arm, limb

Clue #14: 21. Parts of eyeglass frames

4-letter answer Answer: RIMS

Word Help: Synonyms: flange, rim, lip

Clue #15: 22. First magazine to feature Steve Jobs on its cover (October 1981)

3-letter answer Answer: INC

Word Help: Synonyms: INC, Iraqi_National_Congress

Clue #16: 26. Elvis's "___ Not You"

4-letter answer Answer: SHES

Clue #17: 27. Side plank?

5-letter answer Answer: BOARD

Word Help: Synonyms: card, dining_table, display_panel
Antonyms: get_off

Clue #18: 28. Parts of hearts

5-letter answer Answer: ATRIA

Word Help: Synonyms: atrium

Clue #19: 29. Like snakes

5-letter answer Answer: SCALY

Word Help: Synonyms: scabrous, scaley, scaly

Clue #20: 30. Mustachioed "Simpsons" character

3-letter answer Answer: NED

Clue #21: 32. 007, for one

5-letter answer Answer: AGENT

Word Help: Synonyms: agent, broker, factor

Clue #22: 33. Jeopardy

5-letter answer Answer: PERIL

Word Help: Synonyms: risk, jeopardize, threaten

Clue #23: 34. Side dish?

5-letter answer Answer: PLATE

Word Help: Synonyms: crustal_plate, home, scale

Clue #24: 37. Family-friendly ratings

3-letter answer Answer: PGS

Clue #25: 40. Onetime alternative to VHS

4-letter answer Answer: BETA

Word Help: Synonyms: genus_Beta, Beta, beta

Clue #26: 42. Gate info

3-letter answer Answer: ETA

Word Help: Synonyms: Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, eta, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna

Clue #27: 43. Comic book hero whose secret identity is Conner Kent

8-letter answer Answer: SUPERBOY

Clue #28: 46. Symbol of contrasting principles

7-letter answer Answer: YINYANG

Clue #29: 48. Get out of the starting gate fast

4-letter answer Answer: BOLT

Word Help: Synonyms: make_off, abscond, smack
Antonyms: unbolt

Clue #30: 51. Bread

6-letter answer Answer: MOOLAH

Word Help: Synonyms: pelf, dinero, lettuce

Clue #31: 52. End of a professor's address

3-letter answer Answer: EDU

Clue #32: 54. 1970s space station

6-letter answer Answer: SKYLAB

Word Help: Synonyms: Skylab

Clue #33: 56. "J. ___" (2011 Clint Eastwood biopic)

5-letter answer Answer: EDGAR

Word Help: Synonyms: Edgar

Clue #34: 58. Side kick?

4-letter answer Answer: PUNT

Word Help: Synonyms: Irish_punt, bet_on, game

Clue #35: 59. Growl

4-letter answer Answer: GNAR

Clue #36: 60. River under the Ponte Vecchio

4-letter answer Answer: ARNO

Word Help: Synonyms: River_Arno, Arno, Arno_River

Clue #37: 62. Itty bit

4-letter answer Answer: IOTA

Word Help: Synonyms: scintilla, smidgin, tittle

Clue #38: 63. Prego rival

4-letter answer Answer: RAGU

Clue #39: 64. Guinness of "Star Wars"

4-letter answer Answer: ALEC

Clue #40: 65. Side job?

4-letter answer Answer: TASK

Word Help: Synonyms: undertaking, job, project

Clue #41: 67. French 101 word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet

3-letter answer Answer: EAU

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, June 28, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (34 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword June 28, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. The "one" in "the old one-two," maybe	7
2A	8. Chivalrous offer	7
3A	15. "You bet!"	7
4A	16. Eyes, slangily	7
5A	17. Become independent ... as suggested visually by some of this grid's black squares	15
6A	19. It's a wrap	5
7A	20. Cereal with a Berry Berry variety	3
8A	21. Being, to Sartre	4
9A	22. Taking action	4
10A	23. Gulf currency	5
11A	25. Joint	3
12A	26. Comical Howard	3
13A	27. Tourist center handout	7
14A	29. Fun and games, informally	3
15A	30. Lord of Rivendell in "The Lord of the Rings"	6
16A	32. Summer cooler	7
17A	34. Salon offering	4
18A	36. Any of 13 popes	3
19A	37. Suits, briefs, etc.	8
20A	41. Home of Theseus	6
21A	45. Q&A on Reddit	3
22A	46. Body parts that become other body parts if you change the second letter to an A	6
23A	48. ___ Juan	3
24A	49. Way off, say	4
25A	51. Summer cooler	4
26A	52. Wheels of fortune?	4
27A	53. Slammin' Sammy	5
28A	55. Series of ages	3
29A	56. Like much data	5
30A	57. Mental eccentricity ... as suggested visually by some of this grid's black squares	15
31A	60. Briskly, to equestrians	7
32A	61. Something a short driver might need?	7
33A	62. Meet at the river, perhaps	7
34A	63. Unfavorable	7

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. The "one" in "the old one-two," maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: LEFTJAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Chivalrous offer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALLOWME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. "You bet!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISUREDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Eyes, slangily"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
• Words that mean the same thing: Peeping Tom, voyeur, peeper
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEPERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Become independent ... as suggested visually by some of this grid's black squares"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPREADONESWINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "19. It's a wrap"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SARAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "20. Cereal with a Berry Berry variety"

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: KIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Being, to Sartre"

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: ETRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Taking action"

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: ONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Gulf currency"

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 100 dinars equal 1 rial in iran
• Words that mean the same thing: Yugoslavian dinar, Iraqi dinar, Libyan dinar
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DINAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Joint"

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 writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• Words that mean the same thing: indite, playpen, write
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Comical Howard"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: MOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Tourist center handout"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AREAMAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Fun and games, informally"

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

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: REC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Lord of Rivendell in "The Lord of the Rings""

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: ELROND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Summer cooler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SNOCONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Salon offering"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in the european part of russia
• Words that mean the same thing: permanent wave, permanent, Molotov
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Any of 13 popes"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Lion, Leo the Lion
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Suits, briefs, etc."

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: MENSWEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Home of Theseus"

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 territory of athens in ancient greece where the ionic dialect was spoken
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Q&A on Reddit"

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: AMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Body parts that become other body parts if you change the second letter to an A"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
• Words that mean the same thing: wrist joint, wrist, articulatio radiocarpea
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. ___ Juan"

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: SAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Way off, say"

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 inclined surface connecting two levels
• Words that mean the same thing: incline, storm, rage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Summer cooler"

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: ICEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Wheels of fortune?"

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 large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
• Words that mean the same thing: limousine
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Slammin' Sammy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)
• Words that mean the same thing: Samuel Jackson Snead, Sam Snead
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Series of ages"

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 29 Across: "56. Like much data"

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 get from the earth by excavation
• Words that mean the same thing: mine
• The opposite would be: unmined
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Mental eccentricity ... as suggested visually by some of this grid's black squares"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: BATSINTHEBELFRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Briskly, to equestrians"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATATROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Something a short driver might need?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert 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: CARLOAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Meet at the river, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REGATTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Unfavorable"

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 contrary to your interests or welfare
• Words that mean the same thing: inauspicious, untoward, contrary
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADVERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

June 28, 2019 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Like a ballet dancer	7
2D	2. Language akin to portugués	7
3D	3. Hide seeker	7
4D	4. Doctor	5
5D	5. ___ jacket	4
6D	6. Opposite of drop	3
7D	7. Line setter	6
8D	8. Things you can get credit for	7
9D	9. French article	3
10D	10. Wallace who wrote "Ben-Hur"	3
11D	11. Relative of Aunt Bee	4
12D	12. Started making money as an athlete	7
13D	13. Suspect in Clue	7
14D	14. Soul	7
15D	18. Actress Dobrev of "The Vampire Diaries"	4
16D	23. Physician on TV's "Celebrity Rehab"	6
17D	24. Didn't end as scheduled	7
18D	27. Over	4
19D	28. ___ Corner, section of Westminster Abbey	5
20D	31. Black ___	3
21D	33. Place for a retired soldier?	3
22D	35. Ohio town that was the first permanent settlement in the state (1788)	8
23D	37. Chocolaty nougat-and-caramel product	7
24D	38. Give off	7
25D	39. Face-saving aid at a reunion	7
26D	40. Canon competitor	5
27D	42. Will have to face	7
28D	43. Features of smartphones	7
29D	44. Blandly agreeable	7
30D	47. ___ Falls Convention (early women's rights gathering)	6
31D	50. Some bow ties	5
32D	52. French city near the Belgian border	5
33D	54. Skinny	4
34D	56. First name in game shows	4
35D	58. With 59-Down, so-so	3
36D	59. See 58-Down	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. Like a ballet dancer"

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 moving and bending with ease
• Words that mean the same thing: lithesome, sylphlike, svelte
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LISSOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Language akin to portugués"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ESPANOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Hide seeker"

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 someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments
• Words that mean the same thing: cloakmaker, furred, furry
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FURRIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Doctor"

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 something considered choice to eat
• Words that mean the same thing: address, deal, dainty
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. ___ jacket"

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 (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
• Words that mean the same thing: denim, dungaree, blue jean
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Opposite of drop"

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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: attention deficit disorder, tot, summate
• 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 7 Down: "7. Line setter"

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 a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
• Words that mean the same thing: bookmaker
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOOKIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Things you can get credit for"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: APEXAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. French article"

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 chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
• Words that mean the same thing: lupus erythematosus, LE
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Wallace who wrote "Ben-Hur""

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: LEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Relative of Aunt Bee"

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: OPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Started making money as an athlete"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: WENTPRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Suspect in Clue"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MRGREEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Soul"

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 the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• Words that mean the same thing: center, kernel, sum
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESSENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Actress Dobrev of "The Vampire Diaries""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of ea
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Physician on TV's "Celebrity Rehab""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: DRDREW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Didn't end as scheduled"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RANLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Over"

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 again but in a new or different way
• Words that mean the same thing: afresh
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. ___ Corner, section of Westminster Abbey"

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 writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
• Words that mean the same thing: poet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Black ___"

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 (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Place for a retired soldier?"

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 sheath worn to protect a finger
• Words that mean the same thing: camp bed, fingerstall, crib
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Ohio town that was the first permanent settlement in the state (1788)"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: MARIETTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Chocolaty nougat-and-caramel product"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MARSBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Give off"

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 proceed or issue forth, as from a source
• Words that mean the same thing: give forth, exhale
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMANATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Face-saving aid at a reunion"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
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  The answer is: NAMETAG

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Clue 26 Down: "40. Canon competitor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: RICOH

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Clue 27 Down: "42. Will have to face"

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

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• The word looks like this: _______
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  The answer is: ISINFOR

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Clue 28 Down: "43. Features of smartphones"

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 equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
• Words that mean the same thing: tv camera, television camera, camera
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: CAMERAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Blandly agreeable"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a medicine used to relieve pain
• Words that mean the same thing: analgetic, painkiller, pain pill
• The word looks like this: _______
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  The answer is: ANODYNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. ___ Falls Convention (early women's rights gathering)"

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 roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on greek tragedies (circa 4 bc - 65 ad)
• Words that mean the same thing: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
• The word looks like this: ______
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  The answer is: SENECA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Some bow ties"

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 dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
• Words that mean the same thing: alimentary paste
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: PASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. French city near the Belgian border"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an industrial city in northern france near the belgian border; was the medieval capital of flanders
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LILLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Skinny"

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 the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
• Words that mean the same thing: poop, crap, turd
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: DIRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. First name in game shows"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: MERV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. With 59-Down, so-so"

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 negation of a word or group of words
• Words that mean the same thing: non
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: NOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. See 58-Down"

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 that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
• Words that mean the same thing: forged, defective, spoilt
• The opposite would be: unregretful, goodness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: BAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	65.7%
Short Answer	13	18.6%
Geography	5	7.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Sports	2	2.9%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: October 02, 2025 at 01:37 AM