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Friday, October 18, 2024

Fri Oct 18, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Juice provider, 8. Portrayer of Laurie Strode in seven "Halloween" films, 14. Where customers can pay to smash household objects to smithereens, 16. Play without a break, 17. Attention-grabbing visuals, 18. Part of many singers' vocal warm-up routines, 19. Beef variety, 20. It's often playing games, 22. Playful snarl, 23. What painful sensations and frying pans can both do, 24. Shawarma holder, 25. Express one's displeasure toward, 26. Cryptaesthesia, more familiarly, 27. Artist whose full name anagrams to A MAN DETOURED, 28. Modern party planning tool, 29. Really good time, 30. Orthodontist's recommendation, 32. Digital art?, 35. Makes an opposing argument, 36. It generates a lot of buzz, 37. Register, as a complaint, 38. Voiced amazement, 40. "There, there" accompanier, 43. Former Israeli P.M. Sharon, 44. Stadium sounds, 45. De ___, 46. Word before friendly or name, 47. ID issuers, 48. Hit taker, 49. Beethoven's "Hammerklavier," for one, 51. Phrase typically shortened to its first three letters, 53. Geometry figure, 54. Big name in food delivery, 55. Accommodates, in listing-speak, 56. "That was perfect — I don't have any feedback"

Fri Oct 18, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
 Fri Oct 18, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints


Down Clues :

1. Clothing line, 2. Warren of the Allman Brothers Band, 3. Common reason for a missed reference, 4. Come back, 5. Mardi follower, 6. Vast span, 7. Entered a Wild West town, say, 8. "Walking in Memphis" singer Marc, 9. Deep-dish pizza maker, 10. What a '50s-style diner or arcade bar might have, 11. "Star Wars" planet that's home to womp rats, 12. First pitcher, maybe, 13. First pitcher, 15. "That explains it!", 21. Eucharist plate, 24. Crafter's supply, 25. Showed pride, in a way, 27. TV mounting spot, 29. Popular remedy for an upset stomach, 31. Penne, rigatoni, etc., 32. Sad sack, 33. Market, 34. Stick in the closet?, 35. Things of concern to grammarians and negotiators, 39. Moses portrayer in classic film, 40. Prod, 41. Not inclined, 42. Scrolls from right to left?, 45. Avoid, 47. Pops, 48. Fork-tailed bird, 50. Checkout screen option, 52. This is what it sounds like when doves cry

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 18, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Juice provider. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHARGER

    Possible Answer : charger, courser, battery_charger


  • The clue is 8. Portrayer of Laurie Strode in seven "Halloween" films. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CURTIS

    Possible Answer : William_Curtis, Curtis


  • The clue is 14. Where customers can pay to smash household objects to smithereens. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAGEROOM


  • The clue is 16. Play without a break. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONEACT


  • The clue is 17. Attention-grabbing visuals. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EYECANDY


  • The clue is 18. Part of many singers' vocal warm-up routines. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOTTEA


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

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

    The answer: ANGUS

    Possible Answer : Angus_Og, Aengus, black_Angus, Oengus, Aberdeen_Angus, Angus


  • The clue is 20. It's often playing games. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESPN


  • The clue is 22. Playful snarl. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROWR


  • The clue is 23. What painful sensations and frying pans can both do. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEAR

    Possible Answer : singe, scorch, blacken, parch, dried-up, sere, withered, shriveled, sear, shrivelled, char


  • The clue is 24. Shawarma holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PITA

    Possible Answer : pita, pocket_bread


  • The clue is 25. Express one's displeasure toward. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOOAT


  • The clue is 26. Cryptaesthesia, more familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESP

    Possible Answer : ESP, second_sight, extrasensory_perception, E.S.P., clairvoyance


  • The clue is 27. Artist whose full name anagrams to A MAN DETOURED. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MANET

    Possible Answer : Manet, Edouard_Manet


  • The clue is 28. Modern party planning tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EVITE


  • The clue is 29. Really good time. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GAS

    Possible Answer : flatulence, gun, gasconade, brag, gasolene, bluster, gas, petrol, vaunt, natural_gas, boast, throttle, gaseous_state, swash, gasoline, blow, tout, accelerator, gas_pedal, shoot_a_line, flatulency, accelerator_pedal


  • The clue is 30. Orthodontist's recommendation. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RETAINER

    Possible Answer : retainer, consideration, servant


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

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: PAINTBYNUMBER


  • The clue is 35. Makes an opposing argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COUNTERS

    Possible Answer : parry, counterpunch, forestall, heel_counter, sideboard, counter, buffet, riposte, replication, anticipate, return, tabulator, retort, foresee, comeback, rejoinder


  • The clue is 36. It generates a lot of buzz. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BEE

    Possible Answer : bee


  • The clue is 37. Register, as a complaint. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LODGE

    Possible Answer : society, guild, hunting_lodge, auberge, Sir_Oliver_Joseph_Lodge, indian_lodge, wedge, hostel, charge, gild, club, Sir_Oliver_Lodge, order, file, stick, Lodge, deposit, accommodate, social_club, hostelry, inn, lodge

    Possible Opposite Answer : dislodge


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

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

    The answer: OOHED

    Possible Answer : ooh, aah


  • The clue is 40. "There, there" accompanier. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAT

    Possible Answer : tap, chuck, rap, glib, pat, slick, dab


  • The clue is 43. Former Israeli P.M. Sharon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARIEL


  • The clue is 44. Stadium sounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLES


  • The clue is 45. De ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOVO


  • The clue is 46. Word before friendly or name. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USER

    Possible Answer : user, substance_abuser, drug_user, exploiter


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

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

    The answer: DMVS


  • The clue is 48. Hit taker. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOKER


  • The clue is 49. Beethoven's "Hammerklavier," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SONATA

    Possible Answer : sonata


  • The clue is 51. Phrase typically shortened to its first three letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETCETERA

    Possible Answer : etcetera, etc., and_so_forth, and_so_on


  • The clue is 53. Geometry figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EUCLID

    Possible Answer : Euclid


  • The clue is 54. Big name in food delivery. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOORDASH


  • The clue is 55. Accommodates, in listing-speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLEEPS

    Possible Answer : sopor, nap, sleep, rest, catch_some_Z's, log_Z's, slumber, eternal_rest, eternal_sleep, kip, quietus

    Possible Opposite Answer : wake


  • The clue is 56. "That was perfect — I don't have any feedback". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NONOTES


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Clothing line. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CREASE

    Possible Answer: plication, flexure, ruckle, rumple, crinkle, line, scrunch_up, crimp, scrunch, crumple, rake, furrow, creese, crease, bend, crisp, fold, seam, wrinkle, kris, graze

  • The clue is 2. Warren of the Allman Brothers Band. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAYNES

  • The clue is 3. Common reason for a missed reference. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGEGAP

  • The clue is 4. Come back. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RECUR

    Possible Answer: repeat, fall_back, resort, recur, go_back

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

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

    The answer: GRAS

  • The clue is 6. Vast span. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EON

    Possible Answer: aeon, eon

  • The clue is 7. Entered a Wild West town, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RODEIN

  • The clue is 8. "Walking in Memphis" singer Marc. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COHN

    Possible Answer: Ferdinand_Julius_Cohn, Cohn

  • The clue is 9. Deep-dish pizza maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNO

  • The clue is 10. What a '50s-style diner or arcade bar might have. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RETROVIBE

  • The clue is 11. "Star Wars" planet that's home to womp rats. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TATOOINE

  • The clue is 12. First pitcher, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICEWATER

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

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

    The answer: STARTER

    Possible Answer: crank, fledgling, entrant, starting_motor, neophyte, newbie, freshman, appetizer, starter, starter_motor, appetiser, fledgeling, dispatcher, newcomer

  • The clue is 15. "That explains it!". Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: MYSTERYSOLVED

  • The clue is 21. Eucharist plate. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PATEN

  • The clue is 24. Crafter's supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PASTE

    Possible Answer: glue, paste, library_paste, spread

  • The clue is 25. Showed pride, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BEAMED

    Possible Answer: radiate, send, glow, broadcast, shine, transmit, air, beam

  • The clue is 27. TV mounting spot. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MANTEL

    Possible Answer: chimneypiece, mantel, mantle, mantlepiece, mantelpiece

  • The clue is 29. Popular remedy for an upset stomach. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GINGERALE

  • The clue is 31. Penne, rigatoni, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TUBES

    Possible Answer: tube-shaped_structure, subway_system, tubing, thermionic_vacuum_tube, subway, thermionic_tube, metro, electron_tube, underground, vacuum_tube, tube, pipe, thermionic_valve

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

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

    The answer: POORSOUL

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

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

    The answer: AUDIENCE

    Possible Answer: interview, audience, consultation, hearing

  • The clue is 34. Stick in the closet?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BROOM

    Possible Answer: broom, ling, heather, Scots_heather, sweep, Calluna_vulgaris

  • The clue is 35. Things of concern to grammarians and negotiators. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLAUSES

    Possible Answer: article, clause

  • The clue is 39. Moses portrayer in classic film. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HESTON

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

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

    The answer: POKEAT

  • The clue is 41. Not inclined. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AVERSE

    Possible Answer: indisposed, antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, loth, loath

  • The clue is 42. Scrolls from right to left?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TORAHS

    Possible Answer: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws

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

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

    The answer: NOTDO

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

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

    The answer: DADS

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

  • The clue is 48. Fork-tailed bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TERN

    Possible Answer: tern

  • The clue is 50. Checkout screen option. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIP

    Possible Answer: crest, tilt, hint, tumble, gratuity, steer, slant, lean, tiptoe, pourboire, confidential_information, point, bakshis, tip, wind, angle, bung, lead, topple, bakshish, summit, baksheesh, tippytoe, backsheesh, crown, top, tip_off, peak, tap, fee

  • The clue is 52. This is what it sounds like when doves cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COO

    Possible Answer: coo

Thursday, September 11, 2025

March 11, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, March 11, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

March 11, 2022 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Parent company of Stroh's and Schlitz 5
2A 6. Acronym on a pay stub 4
3A 10. Many Kellogg School grads 4
4A 14. "Sorry, can't stay" 10
5A 16. Lake bordering four states 4
6A 17. It's a blank 10
7A 18. Key ___ 4
8A 19. "The Simpsons" grandfather 3
9A 20. Name of a family that took in an extraterrestrial 4
10A 21. Some tributes 4
11A 22. Kvetcher's list 4
12A 24. Like a screwdriver 6
13A 27. Noncommittal committal 13
14A 31. Dolly-esque, say 5
15A 32. Gave a "ta-da" moment 8
16A 35. He's no scoundrel 4
17A 36. Company whose corporate logo is known as "the Fuji" 5
18A 38. Points on a math test 4
19A 39. Approved 8
20A 41. Freak out 5
21A 42. Website space-savers 13
22A 45. Largest digit in a set 6
23A 46. What noise cancelers may cancel 4
24A 47. Scourge of the 2020s, colloquially 4
25A 48. Propose (to) 4
26A 50. Smattering 3
27A 53. Get in the ___ 4
28A 54. Characters at checkout 10
29A 57. Pumpkin, e.g. 4
30A 58. Opportunity to rack up extra points, perhaps 10
31A 59. Features of stringed instruments 4
32A 60. Major affront 4
33A 61. World-weary sort? 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. Parent company of Stroh's and Schlitz"

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: PABST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Acronym on a pay stub"

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 tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the social security system
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FICA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Many Kellogg School grads"

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 master's degree in business
  • Words that mean the same thing: Master in Business Administration, Master in Business, MBA
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MBAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Sorry, can't stay""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: IHAVETORUN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Lake bordering four states"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
  • Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. It's a blank"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TABULARASA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Key ___"

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 caustic substance produced by heating limestone
  • Words that mean the same thing: linden, slaked lime, basswood
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "The Simpsons" grandfather"

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: ABE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Name of a family that took in an extraterrestrial"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a county in southeastern england on the english channel; formerly an anglo-saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the romans
  • Words that mean the same thing: Rockwell Kent
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KENT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Some tributes"

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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
  • Words that mean the same thing: ode
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ODES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Kvetcher's list"

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 misery resulting from affliction
  • Words that mean the same thing: woe, suffering, woefulness
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WOES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Like a screwdriver"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
  • Words that mean the same thing: Orange River, orange tree, orangeness
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORANGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Noncommittal committal"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: DEFINITEMAYBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Dolly-esque, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OVINE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Gave a "ta-da" moment"

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 make visible
  • Words that mean the same thing: break, unveil, disclose
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REVEALED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. He's no scoundrel"

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 informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
  • Words that mean the same thing: Ghent, cuss, fella
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GENT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Company whose corporate logo is known as "the Fuji""

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: ATARI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Points on a math test"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
  • Words that mean the same thing: venue, locus, locale
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOCI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Approved"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: GREENLIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Freak out"

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 fear resulting from the awareness of danger
  • Words that mean the same thing: alarum, appal, appall
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALARM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Website space-savers"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: DROPDOWNMENUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Largest digit in a set"

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: BIGTOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. What noise cancelers may cancel"

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 deep prolonged loud noise
  • Words that mean the same thing: yaup, holloa, holler
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Scourge of the 2020s, colloquially"

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: RONA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Propose (to)"

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 series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
  • Words that mean the same thing: be after, project, architectural plan
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PLAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Smattering"

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 small elite group
  • The opposite would be: many
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FEW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Get in the ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the act of swimming; :
  • Words that mean the same thing: swimming, float, drown
  • The opposite would be: sink
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SWIM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Characters at checkout"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: COUPONCODE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Pumpkin, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VINE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Opportunity to rack up extra points, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BONUSROUND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Features of stringed instruments"

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 wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
  • Words that mean the same thing: leg, thole, peg
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Major affront"

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 blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
  • Words that mean the same thing: smacking, slapdash, bolt
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. World-weary sort?"

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 (greek mythology) a titan who was forced by zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
  • Words that mean the same thing: atlas vertebra, book of maps, telamon
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ATLAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword March 11, 2022

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Moussaka go-with 4
2D 2. "Grand, ungodly, god-like" man of fiction 4
3D 3. Term of endearment 4
4D 4. Show on which Mariska Hargitay stars as Olivia Benson, informally 3
5D 5. No. to call 3
6D 6. Common setting for a Grimm tale 6
7D 7. Land south of the Caspian Sea 4
8D 8. Tough ___ 8
9D 9. Actress de Armas 3
10D 10. Kitchen gadget also known as a Parisienne scoop 11
11D 11. Short-term financing option 10
12D 12. Rocker Mann 5
13D 13. Goes with 4
14D 15. Cho's predecessor in the "Star Trek" franchise 5
15D 22. Multiweek quadrennial event 11
16D 23. Marine ___ 3
17D 25. Shankar with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy 4
18D 26. Agreement between mates 3
19D 27. Tha ___ Pound (hip-hop duo) 4
20D 28. Permanently 4
21D 29. It rarely includes chains 10
22D 30. Muse of love poetry 5
23D 33. Color whose name comes from the French for "unbleached" 4
24D 34. Becomes less sharp 4
25D 36. Pedigree alternative 4
26D 37. Ecosystem that comes and goes 8
27D 40. Word often contracted in contractions 3
28D 41. Org. with a Morning Rounds daily briefing 3
29D 43. Finish 6
30D 44. Some etiquette rules 5
31D 45. Singer with the alter ego Ziggy Stardust 5
32D 47. "Regrets," perhaps 4
33D 49. 1960s-'70s Soviet space program 4
34D 50. Unfair? 4
35D 51. ___ Turnblad, John Travolta role in "Hairspray" 4
36D 52. Joins a union 4
37D 54. James Corden's network 3
38D 55. Org. targeted by Moms Demand Action 3
39D 56. Military crashing site 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. Moussaka go-with"

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 small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
  • Words that mean the same thing: pocket bread
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PITA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Grand, ungodly, god-like" man of fiction"

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 according to the old testament he was a pagan king of israel and husband of jezebel (9th century bc)
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AHAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Term of endearment"

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 very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
  • Words that mean the same thing: baby, sister, infant
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BABE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Show on which Mariska Hargitay stars as Olivia Benson, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SVU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. No. to call"

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: TEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Common setting for a Grimm tale"

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 the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
  • Words that mean the same thing: timberland, afforest, woodland
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FOREST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Land south of the Caspian Sea"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
  • Words that mean the same thing: Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IRAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Tough ___"

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 someone who pays for goods or services
  • Words that mean the same thing: client
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CUSTOMER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Actress de Armas"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Kitchen gadget also known as a Parisienne scoop"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MELONBALLER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Short-term financing option"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BRIDGELOAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Rocker Mann"

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: AIMEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Goes with"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
  • Words that mean the same thing: reckon, take care, catch
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Cho's predecessor in the "Star Trek" franchise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TAKEI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Multiweek quadrennial event"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: WINTERGAMES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Marine ___"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • Words that mean the same thing: ace, unmatchable, matchless
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Shankar with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: RAVI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Agreement between mates"

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: AYE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Tha ___ Pound (hip-hop duo)"

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: DOGG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Permanently"

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 at any time
  • Words that mean the same thing: ever so, of all time, e'er
  • The opposite would be: never
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. It rarely includes chains"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: FINEDINING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Muse of love poetry"

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 (greek mythology) the muse of lyric and love poetry
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERATO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Color whose name comes from the French for "unbleached""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a very light brown
  • Words that mean the same thing: beige
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ECRU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Becomes less sharp"

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 switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
  • Words that mean the same thing: dim, blur, dip
  • The opposite would be: focus
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DIMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Pedigree alternative"

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: ALPO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Ecosystem that comes and goes"

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: TIDEPOOL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Word often contracted in contractions"

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 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!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Org. with a Morning Rounds daily briefing"

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: AMA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Finish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: WRAPUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Some etiquette rules"

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: NONOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Singer with the alter ego Ziggy Stardust"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states pioneer and hero of the texas revolt against mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the mexican attack on the alamo where he died (1796-1836)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Jim Bowie, James Bowie
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BOWIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. "Regrets," perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: RSVP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. 1960s-'70s Soviet space program"

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 (roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of greek selene
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LUNA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Unfair?"

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 act that violates the rules of a sport
  • Words that mean the same thing: smelly, stinking, repellent
  • The opposite would be: unclog, fair
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FOUL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. ___ Turnblad, John Travolta role in "Hairspray""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: EDNA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. Joins a union"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the fourth day of the week; the third working day
  • Words that mean the same thing: tie, splice, marry
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. James Corden's network"

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: CBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Org. targeted by Moms Demand Action"

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 powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
  • Words that mean the same thing: National Rifle Association
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "56. Military crashing site"

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 sheath worn to protect a finger
  • Words that mean the same thing: crib, fingerstall, camp bed
  • The 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!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 55 76.4%
Short Answer 10 13.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment 4 5.6%
Geography 2 2.8%
Science/Technology 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 33
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 72
Average Answer Length 5.2 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 13 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!

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

Last Updated: September 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM