27458 Tue Jan 14, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 14, 2025

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

27458 Tue Jan 14, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ruling from a tennis line judge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSIN




• The clue is 6. Spelled-out chant at the World Cup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer : America, US_Army, US, U._S._Army, USA, U.S.A., U.S., Army, United_States, United_States_of_America, the_States, United_States_Army




• The clue is 9. Home for Shrek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAMP

  Possible Answer : drench, flood, swamp, deluge, inundate, swampland




• The clue is 14. For the first time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWLY

  Possible Answer : new, fresh, newly, freshly




• The clue is 15. ___ Beta Kappa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHI

  Possible Answer : phi




• The clue is 16. Signature Caitlin Clark shot, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THREE

  Possible Answer : tierce, triad, tercet, ternary, III, trine, iii, triplet, trio, threesome, ternion, deuce-ace, trinity, leash, trey, 3, troika, three, terzetto




• The clue is 17. One in charge of a sting operation?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEKEEPER

  Possible Answer : beekeeper, apiculturist, apiarist




• The clue is 19. Vessel in a slip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YACHT

  Possible Answer : yacht, racing_yacht




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

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

  The answer: ONES

  Possible Answer : ace, I, one, 1, single, unity




• The clue is 21. It locks locks into place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer : mousse, colloidal_gel, gelatin, gel




• The clue is 22. Lead-in to rock or weekly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : ALT, EL, elevation, altitude




• The clue is 23. Like a birthday candle prior to your making a wish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIT

  Possible Answer : well-lighted, lit, get_down, perch, illuminate, light, illume, unhorse, get_off, light_up, lighted, fall, illumine, illuminated, fire_up, alight, literature, ignite, dismount

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlighted, extinguish




• The clue is 24. Absolute champion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORLDBEATER




• The clue is 29. Head off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEPART

  Possible Answer : sidetrack, take_leave, set_forth, take_off, go_away, digress, deviate, set_out, start, pull_up_stakes, go, depart, part, vary, quit, start_out, straggle, diverge, leave, set_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : conform, stay, come




• The clue is 31. Make good as new. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTORE

  Possible Answer : restore, bushel, restitute, rejuvenate, mend, reestablish, doctor, furbish_up, reinstate, touch_on, repair, fix, reconstruct, regenerate

  Possible Opposite Answer : break




• The clue is 32. Cheer after a gooooooal!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE




• The clue is 33. Poorly behaved child. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAT

  Possible Answer : holy_terror, little_terror, bratwurst, brat, terror




• The clue is 35. Parks who sparked a bus boycott. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSA

  Possible Answer : Rosa, genus_Rosa




• The clue is 36. Publicity hound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTENTIONSEEKER




• The clue is 40. News of an alien landing, probably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOAX

  Possible Answer : humbug, put-on, play_a_joke_on, dupery, fraudulence, fraud, pull_someone's_leg, hoax




• The clue is 41. "Milk's favorite cookie" brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREO

  Possible Answer : oreo_cookie, oreo




• The clue is 42. Barnyard sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAA




• The clue is 43. Challenge for a person drawing lots?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTTEST




• The clue is 45. Piece of equipment seen at the Paralympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITSKI




• The clue is 48. Person often flirting with disaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORMCHASER




• The clue is 51. Response in the game of Battleship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIT

  Possible Answer : strike, come_to, dispatch, tally, impinge_on, reach, polish_off, off, shoot, bump_off, gain, run_into, smash, murder, remove, collision, score, smasher, stumble, collide_with, slay, pip, hit, arrive_at, make, hitting, attain, rack_up, bang, striking

  Possible Opposite Answer : miss




• The clue is 52. Org. that helped phase out CFCs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer : Environmental_Protection_Agency, EPA




• The clue is 53. Jost's "S.N.L." Weekend Update co-host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHE




• The clue is 54. Hardy and Petty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMS

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




• The clue is 55. Friend of Flower and Thumper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMBI




• The clue is 58. Game that ends when the snitch is caught … and whose positions end 17-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUIDDITCH




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

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

  The answer: FLIER

  Possible Answer : broadsheet, aviator, handbill, aeronaut, flyer, bill, broadside, flier, airman, throwaway, circular




• The clue is 61. Chilly remark?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRR




• The clue is 62. Home of the Craters of the Moon National Monument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer : Gem_State, Idaho, ID




• The clue is 63. Bit of snow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAKE

  Possible Answer : bit, flake, eccentric, geek, peel, oddball, chip, snowflake, eccentric_person, peel_off, fleck, scrap, flake_off




• The clue is 64. Posed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAT

  Possible Answer : posture, baby-sit, Saturday, sit_around, model, Sabbatum, sit, ride, pose, Sat, sit_down, seat

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




• The clue is 65. Question after a joke bombs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETIT

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Emphasized, textwise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INBOLD

• The clue is 2. Like the yellow polka dot bikini, in a 1960 #1 novelty song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENIE

• The clue is 3. Popular Thanksgiving item. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEETPOTATO

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

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

  The answer: ILKS

  Possible Answer: ilk, like

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

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

  The answer: NYE

• The clue is 6. Word before deck or hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPPER

  Possible Answer: upper, speed, upper_berth, amphetamine, pep_pill

• The clue is 7. Prominent part of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHELL

  Possible Answer: cuticle, shell, beat_out, beat, casing, trounce, racing_shell, shield, case, plate, eggshell, vanquish, carapace, husk, crush, scale, blast

• The clue is 8. The "A" of A/C. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer: melodic_phrase, atmosphere, tune, bare, aura, aerate, transmit, publicise, gentle_wind, air, ventilate, melodic_line, melody, zephyr, air_out, beam, strain, air_travel, publicize, line, airwave, send, aviation, broadcast, vent, breeze

• The clue is 9. Choices at salons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLES

  Possible Answer: dash, fashion, flair, way, panache, expressive_style, manner, stylus, trend, vogue, title, elan, mode, style

• The clue is 10. "I like this so much!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: WHATATREAT

• The clue is 11. ___ de Triomphe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARC

  Possible Answer: bow, arch, electric_arc, spark, curve, discharge, arc, electric_discharge

• The clue is 12. "I wasn't impressed". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEH

• The clue is 13. Rescue animal, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PET

  Possible Answer: favorite, positron_emission_tomography, deary, ducky, favored, best-loved, preferent, dearie, favourite, preferred, darling, pet, PET

• The clue is 18. Quadruple award achievement, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

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

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

  The answer: ABETS

  Possible Answer: abet

• The clue is 24. Small brown songbird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WREN

  Possible Answer: jenny_wren, Wren, wren, Sir_Christopher_Wren

• The clue is 25. Liquid-Plumr alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRANO

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

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

  The answer: TOOKASHOTAT

• The clue is 27. Gaelic language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSE

  Possible Answer: Goidelic, Erse, Gaelic

• The clue is 28. Back end. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAR

  Possible Answer: buns, tail_end, prat, ass, back, arse, nurture, buttocks, can, bottom, rear_end, lift, bring_up, derriere, rise, stern, rear, hindquarters, seat, keister, tail, tooshie, parent, put_up, erect, rearward, hind_end, behind, bum, fundament, posterior, back_end, raise, set_up, nates, tush, butt, rump, rise_up, fanny, backside

  Possible Opposite Answer : front, head, level

• The clue is 30. TV host who got asked a lot of questions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ALEXTREBEK

• The clue is 33. Labor day event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIRTH

  Possible Answer: birth, giving_birth, nascency, nativity, deliver, have, give_birth, nascence, bear, birthing, parentage, parturition

  Possible Opposite Answer : death

• The clue is 34. Pseudonym in a landmark legal case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 36. Cries of understanding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAS

• The clue is 37. Cause for a lawsuit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORT

  Possible Answer: tort, civil_wrong

• The clue is 38. "Vissi d'arte" opera. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOSCA

• The clue is 39. Qatari leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIR

  Possible Answer: emeer, emir, ameer, amir

• The clue is 44. Enemy of the Rebel Alliance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMPIRE

  Possible Answer: empire, Empire, imperium, conglomerate

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

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer: source, semen, germ, cum, ejaculate, seeded_player, seminal_fluid, come, seed, sow

• The clue is 46. Korean fermented cabbage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIMCHI

• The clue is 47. Remark while fanning oneself, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSHOT

• The clue is 49. Integra maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACURA

• The clue is 50. Polo, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIRT

  Possible Answer: shirt

• The clue is 54. It washes a shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIDE

  Possible Answer: tide, surge, lunar_time_period

  Possible Opposite Answer : ebb

• The clue is 55. Closest pal, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BFF

• The clue is 56. Not just some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALL

  Possible Answer: totally, entirely, altogether, all, completely, wholly, whole

  Possible Opposite Answer : partly, some

• The clue is 57. Hamm of soccer fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIA

• The clue is 58. Ones trying not to be sacked, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QBS

• The clue is 59. Fossil hunters' project. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIG

  Possible Answer: excavation, grok, excavate, grasp, barb, gibe, dig_out, jab, drudge, slam, get_the_picture, savvy, dig, cut_into, travail, comprehend, poke, dig_up, delve, stab, turn_over, shot, moil, shaft, toil, grind, fag, prod, compass, labour, archeological_site, digging, labor, hollow, apprehend, jibe

2408 Fri Aug 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "Pretty Little Liars" author Shepard, 5. Trap for the unwary, 10. High-end hotel amenities, 14. Takeoff announcement?, 16. Rocked, in a way, 17. "Future me — don't forget this!", 18. Holly genus, 19. Gave a once-over, 20. Begrudging assent, 22. Jazz trumpeter Jones, 23. Spiny reptile that, despite its name, is actually a lizard, 24. The Flyers, on a scoreboard, 25. Famed recipient of a lesser blessing, 27. "Eww, enough!", 28. Cry of fear, 29. Makes, as a putt, 31. Some Reichstag votes, 35. Stage group often dressed in black, 37. Struggles, 39. [And just like that ...], 40. "TiK ToK" creator, 42. "Any ___?", 44. Makeup ingredient?, 45. Soldier of Sauron, 47. Cubism-inspired style, 48. Like 30-Down, 49. Make a deal official, say, 53. The average person will shed at least one every day, 55. Spice derived from the inner bark of a tropical tree, 56. Like some broken records, 58. Antagonist in a 1604 play … or a 1992 animated movie, 59. Forest, in a metaphor, 61. Breezed (by), 62. Try to get the upper hand?, 63. Afflictions, 64. Infinitesimal, 65. Wine bottle spec

Fri Aug 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. 0, for 180°, 2. Bit of salty language?, 3. Some announcements from the Fed, 4. Cosmetics brand owned by Estée Lauder, 5. Organ piece, 6. KenKen entries: Abbr., 7. "For real?!", 8. Minos or Midas, 9. Member of la famille, 10. Fan base added to the O.E.D. in 2023, 11. Oral vaccine target, 12. Sphere, 13. Planned Parenthood offering, informally, 15. Warm-up pieces, 21. "How Firm a Foundation," for one, 23. Where VietJet Air is headquartered, 24. Half a half-bushel, 26. Watch, in a way, 30. Winter forecast, 32. Debated, 33. Comedian Aparna who wrote "Unreliable Narrator", 34. Do a certain veterinary job, 36. "It's anyone's guess", 38. West Coast political hub, familiarly, 41. What an integral can compute, 43. Comfort, 46. Fighting, 49. Genre celebrated at the annual Worldcon, 50. Meeting greeting, 51. Well-behaved sort, 52. Color of a proverbial French beast, 54. Chichi, 56. Like the coats of many terriers, 57. Free-roaming residents of Japan's Nara Park, 60. Beat decisively, in video game lingo

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 23, 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. "Pretty Little Liars" author Shepard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA




• The clue is 5. Trap for the unwary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNARE

  Possible Answer : trammel, hook, side_drum, snare_drum, gin, entrap, noose, ensnare, trap, snare




• The clue is 10. High-end hotel amenities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAS

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




• The clue is 14. Takeoff announcement?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: IHAVETORUN




• The clue is 16. Rocked, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORE

  Possible Answer : tire, wear_thin, tire_out, get_into, endure, put_on, fag, don, break, bust, outwear, assume, fatigue, have_on, wear, fall_apart, hold_out, wear_off, bear, wear_out, weary, jade, fag_out, wear_upon, wear_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh




• The clue is 17. "Future me — don't forget this!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: NOTETOSELF




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

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

  The answer: ILEX

  Possible Answer : genus_Ilex, Ilex




• The clue is 19. Gave a once-over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYEDUP




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

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

  The answer: YEAHFINE




• The clue is 22. Jazz trumpeter Jones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THAD




• The clue is 23. Spiny reptile that, despite its name, is actually a lizard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORNYTOAD




• The clue is 24. The Flyers, on a scoreboard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHI

  Possible Answer : phi




• The clue is 25. Famed recipient of a lesser blessing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESAU

  Possible Answer : Esau




• The clue is 27. "Eww, enough!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMI




• The clue is 28. Cry of fear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEK




• The clue is 29. Makes, as a putt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINKS

  Possible Answer : subside, bury, go_down, dip, sink, slump, drop, pass, sump, drop_down, swallow_hole, settle, slide_down, go_under, sinkhole, fall_off, cesspool, cesspit, lapse

  Possible Opposite Answer : source, float




• The clue is 31. Some Reichstag votes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEINS




• The clue is 35. Stage group often dressed in black. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREW

  Possible Answer : work_party, crew, crowd, gang, bunch




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

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

  The answer: TOILS

  Possible Answer : labour, fag, dig, travail, drudge, moil, labor, grind, toil




• The clue is 39. [And just like that ...]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer : break_down, snapshot, flick, cinch, child's_play, click, piece_of_cake, ginger_snap, snatch_up, shot, snap_fastener, grab, bust, snap_bean, tear, rupture, snap, duck_soup, centering, pushover, shoot, gingersnap, walkover, snarl, photograph, catch, cracking, ginger_nut, press_stud, snatch, elasticity, picnic, lose_it, crack, breeze

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity




• The clue is 40. "TiK ToK" creator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KESHA




• The clue is 42. "Any ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEAS

  Possible Answer : melodic_theme, estimation, mind, estimate, thought, idea, theme, musical_theme, approximation




• The clue is 44. Makeup ingredient?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DNA

  Possible Answer : deoxyribonucleic_acid, desoxyribonucleic_acid, DNA




• The clue is 45. Soldier of Sauron. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORC




• The clue is 47. Cubism-inspired style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECO

  Possible Answer : art_deco, deco




• The clue is 48. Like 30-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICY

  Possible Answer : frozen, polar, glacial, arctic, wintry, gelid, frosty, frigid, icy




• The clue is 49. Make a deal official, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAKEONIT




• The clue is 53. The average person will shed at least one every day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASH

  Possible Answer : welt, eyelash, flog, whip, slash, lash, thong, whiplash, strap, cilium, lather, trounce

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlash




• The clue is 55. Spice derived from the inner bark of a tropical tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CINNAMON

  Possible Answer : Ceylon_cinnamon_tree, cinnamon, cinnamon_bark, Cinnamomum_zeylanicum, Ceylon_cinnamon




• The clue is 56. Like some broken records. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARPED

  Possible Answer : heave, buckle, warp, garble, distort, falsify, warped




• The clue is 58. Antagonist in a 1604 play … or a 1992 animated movie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAGO

  Possible Answer : Iago




• The clue is 59. Forest, in a metaphor. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: BIGPICTURE




• The clue is 61. Breezed (by). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLEW

  Possible Answer : flee, vaporize, wing, aviate, fly, vanish, take_flight, pilot, fell




• The clue is 62. Try to get the upper hand?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ARMWRESTLE




• The clue is 63. Afflictions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILLS

  Possible Answer : ill, complaint, ailment




• The clue is 64. Infinitesimal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENY

  Possible Answer : teentsy, itty-bitty, weensy, bitty, wee, itsy-bitsy, weeny, bittie, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny




• The clue is 65. Wine bottle spec. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAR

  Possible Answer : yr, twelvemonth, class, year

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. 0, for 180°. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINE

  Possible Answer: sine, sin

• The clue is 2. Bit of salty language?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHOYTHERE

• The clue is 3. Some announcements from the Fed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RATEHIKES

• The clue is 4. Cosmetics brand owned by Estée Lauder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVEDA

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

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

  The answer: STOP

  Possible Answer: halt, layover, block_off, block, hitch, block_up, hold_back, stop_over, discontinue, stop_consonant, contain, turn_back, check, quit, kibosh, break, occlusion, arrest, blockage, stopover, finish, plosive, give_up, period, occlusive, stay, catch, stop, full_point, break_off, cease, barricade, blockade, full_stop, lay_off, intercept, hold_on, diaphragm, closure, point, plosive_consonant, plosive_speech_sound, stoppage, terminate, bar, end

  Possible Opposite Answer : start, continue, begin, continuant_consonant

• The clue is 6. KenKen entries: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOS

  Possible Answer: nobelium, No, no, atomic_number_102

  Possible Opposite Answer : yes

• The clue is 7. "For real?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREYOUKIDDINGME

• The clue is 8. Minos or Midas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer: rule, ruler, swayer

• The clue is 9. Member of la famille. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENFANT

• The clue is 10. Fan base added to the O.E.D. in 2023. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWIFTIES

• The clue is 11. Oral vaccine target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLIO

  Possible Answer: acute_anterior_poliomyelitis, polio, infantile_paralysis, poliomyelitis

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

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

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer: sphere, field, arena, sports_stadium, orbit, bowl, area, stadium, domain, scene_of_action

• The clue is 13. Planned Parenthood offering, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXED

  Possible Answer: excite, sex, arouse, wind_up, turn_on, sexed

• The clue is 15. Warm-up pieces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETUDES

  Possible Answer: etude

• The clue is 21. "How Firm a Foundation," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYMN

  Possible Answer: hymn, anthem

• The clue is 23. Where VietJet Air is headquartered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANOI

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Vietnam, Hanoi

• The clue is 24. Half a half-bushel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECK

  Possible Answer: mint, tidy_sum, passel, quite_a_little, slew, heap, mountain, hen-peck, deal, smack, pick, nag, peck, spate, mess, pile, hatful, peck_at, raft, mickle, stack, muckle, good_deal, wad, beak, pick_up, sight, great_deal, batch, mass, flock, lot, pot, plenty, pick_at

• The clue is 26. Watch, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIT

  Possible Answer: pose, sit_down, model, ride, sit_around, sit, posture, baby-sit, seat

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 30. Winter forecast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEET

  Possible Answer: sleet

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

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

  The answer: INDISPUTE

• The clue is 33. Comedian Aparna who wrote "Unreliable Narrator". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NANCHERLA

• The clue is 34. Do a certain veterinary job. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAY

  Possible Answer: castrate, alter, spay, neuter

• The clue is 36. "It's anyone's guess". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOKNOWS

• The clue is 38. West Coast political hub, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAC

  Possible Answer: pocket, Sauk, theca, pouch, sack, Sac, sac

• The clue is 41. What an integral can compute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREA

  Possible Answer: sphere, field, arena, surface_area, country, orbit, region, area, expanse, domain

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

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

  The answer: SOLACE

  Possible Answer: console, solace, comfort, soothe, solacement, consolation

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

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

  The answer: COMBAT

  Possible Answer: scrap, fighting, fight, combat, armed_combat, battle

• The clue is 49. Genre celebrated at the annual Worldcon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCIFI

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

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

  The answer: HIALL

• The clue is 51. Well-behaved sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGEL

  Possible Answer: Angel_Falls, Angel, holy_person, holy_man, backer, saint, angel

• The clue is 52. Color of a proverbial French beast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOIRE

• The clue is 54. Chichi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTSY

• The clue is 56. Like the coats of many terriers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIRY

  Possible Answer: stringy, wiry

• The clue is 57. Free-roaming residents of Japan's Nara Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEER

  Possible Answer: deer, cervid

• The clue is 60. Beat decisively, in video game lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PWN

February 15, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (43 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 80 (37 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.6 letters

NYT Wednesday Crossword Across Clues - February 15, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Kit Kat component	5
2A	6. Heal (over)	4
3A	10. "Ruler," in Quechua	4
4A	14. Words before "darned"	5
5A	15. What ice cream and hearts may do	4
6A	16. Transport up a bunny hill	4
7A	17. Investigative journalist and civil rights pioneer who co-founded the N.A.A.C.P.	9
8A	19. Some bunts, in brief	4
9A	20. Exhaust	3
10A	21. Boiling sensation	3
11A	22. California's "Eureka," for one	5
12A	23. Novelist and civil rights activist who wrote "Go Tell It on the Mountain"	12
13A	28. Language in which "eleven" is "once"	7
14A	30. One way to crack	4
15A	31. Holiday pie flavor	5
16A	32. Automated tweeter	3
17A	33. Ribs serving	4
18A	37. "___ away!"	3
19A	38. W.W. II-era campaign that helped usher in the civil rights movement … and a hint to four answers in this puzzle	7
20A	42. Letter after phi	3
21A	43. Make a pit stop at a punk show?	4
22A	45. Bodybuilding supplement co.	3
23A	46. Interrupt, as at a dance	5
24A	48. Rank above a viscount	4
25A	50. Road flare, e.g.	7
26A	52. African American who received a posthumous Medal of Honor for valorous service in W.W. II	12
27A	56. "Star Wars" beeper, informally	5
28A	57. Nest egg inits.	3
29A	58. Transcript stat	3
30A	61. When repeated, a sport fish	4
31A	62. Historian, essayist and civil rights leader who was the first African American to receive a doctorate at Harvard	9
32A	66. Manipulates	4
33A	67. Whimper	4
34A	68. Waze way	5
35A	69. Trimester, e.g.	4
36A	70. ___-bitsy	4
37A	71. Many, informally	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. Kit Kat component"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Heal (over)"

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 someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
• Words that mean the same thing: fink, blackleg, strikebreaker
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Ruler," in Quechua"

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 ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Words that mean the same thing: Inka, Incan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Words before "darned""

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: ILLBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. What ice cream and hearts may do"

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 the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: thaw, dethaw, unfreeze
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Transport up a bunny hill"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Investigative journalist and civil rights pioneer who co-founded the N.A.A.C.P."

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IDABWELLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Some bunts, in brief"

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 enclosed space
• Words that mean the same thing: sack, Sauk, Sac
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SACS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Exhaust"

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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: saphead, play out, blackjack
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Boiling sensation"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: ira, choler, wrath
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. California's "Eureka," for one"

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 favorite saying of a sect or political group
• Words that mean the same thing: catchword, shibboleth, slogan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Novelist and civil rights activist who wrote "Go Tell It on the Mountain""

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: JAMESBALDWIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Language in which "eleven" is "once""

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 the romance language spoken in most of spain and the countries colonized by spain
• Words that mean the same thing: Spanish people
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPANISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. One way to crack"

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 way of doing or being
• Words that mean the same thing: knowing, Isaac Mayer Wise, impudent
• The opposite would be: foolish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Holiday pie flavor"

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 wood of a pecan tree
• Words that mean the same thing: pecan tree, Carya illinoinsis, Carya illinoensis
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PECAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Automated tweeter"

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 botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Ribs serving"

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 framework for holding objects
• Words that mean the same thing: torture, wrack, scud
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. "___ away!""

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: enquire, call for, expect
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. W.W. II-era campaign that helped usher in the civil rights movement … and a hint to four answers in this puzzle"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: DOUBLEV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Letter after phi"

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 circulating life energy that in chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
• Words that mean the same thing: qi, khi, ch'i
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Make a pit stop at a punk show?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that dance the slam dance
• Words that mean the same thing: thrash, slam, slam dance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Bodybuilding supplement co."

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: GNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Interrupt, as at a dance"

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 (biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUTIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Rank above a viscount"

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 british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Road flare, e.g."

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 message informing of danger
• Words that mean the same thing: exemplary, monition, monish
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WARNING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. African American who received a posthumous Medal of Honor for valorous service in W.W. II"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: GEORGEWATSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. "Star Wars" beeper, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARTOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Nest egg inits."

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 militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Transcript stat"

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 measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: grade point average
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. When repeated, a sport fish"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Historian, essayist and civil rights leader who was the first African American to receive a doctorate at Harvard"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WEBDUBOIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Manipulates"

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 act of using
• Words that mean the same thing: enjoyment, manipulation, function
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Whimper"

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 cry weakly or softly
• Words that mean the same thing: wail, whimper, pule
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Waze way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an established line of travel or access
• Words that mean the same thing: itinerary, road, path
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Trimester, 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 word or expression used for some particular thing
• Words that mean the same thing: terminal figure, full term, condition
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. ___-bitsy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. Many, informally"

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: LOTSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle February 15, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Consoles whose controllers have wrist straps	4
2D	2. Hawkeye's player on "M*A*S*H"	4
3D	3. Griddle goodies	9
4D	4. Beach retreat?	3
5D	5. Give juice to	3
6D	6. Enemy org. in Bond novels	6
7D	7. Big name	5
8D	8. "That's ___ she wrote"	3
9D	9. K-pop megastars	3
10D	10. "We're through!"	7
11D	11. Where to see Timberwolves battle Grizzlies	5
12D	12. Mojave flora	5
13D	13. Crime of combustion	5
14D	18. Competes (for)	4
15D	22. G.P.s, e.g.	3
16D	24. Actress de Armas	3
17D	25. Yours might be made up	4
18D	26. Off-base, in a way	4
19D	27. Lo-cal, perhaps	4
20D	28. ___ folder	4
21D	29. Durango dough	4
22D	32. Original "Fleabag" airer	3
23D	34. Throwing a tantrum, say	9
24D	35. Facial feature that many characters on "The Simpsons" lack	4
25D	36. "___ me!" (checkers cry)	4
26D	39. Fairy tale baddie	4
27D	40. Silver State sch.	4
28D	41. Bygone home theater components	4
29D	44. Selfless courage	7
30D	47. Popular card game	3
31D	49. In the past	3
32D	50. Like a songbird	6
33D	51. Hardly any	4
34D	52. Full spectrum	5
35D	53. Clear the board	5
36D	54. ___ half (partner)	5
37D	55. Peak perks	5
38D	59. The stones in stone fruits	4
39D	60. On the briny	4
40D	62. Keydets' sch.	3
41D	63. Screen, as a candidate	3
42D	64. "www" address	3
43D	65. Cry that might make you jump	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. Consoles whose controllers have wrist straps"

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: WIIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Hawkeye's player on "M*A*S*H""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Griddle goodies"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
• Words that mean the same thing: flapcake, battercake, hot cake
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLAPJACKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Beach retreat?"

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 gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
• Words that mean the same thing: ebbing, ebb down, ebb off
• The opposite would be: tide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Give juice to"

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 rate of revolution of a motor
• Words that mean the same thing: rpm, rev up, revolutions per minute
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Enemy org. in Bond novels"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SMERSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Big name"

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: CELEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "That's ___ she wrote""

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 quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• Words that mean the same thing: entirely, wholly, whole
• The opposite would be: partly, some
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. K-pop megastars"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "We're through!""

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: ITSOVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Where to see Timberwolves battle Grizzlies"

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: NBATV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Mojave flora"

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 succulent plant of the family cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the new world and usually having spines
• Words that mean the same thing: cactus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CACTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Crime of combustion"

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 malicious burning to destroy property
• Words that mean the same thing: fire-raising, incendiarism
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Competes (for)"

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 compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Words that mean the same thing: vie, compete, contend
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. G.P.s, e.g."

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 radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (md is the current symbol for mendelevium but mv was formerly the symbol)
• Words that mean the same thing: doctor, physician, Dr.
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. 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 17 Down: "25. Yours might be made up"

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 that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
• Words that mean the same thing: head, listen, beware
• The opposite would be: forget
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Off-base, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one who is away or absent without leave
• Words that mean the same thing: truant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Lo-cal, perhaps"

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 having relatively few calories
• Words that mean the same thing: low-cal, light, calorie-free
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. ___ folder"

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 canned meat made largely from pork
• Words that mean the same thing: junk e-mail
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Durango dough"

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 basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
• Words that mean the same thing: Mexican peso, Chilean peso, Uruguayan peso
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Original "Fleabag" airer"

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: BBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Throwing a tantrum, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACTINGOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Facial feature that many characters on "The Simpsons" lack"

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 the protruding part of the lower jaw
• Words that mean the same thing: Kuki, Kuki-Chin, mentum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. "___ me!" (checkers cry)"

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 male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
• Words that mean the same thing: Rex, queen, mogul
• The opposite would be: queen, female monarch
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Fairy tale baddie"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: monster, fiend, devil
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Silver State sch."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UNLV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Bygone home theater components"

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 magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) tv programs
• Words that mean the same thing: VCR, videocassette recorder
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VCRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Selfless courage"

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 qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
• Words that mean the same thing: valiance, valiancy, valor
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEROISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Popular card game"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. In the past"

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 gone by; or in the past
• Words that mean the same thing: agone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Like a songbird"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WARBLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Hardly any"

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: ATAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Full spectrum"

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

  The answer is: GAMUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Clear the board"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that remove from memory or existence
• Words that mean the same thing: wipe off, rub out, wipe out
• The opposite would be: record
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. ___ half (partner)"

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 not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the white queen
• Words that mean the same thing: former, early
• The opposite would be: same
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Peak perks"

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 way of regarding situations or topics etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: regard, opinion, look at
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. The stones in stone fruits"

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 sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• Words that mean the same thing: cavity, stone pit, infernal region
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. On the briny"

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 in the direction of the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: seawards, seaward
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Keydets' sch."

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: VMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Screen, as a candidate"

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 doctor who practices veterinary medicine
• Words that mean the same thing: ex-serviceman, veterinarian, veterinary surgeon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "64. "www" address"

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 address of a web page on the world wide web
• Words that mean the same thing: uniform resource locator, universal resource locator
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "65. Cry that might make you jump"

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 cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
• Words that mean the same thing: hoot, bird, raspberry
• The opposite would be: applaud
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	62.5%
Short Answer	18	22.5%
Sports	4	5.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
Geography	2	2.5%
History	1	1.2%
Literature	1	1.2%
Music	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	43
Total Clues	80
Average Answer Length	4.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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 04, 2025 at 07:38 AM