27438 Wed Dec 25, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 25, 2024

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

Wed Dec 25, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Franken and Sharpton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_13, Alabama, Lou_Gehrig's_disease, aluminium, amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis, Al, AL, Heart_of_Dixie, ALS, Camellia_State, aluminum




• The clue is 4. Like many college dorms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COED




• The clue is 8. Wood-shaping tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASP

  Possible Answer : wood_file, rasping, rasp




• The clue is 12. State school near the Allegheny River, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PITT

  Possible Answer : Pitt_the_Younger, Pitt, William_Pitt, First_Earl_of_Chatham, George_Dibdin_Pitt, Second_Earl_of_Chatham, George_Pitt, George_Dibdin-Pitt, Pitt_the_Elder




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

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

  The answer: SUCKA




• The clue is 15. Kuwaiti leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIR

  Possible Answer : ameer, emir, emeer, amir




• The clue is 16. Destination for the Taj Express. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGRA

  Possible Answer : Agra




• The clue is 17. Upper atmosphere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETHER

  Possible Answer : ethyl_ether, ether, divinyl_ether, aether, ethoxyethane, quintessence, vinyl_ether, diethyl_ether




• The clue is 18. Atmosphere in the room. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIBE

  Possible Answer : vibe, vibration




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

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

  The answer: CHUM

  Possible Answer : brother, pal, Oncorhynchus_keta, buddy, crony, chum, chum_salmon, sidekick




• The clue is 20. Ding-dongs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORONS

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




• The clue is 22. "___ anges dans nos campagnes" (French carol). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LES

  Possible Answer : lupus_erythematosus, LE




• The clue is 23. Start of an encrypted web address. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HTTPS

  Possible Answer : hypertext_transfer_protocol, HTTP




• The clue is 25. More, on a music score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIU




• The clue is 26. What some fear A.I. might become. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWARE

  Possible Answer : cognisant, aware, cognizant, mindful

  Possible Opposite Answer : unaware, unmindful




• The clue is 28. Format for an English final, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSAYTEST




• The clue is 30. Instruction from a taxi driver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETIN




• The clue is 31. ___ Blanc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONT




• The clue is 32. Best in a hot dog competition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTEAT




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

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

  The answer: GETUPS

  Possible Answer : outfit, rig, turnout, getup




• The clue is 37. Actress Rooney of 2015's "Carol". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARA

  Possible Answer : Dolichotis_patagonum, mara, Mara




• The clue is 39. Sailor's "Stop!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVAST




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

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

  The answer: CATARACTS

  Possible Answer : cataract




• The clue is 45. Unidentified person, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANDO




• The clue is 46. Ox's stablemate in a traditional Nativity scene. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : rear, shag, nooky, seat, tush, derriere, buns, fanny, arsenic, tooshie, screw, stern, behind, bum, rump, AS, fucking, keister, prat, atomic_number_33, bottom, nates, rear_end, fuck, piece_of_ass, tail, posterior, butt, fundament, backside, ass, shtup, As, arse, American_Samoa, hindquarters, screwing, buttocks, nookie, tail_end, Eastern_Samoa, piece_of_tail, hind_end, roll_in_the_hay, can




• The clue is 47. Skate park jump. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE




• The clue is 48. OLED alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LCD

  Possible Answer : LCD, liquid_crystal_display




• The clue is 49. Insect with a single ear found on its chest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANTIS

  Possible Answer : mantid, mantis




• The clue is 52. Watch over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEND

  Possible Answer : incline, be_given, lean, tend, run




• The clue is 53. Hungarian violinist Leopold. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUER




• The clue is 55. Base boss, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARGE




• The clue is 56. "Every cloud ___ silver lining". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASA




• The clue is 57. Animated clownfish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEMO




• The clue is 58. Name derived from the Greek for "peace". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRENE




• The clue is 59. Whence the gingerbread man. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVEN

  Possible Answer : oven




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

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

  The answer: DESI




• The clue is 61. Votes for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYES




• The clue is 62. Pairs of jolly bells?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELS

  Possible Answer : ALT, el, overhead_railway, altitude, elevation, elevated_railroad, EL, elevated_railway, elevated

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: APACHE

  Possible Answer: Apache, apache

• The clue is 2. What might be strung from the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIGHTS

  Possible Answer: fire_up, lighting, luminousness, get_off, lighter, alight, get_down, light, illume, visible_radiation, lightness, spark, visible_light, illumine, ignite, perch, Inner_Light, fall, luminance, light_source, sparkle, luminosity, igniter, brightness, brightness_level, dismount, light_up, illuminate, Christ_Within, illumination, Light_Within, unhorse, twinkle, Light, ignitor

  Possible Opposite Answer : extinguish, dark

• The clue is 3. Walks with confidence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRUTS

  Possible Answer: prance, sashay, strut, cock, ruffle, swagger, tittup

• The clue is 4. Prepare, as a watermelon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUTOPEN

• The clue is 5. Holiday carol … or a literal hint to what can be drawn by connecting nine letters when this puzzle is finished. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: OCHRISTMASTREE

• The clue is 6. Just manage, as a win. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKEOUT

• The clue is 7. Mend, as a stocking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARN

  Possible Answer: tinker's_damn, patch, red_cent, darn, tinker's_dam, hoot, shucks, mend, shit, damn

• The clue is 8. Cleric's title: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REV

  Possible Answer: rpm, revolutions_per_minute, rev_up, rev

• The clue is 9. "Have you started without me?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMILATE

• The clue is 10. Region near the North Pole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIBERIA

  Possible Answer: Siberia

• The clue is 11. What might be set under the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESENT

  Possible Answer: represent, stage, portray, present_tense, present, exhibit, deliver, pose, nowadays, gift, salute, face, award, acquaint, submit, demo, give, lay_out, demonstrate, confront, show, introduce

  Possible Opposite Answer : future, absent

• The clue is 13. Florida city or bay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMPA

  Possible Answer: Tampa

• The clue is 14. School yr. part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEM

• The clue is 21. Arizona's ___ National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGUARO

  Possible Answer: Carnegiea_gigantea, saguaro, sahuaro

• The clue is 24. Red nose during wintertime, maybe?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYMPTOM

  Possible Answer: symptom

• The clue is 27. Like fresh paint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WET

  Possible Answer: fuddled, smashed, sozzled, lactating, pie-eyed, blind_drunk, loaded, stiff, crocked, wet, besotted, soaked, moisture, pixilated, tight, blotto, squiffy, sloshed, plastered, pissed, cockeyed, slopped, soused

  Possible Opposite Answer : dry

• The clue is 29. Go-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOS

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

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

  The answer: ORA

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

• The clue is 33. What might be draped from the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GARLAND

  Possible Answer: Judy_Garland, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei, Garland, miscellany, florilegium, wreath

• The clue is 34. One seeking refuge from a dangerous situation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVACUEE

  Possible Answer: evacuee

• The clue is 35. Some two-seaters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANDEMS

  Possible Answer: tandem_bicycle, tandem, bicycle-built-for-two

• The clue is 36. Euro competitor, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USD

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

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

  The answer: ATSIGNS

• The clue is 40. Tweety Bird, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANARY

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

• The clue is 41. Even if, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTHO

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

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

  The answer: CLEAVE

  Possible Answer: rive, cohere, stick, adhere, split, cling, cleave

• The clue is 43. What might be hung from the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINSEL

  Possible Answer: tinsel

• The clue is 44. Civics, for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDANS

  Possible Answer: sedan, saloon, sedan_chair

• The clue is 50. Where most of the world's rice and tea is grown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIA

  Possible Answer: Asia

• The clue is 51. Word repeated in the lyric "Do you ___ what I ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEE

  Possible Answer: get_wind, find, view, picture, envision, interpret, come_across, visualize, visit, learn, determine, understand, figure, go_through, run_across, visualise, catch, watch, ensure, get_a_line, reckon, construe, fancy, examine, check, see_to_it, find_out, pick_up, take_in, escort, image, realise, consider, see, hear, ascertain, experience, run_into, encounter, control, go_steady, project, assure, attend, regard, take_care, look, witness, get_word, insure, go_out, date, meet, discover, realize

• The clue is 54. King of France. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROI

  Possible Answer: return_on_invested_capital, ROI, return_on_investment

August 12, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (27 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (27 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle August 12, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Summer program in Huntsville, Ala.	9
2A	10. Poor excuse for a student	11
3A	12. Making one's bed, taking a shower and solving a crossword, say	13
4A	14. Bronze from a bottle	7
5A	15. Common bug	3
6A	16. Fella	3
7A	18. Cut off	4
8A	19. Means of communication with Commissioner Gordon	8
9A	21. ___ blanc	3
10A	22. Position in an array, to a computer scientist	5
11A	25. You might bend over backward for it	4
12A	26. Gets the heck out of odgeday	8
13A	28. Fictional weapon of the 23rd century	6
14A	30. Give updates on in real time, perhaps	9
15A	32. Comfortable	6
16A	35. "Clearly, you'd like me to leave that topic alone"	8
17A	39. Quick study?	4
18A	40. Some frigid temps	5
19A	41. The Bengals, on scoreboards	3
20A	42. Trumpeter Wynton	8
21A	45. ___ noire	4
22A	46. Outer: Prefix	3
23A	47. Study	3
24A	48. "Less is more," for one	7
25A	51. "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" song	13
26A	54. Response to someone who got the answer instantly	11
27A	55. SoulCycle offering	9

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. Summer program in Huntsville, Ala."

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: SPACECAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Poor excuse for a student"

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: THEDOGATEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. Making one's bed, taking a shower and solving a crossword, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: MORNINGRITUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Bronze from a bottle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FAKETAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Common bug"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
• Words that mean the same thing: grippe, influenza
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Fella"

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: BUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Cut off"

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 chop or split with an ax
• Words that mean the same thing: ax, axe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Means of communication with Commissioner Gordon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BATPHONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. ___ blanc"

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: VIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Position in an array, to a computer scientist"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
• Words that mean the same thing: index finger, forefinger, power
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INDEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. You might bend over backward for it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YOGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Gets the heck out of odgeday"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMSCRAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Fictional weapon of the 23rd century"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: PHASER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Give updates on in real time, perhaps"

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: LIVETWEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Comfortable"

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: ATEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. "Clearly, you'd like me to leave that topic alone""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IWONTASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "39. Quick study?"

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 crowd or pack to capacity
• Words that mean the same thing: ram, bone up, swot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "40. Some frigid temps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
• Words that mean the same thing: stripling, teenager, teen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. The Bengals, on scoreboards"

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: CIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Trumpeter Wynton"

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: MARSALIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. ___ noire"

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: BETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Outer: Prefix"

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 administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
• Words that mean the same thing: electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock, electroshock therapy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Study"

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 habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: hideout, lair, hideaway
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. "Less is more," for one"

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 (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARADOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" song"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THEDOCTORISIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Response to someone who got the answer instantly"

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: YOUNAILEDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. SoulCycle offering"

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: SPINCLASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword August 12, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Bit	5
2D	2. Confined	4
3D	3. 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit	4
4D	4. Part of New England: Abbr.	4
5D	5. ___ salad	3
6D	6. Site that offers vehicle history reports	6
7D	7. Crooked	5
8D	8. Got together	5
9D	9. More, on a score	3
10D	10. Mere placeholders	6
11D	11. Some unmentionables	6
12D	12. "Less is more," for one	5
13D	13. Quad-strengthening exercise move	5
14D	14. Kind of bean that can be used to make falafel	4
15D	17. Camping danger	4
16D	19. Friends 4ever	7
17D	20. Radisson competitor	5
18D	22. Messenger for the gods in the "Iliad"	4
19D	23. Basilica section	4
20D	24. Curl Up and ___ (punnily named hair salon)	3
21D	27. Digger's harvest	5
22D	28. Drudge	4
23D	29. No cock-a-doodle-doo-ers	4
24D	31. Former employer of Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, for short	3
25D	32. Maker of a jet-propelled pogo stick	4
26D	33. Pamphlet	5
27D	34. Like loam and humus	6
28D	36. Crushed a test	6
29D	37. Suppress	5
30D	38. Building toy brand	4
31D	40. Naval destroyer, in old slang	6
32D	43. Make sense	5
33D	44. Téa of CBS's "Madam Secretary"	5
34D	45. Grounds	5
35D	48. Election season news	4
36D	49. Grounds	4
37D	50. Purges	4
38D	52. Brand of camera or lip balm	3
39D	53. Idiosyncrasy	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. Bit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: whit, rag, tear up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Confined"

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 produce a literary work
• Words that mean the same thing: write, compose, pen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit"

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: ADIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Part of New England: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. ___ salad"

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 animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
• Words that mean the same thing: bollock, eggs, testis
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Site that offers vehicle history reports"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: CARFAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Crooked"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
• Words that mean the same thing: tipped, tilted, canted
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Got together"

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: METUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. More, on a score"

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: PIU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Mere placeholders"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an individual instance of a type of symbol
• Words that mean the same thing: keepsake, souvenir, item
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOKENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Some unmentionables"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a prejudice (especially in polynesia and other south pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
• Words that mean the same thing: taboo, tabu
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TABOOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Less is more," 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 saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
• Words that mean the same thing: axiom, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAXIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Quad-strengthening exercise move"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of moving forward suddenly
• Words that mean the same thing: hurtle, hurl, passado
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUNGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Kind of bean that can be used to make falafel"

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: FAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "17. Camping danger"

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 massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
• Words that mean the same thing: suffer, assume, endure
• The opposite would be: bull
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "19. Friends 4ever"

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: BESTIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "20. Radisson competitor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HYATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "22. Messenger for the gods in the "Iliad""

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 plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• Words that mean the same thing: flag, sword lily, iris diaphragm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "23. Basilica section"

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

  The answer is: NAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "24. Curl Up and ___ (punnily named hair salon)"

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 usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
• Words that mean the same thing: dyestuff
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "27. Digger's harvest"

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 informal terms for money
• Words that mean the same thing: dinero, scratch, 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: CLAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "28. Drudge"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
• Words that mean the same thing: drudge, navvy, galley slave
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "29. No cock-a-doodle-doo-ers"

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 adult female chicken
• Words that mean the same thing: hen, biddy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Former employer of Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, for short"

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

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: WWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "32. Maker of a jet-propelled pogo stick"

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 highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• Words that mean the same thing: top, apex, peak
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "33. Pamphlet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an extended area of land
• Words that mean the same thing: nerve tract, piece of land, pathway
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "34. Like loam and humus"

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 conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
• Words that mean the same thing: gross, crude, vulgar
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARTHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "36. Crushed a test"

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: ACEDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "37. Suppress"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SITON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "38. Building toy brand"

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: KNEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "40. Naval destroyer, in old slang"

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: TINCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "43. Make sense"

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: ADDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "44. Téa of CBS's "Madam Secretary""

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: LEONI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "45. Grounds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a relation that provides the foundation for something
• Words that mean the same thing: ground, groundwork, fundament
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "48. Election season news"

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 inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
• Words that mean the same thing: crown, pollard, canvas
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "49. Grounds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: domain, country, region
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "50. Purges"

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 relieve from
• Words that mean the same thing: rid, free, disembarrass
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "52. Brand of camera or lip balm"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "53. Idiosyncrasy"

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 local and habitual twitching especially in the face
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	74.2%
Short Answer	10	15.2%
History	4	6.1%
Abbreviation	2	3.0%
Music	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	27
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.4 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!

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Last Updated: September 08, 2025 at 03:51 AM