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27454 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crosswords: January 10, 2025

Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Ducked (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNUCK

    Possible Answer : mouse, pinch, abstract, slip, nobble, sneak, swipe, snarf, creep, lift, filch, hook, pussyfoot, pilfer, cabbage, purloin


  • The clue is 6. High chairs?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STOOLS

    Possible Answer : faeces, faecal_matter, crap, pot, take_a_shit, take_a_crap, BM, can, toilet, ordure, stool, dejection, shit, fecal_matter, feces, make, defecate, crapper, ca-ca, throne, potty, commode, tiller


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

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

    The answer: PONIES

    Possible Answer : shot_glass, pony, trot, crib, jigger


  • The clue is 14. Sarcastic response to an obvious statement. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHOKNEW


  • The clue is 15. GarageBand and iMovie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IOSAPPS


  • The clue is 17. "Don't wait up" occasion, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOTDATE


  • The clue is 18. "This is ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CNN


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

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

    The answer: TAILORS

    Possible Answer : sartor, sew, tailor-make, orient, seamster, cut, tailor


  • The clue is 21. It might change your perspective. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LSD

    Possible Answer : lysergic_acid_diethylamide, LSD


  • The clue is 22. "No doubt in my mind". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YEAHIMSURE


  • The clue is 24. Do some light work?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LASE


  • The clue is 25. Brainstorm out loud. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPITBALL

    Possible Answer : spitball, spitter


  • The clue is 26. Text with 114 suwar, in a classic spelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KORAN

    Possible Answer : al-Qur'an, Quran, Koran, Book


  • The clue is 27. Walk in the park, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STROLL

    Possible Answer : amble, perambulation, promenade, saunter, stroll


  • The clue is 28. ___ swear. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PINKY

    Possible Answer : little_finger, pinky, pinkie


  • The clue is 29. M.L.B. team that was the first to trade a player for himself (Harry Chiti in 1962). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: METS


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

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

    The answer: GANG

    Possible Answer : gang_up, bunch, pack, work_party, crowd, ring, crew, gang, mob


  • The clue is 31. Some court statements. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLEAS

    Possible Answer : plea, supplication


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

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

    The answer: BURDEN

    Possible Answer : gist, weight, burthen, encumbrance, onus, loading, effect, core, burden, charge, saddle, essence, incumbrance, weight_down, load

    Possible Opposite Answer : unburden


  • The clue is 35. Capital where the won is spent. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEOUL

    Possible Answer : capital_of_South_Korea, Seoul


  • The clue is 36. "Be right there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WAITASEC


  • The clue is 38. Org. for seniors. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AARP

    Possible Answer : AARP, Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons


  • The clue is 39. Insert in a tall glass, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BENDYSTRAW


  • The clue is 41. Basic cable channel. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USA

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


  • The clue is 42. Component of many a trial. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLACEBO

    Possible Answer : placebo


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

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

    The answer: FUR

    Possible Answer : pelt, fur


  • The clue is 44. Private watering hole?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CANTEEN

    Possible Answer : canteen, mobile_canteen


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

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

    The answer: SURMISE

    Possible Answer : speculation, hypothesis, surmisal, surmise, conjecture, supposition, guess, suspect


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

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

    The answer: ENGROSS

    Possible Answer : engage, immerse, steep, plunge, absorb, soak_up, engross, occupy, engulf


  • The clue is 49. They're set in rings. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STONES

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


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

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

    The answer: STEINS

    Possible Answer : stein, beer_mug, Gertrude_Stein, Stein


  • The clue is 51. Growing pain?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANGST

    Possible Answer : angst


Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

    The answer: SPICY

    Possible Answer: piquant, racy, gamy, hot, risque, juicy, gamey, savory, naughty, spicy, zesty, savoury, blue

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

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

    The answer: NOONES

  • The clue is 3. Opens, as a onesie. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNSNAPS

  • The clue is 4. Counterpart to Britain's MI6. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CIA

    Possible Answer: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

  • The clue is 5. Didn't soft-pedal something, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KEPTITREAL

  • The clue is 6. Surf site. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHORE

    Possible Answer: land, shore_up, set_ashore, shoring, prop_up, prop, shore

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

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

    The answer: TOTS

    Possible Answer: yearling, tote_up, add_together, sum_up, add_up, sum, tally, total, add, bambino, summate, tot_up, tot, toddler

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

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

    The answer: OKD

  • The clue is 9. For fun. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONALARK

  • The clue is 10. Hypothetical starting point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LETSSAY

  • The clue is 11. 2024 NATO inductee. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWEDEN

    Possible Answer: Sweden, Sverige, Kingdom_of_Sweden

  • The clue is 13. Sources of many unwelcome messages online. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPAMBOTS

  • The clue is 14. It stands out in a print. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHORL

    Possible Answer: spiral, gyre, volute, curlicue, helix, roll, whorl, coil, scroll, curl, ringlet, lock

  • The clue is 16. Natural rug fibers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SISALS

    Possible Answer: sisal, Agave_sisalana, sisal_hemp

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

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

    The answer: LULL

    Possible Answer: tranquillize, lull, tranquilize, quieten, still, letup, calm, calm_down, tranquillise, quiet

    Possible Opposite Answer : agitate

  • The clue is 23. "Feel free to reach out". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HITMEUP

  • The clue is 24. Nile superlative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LONGEST

    Possible Answer: longsighted, tenacious, farseeing, prospicient, farsighted, foresightful, foresighted, long, longest, recollective, retentive

    Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

  • The clue is 26. Not quite, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KINDASORTA

  • The clue is 28. Rolling source of entertainment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PARTYBUS

  • The clue is 30. They'll show you the way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GUIDES

    Possible Answer: run, maneuver, pathfinder, guide_on, guidebook, scout, lead, direct, draw, channelise, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, guide, conduct, channelize, usher, take, template, templet, steer, pass, head

  • The clue is 31. ___ poet (description of Robert Burns). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEASANT

    Possible Answer: provincial, Goth, tyke, churl, tike, peasant, bucolic, boor, barbarian

  • The clue is 32. Grand Marnier ingredient avec un cognac. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LORANGE

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

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

    The answer: BANC

  • The clue is 34. Making weaker, in gamer jargon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NERFING

  • The clue is 35. Sriracha and sambal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAUCES

    Possible Answer: sauce

  • The clue is 36. Ceases nursing. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WEANS

    Possible Answer: ablactate, wean

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

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

    The answer: CAUSES

    Possible Answer: do, crusade, reason, cause, movement, have, induce, lawsuit, stimulate, campaign, make, causal_agent, causa, drive, effort, get, causal_agency, case, suit, grounds

  • The clue is 39. "God ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLESS

    Possible Answer: sanctify, bless, sign, consecrate, hallow

    Possible Opposite Answer : desecrate, curse

  • The clue is 40. Pull with force. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WREST

    Possible Answer: wrest

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

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

    The answer: PEON

    Possible Answer: navvy, drudge, galley_slave, peon

  • The clue is 45. Prefix with athlete. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRI

  • The clue is 47. Start to work?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MON

    Possible Answer: Mon, Monday

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

NYT Down Today October 29, 2025: Complete Vertical Clues Walkthrough

Wednesday NYT Down Solutions October 29, 2025 - Every Vertical Clue Decoded with Hints

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 40 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for October 29, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date October 29, 2025
Day of Week Wednesday
Total Down Clues 40 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Tricky

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 40 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. Still red, say
2 Down 2. Not much
3 Down 3. Jupiter and Mars
4 Down 4. "In a way"
5 Down 5. Pick up on
6 Down 6. Loosens up
7 Down 7. Response to "Speak!"
8 Down 8. Cold-weather cryptid
9 Down 9. Neighborhood in Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London"
10 Down 10. Knock back a few
11 Down 11. Big bully
12 Down 12. Aquarium diagnostic
13 Down 17. World capital near the 60th parallel
14 Down 18. Enlighten
15 Down 23. "Sorry, that's incorrect"
16 Down 24. Restaurant chain acronym
17 Down 26. Word with still or shelf
18 Down 27. "New Jack City" co-star, 1991
19 Down 28. Spanish name found in "business"
20 Down 29. Fastener with an onomatopoeic name
21 Down 33. Bring up
22 Down 34. Pot grower?
23 Down 36. What contains a lot of darn stuff?
24 Down 37. The "Amigos" of film, e.g.
25 Down 38. Big name in magic
26 Down 41. Beer brand on "The Simpsons"
27 Down 43. Feminist sex educator Shere ___
28 Down 44. Pompous people
29 Down 45. Non-pharmacological component of a clinical trial
30 Down 47. Pristine, as land
31 Down 48. Veterans Day event
32 Down 49. Lake that's the "thumb" of New York's Finger Lakes
33 Down 50. Certain Ivy Leaguers
34 Down 51. Rags, e.g.
35 Down 55. What a bargain hunter hopes to pay
36 Down 56. Ides of March rebuke
37 Down 59. Depend (on)
38 Down 60. Old map inits.
39 Down 62. Sound of a good car engine
40 Down 63. Designation for the Toledo Mud Hens

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Down Solutions:

1 Down: "1. Still red, say"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R__E
  • Similar words: uncommon, rarefied
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RARE

2 Down: "2. Not much"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: A__T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ABIT

3 Down: "3. Jupiter and Mars"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PAGANGODS

4 Down: "4. "In a way""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'H'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ISH

5 Down: "5. Pick up on"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: D____T
  • Similar words: notice, discover
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: discover or determine the existence
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DETECT

6 Down: "6. Loosens up"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S_____S
  • Similar words: dampen, buffer
  • Opposite of: stand
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: make (images or sounds) soft or softer
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SOFTENS

7 Down: "7. Response to "Speak!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'F'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ARF

8 Down: "8. Cold-weather cryptid"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: Y__I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer YETI

9 Down: "9. Neighborhood in Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: S__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SOHO

10 Down: "10. Knock back a few"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: I____E
  • Similar words: sop up, soak up
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: take in
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IMBIBE

11 Down: "11. Big bully"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: M____E
  • Similar words: meany, unkind person
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a person of mean disposition
  • This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MEANIE

12 Down: "12. Aquarium diagnostic"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PHTEST

13 Down: "17. World capital near the 60th parallel"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: O__O
  • Similar words: Christiania
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OSLO

14 Down: "18. Enlighten"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: E___Y
  • Similar words: enlighten
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: make understand
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EDIFY

15 Down: "23. "Sorry, that's incorrect""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: U__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer UHNO

16 Down: "24. Restaurant chain acronym"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: I__P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IHOP

17 Down: "26. Word with still or shelf"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: L__E
  • Similar words: lifespan, lifetime
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a characteristic state or mode of living
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LIFE

18 Down: "27. "New Jack City" co-star, 1991"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: I__T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ICET

19 Down: "28. Spanish name found in "business""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer INES

20 Down: "29. Fastener with an onomatopoeic name"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: S__P
  • Similar words: ginger snap, cracking
  • Opposite of: inelasticity
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the act of catching an object with the hands
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SNAP

21 Down: "33. Bring up"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: R__R
  • Similar words: hind end, fundament
  • Opposite of: head
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the back of a military formation or procession
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer REAR

22 Down: "34. Pot grower?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ANTE

23 Down: "36. What contains a lot of darn stuff?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S_______T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SEWINGKIT

24 Down: "37. The "Amigos" of film, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: T__O
  • Similar words: threesome, triad
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
  • This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TRIO

25 Down: "38. Big name in magic"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: P__N
  • Similar words: Pennsylvania, William Penn
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PENN

26 Down: "41. Beer brand on "The Simpsons""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'F'
  • Word pattern: D__F
  • Similar words: plum duff
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DUFF

27 Down: "43. Feminist sex educator Shere ___"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: H__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HITE

28 Down: "44. Pompous people"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S___S
  • Similar words: prig, snob
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SNOBS

29 Down: "45. Non-pharmacological component of a clinical trial"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: P_____O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PLACEBO

30 Down: "47. Pristine, as land"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: U____D
  • Similar words: untracked, pathless
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: lacking pathways
  • This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer UNTROD

31 Down: "48. Veterans Day event"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P____E
  • Similar words: troop, promenade
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a ceremonial procession including people marching
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PARADE

32 Down: "49. Lake that's the "thumb" of New York's Finger Lakes"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: O____A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ONEIDA

33 Down: "50. Certain Ivy Leaguers"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ELIS

34 Down: "51. Rags, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C____S
  • Similar words: fabric, textile
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CLOTHS

35 Down: "55. What a bargain hunter hopes to pay"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L__S
  • Opposite of: more
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LESS

36 Down: "56. Ides of March rebuke"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'U'
  • Word pattern: E__U
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ETTU

37 Down: "59. Depend (on)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: R__Y
  • Similar words: swear, trust
  • Opposite of: mistrust
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: have confidence or faith in
  • This is Down clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RELY

38 Down: "60. Old map inits."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: U__R
  • Similar words: Soviet Union, Russia
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer USSR

39 Down: "62. Sound of a good car engine"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'M'
  • Similar words: seethe, thrum
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HUM

40 Down: "63. Designation for the Toledo Mud Hens"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AAA

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

  • Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
  • Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
  • Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
  • Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
  2. Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

Time-Saving Down Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Down first Get a mental map of the vertical flow
Fill short Down words 3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes Related Down answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 40 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, May 10, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 77 (38 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

May 10, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions

May 10, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Desktop computer covered by AppleCare 4
2A 5. Opposite of buys 5
3A 10. PBS science show since 1974 4
4A 14. ___ Raton, Fla. 4
5A 15. Clothing crease 5
6A 16. Like the climate of Death Valley 4
7A 17. Easy-to-peel citrus fruits 15
8A 20. Sherri's twin sister on "The Simpsons" 5
9A 21. Stockpile 5
10A 22. Main ingredients in meringue 9
11A 26. Verbal shrug 3
12A 29. Warmly welcome, as a new era 7
13A 30. Whack on the head 3
14A 33. "Do not ___" (blackboard words) 5
15A 35. Variety 3
16A 36. Big name in tractors 5
17A 38. Shapes of Frisbees and tiddlywinks 5
18A 39. Welcome gift upon arriving at Honolulu International Airport 3
19A 40. Mascara mishap 5
20A 41. Sore, as after a workout 4
21A 42. NASCAR champion Hamlin 5
22A 44. Apt name for a car mechanic? 4
23A 45. Scientist's workplace 3
24A 46. Facial expressions 7
25A 48. "Do you ___ my drift?" 3
26A 49. What many children begin to do in kindergarten 4
27A 51. Practice for a bout 4
28A 53. Website with trivia quizzes 7
29A 56. "Medicine" that doesn't actually contain medicine 7
30A 59. Axed 4
31A 60. Love to pieces 5
32A 62. Estate beneficiary 4
33A 63. Coffeehouse dispensers 4
34A 64. First episode in a TV series 5
35A 65. Change for a five 4
36A 66. Try out 4
37A 67. Cherry throwaways 5
38A 68. World capital where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded 4

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. Desktop computer covered by AppleCare"

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: IMAC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Opposite of buys"

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 activity of persuading someone to buy
  • Words that mean the same thing: trade, sell, deal
  • The opposite would be: buy
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SELLS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. PBS science show since 1974"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NOVA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. ___ Raton, Fla."

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: BOCA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Clothing crease"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
  • Words that mean the same thing: plicate, plait, ruffle
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PLEAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Like the climate of Death Valley"

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 lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  • Words that mean the same thing: waterless, desiccated, desiccate
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Easy-to-peel citrus fruits"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: MANDARINORANGES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Sherri's twin sister on "The Simpsons""

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: TERRI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Stockpile"

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 collect or gather
  • Words that mean the same thing: gather, cumulate, roll 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: AMASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Main ingredients in meringue"

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: EGGWHITES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Verbal shrug"

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: MEH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "29. Warmly welcome, as a new era"

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: USHERIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. Whack on the head"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the law enforcement agency of the justice department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
  • Words that mean the same thing: bash, sock, bonk
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. "Do not ___" (blackboard words)"

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: score out, 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 15 Across: "35. Variety"

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 kind of person
  • Words that mean the same thing: like
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ILK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Big name in tractors"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)
  • Words that mean the same thing: John Deere
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Shapes of Frisbees and tiddlywinks"

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 something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
  • Words that mean the same thing: saucer, magnetic disk, harrow
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DISKS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Welcome gift upon arriving at Honolulu International Airport"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
  • Words that mean the same thing: garland, chaplet, coronal
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Mascara mishap"

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 slanderous defamation
  • Words that mean the same thing: sully, malignment, cytologic smear
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SMEAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Sore, as after a workout"

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 causing a dull and steady pain
  • Words that mean the same thing: aching
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACHY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. NASCAR champion Hamlin"

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: DENNY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Apt name for a car mechanic?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: OTTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Scientist's workplace"

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 workplace for the conduct of scientific research
  • Words that mean the same thing: science laboratory, research lab, science lab
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Facial expressions"

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 human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is british)
  • Words that mean the same thing: physiognomy, smiler, phiz
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VISAGES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. "Do you ___ my drift?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
  • Words that mean the same thing: convey, buzz off, stimulate
  • The opposite would be: take away, end
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. What many children begin to do in kindergarten"

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 something that is read
  • Words that mean the same thing: translate, say, study
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: READ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Practice for a bout"

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 any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
  • Words that mean the same thing: sparring
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Website with trivia quizzes"

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: SPORCLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. "Medicine" that doesn't actually contain medicine"

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 an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PLACEBO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Axed"

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 make or shape as with an axe
  • Words that mean the same thing: hew out, hand-hewn, hew
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HEWN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Love to pieces"

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

    The answer is: ADORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Estate beneficiary"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
  • Words that mean the same thing: inheritor, successor, heritor
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HEIR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Coffeehouse dispensers"

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 large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
  • Words that mean the same thing: urn
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: URNS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. First episode in a TV series"

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 someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
  • Words that mean the same thing: navigate, buffer, fender
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PILOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Change for a five"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • Words that mean the same thing: unity, I, 1
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ONES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Try out"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that trying something to find out about it
  • Words that mean the same thing: examine, essay, mental testing
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Cherry throwaways"

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 (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  • Words that mean the same thing: root, bow, stem turn
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STEMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "68. World capital where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
  • Words that mean the same thing: capital of Norway, Christiania
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OSLO

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle May 10, 2021

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Creator of Watson on "Jeopardy!" 3
2D 2. Protective trench 4
3D 3. Target of the skin cream Retin-A 4
4D 4. Close-knit group 5
5D 5. Bits of parsley 6
6D 6. Man's name hidden in "reliableness" 3
7D 7. Man's name hidden in "reliableness" 3
8D 8. Language akin to Thai 3
9D 9. Low-altitude clouds 6
10D 10. Grannies 5
11D 11. A.C.L.U. and others 4
12D 12. Fights (for) 4
13D 13. Commercials 3
14D 18. Has a war of words 6
15D 19. Changes, as the Constitution 6
16D 23. Fritters (away), as time 6
17D 24. Montana's capital 6
18D 25. Peeving 6
19D 26. Purple Heart, e.g. 5
20D 27. TV journalist Hill 5
21D 28. Crispy breakfast side dish 10
22D 30. Salad base similar to Swiss chard 10
23D 31. Speak from a podium, say 5
24D 32. Two-time presidential candidate Ross 5
25D 34. "The ___ is falling!" (Chicken Little's cry) 3
26D 37. Angsty music genre 3
27D 42. Worked out in a pool 7
28D 43. "We should do that!" 7
29D 46. Rug cleaner, informally 3
30D 47. Spot for a mud facial 3
31D 50. ___ & Young (accounting firm) 5
32D 52. "Bless you!" elicitor 5
33D 53. Closed 4
34D 54. Father, in French 4
35D 55. Make tweaks to 4
36D 56. Dance with a king and queen 4
37D 57. Actress Jessica of "Hitchcock" 4
38D 58. Approximately 4
39D 61. Fútbol cheer 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. Creator of Watson on "Jeopardy!""

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: IBM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Protective trench"

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 ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
  • Words that mean the same thing: fosse
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Target of the skin cream Retin-A"

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 an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACNE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Close-knit group"

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 unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
  • Words that mean the same thing: cell
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CADRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Bits of parsley"

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 small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
  • Words that mean the same thing: twig, sprig, branchlet
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPRIGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Man's name hidden in "reliableness""

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: ELI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Man's name hidden in "reliableness""

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: LEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Language akin to Thai"

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 member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
  • Words that mean the same thing: Laotian
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LAO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Low-altitude clouds"

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 large dark low cloud
  • Words that mean the same thing: stratus, stratus cloud
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STRATI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Grannies"

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: NANAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. A.C.L.U. and others"

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: ORGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Fights (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: compete, vie, 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 13 Down: "13. Commercials"

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 public promotion of some product or service
  • Words that mean the same thing: advertising, advert, ad
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ADS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Has a war of words"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that present reasons and arguments
  • Words that mean the same thing: debate, reason, argue
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARGUES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Changes, as the Constitution"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
  • Words that mean the same thing: better, indemnity, ameliorate
  • The opposite would be: worsen
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AMENDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Fritters (away), as time"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
  • Words that mean the same thing: spell, piece, patch
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WHILES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Montana's capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that capital of the state of montana; located in western montana
  • Words that mean the same thing: capital of Montana
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HELENA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Peeving"

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 irritate or vex
  • Words that mean the same thing: irk, gall
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IRKING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Purple Heart, e.g."

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 award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
  • Words that mean the same thing: ribbon, decoration, laurel wreath
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MEDAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. TV journalist Hill"

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 plant of the genus erica
  • Words that mean the same thing: true heath
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERICA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Crispy breakfast side dish"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

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: HASHBROWNS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Salad base similar to Swiss chard"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BEETGREENS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Speak from a podium, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that talk pompously
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Two-time presidential candidate Ross"

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: PEROT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. "The ___ is falling!" (Chicken Little's cry)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
  • Words that mean the same thing: toss, pitch, flip
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SKY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Angsty music genre"

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

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Worked out in a pool"

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: DIDLAPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. "We should do that!""

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: YESLETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Rug cleaner, informally"

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

    The answer is: VAC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Spot for a mud facial"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
  • Words that mean the same thing: watering hole, health spa, resort hotel
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. ___ & Young (accounting firm)"

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 painter (born in germany, resident of france and the united states) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Max Ernst
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERNST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. "Bless you!" elicitor"

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: ACHOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Closed"

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 move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
  • Words that mean the same thing: closed, shut out, keep out
  • The opposite would be: open, admit
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Father, in French"

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: PERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Make tweaks to"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
  • Words that mean the same thing: cut, redact, delete
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Dance with a king and queen"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
  • Words that mean the same thing: promenade
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PROM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Actress Jessica of "Hitchcock""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: BIEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Approximately"

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: ORSO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Fútbol cheer"

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: OLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 52 67.5%
Short Answer 15 19.5%
Geography 3 3.9%
History 2 2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.6%
Science/Technology 1 1.3%
Food & Drink 1 1.3%
Music 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 38
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 77
Average Answer Length 4.8 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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