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Thursday, October 23, 2025

All NYT Down Clues October 23, 2025 - 38 Vertical Answers with Hints

NYT Down Clues Answers October 23, 2025 - All 38 Vertical Solutions & Expert Hints

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 38 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 23, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Thursday, October 23, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date October 23, 2025
Day of Week Thursday
Total Down Clues 38 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Easy

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 38 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. "Should we?," informally
2 Down 2. A.L. East athlete
3 Down 3. Money maker
4 Down 4. Peninsula south of California, colloquially
5 Down 5. It's an affront
6 Down 6. One-up
7 Down 7. Worst-possible Amazon rating
8 Down 8. Prez on a U.S. coin
9 Down 9. Slugger Sammy
10 Down 10. Holder of the N.B.A.'s career points record before LeBron passed him in 2023
11 Down 11. "You've overstayed your welcome"
12 Down 12. Figures on DraftKings or FanDuel
13 Down 13. Put forward
14 Down 18. ___ Nicolas, remotest of California's Channel Islands
15 Down 22. Set of notches in a dictionary
16 Down 25. Classic Camaros
17 Down 28. "Didn't mean to offend you"
18 Down 30. Best ever, informally
19 Down 31. Neither's partner
20 Down 32. Common fixtures over fireplaces
21 Down 34. Part of U.S.M.A.: Abbr.
22 Down 35. Accounts
23 Down 37. Prez two decades after 8-Down
24 Down 38. "I'll answer all your questions" session, online
25 Down 39. Site of a huge annual crowd
26 Down 41. High place to view a high art
27 Down 44. Paintings on plaster
28 Down 46. Bit of food for a hamster
29 Down 48. Some
30 Down 49. ___ Simpson, musical sister of Jessica
31 Down 52. Certain salad veggies
32 Down 53. Where Rudolph could first be seen in 2000, for short
33 Down 55. Command posts
34 Down 56. Checkers move
35 Down 57. Product with a Cakesters variety
36 Down 58. Said angrily
37 Down 60. Lou ___, "Mambo No. 5" singer
38 Down 63. Speck in la Seine

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. "Should we?," informally"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: W___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer WANNA

2 Down: "2. A.L. East athlete"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: O____E
  • Similar words: American oriole
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ORIOLE

3 Down: "3. Money maker"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: M____R
  • Similar words: coiner, moneyer
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a skilled worker who coins or stamps money
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MINTER

4 Down: "4. Peninsula south of California, colloquially"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: B________O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BAJAMEXICO

5 Down: "5. It's an affront"

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: smack, smacking
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SLAP

6 Down: "6. One-up"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: O___O
  • Similar words: scoop, outmatch
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: be or do something to a greater degree
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OUTDO

7 Down: "7. Worst-possible Amazon rating"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ONESTAR

8 Down: "8. Prez on a U.S. coin"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'R'
  • Similar words: Roosevelt, F. D. Roosevelt
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FDR

9 Down: "9. Slugger Sammy"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SOSA

10 Down: "10. Holder of the N.B.A.'s career points record before LeBron passed him in 2023"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: K____M
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer KAREEM

11 Down: "11. "You've overstayed your welcome""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 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 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PLEASEGO

12 Down: "12. Figures on DraftKings or FanDuel"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O__S
  • Similar words: betting odds
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ODDS

13 Down: "13. Put forward"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P__E
  • Similar words: impersonate, stick
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: affected manners intended to impress others
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer POSE

14 Down: "18. ___ Nicolas, remotest of California's Channel Islands"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SAN

15 Down: "22. Set of notches in a dictionary"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'X'
  • Word pattern: T________X
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer THUMBINDEX

16 Down: "25. Classic Camaros"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 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 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IROCS

17 Down: "28. "Didn't mean to offend you""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: N_____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NOSHADE

18 Down: "30. Best ever, informally"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: G__T
  • Similar words: stooge, caprine animal
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer GOAT

19 Down: "31. Neither's partner"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'R'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NOR

20 Down: "32. Common fixtures over fireplaces"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: boob tube, idiot box
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TVS

21 Down: "34. Part of U.S.M.A.: Abbr."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: A__D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ACAD

22 Down: "35. Accounts"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T___S
  • Similar words: narrative, narration
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TALES

23 Down: "37. Prez two decades after 8-Down"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'J'
  • Similar words: Lyndon Johnson, Johnson
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LBJ

24 Down: "38. "I'll answer all your questions" session, online"

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 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AMA

25 Down: "39. Site of a huge annual crowd"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: T_________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TIMESSQUARE

26 Down: "41. High place to view a high art"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'X'
  • Word pattern: O______X
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OPERABOX

27 Down: "44. Paintings on plaster"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: F_____S
  • Similar words: fresco
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FRESCOS

28 Down: "46. Bit of food for a hamster"

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
  • Similar words: shot
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a small sphere
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PELLET

29 Down: "48. Some"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: N____L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NOTALL

30 Down: "49. ___ Simpson, musical sister of Jessica"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 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 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ASHLEE

31 Down: "52. Certain salad veggies"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C___S
  • Similar words: cuke, cucumber
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CUKES

32 Down: "53. Where Rudolph could first be seen in 2000, for short"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'L'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SNL

33 Down: "55. Command posts"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: H___S
  • Similar words: helm
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HELMS

34 Down: "56. Checkers move"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: J__P
  • Similar words: leap out, rise
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a sudden and decisive increase
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer JUMP

35 Down: "57. Product with a Cakesters variety"

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: oreo cookie
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: chocolate cookie with white cream filling
  • This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OREO

36 Down: "58. Said angrily"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S__T
  • Similar words: spue, spit
  • Opposite of: boo
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a quarrel about petty points
  • This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SPAT

37 Down: "60. Lou ___, "Mambo No. 5" singer"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: B__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BEGA

38 Down: "63. Speck in la Seine"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ILE

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 38 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.

About This Page: We provide comprehensive Down clues solutions and hints for the NYT Crossword to help you improve your solving skills. This site is not affiliated with The New York Times.

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Friday, November 22, 2024

27407 Fri Nov 22, 2024 NYT by Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa

Across Clues :

1. One with an "accept all cookies" policy?, 6. Ladies' night attendee, 12. Bunch of Daisies, 13. Language written with runes, 15. Macronutrient grouping?, 16. Took advantage of a Saturday, say, 17. "You sure about that?", 18. Dentist's directive, 19. Allied (with), 20. Google's former motto, 23. Makeup brand known for its risqué product names, 24. "Wow, what a thrill!", 26. Bêtise, 28. Adroit, 29. Name that sounds like its first letter, 32. Sauce for a caprese sandwich, 33. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass, 34. Tolerate, 36. Be in the picture?, 37. Home to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 39. Beliefs, 40. Awkward setups, perhaps, 42. Irritation treated with a warm compress, 45. Ordinary person, idiomatically, 48. Puts on the back burner, say, 50. ___ lesson, 51. One is seen above the pretzel in the Auntie Anne's logo, 52. Field of stars?, 54. Like the subject of politics in a job interview, often, 55. "You should leave", 56. Divvy up, 57. Understudy opportunities?, 58. Staff figures

Down Clues :

1. Humorless, 2. Playground comeback, 3. "Really, allow me!", 4. [Hey! The light turned green!], 5. Toon whose last name is Nahasapeemapetilon, 6. The U.S. has the world's largest, 7. Creatures that sleep by taking hundreds of minute-long naps throughout the day, 8. Reacting to a meme, maybe, 9. Hermès competitor, 10. Daisylike bloom, 11. City between York and Manchester, 13. Youngest artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 14. Album whose creation is profiled in 2021's "The Beatles: Get Back", 16. ___ script (screenwriter's pitch), 18. Like many Halloween costumes, 21. "Don't embarrass me!", 22. Small small?, 25. Close by, 26. "Hazy" beverage, 27. Cal. ender, 29. Where small plates are served?, 30. ___ Annie, role for which Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair user to win a Tony, 31. "May I help you?", 33. Fragrant fire fodder, 35. Oktoberfest establishment, 38. "I Don't Know How to Love ___" ("Jesus Christ Superstar" song), 39. Made it, 40. Reveal unintentionally, 41. Go up against, 42. Fashion, 43. His birthday is celebrated as National Science Day in Serbia, 44. English filmmaker David or Peter, 46. Cool, 47. Takes badly?, 49. Slugger with 609 career home runs, 53. "___ Fleurs du Mal" (Charles Baudelaire poetry collection), 54. Part of OOO

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 22, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, November 22, 2024
New York Times, Friday, November 22, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. One with an "accept all cookies" policy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SANTA

    Possible Answer : Santa_Claus, Santa, Father_Christmas, Saint_Nicholas, St._Nick, Saint_Nick, Kriss_Kringle


  • The clue is 6. Ladies' night attendee. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GALPAL


  • The clue is 12. Bunch of Daisies. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TROOP

    Possible Answer : parade, flock, scout_troop, promenade, troop, scout_group


  • The clue is 13. Language written with runes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLDNORSE


  • The clue is 15. Macronutrient grouping?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AEIOU


  • The clue is 16. Took advantage of a Saturday, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLEPTLATE


  • The clue is 17. "You sure about that?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ISIT


  • The clue is 18. Dentist's directive. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPIT

    Possible Answer : spittle, ptyalise, spew, sprinkle, expectoration, ptyalize, spatter, saliva, tongue, pitter-patter, patter, skewer, spue, spit_out, spitting, spit


  • The clue is 19. Allied (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIDED

    Possible Answer : side


  • The clue is 20. Google's former motto. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DONTBEEVIL


  • The clue is 23. Makeup brand known for its risqué product names. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NARS


  • The clue is 24. "Wow, what a thrill!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOEXCITING


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

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

    The answer: IDIOCY

    Possible Answer : idiocy, amentia


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

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

    The answer: ABLE

    Possible Answer : able, capable, able-bodied

    Possible Opposite Answer : unable


  • The clue is 29. Name that sounds like its first letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KAY


  • The clue is 32. Sauce for a caprese sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PESTO

    Possible Answer : pesto


  • The clue is 33. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRE


  • The clue is 34. Tolerate. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABIDE

    Possible Answer : bide, stay, bear, abide, stick_out, stomach, brook, digest, endure, tolerate, suffer, support, put_up, stand


  • The clue is 36. Be in the picture?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACT

    Possible Answer : number, act, play, act_as, pretend, enactment, dissemble, do, human_action, roleplay, routine, work, playact, deed, human_activity, behave, turn, move, represent, bit

    Possible Opposite Answer : refrain


  • The clue is 37. Home to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHIO

    Possible Answer : Buckeye_State, Ohio, Ohio_River, OH


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

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

    The answer: CREDOS

    Possible Answer : credo, creed


  • The clue is 40. Awkward setups, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLINDDATES


  • The clue is 42. Irritation treated with a warm compress. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STYE

    Possible Answer : hordeolum, sty, eye_infection, stye


  • The clue is 45. Ordinary person, idiomatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEREMORTAL


  • The clue is 48. Puts on the back burner, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEATS

    Possible Answer : heating_plant, heating, stir_up, heating_system, high_temperature, ignite, estrus, oestrus, heat_energy, fire_up, warmth, hotness, wake, heat_up, rut, passion, hot_up, heat, inflame

    Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus, coldness, cool


  • The clue is 50. ___ lesson. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIFE

    Possible Answer : life-time, aliveness, life_story, life_sentence, life, lifetime, living, biography, lifespan, sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life_history, animation


  • The clue is 51. One is seen above the pretzel in the Auntie Anne's logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HALO

    Possible Answer : anchor_ring, ring, annulus, aureole, doughnut, aura, gloriole, nimbus, glory, halo


  • The clue is 52. Field of stars?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASTROLOGY

    Possible Answer : astrology, star_divination


  • The clue is 54. Like the subject of politics in a job interview, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TABOO

    Possible Answer : forbidden, out, proscribed, prohibited, verboten, tabu, taboo


  • The clue is 55. "You should leave". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLEASEGO


  • The clue is 56. Divvy up. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALLOT

    Possible Answer : assign, parcel_out, grant, shell_out, dish_out, mete_out, administer, accord, lot, portion, allot, distribute, dole_out, dispense, deal_out, deal


  • The clue is 57. Understudy opportunities?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EASYAS


  • The clue is 58. Staff figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLEFS

    Possible Answer : clef


Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

    The answer: STAID

    Possible Answer: staid, sedate

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

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

    The answer: ARESO

  • The clue is 3. "Really, allow me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOIINSIST

  • The clue is 4. [Hey! The light turned green!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOOTTOOT

  • The clue is 5. Toon whose last name is Nahasapeemapetilon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APU

  • The clue is 6. The U.S. has the world's largest. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GDP

    Possible Answer: gross_domestic_product, GDP

  • The clue is 7. Creatures that sleep by taking hundreds of minute-long naps throughout the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANTS

    Possible Answer: emmet, pismire, ant

  • The clue is 8. Reacting to a meme, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOLING

  • The clue is 9. Hermès competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRADA

  • The clue is 10. Daisylike bloom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASTER

    Possible Answer: aster

  • The clue is 11. City between York and Manchester. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEEDS

    Possible Answer: Leeds

  • The clue is 13. Youngest artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLIVIARODRIGO

  • The clue is 14. Album whose creation is profiled in 2021's "The Beatles: Get Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LETITBE

  • The clue is 16. ___ script (screenwriter's pitch). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPEC

    Possible Answer: spec, specification

  • The clue is 18. Like many Halloween costumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEXY

    Possible Answer: aphrodisiacal, aphrodisiac, sexy

    Possible Opposite Answer : unsexy, anaphrodisiac

  • The clue is 21. "Don't embarrass me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BECOOL

  • The clue is 22. Small small?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIL

  • The clue is 25. Close by. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEARTO

  • The clue is 26. "Hazy" beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IPA

  • The clue is 27. Cal. ender. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEC

    Possible Answer: Dec, December, dec, declination, celestial_latitude

  • The clue is 29. Where small plates are served?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIDSTABLE

  • The clue is 30. ___ Annie, role for which Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair user to win a Tony. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADO

    Possible Answer: hustle, ado, stir, fuss, bustle, flurry

  • The clue is 31. "May I help you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YES

    Possible Answer: yes

    Possible Opposite Answer : no

  • The clue is 33. Fragrant fire fodder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PINELOG

  • The clue is 35. Oktoberfest establishment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BEERHALL

  • The clue is 38. "I Don't Know How to Love ___" ("Jesus Christ Superstar" song). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIM

  • The clue is 39. Made it. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAME

    Possible Answer: number, come_up, add_up, descend, do, get_along, arrive, hail, come_in, occur, issue_forth, total, follow, get, come, amount, fall, fare, derive, make_out

    Possible Opposite Answer : go, leave

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

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

    The answer: BETRAY

    Possible Answer: snitch, cheat_on, cuckold, sell, betray, rat, tell_on, wander, shit, deceive, grass, shop, lead_astray, give_away, fail, bewray, denounce, cheat, stag

    Possible Opposite Answer : undeceive

  • The clue is 41. Go up against. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEFY

    Possible Answer: hold_up, resist, withstand, refuse, hold, dare, defy

    Possible Opposite Answer : lend_oneself

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

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

    The answer: SHAPE

    Possible Answer: conformation, contour, shape, pattern, forge, form, configuration, mould, Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe, determine, figure, influence, regulate, cast, work, chassis, SHAPE, frame, physical_body, soma, physique, flesh, embodiment, human_body, bod, condition, anatomy, material_body, build, mold

  • The clue is 43. His birthday is celebrated as National Science Day in Serbia. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TESLA

    Possible Answer: Nikola_Tesla, tesla, Tesla

  • The clue is 44. English filmmaker David or Peter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YATES

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

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

    The answer: ALOOF

    Possible Answer: distant, upstage, aloof

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

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

    The answer: LOOTS

    Possible Answer: scratch, sugar, strip, swag, wampum, simoleons, prize, rifle, shekels, gelt, despoil, lettuce, loot, pelf, bread, boodle, cabbage, foray, plunder, booty, lucre, clams, dirty_money, dough, ransack, moolah, pillage, reave, kale, lolly, dinero

  • The clue is 49. Slugger with 609 career home runs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOSA

  • The clue is 53. "___ Fleurs du Mal" (Charles Baudelaire poetry collection). 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 54. Part of OOO. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAC

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

XWordHint Crossword Answers October 23, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

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October 23, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Tricky

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Areas of development 5
2A 6. Punch-in-the-stomach sounds 4
3A 10. Genre for Blackpink and Stray Kids 4
4A 14. Helvetica-like typeface 5
5A 15. Button to hit after accidentally deleting an entire manuscript 4
6A 16. International footwear retailer based in Quebec 4
7A 17. Stealthiest of stealthy warriors 12
8A 19. Warren Beatty film based on "Ten Days That Shook the World" 4
9A 20. Reporters often carry them 8
10A 21. Relaxed 6
11A 23. "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Cooper 4
12A 24. Words of denial 4
13A 26. "___ Just Not That Into You" 3
14A 27. Activist Brockovich 4
15A 29. Case opener 8
16A 33. Location that requires tickets for checking out, but not checking in 8
17A 36. End of a municipal address? 3
18A 37. 1887 drama on which a Puccini opera is based 7
19A 40. Things opened before passengers exit an aircraft 10
20A 42. Composers' rights org. 3
21A 43. Difference between a B and a C, perhaps 8
22A 45. Star of NBC's "The Blacklist" 11
23A 47. TV's warrior princess 4
24A 50. "Done!," in geometry class 3
25A 51. Brief moments, in brief 4
26A 54. ___ Hashana 4
27A 56. Units equal to roughly a quarter of a calorie 6
28A 59. Cook outside? 8
29A 61. River through Kazakhstan 4
30A 62. Sports craze of the 2020s … as seen three times in this grid? 10
31A 64. Little more than 4
32A 65. Ingredient in some mouthwashes 4
33A 66. Clay being of Jewish folklore 5
34A 67. Troubadour, e.g. 4
35A 68. Thomas Hardy heroine who's described as "a pure woman" 4
36A 69. Wheel connectors 5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Areas of development"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
  • Similar words include: womb, uterus
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WOMBS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "6. Punch-in-the-stomach sounds"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OOFS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3A: "10. Genre for Blackpink and Stray Kids"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: KPOP

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4A: "14. Helvetica-like typeface"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ARIAL

Remember this word for future puzzles!

5A: "15. Button to hit after accidentally deleting an entire manuscript"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
  • Similar words include: unmake, loosen, unwrap
  • Opposite of: make, wrap
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: UNDO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6A: "16. International footwear retailer based in Quebec"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALDO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

7A: "17. Stealthiest of stealthy warriors"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NINJAMASTERS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8A: "19. Warren Beatty film based on "Ten Days That Shook the World""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
  • Similar words include: redness, red ink, Bolshevik
  • Opposite of: gain
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REDS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9A: "20. Reporters often carry them"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a pad of paper for keeping notes
  • Similar words include: notepad
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NOTEPADS

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10A: "21. Relaxed"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ATEASE

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11A: "23. "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Cooper"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALEX

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12A: "24. Words of denial"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NOTI

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13A: "26. "___ Just Not That Into You""

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
  • Similar words include: helium, he, He
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HES

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14A: "27. Activist Brockovich"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ERIN

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15A: "29. Case opener"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  • Similar words include: line of reasoning, literary argument, disceptation
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ARGUMENT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

16A: "33. Location that requires tickets for checking out, but not checking in"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily
  • Similar words include: cloakroom
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: COATROOM

Remember this word for future puzzles!

17A: "36. End of a municipal address?"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GOV

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18A: "37. 1887 drama on which a Puccini opera is based"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LATOSCA

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19A: "40. Things opened before passengers exit an aircraft"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: CABINDOORS

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20A: "42. Composers' rights org."

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's bmi, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a bmi greater than 25; obese is a bmi greater than 30
  • Similar words include: body mass index
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BMI

Remember this word for future puzzles!

21A: "43. Difference between a B and a C, perhaps"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HALFSTEP

Remember this word for future puzzles!

22A: "45. Star of NBC's "The Blacklist""

11 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: JAMESSPADER

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23A: "47. TV's warrior princess"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: XENA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

24A: "50. "Done!," in geometry class"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
  • Similar words include: quantum electrodynamics
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: QED

Remember this word for future puzzles!

25A: "51. Brief moments, in brief"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
  • Similar words include: sec, secant, Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SECS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

26A: "54. ___ Hashana"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ROSH

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27A: "56. Units equal to roughly a quarter of a calorie"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
  • Similar words include: J, Joule, James Prescott Joule
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: JOULES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

28A: "59. Cook outside?"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that expose one's body to the sun
  • Similar words include: sun
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SUNBATHE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

29A: "61. River through Kazakhstan"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: URAL

Remember this word for future puzzles!

30A: "62. Sports craze of the 2020s … as seen three times in this grid?"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PICKLEBALL

Remember this word for future puzzles!

31A: "64. Little more than"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small pond of standing water
  • Similar words include: bare, simple
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MERE

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32A: "65. Ingredient in some mouthwashes"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ALOE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

33A: "66. Clay being of Jewish folklore"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
  • Similar words include: automaton, robot
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GOLEM

Remember this word for future puzzles!

34A: "67. Troubadour, e.g."

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: POET

Remember this word for future puzzles!

35A: "68. Thomas Hardy heroine who's described as "a pure woman""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TESS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

36A: "69. Wheel connectors"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a shaft on which a wheel rotates
  • Similar words include: axle
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: AXLES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. "Should we?," informally 5
2D 2. A.L. East athlete 6
3D 3. Money maker 6
4D 4. Peninsula south of California, colloquially 10
5D 5. It's an affront 4
6D 6. One-up 5
7D 7. Worst-possible Amazon rating 7
8D 8. Prez on a U.S. coin 3
9D 9. Slugger Sammy 4
10D 10. Holder of the N.B.A.'s career points record before LeBron passed him in 2023 6
11D 11. "You've overstayed your welcome" 8
12D 12. Figures on DraftKings or FanDuel 4
13D 13. Put forward 4
14D 18. ___ Nicolas, remotest of California's Channel Islands 3
15D 22. Set of notches in a dictionary 10
16D 25. Classic Camaros 5
17D 28. "Didn't mean to offend you" 7
18D 30. Best ever, informally 4
19D 31. Neither's partner 3
20D 32. Common fixtures over fireplaces 3
21D 34. Part of U.S.M.A.: Abbr. 4
22D 35. Accounts 5
23D 37. Prez two decades after 8-Down 3
24D 38. "I'll answer all your questions" session, online 3
25D 39. Site of a huge annual crowd 11
26D 41. High place to view a high art 8
27D 44. Paintings on plaster 7
28D 46. Bit of food for a hamster 6
29D 48. Some 6
30D 49. ___ Simpson, musical sister of Jessica 6
31D 52. Certain salad veggies 5
32D 53. Where Rudolph could first be seen in 2000, for short 3
33D 55. Command posts 5
34D 56. Checkers move 4
35D 57. Product with a Cakesters variety 4
36D 58. Said angrily 4
37D 60. Lou ___, "Mambo No. 5" singer 4
38D 63. Speck in la Seine 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. "Should we?," informally"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WANNA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2D: "2. A.L. East athlete"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
  • Similar words include: New World oriole, American oriole, Old World oriole
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ORIOLE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3D: "3. Money maker"

6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a skilled worker who coins or stamps money
  • Similar words include: moneyer, coiner
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MINTER

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4D: "4. Peninsula south of California, colloquially"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BAJAMEXICO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

5D: "5. It's an affront"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
  • Similar words include: smacking, bang, slapdash
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SLAP

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6D: "6. One-up"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that be or do something to a greater degree
  • Similar words include: outflank, outperform, outgo
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: OUTDO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

7D: "7. Worst-possible Amazon rating"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ONESTAR

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8D: "8. Prez on a U.S. coin"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that 32nd president of the united states; elected four times; instituted new deal to counter the great depression and led country during world war ii (1882-1945)
  • Similar words include: President Roosevelt, President Franklin Roosevelt, F. D. Roosevelt
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: FDR

Remember this word for future puzzles!

9D: "9. Slugger Sammy"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SOSA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

10D: "10. Holder of the N.B.A.'s career points record before LeBron passed him in 2023"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: KAREEM

Remember this word for future puzzles!

11D: "11. "You've overstayed your welcome""

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PLEASEGO

Remember this word for future puzzles!

12D: "12. Figures on DraftKings or FanDuel"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
  • Similar words include: betting odds
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ODDS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

13D: "13. Put forward"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that affected manners intended to impress others
  • Similar words include: stick, puzzle, get
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: POSE

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14D: "18. ___ Nicolas, remotest of California's Channel Islands"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SAN

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15D: "22. Set of notches in a dictionary"

10 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: THUMBINDEX

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16D: "25. Classic Camaros"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: IROCS

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17D: "28. "Didn't mean to offend you""

7 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: NOSHADE

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18D: "30. Best ever, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
  • Similar words include: caprine animal, laughingstock, Capricorn the Goat
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: GOAT

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19D: "31. Neither's partner"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

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  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: NOR

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20D: "32. Common fixtures over fireplaces"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - ernie kovacs
  • Similar words include: video, tv, idiot box
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: TVS

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21D: "34. Part of U.S.M.A.: Abbr."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ACAD

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22D: "35. Accounts"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
  • Similar words include: tale, narrative, story
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: TALES

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23D: "37. Prez two decades after 8-Down"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that 36th president of the united states; was elected vice president and succeeded kennedy when kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
  • Similar words include: President Lyndon Johnson, President Johnson, Johnson
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: LBJ

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24D: "38. "I'll answer all your questions" session, online"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: AMA

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25D: "39. Site of a huge annual crowd"

11 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
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Answer: TIMESSQUARE

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26D: "41. High place to view a high art"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: OPERABOX

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27D: "44. Paintings on plaster"

7 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
  • Similar words include: fresco
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: FRESCOS

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28D: "46. Bit of food for a hamster"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small sphere
  • Similar words include: shot
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: PELLET

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29D: "48. Some"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

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  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: NOTALL

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30D: "49. ___ Simpson, musical sister of Jessica"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: ASHLEE

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31D: "52. Certain salad veggies"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
  • Similar words include: cucumber, cuke
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: CUKES

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32D: "53. Where Rudolph could first be seen in 2000, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SNL

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33D: "55. Command posts"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
  • Similar words include: helm
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: HELMS

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34D: "56. Checkers move"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sudden and decisive increase
  • Similar words include: start, saltation, jumpstart
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: JUMP

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35D: "57. Product with a Cakesters variety"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
  • Similar words include: oreo cookie
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: OREO

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36D: "58. Said angrily"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a quarrel about petty points
  • Similar words include: bicker, skewer, bickering
  • Opposite of: boo
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Answer: SPAT

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37D: "60. Lou ___, "Mambo No. 5" singer"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: BEGA

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38D: "63. Speck in la Seine"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: ILE

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36 Across Clues
38 Down Clues
74 Total Clues

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