2410 Sat Oct 12, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "It can't be!", 16. Blissful stretch, 17. "Nobody can do this alone", 18. Put down, 19. Make an example of, 20. First name in classic horror films, 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore, 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail), 23. Set against?, 25. Letters on old kopecks, 27. "Well, I'll be darned!", 29. Word before "tip" or after "top", 30. Chickpea, e.g., 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___", 35. "Is it just me …?", 37. Direct flight?, 38. Boil down, 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling, 40. Zest for life: Abbr., 41. Lofty passages, 43. Future D.O.'s exam, 44. Disgruntled grunts, 46. Legal V.I.P.s, 47. Invite qualifier, for short, 48. Good point, 49. What flashers do, 51. Takes for a ride, 54. Unable to make progress, say, 57. Verbally backpedaling, 58. "See?"

Down Clues :

1. See 51-Down, 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back", 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova, 4. Ally, 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws", 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g., 7. Approaches, briefly, 8. Took in a bad way, 9. Displayed, 10. Narrow peninsula, 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon", 12. Texter's "off-line", 13. Polish roll, 14. Corporate figures, 15. Blissful patch, 22. Pair of accessories?, 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag, 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries, 26. Made it, 27. L.A. museum, with "the", 28. Takes to heart, 30. Doesn't breathe easy, 32. Find, 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages, 34. No longer being drafted, say, 36. Satisfy a midday craving, 37. Is persuaded of, 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar, 42. Mars, e.g., 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation, 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951), 45. Can't not, informally, 47. Donnybrook, 48. "Just made it!", 50. Online home services marketplace, 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect, 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie, 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana, 55. Little warbler, 56. Lead follower: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 12, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "It can't be!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THATSIMPOSSIBLE




• The clue is 16. Blissful stretch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONEYMOONPERIOD




• The clue is 17. "Nobody can do this alone". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTAKESAVILLAGE




• The clue is 18. Put down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAMED

  Possible Answer : disgrace, simulate, shamefaced, shame, feign, shamed, sham, attaint, affect, dissemble, discredited, hangdog, dishonored, dishonour, disgraced, assume, guilty, pretend, dishonor

  Possible Opposite Answer : honor




• The clue is 19. Make an example of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer : citation, acknowledgment, reference, bring_up, abduce, cite, summon, name, advert, summons, quotation, credit, mention, refer, adduce, quote




• The clue is 20. First name in classic horror films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LON




• The clue is 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUS

  Possible Answer : ruthenium, Ru, Rus, atomic_number_44




• The clue is 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHE




• The clue is 23. Set against?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAYS

  Possible Answer : nay

  Possible Opposite Answer : yea




• The clue is 25. Letters on old kopecks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCCP




• The clue is 27. "Well, I'll be darned!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEEWHIZ




• The clue is 29. Word before "tip" or after "top". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAT

  Possible Answer : chapeau, hat, lid




• The clue is 30. Chickpea, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

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




• The clue is 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETUDES

  Possible Answer : etude




• The clue is 35. "Is it just me …?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMINUTS




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

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

  The answer: BEELINE

  Possible Answer : beeline




• The clue is 38. Boil down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECOCT

  Possible Answer : decoct, reduce, concentrate, boil_down




• The clue is 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUDS

  Possible Answer : muck_up, muck, mire, mud, clay




• The clue is 40. Zest for life: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYN




• The clue is 41. Lofty passages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKYWAYS

  Possible Answer : airway, flight_path, air_lane, skyway




• The clue is 43. Future D.O.'s exam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCAT




• The clue is 44. Disgruntled grunts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGHS




• The clue is 46. Legal V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGS

  Possible Answer : Ag, silver, atomic_number_47




• The clue is 47. Invite qualifier, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYO




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

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

  The answer: PRO

  Possible Answer : pro, professional

  Possible Opposite Answer : con, anti, amateur




• The clue is 49. What flashers do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARN

  Possible Answer : monish, warn, discourage, admonish




• The clue is 51. Takes for a ride. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIVES

  Possible Answer : driving_force, driveway, cause, ride, parkway, repel, aim, movement, push_back, take, get, beat_back, thrust, labour, private_road, crusade, push, drive, driving, labor, force_back, tug, force, motor, ram, repulse, campaign, effort

  Possible Opposite Answer : attract




• The clue is 54. Unable to make progress, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITTINGADEADEND




• The clue is 57. Verbally backpedaling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EATINGONESWORDS




• The clue is 58. "See?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATDIDITELLYOU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. See 51-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIS

• The clue is 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTH

  Possible Answer: Hodur, Hoder, Hothr, Hodr, Hoth

• The clue is 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTARCTIC

  Possible Answer: Antarctic, south-polar, South_Frigid_Zone, Antarctic_Zone

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

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

  The answer: TEAMUP

• The clue is 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYKES

• The clue is 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMED

• The clue is 7. Approaches, briefly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOS

  Possible Answer: molybdenum, moment, second, mo, bit, MO, Mo, Show_Me_State, minute, atomic_number_42, Missouri

• The clue is 8. Took in a bad way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POACHED

  Possible Answer: poach, stewed, poached, boiled

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

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

  The answer: ONVIEW

• The clue is 10. Narrow peninsula. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

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

• The clue is 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELENITES

• The clue is 12. Texter's "off-line". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRL

• The clue is 13. Polish roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIALY

  Possible Answer: bialystoker, bialy

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

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

  The answer: LOGOS

  Possible Answer: logotype, logo, Logos, Son, Word

• The clue is 15. Blissful patch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer: Garden_of_Eden, heaven, paradise, promised_land, Shangri-la, nirvana, Eden

• The clue is 22. Pair of accessories?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEES

• The clue is 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAD

  Possible Answer: Chadic, Republic_of_Chad, Chadic_language, Chad, Lake_Chad, chad, Tchad

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

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

  The answer: CAME

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : go, leave

• The clue is 27. L.A. museum, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETTY

• The clue is 28. Takes to heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEEDS

  Possible Answer: regard, listen, heed, attentiveness, mind, paying_attention

  Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

• The clue is 30. Doesn't breathe easy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKSWIND

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

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

  The answer: DISCOVERY

  Possible Answer: breakthrough, discovery, find, uncovering

• The clue is 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA

• The clue is 34. No longer being drafted, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENT

  Possible Answer: send, beam, charge, ship, sent, transmit, institutionalise, post, institutionalize, send_off, send_out, commit, direct, transport, station, place, broadcast, get_off, air, mail

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsent

• The clue is 36. Satisfy a midday craving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSH

  Possible Answer: nosh, snack

• The clue is 37. Is persuaded of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUYS

  Possible Answer: bribe, buy, purchase, grease_one's_palms, steal, corrupt, bargain

  Possible Opposite Answer : sell

• The clue is 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAGNANI

• The clue is 42. Mars, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARGOD

• The clue is 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYIDOL

• The clue is 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URIAH

  Possible Answer: Uriah

• The clue is 45. Can't not, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOTTA

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

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

  The answer: BRAWL

  Possible Answer: do, bash, brawl, free-for-all, wrangle

• The clue is 48. "Just made it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHEW

• The clue is 50. Online home services marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGI

• The clue is 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESE

• The clue is 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDO

• The clue is 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SDSU

• The clue is 55. Little warbler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIT

  Possible Answer: boob, titmouse, teat, titty, pap, bosom, tit, mamilla, nipple, knocker, breast, mammilla

• The clue is 56. Lead follower: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DET

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Across Clues and Answers (36)

Clue #1: 1. First Nations group

4-letter answer Answer: CREE

Word Help: Synonyms: Cree

Clue #2: 5. It might be treated with a kiss and a Band-Aid

6-letter answer Answer: BOOBOO

Clue #3: 11. Layered haircut

4-letter answer Answer: SHAG

Word Help: Synonyms: roll_in_the_hay, ass, piece_of_ass

Clue #4: 15. Harvest

4-letter answer Answer: REAP

Word Help: Synonyms: draw, glean, reap

Clue #5: 16. Bacall of "How to Marry a Millionaire"

6-letter answer Answer: LAUREN

Clue #6: 17. "A rising ___ lifts all boats"

4-letter answer Answer: TIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: lunar_time_period, surge, tide
Antonyms: ebb

Clue #7: 18. Orange-colored fruit pastry

11-letter answer Answer: APRICOTTART

Clue #8: 20. Central Plains tribe

4-letter answer Answer: OTOE

Word Help: Synonyms: Oto, Otoe

Clue #9: 21. Mistake in logical reasoning

7-letter answer Answer: FALLACY

Word Help: Synonyms: false_belief, fallacy

Clue #10: 22. Denny's competitor

4-letter answer Answer: IHOP

Clue #11: 24. Actress Cicely of "The Help"

5-letter answer Answer: TYSON

Word Help: Synonyms: Tyson, Mike_Tyson, Michael_Gerald_Tyson

Clue #12: 25. "Just do it" and others

9-letter answer Answer: ADSLOGANS

Clue #13: 30. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" poet

13-letter answer Answer: GILSCOTTHERON

Clue #14: 33. Rhymes over a backing beat

4-letter answer Answer: RAPS

Word Help: Synonyms: whang, rap_music, blame

Clue #15: 36. Head-in-the-clouds

5-letter answer Answer: SPACY

Word Help: Synonyms: spacy, spaced-out, spacey

Clue #16: 37. City that's home to the Shitennoji temple

5-letter answer Answer: OSAKA

Word Help: Synonyms: Osaka

Clue #17: 38. Words before "believe" or "declare"

3-letter answer Answer: IDO

Word Help: Synonyms: Ido

Clue #18: 39. ___ generis

3-letter answer Answer: SUI

Clue #19: 40. More, in Mexico City

3-letter answer Answer: MAS

Word Help: Synonyms: mamma, mA, Bay_State

Clue #20: 42. Downturn

3-letter answer Answer: DIP

Word Help: Synonyms: douse, sink, cutpurse

Clue #21: 43. Easily duped person

5-letter answer Answer: CHUMP

Word Help: Synonyms: soft_touch, gull, patsy

Clue #22: 45. Michelangelo marble masterpiece

5-letter answer Answer: DAVID

Word Help: Synonyms: Jacques_Louis_David, David, Saint_David

Clue #23: 48. Samosa tidbits

4-letter answer Answer: PEAS

Word Help: Synonyms: pea_plant, pea

Clue #24: 49. Dairy product with curds

13-letter answer Answer: COTTAGECHEESE

Clue #25: 52. Looks that might send a chill down one's spine

9-letter answer Answer: ICYSTARES

Clue #26: 53. Fruits often poached with cinnamon

5-letter answer Answer: PEARS

Word Help: Synonyms: pear_tree, Pyrus_communis, pear

Clue #27: 57. "None of it's true!"

4-letter answer Answer: LIES

Word Help: Synonyms: prevarication, Trygve_Lie, Trygve_Halvden_Lie
Antonyms: arise, stand

Clue #28: 58. Disposable coaster at a bar

7-letter answer Answer: BEERMAT

Clue #29: 60. Ocean, poetically

4-letter answer Answer: MAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: main, primary, briny
Antonyms: dependent

Clue #30: 62. Carnival confection ... or, when re-parsed, a hint to what appears three times in this puzzle

11-letter answer Answer: COTTONCANDY

Clue #31: 66. Dad, in Korean

4-letter answer Answer: APPA

Clue #32: 67. Though

6-letter answer Answer: ALBEIT

Clue #33: 68. Soccer score

4-letter answer Answer: GOAL

Word Help: Synonyms: goal, finish, destination

Clue #34: 69. Member of the South Asian diaspora

4-letter answer Answer: DESI

Clue #35: 70. They need a push to get started

6-letter answer Answer: PEDALS

Word Help: Synonyms: pedal_point, pedal, bicycle

Clue #36: 71. Raison d'___

4-letter answer Answer: ETRE

Across Clues and Answers (36)

Clue #1: 1. Crossword construction, e.g.

5-letter answer Answer: CRAFT

Word Help: Synonyms: craftiness, guile, trade

Clue #2: 2. Settle, as a debt

5-letter answer Answer: REPAY

Word Help: Synonyms: requite, refund, come_back

Clue #3: 3. They outrank viscounts

5-letter answer Answer: EARLS

Word Help: Synonyms: earl

Clue #4: 4. Literary postscripts

7-letter answer Answer: EPILOGS

Word Help: Synonyms: epilogue, epilog

Clue #5: 5. Group that votes together

4-letter answer Answer: BLOC

Word Help: Synonyms: bloc, axis

Clue #6: 6. Like some ales and health bars

4-letter answer Answer: OATY

Clue #7: 7. Living life openly, in a way

3-letter answer Answer: OUT

Word Help: Synonyms: away, kayoed, verboten
Antonyms: safe

Clue #8: 8. Garment with cups

3-letter answer Answer: BRA

Word Help: Synonyms: brassiere, bra, bandeau

Clue #9: 9. Opposite of 'neath

3-letter answer Answer: OER

Clue #10: 10. Betting recklessly at the poker table

6-letter answer Answer: ONTILT

Clue #11: 11. Moe, Larry and Curly

7-letter answer Answer: STOOGES

Word Help: Synonyms: goat, yes-man, butt

Clue #12: 12. Listing of top tunes

9-letter answer Answer: HITPARADE

Clue #13: 13. Much ___ about nothing

3-letter answer Answer: ADO

Word Help: Synonyms: fuss, bustle, flurry

Clue #14: 14. "Fancy that!"

3-letter answer Answer: GEE

Word Help: Synonyms: g, g-force, gee

Clue #15: 19. "Will you let me, please?"

4-letter answer Answer: CANI

Clue #16: 23. Snack cakes with swirls

5-letter answer Answer: HOHOS

Clue #17: 25. Obama health law, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ACA

Clue #18: 26. "What's up, ___?"

3-letter answer Answer: DOC

Word Help: Synonyms: MD, Department_of_Commerce, Commerce_Department

Clue #19: 27. Totally hamper

6-letter answer Answer: STYMIE

Word Help: Synonyms: blockade, block, stymy

Clue #20: 28. Finnish telecom giant

5-letter answer Answer: NOKIA

Clue #21: 29. Kudos at a poetry slam

5-letter answer Answer: SNAPS

Word Help: Synonyms: catch, bust, snap_fastener
Antonyms: inelasticity

Clue #22: 31. Sch. with the cheer "Geaux Tigers!"

3-letter answer Answer: LSU

Clue #23: 32. Spinner of silk

6-letter answer Answer: SPIDER

Word Help: Synonyms: spider, wanderer

Clue #24: 33. Actress Christina of "Yellowjackets"

5-letter answer Answer: RICCI

Clue #25: 34. Like some committees

5-letter answer Answer: ADHOC

Clue #26: 35. Desired effect of a plumping gloss

9-letter answer Answer: POUTYLIPS

Clue #27: 39. Sudden surge

5-letter answer Answer: SPATE

Word Help: Synonyms: deal, tidy_sum, mass

Clue #28: 41. Summer drink suffix

3-letter answer Answer: ADE

Word Help: Synonyms: fruit_drink, ade

Clue #29: 44. O.T. high point?

7-letter answer Answer: MTSINAI

Clue #30: 46. Flexible card in blackjack

3-letter answer Answer: ACE

Word Help: Synonyms: one, 1, sail_through

Clue #31: 47. Pre-DVD format

3-letter answer Answer: VHS

Clue #32: 48. System of hereditary titles and noble ranks

7-letter answer Answer: PEERAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: peerage, baronage

Clue #33: 50. Tank top?

6-letter answer Answer: GASCAP

Clue #34: 51. Design deet

4-letter answer Answer: SPEC

Word Help: Synonyms: spec, specification

Clue #35: 54. "Are too!" response

5-letter answer Answer: AMNOT

Clue #36: 55. Doppler device

5-letter answer Answer: RADAR

Word Help: Synonyms: microwave_radar, radiolocation, radio_detection_and_ranging

Clue #37: 56. Fashion sense

5-letter answer Answer: STYLE

Word Help: Synonyms: style, expressive_style, vogue

Clue #38: 58. Bring to 212°

4-letter answer Answer: BOIL

Word Help: Synonyms: churn, moil, boiling_point
Antonyms: freeze

Clue #39: 59. Towering Tolkien creatures

4-letter answer Answer: ENTS

Clue #40: 60. Worked up, say

3-letter answer Answer: MAD

Word Help: Synonyms: mad, unbalanced, delirious

Clue #41: 61. Chest-beating mammal

3-letter answer Answer: APE

Word Help: Synonyms: anthropoid, emulator, imitator

Clue #42: 63. Copa Mundial shout

3-letter answer Answer: OLE

Clue #43: 64. Still undecided, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: TBD

Clue #44: 65. Product of the Camellia sinensis plant

3-letter answer Answer: TEA

Word Help: Synonyms: Camellia_sinensis, afternoon_tea, teatime

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (42 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, June 05, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (36 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Across Clues Explained - Monday NYT Crossword June 05, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Allergy trigger in an attic	4
2A	5. Grand ___ (tennis coup)	4
3A	9. Surrounded by	4
4A	13. Not falling for	4
5A	14. Hilo "hello"	5
6A	15. Lucky find for a prospector	4
7A	16. Eating utensil with a serrated edge	15
8A	19. Hard-to-tame hair	3
9A	20. ___ Vegas, Nev.	3
10A	21. Bugs Bunny or SpongeBob SquarePants, informally	4
11A	22. 100% behind	6
12A	24. Small songbird	4
13A	26. Record's speed, for short	3
14A	29. Bit of ballet choreography	4
15A	30. "The ___ is cast"	3
16A	31. Bullfight bull	4
17A	32. Catholic academy like Gonzaga or Xavier	12
18A	36. Sender of a Candygram	7
19A	39. Georgia who painted "Cow's Skull With Calico Roses"	7
20A	40. "Stop dragging your feet!"	12
21A	42. Bone next to the radius	4
22A	43. Silent greeting	3
23A	44. Flippant freshness	4
24A	47. Ctrl-___-Del	3
25A	48. Point-and-shoot camera setting	4
26A	50. Lamb Chop or Miss Piggy	6
27A	52. Magical item in "Aladdin"	4
28A	54. It's usually two or three in miniature golf	3
29A	55. Decorate, as a cake	3
30A	56. "Let this be our little secret" … or a hint to letter sequences hidden in 16-, 32- and 40-Across	15
31A	61. Lead-in to disappointing news	4
32A	62. Church instrument	5
33A	63. Line made by a comb	4
34A	64. "Variety is the spice of ___"	4
35A	65. Pesters to no end	4
36A	66. Some pub pints	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. Allergy trigger in an attic"

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 fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
• Words that mean the same thing: rubble, scatter, sprinkle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Grand ___ (tennis coup)"

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 winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
• Words that mean the same thing: mosh, shot, slam dance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Surrounded by"

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: AMID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Not falling for"

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: ONTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Hilo "hello""

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 acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
• Words that mean the same thing: ciao
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Lucky find for a prospector"

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 deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
• Words that mean the same thing: load
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Eating utensil with a serrated edge"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: GRAPEFRUITSPOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Hard-to-tame hair"

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 cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
• Words that mean the same thing: swab, wipe up, mop 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: MOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. ___ Vegas, Nev."

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 white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
• Words that mean the same thing: La, lah, Louisiana
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Bugs Bunny or SpongeBob SquarePants, informally"

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 film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
• Words that mean the same thing: animated cartoon, cartoon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. 100% behind"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALLFOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Small songbird"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english architect who designed more than fifty london churches (1632-1723)
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir Christopher Wren, jenny wren
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WREN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Record's speed, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RPM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Bit of ballet choreography"

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 light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
• Words that mean the same thing: spring, jump, bound
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. "The ___ is cast""

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 small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: go, conk, decease
• The opposite would be: be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Bullfight bull"

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: TORO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Catholic academy like Gonzaga or Xavier"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JESUITSCHOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Sender of a Candygram"

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 a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: supporter, protagonist, adorer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADMIRER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Georgia who painted "Cow's Skull With Calico Roses""

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: OKEEFFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. "Stop dragging your feet!""

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: QUITSTALLING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Bone next to the radius"

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 inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
• Words that mean the same thing: elbow bone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ULNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Silent greeting"

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

  The answer is: NOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Flippant freshness"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an impudent or insolent rejoinder
• Words that mean the same thing: Special Air Service, lip, SAS
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Ctrl-___-Del"

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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: altitude, elevation, EL
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Point-and-shoot camera setting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: car, automobile, motorcar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Lamb Chop or Miss Piggy"

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 small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
• Words that mean the same thing: marionette, creature, tool
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUPPET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Magical item in "Aladdin""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an artificial source of visible illumination
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. It's usually two or three in miniature golf"

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 (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
• Words that mean the same thing: equation, equality, equivalence
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Decorate, as a cake"

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 water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: methamphetamine, sparkler, Methedrine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. "Let this be our little secret" … or a hint to letter sequences hidden in 16-, 32- and 40-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: KEEPITBETWEENUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Lead-in to disappointing news"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Words that mean the same thing: ala, unluckily, unfortunately
• The opposite would be: luckily, fortunately
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Church instrument"

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 fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
• Words that mean the same thing: harmonium, Hammond organ, electric organ
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Line made by a comb"

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 something determined in relation to something that includes it
• Words that mean the same thing: section, percentage, set forth
• The opposite would be: wholly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. "Variety is the spice of ___""

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 characteristic state or mode of living
• Words that mean the same thing: lifetime, sprightliness, life story
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Pesters to no end"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• Words that mean the same thing: scolder, peck, common scold
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Some pub pints"

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 general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• Words that mean the same thing: ale
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALES

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - June 05, 2023 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Religious doctrine	5
2D	2. Prepare for use, as a Slip 'N Slide	6
3D	3. Alternative to a paper clip	6
4D	4. T-shirt or jacket	3
5D	5. Pro photography purchases, in brief	4
6D	6. Ferrigno who played the Hulk on old TV	3
7D	7. Sushi bar tuna variety	3
8D	8. Nonglossy, as a photo	5
9D	9. Iams competitor	4
10D	10. Car option with tinted glass	8
11D	11. Declaration delivered (or not) in a "Love Is Blind" finale	3
12D	12. Cub Scout group	3
13D	14. At a distance	4
14D	17. They may appear before a justice of the peace	7
15D	18. Prodigal ___	3
16D	23. Sizzling Tex-Mex serving	6
17D	24. Nintendo debut of 2006	3
18D	25. Like old jokes, again and again	6
19D	27. Grad student's adviser	4
20D	28. Burrowing animal	4
21D	30. 13-time N.B.A. All-Star Kevin	6
22D	31. What to "mind" when exiting a train in London	6
23D	33. Adjust, as a thermostat	3
24D	34. Go on a black diamond run, e.g.	3
25D	35. Official reprimand	7
26D	36. Blue shade	4
27D	37. Not sharp	4
28D	38. Mojito garnish	8
29D	41. Elton's john?	3
30D	45. ___ Tap (mockumentary rock band)	6
31D	46. Password-protected, say	6
32D	48. French friend	3
33D	49. Supermodel Kate	5
34D	50. Chess piece not allowed to move backward	4
35D	51. Trial runs	5
36D	53. Semicircular building recess	4
37D	54. K-12 fund-raising grps.	4
38D	56. Carrier to Seoul, in brief	3
39D	57. Manning of football	3
40D	58. Built-in feature of some camisoles	3
41D	59. Poached component of the dish shakshuka	3
42D	60. Clean Air Act enforcer, for short	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. Religious doctrine"

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 religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• Words that mean the same thing: tenet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOGMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Prepare for use, as a Slip 'N Slide"

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 reverse the winding or twisting of
• Words that mean the same thing: unwind, unfurl, wind off
• The opposite would be: wind, roll up
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Alternative to a paper clip"

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 (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
• Words that mean the same thing: raw material, staple fiber, staple fibre
• The opposite would be: unstaple
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. T-shirt or jacket"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the upper part of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: lead, elevation, spinning top
• The opposite would be: bottom
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Pro photography purchases, in brief"

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: SLRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Ferrigno who played the Hulk on old TV"

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: LOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Sushi bar tuna variety"

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: AHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Nonglossy, as a photo"

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 mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
• Words that mean the same thing: matte up, lustrelessness, mat 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: MATTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Iams competitor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Car option with tinted glass"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MOONROOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Declaration delivered (or not) in a "Love Is Blind" finale"

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 an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Cub Scout group"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. At a distance"

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 (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AFAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. They may appear before a justice of the peace"

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: ELOPERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Prodigal ___"

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 male human offspring
• Words that mean the same thing: Logos, boy, Word
• The opposite would be: daughter, girl
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Sizzling Tex-Mex serving"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FAJITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Nintendo debut of 2006"

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: WII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Like old jokes, again and again"

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 render verbally,
• Words that mean the same thing: retell, restate, ingeminate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Grad student's adviser"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
• Words that mean the same thing: professor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Burrowing animal"

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 molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: groyne, breakwater, counterspy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. 13-time N.B.A. All-Star Kevin"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states historian (1885-1981)
• Words that mean the same thing: William James Durant, Will Durant
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DURANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. What to "mind" when exiting a train in London"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THEGAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Adjust, as a thermostat"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: placed, sic, coiffe
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Go on a black diamond run, e.g."

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 narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Official reprimand"

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 harsh criticism or disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: excommunication, criminate, reprimand
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CENSURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Blue shade"

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 shade of blue tinged with green
• Words that mean the same thing: cobalt blue, aquamarine, greenish blue
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AQUA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. Not sharp"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make dull in appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: sluggish, muffle, muffled
• The opposite would be: lively, sharp
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DULL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "38. Mojito garnish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MINTLEAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Elton's john?"

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 toilet in britain
• Words that mean the same thing: water closet, W.C., closet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. ___ Tap (mockumentary rock band)"

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 anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
• Words that mean the same thing: spinal anaesthesia, spinal anesthesia
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPINAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Password-protected, say"

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 get by special effort
• Words that mean the same thing: procure, fix, batten
• The opposite would be: unfasten, insecure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SECURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. French friend"

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: AMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Supermodel Kate"

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: UPTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Chess piece not allowed to move backward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an article deposited as security
• Words that mean the same thing: cat's-paw, soak, hock
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Trial runs"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: mental test, prove, examination
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Semicircular building recess"

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 domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
• Words that mean the same thing: apsis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. K-12 fund-raising grps."

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: PTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Carrier to Seoul, in brief"

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: KAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. Manning of football"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "58. Built-in feature of some camisoles"

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 an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
• Words that mean the same thing: bandeau, brassiere
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "59. Poached component of the dish shakshuka"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "60. Clean Air Act enforcer, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	21	26.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
History	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	42
Total Clues	78
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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Last Updated: September 01, 2025 at 11:18 PM