September 29, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle September 29, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Cartesian sum?	3
2A	4. Quran keeper	4
3A	8. Spiff (up)	5
4A	13. Molecule in some modern vaccines	3
5A	14. Impressive diving score	4
6A	15. Chachi's "Happy Days" sweetheart	6
7A	16. "Which is a big deal, considering!"	18
8A	19. Line	5
9A	20. Maker of the Split Decision Breakfast	4
10A	21. Damsel	4
11A	22. Def Jam, for DMX	5
12A	24. Spa day sounds	4
13A	26. Contest for millions on the West Coast	15
14A	32. Sierra Nevada's Dankful, e.g., in brief	3
15A	34. It's a good look	4
16A	35. It's a bad look	5
17A	36. Tear-stained, perhaps	4
18A	38. Landscaping tool	5
19A	41. Part of a healing process	4
20A	42. Common refrain in pre-K circles	5
21A	44. Father of Norway's King Harald	4
22A	46. Royal Navy inits.	3
23A	47. Popular skin moisturizer	14
24A	51. Family man	4
25A	52. "El ___ de los Anillos" (translation of a Tolkien title)	5
26A	54. Take off fast, with "out"	4
27A	57. Word with shoe or cap	4
28A	60. Floated for fun, in a way	5
29A	62. "So many layers here" … or a hint to the circled squares	15
30A	65. A big hit might break it	6
31A	66. Often-pickled pods	4
32A	67. One who may be out of the habit	3
33A	68. Result of an architect's winging it?	5
34A	69. Big wheel's place	4
35A	70. Word with clean or rot	3

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. Cartesian sum?"

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: IAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Quran keeper"

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 (islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for shiites an imam is a recognized authority on islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
• Words that mean the same thing: imaum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Spiff (up)"

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: SNAZZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Molecule in some modern vaccines"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Impressive diving score"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
• Words that mean the same thing: niner, nine-spot, baseball club
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Chachi's "Happy Days" sweetheart"

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: JOANIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. "Which is a big deal, considering!""

Quick Info: This answer has 18 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: ANDTHATSSAYINGALOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Line"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
• Words that mean the same thing: line up, waiting line, queue 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: QUEUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Maker of the Split Decision Breakfast"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Damsel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a girl or young woman who is unmarried
• Words that mean the same thing: jeune fille, lassie, young girl
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Def Jam, for DMX"

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 brief description given for purposes of identification
• Words that mean the same thing: judge, pronounce, mark
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LABEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Spa day sounds"

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 express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Words that mean the same thing: aah, ooh
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Contest for millions on the West Coast"

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: CALIFORNIALOTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Sierra Nevada's Dankful, e.g., 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: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. It's a good look"

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 act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
• Words that mean the same thing: rake, glance over, run down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. It's a bad look"

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 facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
• Words that mean the same thing: leer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Tear-stained, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a slight wetness
• Words that mean the same thing: dampen, dampness, weaken
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Landscaping tool"

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 person who puts finishing edges on a garment
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Part of a healing process"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SCAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Common refrain in pre-K circles"

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: EIEIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Father of Norway's King Harald"

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: OLAV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Royal Navy inits."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
• Words that mean the same thing: hectometre, hectometer, hm
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Popular skin moisturizer"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: ALOEVERALOTION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Family man"

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 informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: dada, pop, pappa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. "El ___ de los Anillos" (translation of a Tolkien title)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the english `mr' or `sir'
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Take off fast, with "out""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that british politician (1788-1850)
• Words that mean the same thing: pare, discase, Robert Peel
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Word with shoe or cap"

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 precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
• Words that mean the same thing: nose candy, snowfall, coke
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "60. Floated for fun, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that provide with a tube or insert a tube into
• Words that mean the same thing: tube
• The opposite would be: tubeless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUBED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. "So many layers here" … or a hint to the circled squares"

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: ITSALOTTOUNPACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "65. A big hit might break it"

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: TOPTEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "66. Often-pickled pods"

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 long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
• Words that mean the same thing: Abelmoschus esculentus, okra plant, Hibiscus esculentus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OKRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. One who may be out of the habit"

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 woman religious
• Words that mean the same thing: nun buoy, conical buoy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "68. Result of an architect's winging it?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an addition that extends a main building
• Words that mean the same thing: wing, extension, annexe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "69. Big wheel's place"

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 steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "70. Word with clean or rot"

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 reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
• Words that mean the same thing: teetotal, wry, dry out
• The opposite would be: sweet, wet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRY

  Great job if you got it right!

September 29, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Setting for Operation Red Dawn	4
2D	2. Void	5
3D	3. Appeared briefly	10
4D	4. How many salsa dancers dance	7
5D	5. God-knows-where, casually	3
6D	6. Challenging	4
7D	7. Go together nicely	4
8D	8. Miso base	3
9D	9. Some spots that need polish	10
10D	10. Actress Gunn	4
11D	11. Veers sharply	4
12D	12. Extremist group	7
13D	15. "Homeland" of the monsters Mothra and Gamera	5
14D	17. Big band staple	4
15D	18. Take off	4
16D	23. Pet peeves?	4
17D	25. Introductory remarks	3
18D	27. Everybody's doing it	3
19D	28. Like a blocked penalty kick, in soccer	6
20D	29. Group putting out electronic music	10
21D	30. Group often told to "Go!"	4
22D	31. Eyes, poetically	4
23D	32. Starting point for a plan	4
24D	33. Beach mold	4
25D	37. Quiche base	8
26D	39. Grp. with the 1977 hit double album "Out of the Blue"	3
27D	40. "Oh, fudge!"	4
28D	43. Fertility clinic donations	3
29D	45. World's largest producer of black pepper	7
30D	48. Printing giant	5
31D	49. Go off	4
32D	50. "Get ___" (2014 James Brown biopic)	4
33D	53. Come back	5
34D	54. Pocket stuffed with tabbouleh, maybe	4
35D	55. Windsor Castle neighbor	4
36D	56. Presenter of many games	4
37D	58. Tweeter's "That said …"	4
38D	59. Socially "with it"	4
39D	61. Fashion house with a Manhattan HQ	4
40D	63. First name in DC Comics villainy	3
41D	64. Certain link	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. Setting for Operation Red Dawn"

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 republic in the middle east in western asia; the ancient civilization of mesopotamia was in the area now known as iraq
• Words that mean the same thing: Al-Iraq, Irak, Republic of Iraq
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRAQ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Void"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that declare invalid
• Words that mean the same thing: quash, avoid, repeal
• The opposite would be: validate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Appeared briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MADEACAMEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. How many salsa dancers dance"

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: INHEELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. God-knows-where, casually"

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: MIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Challenging"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• The opposite would be: pro
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Go together nicely"

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 number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
• Words that mean the same thing: engagement, network, meshing
• The opposite would be: disengage
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Miso base"

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 source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
• Words that mean the same thing: soy sauce, soybean plant, soybean
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Some spots that need polish"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: NAILSALONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Actress Gunn"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a former copper coin of pakistan and india
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Veers sharply"

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 angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
• Words that mean the same thing: zag, zigzag, zig
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZIGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Extremist group"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of an ancient jewish sect in judea in the first century who fought to the death against the romans and who killed or persecuted jews who collaborated with the romans
• Words that mean the same thing: drumbeater, zealot, partisan
• The opposite would be: nonpartisan
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZEALOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. "Homeland" of the monsters Mothra and Gamera"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of asia extending 1,300 miles between the sea of japan and the western pacific ocean
• Words that mean the same thing: Nippon, Nihon, Japanese Islands
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAPAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Big band staple"

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 lowest brass wind instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: bass horn, sousaphone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Take off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of rising upward into the air
• Words that mean the same thing: sailplane, hang glide, surge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Pet peeves?"

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 wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
• Words that mean the same thing: worm, louse, sucking louse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Introductory remarks"

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: HIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Everybody's doing it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
• Words that mean the same thing: cult, furore, rage
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Like a blocked penalty kick, in soccer"

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: ONGOAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Group putting out electronic music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TECHNOBAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Group often told to "Go!""

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 cooperative unit (especially in sports)
• Words that mean the same thing: team up, squad
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Eyes, poetically"

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 ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Words that mean the same thing: revolve, eyeball, globe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Starting point for a plan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Words that mean the same thing: theme, mind, estimate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Beach mold"

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 roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
• Words that mean the same thing: bucket, pailful
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Quiche base"

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: PIEPLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Grp. with the 1977 hit double album "Out of the Blue""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. "Oh, fudge!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: squealer, scum bag, informer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Fertility clinic donations"

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 female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• Words that mean the same thing: egg cell, ovum
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. World's largest producer of black pepper"

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 communist state in indochina on the south china sea; achieved independence from france in 1945
• Words that mean the same thing: Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Vietnam War
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIETNAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Printing giant"

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: EPSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Go off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
• Words that mean the same thing: rabbit on, blah, harangue
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. "Get ___" (2014 James Brown biopic)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Come back"

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 happen or occur again
• Words that mean the same thing: go back, repeat, fall back
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RECUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Pocket stuffed with tabbouleh, maybe"

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 usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
• Words that mean the same thing: pocket bread
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Windsor Castle neighbor"

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: ETON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Presenter of many games"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ESPN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Tweeter's "That said …""

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: OTOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Socially "with it""

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 be awake, be alert, be there
• Words that mean the same thing: awake, stir up, awaken
• The opposite would be: fall asleep, cause to sleep
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Fashion house with a Manhattan HQ"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DKNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "63. First name in DC Comics villainy"

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: LEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "64. Certain link"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: URL

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	72.4%
Short Answer	13	17.1%
History	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Music	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	18 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 07, 2025 at 04:23 AM

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (30 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, August 14, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (30 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

August 14, 2021 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Quarterback spikes?	6
2A	7. Opening	5
3A	12. Grammy-winning 2018 hit for Childish Gambino	13
4A	14. "Huh!"	14
5A	15. Part of the plan	5
6A	16. Lacking any preparation	5
7A	17. Try (for)	3
8A	18. The 700s, in the Dewey Decimal System	4
9A	19. Its flag features a pine and the North Star	5
10A	20. Booker in Washington	4
11A	21. Traditional masked drama	3
12A	22. What antifeminism is a direct expression of, per Andrea Dworkin	8
13A	24. Challenge, symbolically	8
14A	26. Sharp quality	4
15A	28. "Happy ___!"	6
16A	29. Kind of shower	6
17A	31. Its pods are poisonous to eat	4
18A	32. Quick getaways, maybe	8
19A	34. Star clusters?	8
20A	36. Classic muscle car	3
21A	37. Close ones, informally	4
22A	40. Fits (inside)	5
23A	41. "___ bien"	4
24A	42. Suffix with concert	3
25A	43. ___ II, eponymous gymnastics move featuring two backflips and a triple twist	5
26A	44. Venus, to Cupid	5
27A	45. Background for someone who's good with numbers	14
28A	48. Marvel producer	13
29A	49. Is super into, in modern parlance	5
30A	50. Indulge	6

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. Quarterback spikes?"

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 shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
• Words that mean the same thing: cleat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLEATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Opening"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the first or highest in an ordering or series
• Words that mean the same thing: 1st, first off, outset
• The opposite would be: last, second
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIRST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. Grammy-winning 2018 hit for Childish Gambino"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THISISAMERICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Huh!""

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: THEMOREYOUKNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Part of the plan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any distinct time period in a sequence of events
• Words that mean the same thing: form, stage, phase angle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Lacking any preparation"

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 people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
• Words that mean the same thing: dim, unreasoning, screen
• The opposite would be: sighted
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLIND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Try (for)"

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 weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
• Words that mean the same thing: shooter, accelerator, accelerator pedal
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. The 700s, in the Dewey Decimal System"

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 studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Words that mean the same thing: fine art, humanities, artwork
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Its flag features a pine and the North Star"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in new england
• Words that mean the same thing: Pine Tree State, ME
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Booker in Washington"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Traditional masked drama"

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: NOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. What antifeminism is a direct expression of, per Andrea Dworkin"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hatred of women
• Words that mean the same thing: misogynism
• The opposite would be: philogyny
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MISOGYNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Challenge, symbolically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that to offer or accept a challenge
• Words that mean the same thing: gantlet, metal glove
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAUNTLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Sharp quality"

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 tart spicy quality
• Words that mean the same thing: serrated wrack, tanginess, sea tang
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. "Happy ___!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a track or mark left by something that has passed
• Words that mean the same thing: shack, drag, tail
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Kind of shower"

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 archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
• Words that mean the same thing: espousal, nuptial, spousal
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRIDAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Its pods are poisonous to eat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
• Words that mean the same thing: surge, lunar time period
• The opposite would be: ebb
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Quick getaways, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the most direct route
• Words that mean the same thing: beeline
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEELINES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. Star clusters?"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FANBASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Classic muscle car"

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: GTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Close ones, informally"

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 person's brother or sister
• Words that mean the same thing: cognate, blood relation, blood relative
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Fits (inside)"

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 structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Words that mean the same thing: nuzzle, cuddle, draw close
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. "___ bien""

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: ESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Suffix with concert"

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: INA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. ___ II, eponymous gymnastics move featuring two backflips and a triple twist"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
• Words that mean the same thing: bile, gall
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BILES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. Venus, to Cupid"

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 informal use of the latin word for mother; sometimes used by british schoolboys or used facetiously
• Words that mean the same thing: matted, mat, matt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "45. Background for someone who's good with numbers"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: MUSICALTHEATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. Marvel producer"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: MIRACLEWORKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Is super into, in modern parlance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Indulge"

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: DOTEON

  Great job if you got it right!

August 14, 2021 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Game of checkers?	5
2D	2. Cuba libre ingredient	4
3D	3. Por ___ (therefore: Sp.)	3
4D	4. Carriers are mobile ones	8
5D	5. Poet who wrote "I grow old ... I grow old ... / I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled"	7
6D	6. Saw	6
7D	7. Family matter, maybe	4
8D	8. Get to	3
9D	9. Lead singer of "Yellow Submarine"	5
10D	10. Really clean	5
11D	11. Caramel relative	5
12D	12. "Ow!"	8
13D	13. Fabled sources of fortune	10
14D	14. Place for a frog	6
15D	15. Gut reaction, say	4
16D	19. Member of the Y?	10
17D	20. Pop star Lauper	5
18D	22. Sacred peak in the "Iliad" and "Aeneid," for short	5
19D	23. Catches	5
20D	25. Gullible sorts	5
21D	27. Family member	8
22D	29. A+ effort	8
23D	30. Word with block or chain	6
24D	32. Binary	7
25D	33. Touch the sky	4
26D	35. Flared, as sleeves	6
27D	37. New York Giants legend Phil	5
28D	38. The Greenlandic language is a form of it	5
29D	39. Economic capital of Iraq	5
30D	41. Packed in?	5
31D	43. Hidden inclusions, for short	4
32D	44. One-named Japanese-born actor with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame	4
33D	46. Janis with the 1975 hit "At Seventeen"	3
34D	47. Lead-in to now	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. Game of checkers?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that weedy annual native to europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
• Words that mean the same thing: Bromus secalinus, chess game, cheat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Cuba libre ingredient"

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 caustic substance produced by heating limestone
• Words that mean the same thing: slaked lime, calcium hydrate, unslaked lime
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Por ___ (therefore: Sp.)"

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: ESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Carriers are mobile ones"

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: AIRBASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Poet who wrote "I grow old ... I grow old ... / I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled""

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: TSELIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Saw"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
• Words that mean the same thing: pronounce, enounce, state
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAYING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Family matter, maybe"

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

  The answer is: FEUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Get to"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IRK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Lead singer of "Yellow Submarine""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RINGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Really clean"

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 place that is scoured (especially by running water)
• Words that mean the same thing: flush, purge, abrade
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Caramel relative"

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 of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
• Words that mean the same thing: tawny-brown
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAWNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Ow!""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: THATHURT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Fabled sources of fortune"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: MONEYTREES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Place for a frog"

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 the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
• Words that mean the same thing: pharynx
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THROAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "15. Gut reaction, say"

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 sudden sharp feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: sting, twinge, stab
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "19. Member of the Y?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that relating to a millennium or span of a thousand years
• Words that mean the same thing: millennian
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MILLENNIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "20. Pop star Lauper"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CYNDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "22. Sacred peak in the "Iliad" and "Aeneid," for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MTIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "23. Catches"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
• Words that mean the same thing: pick up, collar, nail down
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "25. Gullible sorts"

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 naive or inexperienced person
• Words that mean the same thing: naif
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAIFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "27. Family member"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a criminal who is a member of gang
• Words that mean the same thing: mobster
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GANGSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. A+ effort"

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: BESTSHOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Word with block or chain"

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 written message addressed to a person or organization
• Words that mean the same thing: letter of the alphabet, varsity letter, missive
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LETTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Binary"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BASETWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Touch the sky"

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 act of rising upward into the air
• Words that mean the same thing: surge, hang glide, sailplane
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. Flared, as sleeves"

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 attach a bell to
• Words that mean the same thing: bell
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BELLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. New York Giants legend Phil"

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: SIMMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "38. The Greenlandic language is a form of it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a people inhabiting the arctic (northern canada or greenland or alaska or eastern siberia); the algonquians called them eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the inuit (`the people')
• Words that mean the same thing: Esquimau, Eskimo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INUIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "39. Economic capital of Iraq"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the second largest city in iraq; an oil port in southern iraq
• Words that mean the same thing: Basia
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "41. Packed in?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: feed, eat, use 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: EATEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Hidden inclusions, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BCCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. One-named Japanese-born actor with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that powerful mackerel shark of the atlantic and pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: mako shark
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAKO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Janis with the 1975 hit "At Seventeen""

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: IAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "47. Lead-in to now"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	45	70.3%
Short Answer	8	12.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	7.8%
Abbreviation	2	3.1%
Food & Drink	1	1.6%
Literature	1	1.6%
Sports	1	1.6%
Geography	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	30
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 15, 2025 at 03:41 PM