No 27371 Wed Oct 16, 2024 NYTimes Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Friend on "Friends", 5. Besmirch, 10. U.S. immigration policy, familiarly, 14. From which Christmas lights might hang, 15. Dystopian horror film of 2013, with "The", 16. Birds with wings about one-tenth the length of their bodies, 17. Three tickets, 19. Cheeky, 20. "Is that OK with you?", 21. "Despite all that ...", 23. L'il ___, 26. With money, 29. Makes apprehensive, 31. Put forth, as a question, 32. Well-worn, 33. Onetime Houston athlete whose helmet featured a derrick, 35. Frodo Baggins's pursuers, 39. Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme, 43. First British P.M. appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, 44. Sung tribute, 45. Tax prep pro, 46. "Tangible" balance sheet item, 49. Host, 51. More revered, 55. Comedian Youngman, 56. Goddess associated with the owl, 57. Outback hoppers, 59. Suffix with Jumbo, 60. Crazy reason, 66. Bits of advice, 67. Object of finger-pointing on "Fantasy Island", 68. Instruments heard at luaus, for short, 69. Subside, 70. Number of blessings at a Jewish wedding, 71. See 64-Down

Wed Oct 16, 2024 NYTimes Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Li of martial arts fame, 2. Item on a boathouse wall, 3. Time of anticipation, 4. Sycophants, 5. Neuter, 6. "Thou sing'st sweet ___": Shak., 7. Hosp. areas usually on the ground floor, 8. Get wiser, supposedly, 9. Computer troubleshooting options, 10. Look to for support, 11. Revise, 12. Drop an F-bomb, say, 13. Founder of the Pacific Fur Company, 1810, 18. Singer with the 2008 album "Backwoods Barbie", 22. V.I.P. section?, 23. InDesign developer, 24. Bundled, as hay, 25. Nonverbal attention-getter, 27. Run, 28. Like Loki and Thor, 30. Transgress, 34. One miraculously healed by Jesus, 36. Poison found naturally in castor beans, 37. Airer of hearings, 38. Suspect, 40. Somewhat, 41. "The Office" role, 42. "Alrighty, then. As I was saying …", 47. ___ Juan, 48. Resells at hiked-up prices, 50. What to do before a marathon, perhaps, 51. Lacking gloss, 52. Open courtyards, 53. Looks to sell, 54. It might go way over your head, 58. The appearance of a butterfly in a home, for some, 61. Fútbol cheer, 62. Basketball's King James, from 2003-10 and 2014-18, 63. Prez #34, 64. Doc treating 71-Across, 65. Symbol on the collar of Krypto the Superdog

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 16, 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. Friend on "Friends". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOEY




• The clue is 5. Besmirch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMEAR

  Possible Answer : smutch, smirch, defame, besmirch, asperse, cytologic_smear, sully, slur, blot, smear, spot, stain, blur, smudge, calumniate, malignment, cytosmear, vilification, daub, denigrate, slander




• The clue is 10. U.S. immigration policy, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DACA




• The clue is 14. From which Christmas lights might hang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAVE




• The clue is 15. Dystopian horror film of 2013, with "The". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PURGE

  Possible Answer : regorge, regurgitate, chuck, retch, spue, purging, be_sick, purge, upchuck, purgation, sick, purify, honk, flush, scour, cast, puke, throw_up, sanctify, vomit, vomit_up, cat, disgorge, barf, spew

  Possible Opposite Answer : rehabilitate, keep_down




• The clue is 16. Birds with wings about one-tenth the length of their bodies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMUS

  Possible Answer : Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae




• The clue is 17. Three tickets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRESPASSES

  Possible Answer : take_advantage, usurpation, sin, transgress, encroachment, intrusion, violation, overstep, intrude, trespass




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

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

  The answer: PERT

  Possible Answer : saucy, impertinent, irreverent, pert




• The clue is 20. "Is that OK with you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYI




• The clue is 21. "Despite all that ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVENSO




• The clue is 23. L'il ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABNER




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

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

  The answer: CONTENDER

  Possible Answer : rival, challenger, competition, competitor, contender




• The clue is 29. Makes apprehensive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAUNTS

  Possible Answer : pall, scare_off, frighten_away, scare_away, frighten_off, daunt, scare, dash




• The clue is 31. Put forth, as a question. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSED

  Possible Answer : get, baffle, bewilder, sit, impersonate, model, flummox, posed, place, puzzle, lay, amaze, posture, nonplus, dumbfound, put, position, vex, stupefy, gravel, pose, perplex, present, personate, beat, mystify, stick, set

  Possible Opposite Answer : unposed




• The clue is 32. Well-worn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer : old, Old, quondam, onetime, erstwhile, older, one-time, honest-to-goodness, previous, sometime, sure-enough, honest-to-god, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new




• The clue is 33. Onetime Houston athlete whose helmet featured a derrick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OILER

  Possible Answer : tanker, oil_well, tank_ship, oil_tanker, oiler




• The clue is 35. Frodo Baggins's pursuers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCS




• The clue is 39. Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEGINNERSPANISH




• The clue is 43. First British P.M. appointed by Queen Elizabeth II. 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, promised_land, Shangri-la, nirvana, Eden, heaven, paradise




• The clue is 44. Sung tribute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAEAN

  Possible Answer : panegyric, pean, eulogy, encomium, paean




• The clue is 45. Tax prep pro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPA

  Possible Answer : certified_public_accountant, CPA




• The clue is 46. "Tangible" balance sheet item. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  Possible Answer : asset, plus

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability




• The clue is 49. Host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYRIAD

  Possible Answer : myriad, innumerous, multitudinous, ten_thousand, 10000, countless, infinite, unnumberable, innumerable, unnumerable, unnumbered, numberless, uncounted




• The clue is 51. More revered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASSACRED

  Possible Answer : mow_down, massacre, slaughter




• The clue is 55. Comedian Youngman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HENNY




• The clue is 56. Goddess associated with the owl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHENA

  Possible Answer : Pallas, Athene, Athena, Pallas_Athene, Pallas_Athena




• The clue is 57. Outback hoppers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOS




• The clue is 59. Suffix with Jumbo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRON




• The clue is 60. Crazy reason. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOCOMOTIVE

  Possible Answer : locomotive, locomotor, engine, railway_locomotive, locomotive_engine




• The clue is 66. Bits of advice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIPS

  Possible Answer : tippytoe, topple, lean, pourboire, tip, backsheesh, tiptoe, bung, baksheesh, tip_off, slant, hint, peak, wind, top, lead, steer, crest, angle, tap, summit, tumble, gratuity, confidential_information, bakshis, crown, tilt, fee, bakshish, point




• The clue is 67. Object of finger-pointing on "Fantasy Island". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANE

  Possible Answer : airplane, aeroplane, planer, carpenter's_plane, skim, sheet, shave, level, flat, plane, planing_machine, woodworking_plane




• The clue is 68. Instruments heard at luaus, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UKES

  Possible Answer : ukulele, uke




• The clue is 69. Subside. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASE

  Possible Answer : simpleness, allay, ease, relieve, relaxation, facilitate, still, alleviate, relief, rest, informality, repose, simplicity, comfort, easiness

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty




• The clue is 70. Number of blessings at a Jewish wedding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEVEN

  Possible Answer : heptad, 7, septet, septenary, seven-spot, seven, vii, sevener, VII




• The clue is 71. See 64-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETS

  Possible Answer : positron_emission_tomography, ducky, favourite, pet, darling, PET, favorite, deary, dearie

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Li of martial arts fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JET

  Possible Answer: gush, cat_valium, coal-black, jet-propelled_plane, spirt, sooty, jet, super_acid, K, blue_jet, pitchy, jet-black, honey_oil, super_C, reverse_lightning, green, squirt, special_K, jet_plane, spurt, fountain

• The clue is 2. Item on a boathouse wall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer: oar

• The clue is 3. Time of anticipation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVE

  Possible Answer: eve, eventide, evening, Eve, even

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

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

  The answer: YESMEN

• The clue is 5. Neuter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAY

  Possible Answer: castrate, alter, spay, neuter

• The clue is 6. "Thou sing'st sweet ___": Shak.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSIC

  Possible Answer: euphony, medicine, music

• The clue is 7. Hosp. areas usually on the ground floor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERS

  Possible Answer: ER, atomic_number_68, erbium, emergency_room, Er

• The clue is 8. Get wiser, supposedly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGE

  Possible Answer: geezerhood, years, maturate, mature, old_age, long_time, historic_period, age, senesce, get_on, eld

  Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate

• The clue is 9. Computer troubleshooting options. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESETS

  Possible Answer: reset, readjust

• The clue is 10. Look to for support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEPENDON

• The clue is 11. Revise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEND

  Possible Answer: rectify, remediate, improve, better, remedy, meliorate, repair, ameliorate, amend

  Possible Opposite Answer : worsen

• The clue is 12. Drop an F-bomb, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURSE

  Possible Answer: maledict, swearword, nemesis, swearing, condemnation, damn, blaspheme, imprecate, whammy, unchurch, excommunicate, jinx, hex, bedamn, anathemize, curse_word, bane, scourge, beshrew, cuss, oath, torment, expletive, swear, curse, execration, anathemise

  Possible Opposite Answer : communicate, bless

• The clue is 13. Founder of the Pacific Fur Company, 1810. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTOR

  Possible Answer: Nancy_Witcher_Astor, John_Jacob_Astor, Astor, Viscountess_Astor

• The clue is 18. Singer with the 2008 album "Backwoods Barbie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARTON

• The clue is 22. V.I.P. section?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEE

• The clue is 23. InDesign developer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADOBE

  Possible Answer: adobe_brick, adobe

• The clue is 24. Bundled, as hay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALED

  Possible Answer: bale

• The clue is 25. Nonverbal attention-getter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUDGE

  Possible Answer: nudge, poke_at, jog, prod

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

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

  The answer: OPERATE

  Possible Answer: mesh, manoeuver, manoeuvre, function, control, lock, operate_on, run, maneuver, go, work, engage, operate

  Possible Opposite Answer : disengage, malfunction

• The clue is 28. Like Loki and Thor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NORSE

  Possible Answer: Scandinavian_language, Norseman, Northman, Norse, North_Germanic, Scandinavian, Norwegian, North_Germanic_language, Nordic

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

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

  The answer: SIN

  Possible Answer: goof, sin, transgress, wickedness, hell, sinning, sinfulness, Sin, blunder, boob, trespass, sine, drop_the_ball

• The clue is 34. One miraculously healed by Jesus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEPER

  Possible Answer: lazar, leper

• The clue is 36. Poison found naturally in castor beans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RICIN

  Possible Answer: ricin_toxin, ricin

• The clue is 37. Airer of hearings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CSPAN

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

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

  The answer: SHADY

  Possible Answer: fishy, funny, shadowed, umbrageous, shadowy, suspect, fly-by-night, louche, suspicious, shady

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

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

  The answer: INASENSE

• The clue is 41. "The Office" role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAM

• The clue is 42. "Alrighty, then. As I was saying …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYHOO

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

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

  The answer: SAN

• The clue is 48. Resells at hiked-up prices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCALPS

  Possible Answer: scalp

• The clue is 50. What to do before a marathon, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTUP

• The clue is 51. Lacking gloss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATTE

  Possible Answer: matt, matte_up, matte, matt-up, flatness, mat_up, flat, felt, matted, lustrelessness, lusterlessness, mat, felt_up

• The clue is 52. Open courtyards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATRIA

  Possible Answer: atrium

• The clue is 53. Looks to sell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOPS

  Possible Answer: shop, shop_at, tell_on, sponsor, shit, grass, betray, snitch, frequent, store, buy_at, give_away, patronize, denounce, rat, stag, shop_class, workshop, patronise, browse

  Possible Opposite Answer : boycott

• The clue is 54. It might go way over your head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRONE

  Possible Answer: monotone, dawdler, trailer, drone_on, drone_pipe, poke, lagger, bourdon, droning, pilotless_aircraft, radio-controlled_aircraft, drone, laggard

• The clue is 58. The appearance of a butterfly in a home, for some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: bode, omen, prognostication, portent, auspicate, foretell, presage, prognostic, prodigy, foreshadow, forecast, Muscat_and_Oman, Oman, prefigure, prognosticate, predict, Sultanate_of_Oman, betoken, portend, augur

• The clue is 61. Fútbol cheer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

• The clue is 62. Basketball's King James, from 2003-10 and 2014-18. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAV

• The clue is 63. Prez #34. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKE

  Possible Answer: Dwight_David_Eisenhower, Dwight_D._Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Dwight_Eisenhower, President_Eisenhower, Ike

• The clue is 64. Doc treating 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VET

  Possible Answer: veterinary, ex-serviceman, veterinarian, veteran, veterinary_surgeon, vet

• The clue is 65. Symbol on the collar of Krypto the Superdog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer: E, einsteinium, Es, atomic_number_99

February 02, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

NYT Crossword Answers for February 02, 1990 - Friday Puzzle

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, February 02, 1990

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

February 02, 1990 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters	Difficulty	Category
1A	1. Nitwit	4	Easy	General Knowledge
2A	5. A Detroit dud	5	Medium	General Knowledge
3A	10. Summit	4	Easy	General Knowledge
4A	14. Hawkeye portrayer	4	Medium	General Knowledge
5A	15. Grand follower	5	Medium	General Knowledge
6A	16. Picturesque sights in the Seine	4	Medium	General Knowledge
7A	17. Signed on for another hitch	10	Hard	General Knowledge
8A	19. Endure	4	Easy	General Knowledge
9A	20. Git thar fustest with the ___	7	Hard	General Knowledge
10A	21. Japanese courtesan	6	Medium	General Knowledge
11A	23. Love: Lat.	4	Medium	General Knowledge
12A	24. Medricks	5	Easy	General Knowledge
13A	25. Kind of triangle	7	Medium	General Knowledge
14A	28. Roots	7	Medium	General Knowledge
15A	31. "I Was the ___," Presley hit	3	Medium	Short Answer
16A	32. Eremite	7	Medium	General Knowledge
17A	34. Devotee	3	Easy	Short Answer
18A	35. Brazil, e.g.	3	Easy	Short Answer
19A	36. Threefold: Comb. form	3	Easy	Short Answer
20A	37. Diamonds, to Legs	3	Easy	Short Answer
21A	38. Stray	3	Easy	Short Answer
22A	39. Luge occupant	7	Medium	General Knowledge
23A	43. Defeated Amendment	3	Easy	Short Answer
24A	44. Better prepared	7	Medium	General Knowledge
25A	46. Redacted	7	Medium	General Knowledge
26A	48. Musical endings	5	Medium	Music
27A	49. Rasp	4	Easy	General Knowledge
28A	50. Put on weight	6	Medium	General Knowledge
29A	52. Beards of grain	7	Medium	General Knowledge
30A	56. Send out	4	Medium	General Knowledge
31A	57. Belittler's activity	10	Hard	General Knowledge
32A	60. Jimmy, e.g.	4	Medium	General Knowledge
33A	61. Official proclamation	5	Medium	General Knowledge
34A	62. Resort in Sicily	4	Medium	General Knowledge
35A	63. Anglo-Saxon day laborer	4	Medium	General Knowledge
36A	64. Freeman biography	5	Medium	General Knowledge
37A	65. Exploit	4	Easy	General Knowledge

Across Clues - Detailed Hints and Explanations

1A: "1. Nitwit" (4 letters)

• Think of something that an ignorant or foolish person
• Similar words include: booby, bosom, tit
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: BOOB

2A: "5. A Detroit dud" (5 letters)

• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EDSEL

3A: "10. Summit" (4 letters)

• Think of something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• Similar words include: top, elevation, summit
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ACME

4A: "14. Hawkeye portrayer" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ALDA

5A: "15. Grand follower" (5 letters)

• Think of something that a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
• Similar words include: softly, soft, forte-piano
• Opposite of: forte
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: PIANO

6A: "16. Picturesque sights in the Seine" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ILES

7A: "17. Signed on for another hitch" (10 letters)

• Pattern: __________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: REENLISTED

8A: "19. Endure" (4 letters)

• Think of something that the temporal end; the concluding time
• Similar words include: final, live, close
• Opposite of: first
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LAST

9A: "20. Git thar fustest with the ___" (7 letters)

• Think of something that (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
• Similar words include: most
• Opposite of: least, fewest
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: MOSTEST

10A: "21. Japanese courtesan" (6 letters)

• Think of something that a japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
• Similar words include: geisha girl
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: GEISHA

11A: "23. Love: Lat." (4 letters)

• Think of something that (roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of greek eros
• Similar words include: Cupid
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: AMOR

12A: "24. Medricks" (5 letters)

• Think of something that small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
• Similar words include: tern
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TERNS

13A: "25. Kind of triangle" (7 letters)

• Think of something that a group of islands in the atlantic off the carolina coast; british colony; a popular resort
• Similar words include: Bermudas
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: BERMUDA

14A: "28. Roots" (7 letters)

• Think of something that the place where something begins, where it springs into being
• Similar words include: rootage, pedigree, line
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ORIGINS

15A: "31. "I Was the ___," Presley hit" (3 letters)

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: ane, ace, I
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ONE

16A: "32. Eremite" (7 letters)

• Think of something that one who lives in solitude
• Similar words include: solitary, hermit, reclusive
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: RECLUSE

17A: "34. Devotee" (3 letters)

• Think of something that a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
• Similar words include: devotee, winnow, lover
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: FAN

18A: "35. Brazil, e.g." (3 letters)

• Think of something that usually large hard-shelled seed
• Similar words include: egg, orchis, nut case
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: NUT

19A: "36. Threefold: Comb. form" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TER

20A: "37. Diamonds, to Legs" (3 letters)

• Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
• Similar words include: water ice, glass, frost
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ICE

21A: "38. Stray" (3 letters)

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: drift, slip, stray
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ERR

22A: "39. Luge occupant" (7 letters)

• Think of something that someone who rides a sled
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SLEDDER

23A: "43. Defeated Amendment" (3 letters)

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: epoch, geological era, earned run average
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ERA

24A: "44. Better prepared" (7 letters)

• Think of something that completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
• Similar words include: quick, ready
• Opposite of: unready
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: READIER

25A: "46. Redacted" (7 letters)

• Think of something that make improvements or corrections to
• Similar words include: edited, emend
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EMENDED

26A: "48. Musical endings" (5 letters)

• Think of something that the closing section of a musical composition
• Similar words include: coda, finale
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: CODAS

27A: "49. Rasp" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
• Similar words include: register, lodge, single file
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: FILE

28A: "50. Put on weight" (6 letters)

• Think of something that make fat or plump
• Similar words include: fat, plump, fatten out
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: FATTEN

29A: "52. Beards of grain" (7 letters)

• Think of something that bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies
• Similar words include: arista
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ARISTAE

30A: "56. Send out" (4 letters)

• Think of something that expel (gases or odors)
• Similar words include: utter, breathe, give off
• Opposite of: absorb
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EMIT

31A: "57. Belittler's activity" (10 letters)

• Think of something that take away a part from; diminish
• Similar words include: take away, detract
• Pattern: __________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: DETRACTING

32A: "60. Jimmy, e.g." (4 letters)

• Think of something that an implement used in the practice of a vocation
• Similar words include: dick, putz, pecker
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TOOL

33A: "61. Official proclamation" (5 letters)

• Think of something that a formal or authoritative proclamation
• Similar words include: rescript, order, decree
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EDICT

34A: "62. Resort in Sicily" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ENNA

35A: "63. Anglo-Saxon day laborer" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ESNE

36A: "64. Freeman biography" (5 letters)

• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: RELEE

37A: "65. Exploit" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
• Similar words include: deed of conveyance, act, title
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: DEED

February 02, 1990 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters	Difficulty	Category
1D	1. Brewery yeast	4	Medium	General Knowledge
2D	2. Airplane's ___ strut	4	Medium	General Knowledge
3D	3. Monodies	4	Easy	General Knowledge
4D	4. Miniature domestic fowl	6	Medium	General Knowledge
5D	5. Occurrence	7	Medium	General Knowledge
6D	6. Magicians, often	11	Expert	General Knowledge
7D	7. Posed	3	Easy	Short Answer
8D	8. Direction or suffix	3	Easy	Short Answer
9D	9. Tabard guests	7	Medium	General Knowledge
10D	10. Under the weather	6	Medium	General Knowledge
11D	11. "Top secret" designation	10	Hard	General Knowledge
12D	12. Interlock	4	Easy	General Knowledge
13D	13. "¿Cómo ___ usted?"	4	Hard	General Knowledge
14D	18. Nocturnal mammal	5	Medium	General Knowledge
15D	22. Ashtabula's lake	4	Medium	General Knowledge
16D	24. W. C. Fields comedy?	11	Expert	General Knowledge
17D	25. Blunder	5	Easy	General Knowledge
18D	26. Habituate or accrue	5	Medium	General Knowledge
19D	27. Act of eating one's words	10	Hard	General Knowledge
20D	29. Mother-of-pearl	5	Easy	General Knowledge
21D	30. Slammin' Sammy	5	Medium	General Knowledge
22D	33. Guided	3	Easy	Short Answer
23D	39. Support	4	Easy	General Knowledge
24D	40. Hero's lover	7	Medium	General Knowledge
25D	41. SW Asian state	7	Medium	Geography
26D	42. Memento	5	Easy	General Knowledge
27D	45. Partially burned pipe tobacco	6	Hard	General Knowledge
28D	47. Embedded	6	Medium	General Knowledge
29D	50. Lavish party	4	Medium	General Knowledge
30D	51. Hebrew prophet	4	Medium	General Knowledge
31D	53. Prong of a pitchfork	4	Medium	General Knowledge
32D	54. "Thousand days" queen	4	Medium	General Knowledge
33D	55. Hoople's exclamation	4	Medium	General Knowledge
34D	58. Noted painter of birds	3	Medium	Short Answer
35D	59. "I Hadn't Anyone ___ You," 1938 song	3	Medium	Music

Down Clues - Comprehensive Solutions and Tips

1D: "1. Brewery yeast" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
• Similar words include: yeast
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: BARM

2D: "2. Airplane's ___ strut" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
• Similar words include: margarine, oleomargarine, margarin
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: OLEO

3D: "3. Monodies" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Similar words include: ode
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ODES

4D: "4. Miniature domestic fowl" (6 letters)

• Think of something that any of various small breeds of fowl
• Similar words include: flyspeck, midget, diminutive
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: BANTAM

5D: "5. Occurrence" (7 letters)

• Think of something that a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
• Similar words include: instalment, installment, sequence
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EPISODE

6D: "6. Magicians, often" (11 letters)

• Pattern: ___________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: DISTRACTERS

7D: "7. Posed" (3 letters)

• Think of something that the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Similar words include: Saturday, sit around, pose
• Opposite of: arise, stand
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SAT

8D: "8. Direction or suffix" (3 letters)

• Think of something that the compass point midway between northeast and east
• Similar words include: east northeast
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ENE

9D: "9. Tabard guests" (7 letters)

• Think of something that a tenant in someone's house
• Similar words include: boarder, lodger, roomer
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LODGERS

10D: "10. Under the weather" (6 letters)

• Think of something that be ill or unwell
• Similar words include: unwell, under the weather, poorly
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: AILING

11D: "11. "Top secret" designation" (10 letters)

• Think of something that a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type
• Similar words include: classified advertisement, assort, classify
• Opposite of: unclassified, declassify
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: CLASSIFIED

12D: "12. Interlock" (4 letters)

• Think of something that the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
• Similar words include: meshwork, operate, interlock
• Opposite of: disengage
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: MESH

13D: "13. "¿Cómo ___ usted?"" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ESTA

14D: "18. Nocturnal mammal" (5 letters)

• Think of something that large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LEMUR

15D: "22. Ashtabula's lake" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Similar words include: Lake Erie
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ERIE

16D: "24. W. C. Fields comedy?" (11 letters)

• Pattern: ___________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TOURDEFARCE

17D: "25. Blunder" (5 letters)

• Think of something that an embarrassing mistake
• Similar words include: foul-up, flub, pratfall
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: BONER

18D: "26. Habituate or accrue" (5 letters)

• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ENURE

19D: "27. Act of eating one's words" (10 letters)

• Think of something that a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
• Similar words include: abjuration, recantation
• Pattern: __________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: RETRACTION

20D: "29. Mother-of-pearl" (5 letters)

• Think of something that the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
• Similar words include: mother-of-pearl
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: NACRE

21D: "30. Slammin' Sammy" (5 letters)

• Think of something that united states golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)
• Similar words include: Samuel Jackson Snead, Sam Snead
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SNEAD

22D: "33. Guided" (3 letters)

• Think of something that diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Similar words include: light-emitting diode, moderate, head
• Opposite of: follow
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LED

23D: "39. Support" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
• Similar words include: English, side of meat, face
• Opposite of: top
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SIDE

24D: "40. Hero's lover" (7 letters)

• Think of something that (greek mythology) a youth beloved of hero who drowned in a storm in the hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LEANDER

25D: "41. SW Asian state" (7 letters)

• Think of something that the domain controlled by an emir
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EMIRATE

26D: "42. Memento" (5 letters)

• Think of something that an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
• Similar words include: keepsake, token, souvenir
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: RELIC

27D: "45. Partially burned pipe tobacco" (6 letters)

• Think of something that the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: DOTTLE

28D: "47. Embedded" (6 letters)

• Think of something that inhabit a nest, usually after building
• Similar words include: draw close, cuddle, nest
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: NESTED

29D: "50. Lavish party" (4 letters)

• Think of something that an elaborate party (often outdoors)
• Similar words include: fiesta, festival, celebrate
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: FETE

30D: "51. Hebrew prophet" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
• Similar words include: Book of Amos
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: AMOS

31D: "53. Prong of a pitchfork" (4 letters)

• Think of something that prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TINE

32D: "54. "Thousand days" queen" (4 letters)

• Think of something that queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ANNE

33D: "55. Hoople's exclamation" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EGAD

34D: "58. Noted painter of birds" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EDE

35D: "59. "I Hadn't Anyone ___ You," 1938 song" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TIL

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	58	80.6%
Short Answer	11	15.3%
Music	2	2.8%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Pro Solving Tips for Friday Puzzles

• Start with the shortest clues - they often have fewer possible answers
• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues, which are typically easier
• Check crossing letters to confirm your answers
• Friday puzzles typically have a difficulty level of Moderate
• Pay attention to clue categories - General Knowledge appears most frequently today
• Use the word length as a guide - today's average is 5.2 letters

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Last Updated: August 24, 2025 at 07:31 AM

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, January 14, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (41 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

January 14, 2021 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Missing	4
2A	5. + and -	5
3A	10. Common baitfish in North American streams	4
4A	14. Word with express or through	4
5A	15. ___ of power (common impeachment charge)	5
6A	16. Superlative	4
7A	17. Home of Baikal, the world's deepest lake	4
8A	18. Relative of a croc	5
9A	19. Overwhelms, with "down"	4
10A	20. "You don't like what I did? I don't care"	7
11A	22. Mythical being, old-style	6
12A	24. Desires	5
13A	25. ___ whole	3
14A	27. Awesome time	5
15A	28. Secreted	3
16A	29. Core features	3
17A	31. General with a dish named after him	3
18A	33. What a nod may signify	3
19A	34. Lover of Cesario in "Twelfth Night"	6
20A	36. Air Force One V.I.P.	5
21A	38. Classic party game ... or a hint to solving the answers that intersect circles	13
22A	42. Can't stomach	5
23A	43. How Beyoncé was "crazy," according to a 2003 #1 hit	6
24A	45. House member with 11+ million Twitter followers, informally	3
25A	48. Spanish bear	3
26A	49. Whiz	3
27A	50. Posed (for)	3
28A	51. Have a Pavlovian response	5
29A	53. "90 Day Fiancé" network	3
30A	55. Moves like molasses	5
31A	57. Percussion duos?	6
32A	59. "You can come out now"	7
33A	61. Common sources of conflict	4
34A	62. Ancient unit of length	5
35A	64. Scale amount	4
36A	66. What matzo doesn't do	4
37A	67. Stephen Curry's birthplace	5
38A	68. Micro or macro class	4
39A	69. Docs treating vertigo	4
40A	70. Years before 2020, informally	5
41A	71. Tear	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. Missing"

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 one who is away or absent without leave
• Words that mean the same thing: truant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. + and -"

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 long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
• Words that mean the same thing: Pole, magnetic pole, rod
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Common baitfish in North American streams"

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 european freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
• Words that mean the same thing: Leuciscus cephalus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Word with express or through"

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

  The answer is: LANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. ___ of power (common impeachment charge)"

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 cruel or inhumane treatment
• Words that mean the same thing: insult, ill-use, mistreat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Superlative"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Home of Baikal, the world's deepest lake"

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 largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Relative of a croc"

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 either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
• Words that mean the same thing: alligator
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GATOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Overwhelms, with "down""

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 loft in a barn where hay is stored
• Words that mean the same thing: haymow, mop, pout
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. "You don't like what I did? I don't care""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: SOSUEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Mythical being, old-style"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
• Words that mean the same thing: sprite, fairy, fay
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Desires"

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 state of extreme poverty
• Words that mean the same thing: wishing, want, neediness
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. ___ whole"

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: ASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Awesome time"

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 very long fly ball
• Words that mean the same thing: blare, attack, bam
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Secreted"

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 prevent from being seen or discovered
• Words that mean the same thing: blot out, cover, enshroud
• The opposite would be: show
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Core features"

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 any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Words that mean the same thing: Av, ab, group AB
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. General with a dish named after him"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. What a nod may signify"

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 affirmative
• The opposite would be: no
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. Lover of Cesario in "Twelfth Night""

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: OLIVIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Air Force One V.I.P."

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: POTUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Classic party game ... or a hint to solving the answers that intersect circles"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert 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: SPINTHEBOTTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Can't stomach"

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 find repugnant
• Words that mean the same thing: execrate, loathe, abominate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABHOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. How Beyoncé was "crazy," according to a 2003 #1 hit"

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: INLOVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. House member with 11+ million Twitter followers, informally"

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: AOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Spanish bear"

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: OSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Whiz"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: first-rate, sail through, topnotch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Posed (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 the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: sit, ride, baby-sit
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Have a Pavlovian response"

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 pretentious or silly talk or writing
• Words that mean the same thing: taradiddle, dribble, slabber
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. "90 Day Fiancé" network"

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 considerate and solicitous care
• Words that mean the same thing: tender loving care
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TLC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Moves like molasses"

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 pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
• Words that mean the same thing: seep, ooze
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Percussion duos?"

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: HIHATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. "You can come out now""

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: ITSSAFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Common sources of conflict"

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 inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: ego, self, self-importance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Ancient unit of length"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Scale amount"

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 adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
• Words that mean the same thing: cheat, Lolium temulentum, bearded darnel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. What matzo doesn't do"

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 growth in strength or number or importance
• Words that mean the same thing: boost, turn out, ascend
• The opposite would be: wane, fall
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Stephen Curry's birthplace"

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 city in northeastern ohio; the heart of the united states rubber industry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AKRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "68. Micro or macro class"

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: ECON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "69. Docs treating vertigo"

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: ENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "70. Years before 2020, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TEENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "71. Tear"

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 tear or be torn violently
• Words that mean the same thing: rive, pull, rip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REND

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle January 14, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. ___ king	3
2D	2. Goes Christmas caroling	8
3D	3. Tangy chip accompaniment	8
4D	4. What a letter needs	5
5D	5. Summon	4
6D	6. Power couple from Chicago	6
7D	7. Garage jobs	5
8D	8. That: Sp.	3
9D	9. Manorial worker	4
10D	10. Brief appearance	5
11D	11. "We did it!"	6
12D	12. Foolish	6
13D	13. Plagues	6
14D	21. Olympian with eight gold medals in sprinting	9
15D	23. Relevance of text, in librarian's lingo	9
16D	24. "Have I met her?"	3
17D	26. Tiny bit of progress	4
18D	30. Homes for rubber duckies	5
19D	32. Unlikely to crack a smile, say	5
20D	35. Through	3
21D	36. Through	3
22D	37. Cardinal cap insignia	3
23D	39. It's a laugh	4
24D	40. Go down in respect	8
25D	41. Musical role for Madonna and Patti LuPone	8
26D	44. Subjects of some conspiracy theories, for short	3
27D	45. Stick	6
28D	46. (0,0,0)	6
29D	47. Not a single person on an awards show?	6
30D	49. Roll call?	6
31D	52. Uses a light scalpel on?	5
32D	54. Petrol unit	5
33D	56. Spud	5
34D	58. "Out, you!"	4
35D	60. Listings on a train sched.	4
36D	63. Luau strings	3
37D	65. Appropriate answer for this spot in the puzzle	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. ___ king"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Goes Christmas caroling"

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 punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at christmas
• Words that mean the same thing: wassail, drink, salute
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WASSAILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Tangy chip accompaniment"

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: ONIONDIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. What a letter needs"

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 property that is leased or rented out or let
• Words that mean the same thing: charter, letting, take
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Summon"

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 one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Nelson Page, paginate, Sir Frederick Handley Page
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Power couple from Chicago"

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: OBAMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Garage jobs"

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 substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
• Words that mean the same thing: lubricating substance, lubricant, lubricate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUBES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. That: Sp."

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: ESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Manorial worker"

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 (middle ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
• Words that mean the same thing: villein, helot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Brief appearance"

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 engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "We did it!""

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

  The answer is: HOORAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Foolish"

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 showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
• Words that mean the same thing: inexpedient
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNWISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Plagues"

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 annoy continually or chronically
• Words that mean the same thing: provoke, plague, chevvy
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BESETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Olympian with eight gold medals in sprinting"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: USAINBOLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Relevance of text, in librarian's lingo"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ABOUTNESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. "Have I met her?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a united nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
• Words that mean the same thing: World Health Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Tiny bit of progress"

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: ATOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Homes for rubber duckies"

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 vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
• Words that mean the same thing: bathing tub, tub, bathroom
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. Unlikely to crack a smile, say"

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 the ancient greek school of philosophy founded by zeno
• Words that mean the same thing: stoical, unemotional person
• The opposite would be: emotional person
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "35. Through"

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: VIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Through"

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: PER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Cardinal cap insignia"

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: STL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "39. It's a laugh"

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 raucous cry (as of an owl)
• Words that mean the same thing: bird, tinker's dam, shucks
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Go down in respect"

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: LOSEFACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Musical role for Madonna and Patti LuPone"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EVAPERON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. Subjects of some conspiracy theories, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Stick"

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 be compatible or in accordance with
• Words that mean the same thing: cling, hold fast, bind
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADHERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. (0,0,0)"

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 the place where something begins, where it springs into being
• Words that mean the same thing: line, rootage, descent
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORIGIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Not a single person on an awards show?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COHOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Roll call?"

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 something done (usually as opposed to something said)
• Words that mean the same thing: carry through, sue, natural process
• The opposite would be: inaction, inactiveness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACTION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Uses a light scalpel on?"

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: LASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. Petrol unit"

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 metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
• Words that mean the same thing: cubic decimetre, cubic decimeter, l
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LITRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Spud"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: spud, potato, white potato
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. "Out, you!""

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 singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: head for the hills, bunk, scat singing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. Listings on a train sched."

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: STNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "63. Luau strings"

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 small guitar having four strings
• Words that mean the same thing: ukulele
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "65. Appropriate answer for this spot in the puzzle"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: destruction, oddment, cease
• The opposite would be: beginning, begin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: END

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	70.5%
Short Answer	17	21.8%
History	3	3.8%
Sports	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	41
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, 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 20, 2025 at 03:46 AM