January 13, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, January 13, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (36 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

January 13, 2020 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Suitable for sinking one's teeth into	5
2A	6. Mountain lion	4
3A	10. Speaker's platform	4
4A	14. Letter before beta	5
5A	15. 401(k) alternatives	4
6A	16. Latch ___ (grip)	4
7A	17. Plumber's tool	10
8A	19. Dermatological sac	4
9A	20. One catching morays	5
10A	21. Three-time All-Star pitcher Robb ___	3
11A	23. Cry from a crib	3
12A	24. Vacation relaxation destination	3
13A	26. Reaches adulthood	10
14A	29. Apportion	5
15A	32. Moo goo ___ pan (Chinese chicken dish)	3
16A	33. Check for fit	5
17A	34. KLM is a "royal" one	12
18A	37. Overdid it onstage	6
19A	38. Defeated	6
20A	42. Too much on one's plate	12
21A	46. Instrument for Billy Joel	5
22A	49. Snake in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"	3
23A	50. Zeus : Greek :: Jupiter : ___	5
24A	51. "Oops, missed the deadline"	10
25A	54. Big name in ice cream	3
26A	55. Statute	3
27A	56. D.C. insider	3
28A	57. Small, like Santa's helpers	5
29A	60. Bread spread	4
30A	62. Cramped spot for an plane passenger ... or a hint to something hidden in 17-, 26-, 34-, 42- and 51-Across	10
31A	66. Where a cashier puts money	4
32A	67. Mani-___ (salon combo)	4
33A	68. Cow in classic Borden ads	5
34A	69. Two-for-one event	4
35A	70. Yemeni port	4
36A	71. Car company with so-called "Gigafactories"	5

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. Suitable for sinking one's teeth into"

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 like or containing meat
• Words that mean the same thing: substantive
• The opposite would be: meatless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEATY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Mountain lion"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that large american feline resembling a lion
• Words that mean the same thing: painter, panther, cougar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Speaker's platform"

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 platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
• Words that mean the same thing: rostrum, stump, podium
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Letter before beta"

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 1st letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALPHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. 401(k) alternatives"

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 militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: Provos, Provisional Irish Republican Army, ira
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Latch ___ (grip)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Plumber's tool"

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: PIPEWRENCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Dermatological sac"

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 closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
• Words that mean the same thing: vesicle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CYST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. One catching morays"

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: EELER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Three-time All-Star pitcher Robb ___"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: NEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Cry from a crib"

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: WAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Vacation relaxation destination"

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

  The answer is: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Reaches adulthood"

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: COMESOFAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Apportion"

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 allow to have
• Words that mean the same thing: mete out, dish out, dole out
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Moo goo ___ pan (Chinese chicken dish)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: GAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Check for fit"

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: TRYON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. KLM is a "royal" one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DUTCHAIRLINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Overdid it onstage"

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 give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
• Words that mean the same thing: emote
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMOTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Defeated"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that get the better of
• Words that mean the same thing: outdo, scoop, trump
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BESTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Too much on one's plate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALOTTOMANAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "46. Instrument for Billy Joel"

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 keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
• Words that mean the same thing: pianissimo, softly, soft
• The opposite would be: forte
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "49. Snake in "Raiders of the Lost Ark""

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Words that mean the same thing: Egyptian cobra, Naja haje, asp viper
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "50. Zeus : Greek :: Jupiter : ___"

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 resident of modern rome
• Words that mean the same thing: Romanist, popish, roman type
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. "Oops, missed the deadline""

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: ITSTOOLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Big name in ice cream"

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: EDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Statute"

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 collection of rules imposed by authority
• Words that mean the same thing: police force, law of nature, natural law
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. D.C. insider"

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 person active in party politics
• Words that mean the same thing: political leader, politician, politico
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Small, like Santa's helpers"

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 suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; ; - john mason brown
• Words that mean the same thing: fey, elvish, elflike
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELFIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Bread spread"

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 spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
• Words that mean the same thing: margarine, oleomargarine, margarin
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Cramped spot for an plane passenger ... or a hint to something hidden in 17-, 26-, 34-, 42- and 51-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MIDDLESEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "66. Where a cashier puts money"

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 unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
• Words that mean the same thing: money box, boulder clay, trough
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. Mani-___ (salon combo)"

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: PEDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "68. Cow in classic Borden ads"

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: ELSIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "69. Two-for-one event"

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 particular instance of selling
• Words that mean the same thing: sales event, cut-rate sale, sales agreement
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "70. Yemeni port"

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 important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "71. Car company with so-called "Gigafactories""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
• Words that mean the same thing: Nikola Tesla
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TESLA

  Great job if you got it right!

January 13, 2020 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Treasure hunter's aid	3
2D	2. ___ Lilly & Co.	3
3D	3. Draw interest from	8
4D	4. "With this ring, I ___ wed"	4
5D	5. Two-masted sailing vessel	4
6D	6. Polish dumpling	7
7D	7. Funerary receptacle	3
8D	8. Newsman Robert, former PBS partner of Jim Lehrer	7
9D	9. Contents of a funerary receptacle	5
10D	10. Disney dwarf with the shortest name	3
11D	11. "Nevertheless ..."	6
12D	12. "The deal went through!"	6
13D	13. Storyteller's segue	6
14D	18. ___ room (game site)	3
15D	22. Far	7
16D	24. One-named hitmaker born in Nigeria	4
17D	25. Desirable, as a job	4
18D	27. Spoil	3
19D	28. San Joaquin Valley city	6
20D	30. One-eighth portion	6
21D	31. Business district in downtown Chicago	7
22D	35. Commotion	3
23D	36. Company behind the Watson project	3
24D	39. Docility	8
25D	40. "Omigosh!"	4
26D	41. Gainsay	4
27D	43. Added up, as a score	7
28D	44. Passenger-screening org.	3
29D	45. Chose to join	7
30D	46. Their prospects are up in the air	6
31D	47. Home of Milano and Firenze	6
32D	48. In addition	6
33D	52. ___-Loompa (Willy Wonka worker)	5
34D	53. Building wing	3
35D	58. Pedal pushers	4
36D	59. ___ of Capri	4
37D	61. World Cup cheer	3
38D	63. 1950s presidential monogram	3
39D	64. Be under the weather	3
40D	65. Wimbledon service?	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. Treasure hunter's aid"

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 diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
• Words that mean the same thing: map out, mapping, function
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. ___ Lilly & Co."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Draw interest from"

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: APPEALTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "With this ring, I ___ wed""

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: THEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Two-masted sailing vessel"

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 ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
• Words that mean the same thing: wail, yaup, ululate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YAWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Polish dumpling"

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: PIEROGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Funerary receptacle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Newsman Robert, former PBS partner of Jim Lehrer"

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: MACNEIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Contents of a funerary receptacle"

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 the residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash, ash tree
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Disney dwarf with the shortest name"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a licensed medical practitioner
• Words that mean the same thing: medico, Dr., MD
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Nevertheless ...""

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 used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
• Words that mean the same thing: anyhow, at any rate, in any event
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANYWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "The deal went through!""

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: ITSAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Storyteller's segue"

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: SOTHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. ___ room (game site)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: REC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Far"

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: NOTNEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. One-named hitmaker born in Nigeria"

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 french soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814)
• Words that mean the same thing: Marquis de Sade, Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, de Sade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Desirable, as a job"

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 several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
• Words that mean the same thing: plum tree, clean, plumb
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Spoil"

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 month following february and preceding april
• Words that mean the same thing: vitiate, impair, deflower
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. San Joaquin Valley city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in south central california in the san joaquin valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the sierra nevada mountains
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRESNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. One-eighth portion"

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 measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCTANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Business district in downtown Chicago"

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: THELOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Commotion"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: stir, hustle, fuss
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Company behind the Watson project"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IBM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Docility"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated
• Words that mean the same thing: domestication, vapidity, jejuneness
• The opposite would be: wildness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAMENESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. "Omigosh!""

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: EGAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Gainsay"

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 declare untrue; contradict
• Words that mean the same thing: refuse, abnegate, traverse
• The opposite would be: allow, admit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Added up, as a score"

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 be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
• Words that mean the same thing: tote up, sum up, rack up
• The opposite would be: disagree
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TALLIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Passenger-screening org."

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 agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
• Words that mean the same thing: Transportation Security Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Chose to join"

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: OPTEDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Their prospects are up in the air"

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

  The answer is: PILOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Home of Milano and Firenze"

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 republic in southern europe on the italian peninsula; was the core of the roman republic and the roman empire between the 4th century bc and the 5th century ad
• Words that mean the same thing: Italian Republic, Italy
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITALIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. In addition"

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: ASWELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. ___-Loompa (Willy Wonka worker)"

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: OOMPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Building wing"

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 extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Pedal pushers"

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 part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
• Words that mean the same thing: metrical foot, infantry, human foot
• The opposite would be: head
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. ___ of Capri"

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 small island
• Words that mean the same thing: islet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. World Cup cheer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "63. 1950s presidential monogram"

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: DDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "64. Be under the weather"

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 aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: trouble, pain, garlic
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "65. Wimbledon service?"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: afternoon tea, tea leaf, teatime
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	65.8%
Short Answer	17	22.4%
History	3	3.9%
Geography	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 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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December 28, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, December 28, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword December 28, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Noble title	4
2A	5. Deity from whose hair flows the river Ganga	5
3A	10. "Hold it right there!"	4
4A	14. Dublin's land	4
5A	15. Like a mouse	5
6A	16. "You don't need to tell me"	4
7A	17. "That 1978 musical? Amazing movie!"	10
8A	19. Long (for)	4
9A	20. ___ moment	3
10A	21. Sully	5
11A	22. One in a black suit	5
12A	23. Thai hot-and-sour soup	6
13A	25. "That 2009 Pixar film? Incredibly well made!"	7
14A	27. Thereabouts	4
15A	28. ___ Kippur	3
16A	31. Cereal with a Mega Stuf version	6
17A	32. Life or death, e.g.	4
18A	34. Coelho who wrote "The Alchemist"	5
19A	36. "That 2013 Disney movie? Pretty decent!"	11
20A	40. Experience four seasons in one day, say?	5
21A	41. "Here's the thing ..."	4
22A	43. Complete collection, say	6
23A	47. Menace in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"	3
24A	49. Blows away	4
25A	51. "That 2009 science fiction flick? Freaking epic!"	7
26A	53. Biblical mount	6
27A	55. Plants used in skin care products	5
28A	56. Early employer of Steve Jobs	5
29A	59. It's what makes you you	3
30A	60. Boy's name in a #1 Beatles hit	4
31A	61. "That 2011 neo-noir? Insanely good!"	10
32A	63. Sharif who played the title role in "Doctor Zhivago"	4
33A	64. Dummkopf	5
34A	65. Biblical figure who is compared to "a hairy garment"	4
35A	66. Some wines	4
36A	67. Cardiologist's tool	5
37A	68. Fellow	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. Noble title"

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 polite name for any woman
• Words that mean the same thing: peeress, noblewoman, ma'am
• The opposite would be: Lord, nobleman
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LADY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Deity from whose hair flows the river Ganga"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative
• Words that mean the same thing: Siva, shibah, shivah
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHIVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Hold it right there!""

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 state of inactivity following an interruption
• Words that mean the same thing: hitch, stanch, stay
• The opposite would be: start
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Dublin's land"

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 republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Words that mean the same thing: Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Like a mouse"

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 are fearful and cautious
• Words that mean the same thing: faint-hearted, diffident, fainthearted
• The opposite would be: brave, confident
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIMID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "You don't need to tell me""

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: ISAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. "That 1978 musical? Amazing movie!""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: GREASEFIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Long (for)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a coniferous tree
• Words that mean the same thing: yearn, pine tree, yen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. ___ moment"

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: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Sully"

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 state of being contaminated
• Words that mean the same thing: sully, cloud, contamination
• The opposite would be: disinfect
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. One in a black suit"

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 playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
• Words that mean the same thing: coon, nigger, nigga
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Thai hot-and-sour soup"

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: TOMYUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. "That 2009 Pixar film? Incredibly well made!""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that being in a tense state
• Words that mean the same thing: jittery, nervy, restive
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UPTIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Thereabouts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ORSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. ___ Kippur"

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: YOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Cereal with a Mega Stuf version"

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: OREOOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Life or death, e.g."

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 content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Coelho who wrote "The Alchemist""

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: PAULO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. "That 2013 Disney movie? Pretty decent!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

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: FROZENSOLID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Experience four seasons in one day, say?"

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 any act of immoderate indulgence
• Words that mean the same thing: overindulge, gormandise, scarf out
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BINGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. "Here's the thing ...""

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 feelings expressed on a person's face
• Words that mean the same thing: tone, looking, flavour
• The opposite would be: back
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Complete collection, say"

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: DVDSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Menace in "Raiders of the Lost Ark""

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Words that mean the same thing: asp viper, Naja haje, Egyptian cobra
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Blows away"

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 joke that seems extremely funny
• Words that mean the same thing: thigh-slapper, wow, scream
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. "That 2009 science fiction flick? Freaking epic!""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lighted by moonlight
• Words that mean the same thing: moony
• The opposite would be: moonless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOONLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Biblical mount"

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 mountain peak that noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
• Words that mean the same thing: Mount Ararat, Mt. Ararat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARARAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Plants used in skin care products"

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 purgative made from the leaves of aloe
• Words that mean the same thing: aloe, bitter aloes
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Early employer of Steve Jobs"

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: ATARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. It's what makes you you"

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 found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
• Words that mean the same thing: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic 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: DNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Boy's name in a #1 Beatles hit"

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 (new testament) supposed brother of st. james; one of the apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
• Words that mean the same thing: Epistle of Jude, Judas, Thaddaeus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. "That 2011 neo-noir? Insanely good!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DRIVECRAZY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Sharif who played the title role in "Doctor Zhivago""

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: OMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Dummkopf"

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 person of subnormal intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: retard, half-wit, idiot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Biblical figure who is compared to "a hairy garment""

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 (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Some wines"

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 red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
• Words that mean the same thing: Red River, red, Bolshevik
• The opposite would be: gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Cardiologist's 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 slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Fellow"

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 boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: feller, cuss, fissure
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHAP

  Great job if you got it right!

December 28, 2023 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Smoothly, in music	6
2D	2. Noisemaker often heard after a touchdown	7
3D	3. Aspires to	8
4D	4. Pro choice?	3
5D	5. R-rated, in a way	6
6D	6. Preference for an audiophile	4
7D	7. "Let's do this thing!"	4
8D	8. Collection of traits necessary for "the achievement of great things," as theorized by Machiavelli	5
9D	9. Suffix with lemon or lime	3
10D	10. 1960s-'70s archetype	6
11D	11. Italian Alpine cheese	6
12D	12. What one might say when the coast is clear?	6
13D	13. Responsibility for a social media manager	6
14D	18. Nickname found in consecutive letters of the alphabet	3
15D	22. It's usually taken outside	6
16D	24. Part of B.Y.O.B.	4
17D	26. Bit of golf attire	4
18D	29. Tap, as an app	4
19D	30. Comics read from right to left	5
20D	33. Some prestigious prizes	6
21D	35. Functions	4
22D	37. Baked ___	4
23D	38. Where more pigs live than people	4
24D	39. Largest food delivery company in the U.S.	8
25D	42. Seven-night holiday	7
26D	43. The "key of glory," in the Baroque period	6
27D	44. Body, for hair	6
28D	45. Thingamajig	6
29D	46. Sinister smiles	6
30D	48. Judy Garland, to Liza Minnelli	6
31D	50. What many children are told not to do on Christmas Eve, but encouraged to do on New Year's Eve	6
32D	52. Deck with the Major and Minor Arcana	5
33D	54. Flair of wrestling	3
34D	57. Part of a makeshift swing	4
35D	58. Stratford's river	4
36D	61. Private chats on social media, for short	3
37D	62. Abbreviation often accompanied by a red dot	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. Smoothly, in music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
• Words that mean the same thing: smooth
• The opposite would be: staccato
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Noisemaker often heard after a touchdown"

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: AIRHORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Aspires to"

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: DREAMSOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Pro choice?"

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
• Words that mean the same thing: yeah
• The opposite would be: nay
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. R-rated, in a way"

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 filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
• Words that mean the same thing: randy, horny, sticky
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEAMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Preference for an audiophile"

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: HIFI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Let's do this thing!""

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: IMIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Collection of traits necessary for "the achievement of great things," as theorized by Machiavelli"

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 love of or taste for fine objects of art
• Words that mean the same thing: connoisseurship, vertu
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIRTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Suffix with lemon or lime"

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 sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Words that mean the same thing: fruit drink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. 1960s-'70s archetype"

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 someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
• Words that mean the same thing: hipster, hippy, flower child
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIPPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Italian Alpine cheese"

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: ASIAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. What one might say when the coast is clear?"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: LANDHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Responsibility for a social media manager"

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 weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• Words that mean the same thing: twirp, nip, pinch
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWEETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Nickname found in consecutive letters of the alphabet"

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: STU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. It's usually taken outside"

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 leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
• Words that mean the same thing: amble, saunter, perambulation
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Part of B.Y.O.B."

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: YOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Bit of golf attire"

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 venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
• Words that mean the same thing: Marco Polo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Tap, as an app"

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 clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• Words that mean the same thing: undecided, out-of-doors, unfastened
• The opposite would be: shut, unreceptive
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Comics read from right to left"

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: MANGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Some prestigious prizes"

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 swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the nobel prizes (1833-1896)
• Words that mean the same thing: Alfred Nobel, Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Nobel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOBELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Functions"

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 the act of using
• Words that mean the same thing: role, America, utilisation
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Baked ___"

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 medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZITI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Where more pigs live than people"

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 member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
• Words that mean the same thing: Ioway, IA, Hawkeye 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: IOWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Largest food delivery company in the U.S."

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: DOORDASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Seven-night holiday"

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 festival featuring african-american culture; celebrated between christmas and new year
• Words that mean the same thing: Kwanza
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KWANZAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. The "key of glory," in the Baroque period"

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: DMAJOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Body, for hair"

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 amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
• Words that mean the same thing: loudness, book, bulk
• The opposite would be: softness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOLUME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Thingamajig"

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 something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
• Words that mean the same thing: gubbins, doohickey, thingamabob
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOODAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Sinister smiles"

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 facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
• Words that mean the same thing: sneer, 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: SNEERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Judy Garland, to Liza Minnelli"

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 father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
• Words that mean the same thing: bring up, rear, nurture
• The opposite would be: child
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. What many children are told not to do on Christmas Eve, but encouraged to do on New Year's Eve"

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: STAYUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Deck with the Major and Minor Arcana"

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 any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers
• Words that mean the same thing: tarot card
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Flair of wrestling"

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: RIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Part of a makeshift swing"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: sap, wear upon, fag
• The opposite would be: refresh, interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Stratford's river"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a river in southwestern england rising in gloucestershire and flowing through bristol to empty into the estuary of the severn
• Words that mean the same thing: Upper Avon River, Upper Avon, River Avon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. Private chats on social media, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
• Words that mean the same thing: dm, decimeter, decimetre
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "62. Abbreviation often accompanied by a red dot"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: REC

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	75.7%
Short Answer	9	12.2%
Geography	2	2.7%
Music	2	2.7%
Movies/Film	2	2.7%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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: August 28, 2025 at 04:26 PM