NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: April 17, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the April 17 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. ___ bowl (healthful dish)
Clue #2: 5. Cellular protein
Clue #3: 10. Give out
Antonyms: absorb
Clue #4: 14. Expels
Clue #5: 15. Mars with bars
Clue #6: 16. Cold-blooded kind of monster
Clue #7: 17. "And so …"
Clue #8: 18. Common back-to-school purchases
Clue #9: 20. Bit of ballet wear
Clue #10: 22. 2013 movie co-starring Scarlett Johansson in which she is never seen
Clue #11: 23. "Going Back to Cali" rapper, 1998
Clue #12: 25. *Abigail Adams or Eleanor Roosevelt, informally
Clue #13: 29. *Red denizen of Sesame Street
Clue #14: 30. Advocates for
Clue #15: 33. Animal with luxurious fur
Clue #16: 36. Consumer protection agcy.
Clue #17: 37. Muse of memory
Clue #18: 38. See 64-Across
Clue #19: 39. *Hasty
Clue #20: 40. Become fixed
Clue #21: 41. Santa ___ (hot winds)
Clue #22: 42. What three is
Clue #23: 44. "Hmm, I don't think so"
Clue #24: 45. *"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a ___ to be kindled": Plutarch
Antonyms: hire
Clue #25: 46. Eliot protagonist
Clue #26: 47. *Pickle or asparagus unit
Clue #27: 48. Bog
Clue #28: 49. Placed in an air fryer instead of a microwave, say
Clue #29: 51. State with 1,350 miles of coastline (second-most after Alaska): Abbr.
Clue #30: 52. *Small, embedded program
Clue #31: 54. São ___, most populous city in the Southern Hemisphere
Clue #32: 56. Toward that place, quaintly
Antonyms: here
Clue #33: 58. Ancient Rome and Persia
Clue #34: 61. Own
Clue #35: 62. Comforts
Clue #36: 63. Almost half of Scandinavians
Clue #37: 64. What you can't see due to the 38-Across in this puzzle?
Across Clues and Answers (37)
Clue #1: 1. Help with a crime
Clue #2: 2. Apt name for a December baby
Clue #3: 3. Early investor
Clue #4: 4. Literally, "equal legs"
Clue #5: 5. Like many a plant in spring
Clue #6: 6. Draconian
Clue #7: 7. Large cask for beer or wine
Clue #8: 8. Crawl (along)
Clue #9: 9. What a bad assistant might be
Clue #10: 10. Teamwork inhibitor
Clue #11: 11. Word with cake or trail
Antonyms: segregate
Clue #12: 12. Spot dans la Seine
Clue #13: 13. Many Ph.D. students
Clue #14: 19. Some Halloween "transports"
Clue #15: 21. Plot problems
Clue #16: 24. ABC's first program broadcast in color, with "The"
Clue #17: 26. Refurbish, as an old piano
Clue #18: 27. What one may have to do to destroy a Death Star
Clue #19: 28. Original and influential
Clue #20: 31. Big name in soft drinks
Clue #21: 32. ___ Presidenta, term of address for Mexico's leader beginning in 2024
Clue #22: 33. Wizard's weapon, maybe
Clue #23: 34. "___ the Doughnut," start of a children's book series
Clue #24: 35. Classic French sauce
Clue #25: 36. Horseshoe enthusiasts?
Clue #26: 42. Like one who might have to hoof it
Clue #27: 43. Aspire to
Clue #28: 46. John ___, author of "Annals of the Former World"
Clue #29: 50. Brand of oversize Lego bricks
Clue #30: 53. Veteran's affliction, in brief
Clue #31: 55. Yarn spinner
Antonyms: square_shooter
Clue #32: 56. Does a certain prank on, informally
Clue #33: 57. ___-to
Clue #34: 59. Some M.I.T. grads, in brief
Clue #35: 60. The last one flew in 10/03
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Friday, December 6, 2024
27420 Fri Dec 06, 2024 NYT by Robyn Weintraub
Across Clues :
1. Meaning of Imani, the seventh principle of Kwanzaa, 6. Just, 10. Have a rash reaction, 14. Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number, 15. Hedgehog ___ (prickly plant), 16. Teddy alternative, 17. Turning point in telecommunications history?, 19. Spam containers, 20. ___ prime (focus of a computational challenge in math), 21. Tempted fate, 22. Screenwriter's way of reintroducing some characters?, 23. Successor of the Metroliner, 25. Masterpiece by Klimt or Rodin, 27. They might be fixed, 30. Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts, 31. One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab?, 34. Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, 35. Test the temperature of, perhaps, 36. Zipped, 37. Burrowing creatures of the African savanna, 40. Join, as a table, 41. Sacred creatures in some Indigenous cultures, 44. In need of ice, maybe, 46. Outed online, 47. Takeaway from a tale, 48. One of 18 on the periodic table, 50. Issa of "American Fiction", 53. McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!", 54. Suggests something subtly, 56. Bit of hypertext, 57. Totally consumed, 58. Certain pops, 59. Midsummer arrivals, 60. Contact sites, 61. Grace who married Prince Rainier
Down Clues :
1. Seedless plant, 2. More than some, 3. "Sorry, can you clarify your answer?", 4. ___ Maria (liqueur), 5. Collies and sheepdogs, by nature, 6. Patterned cotton fabric originally from India, 7. First name of fashion designers Tahari and Saab, 8. Good time to start an audiobook, 9. Omakase serving, 10. "These things don't happen overnight", 11. Urgent words during an emergency, 12. Small change, 13. They're often lying in beds and might be kinky, 18. University that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S., 22. Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist, 24. Grilling surfaces made of fragrant wood, 26. China's ___ Dynasty, 27. What's on the agenda, 28. Zip, 29. Checker's move, 32. Like some histories, 33. Red and black, e.g., 35. Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish, 38. Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films, 39. Is for some?, 40. Beer buy, 42. Votes to accept, 43. We, to Louis, 44. Sense that dolphins lack, 45. "Yowza!", 49. You can skip it, 51. Overly fastidious, 52. Online marketplace headquartered in Brooklyn, 54. N.F.L. linebacker Greenlaw, 55. Clear weeds, in a way
Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 06, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| New York Times, Friday, December 6, 2024 |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Meaning of Imani, the seventh principle of Kwanzaa. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: FAITH
Possible Answer : organized_religion, religion, faith, trust, religious_belief
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The clue is 6. Just. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MERE
Possible Answer : simple, bare, mere
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The clue is 10. Have a rash reaction. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ITCH
Possible Answer : itching, scratch, spoil, rub, itch, urge, scabies, itchiness
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The clue is 14. Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ELSIE
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The clue is 15. Hedgehog ___ (prickly plant). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALOE
Possible Answer : aloe
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The clue is 16. Teddy alternative. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: THEO
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The clue is 17. Turning point in telecommunications history?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ROTARYDIAL
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The clue is 19. Spam containers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TINS
Possible Answer : atomic_number_50, put_up, can, Sn, tin, tin_can, cannister, canister
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The clue is 20. ___ prime (focus of a computational challenge in math). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NTH
Possible Answer : nth, n-th
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The clue is 21. Tempted fate. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DARED
Possible Answer : presume, defy, make_bold, dare
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The clue is 22. Screenwriter's way of reintroducing some characters?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PASTE
Possible Answer : spread, glue, paste, library_paste
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The clue is 23. Successor of the Metroliner. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ACELA
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The clue is 25. Masterpiece by Klimt or Rodin. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: THEKISS
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The clue is 27. They might be fixed. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)
The answer: INTERESTRATES
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The clue is 30. Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TOADS
Possible Answer : batrachian, salientian, frog, anuran, toad, toad_frog
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The clue is 31. One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: WINESNOB
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The clue is 34. Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ENYA
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The clue is 35. Test the temperature of, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SIP
Possible Answer : sip
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The clue is 36. Zipped. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TORE
Possible Answer : bust, shoot_down, pull, torus, shoot, displume, tear, deplumate, tore, buck, snap, rupture, charge, deplume, pluck
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The clue is 37. Burrowing creatures of the African savanna. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: MEERKATS
Possible Answer : mierkat, meerkat
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The clue is 40. Join, as a table. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SITAT
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The clue is 41. Sacred creatures in some Indigenous cultures. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)
The answer: SPIRITANIMALS
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The clue is 44. In need of ice, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SWOLLEN
Possible Answer : tumesce, swell_up, well, intumesce, tumefy, vain, conceited, swollen-headed, self-conceited, well_up, egotistic, egotistical, swell, swollen, puff_up
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The clue is 46. Outed online. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DOXED
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The clue is 47. Takeaway from a tale. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MORAL
Possible Answer : lesson, moral
Possible Opposite Answer : immoral
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The clue is 48. One of 18 on the periodic table. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GROUP
Possible Answer : chemical_group, mathematical_group, grouping, radical, aggroup, group
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The clue is 50. Issa of "American Fiction". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RAE
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The clue is 53. McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EWAN
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The clue is 54. Suggests something subtly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: DROPSAHINT
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The clue is 56. Bit of hypertext. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LINK
Possible Answer : unite, associate, link, relate, tie-in, data_link, connectedness, liaison, nexus, link_up, connexion, join, colligate, yoke, contact, radio_link, connect, inter-group_communication, tie, connection, linkup, tie_in
Possible Opposite Answer : disconnectedness, dissociate, disconnect
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The clue is 57. Totally consumed. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RAPT
Possible Answer : rhapsodic, ecstatic, enraptured, rapt, rapturous
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The clue is 58. Certain pops. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: COLAS
Possible Answer : cola, dope, genus_Cola, Cola
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The clue is 59. Midsummer arrivals. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LEOS
Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion
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The clue is 60. Contact sites. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EYES
Possible Answer : eyes, heart, center, eye, centre, optic, eyeball, oculus, middle
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The clue is 61. Grace who married Prince Rainier. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: KELLY
Possible Answer : Princess_Grace_of_Monaco, Emmett_Kelly, Gene_Kelly, Eugene_Curran_Kelly, Grace_Kelly, Weary_Willie, Grace_Patricia_Kelly, Kelly
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Seedless plant. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FERN
Possible Answer: fern
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The clue is 2. More than some. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALOT
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The clue is 3. "Sorry, can you clarify your answer?". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: ISTHATAYESORANO
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The clue is 4. ___ Maria (liqueur). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TIA
Possible Answer: TIA, transient_ischemic_attack
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The clue is 5. Collies and sheepdogs, by nature. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: HERDERS
Possible Answer: herder, Johann_Gottfried_von_Herder, drover, herdsman, Herder
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The clue is 6. Patterned cotton fabric originally from India. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MADRAS
Possible Answer: madras, Chennai, Madras, Tamil_Nadu
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The clue is 7. First name of fashion designers Tahari and Saab. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ELIE
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The clue is 8. Good time to start an audiobook. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: ROADTRIP
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The clue is 9. Omakase serving. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EEL
Possible Answer: eel
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The clue is 10. "These things don't happen overnight". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: ITTAKESTIME
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The clue is 11. Urgent words during an emergency. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: THISISNOTADRILL
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The clue is 12. Small change. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CENTS
Possible Answer: centime, penny, cent
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The clue is 13. They're often lying in beds and might be kinky. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HOSES
Possible Answer: hose, hosepipe, hosiery, hose_down
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The clue is 18. University that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: YALE
Possible Answer: Yale_University, Yale, Elihu_Yale
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The clue is 22. Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PETE
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The clue is 24. Grilling surfaces made of fragrant wood. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: CEDARPLANKS
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The clue is 26. China's ___ Dynasty. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HAN
Possible Answer: Han, Han_dynasty
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The clue is 27. What's on the agenda. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ITEM
Possible Answer: item, point, token, detail, particular
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The clue is 28. Zip. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NONE
Possible Answer: none
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The clue is 29. Checker's move. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TWIST
Possible Answer: wind, distort, deform, spin, squirm, curve, winding, sprain, turn, twine, wrick, twisting, convolute, worm, turn_of_events, flex, crook, wrench, pervert, twirl, kink, rick, plait, bend, twist_around, tress, wrestle, device, eddy, pull, wriggle, gimmick, sophisticate, writhe, construction, twist, whirl, braid
Possible Opposite Answer : untwist, unbend
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The clue is 32. Like some histories. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ORAL
Possible Answer: viva, oral, viva_voce, oral_exam, oral_examination, unwritten
Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal
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The clue is 33. Red and black, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BETS
Possible Answer: wager, stake, look, reckon, calculate, depend, play, stakes, bet, count
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The clue is 35. Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: STINGRAY
Possible Answer: stingray
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The clue is 38. Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KILL
Possible Answer: shoot_down, stamp_out, toss_off, pop, belt_down, defeat, kill, vote_out, bolt_down, killing, pour_down, obliterate, vote_down, wipe_out, down, putting_to_death, drink_down
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The clue is 39. Is for some?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ARE
Possible Answer: ar, live, cost, make_up, personify, embody, are, equal, comprise, follow, exist, represent, constitute, be
Possible Opposite Answer : differ
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The clue is 40. Beer buy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SIXPACK
Possible Answer: sixpack, six_pack, six-pack
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The clue is 42. Votes to accept. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ADOPTS
Possible Answer: acquire, assume, sweep_up, take_over, take_up, espouse, take, dramatize, take_on, embrace, follow, borrow, adopt, take_in, dramatise
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The clue is 43. We, to Louis. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NOUS
Possible Answer: nous, brain, head, mind, psyche
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The clue is 44. Sense that dolphins lack. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SMELL
Possible Answer: olfaction, smell, olfactory_sensation, sense_of_smell, smelling, smack, odor, aroma, feel, odour, olfactory_modality, olfactory_property, reek, flavour, sense, olfactory_perception, flavor, look, spirit, smell_out, feeling, scent, tone
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The clue is 45. "Yowza!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: WOWIE
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The clue is 49. You can skip it. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROPE
Possible Answer: circle, roach, rope, Mexican_valium, rophy, leash, R-2, roofy, forget_me_drug, lasso
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The clue is 51. Overly fastidious. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANAL
Possible Answer: anal_retentive, anal
Possible Opposite Answer : oral
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The clue is 52. Online marketplace headquartered in Brooklyn. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETSY
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The clue is 54. N.F.L. linebacker Greenlaw. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DRE
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The clue is 55. Clear weeds, in a way. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HOE
Possible Answer: hoe
Sunday, September 7, 2025
September 02, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (35 clues)
- Down Clues (37 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, September 02, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.3 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle September 02, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Subject of some family planning | 9 |
| 2A | 10. Modern-day locale of the ancient Achaemenid Empire | 4 |
| 3A | 14. They may get all tied up | 10 |
| 4A | 16. 2003 search-and-rescue target | 4 |
| 5A | 17. What pings may indicate | 10 |
| 6A | 18. High, in Paris | 4 |
| 7A | 19. Possessive noun? | 5 |
| 8A | 20. Breathing apparatus | 4 |
| 9A | 21. "Anything ___?" | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Reckless | 4 |
| 11A | 24. Set up | 6 |
| 12A | 26. Trespasses | 4 |
| 13A | 29. On | 4 |
| 14A | 32. Pop singer ___ Max | 3 |
| 15A | 33. Romance | 3 |
| 16A | 34. Clutch, e.g. | 5 |
| 17A | 35. Landing spot for a bee | 5 |
| 18A | 38. When a procrastinator gets to work | 15 |
| 19A | 41. Libreville is its capital | 5 |
| 20A | 42. Gave a ticket | 5 |
| 21A | 43. Fester | 3 |
| 22A | 44. That there, quaintly | 3 |
| 23A | 45. Hilson with the 2010 hit "Pretty Girl Rock" | 4 |
| 24A | 46. Sparklers | 4 |
| 25A | 47. Wound | 6 |
| 26A | 50. Samberg of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" | 4 |
| 27A | 52. Declaration at the end of an exam | 4 |
| 28A | 53. When Hamilton meets Burr, in "Hamilton" | 4 |
| 29A | 56. Site of the Jordan Gate Towers | 5 |
| 30A | 60. Tim of "Sister, Sister" | 4 |
| 31A | 61. What one might say before conforming | 10 |
| 32A | 63. Grp. defending trans rights | 4 |
| 33A | 64. Sang | 10 |
| 34A | 65. "Not a ___!" | 4 |
| 35A | 66. Some bronze applications | 9 |
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. Subject of some family planning"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: ESTATELAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "10. Modern-day locale of the ancient Achaemenid Empire"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
- Words that mean the same thing: Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: IRAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "14. They may get all tied up"
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: CLOSEGAMES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "16. 2003 search-and-rescue target"
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: NEMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "17. What pings may indicate"
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: CARTROUBLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "18. High, in Paris"
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: HAUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "19. Possessive noun?"
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 (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
- Words that mean the same thing: proprietor, possessor
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OWNER
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Clue 8 Across: "20. Breathing apparatus"
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 british imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- Words that mean the same thing: lamella, branchia
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GILL
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Clue 9 Across: "21. "Anything ___?""
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!
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The answer is: ELSE
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Clue 10 Across: "22. Reckless"
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 any red eruption of the skin
- Words that mean the same thing: foolhardy, roseola, skin rash
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RASH
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Clue 11 Across: "24. Set up"
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 enclose in or as if in a frame
- Words that mean the same thing: border, set up, frame in
- The opposite would be: unframed
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FRAMED
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Clue 12 Across: "26. Trespasses"
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 estrangement from god
- Words that mean the same thing: sinfulness, sine, transgress
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SINS
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Clue 13 Across: "29. On"
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 on, to, or at the top
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATOP
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Clue 14 Across: "32. Pop singer ___ Max"
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!
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The answer is: AVA
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Clue 15 Across: "33. Romance"
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 seek someone's favor
- Words that mean the same thing: romance, court, solicit
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WOO
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Clue 16 Across: "34. Clutch, e.g."
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 container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
- Words that mean the same thing: pocketbook, wrinkle, bag
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PURSE
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Clue 17 Across: "35. Landing spot for a bee"
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 part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
- Words that mean the same thing: flower petal
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PETAL
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Clue 18 Across: "38. When a procrastinator gets to work"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATTHELASTMINUTE
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Clue 19 Across: "41. Libreville is its capital"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a republic on the west coast of africa
- Words that mean the same thing: Gabun, Gabonese Republic
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GABON
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Clue 20 Across: "42. Gave a ticket"
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 make reference to
- Words that mean the same thing: name, bring up, reference
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CITED
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Clue 21 Across: "43. Fester"
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 state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- Words that mean the same thing: putrefaction, bunkum, guff
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROT
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Clue 22 Across: "44. That there, quaintly"
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 distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
- Words that mean the same thing: yonder
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YON
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Clue 23 Across: "45. Hilson with the 2010 hit "Pretty Girl Rock""
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!
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The answer is: KERI
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Clue 24 Across: "46. Sparklers"
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 art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
- Words that mean the same thing: precious stone, stone, gem
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GEMS
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Clue 25 Across: "47. Wound"
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 move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake
- Words that mean the same thing: snake
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNAKED
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Clue 26 Across: "50. Samberg of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine""
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!
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The answer is: ANDY
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Clue 27 Across: "52. Declaration at the end of an exam"
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 an instance or single occasion for some event
- Words that mean the same thing: meter, clock, fourth dimension
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIME
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Clue 28 Across: "53. When Hamilton meets Burr, in "Hamilton""
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!
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The answer is: ACTI
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Clue 29 Across: "56. Site of the Jordan Gate Towers"
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 the capital and largest city of jordan
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Jordan
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMMAN
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Clue 30 Across: "60. Tim of "Sister, Sister""
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 scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of david hume (1710-1796)
- Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Reid
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REID
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Clue 31 Across: "61. What one might say before conforming"
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!
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The answer is: WHENINROME
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Clue 32 Across: "63. Grp. defending trans rights"
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!
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The answer is: ACLU
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Clue 33 Across: "64. Sang"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
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The answer is: NAMEDNAMES
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Clue 34 Across: "65. "Not a ___!""
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 short weak cry of a young bird
- Words that mean the same thing: peek, cheep, chirrup
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEEP
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Clue 35 Across: "66. Some bronze applications"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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!
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The answer is: SPRAYTANS
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Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle September 02, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Danish shoe brand | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Side dish with pastrami | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Not sure which way to go | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Butterfly-attracting perennials | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Earth | 5 |
| 6D | 6. Nwodim of "S.N.L." | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Reel with hilarity? | 10 |
| 8D | 8. Prefix with sexual | 4 |
| 9D | 9. When said three times, expression of mock surprise | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Blissed out | 8 |
| 11D | 11. Response to a juvenile joke, perhaps | 10 |
| 12D | 12. Delight | 5 |
| 13D | 13. "Point taken" | 5 |
| 14D | 15. Identity | 4 |
| 15D | 23. Bob Odenkirk's role on "Breaking Bad" | 4 |
| 16D | 25. Fast-moving | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Expo freebies | 4 |
| 18D | 27. Tiny bit | 4 |
| 19D | 28. "Far from it!" | 10 |
| 20D | 30. Davis of "Do the Right Thing" | 5 |
| 21D | 31. Expert in animal control | 10 |
| 22D | 34. Pasta for a pesto | 5 |
| 23D | 36. Tiny bit | 4 |
| 24D | 37. Court calls | 4 |
| 25D | 39. Got together | 8 |
| 26D | 40. Lo ___ | 4 |
| 27D | 46. One who's probably going to work out | 6 |
| 28D | 47. Buckle holder | 5 |
| 29D | 48. Actress Emma Roberts, to Julia Roberts | 5 |
| 30D | 49. When a duel may be scheduled | 4 |
| 31D | 51. Ocean of "Ocean's Eleven" | 5 |
| 32D | 54. Chuck alternative | 4 |
| 33D | 55. Fill-in | 4 |
| 34D | 57. Cultural attraction in midtown N.Y.C. | 4 |
| 35D | 58. "So right!" | 4 |
| 36D | 59. "Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van ___ | 4 |
| 37D | 62. Chemist Noddack who co-discovered rhenium | 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. Danish shoe brand"
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!
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The answer is: ECCO
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Clue 2 Down: "2. Side dish with pastrami"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that basically shredded cabbage
- Words that mean the same thing: coleslaw
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLAW
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Clue 3 Down: "3. Not sure which way to go"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that separate or cause to separate abruptly
- Words that mean the same thing: pull, displume, bust
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TORN
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Clue 4 Down: "4. Butterfly-attracting perennials"
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 any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus aster with showy daisylike flowers
- Words that mean the same thing: aster
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASTERS
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Clue 5 Down: "5. Earth"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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!
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The answer is: TERRA
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Clue 6 Down: "6. Nwodim of "S.N.L.""
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 inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- Words that mean the same thing: self, egotism, self-importance
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EGO
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Reel with hilarity?"
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!
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The answer is: LAUGHTRACK
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Prefix with sexual"
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!
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The answer is: AMBI
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Clue 9 Down: "9. When said three times, expression of mock surprise"
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 deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- Words that mean the same thing: fountainhead, comfortably, good
- The opposite would be: badly, ill
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WELL
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Clue 10 Down: "10. Blissed out"
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!
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The answer is: INHEAVEN
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Clue 11 Down: "11. Response to a juvenile joke, perhaps"
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!
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The answer is: REALMATURE
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Delight"
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 occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
- Words that mean the same thing: divert, disport
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMUSE
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Clue 13 Down: "13. "Point taken""
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 make mention of
- Words that mean the same thing: famed, illustrious, notable
- The opposite would be: ignore
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOTED
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Clue 14 Down: "15. Identity"
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 your consciousness of your own identity
- Words that mean the same thing: ego
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SELF
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Clue 15 Down: "23. Bob Odenkirk's role on "Breaking Bad""
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 first king of the israelites who defended israel against many enemies (especially the philistines)
- Words that mean the same thing: Paul the Apostle, St. Paul, Saint Paul
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAUL
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Clue 16 Down: "25. Fast-moving"
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 part of a river where the current is very fast
- Words that mean the same thing: speedy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAPID
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Expo freebies"
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 valuable goods
- Words that mean the same thing: stagger, pillage, reel
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWAG
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Clue 18 Down: "27. Tiny bit"
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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Words that mean the same thing: smidge, tittle, smidgeon
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOTA
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Clue 19 Down: "28. "Far from it!""
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!
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The answer is: NOTBYAMILE
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Davis of "Do the Right Thing""
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!
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The answer is: OSSIE
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Expert in animal control"
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!
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The answer is: PETTRAINER
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Clue 22 Down: "34. Pasta for a pesto"
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 pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PENNE
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Clue 23 Down: "36. Tiny bit"
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 (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- Words that mean the same thing: particle, molecule, corpuscle
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATOM
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Clue 24 Down: "37. Court calls"
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 brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
- Words that mean the same thing: Army of the Righteous, net ball, permit
- The opposite would be: disallow, forbid
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LETS
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Got together"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOOKEDUP
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Lo ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEIN
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Clue 27 Down: "46. One who's probably going to work out"
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!
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The answer is: GYMRAT
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Clue 28 Down: "47. Buckle holder"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
- Words that mean the same thing: flog, lather, shoulder strap
- The opposite would be: unstrap
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STRAP
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Clue 29 Down: "48. Actress Emma Roberts, to Julia Roberts"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a daughter of your brother or sister
- The opposite would be: nephew
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NIECE
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Clue 30 Down: "49. When a duel may be scheduled"
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 first light of day
- Words that mean the same thing: get through, get across, cockcrow
- The opposite would be: sunset
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAWN
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Ocean of "Ocean's Eleven""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DANNY
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Clue 32 Down: "54. Chuck alternative"
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!
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The answer is: CHAS
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Clue 33 Down: "55. Fill-in"
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 worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
- Words that mean the same thing: temporary worker, temporary
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TEMP
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Clue 34 Down: "57. Cultural attraction in midtown N.Y.C."
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: ____
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The answer is: MOMA
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Clue 35 Down: "58. "So right!""
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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
- Words that mean the same thing: Amon, Amun
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AMEN
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Clue 36 Down: "59. "Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
- Words that mean the same thing: cape
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NESS
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Clue 37 Down: "62. Chemist Noddack who co-discovered rhenium"
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 agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
- Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: IDA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 60 | 83.3% |
| Short Answer | 5 | 6.9% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 4.2% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.8% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 72 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.3 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Friday, 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 07, 2025 at 04:22 PM