Saturday September 28, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers

Across Clues :

1. First name in mysteries, 7. Like a Broadway revival, often, 13. Noncompetitive races, 15. "Precisely!," informally, 16. Military leader who helped capture Detroit in 1812, 18. Vital carriers, 19. Author of "A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete", 20. Out of the ordinary, 22. Rustic respites, 23. Sticky-fingered sort?, 24. Variable in Euler's polyhedron formula (V − E + F = 2), 25. This and that, 26. Drink made with rice milk and cinnamon, 29. Sigma Gamma ___ (historically Black sorority), 30. Like the Danube, to Germans, 32. Manufacturing giant originally known as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, 33. Tucker who played drums for the Velvet Underground, 34. Bay Area-based coffee roaster, 35. Pancake topper, 36. Speckled steeds, 38. Diminutive suffix, 39. Lopez of "The Dirty Dozen", 41. And no more, 42. Boom times, 43. Some in-person interviews, 45. Dark ___, 47. Breakout portmanteau, 48. "I Love Lucy" airer, 51. Spill the beans, 52. Poster sites?, 53. Behind, 55. Current influencer, 57. Flower in Japanese heraldry, 59. Estimate, 60. Silviculture is the science of maintaining them, 61. Expresses contempt, 62. .1111, .2222, .3333, etc.

Down Clues :

1. Shaving brand, 2. Anonymous online handle, at times, 3. Dried poblano chili, 4. "Amen!", 5. Keep one's mouth shut, but not stay silent, 6. Pick up, 7. Entertains before bed, perhaps, 8. Skeletal prefix, 9. Suriname native, 10. Play it cool, 11. Intercessor for the frequently forgetful, 12. Gear meant to simulate barefoot running, 14. Angel's contribution, 17. Shaggy Scottish grazer, 21. Animated response?, 27. Bounces, 28. First name for the third second-in-command, 30. Supplement purporting to combat seasonal allergies, 31. Directive to get down, 34. Their work might be draining, 37. How some Hollywood relationships start, 40. Long strips of carrot or zucchini, 44. Brand of vegetable oil, 46. Many a DoorDasher's transport, 49. Pop, 50. One of the Seven Sisters, 54. Drive around, 56. Winningest country in Winter Olympic history: Abbr., 58. Arm muscle, informally

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 28, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. First name in mysteries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGATHA




• The clue is 7. Like a Broadway revival, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECAST

  Possible Answer : remodel, recast, reforge, remould, remold




• The clue is 13. Noncompetitive races. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUNRUNS

  Possible Answer : fun_run, funrun




• The clue is 15. "Precisely!," informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXACTO




• The clue is 16. Military leader who helped capture Detroit in 1812. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TECUMSEH

  Possible Answer : Tecumtha, Tecumseh




• The clue is 18. Vital carriers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AORTAE

  Possible Answer : aorta




• The clue is 19. Author of "A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHE

  Possible Answer : Arthur_Robert_Ashe, Ashe, Arthur_Ashe




• The clue is 20. Out of the ordinary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEIRD

  Possible Answer : eldritch, Wyrd, Weird, uncanny, unearthly, weird




• The clue is 22. Rustic respites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INNS

  Possible Answer : hostelry, auberge, hostel, inn, lodge




• The clue is 23. Sticky-fingered sort?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

  Possible Answer : add_up, sum_up, yearling, tote_up, tally, bambino, total, tot_up, add_together, tot, toddler, add, summate, sum




• The clue is 24. Variable in Euler's polyhedron formula (V − E + F = 2). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGES

  Possible Answer : edge, march, butt_on, sharpness, butt_against, butt, boundary, adjoin, bound, border, inch, abut




• The clue is 25. This and that. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTH

  Possible Answer : both




• The clue is 26. Drink made with rice milk and cinnamon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORCHATA




• The clue is 29. Sigma Gamma ___ (historically Black sorority). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RHO

  Possible Answer : rho




• The clue is 30. Like the Danube, to Germans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLAU




• The clue is 32. Manufacturing giant originally known as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALCOA




• The clue is 33. Tucker who played drums for the Velvet Underground. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOE




• The clue is 34. Bay Area-based coffee roaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEETS




• The clue is 35. Pancake topper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAT

  Possible Answer : tap, chuck, slick, pat, glib, dab, rap




• The clue is 36. Speckled steeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROANS

  Possible Answer : roan




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

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

  The answer: LET

  Possible Answer : allow, get, let, rent, lease, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, net_ball, Lashkar-e-Taiba, permit, Army_of_the_Pure, countenance, have, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Army_of_the_Righteous, LET

  Possible Opposite Answer : forbid, disallow, prevent




• The clue is 39. Lopez of "The Dirty Dozen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRINI




• The clue is 41. And no more. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONLY

  Possible Answer : simply, just, exclusively, solely, only_when, lone, only, sole, only_if, merely, but, lonesome, solitary, alone, entirely




• The clue is 42. Boom times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPS

  Possible Answer : up




• The clue is 43. Some in-person interviews. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITDOWNS




• The clue is 45. Dark ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODE

  Possible Answer : musical_mode, modality, mode, style, way, mood, fashion, manner, modal_value




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

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

  The answer: BACNE




• The clue is 48. "I Love Lucy" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBS




• The clue is 51. Spill the beans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLAB

  Possible Answer : babble_out, prate, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag, tattle, gibber, palaver, maunder, talk, blab, spill_the_beans, blabber, babble, peach, prattle, twaddle, tittle-tattle, sing, chatter, gabble, piffle, blab_out, clack

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_quiet




• The clue is 52. Poster sites?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOGS

  Possible Answer : web_log, blog




• The clue is 53. Behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUMP

  Possible Answer : prat, stern, hindquarters, bum, rear, croupe, nates, arse, rump, tooshie, seat, buns, keister, bottom, butt, tush, tail, tail_end, backside, buttocks, rear_end, hind_end, derriere, fundament, ass, behind, can, fanny, croup, posterior




• The clue is 55. Current influencer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELNINO




• The clue is 57. Flower in Japanese heraldry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WISTERIA

  Possible Answer : wistaria, wisteria




• The clue is 59. Estimate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECKON

  Possible Answer : guess, reckon, forecast, work_out, cypher, cipher, depend, regard, see, figure, imagine, think, view, bet, compute, calculate, count_on, count, look, estimate, consider, opine, suppose




• The clue is 60. Silviculture is the science of maintaining them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORESTS

  Possible Answer : wood, timber, woodland, forest, woods, timberland, afforest




• The clue is 61. Expresses contempt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNEERS

  Possible Answer : sneer, leer




• The clue is 62. .1111, .2222, .3333, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINTHS

  Possible Answer : one-ninth, ninth

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Shaving brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFTA

• The clue is 2. Anonymous online handle, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUEST

  Possible Answer: client, Guest, Edgar_Guest, guest, invitee, node, Edgar_Albert_Guest

• The clue is 3. Dried poblano chili. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANCHO

• The clue is 4. "Amen!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUETHAT

• The clue is 5. Keep one's mouth shut, but not stay silent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUM

  Possible Answer: thrum, HUA, hum, Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, Harkat_ul-Ansar, Movement_of_Holy_Warriors, HUM, Al_Faran, humming, seethe, buzz, busyness, Harkat_ul-Mujahedeen

• The clue is 6. Pick up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANSWER

  Possible Answer: response, solution, respond, answer, reply, solvent, resolve, resolution, do, suffice, serve, result

  Possible Opposite Answer : question

• The clue is 7. Entertains before bed, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READSTO

• The clue is 8. Skeletal prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXO

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

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

  The answer: CARIB

  Possible Answer: Carib_Indian, Caribbean_language, Carib

• The clue is 10. Play it cool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTNORMAL

• The clue is 11. Intercessor for the frequently forgetful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANTHONY

• The clue is 12. Gear meant to simulate barefoot running. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOESHOES

• The clue is 14. Angel's contribution. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SEEDCAPITAL

• The clue is 17. Shaggy Scottish grazer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: HIGHLANDCOW

• The clue is 21. Animated response?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: REACTIONGIF

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

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

  The answer: OUSTS

  Possible Answer: throw_out, kick_out, drum_out, oust, expel, boot_out

• The clue is 28. First name for the third second-in-command. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AARON

  Possible Answer: Henry_Louis_Aaron, Hank_Aaron, Aaron

• The clue is 30. Supplement purporting to combat seasonal allergies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEPOLLEN

• The clue is 31. Directive to get down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETSDANCE

• The clue is 34. Their work might be draining. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLUMBERS

  Possible Answer: plumber, pipe_fitter

• The clue is 37. How some Hollywood relationships start. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONSCREEN

• The clue is 40. Long strips of carrot or zucchini. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBBONS

  Possible Answer: ribbon, typewriter_ribbon, decoration, medallion, laurel_wreath, medal, thread, palm

• The clue is 44. Brand of vegetable oil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WESSON

• The clue is 46. Many a DoorDasher's transport. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBIKE

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

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

  The answer: BURST

  Possible Answer: break_open, volley, fit, break, bristle, flare-up, abound, collapse, salvo, explode, burst, outburst, fusillade, bust, explosion, split, erupt

  Possible Opposite Answer : implode

• The clue is 50. One of the Seven Sisters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMITH

  Possible Answer: Julia_Evelina_Smith, David_Roland_Smith, Kate_Smith, Kathryn_Elizabeth_Smith, Captain_John_Smith, John_Smith, Ian_Douglas_Smith, Bessie_Smith, metalworker, Smith, Joseph_Smith, smith, David_Smith, Adam_Smith, Ian_Smith

• The clue is 54. Drive around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASS

  Possible Answer: overtake, exceed, walk, notch, happen, conk, put_across, hap, go_on, flip, run, pass, return, passing_play, pass_by, pass_along, cash_in_one's_chips, spend, travel_by, passport, turn_over, devolve, authorise, pass_away, surpass, slide_by, overstep, pass_off, take_place, excrete, pop_off, croak, go_by, go_along, drop_dead, pas, snuff_it, hand, lead, decease, evanesce, bye, give, go_across, passing, make_it, buy_the_farm, kick_the_bucket, exit, eliminate, laissez_passer, strait, fade, pass_on, perish, transcend, make_pass, fleet, qualifying, die, crack, extend, expire, reach, elapse, authorize, draw, guide, slip_away, give-up_the_ghost, occur, communicate, head, choke, offer, toss, come_about, glide_by, egest, blow_over, go_through, liberty_chit, whirl, mountain_pass, passing_game, sink, lapse, fling, clear, overhaul, go, legislate, fall_out, top, fall, base_on_balls, straits, go_past, slip_by

  Possible Opposite Answer : fail, running, failing, be_born

• The clue is 56. Winningest country in Winter Olympic history: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOR

• The clue is 58. Arm muscle, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, July 05, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (37 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

July 05, 2019 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Gum-producing plant	4
2A	5. Addition to a compost pile	4
3A	9. Rush home?	4
4A	13. Store discount come-on	9
5A	15. ___-Turkish War (post-W.W. I conflict)	5
6A	16. "Doesn't concern me"	9
7A	17. Take two	5
8A	18. "Not true!"	9
9A	19. Former Houston hockey team	5
10A	20. Illustration, for example: Abbr.	3
11A	21. Ad time filler, for short	3
12A	22. Half of an interrogation team	6
13A	24. Neighbors of Estonians	5
14A	26. First American film in which a toilet is heard being flushed (1960)	6
15A	28. Equally distant	5
16A	31. Cry at a surprise birthday party	4
17A	33. Shut (up)	4
18A	34. Pull a fast one on	4
19A	35. Chill	5
20A	36. Where a stud might go	4
21A	37. Big name in Deco design	4
22A	38. Hipsteresque, in a way	4
23A	39. Struck out	5
24A	40. Like bonds designated AAA	6
25A	42. A-listers	5
26A	44. Little mischief-makers	6
27A	46. Fernando or Felipe, once	3
28A	47. Word with nursing or training	3
29A	50. Touch of color	5
30A	51. One making a living by pushing drugs, informally	9
31A	54. Contend	5
32A	55. Sound evidence?	9
33A	56. Good earth	5
34A	57. Stay with a friend, say	9
35A	58. Concerning	4
36A	59. What areology is the study of	4
37A	60. Synthetic fiber, for short	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. Gum-producing plant"

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 drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material
• Words that mean the same thing: Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, cluster bean, Cyamopsis psoraloides
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Addition to a compost pile"

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 natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Rush home?"

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 social club for male undergraduates
• Words that mean the same thing: fraternity
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Store discount come-on"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONSALENOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. ___-Turkish War (post-W.W. I conflict)"

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 spanish painter (born in greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)
• Words that mean the same thing: El Greco, Domenikos Theotocopoulos
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "Doesn't concern me""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIFICARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Take two"

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 hear or try a court case anew
• Words that mean the same thing: rehear
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. "Not true!""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THATSALIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Former Houston hockey team"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: AEROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Illustration, for example: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SYN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Ad time filler, 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 a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
• Words that mean the same thing: prostate specific antigen
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Half of an interrogation team"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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: BADCOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Neighbors of Estonians"

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: LETTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. First American film in which a toilet is heard being flushed (1960)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person afflicted with psychosis
• Words that mean the same thing: psychotic person, psychotic
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PSYCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Equally distant"

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: ASFAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Cry at a surprise birthday party"

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 dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
• Words that mean the same thing: skin, obscure, blot out
• The opposite would be: show
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Shut (up)"

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 farm building for housing poultry
• Words that mean the same thing: hencoop, henhouse, chicken coop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Pull a fast one on"

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 fraudulent business scheme
• Words that mean the same thing: cozenage, defraud, goldbrick
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Chill"

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 become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
• Words that mean the same thing: unlax, slack, slow down
• The opposite would be: stiffen, strain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Where a stud might go"

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 (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Big name in Deco design"

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: ERTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Hipsteresque, in a way"

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

  The answer is: ARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Struck out"

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: DELED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Like bonds designated AAA"

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 free from danger or the risk of harm
• Words that mean the same thing: dependable, good, safe
• The opposite would be: out, dangerous
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAFEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "42. A-listers"

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 (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Words that mean the same thing: whizz, adept, principal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. Little mischief-makers"

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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: Pyxidanthera barbulata, pixy, elf
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIXIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. Fernando or Felipe, once"

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: REY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "47. Word with nursing or training"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "50. Touch of color"

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 color lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: tint, tinge, touch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINCT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "51. One making a living by pushing drugs, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PHARMAREP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Contend"

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 present reasons and arguments
• Words that mean the same thing: debate, contend, indicate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARGUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "55. Sound evidence?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tape recording of sound
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUDIOTAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "56. Good earth"

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 fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "57. Stay with a friend, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children)
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEEPOVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "58. Concerning"

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: INRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "59. What areology is the study of"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
• Words that mean the same thing: impair, deflower, mutilate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "60. Synthetic fiber, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: POLY

  Great job if you got it right!

July 05, 2019 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Sources of cashmere	5
2D	2. Openly confident	5
3D	3. ___ fusion (cuisine)	5
4D	4. Large quantity	4
5D	5. Like the role of Albus Dumbledore after the second Harry Potter movie	6
6D	6. All huffy	9
7D	7. "Me neither"	4
8D	8. Poindexter	5
9D	9. Gives away to a better home, in a modern coinage	10
10D	10. Back in again	9
11D	11. One who hates heights	9
12D	12. Messes around (with)	4
13D	14. Daffy Duck, notably	6
14D	15. Addressees of valedictories	5
15D	23. High point	4
16D	24. "Nobody ever told me," e.g.	10
17D	25. Deposits in some banks	5
18D	27. Bit of punditry	4
19D	28. "___ Death," movement from "Peer Gynt"	4
20D	29. Metal in a junk heap	9
21D	30. Cause of typos, humorously	9
22D	32. One who gives a lot of orders	9
23D	35. Be highly regarded	4
24D	39. Clean lightly, as a floor	6
25D	41. Listings in a travel guide	5
26D	43. Metaphor for penthouse suites	6
27D	45. Back problem	5
28D	47. "Project Runway" cable channel	5
29D	48. Turn back	5
30D	49. Mimic's skill	5
31D	50. Anklebones	4
32D	52. Activity for which you need a fair amount of wiggle room	4
33D	53. On	4

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. Sources of cashmere"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
• Words that mean the same thing: Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, caprine animal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Openly confident"

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: UNSHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ fusion (cuisine)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native or inhabitant of asia
• Words that mean the same thing: Asiatic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Large quantity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
• Words that mean the same thing: hatful, batch, pot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Like the role of Albus Dumbledore after the second Harry Potter movie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cast again, in a different role
• Words that mean the same thing: reforge, remould, remold
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RECAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. All huffy"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INALATHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Me neither""

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: NORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Poindexter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
• Words that mean the same thing: grind, nerd, wonk
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DWEEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Gives away to a better home, in a modern coinage"

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: FREECYCLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Back in again"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETROCOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. One who hates heights"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACROPHOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Messes around (with)"

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 artifact designed to be played with
• Words that mean the same thing: miniature, flirt, toy dog
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Daffy Duck, notably"

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

  The answer is: LISPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Addressees of valedictories"

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 one-hundredth of a right angle
• Words that mean the same thing: grade, alumna, graduate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. High point"

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 highest point (of something)
• Words that mean the same thing: apex of the sun's way, vertex, peak
• The opposite would be: antapex
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. "Nobody ever told me," e.g."

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: LAMEEXCUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Deposits in some banks"

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 mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
• Words that mean the same thing: silt, silt up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SILTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Bit of punditry"

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: OPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. "___ Death," movement from "Peer Gynt""

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 very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 33, As, American Samoa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Metal in a junk heap"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCRAPIRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Cause of typos, humorously"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FATFINGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. One who gives a lot of orders"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DAYTRADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Be highly regarded"

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 magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
• Words that mean the same thing: pace, grade, order
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Clean lightly, as a floor"

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: DRYMOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Listings in a travel guide"

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 piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
• Words that mean the same thing: locate, pose, situation
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Metaphor for penthouse suites"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
• Words that mean the same thing: aery, eyry, eyrie
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AERIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Back problem"

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 painful and involuntary muscular contraction
• Words that mean the same thing: muscle spasm, cramp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPASM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. "Project Runway" cable channel"

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 murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
• Words that mean the same thing: assassin, assassinator
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRAVO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Turn back"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cause to move back by force or influence
• Words that mean the same thing: repulse, push back, rebuff
• The opposite would be: attract
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Mimic's skill"

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 act of mimicking; imitative behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: mimicry
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Anklebones"

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 sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
• Words that mean the same thing: astragalus, scree, talus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Activity for which you need a fair amount of wiggle room"

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 polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
• Words that mean the same thing: hula-hula, Hawaiian dancing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HULA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	59	84.3%
Abbreviation	3	4.3%
Sports	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	2	2.9%
Short Answer	2	2.9%
History	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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!

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Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 09:18 PM