XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 17, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 17 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (34)
Clue #1: 1. Ride-or-dies, in brief
Clue #2: 5. Healthy ones may be square
Clue #3: 10. Lively party
Clue #4: 14. Came down to earth
Clue #5: 15. Skate park trick
Clue #6: 16. Defaulter's loss, in brief
Clue #7: 17. Classic Beatles song written and sung by George Harrison
Clue #8: 20. Windstorm often accompanied by rain
Clue #9: 21. Shakespeare's Globe, e.g.
Clue #10: 22. Auction offer
Clue #11: 23. Outdoor gear giant
Clue #12: 25. Volcanic output
Clue #13: 26. Mathematician/philosopher who wrote "I think, therefore I am"
Clue #14: 30. Sidekick
Clue #15: 31. Talks in all caps, say
Clue #16: 32. Pedicured digit
Clue #17: 34. Pilots a plane
Clue #18: 37. Experience humiliation
Clue #19: 40. With 41-Across, popular candy represented by the circled letters in 17-, 26- and 57-Across?
Clue #20: 41. See 40-Across
Antonyms: disassemble
Clue #21: 42. Like Santa's helpers
Clue #22: 43. Many an I.R.S. employee
Clue #23: 46. Like many dorm rooms
Clue #24: 47. Went through the air like a perfectly thrown football
Clue #25: 50. Shady, in modern lingo
Clue #26: 53. Aware of, as dangers
Clue #27: 54. Insta upload
Clue #28: 57. Does some door-to-door campaigning
Clue #29: 60. Own up to
Antonyms: deny, reject
Clue #30: 61. Reason for overtime
Antonyms: disconnect, untie
Clue #31: 62. Bloke
Clue #32: 63. Spades or diamonds
Clue #33: 64. "Chandelier" singer, 2014
Clue #34: 65. Typical high school student ... like this puzzle's constructor!
Across Clues and Answers (34)
Clue #1: 1. Money in Thailand
Clue #2: 2. Skedaddle
Clue #3: 3. Something one probably won't change one's mind on
Clue #4: 4. Intervene
Clue #5: 5. Cattle calls
Clue #6: 6. Street liners in parts of New England
Clue #7: 7. Word after ginger or pale
Clue #8: 8. Online post whose title may begin "The Top 10 Best ..."
Clue #9: 9. Rogen of "The Studio" and "The Interview"
Clue #10: 10. Choice at KFC
Clue #11: 11. They're a matter of taste
Clue #12: 12. Cowboy boot attachment
Clue #13: 13. Sharpen, as skills
Clue #14: 18. Surrender
Clue #15: 19. Learn by word of mouth
Clue #16: 24. Subj. for some new U.S. residents
Clue #17: 26. Get tangled up
Antonyms: unknot, ravel
Clue #18: 27. Easter egg colorings
Clue #19: 28. "Make it snappy!"
Clue #20: 29. Sensitive skin spots
Clue #21: 30. Cut back
Clue #22: 33. Handicrafts site
Clue #23: 35. Garage sale caveat
Clue #24: 36. A sixth of the way through the hour
Clue #25: 38. R&R
Clue #26: 39. Proof of ownership
Clue #27: 43. Wave peaks
Clue #28: 44. Sequel title ender
Clue #29: 45. Tennis's Gibson who won back-to-back Wimbledons and U.S. Opens
Clue #30: 48. Suffix with percent
Clue #31: 49. Wireless standard inits.
Clue #32: 50. Relaxing retreats
Clue #33: 51. Language in which the first four counting numbers are ek, do, tin, char
Clue #34: 52. 18-wheeler
Clue #35: 54. Sports star who debuted with the New York Cosmos in 1975
Clue #36: 55. Tahiti, e.g.
Clue #37: 56. Jackie of "Rush Hour"
Clue #38: 58. Host's directive to a guest
Antonyms: stand, arise
Clue #39: 59. Tennis do-over
Antonyms: prevent, forbid
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, November 8, 2024
27394 Fri Nov 08, 2024 NYT by Evans Clinchy
Across Clues :
1. "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___": Arthur Conan Doyle, 5. Jerks, 11. Potsticker vessel, 14. French bread, 15. Co-star of Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy", 17. Wax-coated wheel, 18. "Hold up, what?!", 19. Sitcom that popularized the phrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?", 21. Travels all over, 22. Spoken-word performer ___ Scott-Heron, 23. Big brothers?, 25. Fanaticism, 30. Old Hollywood collectibles, 31. Where to take the high road?, 32. Retailer with the tagline "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived", 33. Makes angry, 34. ___-watch, 35. Allocate, 36. Goof, 37. "Lord of the Flies" boy, 38. Pizza topping, 39. Robin Williams called it "a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there", 41. Having kinks, say, 42. Earth, e.g., 43. Bump above a belt, 44. One working on a long-distance relationship, 51. Dessert that, despite its name, is better classified as a pie or tart, 52. Word with room or bot, 53. Humble requests, 54. Part of a succession plan, 55. Windows forerunner, in brief, 56. Lowdown, 57. Man, for one
Down Clues :
1. Put coins in, 2. Parent company of Bentley, 3. Pricey flight options, perhaps, 4. Doofuses, 5. Some underground channels, 6. Doesn't just wing it, 7. Settled (on), 8. Parks oneself, 9. Turn upside down, as a Monopoly deed card, 10. Beyond clean, 11. Constitutional, 12. Eyeball, 13. E and G, e.g., 16. ___ Banchero, 2023 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year, 20. Same-old same-olds, 23. Cinematic friend of Scuttle, Flounder and Sebastian, 24. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" quipper, 25. Sick burns, 26. Risqué, 27. Dairy-heavy dessert popular throughout Latin America, 28. Fix, as a bow, 29. Bond return, 31. Baltic capital, 34. Life-changing opportunity, maybe, 35. Style of music with a vihuela and guitarrón, 37. Examines closely, 38. Word before or after head, 40. One who's on a roll, 41. Twee, 43. Like many wine barrels, 44. Kept up to speed, in a way, 45. "Dream on!", 46. "Sure, I'm game", 47. When Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor, 48. Reclined, 49. It comes down hard, 50. "Sommes" and "serai" are forms of it
Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 08, 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:
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The clue is 1. "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___": Arthur Conan Doyle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FACT
Possible Answer : fact
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The clue is 5. Jerks. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SPASMS
Possible Answer : muscle_spasm, cramp, spasm
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The clue is 11. Potsticker vessel. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WOK
Possible Answer : wok
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The clue is 14. French bread. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EURO
Possible Answer : euro
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The clue is 15. Co-star of Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ELLIOTPAGE
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The clue is 17. Wax-coated wheel. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EDAM
Possible Answer : Edam
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The clue is 18. "Hold up, what?!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: WAITREALLY
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The clue is 19. Sitcom that popularized the phrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: DIFFRENTSTROKES
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The clue is 21. Travels all over. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TOURS
Possible Answer : turn, hitch, circuit, Tours, tour_of_duty, spell, enlistment, term_of_enlistment, duty_tour, go, tour
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The clue is 22. Spoken-word performer ___ Scott-Heron. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GIL
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The clue is 23. Big brothers?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ABBOTS
Possible Answer : archimandrite, abbot
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The clue is 25. Fanaticism. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: ZEALOTRY
Possible Answer : fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry
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The clue is 30. Old Hollywood collectibles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: REELS
Possible Answer : spin, lurch, stagger, bobbin, swag, keel, whirl, Scottish_reel, gyrate, spin_around, careen, Virginia_reel, reel, spool
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The clue is 31. Where to take the high road?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RIDGE
Possible Answer : ridgepole, ridge, ridgeline, rooftree
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The clue is 32. Retailer with the tagline "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: REI
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The clue is 33. Makes angry. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IRES
Possible Answer : choler, anger, ira, wrath, ire
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The clue is 34. ___-watch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BINGE
Possible Answer : bust, overeat, overgorge, glut, stuff, tear, ingurgitate, gormandize, gormandise, splurge, engorge, bout, overindulge, orgy, englut, binge, pig_out, satiate, gourmandize, scarf_out, gorge
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The clue is 35. Allocate. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: METE
Possible Answer : boundary_line, borderline, border, mete, delimitation
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The clue is 36. Goof. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ERR
Possible Answer : stray, slip, err, drift, mistake
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The clue is 37. "Lord of the Flies" boy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PIGGY
Possible Answer : piggish, porcine, swinish, hoggish, shoat, piglet, shote, piggy
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The clue is 38. Pizza topping. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BASIL
Possible Answer : St._Basil, Basil_the_Great, basil, sweet_basil, St._Basil_the_Great, Basil, Basil_of_Caesarea
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The clue is 39. Robin Williams called it "a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: LASVEGAS
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The clue is 41. Having kinks, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CURLED
Possible Answer : kink, curve, curled, curling, curl, coil, loop, wave, curl_up, draw_in
Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil
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The clue is 42. Earth, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ORB
Possible Answer : revolve, eyeball, ball, orb, globe, orbit
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The clue is 43. Bump above a belt. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OUTIE
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The clue is 44. One working on a long-distance relationship. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: CULTURALATTACHE
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The clue is 51. Dessert that, despite its name, is better classified as a pie or tart. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: CHEESECAKE
Possible Answer : cheesecake
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The clue is 52. Word with room or bot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CHAT
Possible Answer : chew_the_fat, chit-chat, chat, visit, schmooze, jaw, claver, confabulate, chatter, Old_World_chat, confabulation, New_World_chat, gossip, schmoose, natter, chitchat, chaffer, shoot_the_breeze, confab
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The clue is 53. Humble requests. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ENTREATIES
Possible Answer : appeal, prayer, entreaty
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The clue is 54. Part of a succession plan. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HEIR
Possible Answer : successor, inheritor, heir, heritor
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The clue is 55. Windows forerunner, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DOS
Possible Answer : ut, disk_operating_system, make_out, execute, perform, answer, behave, coiffe, exercise, arrange, manage, dress, Doctor_of_Osteopathy, do, State_Department, coiffure, set, bash, practise, Department_of_State, DOS, cause, get_along, serve, DO, United_States_Department_of_State, DoS, suffice, practice, come, act, make, doh, fare, brawl, coif, State
Possible Opposite Answer : unmake
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The clue is 56. Lowdown. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SKINNY
Possible Answer : tightly_fitting, cheeseparing, close, tightfitting, scraggy, near, penny-pinching, weedy, tight_fitting, tight-fitting, scrawny, skinny, underweight, boney
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The clue is 57. Man, for one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ISLE
Possible Answer : islet, isle
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Put coins in. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FEED
Possible Answer: feast, tip, run, course, feed_in, flow, eat, provender, fertilise, prey, fertilize, fee, bung, give, feed
Possible Opposite Answer : starve
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The clue is 2. Parent company of Bentley. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AUDI
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The clue is 3. Pricey flight options, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: CRAFTBEERS
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The clue is 4. Doofuses. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: TOMFOOLS
Possible Answer: sap, fool, saphead, tomfool, muggins
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The clue is 5. Some underground channels. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SEWERS
Possible Answer: toilet, gutter, sewerage, cloaca, sewer
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The clue is 6. Doesn't just wing it. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PLANS
Possible Answer: program, project, programme, contrive, architectural_plan, design, plan, be_after
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The clue is 7. Settled (on). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALIT
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The clue is 8. Parks oneself. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SITS
Possible Answer: sit_down, model, baby-sit, seat, sit_around, pose, ride, posture, sit
Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise
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The clue is 9. Turn upside down, as a Monopoly deed card. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: MORTGAGE
Possible Answer: mortgage
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The clue is 10. Beyond clean. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: STERILE
Possible Answer: uninspired, unfertile, aseptic, sterile, uninventive, unimaginative, infertile
Possible Opposite Answer : fertile
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The clue is 11. Constitutional. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: WALK
Possible Answer: pass, manner_of_walking, walk_of_life, walking, walkway, walk, take_the_air, base_on_balls, paseo
Possible Opposite Answer : ride
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The clue is 12. Eyeball. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OGLE
Possible Answer: ogle
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The clue is 13. E and G, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KEYS
Possible Answer: Florida_key, headstone, winder, samara, tonality, key_fruit, key, cay, identify, discover, Key, Francis_Scott_Key, key_out, keystone, paint, describe, distinguish, name
Possible Opposite Answer : atonality
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The clue is 16. ___ Banchero, 2023 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PAOLO
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The clue is 20. Same-old same-olds. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RUTS
Possible Answer: groove, rut, furrow, estrus, heat, oestrus
Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus
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The clue is 23. Cinematic friend of Scuttle, Flounder and Sebastian. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ARIEL
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The clue is 24. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" quipper. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BERRA
Possible Answer: Berra, Yogi_Berra, Yogi, Lawrence_Peter_Berra
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The clue is 25. Sick burns. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ZINGS
Possible Answer: dynamism, pizzaz, pizzazz, zing, oomph
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The clue is 26. Risqué. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EDGY
Possible Answer: restive, uptight, highly_strung, high-strung, edgy, nervy, jittery, jumpy, overstrung
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The clue is 27. Dairy-heavy dessert popular throughout Latin America. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: TRESLECHES
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The clue is 28. Fix, as a bow. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RETIE
Possible Answer: retie
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The clue is 29. Bond return. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: YIELD
Possible Answer: relent, pay, concede, afford, fruit, give_way, give_in, give, cede, bear, grant, issue, buckle_under, render, generate, payoff, move_over, takings, return, yield, soften, proceeds, production, output, ease_up, knuckle_under, succumb, take
Possible Opposite Answer : survive, stand
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The clue is 31. Baltic capital. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RIGA
Possible Answer: capital_of_Latvia, Riga
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The clue is 34. Life-changing opportunity, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: BIGBREAK
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The clue is 35. Style of music with a vihuela and guitarrón. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: MARIACHI
Possible Answer: mariachi
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The clue is 37. Examines closely. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: PERUSES
Possible Answer: peruse
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The clue is 38. Word before or after head. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BUTT
Possible Answer: laughingstock, fundament, rear_end, coffin_nail, can, target, buns, fag, seat, border, bottom, bunt, tail_end, butt_against, bum, stern, tooshie, nates, butt_on, posterior, fanny, keister, derriere, rear, butt, backside, adjoin, tush, goat, tail, march, prat, edge, butt_joint, ass, cigaret, cigarette, stooge, abut, behind, rump, arse, stub, hind_end, buttocks, hindquarters, butt_end
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The clue is 40. One who's on a roll. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: VOTER
Possible Answer: elector, voter
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The clue is 41. Twee. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CUTESY
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The clue is 43. Like many wine barrels. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OAKEN
Possible Answer: oaken
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The clue is 44. Kept up to speed, in a way. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CCED
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The clue is 45. "Dream on!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: UHNO
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The clue is 46. "Sure, I'm game". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LETS
Possible Answer: Lashkar-e-Toiba, allow, let, Lashkar-e-Taiba, countenance, rent, LET, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, get, have, permit, Army_of_the_Pure, Army_of_the_Righteous, net_ball, lease
Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, forbid, prevent
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The clue is 47. When Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ACTI
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The clue is 48. Reclined. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LAIN
Possible Answer: consist, rest, lie_in, lie_down, dwell, lie
Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise
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The clue is 49. It comes down hard. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HAIL
Possible Answer: acclaim, hail, herald, come
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The clue is 50. "Sommes" and "serai" are forms of it. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETRE
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January 31, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (36 clues)
- Down Clues (34 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
- Related Crossword Solutions
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, January 31, 2020
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 70 (36 Across, 34 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.5 letters
January 31, 2020 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Hot sauce | 8 |
| 2A | 9. First word for many | 5 |
| 3A | 14. Aid in hypnotism | 8 |
| 4A | 15. Treat whose name means, literally, "flash of lightning" | 6 |
| 5A | 16. Command from the director's chair | 8 |
| 6A | 17. "But thanks for ___!" | 6 |
| 7A | 18. Big gear retailer | 3 |
| 8A | 19. Where all the pieces fall into place | 6 |
| 9A | 21. Environmentalist ___ Leopold, author of the best-selling "A Sand County Almanac" | 4 |
| 10A | 22. Know-it-alls | 6 |
| 11A | 24. "Am ___ brother's keeper?" | 3 |
| 12A | 25. Soft hit | 3 |
| 13A | 26. George ___, original cast member of "S.N.L." | 3 |
| 14A | 27. Ones who "Don't Cry," according to a 2008 country hit | 8 |
| 15A | 30. City south of Luxor | 5 |
| 16A | 33. Muslim ascetic | 5 |
| 17A | 34. Doomed from the start, informally | 3 |
| 18A | 35. Inventors of the compass and movable type | 7 |
| 19A | 37. "What's the skinny?" | 7 |
| 20A | 39. Mr. Sharples, owner of a sitcom diner | 3 |
| 21A | 40. ___ board | 5 |
| 22A | 42. Some jungle greenery | 5 |
| 23A | 43. Fictional place that lent its name to a classic Cadillac | 8 |
| 24A | 45. Back | 3 |
| 25A | 46. Hosp. figure | 3 |
| 26A | 47. Ruler amts. | 3 |
| 27A | 48. Burns | 6 |
| 28A | 52. Statement often accompanied by an eye roll | 4 |
| 29A | 53. Taken with | 6 |
| 30A | 55. Alternative to a wrecking crew | 3 |
| 31A | 56. D-day | 6 |
| 32A | 58. Bit of derring-do | 8 |
| 33A | 60. Noted figure in Raphael's "The School of Athens" | 6 |
| 34A | 61. Spurn on social media | 8 |
| 35A | 62. One of the Kennedys | 5 |
| 36A | 63. Building super's ringful | 8 |
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. Hot sauce"
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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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: SRIRACHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "9. First word for many"
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 informal terms for a mother
- Words that mean the same thing: mom, mommy, mum
- 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: MAMMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "14. Aid in hypnotism"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PENDULUM
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Clue 4 Across: "15. Treat whose name means, literally, "flash of lightning""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that oblong cream puff
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ECLAIR
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Clue 5 Across: "16. Command from the director's chair"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard 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: ANDSCENE
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Clue 6 Across: "17. "But thanks for ___!""
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 verbal act of requesting
- Words that mean the same thing: demand, ask, postulate
- The opposite would be: obviate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASKING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "18. Big gear retailer"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REI
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Where all the pieces fall into place"
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 100 tetri equal 1 lari in georgia
- Words that mean the same thing: tetri
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TETRIS
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Clue 9 Across: "21. Environmentalist ___ Leopold, author of the best-selling "A Sand County Almanac""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: ALDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "22. Know-it-alls"
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 hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect
- Words that mean the same thing: swami
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWAMIS
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Clue 11 Across: "24. "Am ___ brother's keeper?""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMY
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Clue 12 Across: "25. Soft hit"
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 easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOB
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Clue 13 Across: "26. George ___, original cast member of "S.N.L.""
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!
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The answer is: COE
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Clue 14 Across: "27. Ones who "Don't Cry," according to a 2008 country hit"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a woman cowboy
- Words that mean the same thing: cowgirl
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COWGIRLS
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Clue 15 Across: "30. City south of Luxor"
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 an ancient city on the nile in egypt; two dams across the nile have been built nearby
- Words that mean the same thing: Assuan, Assouan
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASWAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. Muslim ascetic"
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 muslim or hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
- Words that mean the same thing: fakeer, faqir, faquir
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FAKIR
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Clue 17 Across: "34. Doomed from the start, informally"
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: DOA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. Inventors of the compass and movable type"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of the sino-tibetan languages spoken in china; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
- Words that mean the same thing: Formosan, Taiwanese
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHINESE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. "What's the skinny?""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANYNEWS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. Mr. Sharples, owner of a sitcom diner"
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!
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The answer is: MEL
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Clue 21 Across: "40. ___ board"
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 hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMERY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. Some jungle greenery"
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 flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
- Words that mean the same thing: fern
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FERNS
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Clue 23 Across: "43. Fictional place that lent its name to a classic Cadillac"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in south america by 16th-century explorers
- Words that mean the same thing: El Dorado
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELDORADO
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Clue 24 Across: "45. Back"
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 (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
- Words that mean the same thing: astern, abaft
- The opposite would be: fore
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AFT
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Clue 25 Across: "46. Hosp. figure"
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 nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick
- Words that mean the same thing: licensed practical nurse, practical nurse
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LPN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "47. Ruler amts."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
- Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 96, centimetre, cm
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "48. Burns"
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 treat, mention, or speak to rudely
- Words that mean the same thing: insult, diss, affront
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DISSES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "52. Statement often accompanied by an eye roll"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert 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: ASIF
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Clue 29 Across: "53. Taken with"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEENON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "55. Alternative to a wrecking crew"
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 explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
- Words that mean the same thing: trinitrotoluene
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TNT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "56. D-day"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOTIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "58. Bit of derring-do"
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: BOLDMOVE
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Clue 33 Across: "60. Noted figure in Raphael's "The School of Athens""
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 greek geometer (3rd century bc)
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EUCLID
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Clue 34 Across: "61. Spurn on social media"
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: UNFOLLOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "62. One of the Kennedys"
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!
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The answer is: ETHEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "63. Building super's ringful"
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: DOORKEYS
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Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword January 31, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Engages in argument | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Keep the books? | 5 |
| 3D | 3. World power in cricket | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Routes: Abbr. | 3 |
| 5D | 5. One with lots to sell | 10 |
| 6D | 6. Comedic actor John | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Diana is the Roman goddess of it | 4 |
| 8D | 8. "Of thee I sing" addressee | 7 |
| 9D | 9. Hosts | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Lye, for one | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Like the old Sears Roebuck catalog | 9 |
| 12D | 12. [Jaw hits the floor] | 9 |
| 13D | 13. Besides "Gigi," the only Best Picture winner with a four-letter name | 4 |
| 14D | 15. Romp | 7 |
| 15D | 20. Assurance after an accident | 6 |
| 16D | 23. Last name on a shoe box | 4 |
| 17D | 28. Potter's house | 10 |
| 18D | 29. Some freshness | 4 |
| 19D | 30. Ne plus ultra | 4 |
| 20D | 31. Forks over | 9 |
| 21D | 32. Temptation to steal | 9 |
| 22D | 33. What a cat's meow might mean | 6 |
| 23D | 36. Suggested, with "of" | 7 |
| 24D | 38. Brings in | 4 |
| 25D | 41. Famous last word of film | 7 |
| 26D | 44. In the records | 6 |
| 27D | 45. 1980 Peace Nobelist ___ Pérez Esquivel | 6 |
| 28D | 49. Bit of attire for a fancy night out | 5 |
| 29D | 50. Foreign representative | 5 |
| 30D | 51. Is anguished over a decision | 5 |
| 31D | 52. Jon who wrote and illustrated "Palindromania!" | 4 |
| 32D | 54. Roller-skating in the house, say | 4 |
| 33D | 57. "Cool" amount | 3 |
| 34D | 59. Subj. of a federal holiday since 1986 | 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. Engages in argument"
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 various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
- Words that mean the same thing: sparring, spar
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPARS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Keep the books?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
- Words that mean the same thing: reincarnate, regenerate
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RENEW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. World power in cricket"
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 republic in the asian subcontinent in southern asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1947
- Words that mean the same thing: Bharat, Republic of India
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INDIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Routes: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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!
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The answer is: RDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. One with lots to sell"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an agent who conducts an auction
- Words that mean the same thing: auction off, auction
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AUCTIONEER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Comedic actor John"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: CLEESE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Diana is the Roman goddess of it"
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 englishman and pre-raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
- Words that mean the same thing: track down, hunt club, hound
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HUNT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "Of thee I sing" addressee"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
- Words that mean the same thing: US, U.S., USA
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMERICA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Hosts"
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 one million periods per second
- Words that mean the same thing: Mc, MHz, megacycle
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MCS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Lye, for one"
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 water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
- Words that mean the same thing: base
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALKALI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Like the old Sears Roebuck catalog"
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!
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The answer is: MAILORDER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. [Jaw hits the floor]"
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: MINDBLOWN
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Besides "Gigi," the only Best Picture winner with a four-letter name"
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 formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between canis major and the southern cross; now divided into carina and pyxis and puppis and vela
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "15. Romp"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EASYWIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "20. Assurance after an accident"
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: IMOKAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Last name on a shoe box"
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: MCAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "28. Potter's house"
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: GRYFFINDOR
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Clue 18 Down: "29. Some freshness"
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 impudent or insolent rejoinder
- Words that mean the same thing: SAS, mouth, backtalk
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SASS
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Clue 19 Down: "30. Ne plus ultra"
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 level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- Words that mean the same thing: pinnacle, top, vertex
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACME
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Clue 20 Down: "31. Forks over"
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: SHELLSOUT
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Temptation to steal"
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: WILDPITCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "33. What a cat's meow might mean"
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: FEEDME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "36. Suggested, with "of""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that deliver a hard blow to
- Words that mean the same thing: peck, reek, smack
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SMACKED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "38. Brings in"
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 computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- Words that mean the same thing: clear, lucre, network
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NETS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Down: "41. Famous last word of film"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the bud of a rose
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROSEBUD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Down: "44. In the records"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONFILE
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Clue 27 Down: "45. 1980 Peace Nobelist ___ Pérez Esquivel"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ADOLFO
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Clue 28 Down: "49. Bit of attire for a fancy night out"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
- Words that mean the same thing: steal, slip
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: STOLE
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Clue 29 Down: "50. Foreign representative"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
- Words that mean the same thing: envoy extraordinary, envoi, minister plenipotentiary
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ENVOY
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Clue 30 Down: "51. Is anguished over a decision"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that agitation resulting from active worry
- Words that mean the same thing: stew, brood, sweat
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: STEWS
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Clue 31 Down: "52. Jon who wrote and illustrated "Palindromania!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that united states novelist (1909-1955)
- Words that mean the same thing: James Agee
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AGEE
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Clue 32 Down: "54. Roller-skating in the house, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: NONO
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Clue 33 Down: "57. "Cool" amount"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
- Words that mean the same thing: ml, mile, cc
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MIL
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Clue 34 Down: "59. Subj. of a federal holiday since 1986"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MLK
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 47 | 67.1% |
| Short Answer | 11 | 15.7% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.7% |
| Geography | 3 | 4.3% |
| History | 2 | 2.9% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 36 |
| Down Clues | 34 |
| 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: September 27, 2025 at 09:37 AM