June 12, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Date: Friday, June 12, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword June 12, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Fed	4
2A	5. New York's ___ Field	4
3A	9. Remote station location	5
4A	14. Swarming (with)	4
5A	15. Dark skies, e.g.	4
6A	16. Have dinner on the couch, say	5
7A	17. When Lady Macbeth sleepwalks	4
8A	18. Option when one wants to move out of the house?	10
9A	20. Uncommon amenity on an airplane	8
10A	22. Resurrection Mass day	6
11A	23. Rocky peak	3
12A	24. Onetime nickname in magazine publishing	3
13A	25. Mitch's husband on "Modern Family"	3
14A	26. Stick a fork in	5
15A	28. Pining and then some	8
16A	33. Insufficient	5
17A	34. Not go it alone?	9
18A	35. Some workers at Westminster	5
19A	36. Scratch (out), as a crossword answer?	3
20A	37. Island north of Australia	5
21A	38. Filled in	9
22A	40. It sometimes runs in the woods	5
23A	41. Co-star of Kelly and O'Connor in "Singin' in the Rain"	8
24A	42. Currency in the Philippines	5
25A	43. "S.N.L." head writer in the early 2000s	3
26A	44. Metal band?	3
27A	45. Screening grp.	3
28A	47. Jet setting	6
29A	51. Small talk	8
30A	53. Words after "Hello-o-o-o-o"	10
31A	55. 2-Down part	4
32A	56. Long-beaked bird	5
33A	57. Word before some sad words	4
34A	58. It might be abstracto	4
35A	59. Sitting next to a constantly crying baby on a cross-country flight, maybe	5
36A	60. Leave a bad impression?	4
37A	61. It's a butte and then some	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. Fed"

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: GMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. New York's ___ Field"

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: CITI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Remote station location"

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 unlimited expanse in which everything is located
• Words that mean the same thing: infinite, blank, quad
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Swarming (with)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that most frequent or common
• Words that mean the same thing: overabundant, prevailing, dominant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Dark skies, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: bode, Oman, forecast
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Have dinner on the couch, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EATIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. When Lady Macbeth sleepwalks"

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: ACTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Option when one wants to move out of the house?"

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: PORCHSWING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Uncommon amenity on an airplane"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FREEWIFI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Resurrection Mass day"

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 christian celebration of the resurrection of christ; celebrated on the sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
• Words that mean the same thing: east wind, easterly
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Rocky peak"

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 prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Onetime nickname in magazine publishing"

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: HEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Mitch's husband on "Modern Family""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a river in east central england that flows past cambridge to join the ouse river
• Words that mean the same thing: Cam River, River Cam
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Stick a fork in"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
• Words that mean the same thing: lance, shaft, gig
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Pining and then some"

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

  The answer is: LOVESICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Insufficient"

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 work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
• Words that mean the same thing: light, stint, skimp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Not go it alone?"

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: RIDESHARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Some workers at Westminster"

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 terms referring to the judeo-christian god
• Words that mean the same thing: Lord, Godhead, Jehovah
• The opposite would be: noblewoman, Lady
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LORDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Scratch (out), as a crossword answer?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Island north of Australia"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an island in indonesia in the malay archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the lesser sunda islands
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Filled in"

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: UPTOSPEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. It sometimes runs in the woods"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
• Words that mean the same thing: rosin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Co-star of Kelly and O'Connor in "Singin' in the Rain""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english portrait painter and first president of the royal academy (1723-1792)
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir Joshua Reynolds
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REYNOLDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Currency in the Philippines"

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 basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
• Words that mean the same thing: peso, Philippine peso, Guinea-Bissau peso
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. "S.N.L." head writer in the early 2000s"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that slightly insane
• Words that mean the same thing: elfin, touched
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. Metal band?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "45. Screening grp."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "47. Jet setting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOTTUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. Small talk"

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 light informal conversation for social occasions
• Words that mean the same thing: gab, chin wagging, chit-chat
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHITCHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Words after "Hello-o-o-o-o""

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: ANYONEHOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. 2-Down part"

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 transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
• Words that mean the same thing: lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Long-beaked bird"

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 greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
• Words that mean the same thing: Hero of Alexandria, Hero
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. Word before some sad words"

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 wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Words that mean the same thing: unfortunately, unluckily, ala
• The opposite would be: fortunately, luckily
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "58. It might be abstracto"

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: ARTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "59. Sitting next to a constantly crying baby on a cross-country flight, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
• Words that mean the same thing: excruciation, suffering, torment
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "60. Leave a bad impression?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
• Words that mean the same thing: nick, prick, scratch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "61. It's a butte and then some"

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 flat tableland with steep edges
• Words that mean the same thing: table
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESA

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - June 12, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Corruption	5
2D	2. Piece of lab equipment	10
3D	3. Event that might last until the wee hours	10
4D	4. Campbell of "Scream"	4
5D	5. It always turns out the same	6
6D	6. "Later!"	5
7D	7. Garr of "Young Frankenstein"	4
8D	8. "Monsters, ___"	3
9D	9. Some monsters call it home	12
10D	10. Labs might offer them	4
11D	11. In a row	4
12D	12. Cannes offering	4
13D	13. Many an M.I.T. grad: Abbr.	4
14D	19. Throw with effort	5
15D	21. "Why are you all laughing?"	12
16D	25. Needing a key, perhaps	5
17D	27. ___ a happy note	5
18D	28. Social media metric	5
19D	29. Recoils (from)	5
20D	30. "Just name the time and place!"	10
21D	31. Patisserie purchases	10
22D	32. Adjust the spacing between letters	4
23D	33. Shpeak thish way	4
24D	34. Twiggy	5
25D	39. Academy newcomer	5
26D	42. Mr. Rite?	6
27D	44. "Hoo boy!"	5
28D	46. Where one might stay in a cabin	5
29D	47. Reaction button option for a Facebook post	4
30D	48. Force on Earth	4
31D	49. Noob	4
32D	50. Boo Boo, e.g.	4
33D	51. Porter, for one	4
34D	52. Geoduck, e.g.	4
35D	54. Hornswoggled	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. Corruption"

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 (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
• Words that mean the same thing: grafting, engraft, bribery
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Piece of lab equipment"

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

  The answer is: MICROSCOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Event that might last until the wee hours"

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: AFTERPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Campbell of "Scream""

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 upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. It always turns out the same"

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 apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material
• Words that mean the same thing: duplicator
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COPIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Later!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Garr of "Young Frankenstein""

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: TERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Monsters, ___""

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 heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to saddam hussein's government of iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of sunni and shiite arabs and kurds who hope to build a new government
• Words that mean the same thing: Iraqi National Congress
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Some monsters call it home"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SESAMESTREET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Labs might offer them"

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 clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
• Words that mean the same thing: mitt, manus, hand
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. In a row"

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: ATIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Cannes offering"

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: CINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Many an M.I.T. grad: Abbr."

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: ENGR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Throw with effort"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
• Words that mean the same thing: lift, gag, gasp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. "Why are you all laughing?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHATSSOFUNNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Needing a key, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that attach a code to
• Words that mean the same thing: bait, fool, put one over
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CODED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. ___ a happy note"

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: ENDON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Social media metric"

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 similar kind; ,
• Words that mean the same thing: the likes of, care, like
• The opposite would be: dislike
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Recoils (from)"

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 quick throw
• Words that mean the same thing: shy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. "Just name the time and place!""

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: IAMSOTHERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Patisserie purchases"

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 very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll
• Words that mean the same thing: crescent roll, croissant
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CROISSANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Adjust the spacing between letters"

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 united states composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jerome David Kern, Jerome Kern
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KERN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Shpeak thish 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 (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
• Words that mean the same thing: spot, smear, smirch
• The opposite would be: focus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Twiggy"

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 having a tone of a reed instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: reedlike, wheezy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Academy newcomer"

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 military trainee (as at a military academy)
• Words that mean the same thing: cadet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLEBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Mr. Rite?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a clergyman in christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the holy orders
• Words that mean the same thing: non-Christian priest
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRIEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. "Hoo boy!""

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: OHMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Where one might stay in a cabin"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATSEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Reaction button option for a Facebook post"

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

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: HAHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Force on Earth"

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: ONEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Noob"

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 someone new to a field or activity
• Words that mean the same thing: beginner, initiate, tiro
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Boo Boo, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
• Words that mean the same thing: animated cartoon, cartoon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Porter, for one"

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 hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
• Words that mean the same thing: kail, Brassica oleracea acephala, colewort
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Geoduck, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
• Words that mean the same thing: buck, dollar, one dollar bill
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Hornswoggled"

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 have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• Words that mean the same thing: sustain, give birth, bear
• The opposite would be: abstain, lack
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	58	80.6%
Short Answer	8	11.1%
Literature	2	2.8%
History	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

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• 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
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November 19, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (27 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (27 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - November 19, 2022 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Like a charm	7
2A	8. "Ask away!"	7
3A	15. Savoring a solitary walk through the woods, say	15
4A	17. Isn't able to control the outcome of one's actions	15
5A	18. Remote power sources, maybe	3
6A	19. Venue with highlights and replays	7
7A	20. Carry the day	3
8A	21. Chicken (out)	4
9A	23. Does some yard work	4
10A	24. Fed on the sly?	4
11A	26. "If u ask me ..."	3
12A	29. Half of a Polynesian locale	4
13A	30. Moves from 9 to 5, say	11
14A	33. It's sometimes weather-related	9
15A	34. Early role for Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake	11
16A	36. Studies	4
17A	37. Neighbor of Turk.	3
18A	38. Couplet	4
19A	40. Tupperware stock	4
20A	41. French 101 verb	4
21A	43. Ristorante suffix	3
22A	44. Paleo, e.g.	7
23A	51. Actress Tyler	3
24A	52. Tofu, for instance	15
25A	55. Question asked without reservation?	15
26A	56. "Rumor has it …"	7
27A	57. Quirky old fellas	7

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. Like a charm"

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 possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; ; ; ; - shakespeare
• Words that mean the same thing: charming, magic, witching
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAGICAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. "Ask away!""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OKSHOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Savoring a solitary walk through the woods, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATONEWITHNATURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "17. Isn't able to control the outcome of one's actions"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CREATESAMONSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "18. Remote power sources, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an associate degree in applied science
• Words that mean the same thing: Associate in Arts, aa, Alcoholics Anonymous
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "19. Venue with highlights and replays"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ESPNEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "20. Carry the day"

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 victory (as in a race or other competition)
• Words that mean the same thing: acquire, winnings, succeed
• The opposite would be: fail, lose
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Chicken (out)"

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 person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
• Words that mean the same thing: weakly interacting massive particle, crybaby, chicken
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "23. Does some yard work"

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 surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
• Words that mean the same thing: sodomist, bugger, greensward
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. Fed on the sly?"

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 lawman concerned with narcotics violations
• Words that mean the same thing: nark, narcotics agent
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. "If u ask me ...""

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 the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
• Words that mean the same thing: International Maritime Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "29. Half of a Polynesian locale"

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: BORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. Moves from 9 to 5, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: DIALSITBACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. It's sometimes weather-related"

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: SMALLTALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Early role for Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: MOUSEKETEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Studies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: lair, hideaway, den
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Neighbor of Turk."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SYR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Couplet"

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 two items of the same kind
• Words that mean the same thing: twain, duad, couplet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DYAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Tupperware stock"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
• Words that mean the same thing: eyelid, palpebra, chapeau
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. French 101 verb"

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: ETRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Ristorante suffix"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Paleo, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DIETFAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "51. Actress Tyler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that being four more than fifty
• Words that mean the same thing: 54, fifty-four
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. Tofu, for instance"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: MEATALTERNATIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "55. Question asked without reservation?"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISTHISSEATTAKEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "56. "Rumor has it …""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THEYSAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Quirky old fellas"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric
• Words that mean the same thing: geezer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEEZERS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - November 19, 2022 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Popular companion bird	5
2D	2. Transportation in a Duke Ellington classic	6
3D	3. Loses it	7
4D	4. Preceder of word or sense	3
5D	5. Pride : lions :: ___ : badgers	4
6D	6. Knocks over	4
7D	7. Sigmatism	4
8D	8. "Alas!"	4
9D	9. Not just think	4
10D	10. Missing	4
11D	11. Bklyn. ___ (part of N.Y.C.)	3
12D	12. Show up in labor?	7
13D	13. Frozen food brand	6
14D	14. Birds that rarely swim, despite having webbed feet	5
15D	16. Khaki	3
16D	22. The Bastille and the Tower of London, historically	7
17D	23. Salmon variety	7
18D	25. Albert with a Nobel Prize	5
19D	26. British ___	5
20D	27. Whitish	5
21D	28. Shade of brown paint	5
22D	29. Made hay?	5
23D	31. Much of "Deck the Halls"	3
24D	32. Flutter	3
25D	34. Help settle	7
26D	35. Beady-eyed and sneaky	7
27D	36. Kumail Nanjiani's role on "Silicon Valley"	6
28D	39. Impetus	6
29D	40. Curb	5
30D	42. Erroneous answer to "What are the odds?"	5
31D	44. Place of honor	4
32D	45. "Casablanca" role	4
33D	46. Website with a Craft Supplies section	4
34D	47. It provides more coverage than a tank	3
35D	48. Grenade, in gaming lingo	4
36D	49. Deal preceder	4
37D	50. 11/11 or 12/12, but not 13/13	4
38D	53. Psalm possessive	3
39D	54. Whirling toon, familiarly	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. Popular companion bird"

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 long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of central america and south america; among the largest and showiest of parrots
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Transportation in a Duke Ellington classic"

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: ATRAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Loses it"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOESMAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Preceder of word or sense"

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: INA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Pride : lions :: ___ : badgers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Knocks over"

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 overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• Words that mean the same thing: awe, reverence, fear
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Sigmatism"

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 speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'
• Words that mean the same thing: list-processing language
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LISP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Alas!""

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: OHME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Not just think"

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 fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
• Words that mean the same thing: hump, sleep with, have a go at it
• The opposite would be: ignore
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Missing"

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: SANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bklyn. ___ (part of N.Y.C.)"

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: HTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Show up in labor?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUTWORK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Frozen food brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OREIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Birds that rarely swim, despite having webbed feet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
• Words that mean the same thing: tern
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "16. Khaki"

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 browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: sunburn, bronze, topaz
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. The Bastille and the Tower of London, historically"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: prison house, prison
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRISONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Salmon variety"

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 fatty red flesh of salmon of pacific coast and rivers
• Words that mean the same thing: sockeye salmon, blueback salmon, red salmon
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOCKEYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Albert with a Nobel Prize"

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 french writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
• Words that mean the same thing: Albert Camus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. British ___"

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

  The answer is: ISLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Whitish"

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 resembling milk in color not clear
• Words that mean the same thing: whitish, milklike
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MILKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Shade of brown paint"

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

  The answer is: OTTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Made hay?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make into a bale
• Words that mean the same thing: bale
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Much of "Deck the Halls""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
• Words that mean the same thing: Louisiana, lanthanum, La
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Flutter"

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 nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
• Words that mean the same thing: chiropteran, clobber, cricket bat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Help settle"

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 act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
• Words that mean the same thing: intercede, arbitrate, middle
• The opposite would be: immediate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDIATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. Beady-eyed and sneaky"

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 resembling or characteristic of a rat
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATLIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Kumail Nanjiani's role on "Silicon Valley""

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: DINESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Impetus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the operator of a motor vehicle
• Words that mean the same thing: number one wood, device driver
• The opposite would be: nondriver
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRIVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. Curb"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the greatest possible degree of something
• Words that mean the same thing: determine, throttle, terminus ad quem
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Erroneous answer to "What are the odds?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
• Words that mean the same thing: even out, flush, eventide
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. Place of honor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DAIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. "Casablanca" role"

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: ILSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Website with a Craft Supplies section"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "47. It provides more coverage than a tank"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: teeing ground, tee up, football tee
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "48. Grenade, in gaming lingo"

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: FRAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "49. Deal preceder"

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 (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the 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: ANTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "50. 11/11 or 12/12, but not 13/13"

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 specified day of the month
• Words that mean the same thing: particular date, see, escort
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "53. Psalm possessive"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "54. Whirling toon, familiarly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TAZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	72.7%
Short Answer	12	18.2%
History	3	4.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%
Food & Drink	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	27
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 06, 2025 at 03:28 AM