Crossword puzzle hints - July 25, 2024

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: July 25, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Build up - Show Answer

  AMASS

  (5 letters)


• 6. Adjective that's been called "one of the most hated words in the English language" - Show Answer

  MOIST

  (5 letters)


• 11. Pilates class equipment - Show Answer

  MATS

  (4 letters)


• 15. Pike relative - Show Answer

  LANCE

  (5 letters)


• 16. Prefix meaning "straight" or "correct" - Show Answer

  ORTHO

  (5 letters)


• 17. Like some accounts - Show Answer

  ORAL

  (4 letters)


• 18. Big name in cosmetics - Show Answer

  ESTEE

  (5 letters)


• 19. Gave credit where credit was due, say - Show Answer

  CITED

  (5 letters)


• 20. Singer who coaches on "The Voice," familiarly - Show Answer

  REBA

  (4 letters)


• 21. *Nabisco cookie brand - Show Answer

  CHIPSAHOY!

  (9 letters)


• 23. English town known for its mineral springs - Show Answer

  EPSOM

  (5 letters)


• 24. Either parent of Zeus - Show Answer

  TITAN

  (5 letters)


• 25. *Major fantasy sports platform - Show Answer

  YAHOO!

  (5 letters)


• 26. Feature of "woulda," "coulda" or "shoulda" - Show Answer

  SILENTL

  (7 letters)


• 29. Ones doing impressions - Show Answer

  APERS

  (5 letters)


• 31. Head off - Show Answer

  AVERT

  (5 letters)


• 32. Totally perplexed - Show Answer

  ATSEA

  (5 letters)


• 34. Meadow call - Show Answer

  BAA

  (3 letters)


• 37. Finishes in grand style, like the answers to the starred clues? - Show Answer

  GOESOUTWITHABANG

  (16 letters)


• 41. Scroll holder - Show Answer

  ARK

  (3 letters)


• 42. British unit of mass - Show Answer

  STONE

  (5 letters)


• 43. "___ Doone" - Show Answer

  LORNA

  (5 letters)


• 44. Creates buzz for - Show Answer

  HYPES

  (5 letters)


• 46. Get more of the same, maybe - Show Answer

  REORDER

  (7 letters)


• 48. Currency units in Nepal and Sri Lanka - Show Answer

  RUPEES

  (6 letters)


• 51. How children's books are often read - Show Answer

  ALOUD

  (5 letters)


• 52. Union gain? - Show Answer

  INLAW

  (5 letters)


• 53. *Willa Cather novel set in 1880s Nebraska - Show Answer

  OPIONEERS!

  (9 letters)


• 58. Had too much, for short - Show Answer

  ODED

  (4 letters)


• 59. Aptly named two-time Super Bowl M.V.P. - Show Answer

  STARR

  (5 letters)


• 60. Hardship - Show Answer

  TRIAL

  (5 letters)


• 61. *Slogan in the 2016 Republican presidential primary - Show Answer

  JEB!

  (3 letters)


• 62. One of 11 in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" - Show Answer

  PIPER

  (5 letters)


• 63. Present, for one - Show Answer

  TENSE

  (5 letters)


• 64. Son of Zeus - Show Answer

  ARES

  (4 letters)


• 65. Digression of sorts - Show Answer

  ASIDE

  (5 letters)


• 66. Outlines - Show Answer

  EDGES

  (5 letters)

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. ___ Douglas-Home, former British P.M. - Show Answer

  ALEC

  (4 letters)


• 2. Hit the ball well, in baseball slang - Show Answer

  MASH

  (4 letters)


• 3. Not a fan of - Show Answer

  ANTI

  (4 letters)


• 4. Symbols of sovereignty - Show Answer

  SCEPTERS

  (8 letters)


• 5. Views, as the future - Show Answer

  SEESINTO

  (8 letters)


• 6. Specialty espresso drink - Show Answer

  MOCHALATTE

  (10 letters)


• 7. Hunter in the night sky - Show Answer

  ORION

  (5 letters)


• 8. Wee - Show Answer

  ITTY

  (4 letters)


• 9. The whole ___ - Show Answer

  SHEBANG

  (7 letters)


• 10. Browning who directed 1931's "Dracula" - Show Answer

  TOD

  (3 letters)


• 11. Transforms - Show Answer

  MORPHS

  (6 letters)


• 12. Juvenile rebuttal - Show Answer

  ARESO

  (5 letters)


• 13. Out of bounds - Show Answer

  TABOO

  (5 letters)


• 14. Exciting in a noisy or violent way - Show Answer

  SLAMBANG

  (8 letters)


• 22. Counsel: Abbr. - Show Answer

  ATT

  (3 letters)


• 23. Musical aptitude - Show Answer

  EAR

  (3 letters)


• 25. "That's right" - Show Answer

  YEAH

  (4 letters)


• 26. George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire," for one - Show Answer

  SAGA

  (4 letters)


• 27. Songwriter Novello - Show Answer

  IVOR

  (4 letters)


• 28. Plant in the allium family - Show Answer

  LEEK

  (4 letters)


• 29. Speller's clarification - Show Answer

  ASIN

  (4 letters)


• 30. First actor to portray a Bond villain (Le Chiffre, 1954) - Show Answer

  PETERLORRE

  (10 letters)


• 33. Many basketball buckets - Show Answer

  TWOS

  (4 letters)


• 34. Teller of tales - Show Answer

  BARD

  (4 letters)


• 35. Oscar-winning Hathaway - Show Answer

  ANNE

  (4 letters)


• 36. Gelatin substitute in vegan recipes - Show Answer

  AGAR

  (4 letters)


• 38. Org. that delivers - Show Answer

  USPS

  (4 letters)


• 39. Classic children's song about a lark - Show Answer

  ALOUETTE

  (8 letters)


• 40. Was neighbors with - Show Answer

  BORDERED

  (8 letters)


• 44. Rocks out to heavy metal, say - Show Answer

  HEADBANGS

  (9 letters)


• 45. Fine-grained wood - Show Answer

  YEW

  (3 letters)


• 47. One of four in Earth's history - Show Answer

  EON

  (3 letters)


• 48. Spanish region with a namesake wine - Show Answer

  RIOJA

  (5 letters)


• 49. Anesthetized - Show Answer

  UNDER

  (5 letters)


• 50. Academy newbie - Show Answer

  PLEBE

  (5 letters)


• 51. Ran - Show Answer

  AIRED

  (5 letters)


• 53. ___ Day and the Knights, band that performs "Shout" in "Animal House" - Show Answer

  OTIS

  (4 letters)


• 54. Nickname for un padre - Show Answer

  PAPI

  (4 letters)


• 55. Criminal group - Show Answer

  RING

  (4 letters)


• 56. R.S.V.P. convenience - Show Answer

  SASE

  (4 letters)


• 57. Rigid bracelets - Show Answer

  BANGLES

  (7 letters)


• 59. Belgian town known for its mineral springs - Show Answer

  SPA

  (3 letters)

No 27386, Thu Oct 31, 2024 NYT by Sarah Sinclair and Paolo Pasco

Across Clues :

1. Go downhill fast, maybe, 5. Instigate, 11. Little while, 14. Adjective often paired with "hearty", 15. The "boy" in the Broadway lyric "Never before has a boy wanted more!", 16. Cruise through, 17. "Duh!," in textspeak, 18. Noted convention center?, 19. "Moo, ___, La La La!" (children's book), 20. June observance, 22. Pastry whose dough is used in making pigs in a blanket, 24. Common situations in time travel narratives, 26. The emperor Caligula wanted to name his a consul, in legend, 27. Lowercase "n" lookalike, 28. Its cups aren't supposed to runneth over, 29. Singer Lewis, 30. Last word in the full title of Cervantes's most famous novel, 33. Pigeonry, 34. Halloween-themed hit, with a hint to four squares in this puzzle, 36. What the puck is going on?, 37. " … have it your way, then", 38. BeBe's sister, in a gospel duo, 39. Something "dead" in a haunted corn maze?, 40. ___ powder (manicure type), 43. It comes from the heart, 45. Summer drink made from the fruits of two tropical trees, 48. Graphic showing the status of a download, say, 50. Like Polish, but not polish, 51. Lionizing lines, 52. General during the Clone Wars, 54. "Last Christmas" pop duo, 55. Marble count for each side in Chinese checkers, 56. Opposite of a jumbo shake?, 57. Prefix with trust or rust, 58. Sounds of hesitation, 59. Recorded, in a way, 60. Throw hard, in modern slang

Down Clues :

1. Quaint store, 2. Maze runner, 3. "Mistress of the Dark" in a 1988 film, 4. "Othello" role, 5. Sound sounds, 6. Encouragement to a flamenco performer, 7. Cut finely, 8. Civil rights leader Medgar, 9. Campbell of horror film fame, 10. Just terrible, in slang, 11. One of the original five inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame, 12. "Yes, that's abundantly clear", 13. Source of refreshments on a train to London, 21. Financial institution with A.T.M.s known as "Green Machines", 23. Fellow presenter, 25. Art knife brand, 30. Paintings in the "Water Lilies" series, e.g., 31. Dating app for queer women, 32. Elizabeth of cosmetics, 33. Openness, 34. Certain edible seedlings, 35. Khan tract?, 36. Keep in stock, say, 38. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" author, 40. "Apollo and ___" (Bernini masterpiece), 41. Kick around some concepts, 42. Aspiring driver's need, 44. Invite for, 45. Painter whose "Olympia" caused controversy for its depiction of a sex worker, 46. Result of burning sage, 47. "Not happening!", 49. 2016 election nickname, 53. Catchy song

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 31, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Go downhill fast, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLED

  
  

  Possible Answer : sledge, sled, sleigh




• The clue is 5. Instigate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOMENT

  
  

  Possible Answer : stir_up, foment, agitate




• The clue is 11. Little while. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIT

  
  

  Possible Answer : turn, spot, minute, second, burn, bit, chip, sting, fleck, morsel, scrap, flake, routine, act, bite, prick, piece, snatch, mo, number, seize_with_teeth, moment




• The clue is 14. Adjective often paired with "hearty". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  
  

  Possible Answer : hale, Nathan_Hale, cart, force, haul, coerce, squeeze, whole, Edward_Everett_Hale, George_Ellery_Hale, pressure, drag, Hale




• The clue is 15. The "boy" in the Broadway lyric "Never before has a boy wanted more!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLIVER

  
  

  Possible Answer : King_Oliver, Joseph_Oliver, Oliver




• The clue is 16. Cruise through. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  
  

  Possible Answer : maven, ACE, unity, virtuoso, sweep_through, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, superstar, wizard, sensation, crack, adept, whiz, super, Allied_Command_Europe, pass_with_flying_colors, nail, hotshot, genius, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, whizz, top-notch, I, champion, 1, one, single, wiz, mavin, ace, tops, tiptop, breeze_through, first-rate, sail_through, topnotch, star, A-one




• The clue is 17. "Duh!," in textspeak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBVS

  
  



• The clue is 18. Noted convention center?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENEVA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Geneva, Geneve, Holland_gin, Genf, Hollands, geneva




• The clue is 19. "Moo, ___, La La La!" (children's book). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAA

  
  

  Possible Answer : blat, baa, blate, bleat




• The clue is 20. June observance. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: PRIDEMONTH

  
  



• The clue is 22. Pastry whose dough is used in making pigs in a blanket. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: CRESCENTROLL

  
  



• The clue is 24. Common situations in time travel narratives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARADOXES

  
  

  Possible Answer : paradox




• The clue is 26. The emperor Caligula wanted to name his a consul, in legend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORSE

  
  

  Possible Answer : gymnastic_horse, cavalry, sawhorse, horse_cavalry, Equus_caballus, sawbuck, horse, knight, buck




• The clue is 27. Lowercase "n" lookalike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  
  

  Possible Answer : eta, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom




• The clue is 28. Its cups aren't supposed to runneth over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  
  

  Possible Answer : bandeau, bra, brassiere




• The clue is 29. Singer Lewis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUEY

  
  



• The clue is 30. Last word in the full title of Cervantes's most famous novel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANCHA

  
  



• The clue is 33. Pigeonry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTE

  
  

  Possible Answer : cote




• The clue is 34. Halloween-themed hit, with a hint to four squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONSTERMASH

  
  



• The clue is 36. What the puck is going on?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RINK

  
  

  Possible Answer : skating_rink, rink




• The clue is 37. " … have it your way, then". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDONT

  
  



• The clue is 38. BeBe's sister, in a gospel duo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CECE

  
  



• The clue is 39. Something "dead" in a haunted corn maze?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  
  

  Possible Answer : destruction, end, cease, finish, stop, final_stage, death, conclusion, closing, last, remnant, ending, goal, oddment, terminate, terminal, close, remainder

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 40. ___ powder (manicure type). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIP

  
  

  Possible Answer : sink, dip, dim, cutpurse, pickpocket, angle_of_dip, duck, drop, inclination, plunge, magnetic_dip, free_fall, dunk, magnetic_inclination, souse, fall, douse




• The clue is 43. It comes from the heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AORTA

  
  

  Possible Answer : aorta




• The clue is 45. Summer drink made from the fruits of two tropical trees. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: MANGOLEMONADE

  
  



• The clue is 48. Graphic showing the status of a download, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROGRESSBAR

  
  



• The clue is 50. Like Polish, but not polish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROPER

  
  

  Possible Answer : right, proper

  Possible Opposite Answer : improper




• The clue is 51. Lionizing lines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  
  

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 52. General during the Clone Wars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KENOBI

  
  



• The clue is 54. "Last Christmas" pop duo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHAM

  
  

  Possible Answer : whack, wallop, whop, wham




• The clue is 55. Marble count for each side in Chinese checkers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEN

  
  

  Possible Answer : tenner, 10, ten-spot, decade, X, x, ten




• The clue is 56. Opposite of a jumbo shake?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREMOR

  
  

  Possible Answer : tremor, shudder, microseism, quake, earth_tremor




• The clue is 57. Prefix with trust or rust. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTI

  
  

  Possible Answer : anti

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 58. Sounds of hesitation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERS

  
  

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_68, erbium, Er, emergency_room, ER




• The clue is 59. Recorded, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTAPE

  
  



• The clue is 60. Throw hard, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEET

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Quaint store. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOPPE

  
  

• The clue is 2. Maze runner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LABRAT

  
  

• The clue is 3. "Mistress of the Dark" in a 1988 film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELVIRA

  
  

• The clue is 4. "Othello" role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESDEMONA

  
  

• The clue is 5. Sound sounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOGHORNS

  
  

  Possible Answer: foghorn, fogsignal

• The clue is 6. Encouragement to a flamenco performer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

  
  

• The clue is 7. Cut finely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINCE

  
  

  Possible Answer: soften, moderate, mince

• The clue is 8. Civil rights leader Medgar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Medgar_Wiley_Evers, Medgar_Evers, Evers

• The clue is 9. Campbell of horror film fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: neve

• The clue is 10. Just terrible, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRASH

  
  

  Possible Answer: tear_apart, applesauce, pan, folderol, Methedrine, scum, rubbish, scrap, shabu, codswallop, trash, glass, methamphetamine, wish-wash, junk, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, chalk, meth, ice, chicken_feed, deoxyephedrine, trumpery, tripe, crank

• The clue is 11. One of the original five inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BABERUTH

  
  

• The clue is 12. "Yes, that's abundantly clear". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANSEE

  
  

• The clue is 13. Source of refreshments on a train to London. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TEATROLLEY

  
  

• The clue is 21. Financial institution with A.T.M.s known as "Green Machines". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TDBANK

  
  

• The clue is 23. Fellow presenter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COHOST

  
  

• The clue is 25. Art knife brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XACTO

  
  

• The clue is 30. Paintings in the "Water Lilies" series, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONETS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Monet, Claude_Monet

• The clue is 31. Dating app for queer women. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HER

  
  

• The clue is 32. Elizabeth of cosmetics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARDEN

  
  

• The clue is 33. Openness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANDOR

  
  

  Possible Answer: candor, candour, fair-mindedness, forthrightness, directness, candidness, frankness, fairness

  Possible Opposite Answer : unfairness

• The clue is 34. Certain edible seedlings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICROGREENS

  
  

• The clue is 35. Khan tract?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: MONGOLEMPIRE

  
  

• The clue is 36. Keep in stock, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REORDER

  
  

  Possible Answer: reorder

• The clue is 38. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" author. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPOTE

  
  

  Possible Answer: hooded_cloak, capote, hooded_coat

• The clue is 40. "Apollo and ___" (Bernini masterpiece). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAPHNE

  
  

  Possible Answer: daphne, Daphne

• The clue is 41. Kick around some concepts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEATE

  
  

  Possible Answer: envisage, ideate, conceive_of, imagine

• The clue is 42. Aspiring driver's need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERMIT

  
  

  Possible Answer: permit, countenance, tolerate, licence, Trachinotus_falcatus, allow, let, permission, license

  Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, disallow, forbid

• The clue is 44. Invite for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKTO

  
  

• The clue is 45. Painter whose "Olympia" caused controversy for its depiction of a sex worker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANET

  
  

  Possible Answer: Edouard_Manet, Manet

• The clue is 46. Result of burning sage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROMA

  
  

  Possible Answer: perfume, olfactory_property, scent, odour, aroma, fragrance, odor, smell

• The clue is 47. "Not happening!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOWAY

  
  

• The clue is 49. 2016 election nickname. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERN

  
  

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Switzerland, Bern, Berne

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

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

  The answer: BOP

  
  

  Possible Answer: bonk, bop, bebop, Federal_Bureau_of_Prisons, BoP, whap, sock, bash, whop

October 18, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
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• Down Clues (36 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

October 18, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Rent in the garment district?	3
2A	4. Tuna type	3
3A	7. Amount on an invoice	3
4A	10. Nickname for a young Skywalker	3
5A	13. The Great Depression, for one	3
6A	14. Get in a twist	7
7A	16. Foosball apparatus	3
8A	17. "Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness something extraordinary that has never been seen or attempted before!" (go to 34-Down)	15
9A	20. Get out of a tangle	5
10A	21. "Charlotte's Web" monogram	3
11A	22. Yoga posture	5
12A	23. Unit of doubt, so to speak	4
13A	24. Relating to city life	5
14A	26. Twisted tangle	4
15A	27. Name seen going down the drain?	4
16A	28. Drum type	5
17A	29. Camila Cabello's "Never Be the ___" (2018)	4
18A	30. Get more, say	7
19A	32. Kind of belt	5
20A	36. Patrick on the 1992 Dream Team	5
21A	41. Name that translates as "people of the standing stone"	6
22A	43. Divine or digital representation	6
23A	44. Declares	6
24A	45. "Groom and board" locale	6
25A	46. Vegetarian's demand	6
26A	47. Bio and chem student's program, perhaps	6
27A	48. "The spell is cast! Don't blink or you'll miss it …" (go to 15-Down)	11
28A	52. Bulldoze	4
29A	54. Not as well	5
30A	55. Pepper and others: Abbr.	4
31A	58. Sheltered from the wind	4
32A	59. Bet more than	5
33A	60. Bird revered by the Maori	4
34A	61. Modern initialism when skipping text	4
35A	62. What a server may "serve"	5
36A	63. Recycle bin on a desktop, e.g.	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. Rent in the garment district?"

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 a dissolute man in fashionable society
• Words that mean the same thing: split, rive, blood
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Tuna type"

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: AHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "7. Amount on an invoice"

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 fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
• Words that mean the same thing: tip, bung
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "10. Nickname for a young Skywalker"

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

  The answer is: ANI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "13. The Great Depression, for one"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: epoch, geological era, earned run average
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "14. Get in a twist"

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 twist and press out of shape
• Words that mean the same thing: wring, distort, deform
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONTORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Foosball apparatus"

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 long thin implement made of metal or wood
• Words that mean the same thing: retinal rod, pole, gat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. "Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness something extraordinary that has never been seen or attempted before!" (go to 34-Down)"

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: FORTHEFIRSTTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Get out of a tangle"

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 undo the ties of
• Words that mean the same thing: unbrace, loosen, undo
• The opposite would be: tie
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. "Charlotte's Web" monogram"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EBW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Yoga posture"

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 (hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Unit of doubt, so to speak"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small hard fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: sow, come, semen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Relating to city life"

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 relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
• The opposite would be: rural
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URBAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Twisted tangle"

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 tight cluster of people or things
• Words that mean the same thing: air mile, greyback, slub
• The opposite would be: unknot, unravel
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Name seen going down the drain?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
• Words that mean the same thing: whirl, twist, Mary Morse Baker Eddy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "28. Drum type"

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 something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
• Words that mean the same thing: trap, side drum, noose
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "29. Camila Cabello's "Never Be the ___" (2018)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern scandinavia and herding reindeer
• Words that mean the same thing: Lapplander, Lapp, like
• The opposite would be: other, different
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "30. Get more, say"

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

  The answer is: REORDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "32. Kind of belt"

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 sacred writings of the christian religions
• Words that mean the same thing: Holy Scripture, Word, Good Book
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Patrick on the 1992 Dream Team"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: EWING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Name that translates as "people of the standing stone""

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 member of the iroquoian people formerly living east of lake ontario
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONEIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Divine or digital representation"

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 new personification of a familiar idea
• Words that mean the same thing: incarnation, embodiment
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVATAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Declares"

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 territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
• Words that mean the same thing: DoS, submit, posit
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. "Groom and board" locale"

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: PETSPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Vegetarian's demand"

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: NOMEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Bio and chem student's program, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PREMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. "The spell is cast! Don't blink or you'll miss it …" (go to 15-Down)"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that gibberish and nonsense
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABRACADABRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Bulldoze"

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 tear down so as to make flat with the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: rase, take down, dismantle
• The opposite would be: raise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Not as well"

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 affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
• Words that mean the same thing: sick, ominous, ill
• The opposite would be: well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Pepper and others: 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: SGTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Sheltered from the wind"

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

  The answer is: ALEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Bet more than"

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 amount a salary is increased
• Words that mean the same thing: upraise, arouse, conjure up
• The opposite would be: level, descent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Bird revered by the Maori"

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 climbing vine native to china; cultivated in new zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
• Words that mean the same thing: New Zealander, kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KIWI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Modern initialism when skipping text"

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: TLDR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "62. What a server may "serve""

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 (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
• Words that mean the same thing: netmail, e-mail, electronic mail
• The opposite would be: snail mail
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "63. Recycle bin on a desktop, e.g."

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 (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
• Words that mean the same thing: ikon, image, picture
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICON

  Great job if you got it right!

October 18, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Garbage	6
2D	2. Straightened (out)	6
3D	3. Like some hair and seas	6
4D	4. Hunger (for)	4
5D	5. Chopping tool	3
6D	6. Hell of a poem?	7
7D	7. Overfamiliar, in a way	7
8D	8. Hosp. sections	3
9D	9. James of jazz	4
10D	10. Grande of pop	6
11D	11. "So, so delish!"	6
12D	12. Brainstorm	6
13D	15. Visual representation of this puzzle's trick (go to 38-Down)	6
14D	18. Considerable, as a sum	4
15D	19. Sounds of disapproval	4
16D	24. Application	3
17D	25. Lily Potter, ___ Evans	3
18D	30. Sunfish with colorful gills	6
19D	31. Echo effect	6
20D	32. Cap'n's mate	4
21D	33. Smitten with	4
22D	34. "You will experience a great and unexpected surprise!" (go to 48-Across)	8
23D	35. Miller offering	8
24D	37. Participate in an aquatic sport	8
25D	38. "Presto!"	8
26D	39. Back of the neck	4
27D	40. ___ school	4
28D	42. Rogers's co-star in "Top Hat"	7
29D	43. Tailcoat, vest and bow tie, e.g.	7
30D	49. Stop talking, with "up"	4
31D	50. Inter ___	4
32D	51. Relating to the Indian subcontinent	4
33D	52. Tell (on)	3
34D	53. ___ too easy	3
35D	56. II	3
36D	57. Transgress	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. Garbage"

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 food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
• Words that mean the same thing: reject, decline, defy
• The opposite would be: allow, lend oneself
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Straightened (out)"

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 press and smooth with a heated iron
• Words that mean the same thing: iron, iron out, press
• The opposite would be: unironed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRONED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like some hair and seas"

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 go one's own way; move apart
• Words that mean the same thing: break up, split, disunite
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Hunger (for)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
• Words that mean the same thing: hurt, pine, smart
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Chopping tool"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Hell of a poem?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: hell, pit, infernal region
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFERNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Overfamiliar, in a way"

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 the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
• Words that mean the same thing: forrard, frontwards, forth
• The opposite would be: aft, reverse
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORWARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Hosp. sections"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: ER, Er, emergency room
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. James of jazz"

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: ETTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Grande of pop"

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

  The answer is: ARIANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "So, so delish!""

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: NOMNOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Brainstorm"

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 form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
• Words that mean the same thing: imagine, conceive of, envisage
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Visual representation of this puzzle's trick (go to 38-Down)"

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: TIBBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Considerable, as a sum"

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 receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
• Words that mean the same thing: healthy, tidy up, clean up
• The opposite would be: untidy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Sounds of disapproval"

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut, tut-tut, tsk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Application"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of using
• Words that mean the same thing: use of goods and services, usance, practice
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Lily Potter, ___ Evans"

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 (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Sunfish with colorful gills"

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: REDEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Echo effect"

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: REVERB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Cap'n's mate"

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: BOSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Smitten with"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: INTO

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Clue 22 Down: "34. "You will experience a great and unexpected surprise!" (go to 48-Across)"

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

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• The word looks like this: ________
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  The answer is: BEAMAZED

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Clue 23 Down: "35. Miller offering"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: LITEBEER

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Clue 24 Down: "37. Participate in an aquatic sport"

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

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• The word looks like this: ________
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  The answer is: WATERSKI

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Clue 25 Down: "38. "Presto!""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ITSMAGIC

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Clue 26 Down: "39. Back of the neck"

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 back side of the neck
• Words that mean the same thing: nucha, scruff
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: NAPE

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Clue 27 Down: "40. ___ school"

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 one-hundredth of a right angle
• Words that mean the same thing: alumna, graduate, alum
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: GRAD

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Clue 28 Down: "42. Rogers's co-star in "Top Hat""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
• Words that mean the same thing: Fred Astaire
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ASTAIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Tailcoat, vest and bow tie, e.g."

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 clothing in general
• Words that mean the same thing: fit out, clothes, garment
• The opposite would be: undress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPAREL

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Clue 30 Down: "49. Stop talking, with "up""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

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Clue 31 Down: "50. Inter ___"

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: ALIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Relating to the Indian subcontinent"

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: DESI

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Clue 33 Down: "52. Tell (on)"

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 any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: stag, git, puke
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. ___ too easy"

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 quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• Words that mean the same thing: altogether, totally, completely
• The opposite would be: partly, some
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. II"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: deuce, ii, II
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: TWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Transgress"

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 estrangement from god
• Words that mean the same thing: hell, trespass, transgress
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	69.4%
Short Answer	15	20.8%
Sports	2	2.8%
Geography	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.1 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: August 30, 2025 at 05:18 AM