No 27381, Sat Oct 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Peter A. Collins

Across Clues :

1. Hotel room staple, 6. "Hound Dog" singer Big ___ Thornton, 10. Freshly pressed grapes before fermentation, 14. Way, 15. Reality show winner since 2002, 16. Bridge piece, 17. Spotted, in a way, 18. Meaning of a finger wag, 19. Zip, 20. People to hang out with, 21. Mood, 22. Fish whose egg casings are called "mermaid's purses", 23. Oslo Accords signatory, for short, 24. Fail to tail, 25. Not spent anymore, 26. Two-time Oscar nominee Joan, 28. Go no further, 29. "We'll let ourselves in", 34. Medical breakthrough of 1954 that yielded a Nobel Prize, 35. Masters of bad impersonations?, 36. Pub fixtures, 37. Takes root, 38. Incite, 41. Tony winner Judith, 42. Letters on a Busch Stadium hat, 44. She played Julia in 2009's "Julie & Julia", 45. Cut and polish, maybe, 46. Big bird, 47. Two shakes, 48. Spin out on the ice?, 49. Reasons for some street closures, 50. In ___ (unmoved), 51. Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its month, 52. "ER" actress Laura, 53. Go berserk, 54. Slim winning margin, 55. Quite the party

Sat Oct 26, 2024 NY Times Crossword 

Down Clues :

1. Name on the playbill for the 1936 Salzburg Festival, 2. One of a singing duo?, 3. Solarium, 4. Périodes chaudes de l'année, 5. With 43-Down, fictional coach of AFC Richmond, 6. Skimpy garments, 7. Building block, 8. Brood, 9. Drink mentioned four times in the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales", 10. Deluxe wraps?, 11. Menace in "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania", 12. "À votre ___!", 13. Out on a limb, say, 21. Calling, 22. Something to wallow in, 24. Spade, for one, 25. Naughty list?, 27. Vessel that hasn't crossed the Canadian border since 1993, 28. The so-called "Rocket City" of the South, 29. Emphatic agreement, 30. When doubled, a pop nickname, 31. Gorgeous, 32. Not yet explored, as a tomb, 33. Map abbrs., 38. Where Dr. J played college hoops, for short, 39. Amber, e.g., 40. Van Susteren of TV news, 41. They might be bright, 43. See 5-Down, 45. National, formerly, 46. Asian royal, 48. Chicago's ___ Center, formerly known as the Amoco Building, 49. Small invention

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 26, 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. Hotel room staple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TVSET




• The clue is 6. "Hound Dog" singer Big ___ Thornton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAMA

  Possible Answer : mamma, mama, mummy, mammy, mum, momma, Mama, mommy, ma, mom




• The clue is 10. Freshly pressed grapes before fermentation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUST

  Possible Answer : moldiness, must, mustiness




• The clue is 14. Way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROUTE

  Possible Answer : path, itinerary, route, road




• The clue is 15. Reality show winner since 2002. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOL

  Possible Answer : perfection, paragon, graven_image, god, beau_ideal, matinee_idol, idol




• The clue is 16. Bridge piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBAR




• The clue is 17. Spotted, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACNED

  Possible Answer : acned, pimpled, pimply, pustulate




• The clue is 18. Meaning of a finger wag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOPE




• The clue is 19. Zip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONE

  Possible Answer : none




• The clue is 20. People to hang out with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALS

  Possible Answer : sidekick, pal_up, chum, buddy, pal, brother, crony, chum_up




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

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

  The answer: VIBE

  Possible Answer : vibe, vibration




• The clue is 22. Fish whose egg casings are called "mermaid's purses". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKATE

  Possible Answer : skate




• The clue is 23. Oslo Accords signatory, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLO

  Possible Answer : Palestine_Liberation_Organization, PLO




• The clue is 24. Fail to tail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSE

  Possible Answer : lose, drop_off, recede, miss, suffer, fall_back, misplace, mislay, turn_a_loss, fall_behind

  Possible Opposite Answer : win, find, profit, keep, gain




• The clue is 25. Not spent anymore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTED

  Possible Answer : roost, perch, rest, reside, lie, remain, repose, breathe, rested, take_a_breather, stay, catch_one's_breath, pillow

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active, tired




• The clue is 26. Two-time Oscar nominee Joan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUSACK




• The clue is 28. Go no further. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALT

  Possible Answer : stanch, stay, stoppage, game, hitch, hold, freeze, arrest, check, stem, staunch, crippled, block, lame, gimpy, stop, halting, halt, kibosh

  Possible Opposite Answer : start




• The clue is 29. "We'll let ourselves in". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: DONTWAITUPFORUS




• The clue is 34. Medical breakthrough of 1954 that yielded a Nobel Prize. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: ORGANTRANSPLANT




• The clue is 35. Masters of bad impersonations?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: IDENTITYTHIEVES




• The clue is 36. Pub fixtures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOS

  Possible Answer : water_closet, Loos, Adolf_Loos, closet, W.C., loo




• The clue is 37. Takes root. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETSIN




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

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

  The answer: URGEON




• The clue is 41. Tony winner Judith. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVEY




• The clue is 42. Letters on a Busch Stadium hat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STL




• The clue is 44. She played Julia in 2009's "Julie & Julia". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MERYL




• The clue is 45. Cut and polish, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIT

  Possible Answer : blue-pencil, cut, delete, redact, edit_out, edit




• The clue is 46. Big bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RHEA

  Possible Answer : nandu, Rhea_americana, Pterocnemia_pennata, Rhea, rhea




• The clue is 47. Two shakes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASEC




• The clue is 48. Spin out on the ice?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXEL




• The clue is 49. Reasons for some street closures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIRS

  Possible Answer : bazaar, funfair, fair, carnival




• The clue is 50. In ___ (unmoved). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITU




• The clue is 51. Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its month. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer : opal




• The clue is 52. "ER" actress Laura. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INNES




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

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer : break_down, snarl, press_stud, duck_soup, gingersnap, catch, cracking, photograph, ginger_snap, shot, pushover, crack, child's_play, centering, picnic, elasticity, piece_of_cake, tear, cinch, grab, flick, snap, snapshot, snap_fastener, rupture, click, breeze, snatch, shoot, ginger_nut, snatch_up, bust, walkover, lose_it, snap_bean

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity




• The clue is 54. Slim winning margin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSE

  Possible Answer : horn_in, pry, intrude, scent, wind, nozzle, nose, poke, nuzzle, olfactory_organ




• The clue is 55. Quite the party. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGDO

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Name on the playbill for the 1936 Salzburg Festival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAPP

• The clue is 2. One of a singing duo?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOCALCORD

• The clue is 3. Solarium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNLOUNGE

• The clue is 4. Périodes chaudes de l'année. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETES

• The clue is 5. With 43-Down, fictional coach of AFC Richmond. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer: Teddy_boy, Ted

• The clue is 6. Skimpy garments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINISKIRTS

  Possible Answer: miniskirt, mini

• The clue is 7. Building block. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADOBE

  Possible Answer: adobe, adobe_brick

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

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

  The answer: MOPE

  Possible Answer: dallier, mope_around, moon_about, lounger, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, mope, moon_around

• The clue is 9. Drink mentioned four times in the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 10. Deluxe wraps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINKSTOLES

• The clue is 11. Menace in "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBOAT

• The clue is 12. "À votre ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANTE

• The clue is 13. Out on a limb, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREED

  Possible Answer: corner, treed, trapped, at_bay, shoetree, tree, cornered

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

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

  The answer: VOCATION

  Possible Answer: occupational_group, career, calling, vocation

• The clue is 22. Something to wallow in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELFPITY

• The clue is 24. Spade, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAWNTOOL

• The clue is 25. Naughty list?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAPSHEET

• The clue is 27. Vessel that hasn't crossed the Canadian border since 1993. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANLEYCUP

• The clue is 28. The so-called "Rocket City" of the South. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUNTSVILLE

  Possible Answer: Huntsville

• The clue is 29. Emphatic agreement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOI

  Possible Answer: Interior, Department_of_the_Interior, DoI, Interior_Department

• The clue is 30. When doubled, a pop nickname. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAY

  Possible Answer: Tay

• The clue is 31. Gorgeous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVISHING

  Possible Answer: enthrall, enrapture, ravishing, delight, dishonour, violate, outrage, ravish, assault, dishonor, transport, enthral, enchant, rape

  Possible Opposite Answer : disenchant

• The clue is 32. Not yet explored, as a tomb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNENTERED

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

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

  The answer: STS

• The clue is 38. Where Dr. J played college hoops, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMASS

• The clue is 39. Amber, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESIN

  Possible Answer: rosin, resin

• The clue is 40. Van Susteren of TV news. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRETA

• The clue is 41. They might be bright. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEAS

  Possible Answer: idea, theme, estimation, estimate, thought, musical_theme, mind, melodic_theme, approximation

• The clue is 43. See 5-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASSO

  Possible Answer: Roland_de_Lassus, rope, Lasso, lasso, lariat, riata, Orlando_di_Lasso, reata

• The clue is 45. National, formerly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXPO

  Possible Answer: exhibition, expo, exposition

• The clue is 46. Asian royal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANI

  Possible Answer: ranee, rani

• The clue is 48. Chicago's ___ Center, formerly known as the Amoco Building. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AON

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

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

  The answer: FIB

  Possible Answer: tarradiddle, taradiddle, tale, fib, story

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Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Similar (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKIN

  Possible Answer : cognate, consanguineous, akin, kindred, kin, consanguineal, blood-related, consanguine




• The clue is 5. Place for luxurious pampering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : health_spa, watering_place, resort_hotel, spa, watering_hole, health_club




• The clue is 8. POTUS #43. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GWBUSH




• The clue is 14. One assigned female at birth and identifying as such. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CISWOMAN




• The clue is 16. Summon with a shout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YELLTO




• The clue is 17. N.B.A. team with LeBron and Bronny James, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LALAKERS




• The clue is 18. Tidy up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEATEN

  Possible Answer : square_away, straighten_out, straighten, clean_up, groom, neaten, tidy, tidy_up




• The clue is 19. Purpose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer : use, employ, apply, role, employment, expend, consumption, utilize, enjoyment, usage, purpose, exercise, utilise, usance, function, practice, manipulation, habituate, utilization, economic_consumption, use_of_goods_and_services, utilisation, habit




• The clue is 20. Lies in the hot, hot sun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAKES

  Possible Answer : broil, bake




• The clue is 22. Actor Pitt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAD

  Possible Answer : brad




• The clue is 23. Setting for "My Cousin Vinny". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RURALALABAMA




• The clue is 26. Dummies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDIOTS

  Possible Answer : half-wit, imbecile, cretin, moron, retard, changeling, idiot




• The clue is 29. Soprano family patriarch on "The Sopranos". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONY




• The clue is 30. Comments further. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDS

  Possible Answer : tot, append, ADD, lend, tally, MBD, minimal_brain_dysfunction, hyperkinetic_syndrome, bring, ADHD, add_together, bestow, supply, contribute, attention_deficit_disorder, tote_up, sum_up, impart, sum, summate, add, attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, minimal_brain_damage, add_up, total, tot_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract




• The clue is 31. No longer a kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GROWN

  Possible Answer : full-grown, fully_grown, acquire, develop, get, rise, grownup, maturate, farm, uprise, spring_up, arise, originate, raise, adult, grow, produce, turn, big, mature, grown




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

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

  The answer: AND




• The clue is 36. Youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: MALALAYOUSAFZAI




• The clue is 40. "See ya!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYE

  Possible Answer : au_revoir, bye, auf_wiedersehen, cheerio, goodbye, adieu, good_day, goodby, bye-bye, arrivederci, so_long, adios, pass, good-bye, sayonara, good-by




• The clue is 41. Not satisfied, as a requirement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNMET




• The clue is 42. San ___ Obispo, Calif.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUIS




• The clue is 43. What "muffin top" and "spare tire" are euphemisms for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAB

  Possible Answer : flab




• The clue is 44. Things cast by wizards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELLS

  Possible Answer : tour, import, while, write, patch, magical_spell, turn, trance, piece, spell, magic_spell, go, enchantment, charm, spell_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unspell




• The clue is 46. Sweet Starbucks order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VANILLALATTE




• The clue is 51. Rickman of the Harry Potter films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAN




• The clue is 52. Generous sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIVER

  Possible Answer : presenter, conferrer, giver, donor, bestower




• The clue is 53. ___ date (pregnancy estimate). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUE

  Possible Answer : imputable, referable, ascribable, due

  Possible Opposite Answer : undue




• The clue is 56. Fruit that's a citrus, not a hybrid of a pomegranate and melon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POMELO

  Possible Answer : shaddock, Citrus_decumana, Citrus_grandis, pomelo_tree, Citrus_maxima, pummelo, pomelo




• The clue is 59. 2016 film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LALALAND




• The clue is 61. "Be with you momentarily!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONESEC




• The clue is 62. Entered with a halting gait. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMPEDIN




• The clue is 63. Like athletes that are fresh off the bench. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTED

  Possible Answer : breathe, repose, rest, catch_one's_breath, remain, reside, roost, rested, take_a_breather, lie, pillow, stay, perch

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, tired, be_active




• The clue is 64. "Xanadu" band, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELO




• The clue is 65. Something mined in the 21st century. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DATA

  Possible Answer : data_point, information, data, datum

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Org. with the motto "Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACLU

• The clue is 2. Sorento and Sportage, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIAS

• The clue is 3. Speck of land in the ocean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  Possible Answer: islet, isle

• The clue is 4. "Straight Outta Compton" group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NWA

• The clue is 5. Negative campaign attacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMEARS

  Possible Answer: slur, defame, stain, smear, spot, blur, cytosmear, besmirch, smirch, sully, denigrate, slander, cytologic_smear, malignment, smudge, smutch, calumniate, asperse, blot, daub, vilification

• The clue is 6. Coat with a fur-lined hood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARKA

  Possible Answer: windcheater, anorak, parka, windbreaker

• The clue is 7. Photographer Adams. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANSEL

• The clue is 8. OB/___ (med. specialty). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYN

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

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

  The answer: WEE

  Possible Answer: piddle, itty-bitty, teensy, pass_water, make_water, teentsy, piss, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, teeny, make, puddle, itsy-bitsy, pee, micturate, take_a_leak, pee-pee, weeny, relieve_oneself, wee, wee-wee, weensy, bitty, urinate, bittie, spend_a_penny

• The clue is 10. Loose-lipped. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLABBY

  Possible Answer: blabbermouthed, blabby, bigmouthed, talkative

• The clue is 11. Very: Prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULTRA

  Possible Answer: extremist, radical, ultra

• The clue is 12. What hot showers create. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAM

  Possible Answer: steamer, steam_clean, steam

• The clue is 13. Maker of the Civic and the CR-V. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONDA

• The clue is 15. "That may be the case; however ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKBUT

• The clue is 21. Decided to skip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATOUT

• The clue is 23. Civil rights activist Parks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSA

  Possible Answer: Rosa, genus_Rosa

• The clue is 24. Coolest temperatures of the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOWS

  Possible Answer: Sir_David_Low, Low, first, depression, David_Low, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, first_gear, low_gear, moo, low

  Possible Opposite Answer : high

• The clue is 25. Tolstoy's "___ Karenina". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNA

  Possible Answer: anna

• The clue is 26. Poetic foot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAMB

  Possible Answer: iambus, iamb

• The clue is 27. 6/6/1944, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DDAY

• The clue is 28. Not doing much of anything. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLE

  Possible Answer: unused, unwarranted, light, loose, dead, groundless, laze, out_of_work, idle, tick_over, unfounded, wild, stagnate, jobless, baseless, slug

  Possible Opposite Answer : work, busy, run

• The clue is 31. Athlete's tote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYMBAG

• The clue is 32. ___ v. Wade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 33. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 34. Get exactly right. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIL

  Possible Answer: apprehend, pass_with_flying_colors, sweep_through, boom, nail, nail_down, cop, collar, smash, nab, breeze_through, blast, pick_up, arrest, peg, pinpoint, sail_through, ace, complete

• The clue is 35. Insult, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISS

  Possible Answer: Dis, diss, affront, Orcus, insult

• The clue is 37. Soothe, as into a false sense of security. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULL

  Possible Answer: tranquillise, calm, tranquillize, lull, calm_down, letup, quiet, quieten, tranquilize, still

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate

• The clue is 38. Beyond uptight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANAL

  Possible Answer: anal_retentive, anal

  Possible Opposite Answer : oral

• The clue is 39. Run away. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLEE

  Possible Answer: fly, flee, take_flight

• The clue is 43. Highest-quality. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINEST

  Possible Answer: okay, fine, all_right, o.k., hunky-dory, ok

  Possible Opposite Answer : coarse

• The clue is 44. Patron of sailors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELMO

• The clue is 45. Letter-shaped plumbing piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTRAP

• The clue is 46. Fog or mist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAPOR

  Possible Answer: evaporation, vapour, vaporization, vaporisation, vapor

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

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

  The answer: ALONE

  Possible Answer: unaccompanied, unparalleled, entirely, solely, alone, unequaled, unequalled, lone, unique, solitary, exclusively, lonely, solo, only

• The clue is 48. "Sorry, I'm bad with ___" (party excuse). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAMES

  Possible Answer: advert, constitute, call, appoint, key_out, mention, gens, name, refer, make, describe, list, epithet, key, discover, figure, public_figure, bring_up, nominate, distinguish, identify, cite, names, diagnose, name_calling

• The clue is 49. French birthplace of Charles de Gaulle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LILLE

  Possible Answer: Lille

• The clue is 50. Benefit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVAIL

  Possible Answer: help, avail, service

• The clue is 53. Baby's first word, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DADA

  Possible Answer: dada, dad, pa, pop, pappa, daddy, dadaism, papa

• The clue is 54. Meter or milliliter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer: building_block, unit, unit_of_measurement, whole, social_unit

• The clue is 55. ___ Mode of "The Incredibles". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNA

• The clue is 57. Harper who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEE

  Possible Answer: Lee, Spike_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam, Robert_E._Lee, Robert_Edward_Lee, lee_side, leeward, Richard_Henry_Lee, Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Bruce_Lee, Henry_Lee, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee, Tsung_Dao_Lee, lee, downwind, Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick

  Possible Opposite Answer : windward

• The clue is 58. Anxiety-related condition, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCD

• The clue is 60. Was winning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer: LED, direct, chair, guide, head, go, conduce, contribute, run, take, precede, top, result, lead, conduct, leave, pass, extend, moderate, light-emitting_diode

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow

December 27, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, December 27, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (35 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - December 27, 2019 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Cracker boxes?	5
2A	6. Criticized continuously	4
3A	10. Shareable PC files	4
4A	14. Military trainee	5
5A	15. Co-creator of the "Watchmen" comic books	9
6A	17. Earmark	5
7A	18. Where stars may align	9
8A	19. "That was mean"	7
9A	21. Malicious creations of hackers	7
10A	22. "Well, well"	4
11A	23. In a way	7
12A	25. Rested	3
13A	26. Like Goldilocks	6
14A	27. Things opened in bars	4
15A	31. "You said what?"	3
16A	32. Locale of Dingle and Donegal	4
17A	33. Historic speaker at Israel's Knesset on 11/20/1977	5
18A	34. It's icy and coated with salt	15
19A	38. Light unit	5
20A	39. Weirdo	4
21A	40. Contraction missing a "v"	3
22A	41. ___ error	4
23A	42. Mountebanks, less formally	6
24A	44. Onetime part of the Air France fleet, in brief	3
25A	45. "Heavens!"	7
26A	47. Brand with a paw print in its logo	4
27A	48. Completely shunned	7
28A	51. Follow-up series to MTV's "16 and Pregnant"	7
29A	53. The National Weather Service has one for storm severity	9
30A	55. Hill on the Hill, once	5
31A	56. Express affection from afar	9
32A	57. Jason of "How I Met Your Mother"	5
33A	58. Golfer Carol who won the 1965 U.S. Women's Open	4
34A	59. TV time	4
35A	60. Forum troublemaker	5

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. Cracker boxes?"

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 strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
• Words that mean the same thing: safe, rubber, prophylactic
• 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: SAFES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Criticized continuously"

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 sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
• Words that mean the same thing: depend on, cod, tantalize
• The opposite would be: walk
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Shareable PC files"

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: PDFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Military trainee"

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 5 Across: "15. Co-creator of the "Watchmen" comic books"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert 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: ALANMOORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Earmark"

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 allow to have
• Words that mean the same thing: dish out, accord, administer
• 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: ALLOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Where stars may align"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REDCARPET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "That was mean""

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: NOTNICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Malicious creations of hackers"

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: BOTNETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. "Well, well""

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: ISAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. In a way"

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: OFSORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Rested"

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 seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: model, posture, seat
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Like Goldilocks"

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 person with fair skin and hair
• Words that mean the same thing: blond, light-haired
• The opposite would be: brunet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLONDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Things opened in bars"

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 bill in a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: tabloid, tablet, pill
• 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: TABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. "You said what?""

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: HUH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Locale of Dingle and Donegal"

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 republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Ireland
• 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: EIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Historic speaker at Israel's Knesset on 11/20/1977"

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 egyptian statesman who (as president of egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with menachem begin (then prime minister of israel) (1918-1981)
• Words that mean the same thing: Anwar Sadat, Anwar el-Sadat
• 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: SADAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. It's icy and coated with salt"

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: FROZENMARGARITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Light unit"

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 unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
• Words that mean the same thing: lm
• 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: LUMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Weirdo"

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 regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
• Words that mean the same thing: queer duck, odd fellow, odd fish
• 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: KOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Contraction missing a "v""

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: OER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. ___ error"

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 makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
• Words that mean the same thing: exploiter, substance abuser, drug user
• 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: USER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Mountebanks, less formally"

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 weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
• Words that mean the same thing: wander, cheat, bearded darnel
• 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: CHEATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Onetime part of the Air France fleet, in brief"

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: SST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. "Heavens!""

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: OHLORDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Brand with a paw print in its logo"

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: IAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Completely shunned"

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: ICEDOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Follow-up series to MTV's "16 and Pregnant""

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: TEENMOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. The National Weather Service has one for storm severity"

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: COLORCODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Hill on the Hill, once"

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: ANITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Express affection from afar"

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: BLOWAKISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Jason of "How I Met Your Mother""

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: SEGEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Golfer Carol who won the 1965 U.S. Women's Open"

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 united states educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Mann, Horace Mann
• 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: MANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "59. TV time"

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 position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
• Words that mean the same thing: time slot, expansion slot, one-armed bandit
• 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: SLOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "60. Forum troublemaker"

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 (scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: trolling, round
• 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: TROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - December 27, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. 1918 pandemic	10
2D	2. Jurassic creature whose name means "different lizard"	10
3D	3. Was completely comfortable	10
4D	4. Key material	5
5D	5. Alien-seeking org.	4
6D	6. Good state for a performer to be in	8
7D	7. Encouraging cheer	3
8D	8. Father figure?	6
9D	9. Encouraging cheer	6
10D	10. Stormy Daniels, e.g.	8
11D	11. "Sweet!"	4
12D	12. Guitar part	4
13D	13. Goes down	4
14D	16. ___ Smith, player of the Doctor on "Doctor Who"	4
15D	20. Michael's "Weekend Update" co-anchor on "S.N.L."	5
16D	24. Bit of court wear	7
17D	26. "It's ___ fun!"	4
18D	28. Alternative to "Hasta la vista!"	10
19D	29. Establishment with 12 cabins in a classic 1960 film	10
20D	30. Don't try to do everything at once	10
21D	33. Noted retailer across the street from Rockefeller Center	4
22D	35. Favorable loan term	8
23D	36. Take for a spin, say	8
24D	37. Singer with the 2012 #1 hit "Somebody That I Used to Know"	5
25D	42. Disapproving sounds	6
26D	43. Deep-frying need	6
27D	46. Wedding circle?	4
28D	47. Private	5
29D	48. Cold War weapon, for short	4
30D	49. Mixer option	4
31D	50. Southern university or the town it's in	4
32D	52. It's right there on the map!	4
33D	54. Brit. military honor	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. 1918 pandemic"

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: SPANISHFLU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Jurassic creature whose name means "different lizard""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that late jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
• Words that mean the same thing: allosaur
• 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: ALLOSAURUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Was completely comfortable"

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: FELTATHOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Key material"

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 very dark black
• Words that mean the same thing: ebon, ebony tree, jet black
• 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: EBONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Alien-seeking org."

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: SETI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Good state for a performer to be in"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAREFORM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Encouraging cheer"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Father figure?"

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: DADBOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Encouraging cheer"

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 an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
• 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: ENCORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Stormy Daniels, e.g."

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: PORNSTAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Sweet!""

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 street names for marijuana
• Words that mean the same thing: gage, smoke, poop
• 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: DOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Guitar 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 agitation resulting from active worry
• Words that mean the same thing: lather, fuss, Greek fret
• 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: FRET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Goes down"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: set up, lay out, define
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. ___ Smith, player of the Doctor on "Doctor Who""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
• Words that mean the same thing: matted, flat, flatness
• 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: MATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Michael's "Weekend Update" co-anchor on "S.N.L.""

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: COLIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Bit of court wear"

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 a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
• Words that mean the same thing: tennis shoe, fink, gym shoe
• 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: SNEAKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. "It's ___ fun!""

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 have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
• Words that mean the same thing: follow, equal, personify
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Alternative to "Hasta la vista!""

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: ADIOSAMIGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Establishment with 12 cabins in a classic 1960 film"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

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: BATESMOTEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Don't try to do everything at once"

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: STARTSMALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Noted retailer across the street from Rockefeller Center"

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: SAKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Favorable loan term"

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: ZERODOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Take for a spin, say"

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: ROADTEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Singer with the 2012 #1 hit "Somebody That I Used to Know""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOTYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Disapproving sounds"

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 sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
• Words that mean the same thing: clucking, cluck, click
• 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: CLUCKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "43. Deep-frying need"

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: HOTOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "46. Wedding circle?"

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: HORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Private"

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 located inward; - leonard bernstein; - david denby; - a.r.gurney,jr.
• Words that mean the same thing: privileged, inside, internal
• The opposite would be: outer
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INNER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Cold War weapon, for short"

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 a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another
• Words that mean the same thing: intercontinental ballistic missile
• 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: ICBM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Mixer option"

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 large genus of african trees bearing kola nuts
• Words that mean the same thing: El Salvadoran colon, Aspinwall, colon
• 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: COLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Southern university or the town it's in"

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: ELON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. It's right there on the map!"

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 cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
• Words that mean the same thing: Orient, eastern United States, eastward
• The opposite would be: west
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Brit. military honor"

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: DSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	80.9%
Short Answer	6	8.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Literature	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 28, 2025 at 03:50 AM