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Friday, October 25, 2024

No 27380, Friday Oct 25, 2024 NYT Crossword by Alex Murphy

Across Clues :

1. Hearty, 7. Suck up, 13. "This cannot be stressed enough …", 15. Fairly, 16. Cello parts are written in it, 18. Occasionally censored part of the 12-Down, 19. Quarterback's stat: Abbr., 20. Canned liquid rich in essential fatty acids, 22. Broadway's Salonga, 23. Lowry who wrote "The Giver", 25. Work out, 26. Where the lions sleep tonight, presumably, 27. Concoct, with "up", 29. Go through, 30. One of the "Hollywood Chrises", 31. Flawless display of technique, 34. Dog's post-surgery wear, familiarly, 35. Head cold?, 36. Play place, 37. "It was news to me," in online shorthand, 38. Take in, 42. Concessions, 43. Some compost bin detritus, 45. Iconic role for Frank Oz, 46. Main ingredient of the Puerto Rican dessert piragua, 47. Compounds in tea and wine, 49. It's a no., 50. Fonda's co-star on "Grace and Frankie", 52. Another name for C##, 54. Yo-yos, 55. Mount Rushmore's makeup, 56. What might be included in an act of congress, 57. Scandinavian capital

Friday Oct 25, 2024 NYT Crossword
Friday Oct 25, 2024 NYT Crossword


Down Clues :

1. Bawdy, 2. Podium figure, 3. Closest confidant, informally, 4. High times, 5. Sunni or Shia, e.g., 6. Bone connected to the fibula, 7. Nickname for an early 2000s governor of California, 8. Flake, 9. Indy label, 10. "Come on, that's just ridiculous", 11. Lets up, 12. See 18-Across, 14. Perfect score, 17. Misleading cognate, like the German "Gift" which actually means "poison", 21. What hucksters may be guilty of, 24. Ethnic minority in New Zealand, 26. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry, 28. Fever pitch, 30. Square, 32. Kamala Harris, once: Abbr., 33. "Guerrillero Heroico" subject, familiarly, 34. Timesaver for a breakfast chef, 35. Male protocol popularized by "How I Met Your Mother", 36. "Currently …", 39. Tylenol alternative, 40. Conceptualize, 41. Like firstborn children vis-à-vis second-born children, statistically, 43. Violet variety, 44. Tone of many tweets, 47. "La Clemenza di ___" (Mozart opera), 48. Have the lead, 51. Fate, 53. ___ Show 'Em No Mercy (card game variant)

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 25, 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. Hearty. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROBUST

    Possible Answer : robust, full-bodied, racy, rich

    Possible Opposite Answer : frail


  • The clue is 7. Suck up. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABSORB

    Possible Answer : sop_up, suck_up, imbibe, plunge, take_up, take_over, steep, assimilate, immerse, suck, soak_up, occupy, engulf, engage, engross, draw, ingest, absorb, take_in

    Possible Opposite Answer : emit


  • The clue is 13. "This cannot be stressed enough …". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IREPEAT


  • The clue is 15. Fairly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RATHER

    Possible Answer : rather, sooner, quite, preferably, sort_of, kinda, kind_of, instead


  • The clue is 16. Cello parts are written in it. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BASSCLEF


  • The clue is 18. Occasionally censored part of the 12-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NIPPLE

    Possible Answer : pap, mamilla, nipple, mammilla, tit, teat


  • The clue is 19. Quarterback's stat: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATT


  • The clue is 20. Canned liquid rich in essential fatty acids. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TUNAOIL


  • The clue is 22. Broadway's Salonga. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEA

    Possible Answer : ley, grazing_land, pasture, lea, pastureland


  • The clue is 23. Lowry who wrote "The Giver". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOIS


  • The clue is 25. Work out. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOLVE

    Possible Answer : resolve, work_out, puzzle_out, clear, figure_out, lick, work, solve


  • The clue is 26. Where the lions sleep tonight, presumably. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DENS

    Possible Answer : hideaway, den, lair, hideout


  • The clue is 27. Concoct, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DREAM

    Possible Answer : woolgather, dreaming, ambition, dream, daydream, pipe_dream, stargaze, aspiration


  • The clue is 29. Go through. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USE

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


  • The clue is 30. One of the "Hollywood Chrises". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRATT


  • The clue is 31. Flawless display of technique. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MASTERCLASS


  • The clue is 34. Dog's post-surgery wear, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CONEOFSHAME


  • The clue is 35. Head cold?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BRAINFREEZE


  • The clue is 36. Play place. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARENA

    Possible Answer : scene_of_action, arena, field, area, domain, sports_stadium, bowl, sphere, orbit, stadium


  • The clue is 37. "It was news to me," in online shorthand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIL


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

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

    The answer: ADMIT

    Possible Answer : take, accommodate, take_on, hold, admit, intromit, accept, acknowledge, allow_in, include, allow, let_in

    Possible Opposite Answer : exclude, reject, deny


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

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

    The answer: SOPS

    Possible Answer : douse, drench, standard_operating_procedure, dowse, sop, soak_through, souse, standard_procedure, soak, sops, standing_operating_procedure, SOP


  • The clue is 43. Some compost bin detritus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEELS

    Possible Answer : strip_down, pare, peel_off, uncase, unclothe, Robert_Peel, Peel, strip, disrobe, flake_off, flake, peel, Sir_Robert_Peel, discase, skin, undress

    Possible Opposite Answer : dress


  • The clue is 45. Iconic role for Frank Oz. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YODA


  • The clue is 46. Main ingredient of the Puerto Rican dessert piragua. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICE

    Possible Answer : frosting, trash, glass, frost, water_ice, crank, Methedrine, ice, methamphetamine, frappe, chalk, deoxyephedrine, ice-skating_rink, meth, ICE, ice_rink, shabu, sparkler, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, chicken_feed, icing, internal-combustion_engine


  • The clue is 47. Compounds in tea and wine. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TANNINS

    Possible Answer : tannic_acid, tannin


  • The clue is 49. It's a no.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEL


  • The clue is 50. Fonda's co-star on "Grace and Frankie". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOMLIN


  • The clue is 52. Another name for C##. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DNATURAL


  • The clue is 54. Yo-yos. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDIOTS

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


  • The clue is 55. Mount Rushmore's makeup. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GRANITE

    Possible Answer : granite


  • The clue is 56. What might be included in an act of congress. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEXTOY


  • The clue is 57. Scandinavian capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KRONER

    Possible Answer : Norwegian_krone, Danish_krone, krone


Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

    The answer: RIBALD

    Possible Answer: off-color, bawdy, ribald

  • The clue is 2. Podium figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORATOR

    Possible Answer: rhetorician, speechifier, orator, public_speaker, speechmaker

  • The clue is 3. Closest confidant, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BESTIE

  • The clue is 4. High times. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UPS

    Possible Answer: up

  • The clue is 5. Sunni or Shia, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SECT

    Possible Answer: sect, religious_order, religious_sect, faction

  • The clue is 6. Bone connected to the fibula. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TALUS

    Possible Answer: astragal, scree, astragalus, talus, anklebone

  • The clue is 7. Nickname for an early 2000s governor of California. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARNIE

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

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

    The answer: BAIL

    Possible Answer: bail, bail_bond, bond

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

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

    The answer: STP

    Possible Answer: s.t.p., STP

  • The clue is 10. "Come on, that's just ridiculous". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHPLEASE

  • The clue is 11. Lets up. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RELENTS

    Possible Answer: yield, relent, soften

    Possible Opposite Answer : stand

  • The clue is 12. See 18-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BREAST

    Possible Answer: knocker, titty, front, white_meat, breast, summit, bosom, boob, tit, chest

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

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

    The answer: TENOUTOFTEN

  • The clue is 17. Misleading cognate, like the German "Gift" which actually means "poison". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FALSEFRIEND

  • The clue is 21. What hucksters may be guilty of. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OVERSELLING

  • The clue is 24. Ethnic minority in New Zealand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAMOANS

    Possible Answer: Samoan

  • The clue is 26. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRAMEDY

  • The clue is 28. Fever pitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MANIA

    Possible Answer: cacoethes, manic_disorder, passion, mania

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

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

    The answer: PLAZA

    Possible Answer: shopping_mall, shopping_center, mall, piazza, place, shopping_centre, center, plaza

  • The clue is 32. Kamala Harris, once: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEN

    Possible Answer: sen

  • The clue is 33. "Guerrillero Heroico" subject, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHE

  • The clue is 34. Timesaver for a breakfast chef. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CREPEMIX

  • The clue is 35. Male protocol popularized by "How I Met Your Mother". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BROCODE

  • The clue is 36. "Currently …". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASITIS

  • The clue is 39. Tylenol alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOTRIN

    Possible Answer: ibuprofen, Motrin, Nuprin, Advil, isobutylphenyl_propionic_acid

  • The clue is 40. Conceptualize. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDEATE

    Possible Answer: imagine, envisage, ideate, conceive_of

  • The clue is 41. Like firstborn children vis-à-vis second-born children, statistically. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TALLER

    Possible Answer: marvellous, improbable, grandiloquent, tall, marvelous, magniloquent

    Possible Opposite Answer : short

  • The clue is 43. Violet variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PANSY

    Possible Answer: fag, queen, pouf, Milquetoast, fagot, nance, poove, pantywaist, sissy, faggot, fairy, milksop, queer, pansy, poof, Viola_tricolor_hortensis

  • The clue is 44. Tone of many tweets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNARK

  • The clue is 47. "La Clemenza di ___" (Mozart opera). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TITO

    Possible Answer: Josip_Broz, Tito, Marshal_Tito

  • The clue is 48. Have the lead. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STAR

    Possible Answer: adept, prima, wiz, maven, asterisk, hotshot, mavin, principal, leading, starring, headliner, virtuoso, champion, stellar, ace, genius, wizard, superstar, sensation, whizz, star, star_topology, lead, whiz

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

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

    The answer: LOT

    Possible Answer: mint, lot, bunch, circumstances, passel, fate, pile, mountain, fortune, mete_out, mess, tidy_sum, batch, shell_out, mass, mickle, muckle, spate, dole_out, circle, administer, dish_out, deal_out, heap, deal, pot, quite_a_little, wad, caboodle, stack, great_deal, portion, allot, raft, slew, draw, destiny, Lot, plenty, peck, good_deal, flock, hatful, set, distribute, band, sight, luck, parcel_out, dispense

  • The clue is 53. ___ Show 'Em No Mercy (card game variant). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNO

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints - Solution Blog

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints - Solution Blog
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crossword Clues Hints - August 21, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:
Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Fleetwood Mac song with Stevie Nicks on piano. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SARA

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

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

    The answer: CRUX

    Possible Answer: crux, Crux, Southern_Cross, crux_of_the_matter, Crux_Australis

  • The clue is 3. Post-shower wear. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROBE

    Possible Answer: vest, robe, gown, clothe, cloak, drape

  • The clue is 4. Actress Thurman. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UMA

    Possible Answer: genus_Uma, Uma

  • The clue is 5. Hardly a heartening harbinger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BADSIGN

  • The clue is 6. Unlikely thing off of which to buy haute couture. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RACK

    Possible Answer: squeeze, torture, stand, rack, wheel, scud, extort, gouge, wring, wrack, torment, excruciate, single-foot

  • The clue is 7. She: Fr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELLE

  • The clue is 8. Bird that can run up to 30 m.p.h.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMU

    Possible Answer: emu, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae

  • The clue is 9. Workspaces with 3-D printers and laser cutters, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FABLABS

  • The clue is 10. Tries something. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GIVESITAGO

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

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

    The answer: AVER

    Possible Answer: swan, swear, verify, assert, affirm, allege, aver, avow, say

  • The clue is 12. Descriptor for some Halloween costumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEXY

    Possible Answer: aphrodisiac, sexy, aphrodisiacal

    Possible Opposite Answer : anaphrodisiac, unsexy

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

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

    The answer: SUTRA

    Possible Answer: sutra

  • The clue is 18. Simplify, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOIL

    Possible Answer: furuncle, moil, boiling_point, roil, seethe, boil, churn

    Possible Opposite Answer : freeze

  • The clue is 23. Course for some new immigrants, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESL

  • The clue is 24. Manage to get, as tickets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNAG

    Possible Answer: hang-up, rip, rub, tear, snag, split, hitch, rent

  • The clue is 25. Pepper and others: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SGTS

  • The clue is 26. Singer/actress Shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DINAH

  • The clue is 27. No-bake dessert that's chilled before serving. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICEBOXCAKE

  • The clue is 28. Perfect. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDEAL

    Possible Answer: nonpareil, ideal, nonsuch, nonesuch, saint, idealistic, apotheosis, paragon

  • The clue is 29. "Why ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOT

    Possible Answer: non, not

  • The clue is 30. Most common Czech surname. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOVAK

  • The clue is 31. Figs. on college transcripts. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GPAS

    Possible Answer: GPA, grade_point_average

  • The clue is 32. Univ. program with cadets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROTC

    Possible Answer: Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps, ROTC

  • The clue is 36. Reaction upon tasting a decadent dessert. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOAN

    Possible Answer: groan, moan

  • The clue is 37. Fall off. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EBB

    Possible Answer: ebb_down, ebb_out, ebb_off, ebbing, ebb_away, wane, reflux, ebb

    Possible Opposite Answer : tide

  • The clue is 38. What a picket fence may enclose. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAWN

    Possible Answer: lawn

  • The clue is 40. Sus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKETCHY

    Possible Answer: unelaborated, sketchy

  • The clue is 41. Outfit for the mountains. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKISUIT

  • The clue is 43. Nashville-based awards org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CMA

  • The clue is 44. Other, in Oaxaca. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OTRA

  • The clue is 45. Dependent, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHILD

    Possible Answer: small_fry, tike, nipper, minor, shaver, tyke, nestling, fry, baby, child, youngster, kid, tiddler

    Possible Opposite Answer : parent

  • The clue is 48. Cherished. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEAR

    Possible Answer: lamb, honey, costly, beloved, good, dearest, darling, pricy, devout, dearly, earnest, high-priced, love, affectionately, near, pricey, dear, heartfelt

  • The clue is 49. Bear of constellations. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: URSA

  • The clue is 50. Guinness record holder for "Mammal with the most names". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PUMA

    Possible Answer: catamount, painter, mountain_lion, puma, Felis_concolor, panther, cougar

  • The clue is 51. Golden ___ (retiree). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGER

  • The clue is 52. "Let's do it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMIN

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

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

    The answer: RUNE

    Possible Answer: rune, runic_letter

  • The clue is 54. Charges of male emperor penguins. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGGS

    Possible Answer: bollock, ballock, orchis, testicle, eggs, ball, testis, nut, egg

  • The clue is 57. Get into the weeds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOE

    Possible Answer: hoe

  • The clue is 58. Bearded beast. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GNU

    Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

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Sunday, August 31, 2025

August 17, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, August 17, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (38 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

August 17, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions

August 17, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Costa ___ 5
2A 6. Wow, that's upside down! 3
3A 9. "Be for real!" 4
4A 13. Tapped in, so to speak 5
5A 14. "High" number? 4
6A 15. Modern initialism for Black dialect 4
7A 16. Cup of noodles, and others? 10
8A 18. Rebuff in Rostov 4
9A 19. Tips 4
10A 20. Shrimp egg rolls, and others? 10
11A 22. Porcine "palace" 3
12A 23. Head of une école? 4
13A 24. Some tape players 4
14A 25. Boots, water bottle, backpack, etc. 4
15A 27. Bud 5
16A 30. Paradigm movement 5
17A 32. Clean up, in a way 4
18A 33. Something to clean up 4
19A 37. Chicken and rice, and others? 7
20A 39. Coq au vin, and others? 7
21A 41. Cuba, por ejemplo 4
22A 42. Word after Bernese or Tyrolean 4
23A 44. Locale for a shopping cart 5
24A 45. Covered with bryophytes 5
25A 47. Minuscule 4
26A 48. Chuffed 4
27A 50. "What ___?" 4
28A 52. Longtime show for Robin Roberts, for short 3
29A 55. Baked rigatoni alla Norma, and others? 10
30A 58. Fly high 4
31A 59. Part of the Hollywood monogram J.E.J. 4
32A 60. Baking ingredient used multiple times in this puzzle? 10
33A 62. Watering hole, maybe 4
34A 63. Watering hole, maybe 4
35A 64. Many a retirement residence 5
36A 65. Knock 'em dead 4
37A 66. "Can I help you with something?" 3
38A 67. Department of labor? 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. Costa ___"

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: RICAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Wow, that's upside down!"

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 informal terms for a mother
  • Words that mean the same thing: momma, mummy, mammy
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. "Be for real!""

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: CMON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Tapped in, so to speak"

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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
  • Words that mean the same thing: mindful, cognisant, cognizant
  • The opposite would be: unaware, unmindful
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AWARE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. "High" number?"

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 number that is the sum of four and one
  • Words that mean the same thing: quintet, Phoebe, fivesome
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FIVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Modern initialism for Black dialect"

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 nonstandard form of american english characteristically spoken by african americans in the united states
  • Words that mean the same thing: Black English Vernacular, African American English, Black English
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AAVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Cup of noodles, and others?"

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 a large gathering of people
  • Words that mean the same thing: multitude, concourse, confluence
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CONCOURSES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Rebuff in Rostov"

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: NYET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Tips"

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 either extremity of something that has length
  • Words that mean the same thing: final stage, terminal, death
  • The opposite would be: begin, beginning
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ENDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Shrimp egg rolls, and others?"

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 the condition of being serrated
  • Words that mean the same thing: serration
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SERRATIONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Porcine "palace""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
  • Words that mean the same thing: pigpen, hordeolum, stye
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Head of une école?"

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: TETE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Some tape players"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) tv programs
  • Words that mean the same thing: videocassette recorder, VCR
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VCRS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "25. Boots, water bottle, backpack, etc."

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 toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
  • Words that mean the same thing: cogwheel, pitch, gearing
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GEAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Bud"

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

    The answer is: AMIGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Paradigm movement"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an event in which something is displaced without rotation
  • Words that mean the same thing: geological fault, shift key, shimmy
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHIFT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Clean up, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
  • Words that mean the same thing: delete, edit out, redact
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Something to clean up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a state of confusion and disorderliness
  • Words that mean the same thing: hatful, muddle, fix
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MESS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Chicken and rice, and others?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar
  • Words that mean the same thing: bus fare
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CARFARE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Coq au vin, and others?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a warning against certain acts
  • Words that mean the same thing: caution, caveat
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CAVEATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Cuba, por ejemplo"

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: ISLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Word after Bernese or Tyrolean"

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 large mountain system in south-central europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
  • Words that mean the same thing: alp, the Alps
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Locale for a shopping cart"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
  • Words that mean the same thing: gangway
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AISLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Covered with bryophytes"

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 overgrown with moss
  • Words that mean the same thing: fogyish, moss-grown, stodgy
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOSSY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Minuscule"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • Words that mean the same thing: bantam, petite, diminutive
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TINY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Chuffed"

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 any of numerous plants of the genus gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and south africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
  • Words that mean the same thing: beaming, gladiolus, gladiola
  • The opposite would be: sad
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GLAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. "What ___?""

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 that time; that moment
  • Words that mean the same thing: and then, and so, so
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: THEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Longtime show for Robin Roberts, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: GMA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Baked rigatoni alla Norma, and others?"

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 the act of waving
  • Words that mean the same thing: wave, brandish, flourish
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BRANDISHES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Fly high"

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 act of rising upward into the air
  • Words that mean the same thing: soar up, surge, soar upwards
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SOAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Part of the Hollywood monogram J.E.J."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EARL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Baking ingredient used multiple times in this puzzle?"

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 fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
  • Words that mean the same thing: abridge, expurgate, reduce
  • The opposite would be: lengthen, expand
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHORTENING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Watering hole, maybe"

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 cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
  • Words that mean the same thing: plunk, plunge, diving
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DIVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Watering hole, maybe"

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

    The answer is: POND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Many a retirement residence"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that one of the dwelling units in a condominium
  • Words that mean the same thing: condominium
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CONDO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Knock 'em dead"

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 kill intentionally and with premeditation
  • Words that mean the same thing: polish off, bump off, off
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. "Can I help you with something?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an affirmative
  • The opposite would be: no
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: YES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. Department of labor?"

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: OBGYN

    Great job if you got it right!

August 17, 2023 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Election night list 5
2D 2. Response to "Don't forget!" 5
3D 3. New Edition's debut single ("You look so sweet, you're a special treat") 9
4D 4. ( and ) 4
5D 5. Prefix with liberal 3
6D 6. Make out sloppily in the library? 7
7D 7. Not liking anymore 4
8D 8. Arizona city 4
9D 9. Question suggested by a door knock 10
10D 10. Participant in a "key to the city" ceremony 5
11D 11. Bake-offs have them 5
12D 12. Team sharing a home arena with the Liberty 4
13D 14. Sweat it 4
14D 17. App store customer 4
15D 21. Family-friendly rating 3
16D 23. "Later!" 4
17D 26. First woman in the National Baseball Hall of Fame 10
18D 28. Row for a musical group 4
19D 29. "I'll give ___ read" 3
20D 30. STEM part: Abbr. 3
21D 31. Is ill with 3
22D 32. Sargasso Sea spawners 4
23D 34. Chill 9
24D 35. Bistate metro area: Abbr. 3
25D 36. 157.5 degrees from N 3
26D 38. Dorm leaders, in brief 3
27D 40. Very self-interested 4
28D 43. Things with coils that can be dangerous 7
29D 46. "Huh!" 3
30D 47. Take a Covid precaution 4
31D 48. Something highly sought after 5
32D 49. Grub, e.g. 5
33D 51. Goat group 4
34D 53. "This Is Us" co-star Moore 5
35D 54. Its atomic number is this clue's number divided by three 5
36D 55. Inanimate objects with heads and feet 4
37D 56. Game played on the road 4
38D 57. Inanimate object with a tongue 4
39D 58. Gatekeeping sort 4
40D 61. ___ Style gel 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. Election night list"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any competition
  • Words that mean the same thing: hotfoot, slipstream, hie
  • The opposite would be: linger
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RACES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Response to "Don't forget!""

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: IWONT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. New Edition's debut single ("You look so sweet, you're a special treat")"

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: CANDYGIRL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ( and )"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
  • Words that mean the same thing: spark, discharge, electric arc
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARCS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Prefix with liberal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (used as a combining form) recent or new
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NEO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Make out sloppily in the library?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that read or interpret wrongly
  • Words that mean the same thing: misinterpret
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MISREAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Not liking anymore"

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 (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
  • Words that mean the same thing: complete, o'er, concluded
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Arizona city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MESA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Question suggested by a door knock"

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: CANICOMEIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Participant in a "key to the city" ceremony"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MAYOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bake-offs have them"

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 kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
  • Words that mean the same thing: oven
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OVENS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Team sharing a home arena with the Liberty"

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 a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
  • Words that mean the same thing: profit, network, sack
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Sweat it"

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: stew, eat away, key pattern
  • The 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 14 Down: "17. App store customer"

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: substance abuser, exploiter, 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 15 Down: "21. Family-friendly rating"

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: TVG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. "Later!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TATA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. First woman in the National Baseball Hall of Fame"

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: EFFAMANLEY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Row for a musical group"

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

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: MICS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. "I'll give ___ read""

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: ITA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. STEM part: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SCI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Is ill with"

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 (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
  • Words that mean the same thing: own, give birth, cause
  • The opposite would be: lack, refuse
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Sargasso Sea spawners"

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 fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
  • Words that mean the same thing: eel
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EELS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Chill"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that not hurried or forced
  • Words that mean the same thing: easy, cushy, soft
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EASYGOING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Bistate metro area: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: STL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. 157.5 degrees from N"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the compass point midway between south and southeast
  • Words that mean the same thing: sou'-sou'-east, south southeast
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Dorm leaders, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
  • Words that mean the same thing: radium, RA, right ascension
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Very self-interested"

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 characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  • Words that mean the same thing: bootless, conceited, swollen
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VAIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Things with coils that can be dangerous"

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 large old world boas
  • Words that mean the same thing: Python, python
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PYTHONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. "Huh!""

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 not divisible by two
  • Words that mean the same thing: funny, queer, unpaired
  • The opposite would be: even
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ODD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Take a Covid precaution"

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 trying something to find out about it
  • Words that mean the same thing: screen, exam, try out
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Something highly sought after"

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 object of any prolonged endeavor
  • Words that mean the same thing: Holy Grail, Sangraal
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GRAIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Grub, e.g."

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 immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LARVA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Goat group"

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 cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
  • Words that mean the same thing: ruck, crowd
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HERD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. "This Is Us" co-star Moore"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MANDY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Its atomic number is this clue's number divided by three"

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 a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
  • Words that mean the same thing: Ar, atomic number 18
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARGON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Inanimate objects with heads and feet"

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 piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
  • Words that mean the same thing: make love, seam, hit the sack
  • The opposite would be: get up, turn out
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Game played on the road"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ISPY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. Inanimate object with a tongue"

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 footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
  • Words that mean the same thing: brake shoe, horseshoe, skid
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Gatekeeping sort"

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 regarded as arrogant and annoying
  • Words that mean the same thing: prig, snot, snoot
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SNOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. ___ Style gel"

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: ECO

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 56 71.8%
Short Answer 10 12.8%
Sports 3 3.8%
Geography 3 3.8%
Abbreviation 2 2.6%
Movies/Film 1 1.3%
History 1 1.3%
Music 1 1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 38
Down Clues 40
Total Clues 78
Average Answer Length 4.8 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 10 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

  • Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
  • Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
  • When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
  • Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 4 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: August 31, 2025 at 10:40 AM

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