XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 08, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 08 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Main idea
Clue #2: 5. Holders of squid ink
Clue #3: 9. Quickly put (together)
Clue #4: 13. Even once
Antonyms: never
Clue #5: 14. Acerbic humor
Clue #6: 15. Witch's incantation
Antonyms: unspell
Clue #7: 16. Airport that Captain Sully departed from
Clue #8: 18. Fusilli or fettuccine
Clue #9: 19. Channel with a yellow rectangle logo, informally
Clue #10: 20. British celebrity restaurateur Gordon ___
Clue #11: 21. Animation studio behind "Scooby-Doo"
Clue #12: 24. Speaker of Arabic or Hebrew
Clue #13: 27. One of many on a self-driving car
Clue #14: 28. What colors on opposite ends of the color wheel can do
Clue #15: 29. Went fast
Antonyms: decelerate, linger
Clue #16: 30. Nine months, typically, for a human pregnancy
Clue #17: 33. "___ me anything"
Antonyms: obviate
Clue #18: 34. Crave
Clue #19: 37. By way of
Clue #20: 38. Insects whose queens are fed royal jelly
Antonyms: differ
Clue #21: 40. His and ___
Clue #22: 41. Fails to mention
Antonyms: include, attend_to
Clue #23: 43. Long looks
Clue #24: 45. Cheddar, dough, bacon or cabbage
Clue #25: 46. What a pleasure-seeker seeks
Clue #26: 49. "La Traviata" and "La Bohème"
Clue #27: 50. Capital of Canada
Clue #28: 53. Alums
Clue #29: 54. Outstanding effort ... or a feature of 16-, 21-, 34- and 46-Across?
Clue #30: 57. Windows : Microsoft :: ___ : Apple
Clue #31: 58. Place for a coin collection?
Clue #32: 59. Body part covered by a cap
Clue #33: 60. [Um, I can hear everything you're saying, you know]
Clue #34: 61. Obedience class command
Clue #35: 62. Obedience class command
Antonyms: depart, change
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Styling product
Clue #2: 2. Tennis great Lendl
Clue #3: 3. Japanese video game giant
Clue #4: 4. "To be honest ..."
Clue #5: 5. Unruffled
Clue #6: 6. Supplementary part
Clue #7: 7. Some video effects, in brief
Clue #8: 8. Blue expanse
Clue #9: 9. Generator of junk mail
Clue #10: 10. Better choice, given the options
Clue #11: 11. Place for baptisms and wedding vows
Clue #12: 12. Beach, in Spanish
Clue #13: 15. Crosses swords
Clue #14: 17. Mystery writer Christie
Clue #15: 20. No-name
Clue #16: 22. Bad-mouth
Clue #17: 23. Disagreements
Clue #18: 24. Part of the healing process
Clue #19: 25. "What ___ can I say?"
Clue #20: 26. Lets bygones be bygones
Clue #21: 29. Lip gloss quality
Clue #22: 31. Pop singer Ora
Clue #23: 32. Turn to pulp
Clue #24: 35. Rock out on stage?
Clue #25: 36. Where hens rest in henhouses
Clue #26: 39. Fame and fortune
Clue #27: 42. Spiky hairdos
Clue #28: 44. Build up
Clue #29: 45. Going both ways
Antonyms: nonreciprocal
Clue #30: 46. Set of tenets
Clue #31: 47. Celebrity who sometimes put gifts under her audience members' seats
Clue #32: 48. John who married Pocahontas
Clue #33: 51. "It ___ be long"
Clue #34: 52. Half of base x height, for a triangle
Clue #35: 54. Campfire residue
Clue #36: 55. "The Raven" poet
Clue #37: 56. Mission-critical
Antonyms: atonality
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Monday, November 25, 2024
27409 Mon Nov 25, 2024 NYT by Dena R. Witkes
Across Clues :
1. Spongy scrubber, 6. He-Man's twin sister, 11. 72, on many golf courses, 14. Harsh on the nose, 15. Capital of Vietnam, 16. "I'll take that as ___", 17. *Corporate investor, 19. Boxer's stat, for short, 20. Problem with an old sock, 21. Wows, 22. Cancels plans at the last minute, 24. Corn ___ (fall festival attraction), 26. Birthstone for a January baby, 27. *Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom, 32. Delta Center in Salt Lake City or United Center in Chicago, 33. Sch. with campuses in Boston and Worcester, 34. Implore, 35. Cleaned up after a haircut, 37. Pie ___ mode, 40. Really bothered, 42. Prepared to throw a dart, 44. *Advice to someone seeking happiness, 49. Crater Lake's state, 50. 100 centavos, 51. Harvard, to Yale, 52. Alan of "Marriage Story", 54. Dog docs, 58. Miss Piggy's pronoun, 59. Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues, 62. Ginger ___, 63. One of 10 in a decathlon, 64. Roller coasters and log flumes, 65. Went first, 66. "Tell me if this needs salt", 67. Tuck away for safekeeping
Down Clues :
1. Mascara target, 2. Seis + dos, 3. ___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court case, 4. Members of New York's Bravest, e.g., 5. Suffix with Gator or hater, 6. Brief rainstorm, 7. Fit as a fiddle, 8. Bread loaf butts, 9. ___ v. Wade, 10. Inflatable auto safety devices, 11. Green coating on a statue, 12. Piece of jewelry that might complement a toe ring, 13. Perches in a coop, 18. Foggy mental state, 23. Rainbows and parentheses, shapewise, 25. "It all makes sense now!", 26. Pesky insect, 27. Hands-on science class, 28. Fury, 29. Brewery barrel, 30. As a result of, 31. Pesky kid, 35. Stitched up, 36. "Get out of my ___!", 37. Friend, en français, 38. Paul for whom a guitar is named, 39. Content between songs on Spotify, 40. Bit of pond scum, 41. One might include a hammer, wrench and screwdriver, 42. Components of a six-pack, 43. "Big fan!", 44. Like a black-tie wedding, 45. State bird of Maryland, 46. Imposed, as a tax, 47. Make more modern, 48. Unlike a figment of the imagination, 52. Las Vegas A's, 53. Jacket fuzz, 55. Icelandic literary saga, 56. No-win/no-lose situations, 57. Girl Scout's accessory, 60. Eggs at an I.V.F. clinic, 61. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel"
Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 25, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| New York Times, Monday, November 25, 2024 |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Spongy scrubber. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LOOFA
Possible Answer : loofah, loufah_sponge, luffa, loofa
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The clue is 6. He-Man's twin sister. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SHERA
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The clue is 11. 72, on many golf courses. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PAR
Possible Answer : par, equality, equivalence, equation
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The clue is 14. Harsh on the nose. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ACRID
Possible Answer : pungent, acid, sulphurous, virulent, acerbic, caustic, vitriolic, bitter, blistering, acerb, acrid, sulfurous
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The clue is 15. Capital of Vietnam. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HANOI
Possible Answer : capital_of_Vietnam, Hanoi
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The clue is 16. "I'll take that as ___". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ANO
Possible Answer : Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Abu_Nidal_Organization, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Black_September, ANO, Fatah-RC, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades
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The clue is 17. *Corporate investor. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: SHAREHOLDER
Possible Answer : stockholder, shareholder, shareowner
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The clue is 19. Boxer's stat, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TKO
Possible Answer : TKO, technical_knockout
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The clue is 20. Problem with an old sock. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HOLE
Possible Answer : mess, hole, pickle, maw, gob, jam, golf_hole, yap, cakehole, hole_out, hollow, kettle_of_fish, trap, muddle, fix
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The clue is 21. Wows. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AWES
Possible Answer : fear, awe, veneration, reverence
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The clue is 22. Cancels plans at the last minute. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BAILS
Possible Answer : bail_bond, bond, bail
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The clue is 24. Corn ___ (fall festival attraction). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MAZE
Possible Answer : labyrinth, snarl, maze, tangle
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The clue is 26. Birthstone for a January baby. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: GARNET
Possible Answer : garnet
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The clue is 27. *Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: LIKEHERDINGCATS
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The clue is 32. Delta Center in Salt Lake City or United Center in Chicago. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ARENA
Possible Answer : field, orbit, arena, area, stadium, bowl, domain, scene_of_action, sphere, sports_stadium
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The clue is 33. Sch. with campuses in Boston and Worcester. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: UMASS
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The clue is 34. Implore. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BEG
Possible Answer : implore, tap, beg, pray, solicit
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The clue is 35. Cleaned up after a haircut. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SWEPT
Possible Answer : sweep_up, span, swing, drag, drag_in, swing_out, tangle, embroil, sail, brush, cross, swept, traverse, sweep, broom
Possible Opposite Answer : unswept
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The clue is 37. Pie ___ mode. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALA
Possible Answer : ala
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The clue is 40. Really bothered. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ATEAT
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The clue is 42. Prepared to throw a dart. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AIMED
Possible Answer : purport, get, take, purpose, direct, train, aim, aspire, shoot_for, calculate, target, drive, propose, take_aim, draw_a_bead_on, point, place
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The clue is 44. *Advice to someone seeking happiness. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)
The answer: FOLLOWYOURBLISS
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The clue is 49. Crater Lake's state. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: OREGON
Possible Answer : OR, Oregon, Beaver_State
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The clue is 50. 100 centavos. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PESO
Possible Answer : Guinea-Bissau_peso, Cuban_peso, Colombian_peso, Chilean_peso, Philippine_peso, Mexican_peso, peso, Uruguayan_peso, Dominican_peso
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The clue is 51. Harvard, to Yale. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RIVAL
Possible Answer : challenger, contender, rival, competition, touch, match, equal, competitor
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The clue is 52. Alan of "Marriage Story". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALDA
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The clue is 54. Dog docs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: VETS
Possible Answer : ex-serviceman, veterinarian, veteran, veterinary_surgeon, vet, veterinary
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The clue is 58. Miss Piggy's pronoun. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MOI
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The clue is 59. Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: SOCIALMEDIA
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The clue is 62. Ginger ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALE
Possible Answer : ale
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The clue is 63. One of 10 in a decathlon. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EVENT
Possible Answer : result, effect, outcome, case, upshot, event, consequence, issue
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The clue is 64. Roller coasters and log flumes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RIDES
Possible Answer : hinge_upon, bait, turn_on, depend_on, taunt, mount, cod, rag, ride, tantalise, hinge_on, drive, razz, depend_upon, disembarrass, twit, tease, free, rally, devolve_on, sit, rid, tantalize
Possible Opposite Answer : walk
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The clue is 65. Went first. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LED
Possible Answer : run, lead, moderate, guide, result, contribute, direct, leave, LED, precede, top, head, extend, light-emitting_diode, go, conduct, take, conduce, pass, chair
Possible Opposite Answer : follow
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The clue is 66. "Tell me if this needs salt". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TASTE
Possible Answer : tasting, preference, penchant, appreciation, gustation, sense_of_taste, taste, gustatory_modality, mouthful, sample, try_out, discernment, savor, predilection, smack, gustatory_perception, taste_perception, taste_sensation, gustatory_sensation, savour, try, perceptiveness
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The clue is 67. Tuck away for safekeeping. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STASH
Possible Answer : hoard, lay_away, stash, cache, hive_up, squirrel_away
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Mascara target. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LASH
Possible Answer: thong, trounce, eyelash, strap, flog, lather, cilium, whiplash, slash, lash, whip, welt
Possible Opposite Answer : unlash
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The clue is 2. Seis + dos. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OCHO
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The clue is 3. ___ arguments, section of a Supreme Court case. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ORAL
Possible Answer: viva_voce, oral_exam, oral, unwritten, oral_examination, viva
Possible Opposite Answer : anal, aboral
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The clue is 4. Members of New York's Bravest, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: FIREMEN
Possible Answer: fire_fighter, relief_pitcher, fire-eater, firefighter, stoker, reliever, fireman
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The clue is 5. Suffix with Gator or hater. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ADE
Possible Answer: ade, fruit_drink
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The clue is 6. Brief rainstorm. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SHOWER
Possible Answer: exhibitioner, shower, shower_down, cascade, rain_shower, exhibitor, shower_bath, lavish
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The clue is 7. Fit as a fiddle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HALE
Possible Answer: coerce, George_Ellery_Hale, Nathan_Hale, Edward_Everett_Hale, haul, drag, Hale, whole, cart, pressure, squeeze, force, hale
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The clue is 8. Bread loaf butts. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ENDS
Possible Answer: remnant, stop, finish, ending, final_stage, goal, terminate, cease, end, last, destruction, remainder, closing, oddment, close, death, conclusion, terminal
Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning
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The clue is 9. ___ 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
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The clue is 10. Inflatable auto safety devices. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: AIRBAGS
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The clue is 11. Green coating on a statue. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: PATINA
Possible Answer: patina
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The clue is 12. Piece of jewelry that might complement a toe ring. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ANKLET
Possible Answer: bobbysocks, anklet, bobbysock, anklets, ankle_bracelet
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The clue is 13. Perches in a coop. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ROOSTS
Possible Answer: roost, perch, rest
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The clue is 18. Foggy mental state. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HAZE
Possible Answer: fog, daze, haze
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The clue is 23. Rainbows and parentheses, shapewise. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARCS
Possible Answer: curve, electric_arc, electric_discharge, arch, discharge, arc, spark, bow
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The clue is 25. "It all makes sense now!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AHA
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The clue is 26. Pesky insect. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GNAT
Possible Answer: gnat
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The clue is 27. Hands-on science class. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LAB
Possible Answer: science_laboratory, research_lab, science_lab, research_laboratory, laboratory, lab
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The clue is 28. Fury. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IRE
Possible Answer: ira, anger, choler, ire, wrath
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The clue is 29. Brewery barrel. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KEG
Possible Answer: kegful, keg
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The clue is 30. As a result of. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: DUETO
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The clue is 31. Pesky kid. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IMP
Possible Answer: brownie, hob, scamp, pixie, scallywag, rapscallion, scalawag, pixy, gremlin, imp, elf, rascal, monkey
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The clue is 35. Stitched up. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEWN
Possible Answer: tailor-make, sewn, stitch, stitched, tailor, sewed, run_up, sew, sew_together
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The clue is 36. "Get out of my ___!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WAY
Possible Answer: direction, right_smart, room, elbow_room, mode, style, fashion, path, manner, means, agency, way_of_life, way
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The clue is 37. Friend, en français. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AMI
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The clue is 38. Paul for whom a guitar is named. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LES
Possible Answer: lupus_erythematosus, LE
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The clue is 39. Content between songs on Spotify. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ADS
Possible Answer: advertising, advertizing, advert, advertisement, advertizement, ad
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The clue is 40. Bit of pond scum. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALGA
Possible Answer: algae, alga
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The clue is 41. One might include a hammer, wrench and screwdriver. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: TOOLSET
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The clue is 42. Components of a six-pack. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ABS
Possible Answer: abdominal, group_AB, Av, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, Ab, ab, type_AB, BA, Bachelor_of_Arts, Artium_Baccalaurens, ABS, AB, abdominal_muscle
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The clue is 43. "Big fan!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ILOVEIT
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The clue is 44. Like a black-tie wedding. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: FORMAL
Possible Answer: formal, conventional, stately, dinner_dress, evening_gown, schematic, dinner_gown, ball, courtly
Possible Opposite Answer : informal
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The clue is 45. State bird of Maryland. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ORIOLE
Possible Answer: Old_World_oriole, American_oriole, New_World_oriole, oriole
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The clue is 46. Imposed, as a tax. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LEVIED
Possible Answer: raise, impose, recruit, levy
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The clue is 47. Make more modern. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: UPDATE
Possible Answer: update
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The clue is 48. Unlike a figment of the imagination. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: REAL
Possible Answer: literal, rattling, tangible, veridical, substantial, really, actual, real_number, very, real, genuine, existent, material
Possible Opposite Answer : insubstantial, unreal, nominal
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The clue is 52. Las Vegas A's. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ACES
Possible Answer: virtuoso, Allied_Command_Europe, whizz, ace, hotshot, sensation, whiz, adept, nail, superstar, wiz, star, I, sweep_through, ACE, breeze_through, single, champion, 1, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, maven, sail_through, mavin, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, unity, wizard, one, genius, pass_with_flying_colors
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The clue is 53. Jacket fuzz. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LINT
Possible Answer: lint
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The clue is 55. Icelandic literary saga. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EDDA
Possible Answer: dasheen, edda, taro_root, cocoyam, taro, Edda
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The clue is 56. No-win/no-lose situations. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TIES
Possible Answer: tie-up, sleeper, affiliation, marry, link_up, splice, connect, link, wed, draw, railroad_tie, necktie, crosstie, tie, bind, tie-in, bond, tie_beam, linkup, standoff, association, attach
Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect
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The clue is 57. Girl Scout's accessory. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SASH
Possible Answer: waistcloth, waistband, cincture, sash, window_sash, girdle
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The clue is 60. Eggs at an I.V.F. clinic. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OVA
Possible Answer: egg_cell, ovum
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The clue is 61. "The Marvelous ___ Maisel". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MRS
Possible Answer: Mrs, Mr, Mr., Mister, Mrs.
Friday, September 5, 2025
December 09, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (36 clues)
- Down Clues (36 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Friday, December 09, 2022
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.4 letters
Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword December 09, 2022
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Something faithfully rolled out | 9 |
| 2A | 10. Take in | 5 |
| 3A | 15. Huge pop star? | 9 |
| 4A | 16. Natural rubber | 5 |
| 5A | 17. "Just can't keep quiet on this one …" | 9 |
| 6A | 18. Bone also called the incus | 5 |
| 7A | 19. "We ___ the loudest when we ___ to ourselves": Eric Hoffer | 3 |
| 8A | 20. Doesn't move | 9 |
| 9A | 22. "Odi et ___" (start of an old Latin poem) | 3 |
| 10A | 24. Internal regulation | 5 |
| 11A | 25. Sets | 4 |
| 12A | 26. Bird that can recognize itself in a mirror | 6 |
| 13A | 29. Alma mater for Henry Louis Gates Jr. | 4 |
| 14A | 31. Monopolizing, in a way | 8 |
| 15A | 34. Root | 6 |
| 16A | 38. Dazed | 9 |
| 17A | 40. Fruit in some agua fresca | 5 |
| 18A | 41. Keeping quiet at the right time, say | 4 |
| 19A | 42. Hit 2022 film … or a possible response to whether you've seen it | 4 |
| 20A | 43. Decided | 5 |
| 21A | 44. Kind of engr. | 3 |
| 22A | 46. Options in some eye shadow palettes | 5 |
| 23A | 48. What's past due? | 3 |
| 24A | 49. Tool in a mixologist's set | 6 |
| 25A | 52. "Knowing is half the battle" spot, in brief | 3 |
| 26A | 53. Online forum V.I.P.s | 4 |
| 27A | 54. One may have a name in Italian, German and French | 3 |
| 28A | 55. Settles for the night | 6 |
| 29A | 57. Ticked off | 4 |
| 30A | 58. Excited shout after a thrill ride | 15 |
| 31A | 61. Mes del DÃa de los Reyes Magos | 5 |
| 32A | 62. Sacred symbol | 5 |
| 33A | 63. Move-y trailers? | 3 |
| 34A | 64. Home inspection concern | 5 |
| 35A | 65. "Il Trovatore," for one | 5 |
| 36A | 66. Stand for a shot | 3 |
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. Something faithfully rolled out"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PRAYERMAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "10. Take in"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- Words that mean the same thing: take on, let in, accept
- The opposite would be: exclude, reject
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADMIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "15. Huge pop star?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUPERNOVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "16. Natural rubber"
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 dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
- Words that mean the same thing: loofah, loufah sponge, luffa
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOOFA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "17. "Just can't keep quiet on this one …""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IGOTTASAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "18. Bone also called the incus"
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 heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
- Words that mean the same thing: incus
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANVIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "19. "We ___ the loudest when we ___ to ourselves": Eric Hoffer"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- Words that mean the same thing: Trygve Lie, prevarication, dwell
- The opposite would be: arise, stand
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "20. Doesn't move"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SITSSTILL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "22. "Odi et ___" (start of an old Latin poem)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "24. Internal regulation"
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 rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BYLAW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "25. Sets"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
- Words that mean the same thing: gelatin, gel, colloidal gel
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GELS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "26. Bird that can recognize itself in a mirror"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
- Words that mean the same thing: pack rat, prater, babbler
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAGPIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "29. Alma mater for Henry Louis Gates Jr."
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 university in connecticut
- Words that mean the same thing: Elihu Yale, Yale University
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YALE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "31. Monopolizing, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUYINGUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "34. Root"
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 lower side of anything
- Words that mean the same thing: tail, tush, fathom
- The opposite would be: side, top
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOTTOM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "38. Dazed"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INASTUPOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "40. Fruit in some agua fresca"
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 small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
- Words that mean the same thing: yellow cattley guava, guava bush, Psidium guajava
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GUAVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "41. Keeping quiet at the right time, say"
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 consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
- Words that mean the same thing: tactfulness
- The opposite would be: tactlessness
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TACT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "42. Hit 2022 film … or a possible response to whether you've seen it"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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!
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The answer is: NOPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "43. Decided"
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 select as an alternative over another
- Words that mean the same thing: opt, prefer, choose
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPTED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "44. Kind of engr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CIV
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "46. Options in some eye shadow palettes"
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 painting of a naked human figure
- Words that mean the same thing: nude person, nude statue, nude painting
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NUDES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "48. What's past due?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "49. Tool in a mixologist's set"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
- Words that mean the same thing: stripper, ecdysiast, exotic dancer
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEELER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "52. "Knowing is half the battle" spot, 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 a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; psa is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of psa in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
- Words that mean the same thing: prostate specific antigen
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "53. Online forum V.I.P.s"
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 youth subculture that began in london in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters
- Words that mean the same thing: mod
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MODS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "54. One may have a name in Italian, German and French"
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 any high mountain
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "55. Settles for the night"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
- Words that mean the same thing: perch, rest, roost
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROOSTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "57. Ticked off"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an open skin infection
- Words that mean the same thing: sensitive, huffy, tender
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "58. Excited shout after a thrill ride"
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!
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The answer is: LETSDOTHATAGAIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. Mes del DÃa de los Reyes Magos"
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!
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The answer is: ENERO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "62. Sacred symbol"
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 clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOTEM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "63. Move-y trailers?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities
- Words that mean the same thing: recreational vehicle, R.V., RV
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RVS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "64. Home inspection concern"
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 radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
- Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 86, Rn
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RADON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "65. "Il Trovatore," for one"
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 drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
- Words that mean the same thing: opera house
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPERA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "66. Stand for a shot"
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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
- Words that mean the same thing: tee up, golf tee, football tee
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEE
Great job if you got it right!
December 09, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Abbr. at a pump | 3 |
| 2D | 2. Runner, e.g. | 3 |
| 3D | 3. Statement in a closing argument? | 15 |
| 4D | 4. Monster called Miche in Tibetan | 4 |
| 5D | 5. Mononymous artist who designed dresses at age 6 | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Bio class subject | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Like some stream banks | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Benefit | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Nickname for singer Swift | 6 |
| 10D | 10. "Sad to say" | 4 |
| 11D | 11. "Stay put, I can take care of this myself" | 9 |
| 12D | 12. Flick | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Lawyer/voting rights activist Sherrilyn | 5 |
| 14D | 14. Some Starbucks orders | 5 |
| 15D | 21. Makeup corrector | 4 |
| 16D | 22. Limits | 5 |
| 17D | 23. Hawaiian mountain | 5 |
| 18D | 24. Started | 5 |
| 19D | 27. Part of a flower's gynoecium | 6 |
| 20D | 28. Bank earnings: Abbr. | 3 |
| 21D | 30. Greek for "word" | 5 |
| 22D | 32. Knowing all about | 4 |
| 23D | 33. Store for a short time | 9 |
| 24D | 35. Wall décor in some parlors | 9 |
| 25D | 36. High gear | 9 |
| 26D | 37. Clicked | 9 |
| 27D | 39. It's right on a map | 8 |
| 28D | 45. Tony-winning actress Gwen | 6 |
| 29D | 47. ___ Island | 6 |
| 30D | 49. More fair | 5 |
| 31D | 50. Italian author Ferrante, who wrote the "Neapolitan Novels" | 5 |
| 32D | 51. Li'l joey, for one | 3 |
| 33D | 53. Umami flavor enhancement | 3 |
| 34D | 56. Palindromic name | 4 |
| 35D | 59. Cheap ticket spec | 3 |
| 36D | 60. Physicians' grp. | 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. Abbr. at a pump"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a unit of pressure
- Words that mean the same thing: pounds per square inch
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PSI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Runner, e.g."
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 floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
- Words that mean the same thing: carpet, carpeting
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Statement in a closing argument?"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APOLOGYACCEPTED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Monster called Miche in Tibetan"
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 hairy humanoid creature said to live in the himalayas
- Words that mean the same thing: abominable snowman
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YETI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Mononymous artist who designed dresses at age 6"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Bio class subject"
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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
- Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Like some stream banks"
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: stodgy, fogyish, stick-in-the-mud
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOSSY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Benefit"
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 means of serving
- Words that mean the same thing: help, service
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AVAIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Nickname for singer Swift"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAYTAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. "Sad to say""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- Words that mean the same thing: unfortunately, ala, unluckily
- The opposite would be: fortunately, luckily
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ALAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. "Stay put, I can take care of this myself""
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DONTGETUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Flick"
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 form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- Words that mean the same thing: moving-picture show, pic, flick
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOVIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Lawyer/voting rights activist Sherrilyn"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IFILL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "14. Some Starbucks orders"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a garment size for a tall person
- Words that mean the same thing: tall
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TALLS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Makeup corrector"
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 implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
- Words that mean the same thing: dab, mop, swob
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SWAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. Limits"
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 an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- Words that mean the same thing: range, compass, scope
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMBIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "23. Hawaiian mountain"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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!
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The answer is: MAUNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "24. Started"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- Words that mean the same thing: begin, commence, set out
- The opposite would be: end
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEGUN
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Clue 19 Down: "27. Part of a flower's gynoecium"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PISTIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "28. Bank earnings: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: INT
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Clue 21 Down: "30. Greek for "word""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the divine word of god; the second person in the trinity (incarnate in jesus)
- Words that mean the same thing: logotype, Son, logo
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LOGOS
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Clue 22 Down: "32. Knowing all about"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: UPON
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Store for a short time"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: POPUPSHOP
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Wall décor in some parlors"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: TATTOOART
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Clue 25 Down: "36. High gear"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration
- Words that mean the same thing: overuse
- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: OVERDRIVE
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Clue 26 Down: "37. Clicked"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: MADESENSE
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Clue 27 Down: "39. It's right on a map"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: REDSTATE
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Clue 28 Down: "45. Tony-winning actress Gwen"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: VERDON
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Clue 29 Down: "47. ___ Island"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a christian celebration of the resurrection of christ; celebrated on the sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
- Words that mean the same thing: east wind, easterly
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: EASTER
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Clue 30 Down: "49. More fair"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that very light colored; highly diluted with white
- Words that mean the same thing: pallid, sick, pale
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PALER
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Clue 31 Down: "50. Italian author Ferrante, who wrote the "Neapolitan Novels""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ELENA
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Li'l joey, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ROO
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Clue 33 Down: "53. Umami flavor enhancement"
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 white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in chinese cooking
- Words that mean the same thing: monosodium glutamate
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: MSG
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Clue 34 Down: "56. Palindromic name"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OTTO
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Clue 35 Down: "59. Cheap ticket spec"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: SRO
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Clue 36 Down: "60. Physicians' grp."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AMA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 47 | 65.3% |
| Short Answer | 13 | 18.1% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 7 | 9.7% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.8% |
| Geography | 2 | 2.8% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 36 |
| Down Clues | 36 |
| Total Clues | 72 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.4 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!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: September 05, 2025 at 04:44 PM