Monday September 30, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers | Complete guide and Solutions

Across Clues :

1. Wheel's place on a ship, 5. It beats a high card but nothing else, 9. Activist Parks, 13. Elder Obama daughter, 14. New York Times opinion writer Klein, 15. The "Iliad," for one, 16. Sentence that often appears in the first paragraph of an essay, 19. Mover's vehicle, 20. Shoe brand named for a Greek goddess, 21. Loses on purpose, as an N.B.A. team, 22. Quick confirmation of feasibility, 26. Jokes around, 27. Massachusetts college town, 31. Overused and uncreative, 33. Part of the hand, 35. Kinda, 36. Carry (around), 37. Dose for an LSD trip, 40. Jerry's foe in old cartoons, 41. Fastidious to a fault, 43. "Sadly …", 44. Old enough, 46. Classic ice cream order, 48. Doughnut shapes, 49. Football player in upstate New York, 53. Animal in "Happy hump day!" memes, 56. iPhone assistant, 57. Not worth a ___, 59. Cry from someone seeking revenge … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 22-, 37- and 49-Across, 63. Poker buy-in, 64. A panda's is 99% bamboo, 65. Remote-controlled flier, 66. Must have, 67. The "A" of M.F.A., 68. Little drinks

Down Clues :

1. Laughing sounds, 2. Supreme Court justice appointed by Barack Obama, 3. Fleur-de-___, 4. Key point, 5. Irksome, 6. Empire whose capital city was Tenochtitlán, 7. NPR host Glass, 8. Tattle (on), 9. 2023's "Fatal Attraction" and "The Little Mermaid", 10. Word before ended, handed or minded, 11. Drop in the ocean?, 12. Laws passed by Congress, 13. Cable channel that first showed "Beavis and Butt-head", 17. Plops oneself down, 18. ___ A Sketch (classic toy), 23. Zilch, 24. Ceases, 25. Actress Watson, 28. Mom-and-pop store, e.g., 29. Pollution that can change the colors of a sunset, 30. Stat of interest to a competitive crossword solver, 31. Balkan native, 32. Yellowfin or bluefin, 33. Rice dish, 34. Early computer scientist Lovelace, 38. Baby cow, 39. Loud and unhappy sports fans, in slang, 42. Defamed in print, 45. Sat. preceder, 47. Temporarily calm period, 48. Spanish bull, 50. Thus far, 51. Pumps iron at the gym, 52. Some cuts of pork, 53. The "C" of a printer's CMYK, 54. Top-notch, 55. Button to press when stepping away from a Zoom meeting, 58. Employ, 60. Kissing on the street, e.g., for short, 61. It's almost 80% nitrogen, 62. Quadri- minus one

Monday  September 30, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers 

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 30, 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. Wheel's place on a ship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELM

  Possible Answer : helm




• The clue is 5. It beats a high card but nothing else. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAIR

  Possible Answer : match, couple, duad, yoke, dyad, brace, distich, pair_off, twosome, geminate, mate, duo, twain, twin, copulate, couplet, partner_off, duet, span, pair




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

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

  The answer: ROSA

  Possible Answer : Rosa, genus_Rosa




• The clue is 13. Elder Obama daughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALIA




• The clue is 14. New York Times opinion writer Klein. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EZRA

  Possible Answer : Ezra, Book_of_Ezra




• The clue is 15. The "Iliad," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPIC

  Possible Answer : larger-than-life, epic_poem, epos, heroic, heroic_poem, epic, epical




• The clue is 16. Sentence that often appears in the first paragraph of an essay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THESISSTATEMENT




• The clue is 19. Mover's vehicle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAN

  Possible Answer : van, vanguard, avant-garde, caravan, new_wave




• The clue is 20. Shoe brand named for a Greek goddess. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIKE

  Possible Answer : Nike




• The clue is 21. Loses on purpose, as an N.B.A. team. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANKS

  Possible Answer : armoured_combat_vehicle, cooler, tank_car, storage_tank, tank, armored_combat_vehicle, tankful, army_tank




• The clue is 22. Quick confirmation of feasibility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANITYCHECK




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

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

  The answer: KIDS

  Possible Answer : banter, tiddler, tyke, youngster, Thomas_Kyd, child, tike, shaver, Kid, chaff, nestling, kid, Kyd, small_fry, fry, nipper, kidskin, Thomas_Kid, minor, pull_the_leg_of, jolly, josh

  Possible Opposite Answer : parent




• The clue is 27. Massachusetts college town. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMHERST




• The clue is 31. Overused and uncreative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STALE

  Possible Answer : dusty, cold, stale, moth-eaten

  Possible Opposite Answer : fresh




• The clue is 33. Part of the hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALM

  Possible Answer : thenar, ribbon, decoration, palm, medal, medallion, handle, laurel_wreath, palm_tree




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

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

  The answer: SEMI

  Possible Answer : semitrailer, rig, semi, articulated_lorry, trailer_truck, trucking_rig, semifinal, tractor_trailer




• The clue is 36. Carry (around). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUG

  Possible Answer : lugsail, tote, block, Lug, Lugh, choke_up, lug, lugworm, tug, stuff, lobworm

  Possible Opposite Answer : unstuff




• The clue is 37. Dose for an LSD trip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACIDTAB




• The clue is 40. Jerry's foe in old cartoons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

  Possible Answer : tomcat, Tom, gobbler, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, tom, turkey_cock




• The clue is 41. Fastidious to a fault. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANAL

  Possible Answer : anal_retentive, anal

  Possible Opposite Answer : oral




• The clue is 43. "Sadly …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAS

  Possible Answer : unfortunately, unluckily, alas, regrettably, ala

  Possible Opposite Answer : luckily, fortunately




• The clue is 44. Old enough. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFAGE




• The clue is 46. Classic ice cream order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VANILLA

  Possible Answer : vanilla, vanilla_extract




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

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

  The answer: TORI

  Possible Answer : toroid, torus, tore




• The clue is 49. Football player in upstate New York. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUFFALOBILL




• The clue is 53. Animal in "Happy hump day!" memes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMEL

  Possible Answer : camel




• The clue is 56. iPhone assistant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRI




• The clue is 57. Not worth a ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOU

  Possible Answer : sou




• The clue is 59. Cry from someone seeking revenge … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 22-, 37- and 49-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOULLPAYFORTHIS




• The clue is 63. Poker buy-in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTE

  Possible Answer : ante




• The clue is 64. A panda's is 99% bamboo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIET

  Possible Answer : dieting, diet




• The clue is 65. Remote-controlled flier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRONE

  Possible Answer : laggard, drone, radio-controlled_aircraft, pilotless_aircraft, drone_pipe, trailer, droning, lagger, bourdon, drone_on, dawdler, poke, monotone




• The clue is 66. Must have. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEED

  Possible Answer : ask, motive, indigence, postulate, pauperism, need, motivation, necessitate, call_for, take, involve, demand, require, penury, want, pauperization

  Possible Opposite Answer : obviate




• The clue is 67. The "A" of M.F.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : artistic_creation, graphics, liberal_arts, artistry, arts, artwork, fine_art, prowess, artistic_production, art, humanities, humanistic_discipline, nontextual_matter




• The clue is 68. Little drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIPS

  Possible Answer : sip

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: HAHAS

• The clue is 2. Supreme Court justice appointed by Barack Obama. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELENAKAGAN

• The clue is 3. Fleur-de-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIS

  Possible Answer: lithium, Li, atomic_number_3, li

• The clue is 4. Key point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAINIDEA

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

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

  The answer: PESKY

  Possible Answer: irritating, pesky, pestiferous, plaguey, vexing, nettlesome, annoying, vexatious, plaguy, galling, bothersome, pestering, teasing

• The clue is 6. Empire whose capital city was Tenochtitlán. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZTEC

  Possible Answer: Aztec

• The clue is 7. NPR host Glass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRA

  Possible Answer: anger, ire, wrath, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, Irish_Republican_Army, Provisional_IRA, individual_retirement_account, IRA, Provos, ira

• The clue is 8. Tattle (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAT

  Possible Answer: informer, rat, lowlife, scab, scum_bag, stinkpot, crumb, dirty_dog, betray, git, skunk, stag, fink, stinker, squealer, blackleg, denounce, rotter, strikebreaker, shit, give_away, bum, shop, blabber, betrayer, tell_on, grass, so-and-so, puke, snitch

• The clue is 9. 2023's "Fatal Attraction" and "The Little Mermaid". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REMAKES

  Possible Answer: make_over, refashion, remaking, redo, remake

• The clue is 10. Word before ended, handed or minded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPEN

  Possible Answer: subject, unresolved, afford, open, undecided, undefendable, opened, clear, loose, open_air, undefended, candid, unfold, exposed, spread, out-of-doors, undetermined, overt, capable, surface, give, spread_out, receptive, unfastened, assailable, open_up, outdoors, heart-to-heart

  Possible Opposite Answer : fold, shut, close, unreceptive, covert, closed

• The clue is 11. Drop in the ocean?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINK

  Possible Answer: pass, lapse, subside, cesspit, dip, sinkhole, slump, settle, drop_down, drop, sink, slide_down, go_down, cesspool, bury, fall_off, go_under, sump, swallow_hole

  Possible Opposite Answer : float, source

• The clue is 12. Laws passed by Congress. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTS

  Possible Answer: playact, do, human_activity, Acts, number, deed, act_as, Acts_of_the_Apostles, enactment, pretend, work, roleplay, behave, human_action, routine, move, act, turn, play, bit, represent, dissemble

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain

• The clue is 13. Cable channel that first showed "Beavis and Butt-head". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MTV

• The clue is 17. Plops oneself down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITS

  Possible Answer: model, posture, ride, pose, seat, sit, sit_down, sit_around, baby-sit

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

• The clue is 18. ___ A Sketch (classic toy). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCH

  Possible Answer: engrave, etch

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

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

  The answer: NIL

  Possible Answer: zilch, zero, null, nothing, cypher, cipher, zip, naught, zippo, nil, nix, aught, goose_egg, nada

• The clue is 24. Ceases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALTS

  Possible Answer: stop, stanch, check, block, stay, kibosh, stem, hold, arrest, staunch, freeze, halt, hitch, stoppage

  Possible Opposite Answer : start

• The clue is 25. Actress Watson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMMA

• The clue is 28. Mom-and-pop store, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETAILSHOP

• The clue is 29. Pollution that can change the colors of a sunset. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOG

  Possible Answer: smogginess, smog

• The clue is 30. Stat of interest to a competitive crossword solver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIME

  Possible Answer: clip, meter, prison_term, clock_time, metre, sentence, clock, time, fourth_dimension

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

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

  The answer: SLAV

  Possible Answer: Slav

• The clue is 32. Yellowfin or bluefin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

  Possible Answer: Anguilla_sucklandii, Opuntia_tuna, tuna, tunny, tuna_fish

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

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

  The answer: PILAF

  Possible Answer: pilaw, pilau, pilaff, pilaf

• The clue is 34. Early computer scientist Lovelace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADA

  Possible Answer: adenosine_deaminase, ADA

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

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

  The answer: CALF

  Possible Answer: sura, calfskin, calf

• The clue is 39. Loud and unhappy sports fans, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOOBIRDS

• The clue is 42. Defamed in print. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIBELED

  Possible Answer: libel

• The clue is 45. Sat. preceder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRI

  Possible Answer: Fri, Friday

• The clue is 47. Temporarily calm period. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate

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

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

  The answer: TORO

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

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

  The answer: ASYET

• The clue is 51. Pumps iron at the gym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIFTS

  Possible Answer: rustle, heave, filch, raise, facelift, elevation, elevator, arise, pilfer, sneak, repeal, face-lift, hook, come_up, rhytidectomy, annul, hoist, overturn, pinch, face_lifting, move_up, aerodynamic_lift, revoke, cosmetic_surgery, elevate, raising, bring_up, rescind, vacate, countermand, reverse, ski_tow, uprise, rear, plagiarize, swipe, go_up, rhytidoplasty, ski_lift, cabbage, nobble, nip_and_tuck, wind, plagiarise, lift, purloin, snarf, abstract, get_up, airlift, face_lift, rise

  Possible Opposite Answer : fall, lower

• The clue is 52. Some cuts of pork. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOINS

  Possible Answer: pubic_region, loins, lumbus, pubes, loin

• The clue is 53. The "C" of a printer's CMYK. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CYAN

  Possible Answer: bluish_green, cyan, teal, blue-green

• The clue is 54. Top-notch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AONE

• The clue is 55. Button to press when stepping away from a Zoom meeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUTE

  Possible Answer: dull, tone_down, silent, dampen, deaf-mute, tongueless, wordless, unspoken, muffle, damp, deaf-and-dumb_person, mute, dumb

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

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

  The answer: USE

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

• The clue is 60. Kissing on the street, e.g., for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDA

  Possible Answer: organizer, PDA, personal_organizer, organiser, personal_organiser, personal_digital_assistant

• The clue is 61. It's almost 80% nitrogen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer: aura, breeze, airwave, vent, zephyr, publicize, strain, broadcast, air, ventilate, aerate, transmit, publicise, bare, aviation, melodic_phrase, beam, air_travel, line, send, melody, gentle_wind, tune, atmosphere, air_out, melodic_line

• The clue is 62. Quadri- minus one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

27458 Tue Jan 14, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 14, 2025

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

27458 Tue Jan 14, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ruling from a tennis line judge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSIN




• The clue is 6. Spelled-out chant at the World Cup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer : America, US_Army, US, U._S._Army, USA, U.S.A., U.S., Army, United_States, United_States_of_America, the_States, United_States_Army




• The clue is 9. Home for Shrek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAMP

  Possible Answer : drench, flood, swamp, deluge, inundate, swampland




• The clue is 14. For the first time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWLY

  Possible Answer : new, fresh, newly, freshly




• The clue is 15. ___ Beta Kappa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHI

  Possible Answer : phi




• The clue is 16. Signature Caitlin Clark shot, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THREE

  Possible Answer : tierce, triad, tercet, ternary, III, trine, iii, triplet, trio, threesome, ternion, deuce-ace, trinity, leash, trey, 3, troika, three, terzetto




• The clue is 17. One in charge of a sting operation?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEKEEPER

  Possible Answer : beekeeper, apiculturist, apiarist




• The clue is 19. Vessel in a slip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YACHT

  Possible Answer : yacht, racing_yacht




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

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

  The answer: ONES

  Possible Answer : ace, I, one, 1, single, unity




• The clue is 21. It locks locks into place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer : mousse, colloidal_gel, gelatin, gel




• The clue is 22. Lead-in to rock or weekly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : ALT, EL, elevation, altitude




• The clue is 23. Like a birthday candle prior to your making a wish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIT

  Possible Answer : well-lighted, lit, get_down, perch, illuminate, light, illume, unhorse, get_off, light_up, lighted, fall, illumine, illuminated, fire_up, alight, literature, ignite, dismount

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlighted, extinguish




• The clue is 24. Absolute champion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORLDBEATER




• The clue is 29. Head off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEPART

  Possible Answer : sidetrack, take_leave, set_forth, take_off, go_away, digress, deviate, set_out, start, pull_up_stakes, go, depart, part, vary, quit, start_out, straggle, diverge, leave, set_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : conform, stay, come




• The clue is 31. Make good as new. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTORE

  Possible Answer : restore, bushel, restitute, rejuvenate, mend, reestablish, doctor, furbish_up, reinstate, touch_on, repair, fix, reconstruct, regenerate

  Possible Opposite Answer : break




• The clue is 32. Cheer after a gooooooal!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE




• The clue is 33. Poorly behaved child. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAT

  Possible Answer : holy_terror, little_terror, bratwurst, brat, terror




• The clue is 35. Parks who sparked a bus boycott. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSA

  Possible Answer : Rosa, genus_Rosa




• The clue is 36. Publicity hound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTENTIONSEEKER




• The clue is 40. News of an alien landing, probably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOAX

  Possible Answer : humbug, put-on, play_a_joke_on, dupery, fraudulence, fraud, pull_someone's_leg, hoax




• The clue is 41. "Milk's favorite cookie" brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREO

  Possible Answer : oreo_cookie, oreo




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

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

  The answer: MAA




• The clue is 43. Challenge for a person drawing lots?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTTEST




• The clue is 45. Piece of equipment seen at the Paralympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITSKI




• The clue is 48. Person often flirting with disaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORMCHASER




• The clue is 51. Response in the game of Battleship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIT

  Possible Answer : strike, come_to, dispatch, tally, impinge_on, reach, polish_off, off, shoot, bump_off, gain, run_into, smash, murder, remove, collision, score, smasher, stumble, collide_with, slay, pip, hit, arrive_at, make, hitting, attain, rack_up, bang, striking

  Possible Opposite Answer : miss




• The clue is 52. Org. that helped phase out CFCs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer : Environmental_Protection_Agency, EPA




• The clue is 53. Jost's "S.N.L." Weekend Update co-host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHE




• The clue is 54. Hardy and Petty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMS

  Possible Answer : tomcat, Tom, tom, Uncle_Tom, tom_turkey, gobbler, turkey_cock




• The clue is 55. Friend of Flower and Thumper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMBI




• The clue is 58. Game that ends when the snitch is caught … and whose positions end 17-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUIDDITCH




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

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

  The answer: FLIER

  Possible Answer : broadsheet, aviator, handbill, aeronaut, flyer, bill, broadside, flier, airman, throwaway, circular




• The clue is 61. Chilly remark?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRR




• The clue is 62. Home of the Craters of the Moon National Monument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer : Gem_State, Idaho, ID




• The clue is 63. Bit of snow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAKE

  Possible Answer : bit, flake, eccentric, geek, peel, oddball, chip, snowflake, eccentric_person, peel_off, fleck, scrap, flake_off




• The clue is 64. Posed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAT

  Possible Answer : posture, baby-sit, Saturday, sit_around, model, Sabbatum, sit, ride, pose, Sat, sit_down, seat

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




• The clue is 65. Question after a joke bombs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETIT

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Emphasized, textwise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INBOLD

• The clue is 2. Like the yellow polka dot bikini, in a 1960 #1 novelty song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENIE

• The clue is 3. Popular Thanksgiving item. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEETPOTATO

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

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

  The answer: ILKS

  Possible Answer: ilk, like

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

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

  The answer: NYE

• The clue is 6. Word before deck or hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPPER

  Possible Answer: upper, speed, upper_berth, amphetamine, pep_pill

• The clue is 7. Prominent part of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHELL

  Possible Answer: cuticle, shell, beat_out, beat, casing, trounce, racing_shell, shield, case, plate, eggshell, vanquish, carapace, husk, crush, scale, blast

• The clue is 8. The "A" of A/C. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer: melodic_phrase, atmosphere, tune, bare, aura, aerate, transmit, publicise, gentle_wind, air, ventilate, melodic_line, melody, zephyr, air_out, beam, strain, air_travel, publicize, line, airwave, send, aviation, broadcast, vent, breeze

• The clue is 9. Choices at salons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLES

  Possible Answer: dash, fashion, flair, way, panache, expressive_style, manner, stylus, trend, vogue, title, elan, mode, style

• The clue is 10. "I like this so much!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATATREAT

• The clue is 11. ___ de Triomphe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARC

  Possible Answer: bow, arch, electric_arc, spark, curve, discharge, arc, electric_discharge

• The clue is 12. "I wasn't impressed". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEH

• The clue is 13. Rescue animal, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PET

  Possible Answer: favorite, positron_emission_tomography, deary, ducky, favored, best-loved, preferent, dearie, favourite, preferred, darling, pet, PET

• The clue is 18. Quadruple award achievement, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 22. Supports illegally, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABETS

  Possible Answer: abet

• The clue is 24. Small brown songbird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WREN

  Possible Answer: jenny_wren, Wren, wren, Sir_Christopher_Wren

• The clue is 25. Liquid-Plumr alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRANO

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

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

  The answer: TOOKASHOTAT

• The clue is 27. Gaelic language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSE

  Possible Answer: Goidelic, Erse, Gaelic

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

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

  The answer: REAR

  Possible Answer: buns, tail_end, prat, ass, back, arse, nurture, buttocks, can, bottom, rear_end, lift, bring_up, derriere, rise, stern, rear, hindquarters, seat, keister, tail, tooshie, parent, put_up, erect, rearward, hind_end, behind, bum, fundament, posterior, back_end, raise, set_up, nates, tush, butt, rump, rise_up, fanny, backside

  Possible Opposite Answer : front, head, level

• The clue is 30. TV host who got asked a lot of questions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEXTREBEK

• The clue is 33. Labor day event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIRTH

  Possible Answer: birth, giving_birth, nascency, nativity, deliver, have, give_birth, nascence, bear, birthing, parentage, parturition

  Possible Opposite Answer : death

• The clue is 34. Pseudonym in a landmark legal case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 36. Cries of understanding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAS

• The clue is 37. Cause for a lawsuit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORT

  Possible Answer: tort, civil_wrong

• The clue is 38. "Vissi d'arte" opera. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOSCA

• The clue is 39. Qatari leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIR

  Possible Answer: emeer, emir, ameer, amir

• The clue is 44. Enemy of the Rebel Alliance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMPIRE

  Possible Answer: empire, Empire, imperium, conglomerate

• The clue is 45. Tournament ranking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer: source, semen, germ, cum, ejaculate, seeded_player, seminal_fluid, come, seed, sow

• The clue is 46. Korean fermented cabbage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIMCHI

• The clue is 47. Remark while fanning oneself, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSHOT

• The clue is 49. Integra maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACURA

• The clue is 50. Polo, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIRT

  Possible Answer: shirt

• The clue is 54. It washes a shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIDE

  Possible Answer: tide, surge, lunar_time_period

  Possible Opposite Answer : ebb

• The clue is 55. Closest pal, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BFF

• The clue is 56. Not just some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALL

  Possible Answer: totally, entirely, altogether, all, completely, wholly, whole

  Possible Opposite Answer : partly, some

• The clue is 57. Hamm of soccer fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIA

• The clue is 58. Ones trying not to be sacked, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QBS

• The clue is 59. Fossil hunters' project. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIG

  Possible Answer: excavation, grok, excavate, grasp, barb, gibe, dig_out, jab, drudge, slam, get_the_picture, savvy, dig, cut_into, travail, comprehend, poke, dig_up, delve, stab, turn_over, shot, moil, shaft, toil, grind, fag, prod, compass, labour, archeological_site, digging, labor, hollow, apprehend, jibe

May 02, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (30 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 02, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (30 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword May 02, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Unlike sheep	12
2A	13. Slangy phrase following an unpopular opinion	13
3A	14. "Oh my stars!"	14
4A	15. Small bits of progress	5
5A	16. Kind of student	3
6A	17. Actress Amanda	4
7A	18. ___ Diaz, detective on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"	4
8A	19. Emulate Beyoncé in 2003	6
9A	22. Spanish title: Abbr.	3
10A	23. Press, informally	3
11A	24. Ben-___	3
12A	25. Usual practice	4
13A	27. Leaves back at the house, maybe	7
14A	29. Kind of diet that can help lower blood pressure	6
15A	32. Sings like Mary Poppins	6
16A	33. Word in many Emmy categories	6
17A	35. Smaller than small	6
18A	37. Swells up, as a lip	7
19A	38. Strip	4
20A	39. Carry-___	3
21A	40. Its end might be lamented	3
22A	41. Reason to raise one's hand	3
23A	44. Basic chords	6
24A	46. Kind of rug that's bad to lose an earring in	4
25A	47. Crosspiece in a grate, often	4
26A	49. Org. for the L.A. Galaxy	3
27A	50. Title song character who's asked "Did your mom get back from her business trip?"	5
28A	51. Healthy soup base	14
29A	55. Provider of sensory deprivation	13
30A	56. "Don't admit to anything!"	12

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. Unlike sheep"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: rationalism
• The word looks like this: ____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREETHINKING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "13. Slangy phrase following an unpopular opinion"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: SAIDNOONEEVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. "Oh my stars!""

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LANDSAKESALIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Small bits of progress"

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 appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
• Words that mean the same thing: indent, slit, nick
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Kind of student"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a master's degree in education
• Words that mean the same thing: Master of Education
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Actress Amanda"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: PEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. ___ Diaz, detective on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine""

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 large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Rosa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Emulate Beyoncé in 2003"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOSOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Spanish title: 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: SRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Press, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Ben-___"

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: HUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Usual practice"

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

  The answer is: WONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Leaves back at the house, maybe"

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 dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
• Words that mean the same thing: blank out, draw a blank, forget
• The opposite would be: mind, remember
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORGETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Kind of diet that can help lower blood pressure"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOSALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Sings like Mary Poppins"

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 note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
• Words that mean the same thing: warble, shake, quaver
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRILLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Word in many Emmy categories"

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 similar things placed in order or happening one after another
• Words that mean the same thing: serial, serial publication
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Smaller than small"

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 of or relating to or comprising atoms
• Words that mean the same thing: nuclear
• The opposite would be: conventional
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOMIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Swells up, as a lip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GETSFAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Strip"

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 british politician (1788-1850)
• Words that mean the same thing: disrobe, unclothe, Sir Robert Peel
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Carry-___"

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: ONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Its end might be lamented"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Reason to raise one's hand"

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 solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
• Words that mean the same thing: consecrate
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Basic chords"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: trey, tierce, troika
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Kind of rug that's bad to lose an earring in"

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 strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
• Words that mean the same thing: screw, piece of ass, screwing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Crosspiece in a grate, often"

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: IBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Org. for the L.A. Galaxy"

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 master's degree in library science
• Words that mean the same thing: millilitre, cubic centimetre, cc
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Title song character who's asked "Did your mom get back from her business trip?""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert 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: STACY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Healthy soup base"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: VEGETABLESTOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Provider of sensory deprivation"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: ISOLATIONTANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. "Don't admit to anything!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DENYDENYDENY

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle May 02, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Crush alternative	5
2D	2. Disencumbers	4
3D	3. Ones making periodical changes, for short	3
4D	4. Charms	7
5D	5. Takes some hits	5
6D	6. Do-si-do do	7
7D	7. Valuable contacts	3
8D	8. Org. opposing school vouchers	3
9D	9. Part of a forest that can grow as fast as two feet a day	4
10D	10. Frequently ranked octet	5
11D	11. "Like THAT'S gonna happen!"	5
12D	12. ___ Thunberg, Time's youngest Person of the Year	5
13D	13. Language from which we get "karma"	8
14D	14. Heroine in Verdi's "Il Trovatore"	7
15D	15. Get carried away	5
16D	19. Showing more nerve	7
17D	20. Warms (up)	7
18D	21. Points of interest for epidemiologists	6
19D	24. Knight cap	6
20D	26. Smears	4
21D	28. What school lunch is often depicted as in cartoons	4
22D	30. Tip for increasing productivity	8
23D	31. Caddy alternative	7
24D	34. Excessively theatrical	5
25D	36. Invitation from a driver	7
26D	37. Unexpected blessing	7
27D	41. Striking	5
28D	42. Like Jabba the Hutt	5
29D	43. "Calvin and Hobbes" conveyance	5
30D	45. Bronze, e.g.	5
31D	46. Poker-faced	5
32D	48. Rest (on)	4
33D	50. Obsessive fan, slangily	4
34D	52. Skosh	3
35D	53. Took a course, say	3
36D	54. Abbr. in many an office building address	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. Crush alternative"

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: FANTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Disencumbers"

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 relieve from
• Words that mean the same thing: free, rid, disembarrass
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Ones making periodical changes, for short"

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 rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using x-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
• Words that mean the same thing: explosive detection system, erectile dysfunction, male erecticle dysfunction
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Charms"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that attract; cause to be enamored
• Words that mean the same thing: trance, bewitch, capture
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENAMORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Takes some hits"

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 puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette
• Words that mean the same thing: toke
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Do-si-do do"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOEDOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Valuable contacts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an agency in the department of justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 49, In, Hoosier State
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Org. opposing school vouchers"

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: NEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Part of a forest that can grow as fast as two feet a day"

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 large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KELP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Frequently ranked octet"

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 old world vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
• Words that mean the same thing: ivy, Hedera helix, common ivy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IVIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Like THAT'S gonna happen!""

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 not ever; at no time in the past or future
• Words that mean the same thing: ne'er
• The opposite would be: ever
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. ___ Thunberg, Time's youngest Person of the Year"

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: GRETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Language from which we get "karma""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (hinduism) an ancient language of india (the language of the vedas and of hinduism); an official language of india although it is now used only for religious purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: Sanskritic language
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANSKRIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Heroine in Verdi's "Il Trovatore""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEONORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "15. Get carried away"

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 force that moves something along
• Words that mean the same thing: rove, vagabond, movement
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRIFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "19. Showing more nerve"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; ; -judith crist
• Words that mean the same thing: gutsy, plucky
• The opposite would be: gutless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUTSIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "20. Warms (up)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make loose or looser
• Words that mean the same thing: loosen, loose, undo
• The opposite would be: stiffen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOOSENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "21. Points of interest for epidemiologists"

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 beginning or early stages
• Words that mean the same thing: onslaught, oncoming, onset
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "24. Knight cap"

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

  The answer is: HELMET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "26. Smears"

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 various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
• Words that mean the same thing: tar, Jack-tar, pitch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. What school lunch is often depicted as in cartoons"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant
• Words that mean the same thing: treacle, slop, mush
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Tip for increasing productivity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make one's day-to-day activities more efficient
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIFEHACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Caddy alternative"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TEARACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Excessively theatrical"

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 having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality
• Words that mean the same thing: stagey
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Invitation from a driver"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: CLIMBIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Unexpected blessing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
• Words that mean the same thing: gravy, manna from heaven, windfall
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GODSEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Striking"

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 evoking lifelike images within the mind
• Words that mean the same thing: lifelike, graphic, bright
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIVID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Like Jabba the Hutt"

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 excessively fat
• Words that mean the same thing: corpulent, rotund, weighty
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. "Calvin and Hobbes" conveyance"

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 of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
• Words that mean the same thing: beach wagon, paddy wagon, police van
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAGON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Bronze, 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 a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
• Words that mean the same thing: admixture, debase, metal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Poker-faced"

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 abounding in rocks or stones
• Words that mean the same thing: rocky, granitelike, flinty
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Rest (on)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that have confidence or faith in
• Words that mean the same thing: trust, swear, bank
• The opposite would be: mistrust
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Obsessive fan, slangily"

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: STAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Skosh"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a slight amount or degree of difference
• Words that mean the same thing: shade
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Took a course, say"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: consume, corrode, rust
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Abbr. in many an office building address"

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: STE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	71.2%
Short Answer	11	16.7%
Abbreviation	3	4.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.0%
Music	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	30
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM