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.

New York Times, Monday, November 25, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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




• 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:

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Going ___

4-letter answer Answer: ATIT

Clue #2: 5. Clarifying words

6-letter answer Answer: THATIS

Clue #3: 11. Student's concern, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: GPA

Word Help: Synonyms: grade_point_average, GPA

Clue #4: 14. Girl in Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit"

5-letter answer Answer: ALICE

Clue #5: 15. Use a Sharpie on, perhaps

6-letter answer Answer: REDACT

Word Help: Synonyms: rewriter, redactor, frame

Clue #6: 16. Undefeated boxer Laila

3-letter answer Answer: ALI

Word Help: Synonyms: Muhammad_Ali, Ali, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay

Clue #7: 17. Platinum-selling singer who co-starred in the films "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures"

12-letter answer Answer: JANELLEMONAE

Clue #8: 19. Family transport

3-letter answer Answer: VAN

Word Help: Synonyms: avant-garde, vanguard, caravan

Clue #9: 20. Certain chain movie theaters

4-letter answer Answer: AMCS

Clue #10: 21. Egyptian snake

3-letter answer Answer: ASP

Word Help: Synonyms: Vipera_aspis, asp, Egyptian_cobra

Clue #11: 22. Proof (or disproof) of paternity

7-letter answer Answer: DNATEST

Clue #12: 24. Corkscrew-shaped pasta

6-letter answer Answer: ROTINI

Clue #13: 26. Lion's home

7-letter answer Answer: DETROIT

Word Help: Synonyms: Motor_City, Detroit, Motown

Clue #14: 27. "Creature" that might "attack" a small child

13-letter answer Answer: TICKLEMONSTER

Clue #15: 31. Shed tears

3-letter answer Answer: SOB

Word Help: Synonyms: breathlessness, shortness_of_breath, whoreson

Clue #16: 34. Like snow leopards and giant pandas

5-letter answer Answer: ASIAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Asian, Asiatic

Clue #17: 35. King of Norway and Sweden from 1844 to 1859

6-letter answer Answer: OSCARI

Clue #18: 36. Only known warm-blooded fish

4-letter answer Answer: OPAH

Word Help: Synonyms: opah, Lampris_regius, moonfish

Clue #19: 38. Not much

4-letter answer Answer: ATAD

Clue #20: 40. Like fine wine and cheese

4-letter answer Answer: AGED

Word Help: Synonyms: get_on, senior, of_age
Antonyms: young, rejuvenate

Clue #21: 41. The aughts, e.g.

6-letter answer Answer: DECADE

Word Help: Synonyms: decade, decennium, ten

Clue #22: 44. "Für ___" (Beethoven dedication)

5-letter answer Answer: ELISE

Clue #23: 47. Wordsworth's "Intimations of Immortality," e.g.

3-letter answer Answer: ODE

Word Help: Synonyms: ode

Clue #24: 48. Homing devices?

13-letter answer Answer: ANKLEMONITORS

Clue #25: 51. Done without much care, informally

7-letter answer Answer: HALFASS

Clue #26: 52. Something not to quit, they say

6-letter answer Answer: DAYJOB

Clue #27: 56. Excels at school

7-letter answer Answer: GETSANA

Clue #28: 57. Year in Rio

3-letter answer Answer: ANO

Word Help: Synonyms: Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, ANO

Clue #29: 59. Cool, in slang

4-letter answer Answer: DOPE

Word Help: Synonyms: dope_up, locoweed, pot

Clue #30: 60. Bit of light

3-letter answer Answer: RAY

Word Help: Synonyms: irradiate, beam_of_light, ray

Clue #31: 61. What to do when life gives you the proverbial items hidden in 17-, 27- and 48-Across

12-letter answer Answer: MAKELEMONADE

Clue #32: 64. Experiencing little to no amorous attraction, informally

3-letter answer Answer: ARO

Clue #33: 65. List ender

6-letter answer Answer: ETALII

Clue #34: 66. Kind of sax

5-letter answer Answer: TENOR

Word Help: Synonyms: tenor, strain, tenor_voice

Clue #35: 67. A/C measure

3-letter answer Answer: BTU

Word Help: Synonyms: British_thermal_unit, BTU, B.Th.U.

Clue #36: 68. "Not so!," e.g.

6-letter answer Answer: DENIAL

Word Help: Synonyms: disaffirmation, abnegation, defence
Antonyms: prosecution

Clue #37: 69. Line up, in a way

4-letter answer Answer: SYNC

Word Help: Synonyms: sync, synchronize, synchronise
Antonyms: desynchronise, desynchronize

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Unforgettable place?

5-letter answer Answer: ALAMO

Word Help: Synonyms: Alamo

Clue #2: 2. Bit of color

5-letter answer Answer: TINCT

Word Help: Synonyms: tint, tinge, tinct

Clue #3: 3. Seals the deal, informally

6-letter answer Answer: ICESIT

Clue #4: 4. Business card abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: TEL

Clue #5: 5. "Chic" modifier

4-letter answer Answer: TRES

Clue #6: 6. Rope fiber

4-letter answer Answer: HEMP

Word Help: Synonyms: hemp, hangman's_halter, hempen_necktie

Clue #7: 7. Fuss

3-letter answer Answer: ADO

Word Help: Synonyms: fuss, flurry, stir

Clue #8: 8. Partners often work in this

6-letter answer Answer: TANDEM

Word Help: Synonyms: tandem, tandem_bicycle, in_tandem

Clue #9: 9. "Oh yeah? Watch me!"

7-letter answer Answer: ICANTOO

Clue #10: 10. The "S" of T.S. Eliot

7-letter answer Answer: STEARNS

Clue #11: 11. Tried something new, perhaps

9-letter answer Answer: GAVEITAGO

Clue #12: 12. Drunk out of one's mind

9-letter answer Answer: PLASTERED

Word Help: Synonyms: smashed, besotted, poultice

Clue #13: 13. Is not, informally

4-letter answer Answer: AINT

Clue #14: 14. Cracked, as a door

4-letter answer Answer: AJAR

Word Help: Synonyms: ajar

Clue #15: 18. Pastor's flock

5-letter answer Answer: LAICS

Clue #16: 23. Puccini opera

5-letter answer Answer: TOSCA

Clue #17: 25. Actress Vardalos

3-letter answer Answer: NIA

Clue #18: 26. North American peak named by the Koyukon Athabascans

6-letter answer Answer: DENALI

Word Help: Synonyms: Mt._McKinley, Mount_McKinley, Denali

Clue #19: 28. Rio maker

3-letter answer Answer: KIA

Clue #20: 29. Gets darker, say

6-letter answer Answer: LATENS

Clue #21: 30. Carousel, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: RIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: mount, rag, depend_upon
Antonyms: walk

Clue #22: 31. Drink with a straw

4-letter answer Answer: SODA

Word Help: Synonyms: washing_soda, pop, soda

Clue #23: 32. Kind of surgery

9-letter answer Answer: OPENHEART

Clue #24: 33. Remark that may immediately follow an insult or a compliment

9-letter answer Answer: BACKATYOU

Clue #25: 37. They might be decked in December

5-letter answer Answer: HALLS

Word Help: Synonyms: hallway, mansion, manse

Clue #26: 39. Morse bit

3-letter answer Answer: DIT

Word Help: Synonyms: dot, dit

Clue #27: 42. Maligned

7-letter answer Answer: DEFAMED

Word Help: Synonyms: besmirch, smear, calumniate

Clue #28: 43. Send off

7-letter answer Answer: EMANATE

Word Help: Synonyms: emanate, exhale, give_forth

Clue #29: 45. Twin city in the Bible

5-letter answer Answer: SODOM

Word Help: Synonyms: sodom, Sodom

Clue #30: 46. Notable time period

3-letter answer Answer: ERA

Word Help: Synonyms: ERA, epoch, era

Clue #31: 49. Resident of Japan's third-largest city

6-letter answer Answer: OSAKAN

Clue #32: 50. Host of the 2000 Olympics

6-letter answer Answer: SYDNEY

Word Help: Synonyms: Sydney

Clue #33: 53. Two-syllable woman's name that becomes a one-syllable woman's name if you drop the last letter

5-letter answer Answer: JOANN

Clue #34: 54. Film portmanteau, informally

5-letter answer Answer: OPDOC

Clue #35: 55. "Divine medicine," per the Greek physician Paracelsus

4-letter answer Answer: BEER

Word Help: Synonyms: beer

Clue #36: 56. Snatch

4-letter answer Answer: GRAB

Word Help: Synonyms: seize, take_hold_of, catch

Clue #37: 57. Actress Shawkat of "Arrested Development"

4-letter answer Answer: ALIA

Clue #38: 58. Astrophysicist ___ deGrasse Tyson

4-letter answer Answer: NEIL

Clue #39: 62. Certain Ivy Leaguer

3-letter answer Answer: ELI

Clue #40: 63. Tense parts of sports matches, for short

3-letter answer Answer: OTS

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NYT Crossword Help, Daily Puzzle Solutions, Crossword Answer Finder, June Crossword Answers

No 27379, Thursday Oct 24, 2024 NYT Crossword by Ella Dershowitz

Across Clues :

1. Workplace for a young Abraham Lincoln, 4. Marine animal with distinctive eye patches, 8. Promote oneself, 13. Had beef, perhaps, 14. Sport, 15. Writes with a point?, 17. Selecting for a jury, 19. Nickname alternative to Teddy, 20. Bash, 21. "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's ___, say goodnight!" (bear advice), 23. Vinyl records, slangily, 24. Stinging jellyfish, 26. North Dakota's most populous city, 28. Epsilon follower, 29. They end in diciembre, 31. "Darn it!", 32. Emphasis-providing suffix, 33. Thick Japanese noodle, 34. Words of protest, 35. "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them, 38. Get ready to fly, 40. Ancient Peruvian, 41. "Also also ...," for short, 44. Hefty read, 45. "Dude!", 46. Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress", 47. Frank Sinatra's reads "The best is yet to come", 50. Arrogantly confident, 52. City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr., 53. Actress Salma, 55. Radiator sound, 56. Proponents of crystal healing, 58. On the same side, 61. Totally forgets to do something, informally, 62. Sports team's assignment, 63. DiFranco who played Persephone in "Hadestown", 64. Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toaster, 65. Move gradually, 66. GPS option: Abbr.

 Thursday Oct 24, 2024 NYT- 27379

Down Clues :

1. Antioxidant-infused water brand, 2. Costs of withdrawing, 3. Emphasizes, in a way, 4. Baby that's up all night?, 5. Big name in outdoor gear, 6. "Must this conversation happen again?", 7. Cry of frustration, 8. Fighting fish, 9. Last choice, often, 10. Crush, 11. Take to the door, 12. Security deposit payers, 16. Makes more alluring, with "up", 18. Flour in Indian cuisine, 22. Theoreticals, 24. Singer with the 2023 #1 hit "Kill Bill", 25. Word after leading or lunch, 27. Serengeti herd, 30. Live, 33. Prefix with directional, 34. Cone ___ (iconic costume piece for Madonna), 35. Got rid of, 36. Really got to work, with "down", 37. Second, 38. Abdominal floor exercises, 39. Mishmash, 41. Cook until a crust forms, 42. Roll call response, 43. Voice, 44. Becomes less tense, 45. "I tell ya ...", 46. Personal stake, in a metaphor, 48. Animated film character with a Scottish accent, 49. French cup, 51. Reproach, 54. Deftness, 57. Prefix with system, 59. Table support, 60. Block in Atlantic City

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 24, 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. Workplace for a young Abraham Lincoln. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAR

  Possible Answer : bar, banish, stop, prevention, Browning_automatic_rifle, block_off, taproom, legal_profession, BAR, streak, debar, stripe, ginmill, blockade, saloon, barricade, exclude, barroom, relegate, legal_community, cake, block_up, block, measure

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbar




• The clue is 4. Marine animal with distinctive eye patches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer : killer, orca, killer_whale, sea_wolf, Orcinus_orca, grampus




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

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

  The answer: BOAST

  Possible Answer : swash, feature, blow, bluster, gas, self-praise, tout, shoot_a_line, brag, boasting, jactitation, sport, vaunt, boast, gasconade




• The clue is 13. Had beef, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer : run_through, corrode, eat_on, use_up, rust, exhaust, wipe_out, eat, consume, eat_up, deplete, Ate, feed




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

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

  The answer: WEAR

  Possible Answer : fall_apart, assume, have_on, bear, wear_off, bust, article_of_clothing, break, wear_thin, outwear, wear_down, fag, tire, put_on, endure, don, jade, tire_out, fatigue, wearing, wear, wear_upon, get_into, wear_out, clothing, wearable, hold_out, vesture, fag_out, weary, habiliment

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh




• The clue is 15. Writes with a point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCHES

  Possible Answer : etch, engrave




• The clue is 17. Selecting for a jury. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPANELING

  Possible Answer : impanel, panel, empanel




• The clue is 19. Nickname alternative to Teddy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEO




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

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

  The answer: FETE

  Possible Answer : festival, feast, fiesta, fete, celebrate




• The clue is 21. "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's ___, say goodnight!" (bear advice). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHITE

  Possible Answer : egg_white, Stanford_White, flannel, Patrick_White, clean, Edward_White, white-hot, Andrew_D._White, Edward_Douglas_White_Jr., blanched, white, Patrick_Victor_Martindale_White, livid, bloodless, T._H._White, Caucasian, E._B._White, Elwyn_Brooks_White, gabardine, ovalbumin, snowy, ashen, lily-white, whiteness, Edward_D._White, Andrew_Dickson_White, whitened, whiten, blank, tweed, Theodore_Harold_White, White_River, White, White_person, albumen

  Possible Opposite Answer : black, blacken




• The clue is 23. Vinyl records, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAX

  Possible Answer : wax, full, climb, mount, rise

  Possible Opposite Answer : wane




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

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

  The answer: SEANETTLE




• The clue is 26. North Dakota's most populous city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARGO

  Possible Answer : Fargo




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

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer : zeta




• The clue is 29. They end in diciembre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANOS

  Possible Answer : Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Black_September, Abu_Nidal_Organization, ANO, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Fatah-RC




• The clue is 31. "Darn it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUTS

  Possible Answer : haywire, bollock, loco, fruitcake, loony, crackers, junky, kookie, round_the_bend, junkie, bonkers, nut, freak, barmy, buggy, nutty, egg, batty, fruity, ball, ballock, wacky, Nut, crackpot, loopy, bats, nuts, testicle, daft, crank, orchis, around_the_bend, kooky, balmy, en, testis, screwball, dotty, nut_case, whacky, addict, cracked




• The clue is 32. Emphasis-providing suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : butt, hind_end, prat, nooky, atomic_number_33, arsenic, tush, American_Samoa, Eastern_Samoa, tail_end, piece_of_tail, can, stern, fucking, shag, screwing, rump, tail, roll_in_the_hay, rear_end, posterior, shtup, seat, nates, screw, fanny, rear, ass, bum, piece_of_ass, fundament, tooshie, backside, behind, derriere, AS, buttocks, fuck, nookie, arse, keister, bottom, hindquarters, As, buns




• The clue is 33. Thick Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UDON




• The clue is 34. Words of protest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTS




• The clue is 35. "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYTAKERS




• The clue is 38. Get ready to fly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAXI

  Possible Answer : taxi, taxicab, hack, cab




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

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

  The answer: INCA

  Possible Answer : Inca, Inka, Incan




• The clue is 41. "Also also ...," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PPS




• The clue is 44. Hefty read. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOME

  Possible Answer : tome




• The clue is 45. "Dude!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRUH




• The clue is 46. Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA




• The clue is 47. Frank Sinatra's reads "The best is yet to come". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEADSTONE

  Possible Answer : tombstone, headstone, key, gravestone, keystone




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

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

  The answer: COCKY

  Possible Answer : cocky




• The clue is 52. City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATL




• The clue is 53. Actress Salma. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYEK

  Possible Answer : Hayek, Friedrich_August_von_Hayek




• The clue is 55. Radiator sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HISS

  Possible Answer : sizz, whoosh, siss, bird, boo, sibilate, hushing, hoot, sibilation, snort, razz, fizzle, Bronx_cheer, raspberry, hissing, razzing, hiss

  Possible Opposite Answer : applaud




• The clue is 56. Proponents of crystal healing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWAGERS




• The clue is 58. On the same side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIED

  Possible Answer : allied, ally, Allied, confederate, confederative




• The clue is 61. Totally forgets to do something, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACES

  Possible Answer : distance, outer_space, infinite, blank, blank_space, place, quad, space




• The clue is 62. Sports team's assignment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

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




• The clue is 63. DiFranco who played Persephone in "Hadestown". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer : ani




• The clue is 64. Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKE

  Possible Answer : dope, sens, fastball, locoweed, pot, green_goddess, hummer, Mary_Jane, smoke, smoking, roll_of_tobacco, fume, gage, bullet, grass, skunk, sess, weed, heater




• The clue is 65. Move gradually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : butt, bound, boundary, inch, march, butt_against, abut, sharpness, border, edge, adjoin, butt_on




• The clue is 66. GPS option: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RTE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Antioxidant-infused water brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAI

  Possible Answer: Bai, Baic

• The clue is 2. Costs of withdrawing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEES

• The clue is 3. Emphasizes, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPEATS

  Possible Answer: reiterate, reduplicate, repeat, ingeminate, retell, take_over, repetition, echo, reprise, replicate, recapitulate, duplicate, reprize, restate, recur, iterate, double

• The clue is 4. Baby that's up all night?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWLET

  Possible Answer: owlet

• The clue is 5. Big name in outdoor gear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REI

• The clue is 6. "Must this conversation happen again?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANWENOT

• The clue is 7. Cry of frustration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARGH

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

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

  The answer: BETTA

• The clue is 9. Last choice, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer: other, early, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : same

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

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

  The answer: ACE

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

• The clue is 11. Take to the door. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOWOUT

• The clue is 12. Security deposit payers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENANTS

  Possible Answer: tenant, renter

• The clue is 16. Makes more alluring, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXES

  Possible Answer: sex, excite, wind_up, sexuality, turn_on, gender, sexual_practice, sexual_urge, arouse, sexual_activity, sex_activity

• The clue is 18. Flour in Indian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTA

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

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

  The answer: IFS

• The clue is 24. Singer with the 2023 #1 hit "Kill Bill". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SZA

• The clue is 25. Word after leading or lunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADY

  Possible Answer: peeress, gentlewoman, Lady, lady, dame, madam, noblewoman, ma'am

  Possible Opposite Answer : Lord, nobleman

• The clue is 27. Serengeti herd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNUS

  Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

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

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

  The answer: ONAIR

• The clue is 33. Prefix with directional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNI

• The clue is 34. Cone ___ (iconic costume piece for Madonna). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  Possible Answer: bra, brassiere, bandeau

• The clue is 35. Got rid of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXED

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 36. Really got to work, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNUCKLED

  Possible Answer: knuckle

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

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: reverberate, Echo, replication, repeat, sound_reflection, recall, echo, ring, reverberation, resound

• The clue is 38. Abdominal floor exercises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOETAPS

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

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

  The answer: AMALGAM

  Possible Answer: dental_amalgam, amalgam

• The clue is 41. Cook until a crust forms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANSEAR

• The clue is 42. Roll call response. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESENT

  Possible Answer: salute, stage, represent, present, demo, pose, gift, acquaint, portray, lay_out, submit, nowadays, exhibit, face, deliver, award, show, confront, introduce, give, present_tense, demonstrate

  Possible Opposite Answer : absent, future

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

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

  The answer: SAY

  Possible Answer: read, allege, order, enjoin, say, suppose, state, pronounce, tell, sound_out, aver, articulate, enounce, enunciate

• The clue is 44. Becomes less tense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THAWS

  Possible Answer: unfreeze, warming, melting, dissolve, unthaw, dethaw, thaw, thawing, melt

• The clue is 45. "I tell ya ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOY

  Possible Answer: male_child, boy, son

  Possible Opposite Answer : female_child, daughter, girl

• The clue is 46. Personal stake, in a metaphor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIN

  Possible Answer: pare, cutis, bark, peel, hide, shinny, tegument, scrape, shin, pelt, sputter, struggle, clamber, scramble, skin

• The clue is 48. Animated film character with a Scottish accent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHREK

• The clue is 49. French cup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASSE

  Possible Answer: tasse, tasset

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

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

  The answer: CHIDE

  Possible Answer: call_down, berate, bawl_out, take_to_task, trounce, dress_down, chide, reproof, scold, call_on_the_carpet, lambaste, rag, remonstrate, reprimand, chew_up, chew_out, have_words, jaw, rebuke, lecture, lambast

• The clue is 54. Deftness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASE

  Possible Answer: still, relief, comfort, easiness, informality, alleviate, simpleness, ease, simplicity, allay, relieve, repose, rest, facilitate, relaxation

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty

• The clue is 57. Prefix with system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO

• The clue is 59. Table support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEG

  Possible Answer: branch, ramification, pegleg, stage, peg, leg, wooden_leg

• The clue is 60. Block in Atlantic City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIE

  Possible Answer: exit, break, drop_dead, fail, die, give_way, expire, croak, choke, perish, become_flat, break_down, cash_in_one's_chips, pall, go, buy_the_farm, die_out, conk_out, give-up_the_ghost, dice, kick_the_bucket, decease, give_out, snuff_it, go_bad, pass_away, pop_off, conk, pass

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born