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Friday, November 28, 2025

NYT Down Crossword November 28, 2025 - Master All 35 Top-to-Bottom Clues

Friday's NYT Down Nov 28 - Full Vertical Grid Solutions

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 35 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for November 28, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Friday, November 28, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date November 28, 2025
Day of Week Friday
Total Down Clues 35 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Medium

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 35 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. Words of affirmation
2 Down 2. Sam's wife in "The Lord of the Rings"
3 Down 3. Setting of the 1888 painting "Café Terrace at Night"
4 Down 4. Genre for Toots and the Maytals
5 Down 5. Bishop for whom a neighborhood in Paris is named
6 Down 6. Junk food that, ironically, has an exercise in its name
7 Down 7. Runs
8 Down 8. Rap figures, for short
9 Down 9. Similarly
10 Down 10. Flash mob group, perhaps
11 Down 11. Decide where to stay
12 Down 12. One wearing the Star of Life emblem, for short
13 Down 13. "Quite so"
14 Down 15. Back in the race?
15 Down 21. French name meaning "born again"
16 Down 23. "Mind your own beeswax!"
17 Down 24. It's not constructive
18 Down 25. Game division
19 Down 26. "I saw that!"
20 Down 28. Eccentric
21 Down 29. Colorful capsule that splatters
22 Down 31. Like samples
23 Down 33. Appetizer
24 Down 34. Anchors might be seen on them
25 Down 35. ___-Latino
26 Down 36. Funny Fred
27 Down 38. Picks up
28 Down 41. Literary protagonist who "generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it)"
29 Down 42. Some hailstone "souvenirs"
30 Down 43. "Oof, sounds terrible!"
31 Down 45. Top-tier
32 Down 47. Softball question
33 Down 48. José ___ (Mexican food brand)
34 Down 49. Humble dwelling
35 Down 50. Served as

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Down Solutions:


1 Down: "1. Words of affirmation"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: I___L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IWILL


2 Down: "2. Sam's wife in "The Lord of the Rings""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ROSIE


3 Down: "3. Setting of the 1888 painting "Café Terrace at Night""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A___S
  • Similar words: earnest money
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ARLES


4 Down: "4. Genre for Toots and the Maytals"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SKA


5 Down: "5. Bishop for whom a neighborhood in Paris is named"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S_____S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STDENIS


6 Down: "6. Junk food that, ironically, has an exercise in its name"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C_________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CHEESECURLS


7 Down: "7. Runs"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A__S
  • Similar words: vent, air out
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: affected manners intended to impress others
  • This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AIRS


8 Down: "8. Rap figures, for short"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: megahertz, Mc
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: one million periods per second
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MCS


9 Down: "9. Similarly"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: I____D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer INKIND


10 Down: "10. Flash mob group, perhaps"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: D_________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DANCETROUPE


11 Down: "11. Decide where to stay"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: B_______M
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BOOKAROOM


12 Down: "12. One wearing the Star of Life emblem, for short"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EMT


13 Down: "13. "Quite so""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: si, te
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TIS


14 Down: "15. Back in the race?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E_____E
  • Similar words: second, certify
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: be behind; approve of
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ENDORSE


15 Down: "21. French name meaning "born again""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RENE


16 Down: "23. "Mind your own beeswax!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S_________T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STAYOUTOFIT


17 Down: "24. It's not constructive"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: B_________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BADATTITUDE


18 Down: "25. Game division"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: T__N
  • Similar words: wrench, call on
  • Opposite of: unbend
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a circular segment of a curve
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TURN


19 Down: "26. "I saw that!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'Y'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HEY


20 Down: "28. Eccentric"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: D___Y
  • Similar words: nuts, batty
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DOTTY


21 Down: "29. Colorful capsule that splatters"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: P_______L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PAINTBALL


22 Down: "31. Like samples"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: F__E
  • Similar words: justify, innocent
  • Opposite of: obstruct
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: people who are free
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FREE


23 Down: "33. Appetizer"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: S_____R
  • Similar words: starter motor, newcomer
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an electric motor for starting an engine
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STARTER


24 Down: "34. Anchors might be seen on them"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: television set, boob tube
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TVS


25 Down: "35. ___-Latino"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: A__O
  • Similar words: Afro hairdo
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a rounded thickly curled hairdo
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AFRO


26 Down: "36. Funny Fred"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: A_____N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ARMISEN


27 Down: "38. Picks up"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S____S
  • Similar words: Mary Jane, locoweed
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a general conscious awareness
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SENSES


28 Down: "41. Literary protagonist who "generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it)""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ALICE


29 Down: "42. Some hailstone "souvenirs""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: D___S
  • Similar words: slit, ding
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DENTS


30 Down: "43. "Oof, sounds terrible!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: Y___H
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer YEESH


31 Down: "45. Top-tier"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AONE


32 Down: "47. Softball question"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'B'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LOB


33 Down: "48. José ___ (Mexican food brand)"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OLE


34 Down: "49. Humble dwelling"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: shack, field hut
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: temporary military shelter
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HUT


35 Down: "50. Served as"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: personify, follow
  • Opposite of: differ
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
  • This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer WAS

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

  • Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
  • Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
  • Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
  • Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
  2. Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

Time-Saving Down Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Down first Get a mental map of the vertical flow
Fill short Down words 3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes Related Down answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 35 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.


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Last Updated: November 28, 2025 at 05:15 AM

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March 16, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (39 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle March 16, 2023

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. What Do You ___? (popular modern party game) 4
2A 5. Kind of ray 5
3A 10. Who says "Play it, Sam" in "Casablanca" 4
4A 14. Pink-slipped 4
5A 15. Deafening 5
6A 16. Beef that's aged? 4
7A 17. Form of racing that requires one foot on the ground at all times 12
8A 19. Satirist Mort 4
9A 20. Take hold 5
10A 21. Sort unlikely to stoop, say 4
11A 23. Motorist's offense, for short 3
12A 24. [Shrug] 6
13A 26. Complicated situation 10
14A 28. Notable 3
15A 29. Spot for a stud … or a "bud" 3
16A 31. Buenos ___ 5
17A 32. Heading in the right direction? 4
18A 34. Hockey legend Gordie 4
19A 37. This might be rigged 4
20A 38. "Count us in!" 11
21A 41. Churn 4
22A 43. Home of the Nobel Peace Center 4
23A 44. Big to-do 4
24A 48. Ones who know what's coming? 5
25A 49. Blubber 3
26A 51. Woman's name that's a palindrome 3
27A 52. "Through the Looking-Glass" character 10
28A 56. Intestine's place 6
29A 58. Pop singer's nickname that omits 51-Across 3
30A 59. Ingenuity org. 4
31A 60. Italian for "milk" 5
32A 61. Golfer's involuntary wrist spasms while putting, with "the" 4
33A 63. Plant seen rolling through this puzzle? 10
34A 66. Hexagon bordering two rectangles 4
35A 67. Great Lakes people 5
36A 68. John Irving protagonist T. S. ___ 4
37A 69. Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire 4
38A 70. Hit the mall, say 5
39A 71. Possible cause of a cough 4

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. What Do You ___? (popular modern party game)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
  • 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: MEME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Kind of ray"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the 3rd letter of the greek alphabet
  • Words that mean the same thing: Vasco da Gamma, da Gamma
  • 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: GAMMA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Who says "Play it, Sam" in "Casablanca""

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: ILSA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Pink-slipped"

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 chop or split with an ax
  • Words that mean the same thing: ax, axe
  • 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: AXED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Deafening"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AROAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Beef that's aged?"

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 bitter quarrel between two parties
  • 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: FEUD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Form of racing that requires one foot on the ground at all times"

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: SPEEDWALKING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Satirist Mort"

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: SAHL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Take hold"

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: SETIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Sort unlikely to stoop, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SNOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Motorist's offense, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: DWI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. [Shrug]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: IDUNNO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Complicated situation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TANGLEDWEB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Notable"

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 important or influential (and often overbearing) person
  • Words that mean the same thing: dignitary, panjandrum, very important person
  • 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: VIP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Spot for a stud … or a "bud""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
  • Words that mean the same thing: spike, auricle, capitulum
  • 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: EAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Buenos ___"

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 river in northern england that flows southeast through west yorkshire
  • Words that mean the same thing: broadcast, aerate, air out
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AIRES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Heading in the right direction?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: EAST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Hockey legend Gordie"

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 united states editor (1920-1993)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Irving Howe, Gordie Howe, Julia Ward Howe
  • 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: HOWE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. This might be rigged"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a vertical spar for supporting sails
  • 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: MAST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. "Count us in!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: WOULDWEEVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Churn"

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 be agitated
  • Words that mean the same thing: boil, rile, churn
  • 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: ROIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Home of the Nobel Peace Center"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
  • Words that mean the same thing: capital of Norway, Christiania
  • 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: OSLO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Big to-do"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
  • Words that mean the same thing: shake, raise, arouse
  • 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: STIR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Ones who know what's coming?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person with unusual powers of foresight
  • Words that mean the same thing: illusionist, prophesier, visionary
  • 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: SEERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Blubber"

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 dyspneic condition
  • Words that mean the same thing: motherfucker, prick, whoreson
  • 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: SOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Woman's name that's a palindrome"

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 mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
  • 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: ANA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. "Through the Looking-Glass" character"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TWEEDLEDUM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Intestine's place"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MIDGUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Pop singer's nickname that omits 51-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ARI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Ingenuity org."

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 independent agency of the united states government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
  • Words that mean the same thing: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • 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: NASA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Italian for "milk""

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 strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
  • Words that mean the same thing: caffe latte
  • 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: LATTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Golfer's involuntary wrist spasms while putting, with "the""

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 nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
  • Words that mean the same thing: yelping, yap, yelp
  • 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: YIPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Plant seen rolling through this puzzle?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass
  • Words that mean the same thing: Russian tumbleweed, winged pigweed, Cycloloma atriplicifolium
  • 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: TUMBLEWEED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Hexagon bordering two rectangles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
  • Words that mean the same thing: UT, Beehive State, Mormon 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: UTAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Great Lakes people"

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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
  • Words that mean the same thing: Erie, Lake Erie
  • 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: ERIES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. John Irving protagonist T. S. ___"

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: GARP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire"

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: PELE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "70. Hit the mall, say"

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 pass time in a specific way
  • Words that mean the same thing: expend, drop, pass
  • 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: SPEND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "71. Possible cause of a cough"

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 air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
  • Words that mean the same thing: smogginess
  • 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: SMOG

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle March 16, 2023

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Gargantuan 7
2D 2. Kayak alternative 7
3D 3. Get-togethers 7
4D 4. Singer McCain with the 1998 hit "I'll Be" 5
5D 5. 16 cups: Abbr. 3
6D 6. Holy scroll holder 3
7D 7. Like towelettes in a fast-food restaurant 5
8D 8. It's heaven-sent 5
9D 9. Neighbor of chlorine on the periodic table 5
10D 10. Contingencies 3
11D 11. Chairs, e.g. 7
12D 12. "Bee-you-tiful!" 7
13D 13. Wings things 6
14D 18. Sister of King Charles III 4
15D 22. Mediocre effort 5
16D 25. Home of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial 4
17D 27. Make-up artists? 5
18D 30. Candy in a gold foil wrapper 4
19D 33. Go a few rounds, say? 5
20D 35. Essay count: Abbr. 3
21D 36. Creatures described as anguilliform 4
22D 39. Elizabeth of "WandaVision" 5
23D 40. "Va-va-___!" 4
24D 41. Editorial overhaul 7
25D 42. Like a certain Freudian complex 7
26D 45. Take on together 7
27D 46. Developing, say 7
28D 47. Family-friendly, for the most part 7
29D 48. Not go to bed 6
30D 50. Shakespearean humor 4
31D 53. Sees 5
32D 54. Seize 5
33D 55. First lady between Bess and Jackie 5
34D 57. University of Georgia athletes, to fans 5
35D 62. "___ Said" (critically acclaimed 2022 biographical drama) 3
36D 64. Hebrew word meaning "son of" 3
37D 65. Psycho- pharmacology inits. 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. Gargantuan"

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 imposing in size or bulk or solidity
  • Words that mean the same thing: monumental, monolithic
  • 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: MASSIVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Kayak 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: EXPEDIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Get-togethers"

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: MEETUPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Singer McCain with the 1998 hit "I'll Be""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that king of northumbria who was converted to christianity (585-633)
  • 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: EDWIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. 16 cups: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
  • Words that mean the same thing: gallon
  • 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: GAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Holy scroll holder"

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 (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
  • Words that mean the same thing: Ark of the Covenant
  • 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: ARK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Like towelettes in a fast-food restaurant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that slightly wet
  • Words that mean the same thing: damp, dampish
  • 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: MOIST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. It's heaven-sent"

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 hardened sugary exudation of various trees
  • Words that mean the same thing: miraculous food, manna from heaven
  • 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: MANNA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Neighbor of chlorine on the periodic table"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ARGON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Contingencies"

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: IFS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Chairs, e.g."

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 the body of people who lead a group
  • Words that mean the same thing: loss leader, leader, drawing card
  • The opposite would be: follower
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEADERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Bee-you-tiful!""

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: SUHWEET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Wings things"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ADLIBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Sister of King Charles III"

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 queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
  • 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: ANNE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Mediocre effort"

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: BGAME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Home of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial"

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 an island of central hawaii (between molokai and kauai); the chief island of the state
  • Words that mean the same thing: Oahu Island
  • 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: OAHU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Make-up artists?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
  • Words that mean the same thing: prevaricator, liar
  • The opposite would be: square shooter
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIARS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Candy in a gold foil wrapper"

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: ROLO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "33. Go a few rounds, say?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
  • Words that mean the same thing: whirl, twiddle, twisting
  • 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: TWIRL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "35. Essay count: 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: WDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Creatures described as anguilliform"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: EELS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "39. Elizabeth of "WandaVision""

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: OLSEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "40. "Va-va-___!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: VOOM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "41. Editorial overhaul"

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 something that has been written again
  • Words that mean the same thing: rescript, revision
  • 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: REWRITE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Like a certain Freudian complex"

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: OEDIPAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "45. Take on together"

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: TAGTEAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "46. Developing, say"

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: INUTERO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Family-friendly, for the most part"

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: RATEDPG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Not go to bed"

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: STAYUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Shakespearean humor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
  • Words that mean the same thing: gall
  • 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: BILE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. Sees"

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 the specified day of the month
  • Words that mean the same thing: engagement, particular date, escort
  • 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: DATES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. Seize"

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 seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
  • Words that mean the same thing: assume, seize, take over
  • 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: USURP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. First lady between Bess and Jackie"

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: MAMIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. University of Georgia athletes, to fans"

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: DAWGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "62. "___ Said" (critically acclaimed 2022 biographical drama)"

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: SHE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "64. Hebrew word meaning "son of""

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 mountain or tall hill
  • 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: BEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "65. Psycho- pharmacology inits."

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 powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
  • Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
  • 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: LSD

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 60 78.9%
Short Answer 9 11.8%
Abbreviation 3 3.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.6%
Sports 1 1.3%
Food & Drink 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 39
Down Clues 37
Total Clues 76
Average Answer Length 5.0 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

  • Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
  • Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
  • When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
  • Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually 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 03, 2025 at 04:26 PM