No 27372 Thursday Oct 17, 2024 NYT Crossword by August Lee-Kovach and Joel Fagliano

Across Clues :

1. Fed the kitty, perhaps, 7. Salve, 11. #1 pal, 14. Hercule's creator, 15. One who might make a comeback?, 16. Hebrew name meaning "my God", 17. Much ado about some punctuation?, 19. No pro, 20. It's often gained by knocking, 21. Only city that entirely surrounds a country, 22. Request from Oliver Twist, 23. Nutrition fig., 24. Anger over a grammatically incorrect sentence?, 26. She served on the court with Antonin and Anthony, 29. Silky fabrics, 30. Hunting cap feature, 34. 1930s vice president John ___ Garner, 35. Harsh words regarding the past and the present?, 38. Harbor sights, 39. Take off, 40. Commercial success?, 42. Shipmate of Capt. Kirk, 46. Brawl over what to call a piece of writing?, 50. Toddler's need, maybe, 51. Grassy expanses, 52. Regarding, 53. Build, as a relationship, 55. Possibilities, 56. Punny summary of the battle between editor and writer seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 46-Across?, 58. Ornamental pond fish, 59. Cross paths, 60. Pill bug, e.g., 61. The Middle Ages or the Renaissance, 62. ___ Nublar, fictional setting of "Jurassic Park", 63. Ending point of the first marathon

Thursday Oct 17, 2024 NYT Crossword by August Lee-Kovach and Joel Fagliano

Down Clues :

1. Sprinkling on a lox bagel, 2. What is to be done?, 3. Pattern of intersecting stripes, 4. Use a spoon, say, 5. What Alexander Graham Bell suggested as the standard telephone-answering greeting, 6. Thomas Lincoln, familiarly, 7. Industry mogul, 8. Don't you forget it!, 9. Light units, 10. Violent sport, for short, 11. Flattering, as clothing, 12. First city in Europe with paved streets (1339), 13. Touch, 18. Gru's twin brother in the "Despicable Me" franchise, 22. Blue lobsters and white tigers, e.g., 24. Half-baked?, 25. Drawings that might encounter problems with intellectual property law, 27. Consonants articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth, 28. Do some grapplin', 31. Was up, 32. Big feller?, 33. Drug also called "rocket fuel" or "ozone," for short, 35. Absolutely amazing, 36. One side of a perpetual war in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four", 37. "Stop right there!", 38. Tall and pointy, as ears, 41. Uses TurboTax, perhaps, 43. Green, say, 44. Scenic spot to snorkel, 45. Overturns, 47. Dirt, 48. Climate activist Thunberg, 49. Billy Joel's "Tell ___ About It", 53. Observe Ramadan, in a way, 54. "Then again …," in a text, 56. Bon ___, 57. K.G.B. rival during the Cold War

Break down the NO. 27373 NYT Crosswords: October 17, 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. Fed the kitty, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATSAT




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

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

  The answer: BALM

  Possible Answer : salve, ointment, unction, unguent, balm




• The clue is 11. #1 pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BFF




• The clue is 14. Hercule's creator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGATHA




• The clue is 15. One who might make a comeback?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUM

  Possible Answer : alum, ammonia_alum, alumna, grad, ammonium_alum, potash_alum, alumnus, graduate, potassium_alum




• The clue is 16. Hebrew name meaning "my God". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 17. Much ado about some punctuation?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERIODDRAMA




• The clue is 19. No pro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer : bunko_game, diddle, hornswoggle, short-change, mulct, learn, gip, yard_bird, memorize, victimize, rook, convict, memorise, inmate, swindle, sting, bunco_game, nobble, goldbrick, con, hustle, gyp, con_game, bunco, yardbird, scam, flimflam, defraud, confidence_trick, bunko, confidence_game

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 20. It's often gained by knocking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRY

  Possible Answer : introduction, debut, accounting_entry, unveiling, entry, incoming, submission, entree, entryway, ledger_entry, entrance, entering, entranceway, ingress, first_appearance, launching




• The clue is 21. Only city that entirely surrounds a country. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

  Possible Answer : Roma, Rome, Italian_capital, Eternal_City, capital_of_Italy




• The clue is 22. Request from Oliver Twist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORE

  Possible Answer : Sir_Thomas_More, more, more_than, to_a_greater_extent, More, Thomas_More

  Possible Opposite Answer : fewer, less




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

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

  The answer: RDA




• The clue is 24. Anger over a grammatically incorrect sentence?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNONFUMES




• The clue is 26. She served on the court with Antonin and Anthony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANDRA




• The clue is 29. Silky fabrics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATINS

  Possible Answer : satin




• The clue is 30. Hunting cap feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARLAP

  Possible Answer : earflap, earlap




• The clue is 34. 1930s vice president John ___ Garner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NANCE

  Possible Answer : pouf, queen, nance, poof, fag, poove, fairy, faggot, pansy, fagot, queer




• The clue is 35. Harsh words regarding the past and the present?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: TENSEEXCHANGE




• The clue is 38. Harbor sights. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOATS

  Possible Answer : gravy_boat, gravy_holder, boat, sauceboat




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

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

  The answer: DEPART

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : stay, conform, come




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

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

  The answer: ADSALE




• The clue is 42. Shipmate of Capt. Kirk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LTSULU




• The clue is 46. Brawl over what to call a piece of writing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITLEFIGHT




• The clue is 50. Toddler's need, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAP

  Possible Answer : short_sleep, Napoleon, forty_winks, catch_a_wink, snooze, catnap, pile, cat_sleep, sleep, nap




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

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

  The answer: LEAS

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




• The clue is 52. Regarding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INRE




• The clue is 53. Build, as a relationship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORGE

  Possible Answer : fashion, mould, spurt, fake, contrive, smithy, shape, invent, devise, work, excogitate, spirt, mold, hammer, forge, counterfeit, formulate, form




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

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

  The answer: IFS




• The clue is 56. Punny summary of the battle between editor and writer seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 46-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTERCATION

  Possible Answer : fracas, altercation, affray




• The clue is 58. Ornamental pond fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOI




• The clue is 59. Cross paths. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEET

  Possible Answer : contact, run_across, fulfil, forgather, converge, assemble, run_into, match, suffer, get_together, receive, fulfill, gather, cope_with, satisfy, fit, play, fill, foregather, take_on, encounter, adjoin, sports_meeting, meet, see, come_across, touch, fitting, conform_to

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge




• The clue is 60. Pill bug, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISOPOD

  Possible Answer : isopod




• The clue is 61. The Middle Ages or the Renaissance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer : era, ERA, geological_era, epoch, earned_run_average




• The clue is 62. ___ Nublar, fictional setting of "Jurassic Park". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLA




• The clue is 63. Ending point of the first marathon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHENS

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Greece, Athens, Greek_capital, Athinai

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sprinkling on a lox bagel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPERS

  Possible Answer: play, job, prank, antic, gambol, romp, joke, capriole, put-on, trick, caper, frolic

• The clue is 2. What is to be done?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGENDA

  Possible Answer: schedule, agenda, docket, agendum, order_of_business

• The clue is 3. Pattern of intersecting stripes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARTAN

  Possible Answer: plaid, tartan

• The clue is 4. Use a spoon, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: conjure, agitate, shake, stir, stimulate, excite, raise, conjure_up, fuss, flurry, shake_up, bring_up, shift, hustle, splash, ado, invoke, budge, call_forth, evoke, arouse, bustle, touch, put_forward, call_down

• The clue is 5. What Alexander Graham Bell suggested as the standard telephone-answering greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHOY

• The clue is 6. Thomas Lincoln, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAD

  Possible Answer: shade, tad

• The clue is 7. Industry mogul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARON

  Possible Answer: business_leader, magnate, mogul, tycoon, baron, power, big_businessman, king, top_executive

• The clue is 8. Don't you forget it!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer: Alamo

• The clue is 9. Light units. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUMENS

  Possible Answer: lumen, lm

• The clue is 10. Violent sport, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MMA

• The clue is 11. Flattering, as clothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BECOMING

  Possible Answer: suit, decent, decorous, becoming, comely, seemly, turn, comme_il_faut, become, get, go

• The clue is 12. First city in Europe with paved streets (1339). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLORENCE

  Possible Answer: Florence, Firenze

• The clue is 13. Touch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINESSE

  Possible Answer: delicacy, discreetness, diplomacy, finesse

• The clue is 18. Gru's twin brother in the "Despicable Me" franchise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRU

• The clue is 22. Blue lobsters and white tigers, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUTANTS

  Possible Answer: mutation, sport, mutant, variation

• The clue is 24. Half-baked?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RARE

  Possible Answer: rarified, rare, rarefied, uncommon

• The clue is 25. Drawings that might encounter problems with intellectual property law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FANART

• The clue is 27. Consonants articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENTALS

  Possible Answer: dental_consonant, dental, alveolar, alveolar_consonant

• The clue is 28. Do some grapplin'. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASSLE

• The clue is 31. Was up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer: chair, guide, precede, direct, leave, go, take, head, conduce, extend, run, LED, top, light-emitting_diode, pass, result, contribute, conduct, moderate, lead

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow

• The clue is 32. Big feller?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 33. Drug also called "rocket fuel" or "ozone," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PCP

  Possible Answer: phencyclidine_hydrochloride, angel_dust, caregiver, health_professional, health_care_provider, phencyclidine, primary_care_provider, PCP

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

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

  The answer: TODIEFOR

• The clue is 36. One side of a perpetual war in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASTASIA

• The clue is 37. "Stop right there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALT

  Possible Answer: halt, lame, arrest, hold, stem, stop, stanch, freeze, check, hitch, staunch, stay, game, stoppage, kibosh, block, crippled, halting, gimpy

  Possible Opposite Answer : start

• The clue is 38. Tall and pointy, as ears. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATLIKE

• The clue is 41. Uses TurboTax, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EFILES

• The clue is 43. Green, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNRIPE

  Possible Answer: green, unripened, unripe, immature

  Possible Opposite Answer : ripe

• The clue is 44. Scenic spot to snorkel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAGOON

  Possible Answer: lagoon, laguna, lagune

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

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

  The answer: UPENDS

  Possible Answer: upend

• The clue is 47. Dirt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTEL

• The clue is 48. Climate activist Thunberg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRETA

• The clue is 49. Billy Joel's "Tell ___ About It". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HER

• The clue is 53. Observe Ramadan, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAST

  Possible Answer: dissolute, dissipated, truehearted, tight, fasting, flying, degraded, firm, loyal, fast, immobile, degenerate, debauched, profligate, quick, riotous, libertine

  Possible Opposite Answer : slow

• The clue is 54. "Then again …," in a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH

• The clue is 56. Bon ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 57. K.G.B. rival during the Cold War. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer: Central_Intelligence_Agency, CIA

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Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: BEAT

  Possible Answer : measure, shell, beat, bunk, musical_rhythm, amaze, quiver, get, stupefy, pulse, all_in, pound, thump, mystify, trounce, exhaust, tucker_out, beat_out, outsmart, tucker, round, puzzle, drum, cadence, work_over, pulsation, ticktack, pulsate, rhythm, metre, flummox, pose, vanquish, flap, scramble, bushed, stick, overreach, nonplus, circumvent, perplex, gravel, dead, dumbfound, outfox, thrum, heartbeat, vex, baffle, bewilder, meter, beat_up, tick, outwit, beatnik, crush, ticktock, wash_up




• The clue is 5. Edinburgher or Glaswegian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCOT

  Possible Answer : Scotsman, Scot, Scotchman




• The clue is 9. Bottom of the barrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORST

  Possible Answer : uncollectible, pip, high-risk, big, unsound, defective, tough, worst, speculative, regretful, rack_up, risky, whip, forged, sorry, bad, spoiled, unfit, spoilt, mop_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : good, best, unregretful




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

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

  The answer: REDO

  Possible Answer : remodel, remake, make_over, redo, refashion, reconstruct




• The clue is 15. Brand owned by Purina. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPO




• The clue is 16. ___ Holmes, teen detective played by Millie Bobby Brown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENOLA




• The clue is 17. "AB negatve" or "B poditive"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOODTYPO




• The clue is 19. Strung along. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEDON




• The clue is 20. Verbally gave the thumbs-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAIDOK




• The clue is 21. "Naughty" and "Nice," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISTS

  Possible Answer : inclination, leaning, number, heel, list, name, listing, tilt, lean




• The clue is 22. Dessert drink made from frozen grapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEWINE




• The clue is 25. Wrinkle-faced dogs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUGS

  Possible Answer : pug, pug-dog




• The clue is 27. Islanders and Sharks, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NHLERS




• The clue is 28. Odysseus vis-à-vis Ulysses?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMEHERO




• The clue is 32. Father/son surname in Chicago politics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALEY




• The clue is 33. Singer Patsy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLINE

  Possible Answer : Martin_Cline, Cline




• The clue is 34. Pre-___ (undergrad track). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MED

  Possible Answer : Master_of_Education, MEd




• The clue is 35. Still standing, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INIT




• The clue is 36. Italian for "good". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUONO




• The clue is 37. What one might do to the rules or the truth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEND

  Possible Answer : flexure, fold, crouch, turn, bending, stoop, crimp, bend, bend_dexter, turn_away, crease, deflect, Bend, curve, crook, bow, plication, deform, twist, flex

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbend, straighten




• The clue is 38. In the past. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer : agone, ago




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

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

  The answer: CALMS

  Possible Answer : calmness, composure, calm_air, becalm, cool_off, equanimity, quiet, chill_out, cool_it, sedate, calm, still, quieten, steady, simmer_down, calm_down, tranquillize, lull, tranquilize, tranquillise, settle_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate, discomposure, stimulate




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

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

  The answer: CARTE

  Possible Answer : card, carte_du_jour, carte, menu, bill_of_fare




• The clue is 41. Surprising answer to the question "What is Ecuador's most populous city?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTQUITO




• The clue is 43. Stuffs (oneself). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GORGES

  Possible Answer : gourmandize, esophagus, glut, stuff, overgorge, defile, ingurgitate, scarf_out, overindulge, gormandize, oesophagus, gorge, gullet, pig_out, englut, overeat, binge, gormandise, satiate, engorge




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

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

  The answer: SELF

  Possible Answer : self, ego




• The clue is 45. Late-night host who coined the word "truthiness". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLBERT

  Possible Answer : Colbert, Colbert_butter




• The clue is 46. Kick out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVICT

  Possible Answer : force_out, evict




• The clue is 49. How the mendacious might be caught. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INALIE




• The clue is 51. 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 : Hanoi, capital_of_Vietnam




• The clue is 52. Prom transport that keeps breaking down?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEMONLIMO




• The clue is 56. Illegally seize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USURP

  Possible Answer : assume, arrogate, usurp, take_over, seize




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

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

  The answer: MIEN

  Possible Answer : comportment, presence, mien, bearing




• The clue is 58. Prominent part of a bowline knot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOP

  Possible Answer : loop, closed_circuit, coil, loop_topology, iteration, eyelet, cringle, grummet, intertwine, grommet, curl, loop-the-loop

  Possible Opposite Answer : open_circuit, uncoil




• The clue is 59. Hockey fake-outs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEKES




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

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

  The answer: SLOG

  Possible Answer : trudge, swig, slog, peg_away, footslog, slug, keep_one's_nose_to_the_grindstone, tramp, keep_one's_shoulder_to_the_wheel, plod, pad, plug_away




• The clue is 61. Foul mood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNIT

  Possible Answer : snit

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Texter's "Hang on a sec". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRB

• The clue is 2. Typically nocturnal predatory fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 3. "Without further ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADO

  Possible Answer: ado, flurry, fuss, bustle, stir, hustle

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

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

  The answer: TOOSWEET

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

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

  The answer: SATINS

  Possible Answer: satin

• The clue is 6. Basketball great Drexler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLYDE

  Possible Answer: Clyde

• The clue is 7. Research on a rival, in D.C.-speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPPO

• The clue is 8. Made significant efforts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOKPAINS

• The clue is 9. "Why, I'll be!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELLGEE

• The clue is 10. Vague early afternoon time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEISH

• The clue is 11. Certain pretzel shapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RODS

  Possible Answer: rod, perch, rod_cell, retinal_rod, gat, pole

• The clue is 12. Assigned position. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOT

  Possible Answer: one-armed_bandit, time_slot, expansion_slot, slot

• The clue is 13. Treats, as animal hide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANS

  Possible Answer: tangent, burn, bronze, suntan, sunburn, topaz, tan

• The clue is 18. Eating it with meat isn't kosher. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAIRY

  Possible Answer: dairy, dairy_farm

• The clue is 22. Like some tigers, rhinoceroses and elephants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INDIAN

  Possible Answer: Amerindian_language, Amerindic, Indian, Amerind, American-Indian_language, American_Indian, Red_Indian, Native_American

• The clue is 23. "Presto ___!" ... or a hint to 17-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHANGO

• The clue is 24. Page of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIOT

• The clue is 26. "That's just … completely incorrect". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMNO

• The clue is 28. Instant replay effect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOMO

• The clue is 29. Move from darkness into light, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMERGE

  Possible Answer: issue, come_out, emerge, egress, come_forth, go_forth

• The clue is 30. Resident with monthly payments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENTER

  Possible Answer: tenant, renter

• The clue is 31. Most offbeat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODDEST

  Possible Answer: unpaired, left, rum, singular, left_over, rummy, odd, unmatched, peculiar, curious, leftover, unexpended, remaining, uneven, unmated, funny, queer

  Possible Opposite Answer : even

• The clue is 33. "Rushmore" and "Clerks," for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CULTFILMS

• The clue is 36. Abandon one's social plans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAIL

  Possible Answer: bail, bail_bond, bond

• The clue is 37. People are often spotted pressing them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARBELLS

  Possible Answer: barbell

• The clue is 39. Targets of pool chalk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUETIPS

• The clue is 40. Jost of "Saturday Night Live". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLIN

• The clue is 42. Brand popularity metric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QSCORE

• The clue is 43. "Get ready for a bomb!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLONG

• The clue is 45. Celebrity appearance, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMEO

  Possible Answer: cameo

• The clue is 46. ___ Barak, former prime minister of Israel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EHUD

• The clue is 47. Florist's container. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VASE

  Possible Answer: vase

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

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

  The answer: INUK

• The clue is 50. Astronaut Armstrong. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEIL

• The clue is 53. Particle in an electrolyte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ION

  Possible Answer: ion

• The clue is 54. "Pretentious? ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOI

• The clue is 55. Choose, with "for". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer: opt, prefer, choose

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (28 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (28 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

October 29, 2022 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Bourgeoisie or proletariat	11
2A	12. Silence notifications?	13
3A	14. Environmental activist group with a Climate Mandate campaign	15
4A	16. Be part of, as a show	5
5A	17. Lifting units: Abbr.	3
6A	18. First name on the Supreme Court	5
7A	19. Royal title of old	4
8A	20. Holders of some radio aerials and signal lamps	5
9A	22. Error message?	4
10A	23. Word after White or Red	3
11A	24. Like the national anthem "La Dessalinienne"	7
12A	26. "I never knew!"	3
13A	27. Compacts	9
14A	29. Grant in folklore studies?	11
15A	31. Move aside	5
16A	32. "Holy moly!"	5
17A	34. Objects	5
18A	35. Vin classification	3
19A	38. When some morning shows start	5
20A	40. Cries from Homer	4
21A	41. Boxer's ploy	5
22A	43. Bubbly bianco	4
23A	44. Suffix with gran-	3
24A	45. Attire one might grapple with	7
25A	47. Certain gender identity, informally	3
26A	48. Ignore both what's happened and what's to come	15
27A	51. Brûlée crust-breakers	13
28A	52. Vague feeling that something's wrong	11

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. Bourgeoisie or proletariat"

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: SOCIALCLASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "12. Silence notifications?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MIRANDARIGHTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Environmental activist group with a Climate Mandate campaign"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUNRISEMOVEMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Be part of, as a show"

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 one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
• 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: ACTIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Lifting units: 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 16 ounces avoirdupois
• Words that mean the same thing: pound, lb
• 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: LBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. First name on the Supreme Court"

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: SONIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Royal title of old"

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 title given to rulers or other important people in asian countries
• Words that mean the same thing: caravansary, caravanserai, caravan inn
• 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: KHAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Holders of some radio aerials and signal lamps"

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 vertical spar for supporting sails
• Words that mean the same thing: mast
• 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: MASTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Error message?"

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: OOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Word after White or Red"

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: SOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Like the national anthem "La Dessalinienne""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native or inhabitant of haiti
• 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: HAITIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. "I never knew!""

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 unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
• Words that mean the same thing: g, g-force
• 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: GEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Compacts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
• Words that mean the same thing: distill, distil, condense
• 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: CONDENSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Grant in folklore studies?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: THREEWISHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Move aside"

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 passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
• Words that mean the same thing: electrical shunt, bypass
• 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: SHUNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. "Holy moly!""

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 bark in a high-pitched tone
• Words that mean the same thing: yap, yip, 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: YIPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Objects"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
• Words that mean the same thing: particular, point, item
• 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: ITEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Vin classification"

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: CRU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. When some morning shows start"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SIXAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Cries from Homer"

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 syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
• Words that mean the same thing: ut, doh, do
• 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: DOHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Boxer's ploy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
• 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: FEINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Bubbly bianco"

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: ASTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Suffix with gran-"

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 leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in india for writing paper
• Words that mean the same thing: olla
• 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: OLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Attire one might grapple with"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
• Words that mean the same thing: vest, undershirt
• 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: SINGLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Certain gender identity, informally"

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 an alliance made up of states that had been soviet socialist republics in the soviet union prior to its dissolution in dec 1991
• Words that mean the same thing: Commonwealth of Independent States, curie, Ci
• 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: CIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Ignore both what's happened and what's to come"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LIVEINTHEMOMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Brûlée crust-breakers"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that as much as a dessert spoon will hold
• Words that mean the same thing: dessertspoon, dessertspoonful
• 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: DESSERTSPOONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Vague feeling that something's wrong"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: SPIDEYSENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword October 29, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Price for vice	6
2D	2. ___ C. Evans, journalist who co-founded All-Negro Comics (1947)	5
3D	3. What's raised in a ruckus	4
4D	4. Networking assets	3
5D	5. English queen who lent her name to a city of 1.3+ million in the British Commonwealth	8
6D	6. Hearty dish popular in Ireland	8
7D	7. "Little toasts," in Italian	8
8D	8. Actress Tyler	3
9D	9. "___ 6 and up"	4
10D	10. "Li'l Abner" creature	5
11D	11. Court figure, informally	6
12D	12. It means a lot	5
13D	13. Make a snarky remark	5
14D	14. Retailer whose logo is written in script	4
15D	15. Stun, in a way	4
16D	20. Cézanne contemporary	5
17D	21. Cheeky	5
18D	24. What the instruments erkencho and shofar are made of	5
19D	25. Sodas in orange, grape and peach flavors	5
20D	27. Buds	5
21D	28. Nostalgic tint	5
22D	29. Those with means	8
23D	30. When you might see a star's moon?	8
24D	31. Impassive	6
25D	33. Slick fabrics	6
26D	34. Word with false or fallen	4
27D	35. Middle of France?	6
28D	36. One of about 90% of the population, it's said	6
29D	37. Word in an ultimatum	6
30D	39. Spritz	4
31D	41. Mulcted	5
32D	42. Home of one of the country's largest state universities	5
33D	45. Enthusiastic assent abroad	4
34D	46. TV's Rick or Morty	4
35D	49. Predict-able gift?	3
36D	50. Ways of doing things, for short	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. Price for vice"

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: SINTAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. ___ C. Evans, journalist who co-founded All-Negro Comics (1947)"

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: ORRIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. What's raised in a ruckus"

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 (old testament) cain and abel were the first children of adam and eve born after the fall of man; cain killed abel out of jealousy and was exiled by god
• 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: CAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Networking assets"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. English queen who lent her name to a city of 1.3+ million in the British Commonwealth"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state capital of south australia
• 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: ADELAIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Hearty dish popular in Ireland"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

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: LAMBSTEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Little toasts," in Italian"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CROSTINI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Actress Tyler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that being four more than fifty
• Words that mean the same thing: 54, fifty-four
• 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: LIV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "___ 6 and up""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: geezerhood, long time, maturate
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Li'l Abner" creature"

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: SHMOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Court figure, informally"

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: STENOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. It means a lot"

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: MUCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Make a snarky remark"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that old or new world straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
• Words that mean the same thing: lash out, sharpshoot, assail
• 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: SNIPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Retailer whose logo is written in script"

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: SAKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "15. Stun, in a way"

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: TASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "20. Cézanne contemporary"

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 french painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883)
• Words that mean the same thing: Edouard Manet
• 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: MANET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "21. Cheeky"

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 improperly forward or bold
• Words that mean the same thing: wise, saucy, impudent
• 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: SASSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. What the instruments erkencho and shofar are made of"

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 noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
• Words that mean the same thing: hooter, automobile horn, French horn
• 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: HORNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Sodas in orange, grape and peach flavors"

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: NEHIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Buds"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Words that mean the same thing: Oncorhynchus keta, chum, brother
• 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: CHUMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Nostalgic tint"

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 shade of brown with a tinge of red
• Words that mean the same thing: burnt sienna, reddish brown, Venetian red
• 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: SEPIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Those with means"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THEHAVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. When you might see a star's moon?"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: SEXSCENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Impassive"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; ; - nordhoff & hall; -virginia woolf
• Words that mean the same thing: impassive
• 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: STOLID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Slick fabrics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
• Words that mean the same thing: satin
• 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: SATINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "34. Word with false or fallen"

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 material effigy that is worshipped
• Words that mean the same thing: graven image, perfection, god
• 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: IDOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "35. Middle of France?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a low-lying region in central france
• Words that mean the same thing: inwardness, focus, kernel
• 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: CENTRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "36. One of about 90% of the population, it's said"

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: RIGHTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "37. Word in an ultimatum"

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: UNLESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "39. Spritz"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a thin fog with condensation near the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: befog, mist over, haze 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: MIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "41. Mulcted"

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 issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
• Words that mean the same thing: ticket, break water, fin
• 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: FINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "42. Home of one of the country's largest state universities"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TEMPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "45. Enthusiastic assent abroad"

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: SISI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "46. TV's Rick or Morty"

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 film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
• Words that mean the same thing: cartoon, animated cartoon
• 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: TOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Predict-able gift?"

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 apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: clairvoyance, second sight, extrasensory perception
• 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: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. Ways of doing things, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an indefinitely short time
• Words that mean the same thing: mo, bit, moment
• 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: MOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	76.6%
Short Answer	7	10.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.7%
Abbreviation	2	3.1%
Geography	2	3.1%
Food & Drink	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	28
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: September 06, 2025 at 12:37 PM