27436 Mon Dec 23, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by xword hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 23, 2024

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

Mon Dec 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues by xword hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Christmas baubles, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORBS

  Possible Answer : orb, globe, eyeball, ball, revolve, orbit




• The clue is 5. Ontario-based network that aired "Schitt's Creek". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBC

  Possible Answer : blood_profile, CBC, complete_blood_count




• The clue is 8. Billiards bounces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAROMS

  Possible Answer : carom, cannon, ricochet




• The clue is 14. Leafy vegetable in some Caesar salads. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KALE

  Possible Answer : loot, clams, borecole, dough, bread, kail, lolly, shekels, wampum, lettuce, Brassica_oleracea_acephala, sugar, dinero, cole, colewort, boodle, cabbage, kale, pelf, gelt, moolah, simoleons, scratch, lucre




• The clue is 15. Former N.B.A. star ___ Ming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAO




• The clue is 16. "So done with that". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERIT




• The clue is 17. *Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNACKMIX

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• The clue is 19. Become a new country, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECEDE

  Possible Answer : break_away, splinter, secede




• The clue is 20. Horses' homes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STABLES

  Possible Answer : stalls, stable, horse_barn




• The clue is 22. Joie de vivre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELAN

  Possible Answer : ardour, zeal, flair, elan, ardor, dash, style, panache




• The clue is 23. Trim from the roster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUT

  Possible Answer : thin, slice, shortened, track, reduce, baseball_swing, slew, weakened, cut_back, ignore, hack, cut, stinger, issue, write_out, rationalize, sheer, cutting, prune, foreshorten, abbreviate, deletion, swerve, edit, turn_off, turn_out, thin_out, rationalise, tailor, geld, burn, cold_shoulder, veer, swing, disregard, bring_down, trimmed, cut_of_meat, cut_off, slashed, thinned, trend, skip, slue, gelded, trim_down, excision, trim_back, dilute, curve, edit_out, switch_off, cutting_off, slash, shorten, cut_down, gash, snub, trim, make_out, emasculated, undercut, contract, abridge, mown

  Possible Opposite Answer : untrimmed, expand, unmown, uncut, switch_on




• The clue is 25. *Buses, trains, subways, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASSTRANSIT




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

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

  The answer: GLOBAL

  Possible Answer : globose, spherical, worldwide, global, world, ball-shaped, planetary, spheric, orbicular, globular, world-wide




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

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

  The answer: EASTER

  Possible Answer : Easter, easter, easterly, east_wind




• The clue is 31. The "I" of FYI, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer : information, info




• The clue is 32. Look forward to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWAIT

  Possible Answer : expect, wait, look, await




• The clue is 34. CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFTERMIDNIGHT




• The clue is 40. Dirty, like a chimney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOTY

  Possible Answer : jet, pitchy, sooty, jet-black, coal-black




• The clue is 41. Q: "Why shouldn't you tell secrets on a farm?" A: "Because the corn has ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARS

  Possible Answer : capitulum, pinna, spike, ear, auricle




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

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

  The answer: MOUSSE

  Possible Answer : gel, hair_mousse, hair_gel, mousse




• The clue is 46. ___ Mae (college loan provider). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALLIE




• The clue is 48. *Rodeo footwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COWBOYBOOTS




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

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

  The answer: FOX

  Possible Answer : dodger, George_Fox, confound, pull_a_fast_one_on, confuse, trick, play_a_joke_on, throw, fox, play_tricks, fuddle, slyboots, play_a_trick_on, fob, discombobulate, flim-flam, bedevil, Charles_James_Fox, Fox, befuddle




• The clue is 52. The "A" in A.D.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNO




• The clue is 53. Money owed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARREARS

  Possible Answer : arrears




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

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

  The answer: TREADS

  Possible Answer : pace, step, tread, trample, stride




• The clue is 58. *Portrait artist's medium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OILPAINT




• The clue is 61. Rich cakes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORTES

  Possible Answer : torte




• The clue is 62. ___ de plume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOM




• The clue is 63. P, R, N, D or L. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEAR

  Possible Answer : geartrain, power_train, pitch, gear, gear_wheel, cogwheel, paraphernalia, appurtenance, train, gear_mechanism, geared_wheel, gearing




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

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

  The answer: YESSIR




• The clue is 65. Musician/activist Yoko. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono




• The clue is 66. Award such as Best Comeback Athlete or Best Team. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPY

  Possible Answer : descry, spy, espy, spot

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Gives the green light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKS

  Possible Answer: O.K., Oklahoma, okay, Sooner_State, okeh, OK, okey

• The clue is 2. Operated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAN

  Possible Answer: move, course, lead, tend, ladder, execute, flow, unravel, black_market, scarper, scat, take_to_the_woods, range, lam, die_hard, bleed, operate, run_for, race, melt, draw, run, run_away, hightail_it, consort, guide, melt_down, fly_the_coop, hunt, carry, work, prevail, function, endure, extend, play, bunk, pass, be_given, persist, escape, feed, lean, track_down, turn_tail, ply, campaign, incline, go, head_for_the_hills, hunt_down, break_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : malfunction, idle

• The clue is 3. Words after "3, 2, 1 ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLASTOFF

  Possible Answer: blastoff, shot

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

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

  The answer: SECT

  Possible Answer: faction, religious_sect, sect, religious_order

• The clue is 5. Drum kit component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CYMBAL

  Possible Answer: cymbal

• The clue is 6. Backs out at the last second. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAILS

  Possible Answer: bail_bond, bond, bail

• The clue is 7. Rowing crew captains, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COXES

  Possible Answer: cyclooxygenase, coxswain, Cox, cox

• The clue is 8. Counterpart of sin, in trigonometry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COS

  Possible Answer: atomic_number_27, cosine, cos, Colorado, cobalt, romaine_lettuce, romaine, cos_lettuce, carbon_monoxide, carbon_monoxide_gas, CO, Co, conscientious_objector, Centennial_State

• The clue is 9. "___ Maria" (hymn). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVE

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

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

  The answer: RECENT

  Possible Answer: recent, Recent_epoch, Holocene_epoch, Recent, late, Holocene

• The clue is 11. Ending words of an ultimatum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORELSE

• The clue is 12. Where juggling balls are often seen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDAIR

  Possible Answer: midair

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

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

  The answer: STENT

  Possible Answer: stent

• The clue is 18. ___ Sutra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAMA

  Possible Answer: Kama

• The clue is 21. Unwavering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEADY

  Possible Answer: unwavering, regular, brace, steadily, stabilise, sweetheart, unfaltering, steadfast, firm, calm, stiff, sweetie, unbendable, truelove, becalm, stabilize, unshakable, steady, unfluctuating

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsteady, unsteadily

• The clue is 23. Hollywood special effects, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CGI

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

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

  The answer: ULNA

  Possible Answer: ulna, elbow_bone

• The clue is 26. Rarity in a drought. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIN

  Possible Answer: pelting, rainfall, rain, rainwater, rain_down

• The clue is 27. Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes from. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTI

• The clue is 29. Spam spreader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOT

  Possible Answer: bot

• The clue is 32. Single-celled organism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOEBA

  Possible Answer: amoeba, ameba

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

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

  The answer: WIT

  Possible Answer: wittiness, humor, wag, humour, wit, brain, brainpower, card, learning_ability, mental_capacity, mentality, witticism

• The clue is 35. Canadian gas brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO

• The clue is 36. Optimistic, like an outlook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSY

  Possible Answer: blushful, rose-cheeked, fortunate, rosy, rosy-cheeked, flushed, rose-colored

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

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer: gel, colloidal_gel, mousse, gelatin

• The clue is 38. Two equal parts, to kids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALFSIES

• The clue is 39. Duo + one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIO

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

• The clue is 42. Madonna coffee table book released a day after her 1992 album "Erotica". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEX

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

• The clue is 43. Marilyn of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONROE

  Possible Answer: Marilyn_Monroe, Norma_Jean_Baker, James_Monroe, President_Monroe, Monroe

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

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

  The answer: OWNERS

  Possible Answer: possessor, proprietor, owner

• The clue is 45. W.W. II naval menaces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBOATS

• The clue is 46. Heavenly protector of sailors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELMO

• The clue is 47. "I need it yesterday!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASAP

  Possible Answer: ASAP

• The clue is 48. Snarky, as a remark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATTY

  Possible Answer: bitchy, cattie, cattish, catty

• The clue is 49. University of Maine town. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORONO

  Possible Answer: Orono

• The clue is 50. Constellation with a belt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORION

  Possible Answer: Hunter, Orion

• The clue is 54. Apt anagram of ANGER minus N. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGE

  Possible Answer: fury, craze, storm, rage, fad, madness, passion, furore, ramp, cult, furor

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

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

  The answer: DEI

• The clue is 57. Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSR

• The clue is 59. Short snooze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAP

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

• The clue is 60. Give some effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: attempt, assay, test, try, judge, taste, try_out, effort, sample, adjudicate, render, seek, essay, stress, strain, endeavor, prove, examine, hear, try_on, endeavour

27405 Wed Nov 20, 2024 NYT Robert S. Gard

Across Clues :

1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps, 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis, 9. Cause of lens flare, 14. In a moment, 15. Shoot forth, 16. School tool, 17. Coloring implement since 1903, 19. China's Zhou ___, 20. Atop, poetically, 21. Flying mammals, 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011, 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare, 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet", 26. Blade runner?, 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up, 29. Quaint contraction, 32. Sine ___ non, 35. Film representations, 37. Kind of computer port, 40. Books with legends, 42. Jones (for), 43. Parent working behind the scenes?, 45. Bit of cream, 47. Totally bonkers, 48. Make a big to-do (over), 50. Big name in sunglasses, 54. Domesticated, 56. Move to the beat?, 59. Montmartre sweetheart, 61. Christmas tree decoration, 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do, 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g., 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle, 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson, 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g., 68. Asian soup, 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10, 70. Cyclops, for one, 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief

Down Clues :

1. Dapper sartorial choices, 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws, 3. Self-pitying lament, 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief, 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein, 6. Artificial bronze, 7. Fiery sorts, it's said, 8. B.Y.O.B. part, 9. Say hello to, 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight, 11. What a rear exit may lead to, 12. Pore over, 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves, 18. ___ Dhabi, 22. Got steamed, 24. A.S.A.P., 25. Corporate $$$ overseers, 28. Abuses the listserv, say, 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale", 31. W-9 info, 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short, 34. Bank withdrawal charge, 36. Air marshal's org., 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives, 38. Potential rescue pet, 39. Culture group, 41. Like a lime green suit, 44. They're open to interpretation, 46. Hee-haws, 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War, 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g., 52. Wedding reception cry, 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps, 55. In our ___ (among us), 57. The "U" of 71-Across, 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist, 59. Declining industry of Appalachia, 60. Strong and healthy, 61. Shark bait, 64. Jazz instrument, 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 20, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMPS

  Possible Answer : adenosine_monophosphate, amp, adenylic_acid, AMP, A, ampere




• The clue is 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Norway, Oslo, Christiania




• The clue is 9. Cause of lens flare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLARE

  Possible Answer : brilliance, public_eye, glare, blaze, spotlight, limelight, glower




• The clue is 14. In a moment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOON

  Possible Answer : before_long, soon, shortly, presently




• The clue is 15. Shoot forth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEW

  Possible Answer : vomit, sick, chuck, spue, throw_up, ptyalise, purge, spew, disgorge, puke, spew_out, be_sick, cat, barf, regurgitate, upchuck, regorge, cast, vomit_up, honk, retch, ptyalize, spit, eruct

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down




• The clue is 16. School tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer : swayer, rule, ruler




• The clue is 17. Coloring implement since 1903. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAYOLACRAYON




• The clue is 19. China's Zhou ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENLAI




• The clue is 20. Atop, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 21. Flying mammals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATS

  Possible Answer : dotty, bats, cream, nuts, kookie, kooky, loopy, lick, clobber, batty, bonkers, loco, thrash, drub, balmy, flutter, squash_racket, whacky, wacky, barmy, cracked, loony, squash_racquet, at-bat, chiropteran, fruity, haywire, nutty, buggy, bat, cricket_bat, round_the_bend, crackers, daft, around_the_bend




• The clue is 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECEDE

  Possible Answer : secede, break_away, splinter




• The clue is 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEMPURA

  Possible Answer : tempura




• The clue is 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATHY




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

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

  The answer: SLED

  Possible Answer : sledge, sled, sleigh




• The clue is 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSFW




• The clue is 29. Quaint contraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWAS




• The clue is 32. Sine ___ non. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUA




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

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

  The answer: PORTRAYALS

  Possible Answer : depicting, portrait, delineation, enactment, characterization, depiction, portrayal, portraiture, personation, portraying




• The clue is 37. Kind of computer port. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USB




• The clue is 40. Books with legends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLASES

  Possible Answer : Atlas, map_collection, book_of_maps, atlas_vertebra, atlas, telamon




• The clue is 42. Jones (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEN

  Possible Answer : yearn, ache, hankering, languish, yen, pine




• The clue is 43. Parent working behind the scenes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAGEMOM




• The clue is 45. Bit of cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAB

  Possible Answer : swob, dab, tap, pat, splash, swab, splatter




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

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

  The answer: CRAYCRAY




• The clue is 48. Make a big to-do (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSS

  Possible Answer : tiff, ado, spat, trouble, fuss, bustle, dither, bother, niggle, overprotect, fret, squabble, hustle, mother, bickering, stir, pettifoggery, hassle, flurry, flap, pother, tizzy, bicker




• The clue is 50. Big name in sunglasses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAYBAN




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

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

  The answer: TAMED

  Possible Answer : subdue, reclaim, domesticate, naturalize, tame, moderate, chasten, tone_down, naturalise, tamed, domesticize, domesticise, cultivate

  Possible Opposite Answer : wild




• The clue is 56. Move to the beat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PULSATE

  Possible Answer : pulsate, throb, pulse, quiver, beat




• The clue is 59. Montmartre sweetheart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHERIE




• The clue is 61. Christmas tree decoration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANE

  Possible Answer : flog, lambaste, cane, lambast




• The clue is 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer : rowing, words, quarrel, dustup, wrangle, row, run-in, course




• The clue is 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OARED




• The clue is 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRINKRAY




• The clue is 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIAS

  Possible Answer : also_known_as, false_name, a.k.a., alias, assumed_name




• The clue is 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer : car, automobile, machine, motorcar, auto




• The clue is 68. Asian soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer : miso




• The clue is 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAST

  Possible Answer : to_the_lowest_degree, least

  Possible Opposite Answer : most




• The clue is 70. Cyclops, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMAN




• The clue is 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Dapper sartorial choices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASCOTS

  Possible Answer: ascot

• The clue is 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORAYEEL

• The clue is 3. Self-pitying lament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORME

• The clue is 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSCAR

  Possible Answer: Oscar, Academy_Award

• The clue is 6. Artificial bronze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRAYTAN

• The clue is 7. Fiery sorts, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEOS

  Possible Answer: Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion

• The clue is 8. B.Y.O.B. part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWN

  Possible Answer: have, own, possess, ain

• The clue is 9. Say hello to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREET

  Possible Answer: recognize, recognise, greet

• The clue is 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUNCHTRAY

• The clue is 11. What a rear exit may lead to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLEYWAY

  Possible Answer: back_street, alleyway, alley

• The clue is 12. Pore over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READ

  Possible Answer: translate, scan, study, take, show, learn, record, read, understand, register, say, interpret

• The clue is 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie

• The clue is 18. ___ Dhabi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABU

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

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

  The answer: SAWRED

• The clue is 24. A.S.A.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDQ

• The clue is 25. Corporate $$$ overseers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFOS

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 28. Abuses the listserv, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAMS

  Possible Answer: Spam, spam, junk_e-mail

• The clue is 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 31. W-9 info. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UAE

• The clue is 34. Bank withdrawal charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEE

• The clue is 36. Air marshal's org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer: TSA, Transportation_Security_Administration

• The clue is 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USC

• The clue is 38. Potential rescue pet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRAY

  Possible Answer: swan, divagate, wander, roll, stray, range, rove, roam, vagabond, drift, err, isolated, tramp, ramble, cast, digress

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

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

  The answer: BACTERIA

  Possible Answer: bacteria, bacterium

• The clue is 41. Like a lime green suit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOUD

  Possible Answer: flashy, tawdry, loudly, garish, meretricious, brassy, loud, forte, cheap, tacky, tatty, aloud, gaudy, gimcrack, trashy, flash

  Possible Opposite Answer : soft, piano, softly

• The clue is 44. They're open to interpretation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAYAREAS

• The clue is 46. Hee-haws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAYS

  Possible Answer: mash, bray, hee-haw, grind, crunch, comminute

• The clue is 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARTA

  Possible Answer: Sparta

• The clue is 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRIO

  Possible Answer: barrio

• The clue is 52. Wedding reception cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOAST

• The clue is 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWYOU

• The clue is 55. In our ___ (among us). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDST

  Possible Answer: thick, midst

• The clue is 57. The "U" of 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNION

  Possible Answer: wedlock, coupling, trades_union, labor_union, union, conglutination, spousal_relationship, North, uniting, Union, jointure, unification, sum, marriage, matrimony, mating, trade_union, join, brotherhood, conjugation, pairing, sexual_union, Federal

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonunion, separation, disunion

• The clue is 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEN

• The clue is 59. Declining industry of Appalachia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAL

  Possible Answer: char, coal, ember

• The clue is 60. Strong and healthy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  Possible Answer: drag, Edward_Everett_Hale, Nathan_Hale, George_Ellery_Hale, coerce, squeeze, pressure, force, Hale, whole, hale, haul, cart

• The clue is 61. Shark bait. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHUM

  Possible Answer: Oncorhynchus_keta, crony, buddy, brother, pal, sidekick, chum, chum_salmon

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

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

  The answer: SAX

  Possible Answer: sax, Adolphe_Sax, Sax, saxophone

• The clue is 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  Possible Answer: kilometer, klick, km, kilometre

January 13, 2008 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - January 13, 2008

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Across:

• 1. "Come on ... be good, kids": NOWNOW
• 7. Kind of jacket: FLAK
• 11. Actor Gulager: CLU
• 14. Occurs to, with "on": DAWNS
• 19. Emulate Earhart: AVIATE
• 20. Bean town?: LIMA
• 21. Alley ___: OOP
• 22. Traditional whale hunter: ALEUT
• 23. Like some titmice: TUFTED
• 24. Went too far: OVERSHOT
• 26. Pretty cool: NIFTY
• 27. Mark who won the Masters and British Open in 1998: OMEARA
• 28. The old frontier you and I don't remember?: WESTWEFORGET
• 30. Is covered in dew, perhaps: GLISTENS
• 32. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, e.g.: IRANI
• 33. Longtime Bob Hope broadcaster: NBC
• 35. ___ d'amore: OBOE
• 37. Like some traffic: THRU
• 38. Donkey Kong, for one: APE
• 39. Place to gamble in N.Y.C.: OTB
• 41. Job ad abbr.: EOE
• 43. Center of success?: CEE
• 44. Rap's Dr. ___: DRE
• 45. Climate that's copy-protected by law?: PATENTWEATHER
• 49. Ralph Nader and Ross Perot: ALSORANS
• 52. Brought on: LEDTO
• 53. Sound from a fan: WHIRR
• 54. ___ Tunes: LOONEY
• 55. U.K. record label: EMI
• 57. Richness: OPULENCE
• 60. Like some grasses: AWNED
• 61. Porridge ingredients: PEASE
• 63. Scratches (out): EKES
• 64. Took too many pills, briefly: ODED
• 65. Merlin on an Imax screen?: GIANTWIZARD
• 67. Fall mos.: OCTS
• 71. Currency whose symbol is "$": PESO
• 72. Like Java man: ERECT
• 73. Lose one's marbles: GOMAD
• 78. What to follow in the forest: FOOTPATH
• 80. Stat for Warren Spahn: Abbr.: ERA
• 81. Pull out formally: SECEDE
• 82. F.B.I. director appointed by Clinton: FREEH
• 83. Jimmy of DC Comics: OLSEN
• 87. Bond poster: BAILSMAN
• 89. Eyelid moistener at a museum?: ARTWINKWETTER
• 93. Some colas, familiarly: RCS
• 94. Small wts.: OZS
• 95. "Well, ___-di-dah!": LAH
• 96. Asian school of thought: ZEN
• 97. U.S.O. show attendees: GIS
• 98. Cuddly sci-fi critter: EWOK
• 100. Algonquian tongue: CREE
• 101. Court call: LET
• 103. Twangy: NASAL
• 105. Mover left or right: ARROWKEY
• 107. Rouse a beloved English queen?: WAKEVICTORIA
• 110. Nocturnal insect: EARWIG
• 113. Buggy drivers: AMISH
• 115. In the world: EXISTENT
• 116. National airline of Afghanistan: ARIANA
• 117. Coca-Cola trademark: FANTA
• 118. Singer Des'___: REE
• 119. 10-year host of "Entertainment Tonight": TESH
• 120. Boasts of: VAUNTS
• 121. Seventh-grader, often: TWEEN
• 122. Many, many mos.: YRS
• 123. Pamplona shouts: OLES
• 124. Tangle up (in): ENMESH

Down:

• 1. Group with a secy. gen.: NATO
• 2. Certain gamete: OVUM
• 3. Better half takes the stage?: WIFEGOESON
• 4. Christmas on Capri: NATALE
• 5. "S.N.L." alum Cheri: OTERI
• 6. Married in error?: WEDASTRAY
• 7. Scent maker: FLOWER
• 8. Add pep to: LIVENUP
• 9. "What ___!" ("This place needs cleaning!"): AMESS
• 10. Go-___: KART
• 11. Able to be followed: COHERENT
• 12. Bath scrubber: LOOFA
• 13. So far: UPTONOW
• 14. "Goll-lee!": DANG
• 15. Many a "Star Trek" character: ALIEN
• 16. Tush made of shuttle thread?: WEFTBEHIND
• 17. Bit of trail mix: NUT
• 18. Pork place?: STY
• 25. Grabbed surreptitiously: SWIPED
• 29. Graduation or confirmation: RITE
• 31. Following: THEN
• 34. Not just ask: COERCE
• 35. Florida county seat: OCALA
• 36. Not on deck: BELOW
• 38. Had something: ATE
• 40. Go "waaaah!": BAWL
• 42. Got things wrong: ERRED
• 44. Harriet Beecher Stowe novel: DRED
• 46. Elite: ALIST
• 47. Didn't walk or go by subway, say: TOOKACAB
• 48. ___ Epstein, Red Sox G.M. starting in 2002: THEO
• 50. Mr. Right, with "the": ONE
• 51. Enjoy the theater: SEEASHOW
• 56. Word before and after "a": MANO
• 58. Prell competitor: PERT
• 59. Currency exchange abbr.: USD
• 61. Painter Mondrian: PIET
• 62. Milk source: EWE
• 63. Former Israeli president Weizman: EZER
• 65. 3.5, e.g.: Abbr.: GPA
• 66. Actress Papas: IRENE
• 67. Viscera: OFFAL
• 68. Rodeo locale: CORRAL
• 69. Stick one's foot in Chardonnay?: TOETHEWINE
• 70. Good winter entree: STEW
• 73. Some toothpastes: GELS
• 74. Where to get a mil. commission: OCS
• 75. Development of amnesia?: MEMORYWANE
• 76. In ___ (stunned): ADAZE
• 77. None too bright: DENSE
• 79. Illustrator for Charles Dickens: PHIZ
• 81. Fabric that needs serious mending?: SICKWEAVE
• 84. Bequests: LEGACIES
• 85. Circus props: STILTS
• 86. Supposed makers of crop circles: ETS
• 88. Suffix with buck: AROO
• 90. Bird whose name sounds like its soft call: NENE
• 91. Tricks: KNAVERY
• 92. Get more soap suds out of: RERINSE
• 99. Angers: WRATHS
• 100. Metal that may ignite if scratched: CERIUM
• 102. Try: TASTE
• 104. Dr. J was one: SIXER
• 105. Spinning dizzily: AREEL
• 106. Part of DKNY: KARAN
• 108. Tribal chief: KHAN
• 109. "The Simpsons" bus driver: OTTO
• 111. They're not good for QB's: INTS
• 112. Nasty wound: GASH
• 113. Back: AFT
• 114. Big mouth: MAW

Today Crossword solution online - January 10, 1990 | XWordHint

Published on Wednesday, January 10, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 10, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (37 clues)

1A: "1. ___ rule (generally)"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASA

2A: "4. "___ of God ... ": Herbert"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ANACT

3A: "9. Command to a dog"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be around, often idly or without specific purpose
• Similar words include: pose, ride, model
• Opposite of: arise, stand

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SIT

4A: "12. Carpentry, for one"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ability that has been acquired by training
• Similar words include: attainment, acquisition, accomplishment
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SKILL

5A: "15. Old Portuguese coin"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money on sao tome e principe
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DOBRA

6A: "16. Pub order"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALE

7A: "17. Children's game"

11 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: HIDEANDSEEK

8A: "19. Ballerina Slavenska"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MIA

9A: "20. Draftsman's tool"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PENCIL

10A: "21. Driver's annoyance"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
• Similar words include: roundabout way
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DETOUR

11A: "23. Doctrine"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• Similar words include: dogma
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TENET

12A: "25. Construction piece"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: IBEAM

13A: "26. Emulate what Dixie did in 1861"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that withdraw from an organization or communion
• Similar words include: splinter, break away
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SECEDE

14A: "29. Aged: Abbr."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AETAT

15A: "31. Blunder"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: stray, slip, drift
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ERR

16A: "32. Traffic sign"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the event of something ending
• Similar words include: contain, full point, discontinue
• Opposite of: start, continuant consonant

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STOP

17A: "34. S. Pacific sea"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a variable color averaging a deep pink
• Similar words include: red coral, precious coral
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CORAL

18A: "38. Take hold of"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
• Similar words include: clutches, clutch, clench
• Opposite of: unbuckle, unclasp

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CLASP

19A: "41. Brazilian coffee"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
• Similar words include: Rio de Janeiro
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RIO

20A: "42. Jack"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
• Similar words include: scalawag, varlet, rapscallion
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: KNAVE

21A: "43. Rhythm"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
• Similar words include: pacing, pace
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TEMPO

22A: "44. A neighbor of Pol."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
• Similar words include: Russia, Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: USSR

23A: "46. Receive"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
• Similar words include: begin, start out, pose
• Opposite of: leave, take away

Click to reveal answer

Answer: GET

24A: "47. Disturbed"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an unhappy and worried mental state
• Similar words include: bowl over, broken, disturb
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UPSET

25A: "49. Late bloomers"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus aster with showy daisylike flowers
• Similar words include: aster
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASTERS

26A: "52. Fiber for textiles"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tall perennial herb of tropical asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
• Similar words include: Chinese silk plant, ramee, China grass
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RAMIE

27A: "54. Lays by"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
• Similar words include: salve, save, bring through
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAVES

28A: "56. Story handed down"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
• Similar words include: fable, caption
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEGEND

29A: "57. Hard, unctuous preparation"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CERATE

30A: "60. Pop star from Nigeria"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Similar words include: fruit drink
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ADE

31A: "61. Amusement for children"

11 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: JUMPINGROPE

32A: "65. Juan or Domingo"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SAN

33A: "66. Harsh to the taste"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that strong and sharp
• Similar words include: caustic, acid, sulfurous
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACRID

34A: "67. Ruhr city"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city in western germany; industrial center of the ruhr
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ESSEN

35A: "68. Explosive"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
• Similar words include: trinitrotoluene
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TNT

36A: "69. Ayes"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an affirmative
• Similar words include: yes
• Opposite of: no

Click to reveal answer

Answer: YESES

37A: "70. Tennis unit"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Similar words include: coif, curing, sic
• Opposite of: rise

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SET

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (39 clues)

1D: "1. Residue"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the residue that remains when something is burned
• Similar words include: ash tree
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ASH

2D: "2. Omit"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a gait in which steps and hops alternate
• Similar words include: bound off, cut, skim
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SKIP

3D: "3. Nurse's ___"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
• Similar words include: adjutant, aide-de-camp, auxiliary
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AIDE

4D: "4. Confuse"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mix up or confuse
• Similar words include: puddle, muddle
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ADDLE

5D: "5. C.P.A.'s interest"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
• Similar words include: atomic number 102, no, nobelium
• Opposite of: yes

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Answer: NOS

6D: "6. Presidential nickname"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABE

7D: "7. Commendation or honor"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that money available for a client to borrow
• Similar words include: course credit, accredit, deferred payment
• Opposite of: debit, cash

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Answer: CREDIT

8D: "8. Retract"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

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Answer: TAKEBACK

9D: "9. S. Pacific island group"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of samoa in the south pacific
• Similar words include: Samoan Islands, Independent State of Samoa, Samoa i Sisifo
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SAMOA

10D: "10. Latin name for Troy"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an ancient city in asia minor that was the site of the trojan war
• Similar words include: Ilion, Troy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ILIUM

11D: "11. Rip apart"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
• Similar words include: snap, deplume, rent
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TEAR

12D: "13. Festina ___ (make haste slowly)"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LENTE

13D: "14. Fastened a sneaker"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that spin,wind, or twist together
• Similar words include: enlace, lace up, lace
• Opposite of: untwine, unlaced

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Answer: LACED

14D: "18. Padres and Pirates"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
• Similar words include: IX, ball club, club
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NINES

15D: "22. Wyo.'s ___ Range"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the large western branch of sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
• Similar words include: Teton Dakota, Lakota, Teton Sioux
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TETON

16D: "24. Followers of a Chinese religion"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an adherent of any branch of taoism
• Similar words include: Taoist, Tao
• Pattern: _______

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Answer: TAOISTS

17D: "26. Dissenting body"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a subdivision of a larger religious group
• Similar words include: faction, religious order, religious sect
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SECT

18D: "27. A wife of Al Jolson"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ERLE

19D: "28. Pack tightly"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that crowd or pack to capacity
• Similar words include: bone up, wad, jam
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CRAM

20D: "30. Collection of poems"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
• Similar words include: epic poem, epic, heroic poem
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: EPOS

21D: "33. Unfeigned"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Similar words include: genuine, dependable, rightful
• Opposite of: untruthful, false

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Answer: TRUE

22D: "35. Craze"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a feeling of intense anger
• Similar words include: furore, fury, passion
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: RAGE

23D: "36. State"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that report or maintain
• Similar words include: verify, affirm, assert
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: AVER

24D: "37. "___ Do It," 1928 song"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Similar words include: allow, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
• Opposite of: disallow, prevent

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LETS

25D: "39. Froth"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that foam or froth on the sea
• Similar words include: froth, suds
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SPUME

26D: "40. Fop"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: POPINJAY

27D: "45. Black bird"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
• Similar words include: prey, Corvus corax, pig
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RAVEN

28D: "48. Beguile"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that induce to have sex
• Similar words include: make, score
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SEDUCE

29D: "50. Durable fabric"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a twilled woolen fabric
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SERGE

30D: "51. Autocrats"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Similar words include: tsar, czar, tzar
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TSARS

31D: "52. Kind of fortification"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REDAN

32D: "53. Representative"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Similar words include: broker, agentive role, federal agent
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AGENT

33D: "55. They turn litmus red"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• Similar words include: loony toons, acid, superman
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ACIDS

34D: "56. Hold out"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the temporal end; the concluding time
• Similar words include: close, concluding, death
• Opposite of: first

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Answer: LAST

35D: "58. Throw lightly"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the act of flipping a coin
• Similar words include: chuck, cast away, thrash about
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TOSS

36D: "59. Fencer's weapon"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: EPEE

37D: "62. Miniver or Grundy"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a form of address for a married woman
• Similar words include: Mrs., Mr, Mr.
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: MRS

38D: "63. Quiche Lorraine, e.g."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
• Similar words include: Proto-Indo European
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PIE

39D: "64. Suffix with exist"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENT

Puzzle Stats

37 Across

39 Down

76 Total

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