Friday Oct 11, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Make something possible, so to speak, 11. Celebratory dance, 14. Question from someone bursting through the door, 15. Musician's pitch?, 16. Builders of pyramids, perhaps, 17. If not, 18. Venture (to), 19. Island home of a goat known as the kri-kri, 20. Bits of fiction, 21. Dish topped with lime, basil and hoisin sauce, 22. Online provocateur, in slang, 24. Like some watermelons and tennis players, 26. Female dog portrayed by nine different male dogs, 27. Pro side, 28. High 90s, say, 30. Weeding tool, 31. German beer historically consumed by monks, 32. "The ___ of the System" (David Foster Wallace's first novel), 33. 21-Across, e.g., 34. Taylor Swift's "___ Song", 35. Shells out for dinner, say, 36. Makes a pick, 37. Low tie, 39. What hilarity often does, it's said, 41. Superhero alter ego for Kathy Kane, 43. "___ be my pleasure!", 44. 😡 😡 😡, 45. Was downright awful, 47. Sound from a pointer, 50. Smell something fierce, 51. Catcher of drops, 53. Feast, 54. "False!", 55. Run after R, 56. Setting indicated by a bell with a slash

Down Clues :

1. Diplomatic success, 2. ___ patriae (Latin for "patriotism"), 3. Ivy descriptor, 4. Concourse info, in brief, 5. Items wielded by angry mobs, 6. Drag participant?, 7. Human rights activist Wiesel, 8. Underachiever's issue, 9. Called out on Instagram, informally, 10. Consent cue, 11. They're set for a night of drinking, 12. "No, really!", 13. Prepares for a bomb, 15. Hands out, 20. Array on a trolley, 21. Max, 23. Lugubrious, 24. What might have sandwiches under wraps?, 25. All ___, 27. "I'll do whatever", 29. Floated sum, 31. Fans that are hardly keeping cool, 32. Skin soother, 33. Went in the high 90s, say, 35. Drag one's feet, 36. Southern hip-hop duo with the #1 hit "Ms. Jackson", 38. Not out, 40. Penalty box, in hockey slang, 42. Competitor of Kirin, 46. Alternative to blinds, 47. Janis's cartoon partner, 48. Super Bowl-winning coach Andy, 49. Become a fugitive, 51. Some football linemen: Abbr., 52. Force (through)

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 11, 2024

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

 Friday Oct 11, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Make something possible, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAVETHEWAY




• The clue is 11. Celebratory dance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JIG

  Possible Answer : jig, gigue




• The clue is 14. Question from someone bursting through the door. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMITOOLATE




• The clue is 15. Musician's pitch?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEMO

  Possible Answer : demo, demonstration, demonstrate, show, exhibit, present




• The clue is 16. Builders of pyramids, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONARTISTS




• The clue is 17. If not. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSE




• The clue is 18. Venture (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

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




• The clue is 19. Island home of a goat known as the kri-kri. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRETE

  Possible Answer : Crete, Kriti




• The clue is 20. Bits of fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALES

  Possible Answer : tarradiddle, fib, narration, narrative, taradiddle, tale, story




• The clue is 21. Dish topped with lime, basil and hoisin sauce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHO




• The clue is 22. Online provocateur, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGELORD




• The clue is 24. Like some watermelons and tennis players. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEDED

  Possible Answer : seed, sow, sown, seeded

  Possible Opposite Answer : unseeded




• The clue is 26. Female dog portrayed by nine different male dogs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASSIE

  Possible Answer : lassie, young_girl, lass, jeune_fille




• The clue is 27. Pro side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAS

  Possible Answer : yea

  Possible Opposite Answer : nay




• The clue is 28. High 90s, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APLUS




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

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

  The answer: HOE

  Possible Answer : hoe




• The clue is 31. German beer historically consumed by monks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOCK

  Possible Answer : bock_beer, bock




• The clue is 32. "The ___ of the System" (David Foster Wallace's first novel). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BROOM

  Possible Answer : ling, broom, heather, Calluna_vulgaris, sweep, Scots_heather




• The clue is 33. 21-Across, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUP

  Possible Answer : soup




• The clue is 34. Taylor Swift's "___ Song". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUR




• The clue is 35. Shells out for dinner, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASTA

  Possible Answer : alimentary_paste, pasta




• The clue is 36. Makes a pick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPTS

  Possible Answer : prefer, choose, opt




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

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

  The answer: ONEALL




• The clue is 39. What hilarity often does, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENSUES

  Possible Answer : ensue, result




• The clue is 41. Superhero alter ego for Kathy Kane. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATWOMAN




• The clue is 43. "___ be my pleasure!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITD




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

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

  The answer: IMMAD




• The clue is 45. Was downright awful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANK

  Possible Answer : stink, reek




• The clue is 47. Sound from a pointer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARF




• The clue is 50. Smell something fierce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEK

  Possible Answer : malodor, stench, fume, reek, mephitis, malodour, smell, smack, fetor, stink, foetor




• The clue is 51. Catcher of drops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAINBARREL




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

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

  The answer: DINE

  Possible Answer : dine




• The clue is 54. "False!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THATISALIE




• The clue is 55. Run after R. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STU




• The clue is 56. Setting indicated by a bell with a slash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILENTMODE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Diplomatic success. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PACT

  Possible Answer: treaty, pact, accord

• The clue is 2. ___ patriae (Latin for "patriotism"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOR

  Possible Answer: Amor, Cupid

• The clue is 3. Ivy descriptor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VINY

• The clue is 4. Concourse info, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer: ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, eta, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom

• The clue is 5. Items wielded by angry mobs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORCHES

  Possible Answer: common_mullein, Aaron's_rod, blowtorch, torch, blowlamp, flashlight, flannel_mullein, woolly_mullein, great_mullein, Verbascum_thapsus

• The clue is 6. Drag participant?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTROD

• The clue is 7. Human rights activist Wiesel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIE

• The clue is 8. Underachiever's issue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASTEDPOTENTIAL

• The clue is 9. Called out on Instagram, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTED

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

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer: yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no

• The clue is 11. They're set for a night of drinking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JELLOSHOTS

• The clue is 12. "No, really!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMSERIOUS

• The clue is 13. Prepares for a bomb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOESDEEP

• The clue is 15. Hands out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEALS

  Possible Answer: business_deal, plenty, portion_out, get_by, quite_a_little, administer, mint, mountain, look_at, make_do, cover, peck, softwood, mass, take, distribute, shell_out, apportion, mess, lot, batch, raft, deal, heap, passel, cope, tidy_sum, pot, dish_out, grapple, mete_out, conduct, bargain, slew, treat, muckle, parcel_out, trade, good_deal, great_deal, sight, care, flock, spate, address, consider, plow, divvy_up, allot, make_out, share, carry_on, pile, manage, deal_out, wad, contend, handle, hatful, mickle, stack, sell, dole_out, hand, dispense

• The clue is 20. Array on a trolley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEAS

  Possible Answer: afternoon_tea, tea, teatime, tea_leaf, Camellia_sinensis

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

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

  The answer: PEAK

  Possible Answer: bill, eyeshade, apex, flush, vizor, acme, pinnacle, top_out, crest, heyday, tiptop, crown, bloom, superlative, tip, visor, summit, point, peak, vertex, meridian, flower, extremum, height, elevation, efflorescence, top, blossom, prime

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottom_out

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

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

  The answer: GLUM

  Possible Answer: glum, saturnine, sullen, dark, moody, sour, morose, dour, glowering

• The clue is 24. What might have sandwiches under wraps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECRETMENU

• The clue is 25. All ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARS

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

• The clue is 27. "I'll do whatever". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOUNAMEIT

• The clue is 29. Floated sum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOAN

  Possible Answer: loan, loanword, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow

• The clue is 31. Fans that are hardly keeping cool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOOBIRDS

• The clue is 32. Skin soother. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALM

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

• The clue is 33. Went in the high 90s, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPED

  Possible Answer: zip, hasten, pelt_along, cannonball_along, belt_along, speed, accelerate, quicken, travel_rapidly, rush_along, speed_up, hie, hurry, step_on_it, hotfoot, bucket_along, race, rush

  Possible Opposite Answer : decelerate, linger

• The clue is 35. Drag one's feet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOD

  Possible Answer: trudge, plod, tramp, pad, plodding, slog, footslog

• The clue is 36. Southern hip-hop duo with the #1 hit "Ms. Jackson". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTKAST

• The clue is 38. Not out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWAKE

  Possible Answer: alert, waken, come_alive, wake_up, arouse, awaken, wake, alive, awake

  Possible Opposite Answer : fall_asleep, asleep

• The clue is 40. Penalty box, in hockey slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINBIN

• The clue is 42. Competitor of Kirin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASAHI

• The clue is 46. Alternative to blinds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTE

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 47. Janis's cartoon partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARLO

• The clue is 48. Super Bowl-winning coach Andy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REID

  Possible Answer: Thomas_Reid, Reid

• The clue is 49. Become a fugitive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLEE

  Possible Answer: flee, fly, take_flight

• The clue is 51. Some football linemen: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RTS

• The clue is 52. Force (through). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer: RAM, chock_up, read/write_memory, ram, crash, random-access_memory, Ram, tup, cram, Aries, force, drive, pound, random_access_memory, jampack, random_memory, wad, ram_down, Aries_the_Ram, jam

March 14, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle March 14, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. What butchers trim away	3
2A	4. Woman: Fr.	5
3A	9. Leaves at the library?	5
4A	14. "Telephone Line" band, to fans	3
5A	15. Letter-shaped train track beam	5
6A	16. ___ 16	5
7A	17. Nada	3
8A	18. Rapper Minaj	5
9A	19. Intense suffering	5
10A	20. Process of picking winners in 51-Across	12
11A	23. Communication service launched in 2004	5
12A	25. Children's TV character with a falsetto voice	4
13A	26. Chimed	4
14A	27. Down in the dumps	3
15A	30. Enjoying a candlelit meal, say	6
16A	34. Word after "jai" in a sport's name	4
17A	35. Things to believe in	6
18A	37. "Candyman" director DaCosta	3
19A	38. What lower-seeded 51-Across participants hope to become	15
20A	41. Swiatek who won the 2022 U.S. and French Opens	3
21A	42. How a well-plotted story wraps up	6
22A	43. P.D. alerts	4
23A	44. Guarantee	6
24A	46. Nincompoop	3
25A	47. Tick off	4
26A	48. Type size	4
27A	50. Fury	5
28A	51. Annual college basketball tourney, rounds of which can be found in the circled squares at their appropriate numbers	12
29A	56. Canon competitor	5
30A	57. Fabric fold	5
31A	58. Wood used in cabinetry	3
32A	61. Flavoring in the German Christmas cookie springerle	5
33A	62. Leader in a 1917 revolution	5
34A	63. Who's solving this puzzle	3
35A	64. Ebb and neap, for two	5
36A	65. Additional	5
37A	66. Something that has to be broken before it can be used	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. What butchers trim away"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
• Words that mean the same thing: fatness, adipose tissue, plump
• The opposite would be: leanness, nonfat
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Woman: Fr."

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: FEMME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Leaves at the library?"

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 side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Nelson Page, Sir Frederick Handley Page, varlet
• 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: PAGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "Telephone Line" band, to fans"

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: ELO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Letter-shaped train track beam"

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: IRAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. ___ 16"

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 english phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
• Words that mean the same thing: sweet-flavored, sweetly, odoriferous
• The opposite would be: salty, sour
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Nada"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: zip up, travel rapidly, cipher
• The opposite would be: unzip
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Rapper Minaj"

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: NICKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Intense suffering"

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 intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
• Words that mean the same thing: torment, suffering, torture
• 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: AGONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Process of picking winners in 51-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BRACKETOLOGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Communication service launched in 2004"

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: GMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Children's TV character with a falsetto voice"

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: ELMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Chimed"

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 sound loudly and sonorously
• Words that mean the same thing: band, call up, knell
• 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: RANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Down in the dumps"

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 experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
• Words that mean the same thing: lamentable, pitiful, deplorable
• The opposite would be: glad
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Enjoying a candlelit meal, say"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of eating dinner
• Words that mean the same thing: boom, dine, din
• 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: DINING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Word after "jai" in a sport's name"

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

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: ALAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Things to believe in"

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 any system of principles or beliefs
• Words that mean the same thing: credo, church doctrine, gospel
• 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: CREEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. "Candyman" director DaCosta"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: NIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. What lower-seeded 51-Across participants hope to become"

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: CINDERELLATEAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Swiatek who won the 2022 U.S. and French Opens"

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 one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
• Words that mean the same thing: immunoglobulin A
• 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: IGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. How a well-plotted story wraps up"

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 with neatness
• 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: NEATLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. P.D. alerts"

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: APBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Guarantee"

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 make certain of
• Words that mean the same thing: ascertain, control, guarantee
• 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: ENSURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Nincompoop"

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 the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: stern, tush, derriere
• 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: ASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Tick off"

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 cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
• Words that mean the same thing: rag, nettle, get at
• 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: RILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Type size"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Pica, em, pica em
• 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: PICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Fury"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: choler, ira, ire
• 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: ANGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Annual college basketball tourney, rounds of which can be found in the circled squares at their appropriate numbers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MARCHMADNESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Canon competitor"

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: RICOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Fabric fold"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
• Words that mean the same thing: plait, ruffle, plicate
• 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: PLEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Wood used in cabinetry"

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 any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Words that mean the same thing: elm tree, elmwood
• 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: ELM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Flavoring in the German Christmas cookie springerle"

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 native to egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
• Words that mean the same thing: anise seed, anise plant, Pimpinella anisum
• 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: ANISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Leader in a 1917 revolution"

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 russian founder of the bolsheviks and leader of the russian revolution and first head of the ussr (1870-1924)
• Words that mean the same thing: Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
• 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: LENIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Who's solving this puzzle"

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: YOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Ebb and neap, for two"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
• Words that mean the same thing: surge, lunar time period, tide
• The opposite would be: ebb
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Additional"

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 minor actor in crowd scenes
• Words that mean the same thing: duplicate, spear carrier, redundant
• 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: EXTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Something that has to be broken before it can be used"

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 animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
• Words that mean the same thing: orchis, ball, testis
• 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: EGG

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Tuesday Crossword Down Clues - March 14, 2023 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Hat with a tassel	3
2D	2. "He died the most beloved person on the planet," per Ken Burns	3
3D	3. Head honchos	10
4D	4. ___ 4	5
5D	5. Guitarist Clapton	4
6D	6. Truck brand with a bulldog in its logo	4
7D	7. Podcaster's purchase	4
8D	8. ___ 8	5
9D	9. Composer of a sacred song	8
10D	10. "Oh, yer joshin' me"	6
11D	11. Park ranger's subj.	4
12D	12. Start of a counting-out rhyme	4
13D	13. Messy place	3
14D	21. Like hard-liners	5
15D	22. "Good" times?	7
16D	23. Name on the mansion of New York City's mayor	6
17D	24. Speak ill of	6
18D	27. Sound from an owl	7
19D	28. 2,808 square feet, for a tennis court	4
20D	29. Greek letter used for a 2021 Covid variant	5
21D	31. "Never gonna happen!"	10
22D	32. Light-footed or quick-witted	6
23D	33. Funny joke, in slang	6
24D	36. Building annexes	4
25D	39. Adds vitamins and minerals to	8
26D	40. Merits	5
27D	45. Revolted	6
28D	49. More than enough	5
29D	50. Giant in health insurance	5
30D	51. Bite-size, say	4
31D	52. Like a biting wit	4
32D	53. Actress Borstein of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"	4
33D	54. Fender flaw	4
34D	55. Depilatory brand	4
35D	56. One who snitches	3
36D	59. Captain's journal	3
37D	60. Hot cocoa holder	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. Hat with a tassel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in north central morocco; religious center
• Words that mean the same thing: tarboosh, Fes
• 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: FEZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "He died the most beloved person on the planet," per Ken Burns"

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 united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
• Words that mean the same thing: Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Marcellus Clay
• 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: ALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Head honchos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOPBANANAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ 4"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
• Words that mean the same thing: last, concluding, final exam
• 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: FINAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Guitarist Clapton"

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: ERIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Truck brand with a bulldog in its logo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
• Words that mean the same thing: mackintosh, macintosh, mac
• 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: MACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Podcaster's purchase"

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 device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
• Words that mean the same thing: microphone
• 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: MIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. ___ 8"

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 group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• Words that mean the same thing: elect, elite group
• 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: ELITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Composer of a sacred song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a composer of sacred songs
• 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: PSALMIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Oh, yer joshin' me""

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: AWGOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Park ranger's subj."

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: GEOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Start of a counting-out rhyme"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EENY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Messy place"

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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: stye, pigsty, eye infection
• 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: STY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Like hard-liners"

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 incapable of or resistant to bending
• Words that mean the same thing: inflexible, stiff, fixed
• The opposite would be: nonrigid
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIGID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "Good" times?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLDDAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Name on the mansion of New York City's mayor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, george burns (1906-1964)
• Words that mean the same thing: Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie Allen, Allen
• 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: GRACIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Speak ill of"

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 speak unfavorably about
• Words that mean the same thing: malefic, badmouth, drag through the mud
• The opposite would be: benign
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Sound from an owl"

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 high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
• Words that mean the same thing: whine, shrieking, skreak
• 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: SCREECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. 2,808 square feet, for a tennis court"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: arena, orbit, surface area
• 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: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Greek letter used for a 2021 Covid variant"

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 low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
• 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: DELTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. "Never gonna happen!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INAPIGSEYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Light-footed or quick-witted"

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 moving quickly and lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: quick, spry, agile
• 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: NIMBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Funny joke, in slang"

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: GASSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Building annexes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
• Words that mean the same thing: ell
• 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: ELLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Adds vitamins and minerals to"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make better or improve in quality
• Words that mean the same thing: enrich
• The opposite would be: impoverish, deprive
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENRICHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Merits"

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 earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
• Words that mean the same thing: garner, pull in, earn
• 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: EARNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Revolted"

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 come into existence; take on form or shape
• Words that mean the same thing: spring up, arise, bristle
• The opposite would be: sit down, fall
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UPROSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "49. More than enough"

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 more than enough in size or scope or capacity
• Words that mean the same thing: plenteous, plentiful, copious
• The opposite would be: meager
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Giant in health insurance"

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: AETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. Bite-size, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a very short skirt
• Words that mean the same thing: miniskirt
• The opposite would be: midi
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MINI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Like a biting wit"

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 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
• Words that mean the same thing: bitter, acerbic, acidulous
• 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: ACID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Actress Borstein of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Fender flaw"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
• Words that mean the same thing: prick, slit, ding
• 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: DENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Depilatory brand"

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: NAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. One who snitches"

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 any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: skunk, stinker, blackleg
• 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: RAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Captain's journal"

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 segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
• Words that mean the same thing: lumber, logarithm
• 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: LOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Hot cocoa holder"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the quantity that can be held in a mug
• Words that mean the same thing: countenance, mark, sucker
• 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: MUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	68.9%
Short Answer	15	20.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 03, 2025 at 05:17 PM