27453 Thu Jan 09, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 09, 2025

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

Thu Jan 09, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Eat dirt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITEIT




• The clue is 7. Info at JFK or LAX. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

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




• The clue is 10. One image on a Monopoly board. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAIL

  Possible Answer : put_away, imprison, jailhouse, jail, lag, slammer, incarcerate, jug, gaol, pokey, clink, immure, put_behind_bars, remand, poky




• The clue is 14. Longtime Ford S.U.V.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRONCO

  Possible Answer : bronco, broncho, bronc




• The clue is 15. Bring trouble to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEX

  Possible Answer : chafe, get, amaze, get_to, perplex, devil, nark, nettle, raise_up, stupefy, annoy, shake_up, beat, pose, bother, agitate, flummox, stir_up, stick, rag, bewilder, vex, disturb, mystify, dumbfound, nonplus, irritate, get_at, gravel, worry, rile, commove, puzzle, baffle

  Possible Opposite Answer : reassure




• The clue is 16. Knight of film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEDI




• The clue is 17. Charlie horse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLYDESDALE

  Possible Answer : Clydesdale




• The clue is 19. "To suffer ___ which Hope thinks infinite": Shelley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOES

  Possible Answer : suffering, woefulness, woe




• The clue is 20. Fictional thief Lupin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARSENE




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

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

  The answer: PANDA

  Possible Answer : Ailurus_fulgens, giant_panda, red_panda, bear_cat, panda, lesser_panda, coon_bear, cat_bear, panda_bear, Ailuropoda_melanoleuca




• The clue is 22. Body with many pages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENATE

  Possible Answer : US_Senate, Senate, U.S._Senate, senate, United_States_Senate




• The clue is 24. Awesome, in 1990s slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHAT




• The clue is 26. Sierra Leone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERGIO




• The clue is 27. Tango number. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIRTEEN

  Possible Answer : long_dozen, XIII, thirteen, baker's_dozen, xiii, 13




• The clue is 31. Twin actress Mary-Kate or Ashley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLSEN




• The clue is 32. Harbor markers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUOYS

  Possible Answer : buoy, buoy_up




• The clue is 33. Longtime wire service inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPI




• The clue is 34. Haunted house feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEAR

  Possible Answer : reverence, fear, fright, awe, concern, care, venerate, veneration, revere, dread, fearfulness

  Possible Opposite Answer : fearlessness




• The clue is 35. Italian for "baked". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTTA




• The clue is 36. Mystery writer, in brief?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANON

  Possible Answer : anon




• The clue is 37. Danger in a Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer : trinitrotoluene, TNT




• The clue is 38. Point at, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODTO




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

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

  The answer: SLICE

  Possible Answer : gash, slit, slicing, slash, slice, piece, fade, cut, slice_up




• The clue is 40. Golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAZPACHO

  Possible Answer : gazpacho




• The clue is 42. Whiskey soda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELCHS

  Possible Answer : welsh, welch




• The clue is 43. Yours, in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOI




• The clue is 44. Dave or Ray of the Kinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAVIES

  Possible Answer : Sir_Humphrey_Davy, Davy, Humphrey_Davy




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

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

  The answer: QUITO

  Possible Answer : Quito, capital_of_Ecuador




• The clue is 48. Cut some slack?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAUTEN

  Possible Answer : tauten, firm




• The clue is 50. Strong push. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URGE

  Possible Answer : urge_on, exhort, pep_up, impulse, itch, root_on, barrack, urge, recommend, press, cheer, inspire, advocate




• The clue is 51. Alpha male (double). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTHURASHE




• The clue is 55. Stands at first, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISON




• The clue is 56. Vivacious, theatrical and passionate type, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer : Leo_the_Lion, Lion, Leo




• The clue is 57. Info in a job posting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALARY

  Possible Answer : wage, earnings, pay, remuneration, salary




• The clue is 58. Casting director's offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PART

  Possible Answer : divide, separate, parting, split_up, depart, set_forth, set_out, partially, persona, character, partly, component, voice, function, region, portion, set_off, part, take_off, section, constituent, office, start, split, start_out, break, contribution, role, share, division, percentage, piece, theatrical_role, disunite, break_up, component_part

  Possible Opposite Answer : wholly




• The clue is 59. Candy in plastic dispensers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEZ




• The clue is 60. "Maybe. Give me time to think". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILLSEE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Fleabag" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BBC

• The clue is 2. Off-line, to those online. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRL

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

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

  The answer: TOY

  Possible Answer: toy, flirt, plaything, toy_dog, miniature, fiddle, dally, play, diddle

• The clue is 4. Put at risk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDANGER

  Possible Answer: scupper, queer, jeopardize, jeopardise, expose, endanger, threaten, peril, menace, imperil

• The clue is 5. Cold-weather driving hazard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICERAIN

• The clue is 6. Lob in the direction of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOSSTO

• The clue is 7. Film writer/director Goldberg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVAN

• The clue is 8. Kind of lens for long-distance shots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELEPHOTO

  Possible Answer: telephotograph, telephoto

• The clue is 9. Bit of medieval weaponry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 10. Three-time N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2014 and 2015). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JJWATT

• The clue is 11. Long, long time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AEON

  Possible Answer: aeon, eon

• The clue is 12. Pointed the finger at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDED

• The clue is 13. TV journalist Ling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISA

• The clue is 18. Poor mark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE

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

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

  The answer: PARS

  Possible Answer: par, equality, equation, equivalence

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

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

  The answer: SELENA

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

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

  The answer: ERSATZ

  Possible Answer: substitute, ersatz

• The clue is 25. Casual greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIYA

• The clue is 26. Leader of Germany?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFTG

• The clue is 27. Entire, in Italian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUTTO

• The clue is 28. ___ Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EUNICE

• The clue is 29. Time periods. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPOCHS

  Possible Answer: date_of_reference, era, epoch

• The clue is 30. To the ___ (with style). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINES

  Possible Answer: IX, ball_club, club, nine, 9, Nina_from_Carolina, nine-spot, baseball_club, ennead, niner

• The clue is 32. Notable site of enlightenment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODHITREE

• The clue is 35. Pixar film set in the fictional town of Santa Cecilia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCO

  Possible Answer: coconut_palm, coco, coconut_tree, coconut, coco_palm, cocoa_palm, Cocos_nucifera

• The clue is 36. At the end of the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLINALL

• The clue is 38. Grp. whose alphabet is used eight times in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NATO

  Possible Answer: NATO, North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization

• The clue is 39. More than a few. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEVERAL

  Possible Answer: respective, various, several

• The clue is 41. One of 3,000+ annually for IBM. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATENT

  Possible Answer: evident, apparent, manifest, patent, unmistakable, letters_patent, plain, patent_of_invention

• The clue is 42. 1960s dance craze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATUSI

  Possible Answer: Watutsi, Tutsi, Watusi

• The clue is 44. "Obviously!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUH

• The clue is 45. Groucho Marx specialty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUIP

  Possible Answer: wisecrack, quip, crack, gag, sally, epigram

• The clue is 46. ___ Major. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URSA

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

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

  The answer: IGOR

• The clue is 49. The whole shebang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOZ

• The clue is 51. Challenge for a skier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALP

  Possible Answer: alp

• The clue is 52. One of the founding airlines of Star Alliance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAS

  Possible Answer: SAS, SA, Special_Air_Service, Storm_Troops, Sturmabteilung

• The clue is 53. Realm of Charlemagne, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HRE

• The clue is 54. Fashion designer's asset. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYE

  Possible Answer: center, middle, eye, optic, eyeball, heart, oculus, centre

December 11, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, December 11, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (37 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

December 11, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Producer of inflation	3
2A	4. Ranking no.	3
3A	7. Confront, in slang	6
4A	13. Some origin stories	8
5A	16. "Rumors are carried by ___, spread by fools and accepted by idiots" (old saying)	6
6A	17. Moles are found in it	8
7A	18. 1991 platinum debut album by a female singer	6
8A	19. Fantastic voyage	5
9A	20. Collaborative resource	4
10A	22. React to a baby, maybe	3
11A	23. Promulgate	5
12A	25. Food often served with plastic grass	5
13A	27. Onetime Mughal capital	4
14A	29. Dirt farm?	9
15A	32. Ran	4
16A	33. Army ___	4
17A	34. Befuddled	5
18A	36. Ushered	5
19A	38. Medalla material	3
20A	39. "Ain't gonna happen"	5
21A	40. Country rocker Steve	5
22A	41. Small-batch publication	4
23A	43. It's often framed	4
24A	44. Treatment for jet lag	9
25A	46. One of the Scooby-Doo gang	4
26A	47. Elder brother of Moses	5
27A	48. Like talk, they say	5
28A	50. Pentagon inits.	3
29A	52. "It would ___ ..."	4
30A	54. Elizabeth of cosmetics	5
31A	56. Question that introduces doubt	6
32A	58. Something a judge might show	8
33A	61. "It's nothing," in Spanish	6
34A	62. Where some unsolicited advice comes from	8
35A	63. Course challenge	6
36A	64. Black ___	3
37A	65. "Cool, dude!"	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. Producer of inflation"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: ventilate, aerate, aura
• 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: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Ranking no."

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 measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: grade point average
• 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: GPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "7. Confront, in slang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STEPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Some origin stories"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PREQUELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "Rumors are carried by ___, spread by fools and accepted by idiots" (old saying)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who hates
• Words that mean the same thing: hater
• 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: HATERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Moles are found in it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TAQUERIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. 1991 platinum debut album by a female singer"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ALANIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Fantastic voyage"

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 search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
• Words that mean the same thing: pursuance, request, seeking
• 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: QUEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Collaborative resource"

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: WIKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. React to a baby, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound made by a pigeon
• 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: COO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Promulgate"

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 an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
• Words that mean the same thing: effect, topic, progeny
• The opposite would be: recall
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISSUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Food often served with plastic grass"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• 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: SUSHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Onetime Mughal capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
• 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: AGRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Dirt farm?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: RUMORMILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Ran"

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 lose blood from one's body
• Words that mean the same thing: phlebotomise, hemorrhage, phlebotomize
• 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: BLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Army ___"

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 troublesome child
• Words that mean the same thing: little terror, bratwurst, holy terror
• 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: BRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Befuddled"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATSEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Ushered"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Medalla material"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ORO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. "Ain't gonna happen""

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 in no manner; in no way
• 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: NOHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Country rocker Steve"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EARLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Small-batch publication"

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: ZINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. It's often framed"

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 sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
• Words that mean the same thing: window glass, pane of glass, Zen
• 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: PANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Treatment for jet lag"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hormone secreted by the pineal gland
• 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: MELATONIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. One of the Scooby-Doo gang"

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: FRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Elder brother of Moses"

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 united states professional baseball player who hit more home runs than babe ruth (born in 1934)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron
• 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: AARON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Like talk, they say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that relatively low in price or charging low prices
• Words that mean the same thing: chintzy, bum, inexpensive
• The opposite would be: expensive
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHEAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Pentagon inits."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the united states; created in 1947
• Words that mean the same thing: United States Department of Defense, Defense Department, Department of Defense
• 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: DOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. "It would ___ ...""

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 give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
• Words that mean the same thing: look, appear
• 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: SEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Elizabeth of cosmetics"

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: ARDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Question that introduces doubt"

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: ORISIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Something a judge might show"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
• Words that mean the same thing: lenity, indulgence, lenience
• 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: LENIENCY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. "It's nothing," in Spanish"

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: DENADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Where some unsolicited advice comes from"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a secondary or inferior position or status
• 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: BACKSEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Course challenge"

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 angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
• 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: DOGLEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Black ___"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: teatime, afternoon tea, tea leaf
• 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: TEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. "Cool, dude!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
• Words that mean the same thing: radian
• 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: RAD

  Great job if you got it right!

December 11, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Prone	3
2D	2. Where the Noah's Ark story is thought to have occurred, today	4
3D	3. Essential work	15
4D	4. One might be educated	5
5D	5. Unsettle	7
6D	6. Subject of David Remnick's "King of the World"	3
7D	7. "All Eyez on Me" rapper	6
8D	8. It's thought to ward off bad energy	8
9D	9. H	3
10D	10. One making good points in the classroom?	15
11D	11. Something no two people can be	4
12D	12. ___ buco	4
13D	14. 17-Across offering	10
14D	15. Spotted	3
15D	21. Kind of muscle contraction	8
16D	24. Tender union?	8
17D	26. Cousins of crew cuts	10
18D	27. Fit	4
19D	28. Twinkle	5
20D	30. San Rafael's county	5
21D	31. Director Sergio	5
22D	35. Struck dumb	4
23D	37. One face of the moon	8
24D	42. Bolster	7
25D	45. Identifier seen in the "Six Feet Under" title sequence	6
26D	49. Actress Alexander of "Get Out"	5
27D	50. 2010's ___-Frank Act	4
28D	51. Name for a Dalmatian, perhaps	4
29D	53. Card games are played in it	3
30D	55. Grp. with much-discussed amateurism rules	4
31D	57. Spanish seasoning	3
32D	59. Have	3
33D	60. Paycheck abbr.	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. Prone"

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 (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
• Words that mean the same thing: clever, pertinent, given
• 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: APT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Where the Noah's Ark story is thought to have occurred, today"

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 republic in the middle east in western asia; the ancient civilization of mesopotamia was in the area now known as iraq
• Words that mean the same thing: Irak, Al-Iraq, Republic of Iraq
• 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: IRAQ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Essential work"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: REQUIREDREADING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. One might be educated"

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 message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
• Words that mean the same thing: think, gauge, venture
• 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: GUESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Unsettle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
• Words that mean the same thing: distract, cark, trouble
• 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: PERTURB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Subject of David Remnick's "King of the World""

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: Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, 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 7 Down: "7. "All Eyez on Me" rapper"

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: SHAKUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. It's thought to ward off bad energy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
• Words that mean the same thing: amulet
• 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: TALISMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. H"

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 terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
• 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: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. One making good points in the classroom?"

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: PENCILSHARPENER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Something no two people can be"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: terzetto, leash, three
• 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: TRIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. ___ buco"

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: OSSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. 17-Across offering"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated
• 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: QUESADILLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Spotted"

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 condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
• Words that mean the same thing: ascertain, watch, realize
• 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: SAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Kind of muscle contraction"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: isosmotic
• The opposite would be: isometric, hypertonic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISOTONIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Tender union?"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: EUROZONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Cousins of crew cuts"

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: HITOPFADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Fit"

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 (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: able-bodied, capable
• The opposite would be: unable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Twinkle"

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 an appearance of reflected light
• Words that mean the same thing: lambency, glisten, glitter
• 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: GLEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. San Rafael's county"

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: MARIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Director Sergio"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic unit of money in sierra leone; equal to 100 cents
• 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: LEONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Struck dumb"

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 inspire awe in
• Words that mean the same thing: awful, awestricken, awestruck
• The opposite would be: unawed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. One face of the moon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb
• 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: NEARSIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "42. Bolster"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make better or more attractive
• Words that mean the same thing: heighten, raise
• 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: ENHANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "45. Identifier seen in the "Six Feet Under" title sequence"

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: TOETAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "49. Actress Alexander of "Get Out""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERIKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "50. 2010's ___-Frank Act"

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: DODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "51. Name for a Dalmatian, perhaps"

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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
• 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: OREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "53. Card games are played in it"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: MLB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "55. Grp. with much-discussed amateurism rules"

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: NCAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "57. Spanish seasoning"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "59. Have"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: feed, deplete, eat up
• 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: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "60. Paycheck abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YTD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	68.6%
Short Answer	13	18.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Geography	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 13, 2025 at 06:27 AM