Solving the friday September 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword Answers

This crossword puzzle was in the New York times on the 20/09/2024 and there are several clues; some of them are literary while others are funny and creative. For those who appreciate crosswords, solving these clues is both enjoyable and a challenge. If you have a specific word in mind, which you are attempting to fit into the puzzle, or if you simply want to ensure you are correct in solving it, we assist in solving the puzzle. Below are the NYT crossword clues as well as professional advice and solutions that can be helpful in the process.

As to how this can be done, let’s start with the example of the NYT crossword puzzle for September 20, 2024, and the process of ignoring both the across and the down clues. Here are the answers, some of the reasons and for some of the more challenging ones, a few hints to start you off. tt all the information below.

NY Times Crossword Clues for September 20, 2024

Across Clues for September 20, 2024

• The clue is 1. Philosophy influenced by Aristotle's concept of the Unmoved Mover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEISM

  Possible Answer : theism

  Possible Opposite Answer : atheism




• The clue is 7. Four-year-old in pig tales?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPPA




• The clue is 12. Dog breed with a blue-black tongue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHARPEI




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

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

  The answer: EXERTS

  Possible Answer : exert, maintain, exercise, wield




• The clue is 15. Members of the family Passeridae. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARROWS

  Possible Answer : dunnock, true_sparrow, Prunella_modularis, hedge_sparrow, sparrow




• The clue is 16. Upgrade, as a backsplash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETILE




• The clue is 17. Some flats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONDOS

  Possible Answer : condo, condominium




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

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

  The answer: SOPS

  Possible Answer : SOP, souse, douse, standard_operating_procedure, standard_procedure, dowse, soak, standing_operating_procedure, soak_through, sop, drench, sops




• The clue is 20. "Wowzers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAN

  Possible Answer : serviceman, man, gentleman, piece, Isle_of_Man, homo, adult_male, world, human_beings, humans, mankind, valet, human, human_being, military_man, military_personnel, Man, gentleman's_gentleman, humanity, valet_de_chambre, humankind, human_race

  Possible Opposite Answer : woman, civilian




• The clue is 21. "The Tin Drum" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSKAR




• The clue is 22. Harshly criticizes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIPS

  Possible Answer : riptide, rip, pull, rend, rive, rent, crosscurrent, split, profligate, rake, countercurrent, tide_rip, roue, blood, rakehell, snag, tear




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

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

  The answer: PENS

  Possible Answer : penitentiary, indite, pen, compose, playpen, write




• The clue is 24. Gunty who wrote "The Rabbit Hutch," winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESS

  Possible Answer : ti, si, Te, te, atomic_number_52, tellurium




• The clue is 25. Reunion attendee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUNT

  Possible Answer : aunt, aunty, auntie

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncle




• The clue is 26. You might sleep on it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERTA




• The clue is 27. Industry that emerged in the 1970s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAMING

  Possible Answer : play, game, gambling, gaming, stake, punt, bet_on, gage, back




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

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

  The answer: LOSEIT




• The clue is 30. Windy flight?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRALSTAIRCASE




• The clue is 33. Lays waste to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAVOCS

  Possible Answer : havoc, mayhem




• The clue is 34. Option for a backpacker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOSTEL

  Possible Answer : youth_hostel, inn, hostelry, auberge, lodge, hostel, student_lodging




• The clue is 35. Apt name for a successful crypto investor?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERICH




• The clue is 36. Farmer's market sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENT

  Possible Answer : collapsible_shelter, bivouac, encamp, camp, tent, camp_out




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

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

  The answer: TEMP

  Possible Answer : temp, temporary, temporary_worker




• The clue is 40. Safe place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANK

  Possible Answer : deposit, bank, depository_financial_institution, rely, money_box, banking_concern, cant, camber, banking_company, savings_bank, bank_building, swear, trust, coin_bank

  Possible Opposite Answer : mistrust, withdraw




• The clue is 41. Mock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAPE

  Possible Answer : gag, laugh, jest, jape, joke




• The clue is 42. Brazilian soccer club named for an explorer, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VASCO




• The clue is 43. Director Lee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANG

  Possible Answer : ANG, Air_National_Guard




• The clue is 44. Manufacturer of minifigures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGO

  Possible Answer : Lego, Lego_set




• The clue is 45. Like you and me. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORTAL

  Possible Answer : deathly, soul, mortal, individual, deadly, someone, person, somebody

  Possible Opposite Answer : immortal




• The clue is 46. Showed sleepiness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODDED

  Possible Answer : nod




• The clue is 48. New member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INITIATE

  Possible Answer : originate, learned_person, pundit, initiate, enlightened, broach, tyro, tiro, beginner, novice, pioneer, savant, induct, lead_up, start

  Possible Opposite Answer : uninitiate




• The clue is 50. John, in Milan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIANNI




• The clue is 51. Unwelcome sight in musical chairs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSEATS




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

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

  The answer: DYADS

  Possible Answer : twain, pair, couple, span, twosome, brace, duo, dyad, yoke, distich, couplet, duet, duad




• The clue is 53. Actress Bella of Disney's "Shake It Up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THORNE

Down Clues for September 20, 2024:

• The clue is 1. Part of the Detroit Lions schedule since 1934. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THANKSGIVINGDAY

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

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

  The answer: HARDASAROCK

• The clue is 3. What an "X" might mark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERROR

  Possible Answer: erroneousness, computer_error, mistake, misplay, erroneous_belief, wrongdoing, fault, error

• The clue is 4. Market events, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPOS

  Possible Answer: initial_public_offering, IPO, initial_offering

• The clue is 5. Wrap (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEW

  Possible Answer: sew, run_up, tailor-make, sew_together, stitch, tailor

• The clue is 6. Failing to get it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISSINGTHEPOINT

• The clue is 7. Lawbreakers, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERPS

• The clue is 8. People for whom a "no contact" rule might apply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXES

  Possible Answer: ex-wife, ex-husband, x, ex, X

• The clue is 9. ___ food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PET

  Possible Answer: favourite, favored, ducky, preferred, favorite, dearie, PET, preferent, pet, positron_emission_tomography, best-loved, deary, darling

• The clue is 10. A lot to like?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMEREALESTATE

• The clue is 11. Ancient civilization doomed by greed, in myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLANTIS

  Possible Answer: Atlantis

• The clue is 12. "What if ...?," informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOSE

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

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

  The answer: SENSATE

  Possible Answer: sensate

• The clue is 15. Alexander Graham Bell, by birth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCOT

  Possible Answer: Scotsman, Scot, Scotchman

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

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer: choose, opt, prefer

• The clue is 22. Lines on a ski map. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNS

  Possible Answer: play, execute, rivulet, tend, be_given, course, draw, break_away, consort, range, carry, black_market, trial, hunt_down, die_hard, bleed, foot_race, campaign, incline, extend, go, lam, tally, ravel, test, footrace, persist, race, running, political_campaign, turn_tail, hunt, pass, melt, operate, function, move, track_down, take_to_the_woods, prevail, ply, run_away, running_game, head_for_the_hills, guide, run_for, hightail_it, scarper, runnel, ladder, rill, outpouring, running_play, work, scat, streak, lead, endure, melt_down, unravel, discharge, fly_the_coop, feed, bunk, streamlet, flow, escape, run, lean

  Possible Opposite Answer : malfunction, idle

• The clue is 23. Kind of diet high in omega-3 fatty acids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESCETARIAN

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

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

  The answer: AILS

  Possible Answer: pain, trouble, ail, garlic

• The clue is 26. Excel function. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORT

  Possible Answer: form, classify, sorting, screen_out, sort_out, separate, screen, sieve, variety, assort, kind, sort, class

• The clue is 28. Kind of number represented by the equation M = v/c. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACH

  Possible Answer: Ernst_Mach, Mach

• The clue is 29. Honor roll, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIST

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

• The clue is 30. A "whole" thing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHEBANG

  Possible Answer: shebang

• The clue is 31. "Being slightly ___ is like being slightly pregnant — it tends to get worse": Molly Ivins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARANOID

  Possible Answer: paranoid, paranoiac

• The clue is 32. Battleship corner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AONE

• The clue is 36. Size indicator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAG

  Possible Answer: rag, tag_end, track, shred, chase, tag, tatter, go_after, mark, tail, trail, ticket, give_chase, chase_after, label, dog

• The clue is 38. Exams with a highest possible score of 528, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCATS

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

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

  The answer: POLE

  Possible Answer: celestial_pole, punt, perch, rod, magnetic_pole, pole, terminal, Pole

• The clue is 41. Plural form decried by staunch "Star Wars" fans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEDIS

• The clue is 42. Ticket picker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOTER

  Possible Answer: elector, voter

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

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

  The answer: LEND

  Possible Answer: lend, add, contribute, bestow, impart, loan, bring

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow

• The clue is 45. Paste with an umami taste. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer: miso

• The clue is 47. Kind of test that's impossible to study for?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DNA

  Possible Answer: desoxyribonucleic_acid, deoxyribonucleic_acid, DNA

• The clue is 49. Japanese art form whose name means "skill". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOH

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (44 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, March 05, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (34 Across, 44 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle March 05, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Mugged for the camera, maybe	9
2A	8. Site administrator	9
3A	15. Preceder of many N.H.L. games	7
4A	16. "Oh, did you start already?"	7
5A	17. 0%	7
6A	18. Some male escorts	7
7A	19. Org. that sticks to its guns	3
8A	20. List ender, maybe	3
9A	22. Oscar-nominated actor Clive	4
10A	23. Exceptional grade	5
11A	26. Will matter	6
12A	29. Time in court	7
13A	31. One-up, say	4
14A	35. Red choice	6
15A	37. Gambler's hangout, in brief	3
16A	39. Noteworthy time period	3
17A	40. Large guard dogs	8
18A	41. Aches and pains	8
19A	43. Jump shot's path	3
20A	44. Down in the dumps	3
21A	46. ___ Meyer, principal role on "Veep"	6
22A	47. Sign on a staff	4
23A	49. "I agree with both of you!"	7
24A	51. 2009 biopic starring Hilary Swank	6
25A	53. Apply, as sunscreen	5
26A	57. Grocery chain with more than 1,900 U.S. stores	4
27A	59. Chicago airport code	3
28A	61. That, in Tabasco	3
29A	62. Like some reputations and kitchen towels	7
30A	65. Sentence containing all 26 letters	7
31A	68. Many a limo	7
32A	69. Major retail outlets	7
33A	70. Feigns sickness to avoid work	9
34A	71. Much-traveled thoroughfares	9

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. Mugged for the camera, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about history.

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: MADEFACES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Site administrator"

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 a technician who designs or maintains a website
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEBMASTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Preceder of many N.H.L. games"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: OCANADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. "Oh, did you start already?""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMILATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. 0%"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOTABIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Some male escorts"

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 a man who has sex with and is supported by a woman
• Words that mean the same thing: gigolo
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIGOLOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Org. that sticks to its guns"

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 powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
• Words that mean the same thing: National Rifle Association
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. List ender, maybe"

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: ETC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Oscar-nominated actor Clive"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
• Words that mean the same thing: Robert Owen, Sir Richard Owen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Exceptional grade"

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: APLUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Will matter"

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 everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
• Words that mean the same thing: demesne, estate of the realm, acres
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESTATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "29. Time in court"

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 a meeting for execution of a group's functions
• Words that mean the same thing: seance, school term, sitting
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SESSION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. One-up, 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 gully that is shallower than a ravine
• Words that mean the same thing: depict, quarter, string
• The opposite would be: repel, deposit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "35. Red choice"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a dark purplish-red color
• Words that mean the same thing: red Bordeaux
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLARET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "37. Gambler's hangout, in brief"

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: OTB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "39. Noteworthy time period"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, epoch, geological era
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "40. Large guard dogs"

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 an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog
• Words that mean the same thing: mastiff
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASTIFFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "41. Aches and pains"

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 any unwholesome or desperate condition
• Words that mean the same thing: unwellness, illness, sickness
• The opposite would be: wellness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALADIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "43. Jump shot's path"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: electric arc, electric discharge, arch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. 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: distressing, sorry, 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 21 Across: "46. ___ Meyer, principal role on "Veep""

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: SELINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. Sign on a staff"

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 musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following 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: CLEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. "I agree with both of you!""

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: METHREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. 2009 biopic starring Hilary Swank"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that congenital absence of an arm or leg
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMELIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "53. Apply, as sunscreen"

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: RUBIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "57. Grocery chain with more than 1,900 U.S. stores"

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: ALDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "59. Chicago airport code"

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: ORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "61. That, in Tabasco"

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: ESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. Like some reputations and kitchen towels"

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 color with a liquid dye or tint
• Words that mean the same thing: tarnish, sully, varnished
• The opposite would be: unstained
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "65. Sentence containing all 26 letters"

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: PANGRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "68. Many a limo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOWNCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "69. Major retail outlets"

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 a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
• Words that mean the same thing: department store, emporium
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMPORIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "70. Feigns sickness to avoid work"

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 avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
• Words that mean the same thing: malinger, skulk
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALINGERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "71. Much-traveled thoroughfares"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: MAINROADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword March 05, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Much-painted religious figure	7
2D	2. Villainous conglomerate on "Mr. Robot"	5
3D	3. Deadly	5
4D	4. Santa ___	3
5D	5. Waiter in an airport queue	3
6D	6. Actress Falco	4
7D	7. Exam for the college-bound, redundantly	7
8D	8. Jokester	3
9D	9. Onetime London-based record label	3
10D	10. Intolerant sort	5
11D	11. Lost steam	6
12D	12. Food cooked in a cornhusk	6
13D	13. Preparatory school since 1440	4
14D	14. Hi-___ monitor	3
15D	21. CBS series with a "Cyber" spinoff	3
16D	24. Bomber letters	4
17D	25. Medieval laborers	5
18D	27. Additionally	3
19D	28. Dancer's horn	6
20D	30. Bagel choice	6
21D	32. Stay behind	6
22D	33. Surface figure	4
23D	34. Used to be	3
24D	35. PC combo key	4
25D	36. Evil intent	6
26D	38. Hay-bundling machine	5
27D	40. Small pouch	3
28D	42. "Mon ___!" (French exclamation)	4
29D	45. Penn. neighbor	3
30D	46. Dog with wrinkly skin	7
31D	48. Like the sun at sunset	6
32D	50. Uncle, in Oaxaca	3
33D	52. Cut into small pieces	5
34D	54. Catcher with a record 10 World Series rings as a player	5
35D	55. "Let me repeat ..."	5
36D	56. "Enough!," in Mexico ... or a hint to 11 answers in this puzzle	5
37D	57. Yours, to Yvette	4
38D	58. Wyatt Earp, for one	6
39D	60. "___ Yankees"	4
40D	62. Cardinals, on scoreboards	3
41D	63. Cob of corn	3
42D	64. E.R. or O.R. figures	3
43D	66. "Planet Money" network	3
44D	67. Melted ice cream, e.g.	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. Much-painted religious figure"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the mother of jesus; christians refer to her as the virgin mary; she is especially honored by roman catholics
• Words that mean the same thing: Virgin Mary, Madonna Louise Ciccone, Blessed Virgin
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MADONNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Villainous conglomerate on "Mr. Robot""

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

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: ECORP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Deadly"

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 bringing death
• Words that mean the same thing: black, disastrous, calamitous
• The opposite would be: nonfatal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FATAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Santa ___"

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 mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Waiter in an airport queue"

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 compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
• Words that mean the same thing: cabriolet, taxicab, hack
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Actress Falco"

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: EDIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Exam for the college-bound, redundantly"

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: SATTEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Jokester"

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 witty amusing person who makes jokes
• Words that mean the same thing: wit, waggle, shake
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Onetime London-based record label"

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: EMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Intolerant sort"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIGOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Lost steam"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lose velocity; move more slowly
• Words that mean the same thing: retard, slacken, slow up
• The opposite would be: accelerate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Food cooked in a cornhusk"

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

  The answer is: TAMALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Preparatory school since 1440"

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: ETON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Hi-___ monitor"

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 widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
• Words that mean the same thing: ray, re, atomic number 75
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. CBS series with a "Cyber" spinoff"

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: CSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Bomber letters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the airforce of the united states of america; the agency that defends the united states through control and exploitation of air and space
• Words that mean the same thing: United States Air Force, US Air Force, U. S. Air Force
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Medieval laborers"

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 (middle ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
• Words that mean the same thing: villein, helot, serf
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Additionally"

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 to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• Words that mean the same thing: also, to a fault, overly
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Dancer's horn"

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 deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Bagel choice"

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 east indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
• Words that mean the same thing: benne, Sesamum indicum, benny
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SESAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Stay behind"

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 stay the same; remain in a certain state
• Words that mean the same thing: persist, stay on, continue
• The opposite would be: change
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REMAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Surface figure"

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 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: expanse, surface area, region
• The 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 23 Down: "34. Used to be"

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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: Evergreen State, make up, Washington
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. PC combo key"

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: CTRL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Evil intent"

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 feeling a need to see others suffer
• Words that mean the same thing: spitefulness, maliciousness, malevolency
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Hay-bundling machine"

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: BALER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Small pouch"

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 enclosed space
• Words that mean the same thing: sack, theca, Sauk
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. "Mon ___!" (French exclamation)"

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: DIEU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Penn. neighbor"

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: DEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Dog with wrinkly skin"

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: SHARPEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Like the sun at sunset"

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 weakening in force or intensity
• Words that mean the same thing: fleet, languish, pass off
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FADING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Uncle, in Oaxaca"

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: TIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Cut into small pieces"

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 food chopped into small bits
• Words that mean the same thing: moderate, soften
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MINCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Catcher with a record 10 World Series rings as a player"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states baseball player (born 1925)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yogi, Lawrence Peter Berra, Yogi Berra
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BERRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. "Let me repeat ...""

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: ISAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. "Enough!," in Mexico ... or a hint to 11 answers in this puzzle"

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 acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children
• Words that mean the same thing: noma
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Yours, to Yvette"

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: ATOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Wyatt Earp, for one"

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 an officer of the law
• Words that mean the same thing: peace officer, law officer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAWMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. "___ Yankees""

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 something of little value
• Words that mean the same thing: darn, bloody, goddam
• The opposite would be: bless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAMN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Cardinals, on scoreboards"

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: STL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Cob of corn"

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 sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: auricle, capitulum, spike
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "64. E.R. or O.R. figures"

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: DRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "66. "Planet Money" network"

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: NPR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Down: "67. Melted ice cream, e.g."

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 thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: gook, goop, muck
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	43	55.1%
Short Answer	24	30.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.1%
History	3	3.8%
Sports	3	3.8%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	44
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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