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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

27437 Tue Dec 24, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 24, 2024

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

27437 Tue Dec 24, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues
Tue Dec 24, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues


Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Image on a "Fleece Navidad" sweater, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHEEP

    Possible Answer : sheep


  • The clue is 6. Elves have pointy ones. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EARS

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


  • The clue is 10. Ref's ring ruling. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TKO

    Possible Answer : TKO, technical_knockout


  • The clue is 13. Exchanged messages, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEXTED


  • The clue is 15. "Nevertheless ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THATSAID


  • The clue is 17. Word before room or key. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESCAPE

    Possible Answer : get_away, get_out, run_away, elude, escape_valve, head_for_the_hills, lam, evasion, bunk, outflow, turn_tail, leak, escape, take_to_the_woods, break_loose, relief_valve, safety_valve, scat, run, scarper, dodging, break_away, miss, fly_the_coop, get_off, flight, leakage, escapism, get_by, escape_cock, hightail_it


  • The clue is 18. Invasive amphibian introduced to Australia in the 1930s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CANETOAD


  • The clue is 19. Enjoyed a gingerbread man, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATE

    Possible Answer : eat, use_up, deplete, run_through, eat_on, exhaust, rust, wipe_out, Ate, corrode, eat_up, feed, consume


  • The clue is 20. One might be made with a snow shovel. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PATH

    Possible Answer : path, itinerary, route, course, way, way_of_life, track


  • The clue is 22. Wall St. debut. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IPO

    Possible Answer : initial_public_offering, IPO, initial_offering


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

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

    The answer: LIPBALM


  • The clue is 25. Available from a keg. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONDRAFT


  • The clue is 29. Appease, as hunger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SATE

    Possible Answer : satiate, replete, fill, sate


  • The clue is 30. Alphabet ender, in Britain. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ZED

    Possible Answer : z, Z, izzard, zee, zed, ezed


  • The clue is 32. Fossilized tree resin. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMBER

    Possible Answer : brownish-yellow, gold, yellow-brown, amber


  • The clue is 33. Confidentiality contract, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NDA


  • The clue is 36. Bird on the Canadian dollar coin. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOON

    Possible Answer : addlehead, diver, birdbrain, addle-head, loon


  • The clue is 38. Place, as a wager. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAY

    Possible Answer : put, put_down, repose, laic, lie, lay, consist, lie_down, pose, rest, secular, set, position, dwell, ballad, lie_in, place

    Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand


  • The clue is 39. Classic ballet set on Christmas Eve, with a hint to four black squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THENUTCRACKER


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

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

    The answer: TAU

    Possible Answer : tau


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

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

    The answer: AGUA

    Possible Answer : agua, agua_toad, Bufo_marinus


  • The clue is 45. Ticketmaster add-on. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FEE

    Possible Answer : tip, bung, fee


  • The clue is 46. Deep-fried cookies at a county fair. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OREOS

    Possible Answer : oreo, oreo_cookie


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

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

    The answer: SPY

    Possible Answer : descry, sleuth, stag, spy, snoop, sight, espy, spot, undercover_agent


  • The clue is 50. Mother of Zeus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RHEA

    Possible Answer : Pterocnemia_pennata, Rhea_americana, rhea, Rhea, nandu


  • The clue is 54. What you may have to do if someone doesn't take charge?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAYCASH


  • The clue is 56. "That's disgusting!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EWGROSS


  • The clue is 59. "Let me think ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HMM


  • The clue is 60. Office monitor, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OSHA

    Possible Answer : OSHA, Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration


  • The clue is 61. Nail polish brand with "Funny Bunny" and "Bubble Bath" shades. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPI


  • The clue is 62. Latvian or Liechtensteiner. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EUROPEAN

    Possible Answer : European


  • The clue is 66. Perfect world. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UTOPIA

    Possible Answer : utopia, Sion, Utopia, Zion

    Possible Opposite Answer : dystopia


  • The clue is 68. Mild chili designation. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONEALARM


  • The clue is 69. What some bees collect in special "baskets" on their legs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POLLEN

    Possible Answer : pollen


  • The clue is 70. "And giving a ___, up the chimney he rose" ("A Visit From St. Nicholas" excerpt). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOD

    Possible Answer : nod


  • The clue is 71. Great Lake with the shortest name. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERIE

    Possible Answer : Lake_Erie, Erie


  • The clue is 72. Books it?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: READS

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


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Amazing bargains. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STEALS

    Possible Answer: steal, buy, bargain, slip

  • The clue is 2. Greek goddess of the hearth. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HESTIA

    Possible Answer: Hestia

  • The clue is 3. Not counting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EXCEPT

    Possible Answer: exclude, take_out, leave_off, except, demur, leave_out, omit

    Possible Opposite Answer : include

  • The clue is 4. Uber calculation, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETA

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

  • The clue is 5. Title pig of children's TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEPPA

  • The clue is 6. Make an engraving. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETCH

    Possible Answer: engrave, etch

  • The clue is 7. Sound of an epiphany. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AHA

  • The clue is 8. Entered hurriedly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RANIN

  • The clue is 9. Irish jig, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STEPDANCE

  • The clue is 10. "The ___ of Pooh" (Benjamin Hoff book). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAO

    Possible Answer: Taoist, Tao

  • The clue is 11. Seoul-based automaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIA

  • The clue is 12. "That's strange ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODD

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : even

  • The clue is 14. "You're on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEAL

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

  • The clue is 16. Seattle team with which Sue Bird won four W.N.B.A. championships. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STORM

    Possible Answer: rage, force, surprise, storm, ramp, violent_storm, tempest

  • The clue is 21. Celebrity gossip site. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TMZ

  • The clue is 24. "Molto ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BENE

  • The clue is 25. Something carbon monoxide lacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODOR

    Possible Answer: aroma, olfactory_perception, olfactory_sensation, smell, odour, odor, olfactory_property, scent

  • The clue is 26. Partner of ready and willing. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABLE

    Possible Answer: able-bodied, able, capable

    Possible Opposite Answer : unable

  • The clue is 27. Subject of a famous F.D.R. quote. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FEAR

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : fearlessness

  • The clue is 28. Have a go at. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRY

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

  • The clue is 31. Yosemite peak, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELCAP

  • The clue is 34. Something collected for genealogy testing. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DNASAMPLE

  • The clue is 35. Last mo. of summer vacation. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AUG

    Possible Answer: August, Aug

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

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

    The answer: OAF

    Possible Answer: gawk, lubber, oaf, lout, lummox, lump, clod, goon, stumblebum

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

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

    The answer: TARA

    Possible Answer: Tara

  • The clue is 40. Singer Lewis with a cameo in "Back to the Future". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HUEY

  • The clue is 41. ___ Push (N.F.L. play also known as the Brotherly Shove). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TUSH

    Possible Answer: tush, hindquarters, arse, fundament, hind_end, rear_end, backside, buns, bum, posterior, seat, rear, can, prat, buttocks, tail, fanny, tooshie, keister, stern, nates, tail_end, behind, derriere, ass, bottom, butt, rump

  • The clue is 42. Deborah of "The King and I". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KERR

  • The clue is 43. Toy that spins. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOP

    Possible Answer: meridian, teetotum, superlative, big_top, round_top, height, clear, transcend, lead, pass, pinch, spinning_top, tiptop, cover, top_off, top_out, crown, top_of_the_inning, whirligig, summit, upper_side, circus_tent, exceed, pinnacle, elevation, overstep, tip, acme, crest, go_past, top_side, peak, upside, top

    Possible Opposite Answer : bottom

  • The clue is 47. Astronaut Ellen who was the first Hispanic woman in space. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OCHOA

    Possible Answer: Ochoa, Severo_Ochoa

  • The clue is 49. "Can I help you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YES

    Possible Answer: yes

    Possible Opposite Answer : no

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

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

    The answer: HOOPLA

    Possible Answer: hype, hoopla, plug, ballyhoo

  • The clue is 52. Caught a glimpse of. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESPIED

    Possible Answer: spot, spy, descry, espy

  • The clue is 53. "Crazy Rich ___" (hit 2018 film). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASIANS

    Possible Answer: Asiatic, Asian

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

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

    The answer: SMEAR

    Possible Answer: asperse, smirch, slander, spot, malignment, smear, daub, sully, cytosmear, denigrate, slur, besmirch, defame, blot, vilification, cytologic_smear, calumniate, smutch, stain, blur, smudge

  • The clue is 57. Trounce, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHUP

  • The clue is 58. College athlete who plays in "The Swamp". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GATOR

    Possible Answer: gator, alligator

  • The clue is 60. Treater's words. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONME

  • The clue is 62. Ages and ages. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EON

    Possible Answer: aeon, eon

  • The clue is 63. Game with Draw 4 cards. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNO

  • The clue is 64. Color associated with Santa since an 1881 Thomas Nast cartoon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RED

    Possible Answer: loss, red_ink, cherry, blood-red, red-faced, redness, bolshy, scarlet, cherry-red, cerise, ruby-red, Marxist, flushed, violent, Red_River, reddish, ruby, carmine, Bolshevik, ruddy, Red, bolshie, crimson, reddened, red

    Possible Opposite Answer : gain

  • The clue is 65. NPR host Shapiro. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARI

  • The clue is 67. Repeated exclamation in the song "Hot Hot Hot". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLE

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 02, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (30 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword May 02, 2020

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Unlike sheep 12
2A 13. Slangy phrase following an unpopular opinion 13
3A 14. "Oh my stars!" 14
4A 15. Small bits of progress 5
5A 16. Kind of student 3
6A 17. Actress Amanda 4
7A 18. ___ Diaz, detective on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" 4
8A 19. Emulate Beyoncé in 2003 6
9A 22. Spanish title: Abbr. 3
10A 23. Press, informally 3
11A 24. Ben-___ 3
12A 25. Usual practice 4
13A 27. Leaves back at the house, maybe 7
14A 29. Kind of diet that can help lower blood pressure 6
15A 32. Sings like Mary Poppins 6
16A 33. Word in many Emmy categories 6
17A 35. Smaller than small 6
18A 37. Swells up, as a lip 7
19A 38. Strip 4
20A 39. Carry-___ 3
21A 40. Its end might be lamented 3
22A 41. Reason to raise one's hand 3
23A 44. Basic chords 6
24A 46. Kind of rug that's bad to lose an earring in 4
25A 47. Crosspiece in a grate, often 4
26A 49. Org. for the L.A. Galaxy 3
27A 50. Title song character who's asked "Did your mom get back from her business trip?" 5
28A 51. Healthy soup base 14
29A 55. Provider of sensory deprivation 13
30A 56. "Don't admit to anything!" 12

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. Unlike sheep"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
  • Words that mean the same thing: rationalism
  • The word looks like this: ____________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FREETHINKING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "13. Slangy phrase following an unpopular opinion"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SAIDNOONEEVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. "Oh my stars!""

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: LANDSAKESALIVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Small bits of progress"

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 an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
  • Words that mean the same thing: indent, slit, nick
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DENTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Kind of student"

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 master's degree in education
  • Words that mean the same thing: Master of Education
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Actress Amanda"

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: PEET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. ___ Diaz, detective on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine""

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 large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
  • Words that mean the same thing: genus Rosa
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROSA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Emulate Beyoncé in 2003"

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: GOSOLO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Spanish title: 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: SRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Press, informally"

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

    The answer is: INK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Ben-___"

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: HUR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Usual practice"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an established custom
  • Words that mean the same thing: habit
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WONT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Leaves back at the house, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
  • Words that mean the same thing: blank out, draw a blank, forget
  • The opposite would be: mind, remember
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FORGETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Kind of diet that can help lower blood pressure"

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: NOSALT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Sings like Mary Poppins"

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 note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
  • Words that mean the same thing: warble, shake, quaver
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRILLS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Word in many Emmy categories"

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 similar things placed in order or happening one after another
  • Words that mean the same thing: serial, serial publication
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SERIES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Smaller than small"

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 of or relating to or comprising atoms
  • Words that mean the same thing: nuclear
  • The opposite would be: conventional
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ATOMIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Swells up, as a lip"

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: GETSFAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Strip"

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 british politician (1788-1850)
  • Words that mean the same thing: disrobe, unclothe, Sir Robert Peel
  • The opposite would be: dress
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Carry-___"

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: ONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Its end might be lamented"

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 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 22 Across: "41. Reason to raise one's hand"

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 solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  • Words that mean the same thing: consecrate
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VOW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Basic chords"

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 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
  • Words that mean the same thing: trey, tierce, troika
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRIADS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Kind of rug that's bad to lose an earring in"

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 strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
  • Words that mean the same thing: screw, piece of ass, screwing
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHAG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Crosspiece in a grate, often"

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: IBAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Org. for the L.A. Galaxy"

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 master's degree in library science
  • Words that mean the same thing: millilitre, cubic centimetre, cc
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MLS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Title song character who's asked "Did your mom get back from her business trip?""

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

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: STACY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Healthy soup base"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: VEGETABLESTOCK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Provider of sensory deprivation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ISOLATIONTANK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. "Don't admit to anything!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: DENYDENYDENY

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle May 02, 2020

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Crush alternative 5
2D 2. Disencumbers 4
3D 3. Ones making periodical changes, for short 3
4D 4. Charms 7
5D 5. Takes some hits 5
6D 6. Do-si-do do 7
7D 7. Valuable contacts 3
8D 8. Org. opposing school vouchers 3
9D 9. Part of a forest that can grow as fast as two feet a day 4
10D 10. Frequently ranked octet 5
11D 11. "Like THAT'S gonna happen!" 5
12D 12. ___ Thunberg, Time's youngest Person of the Year 5
13D 13. Language from which we get "karma" 8
14D 14. Heroine in Verdi's "Il Trovatore" 7
15D 15. Get carried away 5
16D 19. Showing more nerve 7
17D 20. Warms (up) 7
18D 21. Points of interest for epidemiologists 6
19D 24. Knight cap 6
20D 26. Smears 4
21D 28. What school lunch is often depicted as in cartoons 4
22D 30. Tip for increasing productivity 8
23D 31. Caddy alternative 7
24D 34. Excessively theatrical 5
25D 36. Invitation from a driver 7
26D 37. Unexpected blessing 7
27D 41. Striking 5
28D 42. Like Jabba the Hutt 5
29D 43. "Calvin and Hobbes" conveyance 5
30D 45. Bronze, e.g. 5
31D 46. Poker-faced 5
32D 48. Rest (on) 4
33D 50. Obsessive fan, slangily 4
34D 52. Skosh 3
35D 53. Took a course, say 3
36D 54. Abbr. in many an office building address 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. Crush alternative"

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: FANTA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Disencumbers"

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 relieve from
  • Words that mean the same thing: free, rid, disembarrass
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RIDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Ones making periodical changes, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using x-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
  • Words that mean the same thing: explosive detection system, erectile dysfunction, male erecticle dysfunction
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Charms"

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 attract; cause to be enamored
  • Words that mean the same thing: trance, bewitch, capture
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ENAMORS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Takes some hits"

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 puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette
  • Words that mean the same thing: toke
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOKES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Do-si-do do"

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: HOEDOWN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Valuable contacts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: INS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Org. opposing school vouchers"

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: NEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Part of a forest that can grow as fast as two feet a day"

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 large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KELP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Frequently ranked octet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that old world vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
  • Words that mean the same thing: ivy, Hedera helix, common ivy
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IVIES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Like THAT'S 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 not ever; at no time in the past or future
  • Words that mean the same thing: ne'er
  • The opposite would be: ever
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NEVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. ___ Thunberg, Time's youngest Person of the Year"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: GRETA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Language from which we get "karma""

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 (hinduism) an ancient language of india (the language of the vedas and of hinduism); an official language of india although it is now used only for religious purposes
  • Words that mean the same thing: Sanskritic language
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SANSKRIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Heroine in Verdi's "Il Trovatore""

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: LEONORA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "15. Get carried away"

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 force that moves something along
  • Words that mean the same thing: rove, vagabond, movement
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DRIFT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "19. Showing more nerve"

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 marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; ; -judith crist
  • Words that mean the same thing: gutsy, plucky
  • The opposite would be: gutless
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GUTSIER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "20. Warms (up)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that make loose or looser
  • Words that mean the same thing: loosen, loose, undo
  • The opposite would be: stiffen
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOOSENS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "21. Points of interest for epidemiologists"

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 the beginning or early stages
  • Words that mean the same thing: onslaught, oncoming, onset
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ONSETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "24. Knight cap"

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

    The answer is: HELMET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "26. Smears"

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 any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
  • Words that mean the same thing: tar, Jack-tar, pitch
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TARS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. What school lunch is often depicted as in cartoons"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant
  • Words that mean the same thing: treacle, slop, mush
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GLOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Tip for increasing productivity"

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 make one's day-to-day activities more efficient
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIFEHACK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Caddy alternative"

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: TEARACK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Excessively theatrical"

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 having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality
  • Words that mean the same thing: stagey
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STAGY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Invitation from a driver"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: CLIMBIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Unexpected blessing"

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 sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
  • Words that mean the same thing: gravy, manna from heaven, windfall
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GODSEND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Striking"

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 evoking lifelike images within the mind
  • Words that mean the same thing: lifelike, graphic, bright
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VIVID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Like Jabba the Hutt"

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 excessively fat
  • Words that mean the same thing: corpulent, rotund, weighty
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OBESE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. "Calvin and Hobbes" conveyance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
  • Words that mean the same thing: beach wagon, paddy wagon, police van
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WAGON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Bronze, e.g."

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 mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
  • Words that mean the same thing: admixture, debase, metal
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALLOY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Poker-faced"

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 abounding in rocks or stones
  • Words that mean the same thing: rocky, granitelike, flinty
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STONY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Rest (on)"

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 have confidence or faith in
  • Words that mean the same thing: trust, swear, bank
  • The opposite would be: mistrust
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RELY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Obsessive fan, slangily"

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: STAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Skosh"

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 slight amount or degree of difference
  • Words that mean the same thing: shade
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Took a course, say"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
  • Words that mean the same thing: consume, corrode, rust
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Abbr. in many an office building address"

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

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 47 71.2%
Short Answer 11 16.7%
Abbreviation 3 4.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 3.0%
Music 1 1.5%
History 1 1.5%
Geography 1 1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 30
Down Clues 36
Total Clues 66
Average Answer Length 5.6 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 14 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!
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Last Updated: September 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM