June 19, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 19, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword June 19, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Take pregame shots?	9
2A	10. "The Metamorphosis" protagonist	5
3A	15. Person who will do anything for you, in modern slang	9
4A	16. "You caught me"	5
5A	17. Cold, caramel-colored concoction	9
6A	18. Sephora product	5
7A	19. Literary utopia	6
8A	20. Bridge, e.g.	7
9A	22. Locale of an early 20th-century gold rush	4
10A	24. "Homeland" home, in brief	3
11A	25. Phisher's "catch," for short	3
12A	26. ___ check	3
13A	29. Letter between Oscar and Quebec	4
14A	31. Davis who said "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept"	6
15A	33. With it	5
16A	35. Things not allowed in New York's Central Park	4
17A	37. Birthplace of Ivan Turgenev	4
18A	38. Babbled	5
19A	39. Singer Rita	3
20A	40. Character who can be played in every installment of 26-Down	5
21A	41. Opening settings for "The Canterbury Tales" and "Treasure Island"	4
22A	42. It's elementary	4
23A	43. Ordered from Grubhub, say	5
24A	44. Show-offy kind of push-up	6
25A	46. "What's the ___?"	4
26A	48. Abbr. in an office address	3
27A	49. Tampon alternative	3
28A	50. Contents of some chats, in brief	3
29A	52. Name derived from the Latin for "to be born"	4
30A	54. Smirnoff Ice, e.g.	7
31A	56. Keynotes, e.g.	6
32A	60. Ancestry	5
33A	61. Firewall target	9
34A	64. Mexican sandwich	5
35A	65. Leave space for someone running late, say	9
36A	66. "See what I'm sayin'?"	5
37A	67. 2004 comedy written by Tina Fey	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. Take pregame shots?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert 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: TRASHTALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. "The Metamorphosis" protagonist"

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: SAMSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Person who will do anything for you, in modern slang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RIDEORDIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. "You caught me""

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: ILIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Cold, caramel-colored concoction"

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: ICEDLATTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Sephora product"

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 solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
• 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: TONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Literary utopia"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: XANADU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Bridge, e.g."

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 diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
• Words that mean the same thing: interest, pursuit
• 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: PASTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Locale of an early 20th-century gold rush"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a town in western alaska on the southern coast of the seward peninsula; an important center of an alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
• 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: NOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. "Homeland" home, 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: SHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Phisher's "catch," for short"

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: SSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. ___ check"

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: MIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Letter between Oscar and Quebec"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: pop, pappa, dada
• 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: PAPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Davis who said "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept""

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: ANGELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. With it"

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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
• Words that mean the same thing: cognisant, mindful, cognizant
• The opposite would be: unmindful, unaware
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Things not allowed in New York's Central Park"

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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: auto, gondola, machine
• 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: CARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Birthplace of Ivan Turgenev"

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: OREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Babbled"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RANON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Singer Rita"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 76, osmium, os
• 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: ORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Character who can be played in every installment of 26-Down"

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: LUIGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Opening settings for "The Canterbury Tales" and "Treasure Island""

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Words that mean the same thing: hostel, lodge, inn
• 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: INNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. It's elementary"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Words that mean the same thing: corpuscle, particle, speck
• 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: ATOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Ordered from Grubhub, say"

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: ATEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Show-offy kind of push-up"

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: ONEARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. "What's the ___?""

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 information about recent and important events
• Words that mean the same thing: news show, newsworthiness, tidings
• 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: NEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Abbr. in an office 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!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Tampon alternative"

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 number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
• Words that mean the same thing: embellish, domiciliation, pad of paper
• 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: PAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Contents of some chats, 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: IMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Name derived from the Latin for "to be born""

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 period extending from dec. 24 to jan. 6
• Words that mean the same thing: Yuletide, Christmastime, Christmastide
• 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: NOEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Smirnoff Ice, e.g."

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: ALCOPOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Keynotes, e.g."

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 talk pompously
• Words that mean the same thing: orate
• 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: ORATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Ancestry"

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 the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
• Words that mean the same thing: theme, settle down, etymon
• The opposite would be: descendant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Firewall target"

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: ADULTSITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Mexican sandwich"

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: TORTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Leave space for someone running late, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAVEASEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. "See what I'm sayin'?""

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: YKNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. 2004 comedy written by Tina Fey"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MEANGIRLS

  Great job if you got it right!

June 19, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Magician's favorite cereal?	4
2D	2. Villa ___ de la Vera Cruz (historic city name)	4
3D	3. Mideast port	4
4D	4. Kia Rio, e.g.	5
5D	5. Not close	8
6D	6. Hospital specialty	6
7D	7. Big inits. in home security	3
8D	8. Hoppin', in modern lingo	3
9D	9. Something you might play for	5
10D	10. Suppresses	6
11D	11. Bunches	4
12D	12. It goes for a short run	10
13D	13. "Can't argue that"	10
14D	14. Something released while skydiving	10
15D	21. Mental sparks	4
16D	23. Home of the World Showcase	5
17D	26. Nintendo offering with more than 10 installments	10
18D	27. "Lemme see!"	10
19D	28. Del Monte or Green Giant product	10
20D	30. Elder brother of Moses	5
21D	32. Affliction of Benjamin Franklin	4
22D	34. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective Diaz	4
23D	36. Dish that might come with a flavor packet	5
24D	40. Team game played in the dark	8
25D	42. Snowballs, in a snowball fight	4
26D	45. Toolshed tool	6
27D	47. Warm, in a way	6
28D	51. Jerk	5
29D	53. Indian drink made from yogurt	5
30D	55. Italian number that's also a man's name	4
31D	57. Piece of cake?	4
32D	58. Bibliographic abbr.	4
33D	59. Where scenes are made	4
34D	62. Actor Daniel ___ Kim	3
35D	63. Cavaliers' sch.	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. Magician's favorite cereal?"

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: TRIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Villa ___ de la Vera Cruz (historic city name)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: RICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Mideast port"

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 important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• 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: ADEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Kia Rio, 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 car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
• Words that mean the same thing: sedan chair, saloon
• 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: SEDAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Not close"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HOLDOPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Hospital specialty"

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 any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: hurt, harm, psychic trauma
• 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: TRAUMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Big inits. in home security"

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: ADT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Hoppin', in modern lingo"

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 the humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: get off, well-lighted, dismount
• The opposite would be: unlighted, extinguish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Something you might play for"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the financial means whereby one lives
• Words that mean the same thing: keep back, sustain, proceed
• The opposite would be: break, lose
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEEPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Suppresses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SITSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bunches"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. It goes for a short run"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: MINISERIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "Can't argue that""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEEMSLEGIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Something released while skydiving"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
• Words that mean the same thing: epinephrine, Adrenalin, epinephrin
• 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: ADRENALINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Mental sparks"

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: AHAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Home of the World Showcase"

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: EPCOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Nintendo offering with more than 10 installments"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: MARIOPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. "Lemme see!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IWANNALOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Del Monte or Green Giant product"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: CANNEDCORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Elder brother of Moses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states professional baseball player who hit more home runs than babe ruth (born in 1934)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AARON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Affliction of Benjamin Franklin"

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 painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
• Words that mean the same thing: gouty arthritis, urarthritis
• 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: GOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective Diaz"

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 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 23 Down: "36. Dish that might come with a flavor packet"

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

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: RAMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Team game played in the dark"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: LASERTAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Snowballs, in a snowball fight"

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 projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Words that mean the same thing: ammunition
• 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: AMMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "45. Toolshed tool"

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 handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood
• Words that mean the same thing: splitsaw
• 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: RIPSAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "47. Warm, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fabric made from the hair of sheep
• Words that mean the same thing: wool, woollen
• 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: WOOLEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "51. Jerk"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
• Words that mean the same thing: muscle spasm, cramp
• 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: SPASM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "53. Indian drink made from yogurt"

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

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: LASSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "55. Italian number that's also a man's name"

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: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "57. Piece of cake?"

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 relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• Words that mean the same thing: level, tier up, grade
• 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: TIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "58. Bibliographic abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ETAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "59. Where scenes are made"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: specify, fructify, hardening
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "62. Actor Daniel ___ Kim"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: DAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "63. Cavaliers' sch."

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: UVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	69.4%
Short Answer	7	9.7%
History	3	4.2%
Abbreviation	3	4.2%
Sports	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.8%
Food & Drink	2	2.8%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 letters

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• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
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• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
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February 01, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (44 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, February 01, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 80 (36 Across, 44 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

NYT Wednesday Crossword Across Clues - February 01, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Contents of some college party shots	5
2A	6. Reclining hero pose, for one	5
3A	11. Film special f/x	3
4A	14. Science fiction vessel	12
5A	17. She/___ pronouns	3
6A	18. Like a government led by thieving politicians	12
7A	19. Comic strip cry	3
8A	20. Platte River people	3
9A	21. Diesel found in street racers?	3
10A	22. Costco unit	4
11A	23. Ingredient in a hurricane	3
12A	26. Cute, cutely	4
13A	28. Held in suspense	5
14A	29. Peak whose name means "the high one"	6
15A	31. Some footwear fasteners	7
16A	34. Adult stage in insects	5
17A	35. Science fiction vessel	10
18A	38. Fig Newtons manufacturer	7
19A	40. Primeval	7
20A	41. Science fiction vessel	10
21A	44. East Coast Amtrak service with the fastest trains in the Americas	5
22A	45. Some cheerful folks	7
23A	46. Heavy-handed sorts	6
24A	47. Instrument with a pedal	5
25A	49. Part of an IV or an old TV	4
26A	51. Denver winter hrs.	3
27A	52. Site of a terrible fall?	4
28A	53. Org. in "The X-Files"	3
29A	55. On the ___	3
30A	57. Helmed	3
31A	58. Science fiction energy rays that might suck up earthly bodies, as depicted three times in this puzzle	12
32A	64. Chum	3
33A	65. Performer who might step on some toes?	12
34A	66. On the ___	3
35A	67. Trusty companion for a knight	5
36A	68. Gumbos, e.g.	5

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. Contents of some college party shots"

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 fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark jell-o) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
• Words that mean the same thing: Jell-O
• 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: JELLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Reclining hero pose, for one"

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 (hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
• 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: ASANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Film special f/x"

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

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: CGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Science fiction vessel"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about science/technology.

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: FLYINGSAUCER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. She/___ pronouns"

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: HER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Like a government led by thieving politicians"

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: KLEPTOCRATIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Comic strip cry"

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: EEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Platte River people"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
• Words that mean the same thing: Otoe
• 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: OTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Diesel found in street racers?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: VIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Costco unit"

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 occurrence of something
• Words that mean the same thing: grammatical case, slip, suit
• 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: CASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Ingredient in a hurricane"

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 liquor distilled from fermented molasses
• Words that mean the same thing: peculiar, singular, rummy
• 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: RUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Cute, cutely"

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 affectedly dainty or refined
• Words that mean the same thing: dainty, niminy-piminy, mincing
• 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: TWEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Held in suspense"

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 moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
• Words that mean the same thing: lick, cream, bate
• 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: BATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Peak whose name means "the high 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 a mountain in south central alaska; the highest peak in north america (20,300 feet high)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mount McKinley, Mt. McKinley, McKinley
• 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: DENALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Some footwear fasteners"

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: TSTRAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Adult stage in insects"

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 (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
• 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: IMAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Science fiction vessel"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about science/technology.

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: MOTHERSHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Fig Newtons manufacturer"

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: NABISCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Primeval"

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 very old person
• Words that mean the same thing: antediluvian
• 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: ANCIENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Science fiction vessel"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: ballistic capsule, space vehicle
• 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: SPACECRAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. East Coast Amtrak service with the fastest trains in the Americas"

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: ACELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Some cheerful folks"

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 person who smiles
• Words that mean the same thing: countenance, phiz, smiler
• 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: SMILERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Heavy-handed sorts"

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 cruelly rapacious person
• Words that mean the same thing: fauna, animate being, brute
• 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: BRUTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Instrument with a pedal"

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: HIHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Part of an IV or an old TV"

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 conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
• Words that mean the same thing: thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, tube-shaped structure
• 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: TUBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Denver winter hrs."

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 standard time in the 7th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Mountain Time, Mountain Standard Time
• 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: MST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Site of a terrible fall?"

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 any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: nirvana, Shangri-la, heaven
• 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: EDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Org. in "The X-Files""

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 federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the department of justice
• Words that mean the same thing: Federal Bureau of Investigation
• 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: FBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. On the ___"

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 rapid escape (as by criminals)
• Words that mean the same thing: thresh, scat, hightail 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: LAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Helmed"

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 diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Words that mean the same thing: direct, light-emitting diode, head
• The opposite would be: follow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Science fiction energy rays that might suck up earthly bodies, as depicted three times in this puzzle"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about science/technology.

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: TRACTORBEAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Chum"

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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Words that mean the same thing: crony, brother, pal up
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Performer who might step on some toes?"

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: BALLETDANCER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. On the ___"

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 marked by skill in deception
• Words that mean the same thing: knavish, slick, cunning
• 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: SLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Trusty companion for a knight"

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 (literary) a spirited horse for state or war
• 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: STEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Gumbos, 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 agitation resulting from active worry
• Words that mean the same thing: lather, brood, stew
• 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: STEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - February 01, 2023 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Airport alternative to Newark Liberty	3
2D	2. Building wing	3
3D	3. Strong cleaner	3
4D	4. Sass	3
5D	5. Not flummoxed by	4
6D	6. Longest river entirely in Switzerland	3
7D	7. Most urbane	7
8D	8. When "Time Warp" is sung in the musical "The Rocky Horror Show"	4
9D	9. German veto	4
10D	10. Path of a comet	3
11D	11. Crib notes	11
12D	12. Gaggle components	5
13D	13. Cross	5
14D	15. 2018 John Travolta flop	5
15D	16. Trash hauler [Moooooooo!]	4
16D	22. Chili pepper or bell pepper, scientifically	8
17D	23. Update, as a site layout	5
18D	24. Without shame	11
19D	25. 1976 hit by Heart [Heeeeelp!]	8
20D	27. W.W. II war zone, in brief	3
21D	28. Place for a drink while traveling [Hooooonk!]	6
22D	29. Loud, unpleasant noises	4
23D	30. Fly off the handle	6
24D	32. "Well, ___ escalated quickly!"	4
25D	33. Stimpy's chum of toondom	3
26D	35. Seconds or thirds	4
27D	36. Quiet spot to moor a boat	5
28D	37. Grps. organizing book sales or bake sales, maybe	4
29D	39. Half of D	3
30D	42. One of seven in the Constitution	7
31D	43. Tallahassee sch.	3
32D	46. Feature on either brother of Smith Bros. cough drops	5
33D	47. Lends a hand	5
34D	48. Unbeatable	5
35D	50. Result of a leaky pen, perhaps	4
36D	53. Chi Psi, e.g., informally	4
37D	54. It's bound to be eaten by livestock	4
38D	56. Major corp. hirees	4
39D	58. Atlanta-based network	3
40D	59. ___ Allen, host of "Chopped" on the Food Network	3
41D	60. Tolkien's Leaflock, for one	3
42D	61. One of a pair of "bullets," in poker	3
43D	62. Pokémon with a catlike appearance	3
44D	63. One section of a H.S. yearbook	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. Airport alternative to Newark Liberty"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that 35th president of the united states; established the peace corps; assassinated in dallas (1917-1963)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy, President Kennedy
• 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: JFK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Building wing"

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 extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
• 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: ELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Strong cleaner"

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 strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
• 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: LYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Sass"

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 either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
• Words that mean the same thing: brim, mouth, rim
• 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: LIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Not flummoxed by"

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: ONTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Longest river entirely in Switzerland"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a river in north central switzerland that runs northeast into the rhine
• Words that mean the same thing: Aare River, Aare
• 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: AAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Most urbane"

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 having a sophisticated charm
• Words that mean the same thing: debonnaire, debonair, debonaire
• 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: SUAVEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. When "Time Warp" is sung in the musical "The Rocky Horror Show""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: ACTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. German veto"

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: NEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Path of a comet"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: electric arc, electric discharge, spark
• 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 11 Down: "11. Crib notes"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: CHEATSHEETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Gaggle components"

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 web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
• Words that mean the same thing: twat, goofball, goof
• 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: GEESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Cross"

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 irritate or vex
• Words that mean the same thing: gall, irk
• 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: IRKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. 2018 John Travolta flop"

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: GOTTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "16. Trash hauler [Moooooooo!]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
• 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: SCOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Chili pepper or bell pepper, scientifically"

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 any of various tropical plants of the genus capsicum bearing peppers
• Words that mean the same thing: pepper, capsicum pepper plant, genus Capsicum
• 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: CAPSICUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Update, as a site layout"

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: REMAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Without shame"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that in an unabashed manner
• 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: UNABASHEDLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. 1976 hit by Heart [Heeeeelp!]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MAGICMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. W.W. II war zone, in brief"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: ETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Place for a drink while traveling [Hooooonk!]"

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

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: BARCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Loud, unpleasant noises"

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 loud harsh or strident noise
• Words that mean the same thing: blaring, tumult, rumpus
• 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: DINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Fly off the handle"

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: LOSEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. "Well, ___ escalated quickly!""

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: THAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Stimpy's chum of toondom"

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: REN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. Seconds or thirds"

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 english statesman who opposed henry viii's divorce from catherine of aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of utopia, the ideal state
• Words that mean the same thing: Thomas More, Sir Thomas More, more than
• The opposite would be: less, fewer
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Quiet spot to moor a boat"

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 an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
• Words that mean the same thing: recess, intake
• 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: INLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "37. Grps. organizing book sales or bake sales, maybe"

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

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: PTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "39. Half of D"

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: CCL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. One of seven in the Constitution"

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 nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
• Words that mean the same thing: clause
• 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: ARTICLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Tallahassee sch."

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: FSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Feature on either brother of Smith Bros. cough drops"

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 the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
• Words that mean the same thing: face fungus, whiskers, byssus
• 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: BEARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Lends a hand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: serve, help, help oneself
• 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: HELPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Unbeatable"

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 the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
• Words that mean the same thing: paragon, saint, nonesuch
• 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: IDEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. Result of a leaky pen, perhaps"

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 a blemish made by dirt
• Words that mean the same thing: smirch, slur, stain
• 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: BLOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Chi Psi, e.g., informally"

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 social club for male undergraduates
• Words that mean the same thing: fraternity
• 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: FRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. It's bound to be eaten by livestock"

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 large bundle bound for storage or transport
• Words that mean the same thing: Basle, Basel
• 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: BALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Major corp. hirees"

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 master's degree in business
• Words that mean the same thing: Master in Business, Master in Business Administration, MBA
• 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: MBAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Atlanta-based network"

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 metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
• Words that mean the same thing: Tb, TiB, tuberculosis
• 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: TBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "59. ___ Allen, host of "Chopped" on the Food Network"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing edwardian style clothes
• Words that mean the same thing: Teddy boy
• 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: TED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "60. Tolkien's Leaflock, for one"

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: ENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "61. One of a pair of "bullets," in poker"

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 the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: mavin, pass with flying colors, unity
• 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: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "62. Pokémon with a catlike appearance"

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 the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
• Words that mean the same thing: miaul, Larus canus, miaou
• 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: MEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Down: "63. One section of a H.S. yearbook"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 38, sr, strontium
• 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: SRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	45	56.2%
Short Answer	21	26.2%
Science/Technology	4	5.0%
History	3	3.8%
Geography	2	2.5%
Food & Drink	2	2.5%
Literature	2	2.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	44
Total Clues	80
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 Wednesday, 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!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 04, 2025 at 02:19 PM