Mon Oct 14, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Takes a snooze, 5. Guitarist Joe of the Eagles, 10. Summertime specification at Starbucks, 14. Sport with sculls, 15. Downward dog, e.g., 16. When repeated, a chant in "Animal House", 17. *Entertainment news show since 1996, 20. "Go ahead, I'm an open book!", 21. Eats like a king, 22. Barbecue bite with a bone, 23. TV remote batteries, usually, 24. *Winner of an annual Southern pageant, 32. Those opposed, 33. Belonging to the lady, 34. Broke trail, say, 35. Biblical perpetrator of fratricide, 36. Single curl or squat, 37. What Facebook, Inc. was renamed in 2021, 38. Leatherworker's tool, 39. Dorothy's pet dog, 40. Princess in the Mario games, 41. *"Yeah, so what? Big deal.", 45. [Clears throat], 46. Superlative suffix, 47. "Rats!", 50. Establishment with kittens and cappuccinos, 54. Statistical feat achieved four times in N.B.A. history ... or what the answers to the starred clues contain, letter-wise, 57. Raison d'___, 58. Back half of a 45, 59. Bluish green, 60. One who walks the walk, 61. Already consumed, 62. Rocky Mountain grazers

Down Clues :

1. March Madness org., 2. Narrative trajectories, 3. Small smooch, 4. Formally admits to office, 5. Condiment often faked with green dye in sushi restaurants, 6. Like a dirty fireplace, 7. Southeast Asian language, 8. Sketch show with celebrity hosts, for short, 9. Give 50% effort on, slangily, 10. Formal confession, 11. Murmurs lovingly, 12. Showbiz awards foursome, 13. Parents known for bad puns, 18. Exercises in a pool, 19. Those in favor, 23. Cook without oil, as corn kernels, 24. Colorful parrot, 25. Wonderstruck, 26. Alternative to sparkling, at a restaurant, 27. Psychedelic morsel, 28. Take care of, 29. Beg, 30. Retailer that offers dog grooming, 31. State that contains a sliver of Yellowstone National Park, 37. Charming first encounter in a rom-com, 39. London subway, familiarly, 40. Basil-based sauce, 42. Lunar craft, 43. Fan noise, 44. Stifle, as a sound, 47. Barred from a competition, informally, 48. Default camera mode, 49. Happening once in a blue moon, 50. Give up, as land, 51. Biblical victim of fratricide, 52. Criticism, 53. Aquatic wrigglers, 55. Anti-vaping ad, e.g., for short, 56. Sloshed, in slang

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 14, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Takes a snooze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPS

  Possible Answer : catch_a_wink, snooze, Napoleon, nap, cat_sleep, catnap, pile, forty_winks, short_sleep, sleep




• The clue is 5. Guitarist Joe of the Eagles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WALSH




• The clue is 10. Summertime specification at Starbucks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICED

  Possible Answer : frost, ice




• The clue is 14. Sport with sculls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREW

  Possible Answer : bunch, gang, work_party, crew, crowd




• The clue is 15. Downward dog, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASANA

  Possible Answer : asana




• The clue is 16. When repeated, a chant in "Animal House". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGA

  Possible Answer : toga




• The clue is 17. *Entertainment news show since 1996. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACCESSHOLLYWOOD




• The clue is 20. "Go ahead, I'm an open book!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKAWAY




• The clue is 21. Eats like a king. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEASTS

  Possible Answer : feast, banquet, junket, feed, spread, fete, fiesta




• The clue is 22. Barbecue bite with a bone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIB

  Possible Answer : guy, make_fun, laugh_at, ridicule, poke_fun, costa, roast, blackguard, jest_at, rib




• The clue is 23. TV remote batteries, usually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAAS

  Possible Answer : AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm




• The clue is 24. *Winner of an annual Southern pageant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISSMISSISSIPPI




• The clue is 32. Those opposed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTIS

  Possible Answer : anti




• The clue is 33. Belonging to the lady. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERS




• The clue is 34. Broke trail, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LED

  Possible Answer : head, result, moderate, leave, extend, LED, go, precede, conduce, lead, top, conduct, light-emitting_diode, guide, contribute, chair, take, direct, pass, run

  Possible Opposite Answer : follow




• The clue is 35. Biblical perpetrator of fratricide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAIN

  Possible Answer : Cain




• The clue is 36. Single curl or squat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REP

  Possible Answer : repp, rep




• The clue is 37. What Facebook, Inc. was renamed in 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: META




• The clue is 38. Leatherworker's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWL

  Possible Answer : awl




• The clue is 39. Dorothy's pet dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTO




• The clue is 40. Princess in the Mario games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACH

  Possible Answer : spill_the_beans, stunner, sing, ravisher, babble, dish, smasher, tattle, lulu, apricot, peach_tree, blab, looker, knockout, Prunus_persica, sweetheart, salmon_pink, babble_out, talk, beauty, yellowish_pink, peach, mantrap, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag, blab_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_quiet




• The clue is 41. *"Yeah, so what? Big deal.". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELLWHOOPDEEDOO




• The clue is 45. [Clears throat]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer : hem, ahem




• The clue is 46. Superlative suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, Eastern_Standard_Time, EST




• The clue is 47. "Rats!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARNIT




• The clue is 50. Establishment with kittens and cappuccinos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATCAFE




• The clue is 54. Statistical feat achieved four times in N.B.A. history ... or what the answers to the starred clues contain, letter-wise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUADRUPLEDOUBLE




• The clue is 57. Raison d'___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETRE




• The clue is 58. Back half of a 45. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BSIDE




• The clue is 59. Bluish green. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEAL

  Possible Answer : blue_green, teal, bluish_green, blue-green, cyan




• The clue is 60. One who walks the walk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOER

  Possible Answer : doer, worker, actor




• The clue is 61. Already consumed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EATEN

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




• The clue is 62. Rocky Mountain grazers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELKS

  Possible Answer : wapiti, European_elk, Cervus_elaphus, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, red_deer, elk, Alces_alces, American_elk, moose

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. March Madness org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCAA

• The clue is 2. Narrative trajectories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCS

  Possible Answer: electric_arc, bow, arc, spark, arch, curve, discharge, electric_discharge

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

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

  The answer: PECK

  Possible Answer: passel, plenty, pile, great_deal, pot, mickle, flock, raft, quite_a_little, pick, heap, stack, hen-peck, lot, tidy_sum, wad, deal, pick_up, mass, beak, sight, slew, peck_at, hatful, peck, spate, mountain, mess, smack, good_deal, muckle, pick_at, mint, batch, nag

• The clue is 4. Formally admits to office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEARSIN

• The clue is 5. Condiment often faked with green dye in sushi restaurants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASABI

  Possible Answer: wasabi

• The clue is 6. Like a dirty fireplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHY

  Possible Answer: ash-gray, ash-grey, ashy

• The clue is 7. Southeast Asian language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAO

  Possible Answer: Laotian, Lao

• The clue is 8. Sketch show with celebrity hosts, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 9. Give 50% effort on, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALFASS

• The clue is 10. Formal confession. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITWASI

• The clue is 11. Murmurs lovingly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COOS

  Possible Answer: coo

• The clue is 12. Showbiz awards foursome. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 13. Parents known for bad puns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DADS

  Possible Answer: pappa, papa, daddy, pop, dad, pa, dada

• The clue is 18. Exercises in a pool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWIMS

  Possible Answer: swimming, float, drown, swim

  Possible Opposite Answer : sink

• The clue is 19. Those in favor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAS

  Possible Answer: yea

  Possible Opposite Answer : nay

• The clue is 23. Cook without oil, as corn kernels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRPOP

• The clue is 24. Colorful parrot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACAW

  Possible Answer: macaw

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

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

  The answer: INAWE

• The clue is 26. Alternative to sparkling, at a restaurant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STILL

  Possible Answer: silence, smooth, yet, nonetheless, even, soundless, silent, however, static, tranquillise, stillness, motionless, allay, placid, withal, ease, inactive, calm, notwithstanding, calm_down, quieten, unruffled, quiet, even_so, hush, noneffervescent, tranquil, hush_up, tranquilize, distillery, relieve, stock-still, shut_up, nevertheless, still, tranquillize, all_the_same, lull

  Possible Opposite Answer : sparkling, agitate, moving, no_longer, louden

• The clue is 27. Psychedelic morsel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHROOM

• The clue is 28. Take care of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEETO

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

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

  The answer: PLEAD

  Possible Answer: plead

• The clue is 30. Retailer that offers dog grooming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETCO

• The clue is 31. State that contains a sliver of Yellowstone National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer: Idaho, Gem_State, ID

• The clue is 37. Charming first encounter in a rom-com. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEETCUTE

• The clue is 39. London subway, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THETUBE

• The clue is 40. Basil-based sauce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESTO

  Possible Answer: pesto

• The clue is 42. Lunar craft. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANDER

  Possible Answer: lander, Lander

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

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

  The answer: WHIR

  Possible Answer: whiz, whir, purr, whirring, birr, whirr, whizz

• The clue is 44. Stifle, as a sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEADEN

  Possible Answer: deaden, dampen, blunt, damp, girdle

  Possible Opposite Answer : enliven

• The clue is 47. Barred from a competition, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DQED

• The clue is 48. Default camera mode. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer: auto, car, machine, automobile, motorcar

• The clue is 49. Happening once in a blue moon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RARE

  Possible Answer: rarefied, rare, uncommon, rarified

• The clue is 50. Give up, as land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDE

  Possible Answer: concede, give_up, grant, surrender, deliver, yield, cede

• The clue is 51. Biblical victim of fratricide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABEL

  Possible Answer: Abel, Niels_Abel, Niels_Henrik_Abel

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

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

  The answer: FLAK

  Possible Answer: antiaircraft_gun, ack-ack, flack_catcher, blast, flak_catcher, antiaircraft, pom-pom, attack, flack, flak, ack-ack_gun, fire

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

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

  The answer: EELS

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 55. Anti-vaping ad, e.g., for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSA

  Possible Answer: prostate_specific_antigen, PSA

• The clue is 56. Sloshed, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIT

  Possible Answer: fall, fire_up, illume, unhorse, dismount, illuminated, perch, get_down, light_up, lit, lighted, alight, light, well-lighted, ignite, illuminate, literature, get_off, illumine

  Possible Opposite Answer : extinguish, unlighted

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January 16, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (30 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, January 16, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (30 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.9 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle January 16, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Be in charge ... as a doctor?	12
2A	13. Remains to be seen, say	13
3A	14. "Sheesh, just move on!"	14
4A	15. One of the knights of the Round Table	6
5A	16. Con ___ (musical direction)	4
6A	17. Lead-in to some water-dwelling "folk"	3
7A	18. Car loan nos.	4
8A	19. How Superman often poses	6
9A	21. Galoot	3
10A	22. Small hybrid instrument with six strings	9
11A	24. Layperson?	5
12A	26. Where you may be waited on hand and foot?	3
13A	27. Make tracks	4
14A	28. "Where are your manners!"	4
15A	29. Player of Julia in "Julie & Julia"	5
16A	31. Walk all over the place	5
17A	34. 2008 horror film sequel	4
18A	36. What frozen foods may do in paper grocery bags	4
19A	37. "Arthur" airer	3
20A	40. Visibly dizzy, quaintly	5
21A	42. One might have a photographic memory	9
22A	44. Strengthening crosspiece	3
23A	45. Disassociate, as with a Bluetooth device	6
24A	47. Bears: Lat.	4
25A	48. D.O.J. V.I.P.s	3
26A	49. Bass organ	4
27A	50. Pennsylvania city where the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers meet	6
28A	52. World Series opener	14
29A	55. Command to stop saluting	13
30A	56. Savory snack in England	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. Be in charge ... as a doctor?"

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: CALLTHESHOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "13. Remains to be seen, say"

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: MUSEUMEXHIBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. "Sheesh, just move on!""

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: LETITGOALREADY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. One of the knights of the Round Table"

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: GARETH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Con ___ (musical direction)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
• Words that mean the same thing: animation, spiritedness, vivification
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Lead-in to some water-dwelling "folk""

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 denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
• Words that mean the same thing: k, m, thousand
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Car loan nos."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the month following march and preceding may
• Words that mean the same thing: Apr, April
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. How Superman often poses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AKIMBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Galoot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: copycat, caricature, emulator
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Small hybrid instrument with six strings"

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: GUITALELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Layperson?"

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 american revolutionary leader from virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the bill of rights (1725-1792)
• Words that mean the same thing: stonemason, A. E. W. Mason, James Mason
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Where you may be waited on hand and foot?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health club, watering place, health spa
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Make tracks"

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 run away quickly
• Words that mean the same thing: take flight, fly
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. "Where are your manners!""

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 socially incorrect in behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: unmannerly, primitive, lowbred
• The opposite would be: civil
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Player of Julia in "Julie & Julia""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MERYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Walk all over the place"

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 disreputable vagrant
• Words that mean the same thing: hobo, vagabond, pad
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. 2008 horror film sequel"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: SAWV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. What frozen foods may do in paper grocery bags"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
• Words that mean the same thing: ooze
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. "Arthur" airer"

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 solution containing a phosphate buffer
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 82, PB, petabit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Visibly dizzy, quaintly"

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: AREEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. One might have a photographic memory"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCRAPBOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Strengthening crosspiece"

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 support resembling the rib of an animal
• Words that mean the same thing: roast, laugh at, poke fun
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Disassociate, as with a Bluetooth device"

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: UNPAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Bears: Lat."

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: URSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. D.O.J. V.I.P.s"

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 soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 47, silver, Ag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Bass organ"

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 british imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
• Words that mean the same thing: lamella, branchia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Pennsylvania city where the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers meet"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: EASTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. World Series opener"

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: NATIONALANTHEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Command to stop saluting"

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: ATEASESOLDIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Savory snack in England"

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: CORNISHPASTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle January 16, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Something absolutely adorable, with "the"	6
2D	2. "___ happens ..."	4
3D	3. Bad way to be poisoned	8
4D	4. Galoot	3
5D	5. So-called "America's Network"	7
6D	6. "Get what I'm saying?"	6
7D	7. Like a deaccessioned book, for short	5
8D	8. Slangy psychedelic	6
9D	9. Make tracks, quaintly	3
10D	10. One with a "Yes we can" attitude	14
11D	11. It was once a challenge to eat	7
12D	12. Compound found in latex	7
13D	13. Company at which business always comes before pleasure?	14
14D	14. Drink from a bowl, maybe	5
15D	15. Jokes	4
16D	20. It's below belowdecks	4
17D	23. What one of the Olympic rings represents: Abbr.	3
18D	25. Word before or after strong	3
19D	30. Predate?	3
20D	31. Polo of TV's "The Fosters"	4
21D	32. Cans	8
22D	33. Twitch or Yelp	3
23D	34. River that begins in the Adirondacks	7
24D	35. Comment that prompts the reply "Doitashimashite"	7
25D	36. Bouillabaisse tidbit	7
26D	38. Chest	5
27D	39. It's got you covered	4
28D	41. Actor profiled in the biography "The Immortal Count"	6
29D	42. Sensational coverage	6
30D	43. Historic town NW of London where some of the Harry Potter series was filmed	6
31D	46. Wild cards in "baseball" poker	5
32D	51. Working hard	4
33D	53. Man's name that's also a suffix	3
34D	54. ___ vapeur (steamed)	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. Something absolutely adorable, with "the""

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 separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: slashed, gelded, cunning
• The opposite would be: uncut, unmown
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUTEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "___ happens ...""

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: ASIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Bad way to be poisoned"

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: LETHALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Galoot"

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 ancient celtic god
• Words that mean the same thing: lugsail, tote, tug
• The opposite would be: unstuff
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. So-called "America's Network""

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: TMOBILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Get what I'm saying?""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: HEARME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Like a deaccessioned book, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: EXLIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Slangy psychedelic"

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: SHROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Make tracks, quaintly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: race, rush along, pelt along
• The opposite would be: linger
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. One with a "Yes we can" attitude"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: OBAMASUPPORTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. It was once a challenge to eat"

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: TIDEPOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Compound found in latex"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene
• Words that mean the same thing: phenylethylene, cinnamene, vinylbenzene
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STYRENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Company at which business always comes before pleasure?"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: MERRIAMWEBSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Drink from a bowl, maybe"

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: LAPUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "15. Jokes"

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 a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: quip, fret, retch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "20. It's below belowdecks"

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 projection or ridge that suggests a keel
• Words that mean the same thing: stagger, careen, swag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. What one of the Olympic rings represents: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AFR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Word before or after strong"

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 human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
• Words that mean the same thing: subdivision, fortify, sleeve
• The opposite would be: disarm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Predate?"

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 (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Words that mean the same thing: eventide, evening, even
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Polo of TV's "The Fosters""

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: TERI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Cans"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: REARENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Twitch or Yelp"

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: APP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. River that begins in the Adirondacks"

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: SARANAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Comment that prompts the reply "Doitashimashite""

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: ARIGATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Bouillabaisse tidbit"

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 one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
• Words that mean the same thing: crenelle, crenel, scollop
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCALLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Chest"

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 chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
• Words that mean the same thing: squeeze, embrace, knocker
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOSOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. It's got you covered"

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 natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
• Words that mean the same thing: struggle, scramble, shin
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Actor profiled in the biography "The Immortal Count""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states film actor (born in hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)
• Words that mean the same thing: Bela Lugosi, Bela Ferenc Blasko
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUGOSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Sensational coverage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound like water splashing
• Words that mean the same thing: splatter, sprinkle, splattering
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPLASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Historic town NW of London where some of the Harry Potter series was filmed"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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: BUSHEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Wild cards in "baseball" poker"

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

  The answer is: NINES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Working hard"

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: ATIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Man's name that's also a suffix"

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: IAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. ___ vapeur (steamed)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	39	60.9%
Short Answer	12	18.8%
Sports	3	4.7%
Movies/Film	2	3.1%
Food & Drink	2	3.1%
Geography	2	3.1%
Music	1	1.6%
Literature	1	1.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.6%
History	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	30
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	5.9 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!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 20, 2025 at 02:42 AM