0914 NYT Crossword Sat, Sept 13, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

Complete Guide to NYT Crossword Saturday, Sept 13, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

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 NYT Crossword puzzle answers and clues for Saturday, September 13, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Red in the face, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHAMED

  Possible Answer : ashamed

  Possible Opposite Answer : unashamed




• The clue is 8. Bumped things. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FISTS

  Possible Answer : fist, clenched_fist




• The clue is 13. Baseball mascot with a fluffy green snout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHANATIC




• The clue is 15. Home to Sun Valley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer : Gem_State, ID, Idaho




• The clue is 16. Many Renaissance thinkers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLYMATHS

  Possible Answer : polymath




• The clue is 18. Woman in dire need?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENEE




• The clue is 19. "___ Sea Lice" (collaborative album by Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOTTA




• The clue is 20. Peyton Manning, for much of his N.F.L. career. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLT

  Possible Answer : colt, Colt




• The clue is 22. Sister label of Volt Records. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAX




• The clue is 23. Brand seen on Canadian highway signs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO




• The clue is 24. Interjection of interest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHCOOL




• The clue is 26. Case worker: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATT




• The clue is 27. Job that anyone could see themselves doing?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: WINDOWWASHER




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

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

  The answer: ANNEAL

  Possible Answer : normalize, anneal, temper




• The clue is 31. Actress Weaving of 2022's "Babylon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMARA

  Possible Answer : samara, key_fruit, key




• The clue is 32. Highly rated French vineyards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRUS

  Possible Answer : crus




• The clue is 33. Cry of delight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAY

  Possible Answer : Yay




• The clue is 35. Muscles used in rowing, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATS

  Possible Answer : lats, latissimus_dorsi, lat




• The clue is 36. Doesn't stick out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FITSIN




• The clue is 38. Comes to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTALS

  Possible Answer : come, tote_up, aggregate, add_together, add, totality, add_up, sum, amount, total, tot_up, sum_up, summate, number, tot, tally




• The clue is 40. "No backing out now". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: ITSADONEDEAL




• The clue is 42. It once ran the headline "Santa Dies on Xmas Trip": Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYT




• The clue is 43. Dentist's concern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENAMEL

  Possible Answer : enamel, tooth_enamel




• The clue is 44. Celeb with a #1 single and an acting Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHER




• The clue is 48. When repeated, college party chant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHUG

  Possible Answer : chug




• The clue is 50. What the ancient Romans called the "Cupid stone," considering it a symbol of love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPAL

  Possible Answer : opal




• The clue is 51. Aid in skyscraper construction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRANE

  Possible Answer : Hart_Crane, crane, Stephen_Crane, stretch_out, Harold_Hart_Crane, Crane, Grus




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

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

  The answer: HADIT




• The clue is 54. Hard things to ignore, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELEPHANTS

  Possible Answer : elephant




• The clue is 56. Musical character who sings "Just You Wait". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIZA




• The clue is 57. Where a rope ladder might lead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREEFORT




• The clue is 58. M.I.T. school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOAN




• The clue is 59. Apollo was conceived in them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIXTIES

  Possible Answer : mid-sixties, sixty, sixties, 60, LX, 1960s

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Gala, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APPLE

  Possible Answer: orchard_apple_tree, Malus_pumila, apple

• The clue is 2. Dismisses unceremoniously. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOOS

  Possible Answer: shoo, shoo_away, shoo_off

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

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

  The answer: HALTS

  Possible Answer: hold, stem, stoppage, check, freeze, arrest, block, stop, halt, staunch, stanch, stay, hitch, kibosh

  Possible Opposite Answer : start

• The clue is 4. Where the average American lives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYTOWNUSA

• The clue is 5. Word with the same meaning in English, Swahili and Mandarin, among other languages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAMA

  Possible Answer: mommy, mummy, mama, momma, Mama, mom, mammy, mamma, mum, ma

• The clue is 6. Connections might hinge on it, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

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

• The clue is 7. Senior class tradition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DITCHDAY

• The clue is 8. Something trimmed after purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIR

  Possible Answer: true_fir, fir, fir_tree

• The clue is 9. 3/15, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDES

  Possible Answer: ides

• The clue is 10. Accessories for some bell ringers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANTAHATS

• The clue is 11. Trailer homes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEATERS

  Possible Answer: theater_of_operations, theatre, dramatics, field_of_operations, theatre_of_operations, field, dramaturgy, theater, dramatic_art, house

• The clue is 12. Trying way too hard, in modern lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOEXTRA

• The clue is 14. Soda shop purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHOCOLATEMALT

• The clue is 17. Not busy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOW

  Possible Answer: ho-hum, tedious, slack, slowly, obtuse, deadening, easy, tardily, slacken, wearisome, sluggish, boring, decelerate, dumb, slow, dense, retard, behind, slow_down, slow_up, irksome, dull, dim, tiresome

  Possible Opposite Answer : fast, quickly, accelerate

• The clue is 21. Pulls with a water-skiing boat, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOWS

  Possible Answer: towage, tow

• The clue is 24. 50/50. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer: i, unmatchable, ane, 1, unitary, peerless, single, unity, matchless, ace, unrivaled, nonpareil, one, unrivalled, I, one_and_only, unmatched

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

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

  The answer: LAALAA

• The clue is 28. Acting as a spy, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSIDE

  Possible Answer: at_bottom, indoors, interior, inwardly, in_spite_of_appearance, at_heart, deep_down, privileged, inside, within, inner

  Possible Opposite Answer : outside, outwardly, outdoors

• The clue is 29. Kind of boat affected by a wind advisory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMALLCRAFT

• The clue is 30. Setting for a sitting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTSTUDIO

• The clue is 32. Administrative center. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITYHALL

• The clue is 34. Some long-distance callers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YODELERS

• The clue is 36. "To Kill a Mockingbird" family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINCHES

  Possible Answer: finch

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

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

  The answer: NONO

• The clue is 39. Business card abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEL

• The clue is 41. Cat's "handle" for her kitten. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPE

  Possible Answer: nape, scruff, nucha

• The clue is 45. Capital city on the Red River. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANOI

  Possible Answer: Hanoi, capital_of_Vietnam

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

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

  The answer: ENTRE

• The clue is 47. They can be whole, half or quarter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTS

  Possible Answer: catch_one's_breath, remain, repose, remainder, breathe, rest, residuum, ease, eternal_rest, stay, roost, residue, relaxation, pillow, rest_period, respite, eternal_sleep, residual, balance, reside, perch, quietus, sleep, lie, relief, take_a_breather

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_active, change

• The clue is 49. City near Memphis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIZA

  Possible Answer: Giza, Gizeh, El_Giza

• The clue is 51. Puppy chow ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHEX

• The clue is 53. Salon offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAN

  Possible Answer: tan, suntan, tangent, sunburn, burn, bronze, topaz

• The clue is 55. Canadian province: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEI

  Possible Answer: Ieoh_Ming_Pei, Pei, I._M._Pei

August 26, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (31 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.0 letters

August 26, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Behave in a way suitable to one's situation	10
2A	11. This might change your mind	3
3A	14. Five-minute rock classic with an iconic organ intro	10
4A	15. "___ the mornin'!"	4
5A	16. In pain at the end of a race, say	10
6A	17. Like the football field in Australian football	4
7A	18. Takeoff in pole position, perhaps?	10
8A	19. Woman with enfants	4
9A	20. Not online, to a texter	3
10A	21. Fit to serve?	6
11A	23. Deceive so as to deflect	7
12A	27. Seeds may go down in them	6
13A	29. Flips (over)	8
14A	30. Model Boyd of London's "Swinging Sixties" era	6
15A	31. Be the coolest	4
16A	32. Product from Jamaica	3
17A	34. Una y ___ vez (again and again: Sp.)	4
18A	35. Out	6
19A	38. Rig up	8
20A	41. First N.F.L. quarterback to pass for 50,000 yards	6
21A	42. Course list	7
22A	43. Ceremonial plates for the Eucharist	6
23A	45. Three in Q3, e.g.: Abbr.	3
24A	46. Like an unconvincing argument, say	4
25A	47. "… for instance"	10
26A	53. Worth one and a half or two stars	4
27A	54. Beaver's display?	10
28A	55. Fully grasped	4
29A	56. They're often worn at long public events	10
30A	57. Spanish verb that conjugates to "somos" for first-person plural	3
31A	58. Take two	10

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. Behave in a way suitable to one's situation"

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: ACTTHEPART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. This might change your mind"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Five-minute rock classic with an iconic organ intro"

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: BABAORILEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. "___ the mornin'!""

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: TOPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. In pain at the end of a race, say"

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: CRAMPINGUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Like the football field in Australian football"

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 closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
• Words that mean the same thing: egg-shaped, ovoid, elliptic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Takeoff in pole position, perhaps?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
• Words that mean the same thing: striptease artist, strip, strip show
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRIPTEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Woman with enfants"

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 small pond of standing water
• Words that mean the same thing: simple, bare
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Not online, to a texter"

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: IRL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Fit to serve?"

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 any substance that can be used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: eatable, victuals, pabulum
• The opposite would be: inedible
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDIBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Deceive so as to deflect"

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: SHINEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Seeds may go down in them"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unhappy and worried mental state
• Words that mean the same thing: overturn, disturb, disturbance
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UPSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Flips (over)"

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: GOESGAGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Model Boyd of London's "Swinging Sixties" era"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: PATTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Be the coolest"

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 principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: formula, reign, principle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RULE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Product from Jamaica"

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: SKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Una y ___ vez (again and again: Sp.)"

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: OTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Out"

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 in a state of sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: at peace, gone, departed
• The opposite would be: awake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Rig up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
• Words that mean the same thing: mastermind, organise, applied scientist
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENGINEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. First N.F.L. quarterback to pass for 50,000 yards"

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 italian poet (1569-1625)
• Words that mean the same thing: Marini, Giambattista Marino, Giambattista Marini
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Course list"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
• Words that mean the same thing: dinner party, dinner
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DINNERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Ceremonial plates for the Eucharist"

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: PATENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Three in Q3, e.g.: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an indefinitely short time
• Words that mean the same thing: MO, Show Me State, mo
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Like an unconvincing argument, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lose thickness; become thin or thinner
• Words that mean the same thing: tenuous, cut, slight
• The opposite would be: thick, gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. "… for instance""

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: TONAMEAFEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Worth one and a half or two stars"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Beaver's display?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that readiness to embark on bold new ventures
• Words that mean the same thing: enterprisingness, initiatory, maiden
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INITIATIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Fully grasped"

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 be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
• Words that mean the same thing: have a go at it, have it off, cognise
• The opposite would be: ignore
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. They're often worn at long public events"

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: FAKESMILES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Spanish verb that conjugates to "somos" for first-person plural"

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: SER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Take two"

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: FRESHSTART

  Great job if you got it right!

August 26, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Early song subject	4
2D	2. Street food source	4
3D	3. One way up, perhaps	4
4D	4. Best-selling novelist Hoag	4
5D	5. Very busy, informally	7
6D	6. Country where the oldest human skull (circa 1,000,000 B.C.) was found in 1997	7
7D	7. Aromatic fire feeders	8
8D	8. Plant that contains chlorophyll but lacks a stem and leaves	4
9D	9. Put back into service	5
10D	10. Prepared, as lab findings for a report	7
11D	11. Hot lines?	10
12D	12. Remedies for blowouts	10
13D	13. On the ___	4
14D	15. Grave matter	9
15D	22. Pub order, in brief	3
16D	23. It dots the "i" in the Ohio State marching band's spelling of "Ohio"	10
17D	24. Troublemaker	10
18D	25. "Oh-h-h …!"	9
19D	26. On a streak?	5
20D	28. Cast-iron cooking directive	4
21D	29. Elderly relative, informally	4
22D	33. Jazzes up	8
23D	36. Mexico City-to-Cancún dir.	3
24D	37. See star?	7
25D	39. Language spoken in Middle-earth	7
26D	40. They usually end at the ankle	7
27D	44. Dolphin's facility	5
28D	46. Clicks that aren't nice to hear	4
29D	48. Reebok rival	4
30D	49. Going hard	4
31D	50. Reebok rival	4
32D	51. "Have you ___ …?"	4
33D	52. Inapt locale for this answer	4

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. Early song subject"

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 the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Words that mean the same thing: first rudiment, ABC's, ABC
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Street food source"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
• Words that mean the same thing: drag, handcart, haul
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. One way up, perhaps"

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: TBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Best-selling novelist Hoag"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Very busy, informally"

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 jump lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: hop, hop-skip, skip
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOPPING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Country where the oldest human skull (circa 1,000,000 B.C.) was found in 1997"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an african country to the north of ethiopia on the red sea; achieved independence from ethiopia in 1993
• Words that mean the same thing: State of Eritrea
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERITREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Aromatic fire feeders"

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: PINELOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Plant that contains chlorophyll but lacks a stem and leaves"

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 primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
• Words that mean the same thing: algae
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Put back into service"

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 use again after processing
• Words that mean the same thing: recycle, reprocess
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Prepared, as lab findings for a report"

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: TYPEDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Hot lines?"

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: LOVELETTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Remedies for blowouts"

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: SPARETIRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. On the ___"

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 share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
• Words that mean the same thing: pogey, pogy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Grave matter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a stone that is used to mark a grave
• Words that mean the same thing: headstone, gravestone
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOMBSTONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Pub order, 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: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. It dots the "i" in the Ohio State marching band's spelling of "Ohio""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the lowest brass wind instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: bass horn, tuba
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOUSAPHONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Troublemaker"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: HELLRAISER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. "Oh-h-h …!""

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: ISEEITNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. On a streak?"

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 completely unclothed
• Words that mean the same thing: raw, defenseless, nude
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Cast-iron cooking directive"

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 make very hot and dry
• Words that mean the same thing: shrivelled, sere, withered
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Elderly relative, 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 metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
• Words that mean the same thing: gramme, Hans C. J. Gram, gm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Jazzes up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that heighten or intensify
• Words that mean the same thing: renovate, liven up, exalt
• The opposite would be: deaden
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANIMATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Mexico City-to-Cancún dir."

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 the compass point midway between northeast and east
• Words that mean the same thing: east northeast
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. See star?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the head of the roman catholic church
• Words that mean the same thing: Roman Catholic Pope, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Christ
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PONTIFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Language spoken in Middle-earth"

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

  The answer is: GNOMISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. They usually end at the ankle"

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: INSEAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Dolphin's facility"

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 measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
• Words that mean the same thing: echo sounder, asdic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Clicks that aren't nice to hear"

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut-tut, tut, tsk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Reebok rival"

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 (greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with roman victoria
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Going 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 31 Down: "50. Reebok rival"

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 threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
• Words that mean the same thing: filament, filum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FILA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. "Have you ___ …?""

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 at any time
• Words that mean the same thing: of all time, e'er, ever so
• The opposite would be: never
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Inapt locale for this answer"

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 countries of (originally) europe and (now including) north america and south america
• Words that mean the same thing: western United States, Occident, Benjamin West
• The opposite would be: east
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	76.6%
Short Answer	5	7.8%
Geography	3	4.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.1%
History	1	1.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.6%
Music	1	1.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.6%
Literature	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	6.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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 challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 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: August 31, 2025 at 06:48 AM

XWordHint Crossword Answers May 27, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: May 27, 2025

Published on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 27 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Puccini heroine who "lived for art, lived for love"

5-letter answer Answer: TOSCA

Clue #2: 6. C-shaped shop item

5-letter answer Answer: CLAMP

Word Help: Synonyms: clamp, clinch

Clue #3: 11. One "B" of B&B

3-letter answer Answer: BED

Word Help: Synonyms: bonk, do_it, fuck
Antonyms: get_up, turn_out

Clue #4: 14. Like the base-8 number system

5-letter answer Answer: OCTAL

Word Help: Synonyms: octal

Clue #5: 15. Thus

5-letter answer Answer: HENCE

Word Help: Synonyms: thus, hence, therefore

Clue #6: 16. Tool for Paul Bunyan

3-letter answer Answer: AXE

Word Help: Synonyms: axe, ax

Clue #7: 17. Like a subsidiary with only one parent

11-letter answer Answer: WHOLLYOWNED

Clue #8: 19. One making her entrance into society, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: DEB

Word Help: Synonyms: deb, debutante

Clue #9: 20. Roaring Twenties or Swinging Sixties

3-letter answer Answer: ERA

Word Help: Synonyms: earned_run_average, ERA, geological_era

Clue #10: 21. Glam rocks?

6-letter answer Answer: GEODES

Word Help: Synonyms: geode

Clue #11: 22. Go without food

4-letter answer Answer: FAST

Word Help: Synonyms: riotous, truehearted, degraded
Antonyms: slow

Clue #12: 23. Changes, as factory equipment

7-letter answer Answer: RETOOLS

Word Help: Synonyms: retool, revise

Clue #13: 25. No. crunchers

4-letter answer Answer: CPAS

Word Help: Synonyms: certified_public_accountant, CPA

Clue #14: 27. Swiss and Jarlsberg

12-letter answer Answer: HOLEYCHEESES

Clue #15: 32. Duck-hunting hangout

5-letter answer Answer: BLIND

Word Help: Synonyms: unsighted, blind, unreasoning
Antonyms: sighted

Clue #16: 35. Region

4-letter answer Answer: AREA

Word Help: Synonyms: field, sphere, area

Clue #17: 36. Before, in poetry

3-letter answer Answer: ERE

Clue #18: 37. Caaaaaaar, you might say

4-letter answer Answer: LIMO

Word Help: Synonyms: limousine, limo

Clue #19: 38. Happen

5-letter answer Answer: OCCUR

Word Help: Synonyms: come_about, take_place, come

Clue #20: 40. Gooey spread

4-letter answer Answer: BRIE

Word Help: Synonyms: Brie

Clue #21: 41. DDT banner

3-letter answer Answer: EPA

Word Help: Synonyms: Environmental_Protection_Agency, EPA

Clue #22: 42. Part of a foot or a viaduct

4-letter answer Answer: ARCH

Word Help: Synonyms: curve, arc, wicked

Clue #23: 43. Showing more false bashfulness

5-letter answer Answer: COYER

Word Help: Synonyms: demure, coy, overmodest

Clue #24: 44. Colorful Hindu celebration

12-letter answer Answer: HOLIFESTIVAL

Clue #25: 48. Unhinged

4-letter answer Answer: LOCO

Word Help: Synonyms: batty, daft, balmy

Clue #26: 49. Much mail

7-letter answer Answer: LETTERS

Word Help: Synonyms: letter, missive, alphabetic_character

Clue #27: 53. Couple's first home?

4-letter answer Answer: EDEN

Word Help: Synonyms: Garden_of_Eden, heaven, nirvana

Clue #28: 55. Lines of communication

6-letter answer Answer: CABLES

Word Help: Synonyms: cable_length, line, cablegram

Clue #29: 58. Zoo staffer

3-letter answer Answer: VET

Word Help: Synonyms: veteran, vet, veterinary

Clue #30: 59. U.K. : MI6 :: U.S. : ___

3-letter answer Answer: CIA

Word Help: Synonyms: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

Clue #31: 60. Central Christian belief … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across

11-letter answer Answer: HOLYTRINITY

Clue #32: 62. The H in H.M.S., for much of the 20th century

3-letter answer Answer: HER

Clue #33: 63. Throw one's hat in the ring

5-letter answer Answer: ENTER

Word Help: Synonyms: inscribe, figure, get_into
Antonyms: exit, drop_out

Clue #34: 64. Sum

5-letter answer Answer: TOTAL

Word Help: Synonyms: come, tot, summate

Clue #35: 65. Extra periods, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: OTS

Clue #36: 66. Like some desks and divorces

5-letter answer Answer: MESSY

Word Help: Synonyms: messy, mussy

Clue #37: 67. Old West transport

5-letter answer Answer: STAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: phase, leg, microscope_stage

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Word after bell or cell

5-letter answer Answer: TOWER

Word Help: Synonyms: loom, tug, predominate

Clue #2: 2. Earthy pigment

5-letter answer Answer: OCHRE

Word Help: Synonyms: ocher, ochre

Clue #3: 3. Animal with chestnut-and-white fur

5-letter answer Answer: STOAT

Word Help: Synonyms: stoat

Clue #4: 4. Food label abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: CAL

Clue #5: 5. Hunky-dory

7-letter answer Answer: ALLGOOD

Word Help: Synonyms: Chenopodium_bonus-henricus, wild_spinach, good-king-henry

Clue #6: 6. Pick a side, say

6-letter answer Answer: CHOOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: prefer, select, opt

Clue #7: 7. Apt rhyme for "rude"

4-letter answer Answer: LEWD

Word Help: Synonyms: libidinous, lustful, raunchy

Clue #8: 8. Last monarch of the House of Stuart

4-letter answer Answer: ANNE

Word Help: Synonyms: Anne

Clue #9: 9. "Hand With Reflecting Sphere" artist

8-letter answer Answer: MCESCHER

Clue #10: 10. Xing user

3-letter answer Answer: PED

Clue #11: 11. Acts that are tough, rebellious and cool, in slang

9-letter answer Answer: BADASSERY

Clue #12: 12. Past partners

4-letter answer Answer: EXES

Word Help: Synonyms: x, ex, ex-wife

Clue #13: 13. Red state?

4-letter answer Answer: DEBT

Word Help: Synonyms: debt

Clue #14: 18. Holler

4-letter answer Answer: YELL

Word Help: Synonyms: yell, scream, shout_out

Clue #15: 22. Winged species of folklore

3-letter answer Answer: FAE

Word Help: Synonyms: fuel-air_explosive, FAE

Clue #16: 24. "Heavens!"

4-letter answer Answer: OHNO

Clue #17: 26. Small hailstone size

3-letter answer Answer: PEA

Word Help: Synonyms: pea_plant, pea

Clue #18: 28. Big boat

5-letter answer Answer: YACHT

Word Help: Synonyms: yacht, racing_yacht

Clue #19: 29. Grade of wine

3-letter answer Answer: CRU

Clue #20: 30. Lake ___, body of water about 120 miles south of London

4-letter answer Answer: ERIE

Word Help: Synonyms: Lake_Erie, Erie

Clue #21: 31. Crystal gazer

4-letter answer Answer: SEER

Word Help: Synonyms: illusionist, prophesier, visionary

Clue #22: 32. "Ick!"

4-letter answer Answer: BLEH

Clue #23: 33. Poet written about in the Books of Tang

4-letter answer Answer: LIPO

Clue #24: 34. "Tell me"

9-letter answer Answer: IMALLEARS

Clue #25: 38. Frozen, black-and-white Nabisco treat

8-letter answer Answer: OREOCONE

Clue #26: 39. Adds to an email

3-letter answer Answer: CCS

Word Help: Synonyms: milliliter, cc, ml

Clue #27: 40. Eat quickly, with "down"

4-letter answer Answer: BOLT

Word Help: Synonyms: absquatulate, gobble, bolt_of_lightning
Antonyms: unbolt

Clue #28: 42. Home of the Bills and Patriots, for short

3-letter answer Answer: AFC

Clue #29: 43. Helps out a friend, purr-haps?

7-letter answer Answer: CATSITS

Clue #30: 45. Solar wind particle

3-letter answer Answer: ION

Word Help: Synonyms: ion

Clue #31: 46. "Count on me to do my best"

6-letter answer Answer: ILLTRY

Clue #32: 47. Suddenly change course

4-letter answer Answer: VEER

Word Help: Synonyms: slue, curve, cut
Antonyms: back

Clue #33: 50. Madonna title role

5-letter answer Answer: EVITA

Clue #34: 51. Adjust the price on

5-letter answer Answer: RETAG

Clue #35: 52. Strunk & White's "The Elements of ___"

5-letter answer Answer: STYLE

Word Help: Synonyms: mode, way, vogue

Clue #36: 53. Zoom meeting annoyance

4-letter answer Answer: ECHO

Word Help: Synonyms: echo, Echo, replication

Clue #37: 54. Fare

4-letter answer Answer: DIET

Word Help: Synonyms: dieting, diet

Clue #38: 56. Mtn. range stats

4-letter answer Answer: ALTS

Word Help: Synonyms: elevation, EL, altitude

Clue #39: 57. So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen

4-letter answer Answer: BYES

Word Help: Synonyms: pass, good_day, au_revoir

Clue #40: 60. Line on a skirt

3-letter answer Answer: HEM

Word Help: Synonyms: hem, ahem

Clue #41: 61. "___ on your life!"

3-letter answer Answer: NOT

Word Help: Synonyms: non, not

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