USA Today Crossword Answers for Today September 19, 2024 : Your Complete Guide

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Clue	Answer	Length
Go “Boo-hoo!”	SOB	3
Astounds	WOWS	4
“I’ll drink to ___!”	THAT	4
Notable stretch	ERA	3
Caribbean country that’s the birthplace of rara music	HAITI	5
Talks on and on	YAPS	4
Entree that might be served with mint jelly	RACKOFLAMB	10
Sch. for very young kids	PREK	4
Signed, like a contract	INKED	5
Salivated	DROOLED	7
Generational divide	AGEGAP	6
Actress Purnell	ELLA	4
“Crosscut” tool	SAW	3
Headed up	LED	3
Small amount	TAD	3
“Por que no los ___?”	DOS	3
“Blonde” actress de Armas	ANA	3
Prone to complaining	WHINY	5
Awards for “Ted Lasso”	EMMYS	5
Outstanding achievement	TOURDEFORCE	10
Bok choy’s color	GREEN	5
Butajiru, bouillabaisse, etc.	SOUPS	5
Nay’s opposite	YEA	3
“My Garden” singer ___ Dahlia	KAT	3
Environmental prefix	ECO	3
Dallas sch.	SMU	3
Speed limit letters	MPH	3
Breakfast chain	IHOP	4
Little Simz’s genre	HIPHOP	6
Electrical problems	OUTAGES	7
Moves toward	NEARS	5
Numbered work	OPUS	4
Coming-of-age ritual often held at a synagogue	BARMITZVAH	10
Odor-sensing organ	NOSE	4
Play segment	SCENE	5
Spanish for “that”	ESO	3
Female sheep	EWES	4
“I can’t ___ myself think!”	HEAR	4
It begins in March (Abbr.)	DST	3
Story told in segments	SERIAL	6
Citrus fruit in suntala sadheko	ORANGE	6
Endorsed	BACKED	6
“Real surprising, huh?”	WHODATHUNKIT	12
Bumbling person	OAF	3
Not tame	WILD	4
Blank look	STARE	5
Classification	TYPE	4
“Me too, big time!”	HARDSAME	8
Silvery gibbon, e.g.	APE	3
“For shame!” sound	TSK	3
Comment after realizing you’re sleepy at 8 p.m.	IMOLD	5
Barrel of beer	KEG	3
Cowboy’s necktie	BOLO	4
Popular cat toy	LASERPOINTER	12
Duo	PAIR	4
“___ way you slice it . . .”	ANY	3
“I ___ supposed to be sent away, but they forgot to come and get me” (“Fortnight” lyric)	WAS	3
RPG with warlocks and paladins	DND	3
Sadness	WOE	3
“Totally!”	YES	3
Hosts with mics	MCS	3
Place to chat over a hot drink	TEAHOUSE	8
Enemy	FOE	3
“That hurts my feelings!”	OUCH	4
Place with leg-press machines	GYM	3
Agent, for short	REP	3
“Moby Dick” captain	AHAB	4
Ancient Roman garments	TOGAS	5
Used a razor	SHAVED	6
Swamp	MORASS	6
Final result	UPSHOT	6
Place to roost	PERCH	5
Candy in a dispenser	PEZ	3
A multitool has many	USES	4
Captain Hook’s right-hand man	SMEE	4
“Wow, look at her moving, baby, she’s the ___” (Chappell Roan lyric)	ONE	3
Comic book sound effect	POW	3
Pigs ___ blanket	INA	3

NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 14, 2024

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

NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints 

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. When the stage direction "Enter three Witches" appears in "Macbeth". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTI




• The clue is 5. Mower houses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHEDS

  Possible Answer : shake_off, throw_off, pour_forth, cast_off, drop, disgorge, shed, spill, cast, throw_away, molt, exuviate, slough, moult, throw




• The clue is 10. Admits (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPS

  Possible Answer : nail, apprehend, pick_up, snitch, pig, arrest, hook, cop, glom, nab, fuzz, bull, copper, knock_off, thieve, collar




• The clue is 14. "High" time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOON

  Possible Answer : twelve_noon, noonday, high_noon, noon, midday, noontide




• The clue is 15. Like abandoned malls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EERIE

  Possible Answer : eery, eerie




• The clue is 16. Chain with a "2 x 2 x 2" breakfast combo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHOP




• The clue is 17. Seventh heaven. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLOUDTHREE




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

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

  The answer: ALPO




• The clue is 20. Virginia Tech athletes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOKIES




• The clue is 21. Texting format, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_62, MS, samarium, Master_of_Science, SM, MSc, Sm




• The clue is 23. Lead-in to -meter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODO

  Possible Answer : Otho, Odo_of_Lagery, Otho_of_Lagery, Urban_II, Odo




• The clue is 24. Preach, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORATE

  Possible Answer : orate




• The clue is 25. March Madness round. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEETFOUR




• The clue is 28. Barbecue joint offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBS

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




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

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

  The answer: DIAL

  Possible Answer : telephone_dial, dial




• The clue is 30. Big name in Greek yogurt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OIKOS




• The clue is 31. ___-Caps (movie treat). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNO




• The clue is 32. Gym rep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURL

  Possible Answer : gyre, curve, coil, whorl, Robert_Floyd_Curl_Jr., kink, loop, curlicue, curl, scroll, Robert_F._Curl, curl_up, Curl, ringlet, lock, draw_in, Robert_Curl, roll, wave

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil




• The clue is 33. Church founded by Joseph Smith, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LDS




• The clue is 34. Beatles hit written by a teenage Paul McCartney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHENIMEIGHT




• The clue is 38. Dedicated work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 39. Major league?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMY

  Possible Answer : army, United_States_Army, ground_forces, regular_army, U._S._Army, Army, USA, US_Army




• The clue is 40. Morning hrs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_95, Am, AM, amplitude_modulation, Artium_Magister, Master_of_Arts, americium, MA




• The clue is 43. Like a go-getter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPEA




• The clue is 46. Word following sand or steel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAP

  Possible Answer : pin_down, pin, trammel, immobilise, ambuscade, yap, gob, ambush, cakehole, maw, sand_trap, entrap, bunker, snare, immobilize, trap, lying_in_wait, hole, ensnare




• The clue is 47. Composer ___ Carlo Menotti. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIAN




• The clue is 48. With 56-Across, hairstylist's observation (that also applies to 17-, 25- and 34-Across?). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOURROOTS




• The clue is 50. "Keep Climbing" airline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELTA

  Possible Answer : delta




• The clue is 51. St. Louis summer setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDT




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

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

  The answer: SMU




• The clue is 53. Wilbur, to Fern, in "Charlotte's Web". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETPIG




• The clue is 54. Dethrone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer : oust, kick_out, throw_out, boot_out, drum_out, expel




• The clue is 56. See 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARESHOWING




• The clue is 59. Gym bag emanation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODOR

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




• The clue is 60. Preprinted word on some nametags. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELLO

  Possible Answer : how-do-you-do, hi, hello, hullo, howdy




• The clue is 61. Olympic blade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPEE

  Possible Answer : epee




• The clue is 62. Leakes of reality TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NENE




• The clue is 63. "So long," in Seville. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIOS

  Possible Answer : bye, adieu, goodbye, arrivederci, cheerio, sayonara, auf_wiedersehen, au_revoir, bye-bye, adios, goodby, good_day, good-bye, good-by, so_long




• The clue is 64. Prepared to drive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEED

  Possible Answer : tee_up, tee 

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Last members of relay teams. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANCHORS

  Possible Answer: ground_tackle, backbone, anchor, anchorman, ground, linchpin, keystone, drop_anchor, lynchpin, mainstay, cast_anchor, anchorperson

• The clue is 2. Fill, as with crayon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLORIN

• The clue is 3. Acknowledged applause. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOKABOW

• The clue is 4. Many residents of Nunavut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INUITS

  Possible Answer: Eskimo, Inuit, Esquimau

• The clue is 5. Comedians' collections. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETS

  Possible Answer: bent, readiness, lot, Set, define, typeset, lay_out, pose, ready, dress, set_up, stage_set, arrange, congeal, determine, Seth, place, localize, do, coiffe, circle, sic, correct, lay, plant, rig, solidification, prepare, hardening, solidifying, set, adjust, specify, limit, go_down, coiffure, coif, mark, countersink, go_under, band, curing, position, fix, exercise_set, put, gear_up, fructify, localise, jell

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise

• The clue is 6. "Good one". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEH

• The clue is 7. Blunder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer: stray, mistake, slip, err, drift

• The clue is 8. Pump option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIESEL

  Possible Answer: diesel, diesel_motor, Diesel, Rudolf_Diesel, diesel_engine, Rudolf_Christian_Karl_Diesel

• The clue is 9. Note by a poor grade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEME

• The clue is 10. Employer of Carrie Mathison on "Homeland," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

• The clue is 11. "Well, whaddya know!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHLOOK

• The clue is 12. Tegan and Sara, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POPDUO

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

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

  The answer: SPOORS

  Possible Answer: spoor

• The clue is 18. Ruby of "A Raisin in the Sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE

• The clue is 22. Insistently unhip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STODGY

  Possible Answer: stuffy, mossy, fogyish, stodgy, moss-grown, stick-in-the-mud

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

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

  The answer: SIRI

• The clue is 26. Retail giant headquartered in Bentonville, Ark.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WALMART

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

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

  The answer: FISH

  Possible Answer: Pisces_the_Fishes, Fish, angle, Pisces, fish

• The clue is 29. 2021 sci-fi epic nominated for Best Picture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUNE

  Possible Answer: dune, sand_dune

• The clue is 32. Evergreens with fragrant wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDARS

  Possible Answer: cedar, true_cedar, cedarwood, cedar_tree

• The clue is 33. Like a wet noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMP

  Possible Answer: wilted, hobble, hitch, limp, gimp

• The clue is 35. One making a bed, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOER

• The clue is 36. Significant stretches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: geological_era, era, epoch, earned_run_average, ERA

• The clue is 37. Part of a car's exhaust system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAILPIPE

  Possible Answer: tailpipe

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

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

  The answer: MATINEE

  Possible Answer: matinee

• The clue is 42. Obtained, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAGGED

  Possible Answer: snag

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

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

  The answer: TYCOON

  Possible Answer: business_leader, power, mogul, tycoon, top_executive, big_businessman, king, baron, magnate

• The clue is 44. Bro's greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YODUDE

• The clue is 45. Stages, as a play. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUTSON

• The clue is 46. Went on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOURED

  Possible Answer: tour

• The clue is 47. Lose in a logrolling match, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETWET

• The clue is 49. Poker variant with four hole cards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAHA

  Possible Answer: Omaha, Maha

• The clue is 50. "In excelsis ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEO

• The clue is 53. Vietnamese soups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHOS

• The clue is 55. Uno + due. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRE

• The clue is 57. ___ Lilly and Company. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

• The clue is 58. Mo preceder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLO

November 05, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, November 05, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword November 05, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Product that's available on tap?	3
2A	4. Ship guarded by Hera	4
3A	8. Fixates (on)	6
4A	14. Rocker Reed	3
5A	15. Band of ore	4
6A	16. "Hey, check that out!"	6
7A	17. Translation of the Latin phrase "ceteris paribus"	19
8A	20. What you're doing right now	7
9A	21. Never-before-seen	3
10A	22. Game-ending shout	3
11A	23. Expert	3
12A	24. Dallas sch.	3
13A	26. Part of a party	4
14A	27. Doctrine that was found unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education	16
15A	32. It can be substituted for Gouda	4
16A	33. What the sun and Sunoco have in common	3
17A	34. Gourd	6
18A	38. Locale where the French may take des vacances	3
19A	39. Symbol formed by four crossings in this puzzle	7
20A	41. Angst-ridden and moody	3
21A	42. How promgoers typically arrive	6
22A	44. Thank you for waiting	3
23A	45. Bluesy Redding	4
24A	46. Fair for everybody	16
25A	49. They might create divisions in the board	4
26A	52. Copy	3
27A	53. Former monetary unit in Japan	3
28A	54. Break up a plot?	3
29A	55. Very, informally	3
30A	57. Severely criticizes	7
31A	61. Organized effort for justice under the law	19
32A	64. Side of a square, say	6
33A	65. Drop	4
34A	66. "I'm for it!"	3
35A	67. Drama that's credited with boosting sales of Lucky Strike cigarettes	6
36A	68. Inn capacity	4
37A	69. Unpracticed	3

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. Product that's available on tap?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: APP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Ship guarded by Hera"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between canis major and the southern cross; now divided into carina and pyxis and puppis and vela
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Fixates (on)"

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 think moodily or anxiously about something
• Words that mean the same thing: populate, consist, lie
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DWELLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Rocker Reed"

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: LOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Band of ore"

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 joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
• Words that mean the same thing: bed, crinkle, furrow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "Hey, check that out!""

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: OHLOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Translation of the Latin phrase "ceteris paribus""

Quick Info: This answer has 19 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: ALLTHINGSBEINGEQUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. What you're doing right now"

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 finding a solution to a problem
• Words that mean the same thing: lick, work out, solve
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLVING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Never-before-seen"

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 not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
• Words that mean the same thing: unexampled, young, newly
• The opposite would be: worn, old
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Game-ending shout"

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 strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
• Words that mean the same thing: knock rummy, cotton gin, gin rummy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Expert"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: unity, superstar, wiz
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Dallas sch."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SMU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Part of a party"

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 movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
• Words that mean the same thing: fender, annex, offstage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Doctrine that was found unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 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: SEPARATEBUTEQUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. It can be substituted for Gouda"

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 mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. What the sun and Sunoco have in common"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Words that mean the same thing: accelerator, throttle, brag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Gourd"

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 informal terms for a human head
• Words that mean the same thing: bean, bonce, attic
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOGGIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Locale where the French may take des vacances"

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: m, 1000, k
• The 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 19 Across: "39. Symbol formed by four crossings in this puzzle"

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: HASHTAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Angst-ridden and moody"

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: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. How promgoers typically arrive"

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: INTWOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Thank you for waiting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
• Words that mean the same thing: tumble, baksheesh, gratuity
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Bluesy Redding"

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 united states inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
• Words that mean the same thing: Elisha Graves Otis, genus Otis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Fair for everybody"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 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: EQUALOPPORTUNITY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. They might create divisions in the board"

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 condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
• Words that mean the same thing: power saw, sawing machine, byword
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Copy"

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: anthropoid, copycat, 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 27 Across: "53. Former monetary unit in Japan"

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 fractional monetary unit of japan and indonesia and cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Break up a plot?"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Very, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that how something is done or how it happens
• Words that mean the same thing: direction, means, path
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Severely criticizes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of an uncivilized people
• Words that mean the same thing: savage, crucify, pillory
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAVAGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Organized effort for justice under the law"

Quick Info: This answer has 19 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: EQUALRIGHTSMOVEMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Side of a square, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STREET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Drop"

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 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Words that mean the same thing: leave off, miss, neglect
• The opposite would be: include, attend to
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. "I'm for it!""

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: AYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Drama that's credited with boosting sales of Lucky Strike cigarettes"

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 insane person
• Words that mean the same thing: lunatic, maniac, madman
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MADMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Inn capacity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: retire, kip down, sleep together
• The opposite would be: get up, turn out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Unpracticed"

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 informal terms for nakedness
• Words that mean the same thing: rude, cutting, sore
• The opposite would be: cooked
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword November 05, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "That's life, I guess"	4
2D	2. Water ___	4
3D	3. Rend	9
4D	4. More pallid	6
5D	5. Check, with "in"	4
6D	6. "___ Paradise," 1995 #1 hit for Coolio	8
7D	7. "Wowie!," to Gen Z	3
8D	8. "___ careful, will you?"	4
9D	9. "Barely made it!"	4
10D	10. Drugmaker Lilly	3
11D	11. White noise?	5
12D	12. Enter one's user name and password	5
13D	13. Traveling between the poles?	6
14D	18. Accompanier of a roving reporter, for short	5
15D	19. Affront	4
16D	25. See-through garment	7
17D	26. Kristen formerly of "S.N.L."	4
18D	27. Formal introduction?	4
19D	28. Fall setting	4
20D	29. Audibly floored	5
21D	30. Inappropriate	5
22D	31. Dress (up), old-style	3
23D	35. Start working more energetically	9
24D	36. "Just me!"	4
25D	37. Digging too deep	4
26D	39. Playful suffix with "any"	3
27D	40. Growing old	8
28D	43. Some Nintendo consoles	4
29D	45. What takes a toll?	5
30D	47. Is worthwhile	4
31D	48. Nov. 11 honorees	6
32D	49. Branch of Islam	6
33D	50. Vital vessel	5
34D	51. Odd	5
35D	55. "How fun!"	4
36D	56. Package directive: Abbr.	4
37D	58. Voracious	4
38D	59. "Shepherd Moons" singer, 1991	4
39D	60. Worry	4
40D	62. Standout	3
41D	63. Pride : lions :: ___ : emus	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. "That's life, I guess""

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Words that mean the same thing: regrettably, unfortunately, unluckily
• The opposite would be: luckily, fortunately
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Water ___"

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 venetian traveler who explored asia in the 13th century and served kublai khan (1254-1324)
• Words that mean the same thing: Marco Polo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Rend"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: PULLAPART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. More pallid"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of a light grey
• Words that mean the same thing: ashy, ash-grey, ash-gray
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Check, with "in""

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 one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
• Words that mean the same thing: rein in, draw rein, rule
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "___ Paradise," 1995 #1 hit for Coolio"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (black english) a member of a youth gang
• Words that mean the same thing: gangsta
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GANGSTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Wowie!," to Gen Z"

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: OMG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "___ careful, will you?""

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: DOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "Barely made it!""

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: WHEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Drugmaker Lilly"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. White noise?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LONGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Enter one's user name and password"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOGIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Traveling between the poles?"

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 a sport in which participants must travel on skis
• Words that mean the same thing: ski
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKIING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Accompanier of a roving reporter, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TVCAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Affront"

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 an instance of driving away or warding off
• Words that mean the same thing: cut, rebuff, repulse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. See-through garment"

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: MESHTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Kristen formerly of "S.N.L.""

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: WIIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Formal introduction?"

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 one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
• Words that mean the same thing: semifinal, tractor trailer, articulated lorry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Fall setting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: heaven, nirvana, promised land
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Audibly floored"

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: AGASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Inappropriate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UNAPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Dress (up), old-style"

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 provide with clothes or put clothes on
• Words that mean the same thing: raiment, apparel, garment
• The opposite would be: undress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Start working more energetically"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: GETINGEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. "Just me!""

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: IMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Digging too deep"

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 offensively curious or inquisitive
• Words that mean the same thing: prying, nosey, snoopy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Playful suffix with "any""

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: HOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Growing old"

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 so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - edmund burke; ; - mark twain
• Words that mean the same thing: ho-hum, dull, slow
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRESOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Some Nintendo consoles"

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: WIIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. What takes a toll?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Is worthwhile"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something that remunerates
• Words that mean the same thing: make up, pay off, wage
• The opposite would be: default
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Nov. 11 honorees"

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: USVETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Branch of Islam"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the branch of islam that regards ali as the legitimate successor to mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHIISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Vital vessel"

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 large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AORTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Odd"

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 fate personified; any one of the three weird sisters
• Words that mean the same thing: unearthly, eldritch, uncanny
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEIRD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. "How fun!""

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!
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  The answer is: WHEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Package directive: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ATTN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Voracious"

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 (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
• Words that mean the same thing: zealous, devouring, esurient
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: AVID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. "Shepherd Moons" singer, 1991"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Worry"

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 agitation resulting from active worry
• Words that mean the same thing: lather, fret, grizzle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Standout"

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 art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Words that mean the same thing: muffin, gemstone, precious stone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Pride : lions :: ___ : emus"

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 disorderly crowd of people
• Words that mean the same thing: throng, pile, gang
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	21	26.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
History	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	19 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually 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 21, 2025 at 01:22 PM