27454 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crosswords: January 10, 2025

 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ducked (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNUCK

  Possible Answer : mouse, pinch, abstract, slip, nobble, sneak, swipe, snarf, creep, lift, filch, hook, pussyfoot, pilfer, cabbage, purloin




• The clue is 6. High chairs?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOOLS

  Possible Answer : faeces, faecal_matter, crap, pot, take_a_shit, take_a_crap, BM, can, toilet, ordure, stool, dejection, shit, fecal_matter, feces, make, defecate, crapper, ca-ca, throne, potty, commode, tiller




• The clue is 12. Polo participants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PONIES

  Possible Answer : shot_glass, pony, trot, crib, jigger




• The clue is 14. Sarcastic response to an obvious statement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOKNEW




• The clue is 15. GarageBand and iMovie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOSAPPS




• The clue is 17. "Don't wait up" occasion, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTDATE




• The clue is 18. "This is ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CNN




• The clue is 19. Makes fit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAILORS

  Possible Answer : sartor, sew, tailor-make, orient, seamster, cut, tailor




• The clue is 21. It might change your perspective. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSD

  Possible Answer : lysergic_acid_diethylamide, LSD




• The clue is 22. "No doubt in my mind". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAHIMSURE




• The clue is 24. Do some light work?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASE




• The clue is 25. Brainstorm out loud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPITBALL

  Possible Answer : spitball, spitter




• The clue is 26. Text with 114 suwar, in a classic spelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KORAN

  Possible Answer : al-Qur'an, Quran, Koran, Book




• The clue is 27. Walk in the park, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STROLL

  Possible Answer : amble, perambulation, promenade, saunter, stroll




• The clue is 28. ___ swear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINKY

  Possible Answer : little_finger, pinky, pinkie




• The clue is 29. M.L.B. team that was the first to trade a player for himself (Harry Chiti in 1962). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METS




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

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

  The answer: GANG

  Possible Answer : gang_up, bunch, pack, work_party, crowd, ring, crew, gang, mob




• The clue is 31. Some court statements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEAS

  Possible Answer : plea, supplication




• The clue is 33. Weight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BURDEN

  Possible Answer : gist, weight, burthen, encumbrance, onus, loading, effect, core, burden, charge, saddle, essence, incumbrance, weight_down, load

  Possible Opposite Answer : unburden




• The clue is 35. Capital where the won is spent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEOUL

  Possible Answer : capital_of_South_Korea, Seoul




• The clue is 36. "Be right there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAITASEC




• The clue is 38. Org. for seniors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AARP

  Possible Answer : AARP, Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons




• The clue is 39. Insert in a tall glass, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENDYSTRAW




• The clue is 41. Basic cable channel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer : U.S., United_States, America, USA, U._S._Army, United_States_of_America, U.S.A., United_States_Army, the_States, US, Army, US_Army




• The clue is 42. Component of many a trial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLACEBO

  Possible Answer : placebo




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

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

  The answer: FUR

  Possible Answer : pelt, fur




• The clue is 44. Private watering hole?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANTEEN

  Possible Answer : canteen, mobile_canteen




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

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

  The answer: SURMISE

  Possible Answer : speculation, hypothesis, surmisal, surmise, conjecture, supposition, guess, suspect




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

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

  The answer: ENGROSS

  Possible Answer : engage, immerse, steep, plunge, absorb, soak_up, engross, occupy, engulf




• The clue is 49. They're set in rings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STONES

  Possible Answer : Harlan_F._Stone, gemstone, Harlan_Fiske_Stone, Oliver_Stone, endocarp, gem, Stone, Harlan_Stone, Harlan_Fisk_Stone, Lucy_Stone, Edward_Durell_Stone, Isidor_Feinstein_Stone, lapidate, stone, pit, I._F._Stone, rock




• The clue is 50. Rathskeller supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEINS

  Possible Answer : stein, beer_mug, Gertrude_Stein, Stein




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

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

  The answer: ANGST

  Possible Answer : angst

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Salacious. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPICY

  Possible Answer: piquant, racy, gamy, hot, risque, juicy, gamey, savory, naughty, spicy, zesty, savoury, blue

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

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

  The answer: NOONES

• The clue is 3. Opens, as a onesie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSNAPS

• The clue is 4. Counterpart to Britain's MI6. 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 5. Didn't soft-pedal something, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEPTITREAL

• The clue is 6. Surf site. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORE

  Possible Answer: land, shore_up, set_ashore, shoring, prop_up, prop, shore

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

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

  The answer: TOTS

  Possible Answer: yearling, tote_up, add_together, sum_up, add_up, sum, tally, total, add, bambino, summate, tot_up, tot, toddler

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

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

  The answer: OKD

• The clue is 9. For fun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONALARK

• The clue is 10. Hypothetical starting point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETSSAY

• The clue is 11. 2024 NATO inductee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEDEN

  Possible Answer: Sweden, Sverige, Kingdom_of_Sweden

• The clue is 13. Sources of many unwelcome messages online. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAMBOTS

• The clue is 14. It stands out in a print. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHORL

  Possible Answer: spiral, gyre, volute, curlicue, helix, roll, whorl, coil, scroll, curl, ringlet, lock

• The clue is 16. Natural rug fibers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SISALS

  Possible Answer: sisal, Agave_sisalana, sisal_hemp

• The clue is 20. Quiet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULL

  Possible Answer: tranquillize, lull, tranquilize, quieten, still, letup, calm, calm_down, tranquillise, quiet

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate

• The clue is 23. "Feel free to reach out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITMEUP

• The clue is 24. Nile superlative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONGEST

  Possible Answer: longsighted, tenacious, farseeing, prospicient, farsighted, foresightful, foresighted, long, longest, recollective, retentive

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

• The clue is 26. Not quite, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KINDASORTA

• The clue is 28. Rolling source of entertainment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARTYBUS

• The clue is 30. They'll show you the way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUIDES

  Possible Answer: run, maneuver, pathfinder, guide_on, guidebook, scout, lead, direct, draw, channelise, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, guide, conduct, channelize, usher, take, template, templet, steer, pass, head

• The clue is 31. ___ poet (description of Robert Burns). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEASANT

  Possible Answer: provincial, Goth, tyke, churl, tike, peasant, bucolic, boor, barbarian

• The clue is 32. Grand Marnier ingredient avec un cognac. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LORANGE

• The clue is 33. Court seat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANC

• The clue is 34. Making weaker, in gamer jargon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NERFING

• The clue is 35. Sriracha and sambal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAUCES

  Possible Answer: sauce

• The clue is 36. Ceases nursing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEANS

  Possible Answer: ablactate, wean

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

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

  The answer: CAUSES

  Possible Answer: do, crusade, reason, cause, movement, have, induce, lawsuit, stimulate, campaign, make, causal_agent, causa, drive, effort, get, causal_agency, case, suit, grounds

• The clue is 39. "God ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLESS

  Possible Answer: sanctify, bless, sign, consecrate, hallow

  Possible Opposite Answer : desecrate, curse

• The clue is 40. Pull with force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WREST

  Possible Answer: wrest

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

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

  The answer: PEON

  Possible Answer: navvy, drudge, galley_slave, peon

• The clue is 45. Prefix with athlete. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

• The clue is 47. Start to work?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MON

  Possible Answer: Mon, Monday

November 09, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, November 09, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle November 09, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "Do you think!?"	4
2A	5. Real yawner	10
3A	15. Scruff	4
4A	16. "S'alright!"	10
5A	17. Feel the pain	4
6A	18. Real drags	10
7A	19. One with something to prove	10
8A	21. Troubles	4
9A	22. Scale topper	3
10A	23. "And this affects me ... how?"	4
11A	24. Pack of hot dog buns, e.g.	5
12A	26. Think box	4
13A	28. Response to a morning knock	4
14A	29. "Such is my fate!"	4
15A	30. "That was really fun!"	10
16A	36. Grindelwald's portrayer in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"	4
17A	37. Monkey suits	5
18A	38. 47-Down, for one	4
19A	39. 1981 Rick James hit that starts "She's a very kinky girl"	10
20A	41. Palindromic food	4
21A	42. Transportation option	4
22A	43. The Quakers of the N.C.A.A.	4
23A	44. Twisted	5
24A	46. Nine-time winner of the Sugar Bowl, informally	4
25A	49. Obsolescent aid for a businessperson, for short	3
26A	51. They might be curled or dipped	4
27A	52. Tried to tempt with	10
28A	55. "This is a travesty!"	10
29A	57. ___ Reader	4
30A	58. Pre-moving event	10
31A	59. One bending over backward	4
32A	60. Black breakfast beverage	10
33A	61. Insolent sort	4

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. "Do you think!?""

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: ISIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Real yawner"

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: SNOOZEFEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Scruff"

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 the back side of the neck
• Words that mean the same thing: scruff, nucha
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. "S'alright!""

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: NOPROBLEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Feel the pain"

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 dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
• Words that mean the same thing: aching, yearn, languish
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Real drags"

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: UTTERBORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. One with something to prove"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
• Words that mean the same thing: prosecuting attorney, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROSECUTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Troubles"

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 aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: trouble, garlic, ail
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Scale topper"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: x, 10, X
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. "And this affects me ... how?""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: OKSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Pack of hot dog buns, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
• Words that mean the same thing: VIII, eight, octad
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCTET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Think box"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various edible seeds of plants of the family leguminosae used for food
• Words that mean the same thing: bean plant, noggin, noodle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Response to a morning knock"

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: IMUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. "Such is my fate!""

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: ala, regrettably, 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 15 Across: "30. "That was really fun!""

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: IHADABLAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Grindelwald's portrayer in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them""

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: DEPP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Monkey suits"

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 semiformal evening dress for men
• Words that mean the same thing: black tie, tuxedo, dinner jacket
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUXES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. 47-Down, for one"

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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Words that mean the same thing: contralto, countertenor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. 1981 Rick James hit that starts "She's a very kinky girl""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: SUPERFREAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Palindromic food"

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 leavened bread baked in a clay oven in india; usually shaped like a teardrop
• Words that mean the same thing: nan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Transportation option"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
• Words that mean the same thing: inveigh, rails, revile
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. The Quakers of the N.C.A.A."

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 englishman and quaker who founded the colony of pennsylvania (1644-1718)
• Words that mean the same thing: William Penn, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Twisted"

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 twist and press out of shape
• Words that mean the same thing: wring, gouge, rack
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WRUNG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Nine-time winner of the Sugar Bowl, informally"

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: BAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Obsolescent aid for a businessperson, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: personal organiser, organiser, organizer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. They might be curled or dipped"

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 digits of the foot
• Words that mean the same thing: toenail, toe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Tried to tempt with"

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: USEDASBAIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. "This is a travesty!""

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: IMOUTRAGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. ___ Reader"

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: UTNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Pre-moving event"

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: GARAGESALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. One bending over backward"

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 united states baseball player (born 1925)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yogi Berra, Berra, Lawrence Peter Berra
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YOGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Black breakfast beverage"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ENGLISHTEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Insolent sort"

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 person regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Words that mean the same thing: snob, prig, snoot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword November 09, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Not fitting	5
2D	2. Stereotypical exclamation from Hercule Poirot	9
3D	3. FaceTime or Wallet	9
4D	4. Butt end?	4
5D	5. Crept (by)	5
6D	6. Them	5
7D	7. Decide one will	5
8D	8. Dirt pie ingredient	4
9D	9. Part of a Halloween costume accompanying a sword	9
10D	10. Die down	3
11D	11. Aircraft that excels at water landings	10
12D	12. Like the woods suddenly falling silent	5
13D	13. Refine	5
14D	14. Get rid of	4
15D	20. Forever and a day	3
16D	25. Forest newbie	3
17D	27. In the customary way	10
18D	28. It might be put in your head	4
19D	29. Spots	3
20D	30. "How typical ..."	9
21D	31. Pitch	4
22D	32. Get rid of	3
23D	33. "Cry, the Beloved Country" author	9
24D	34. Rapturous reception for Oprah Winfrey?	9
25D	35. Gob	3
26D	40. Hightailed it	3
27D	43. Hearing aids, in brief	3
28D	44. Amazon, e.g.	5
29D	45. Corporate shuffle, for short	5
30D	46. Brought forth	5
31D	47. First female singer to have three simultaneous top 10 hits as a lead artist	5
32D	48. Tyler Perry title character	5
33D	50. Face-planted	5
34D	51. Buster Brown's dog	4
35D	53. It's a cinch!	4
36D	54. Believes hook, line and sinker	4
37D	56. ___ Fridays	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. Not fitting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not elegant or graceful in expression
• Words that mean the same thing: cumbersome, awkward, inept
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INAPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Stereotypical exclamation from Hercule Poirot"

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: SACREBLEU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. FaceTime or Wallet"

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: IPHONEAPP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Butt end?"

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 the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: tee, golf tee, football tee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Crept (by)"

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 to go stealthily or furtively
• Words that mean the same thing: creep, hook, abstract
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNUCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Them"

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: NOTUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Decide one will"

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: OPTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Dirt pie ingredient"

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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Part of a Halloween costume accompanying a sword"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ZORROMASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Die down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
• Words that mean the same thing: ebb out, ebb down, wane
• The opposite would be: tide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Aircraft that excels at water landings"

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 seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
• Words that mean the same thing: pontoon plane
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLOATPLANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Like the woods suddenly falling silent"

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 suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
• Words that mean the same thing: eery
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Refine"

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 small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
• Words that mean the same thing: smell out, smell, sense
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Get rid of"

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 act of flipping a coin
• Words that mean the same thing: thresh about, toss away, discard
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Forever and a day"

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 longest division of geological time
• Words that mean the same thing: aeon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Forest newbie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an awkward and inexperienced youth
• Words that mean the same thing: rookie, laddie, sonny boy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. In the customary way"

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: ASPERUSUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. It might be put in your head"

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 the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Words that mean the same thing: estimation, theme, musical theme
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Spots"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: ad, advertizement, advertizing
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. "How typical ...""

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: ITFIGURES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Pitch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a violent throw
• Words that mean the same thing: throw, cast, lunge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HURL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Get rid of"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• Words that mean the same thing: ax
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. "Cry, the Beloved Country" author"

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: ALANPATON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Rapturous reception for Oprah Winfrey?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STANDINGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Gob"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a united states unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
• Words that mean the same thing: long ton, gross ton, net ton
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Hightailed it"

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 move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
• Words that mean the same thing: persist, run, run for
• The opposite would be: idle, malfunction
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Hearing aids, in brief"

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 (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
• Words that mean the same thing: Pennsylvania, Keystone State, P.A.
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Amazon, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
• Words that mean the same thing: cleaning lady, charwoman, cleaning woman
• The opposite would be: man
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Corporate shuffle, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REORG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Brought forth"

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 make children
• Words that mean the same thing: father, bring forth, sire
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEGAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. First female singer to have three simultaneous top 10 hits as a lead artist"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ADELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Tyler Perry title character"

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: MADEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Face-planted"

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: ATEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Buster Brown's dog"

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: TIGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. It's a cinch!"

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 framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Words that mean the same thing: waistcloth, window sash, girdle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Believes hook, line and sinker"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an advantageous purchase
• Words that mean the same thing: corrupt, purchase, bribe
• The opposite would be: sell
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. ___ Fridays"

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: TGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	72.9%
Short Answer	10	14.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
History	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 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 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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