November 13, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Down Clues (36 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, November 13, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword November 13, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Words that might accompany an outstretched hand	9
2A	10. Wikipedia articles that need expanding	5
3A	15. "Look at me go!"	9
4A	16. "Dear Mama" rapper	5
5A	17. "You're good"	9
6A	18. Excited	5
7A	19. Letter after 53-Across	3
8A	20. "___ From Queens," comedy series co-created by Awkwafina	4
9A	21. Physicist Tesla	6
10A	22. Japanese electronics company bought by Sony in 2002	4
11A	24. Soup dumpling	6
12A	26. "That smarts!"	3
13A	27. Pan ... or a word that follows pan	5
14A	29. Soft, squishy material	4
15A	30. "Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the ___": Pope	4
16A	31. Word often said after a wild tangent	6
17A	33. Songs by a recording artist that aren't well known	8
18A	35. Key of Dvorak's "Serenade for Strings": Abbr.	4
19A	37. "Think so?"	4
20A	38. Full throttle	8
21A	42. Toasts, say	6
22A	46. Place for a monitor	4
23A	47. Cousin of "OMG!"	4
24A	49. Disappointing turnout	5
25A	50. Park in N.Y.C.: Abbr.	3
26A	51. Afresh	6
27A	53. Letter before 19-Across	4
28A	54. Soy product originally from Indonesia	6
29A	56. ___ ceiling	4
30A	58. Mend, in a way	3
31A	59. I-, for one	5
32A	60. Line upon arrival	9
33A	62. Early tablet user	5
34A	63. Like a cakewalk	9
35A	64. Response to "Who's there?" that may be unhelpful	5
36A	65. Stop tinkering with an email	9

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Words that might accompany an outstretched hand"

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: LETSDANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Wikipedia articles that need expanding"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
• Words that mean the same thing: nub, butt, check stub
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STUBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. "Look at me go!""

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: IMONAROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. "Dear Mama" rapper"

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: TUPAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. "You're good""

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: NOWORRIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Excited"

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 on the move
• Words that mean the same thing: about, up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Letter after 53-Across"

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 terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. "___ From Queens," comedy series co-created by Awkwafina"

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: NORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Physicist Tesla"

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: NIKOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Japanese electronics company bought by Sony in 2002"

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: AIWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Soup dumpling"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup
• Words that mean the same thing: won ton, wonton soup
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WONTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. "That smarts!""

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: YOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Pan ... or a word that follows pan"

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 a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
• Words that mean the same thing: rib, roasted, joint
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Soft, squishy material"

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: NERF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. "Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the ___": Pope"

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 immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
• Words that mean the same thing: soulfulness, mortal, psyche
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Word often said after a wild tangent"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
• Words that mean the same thing: in any case, in any event, at any rate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANYWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Songs by a recording artist that aren't well known"

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

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: DEEPCUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Key of Dvorak's "Serenade for Strings": Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: EMAJ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. "Think so?""

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 not only so, but
• Words that mean the same thing: yea
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Full throttle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHOLEHOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Toasts, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a surface burn
• Words that mean the same thing: singe, spill the beans, talk
• The opposite would be: keep quiet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Place for a monitor"

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 interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
• Words that mean the same thing: Granville Stanley Hall, entrance hall, foyer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Cousin of "OMG!""

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: WHOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Disappointing turnout"

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: NOONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Park in N.Y.C.: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Afresh"

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: DENOVO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Letter before 19-Across"

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 6th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Soy product originally from Indonesia"

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: TEMPEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. ___ ceiling"

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 state of owing something (especially money)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEBT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Mend, in a way"

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 fasten by sewing; do needlework
• Words that mean the same thing: run up, tailor, stitch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. I-, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a negatively charged ion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Line upon arrival"

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: HEREWEARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Early tablet user"

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 (old testament) the hebrew prophet who led the israelites from egypt across the red sea on a journey known as the exodus; moses received the ten commandments from god on mount sinai
• Words that mean the same thing: Anna Mary Robertson Moses, Grandma Moses
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Like a cakewalk"

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: EASYASPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Response to "Who's there?" that may be unhelpful"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ITSME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Stop tinkering with an email"

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: PRESSSEND

  Great job if you got it right!

November 13, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Ancient undeciphered writing system	7
2D	2. Heart	7
3D	3. Take to a pound	7
4D	4. ___ Balls	3
5D	5. Mend, in a way	4
6D	6. Straight shooter?	5
7D	7. Wrinkle-resistant	6
8D	8. Hit the jackpot, with "up"	7
9D	9. They're high up in Chi-Town	3
10D	10. Risk of drinking coffee or wine	5
11D	11. Prominent feature of a babirusa ("deer-pig")	4
12D	12. "I'm good with whatever"	7
13D	13. Financial rescue	7
14D	14. Chicken scratchings, say	7
15D	21. Credit card come-on	6
16D	23. Too	6
17D	25. Successful shot from downtown, in basketball lingo	4
18D	28. Subdue	4
19D	30. Honker	6
20D	32. Name so sacred that some refuse to speak it	6
21D	34. Total inconvenience	4
22D	36. Most common papal name	4
23D	38. End of a riddle	7
24D	39. Lack	7
25D	40. College football rival of 'Bama	7
26D	41. Trait of a talented musician	7
27D	43. Wigs out	7
28D	44. Provide, as a password	7
29D	45. Hijiki or arame, in a Japanese restaurant	7
30D	48. Opposed	6
31D	51. Like some forests and fog	5
32D	52. Conforms	5
33D	55. It may be measured in feet	4
34D	57. "___ brillig ..."	4
35D	60. Not square, once	3
36D	61. Shape that is both concave and convex	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. Ancient undeciphered writing system"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: LINEARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Heart"

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

  The answer is: EMOTION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Take to a pound"

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: TOWAWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ Balls"

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: SNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Mend, in a way"

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 of little value
• Words that mean the same thing: mend, shucks, shit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Straight shooter?"

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 a mark to indicate a direction or relation
• Words that mean the same thing: pointer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Wrinkle-resistant"

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: NOIRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Hit the jackpot, with "up""

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 make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
• Words that mean the same thing: strip, houseclean, pick
• The opposite would be: dirty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLEANED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. They're high up in Chi-Town"

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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: elevated, elevation, el
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Risk of drinking coffee or wine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soiled or discolored appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: discolouration, discoloration, sully
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Prominent feature of a babirusa ("deer-pig")"

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 hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
• Words that mean the same thing: ivory, detusk, horn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "I'm good with whatever""

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: UPTOYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Financial rescue"

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: BAILOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Chicken scratchings, say"

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 poor handwriting
• Words that mean the same thing: scratch, scrawl, scribble
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCRAWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Credit card come-on"

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: NOFEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Too"

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: ASWELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Successful shot from downtown, in basketball lingo"

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

  The answer is: TREY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Subdue"

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 correct by punishment or discipline
• Words that mean the same thing: cultivate, naturalise, tamed
• The opposite would be: wild
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Honker"

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 the nose
• Words that mean the same thing: nozzle, schnozzle, 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: SCHNOZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Name so sacred that some refuse to speak it"

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 name for the god of the old testament as transliterated from the hebrew consonants yhvh
• Words that mean the same thing: JHVH, Wahvey, Jehovah
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YAHWEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Total inconvenience"

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 symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
• Words that mean the same thing: hurting, pain sensation, trouble
• The opposite would be: pleasure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Most common papal name"

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 room or building equipped with one or more toilets
• Words that mean the same thing: John Lackland, St. John the Apostle, toilet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOHN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. End of a riddle"

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: WHATAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Lack"

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: HAVENOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. College football rival of 'Bama"

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: OLEMISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Trait of a talented musician"

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

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: GOODEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Wigs out"

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: GOESAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Provide, as a password"

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: ENTERIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Hijiki or arame, in a Japanese restaurant"

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 plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAWEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Opposed"

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 (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
• Words that mean the same thing: loath, antipathetical, indisposed
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Like some forests and fog"

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 permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
• Words that mean the same thing: heavy, obtuse, impenetrable
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Conforms"

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 be obedient to
• Words that mean the same thing: obey
• The opposite would be: disobey
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBEYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. It may be measured in feet"

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 composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
• Words that mean the same thing: verse form
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. "___ brillig ...""

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: TWAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. Not square, once"

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 informed about the latest trends
• Words that mean the same thing: hip to, hip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. Shape that is both concave and convex"

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 radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
• Words that mean the same thing: einsteinium, E, Es
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	59	81.9%
Short Answer	7	9.7%
Music	2	2.8%
Abbreviation	2	2.8%
History	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 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 Friday, 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 09:18 AM

27452 Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Suddenly stopped moving, 6. Japanese noodle, 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse, 14. Japanese noodle soup, 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the", 16. Virtue signal?, 17. In plain sight, 18. The devil's workshop, it's said, 20. Hiccup, 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos, 23. Shade of black, 24. Pasture sound, 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream, 31. They elevate a choir's performance, 33. www addresses, 34. Comedian's stage performance, 37. Talk excessively, 39. State leader?, 40. Relating to form, 41. Burst of energy, 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …", 45. Hole near a sole, 46. Corridor, 48. Surveyor's measure, 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one, 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short, 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together, 58. Most tacky, 61. Wrinkle remover, 62. Dad humor, perhaps, 63. Bread in a tandoor, 64. Papal vestment, 65. Sacrifice a fly?, 66. Younger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones", 67. Book often shelved on its side

Down Clues :

1. Word on a gift tag, 2. Shankar who performed at Woodstock, 3. Black cat, maybe, 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star, 5. Catch in a sting, 6. Soup recipe instruction, 7. Surgeon, informally, 8. Shire resident, 9. Héloise's lover, 10. "Kapow!", 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty, 12. Word with style or fashioned, 13. Sept. and Oct., 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun", 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters, 24. Place to pick daisies, 25. Mysterious knowledge, 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame, 27. Earl of food storage fame, 28. Southwestern gully, 29. Attacked, as by a tiger, 30. Shakespearean dying words, 32. Party pooper, 35. Flight board posting: Abbr., 36. Near, 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth, 42. Cross-country runner's asset, 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference), 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal, 50. Warrior's weapon, 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen, 53. Not quite broken, say, 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge, 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr., 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine, 57. Noneternal flames?, 58. Loops in, in a way, 59. It's not one of the five W's, 60. The "E" of B.C.E.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 08, 2025

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

Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Suddenly stopped moving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROZE

  Possible Answer : freeze_down, suspend, freeze_out, block, immobilise, stop_dead, freeze, immobilize

  Possible Opposite Answer : boil, unblock, unfreeze




• The clue is 6. Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOBA




• The clue is 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOM




• The clue is 14. Japanese noodle soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMEN




• The clue is 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIB




• The clue is 16. Virtue signal?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALO

  Possible Answer : annulus, halo, doughnut, aureole, ring, gloriole, anchor_ring, glory, aura, nimbus




• The clue is 17. In plain sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERT

  Possible Answer : open, overt

  Possible Opposite Answer : covert




• The clue is 18. The devil's workshop, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLEHANDS




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

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

  The answer: MINORPROBLEM




• The clue is 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAS

  Possible Answer : Master_of_Arts, MA, momma, mom, mummy, AM, mama, mamma, mum, Artium_Magister, milliampere, Massachusetts, Bay_State, mA, Old_Colony, mammy, mommy, ma




• The clue is 23. Shade of black. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAL

  Possible Answer : coal, ember, char




• The clue is 24. Pasture sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAA




• The clue is 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACOPIE




• The clue is 31. They elevate a choir's performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RISERS

  Possible Answer : riser_pipe, riser_pipeline, riser, riser_main




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

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

  The answer: URLS

  Possible Answer : URL, universal_resource_locator, uniform_resource_locator




• The clue is 34. Comedian's stage performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANDUPACT




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

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

  The answer: PRATE

  Possible Answer : blabber, prattle, tattle, gabble, chin_music, palaver, maunder, clack, gibber, chatter, piffle, twaddle, blether, idle_talk, tittle-tattle, blab, prate




• The clue is 39. State leader?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI




• The clue is 40. Relating to form. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODAL

  Possible Answer : modal_verb, modal_auxiliary, average, modal_auxiliary_verb, modal




• The clue is 41. Burst of energy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POWERSURGE




• The clue is 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONE




• The clue is 45. Hole near a sole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYELET

  Possible Answer : cringle, grommet, grummet, eyelet, eyehole, loop




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

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

  The answer: HALLWAY

  Possible Answer : hall, hallway




• The clue is 48. Surveyor's measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROD

  Possible Answer : rod, gat, retinal_rod, pole, rod_cell, perch




• The clue is 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASE

  Possible Answer : foot, stem, theme, baseborn, immoral, foundation, alkali, ground, home, cornerstone, nucleotide, lowly, stand, bag, root, basis, radical, base, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, root_word, fundament, establish, understructure, found, substructure, humble, al-Qaida, infrastructure, base_of_operations, floor, free-base, mean, groundwork, radix, meanspirited, Qaeda, Base, basal, pedestal




• The clue is 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

  Possible Answer : Si, Systeme_International, International_System, International_System_of_Units, silicon, SI_unit, si, SI_system, te, sister, Systeme_International_d'Unites, SI, ti, sis, atomic_number_14

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother




• The clue is 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMPSETSPIKE




• The clue is 58. Most tacky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHEESIEST

  Possible Answer : cheesy, cheap, chintzy, punk, tinny, sleazy, bum, crummy




• The clue is 61. Wrinkle remover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTOX

  Possible Answer : Botox, botulinum_toxin_A




• The clue is 62. Dad humor, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORN

  Possible Answer : corn_whisky, Zea_mays, maize, clavus, corn_whiskey, corn, Indian_corn, edible_corn




• The clue is 63. Bread in a tandoor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAAN

  Possible Answer : naan, nan




• The clue is 64. Papal vestment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALE




• The clue is 65. Sacrifice a fly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAT

  Possible Answer : swat




• The clue is 66. Younger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARYA




• The clue is 67. Book often shelved on its side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLAS

  Possible Answer : map_collection, atlas_vertebra, Atlas, atlas, telamon, book_of_maps

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Word on a gift tag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROM

• The clue is 2. Shankar who performed at Woodstock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVI

• The clue is 3. Black cat, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: augur, Oman, predict, forecast, prognostication, foretell, omen, bode, prefigure, prognosticate, auspicate, portent, presage, prognostic, Sultanate_of_Oman, foreshadow, Muscat_and_Oman, portend, prodigy, betoken

• The clue is 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEROMOSTEL

• The clue is 5. Catch in a sting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRAP

  Possible Answer: trammel, ensnare, trap, entrap, set_up, snare, frame

• The clue is 6. Soup recipe instruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: stir, conjure, splash, invoke, bustle, excite, arouse, conjure_up, shift, call_down, call_forth, put_forward, budge, agitate, stimulate, shake_up, hustle, fuss, shake, raise, touch, bring_up, flurry, ado, evoke

• The clue is 7. Surgeon, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDOC

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

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

  The answer: BILBO

• The clue is 9. Héloise's lover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABELARD

  Possible Answer: Abelard, Peter_Abelard, Pierre_Abelard

• The clue is 10. "Kapow!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHAM

  Possible Answer: wham, wallop, whop, whack

• The clue is 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer: Han_dynasty, Han

• The clue is 12. Word with style or fashioned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: previous, old, former, quondam, erstwhile, honest-to-god, one-time, sometime, honest-to-goodness, older, onetime, sure-enough, Old

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

• The clue is 13. Sept. and Oct.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOS

  Possible Answer: Mo, MO, minute, mo, bit, Show_Me_State, second, molybdenum, atomic_number_42, Missouri, moment

• The clue is 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELIUM

  Possible Answer: He, atomic_number_2, helium

• The clue is 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSIS

  Possible Answer: pounds_per_square_inch, psi

• The clue is 24. Place to pick daisies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEADOW

  Possible Answer: hayfield, meadow

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

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

  The answer: ARCANA

  Possible Answer: secret, arcanum

• The clue is 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTLEY

• The clue is 27. Earl of food storage fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUPPER

• The clue is 28. Southwestern gully. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARROYO

  Possible Answer: arroyo

• The clue is 29. Attacked, as by a tiger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAWED

  Possible Answer: clawed, taloned, claw

• The clue is 30. Shakespearean dying words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTU

• The clue is 32. Party pooper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOILSPORT

  Possible Answer: spoilsport, killjoy, wet_blanket, party_pooper

• The clue is 35. Flight board posting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARR

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

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

  The answer: NIGH

  Possible Answer: nearly, virtually, close, well-nigh, about, almost, near, most, nigh

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EREBUS

  Possible Answer: Erebus

• The clue is 42. Cross-country runner's asset. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAMINA

  Possible Answer: stamina, staying_power, toughness, stamen

• The clue is 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAST

  Possible Answer: eastern_United_States, East, Orient, E, east, eastward, due_east

  Possible Opposite Answer : west

• The clue is 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISBOA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Portugal, Lisbon, Lisboa

• The clue is 50. Warrior's weapon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEAR

  Possible Answer: lance, fizgig, spear, gig, fishgig, spear_up, shaft

• The clue is 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSAY

  Possible Answer: seek, examine, prove, assay, try, attempt, try_out, test, essay

• The clue is 53. Not quite broken, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENT

  Possible Answer: stoop, deflect, crouch, crumpled, knack, set, dented, flex, turn_away, twist, turn, bend, hang, bent-grass, deform, out_to, bended, dead_set, bow, bent_on, bent, bent_grass

  Possible Opposite Answer : straighten, unbend

• The clue is 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

  Possible Answer: bunsen_burner, Mt_Etna, bunsen, Etna, Mount_Etna, etna

• The clue is 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITAL

• The clue is 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOLA

  Possible Answer: kola_nut_tree, Daba, Kola, Cola_acuminata, kola, Musgoi, goora_nut, kola_nut

• The clue is 57. Noneternal flames?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXES

  Possible Answer: x, ex-wife, ex-husband, X, ex

• The clue is 58. Loops in, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCS

  Possible Answer: millilitre, mil, ml, cubic_centimeter, cubic_centimetre, cc, milliliter

• The clue is 59. It's not one of the five W's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOW

• The clue is 60. The "E" of B.C.E.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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