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NYT Crossword - January 09, 1990 | XWordHint

Published on Tuesday, January 09, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 09, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (37 clues)

1A: "1. Nude"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that make public
  • Similar words include: desolate, marginal, stark
  • Opposite of: sheathed, covered
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BARE

2A: "5. Sudden, violent effort"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  • Similar words include: muscle spasm, cramp
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SPASM

3A: "10. Grow tiresome"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a sudden numbing dread
  • Similar words include: scare, curtain, die
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PALL

4A: "14. Soon"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that at another time
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ANON

5A: "15. Spaghetti, e.g."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
  • Similar words include: alimentary paste
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PASTA

6A: "16. Margarine"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
  • Similar words include: marge, margarin, oleomargarine
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OLEO

7A: "17. Asterisk"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
  • Similar words include: stellar, whizz, asterisk
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: STAR

8A: "18. Aquatic animal"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the fur of an otter
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OTTER

9A: "19. Tidy"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that clean or organized
  • Similar words include: straight, bully, groovy
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: NEAT

10A: "20. British P.M.: 1955-57"

14 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SIRANTHONYEDEN

11A: "23. Neon or argon"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
  • Similar words include: boast, natural gas, gun
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GAS

12A: "24. Canonized woman in Fr."

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: STE

13A: "25. Bundled cotton"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that make into a bale
  • Similar words include: bale
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BALED

14A: "28. Lamb's cry"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MAA

15A: "31. Some examinations"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an examination conducted by spoken communication
  • Similar words include: oral, viva voce, viva
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ORALS

16A: "35. ___ Wallach, actor from Brooklyn"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELI

17A: "36. Hanging piece of frozen water"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ICICLE

18A: "39. Exude"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that expel (gases or odors)
  • Similar words include: let loose, breathe, pass off
  • Opposite of: absorb
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EMIT

19A: "40. Noted English navigator"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SIRFRANCISDRAKE

20A: "43. Avocado's shape"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
  • Similar words include: oval-shaped, prolate, elliptical
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OVAL

21A: "44. Scold"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that censure severely or angrily
  • Similar words include: dress down, trounce, jaw
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BERATE

22A: "45. D.C. bigwig"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a fractional monetary unit of japan and indonesia and cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SEN

23A: "46. High plateaus"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that flat tableland with steep edges
  • Similar words include: Mesa, mesa, table
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MESAS

24A: "48. German article"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
  • Similar words include: dassie, cony, hyrax
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DAS

25A: "49. Lariat"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that belgian composer (1532-1594)
  • Similar words include: rope, lariat, Roland de Lassus
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LASSO

26A: "51. Obtain"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
  • Similar words include: obtain, suffer, start out
  • Opposite of: leave, take away
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GET

27A: "53. For each"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PER

28A: "54. Author of "Ivanhoe""

14 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SIRWALTERSCOTT

29A: "62. Facts"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  • Similar words include: datum, data point, information
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DATA

30A: "63. Hire"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that property that is leased or rented out or let
  • Similar words include: rent, letting, engage
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LEASE

31A: "64. One who mimics"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone who copies the words or behavior of another
  • Similar words include: emulator, imitator, copycat
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: APER

32A: "65. Solemn assent"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
  • Similar words include: Amun, Amon
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: AMEN

33A: "66. Emulates Maxwell Perkins"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
  • Similar words include: delete, redact, edit
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EDITS

34A: "67. Valley"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an open river valley (in a hilly area)
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DALE

35A: "68. Saucy"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
  • Similar words include: impertinent, saucy, irreverent
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PERT

36A: "69. Auctions"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
  • Similar words include: sales event, sale, gross revenue
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SALES

37A: "70. She, in Sèvres"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELLE

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (41 clues)

1D: "1. Food fish"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the lowest part of the musical range
  • Similar words include: bass part, basso, freshwater bass
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BASS

2D: "2. Oppositionist"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
  • Opposite of: pro
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ANTI

3D: "3. Sound at Shea"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a deep prolonged loud noise
  • Similar words include: hollo, yaup, yawl
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ROAR

4D: "4. Madden"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that put into a rage; make violently angry
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ENRAGE

5D: "5. Detects"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
  • Similar words include: patch, office, slur
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SPOTS

6D: "6. Trail"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a course of conduct
  • Similar words include: way, route, course
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PATH

7D: "7. Concerning"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ASTO

8D: "8. British carbine"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: STEN

9D: "9. Astor and Martin"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the mother of jesus; christians refer to her as the virgin mary; she is especially honored by roman catholics
  • Similar words include: Madonna, Mary, Virgin Mary
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MARYS

10D: "10. One who deliberates"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
  • Similar words include: muser, ruminator, muller
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PONDERER

11D: "11. Helm position"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that on or toward the lee
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALEE

12D: "12. Far from plump"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
  • Similar words include: slant, leaning, tend
  • Opposite of: rich, fat
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LEAN

13D: "13. Realty unit"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  • Similar words include: caboodle, destiny, deal out
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LOT

14D: "21. Opposite of zenith"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
  • Similar words include: low-water mark
  • Opposite of: zenith
Click to reveal answer
Answer: NADIR

15D: "22. W W II area"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ETO

16D: "25. Broom made of twigs"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BESOM

17D: "26. Existing"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that possessing life
  • Similar words include: live, active, alert
  • Opposite of: dead, unanimated
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALIVE

18D: "27. Turkey's monetary units"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the basic unit of money on malta; equal to 100 cents
  • Similar words include: Turkish lira, Maltese lira, lira
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LIRAS

19D: "28. Dug for coal, e.g."

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that get from the earth by excavation
  • Similar words include: mine
  • Opposite of: unmined
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MINED

20D: "29. Capital of Ghana"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the capital and largest city of ghana with a deep-water port
  • Similar words include: capital of Ghana
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ACCRA

21D: "30. Assumed name"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a name that has been assumed temporarily
  • Similar words include: assumed name, also known as, a.k.a.
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALIAS

22D: "32. Accumulate"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that collect or gather
  • Similar words include: pile up, conglomerate, cumulate
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: AMASS

23D: "33. Enjoys"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a similar kind; ,
  • Similar words include: the like, ilk, the likes of
  • Opposite of: dislike
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LIKES

24D: "34. To whom an exec dictates"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: STENO

25D: "37. Tractor operator's compartment"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
  • Similar words include: taxi, taxicab, cabriolet
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: CAB

26D: "38. Superlative ending"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
  • Similar words include: Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Time
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EST

27D: "41. Glaringly bad"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  • Similar words include: crying, rank, glaring
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: FLAGRANT

28D: "42. Erases"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DELES

29D: "47. Stitch"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that fasten by sewing; do needlework
  • Similar words include: stitch, tailor, tailor-make
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SEW

30D: "50. Covered passageway"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
  • Similar words include: colonnade
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ARCADE

31D: "52. Supplementary jury group"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
  • Similar words include: story, fib, tale
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TALES

32D: "53. Squeeze"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the state of demanding notice or attention
  • Similar words include: pressure, adjure, imperativeness
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PRESS

33D: "54. Identical"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern scandinavia and herding reindeer
  • Similar words include: Saame, Sami, Saami
  • Opposite of: different, unlike
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SAME

34D: "55. Roman road"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ITER

35D: "56. Helen of Troy's mother"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (greek mythology) a queen of sparta who was raped by zeus who had taken the form of a swan; helen of troy was conceived in the rape of leda
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LEDA

36D: "57. Kite part"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
  • Similar words include: dog, butt, trail
  • Opposite of: head
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TAIL

37D: "58. Italian noble family"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ESTE

38D: "59. Iridescent gem"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OPAL

39D: "60. Legendary Swiss hero"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
  • Similar words include: order, severalize, say
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TELL

40D: "61. Dryad's home"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
  • Similar words include: Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, corner, shoetree
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TREE

41D: "62. Drop bait lightly"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DAP

Puzzle Stats

37 Across
41 Down
78 Total

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December 11, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, December 11, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

December 11, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions

December 11, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Incline for a wheelchair 4
2A 5. Charley horse, e.g. 5
3A 10. Partners of dits, in Morse code 4
4A 14. Gem whose name comes from "upala," the Sanskrit word for "precious stone" 4
5A 15. Japanese bread crumbs 5
6A 16. This is a test! 4
7A 17. Union of two major companies 10
8A 19. Item in a computer folder 4
9A 20. Altered, as an article 6
10A 21. "Time to hit the road!" 8
11A 23. Foldable bed 3
12A 24. Wampanoag chief of the 1600s also known as King Philip 9
13A 25. Small amount, as of hair cream 3
14A 27. Big commotion 3
15A 29. Some cameras, for short 4
16A 30. Son of Zeus and Hera 4
17A 32. Crystal ball, e.g. 3
18A 34. On the ocean 5
19A 38. Temperature measurer for turkeys and roasts 15
20A 42. Yemen's capital 5
21A 43. Like the steak in steak tartare 3
22A 44. "The Persistence of Memory" artist 4
23A 45. Restaurant chain known for its flapjacks 4
24A 48. Beer dispenser at a frat party 3
25A 50. Acid 3
26A 51. Ticking item that helps musicians keep time 9
27A 55. Consumed 3
28A 57. Sweet liqueur often put in coffee 8
29A 58. Goodyear airships 6
30A 61. "___ this just lovely?" 4
31A 62. "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across 10
32A 64. Olympic sled 4
33A 65. Small plateaus 5
34A 66. Sicilian volcano 4
35A 67. Leak slowly 4
36A 68. Official order 5
37A 69. Harvest 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. Incline for a wheelchair"

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 inclined surface connecting two levels
  • Words that mean the same thing: Allium tricoccum, wild leek, rage
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAMP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Charley horse, 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 a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  • Words that mean the same thing: cramp, muscle spasm
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPASM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Partners of dits, in Morse code"

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 longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
  • Words that mean the same thing: dash, dah
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAHS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Gem whose name comes from "upala," the Sanskrit word for "precious stone""

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 translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OPAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Japanese bread crumbs"

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: PANKO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. This is a test!"

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 set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
  • Words that mean the same thing: examination, test
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EXAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Union of two major companies"

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: MEGAMERGER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Item in a computer folder"

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 set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
  • Words that mean the same thing: file cabinet, lodge, data file
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FILE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Altered, as an article"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
  • Words that mean the same thing: edit, blue-pencil, emended
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDITED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. "Time to hit the road!""

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: LETSROLL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Foldable bed"

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 sheath worn to protect a finger
  • Words that mean the same thing: crib, camp bed, fingerstall
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: COT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Wampanoag chief of the 1600s also known as King Philip"

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: METACOMET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Small amount, as of hair cream"

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 light touch or stroke
  • Words that mean the same thing: swob, splash, pat
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Big commotion"

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 rapid active commotion
  • Words that mean the same thing: flurry, stir, hustle
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ADO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Some cameras, for short"

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

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Son of Zeus and Hera"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
  • Words that mean the same thing: are, ar
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Crystal ball, e.g."

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 ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
  • Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, ball, revolve
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. On the ocean"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ATSEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Temperature measurer for turkeys and roasts"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: MEATTHERMOMETER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Yemen's capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the capital and largest city of yemen; on the central plateau
  • Words that mean the same thing: Sana, Sana'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: SANAA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Like the steak in steak tartare"

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

    The answer is: RAW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. "The Persistence of Memory" artist"

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 surrealist spanish painter (1904-1989)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Salvador Dali
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DALI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Restaurant chain known for its flapjacks"

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: IHOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Beer dispenser at a frat party"

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 quantity contained in a keg
  • Words that mean the same thing: kegful
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KEG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Acid"

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

    The answer is: LSD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Ticking item that helps musicians keep time"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: METRONOME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Consumed"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
  • Words that mean the same thing: use up, feed, rust
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Sweet liqueur often put in coffee"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
  • Words that mean the same thing: anisette de Bordeaux
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANISETTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Goodyear airships"

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 any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by sir david low)
  • Words that mean the same thing: sausage balloon, Blimp, Colonel Blimp
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BLIMPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. "___ this just lovely?""

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: ISNT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ITSMEAGAIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Olympic sled"

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 racing sled for one or two people
  • Words that mean the same thing: toboggan
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LUGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Small plateaus"

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 flat tableland with steep edges
  • Words that mean the same thing: Mesa, table, mesa
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MESAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Sicilian volcano"

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 inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
  • Words that mean the same thing: bunsen burner, Mount Etna, Mt Etna
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETNA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Leak slowly"

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

    The answer is: SEEP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Official order"

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 formal or authoritative proclamation
  • Words that mean the same thing: fiat, order, decree
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDICT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Harvest"

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 gather, as of natural products
  • Words that mean the same thing: glean, harvest, draw
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REAP

    Great job if you got it right!

December 11, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Home to the Colosseum 4
2D 2. Mimicked 4
3D 3. One of five for which Jack traded the family cow 9
4D 4. Philosopher who studied under Socrates 5
5D 5. Zoomed 4
6D 6. Score to shoot for 3
7D 7. One might be acute or obtuse 5
8D 8. Clay targets to be shot, informally 6
9D 9. Human 6
10D 10. Thawed, as food before cooking 9
11D 11. Proposition assumed to be true 5
12D 12. Berry who played Storm in "X-Men" 5
13D 13. Refine, as ore 5
14D 18. Self-referential 4
15D 22. "Beat it!" 5
16D 24. Additional 4
17D 25. River blockers 4
18D 26. Side x side, for a square 4
19D 28. *Facepalm* 3
20D 31. Unit in a flight between stories 9
21D 33. "I'm c-c-cold!" 3
22D 35. Standstill, in chess 9
23D 36. Fish that are often prepared kabayaki-style 4
24D 37. Desertlike 4
25D 39. Chevrolet S.U.V. 5
26D 40. ___ or break 4
27D 41. Have debts 3
28D 46. Not late 6
29D 47. Like many plants in urban gardening 6
30D 49. Fancy party 4
31D 51. Sends, as a postcard 5
32D 52. Follow 5
33D 53. Slight color 5
34D 54. Soccer's Lionel ___ 5
35D 56. Mascot for Princeton — or Kellogg's Frosted Flakes 5
36D 58. Word in most Academy Award titles 4
37D 59. ___ colada 4
38D 60. Suddenly lose self-control 4
39D 63. ___ and cheese 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. Home to the Colosseum"

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 capital and largest city of italy; on the tiber; seat of the roman catholic church; formerly the capital of the roman republic and the roman empire
  • Words that mean the same thing: Roma, Italian capital, Eternal City
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Mimicked"

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 imitate uncritically and in every aspect
  • Words that mean the same thing: caricature, ape
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: APED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. One of five for which Jack traded the family cow"

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: MAGICBEAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Philosopher who studied under Socrates"

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 ancient athenian philosopher; pupil of socrates; teacher of aristotle (428-347 bc)
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PLATO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Zoomed"

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 move faster
  • Words that mean the same thing: hotfoot, step on it, pelt along
  • The opposite would be: linger, decelerate
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Score to shoot for"

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 (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
  • Words that mean the same thing: equivalence, equation, equality
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. One might be acute or obtuse"

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 space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
  • Words that mean the same thing: tip, lean, slant
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANGLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Clay targets to be shot, informally"

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 the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
  • Words that mean the same thing: skeet shooting, skeet, trapshooting
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SKEETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Human"

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 human being
  • Words that mean the same thing: person, someone, deathly
  • The opposite would be: immortal
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MORTAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Thawed, as food before cooking"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that make or become free of frost or ice
  • Words that mean the same thing: defrost, de-ice, deice
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEFROSTED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Proposition assumed to be true"

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 saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  • Words that mean the same thing: maxim
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AXIOM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Berry who played Storm in "X-Men""

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 city in the saxony region of germany on the saale river; a member of the hanseatic league during the 13th and 14th centuries
  • Words that mean the same thing: Halle-an-der-Saale
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HALLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Refine, as ore"

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 small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
  • Words that mean the same thing: smell out, smack, 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: "18. Self-referential"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: META

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "Beat it!""

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 leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
  • Words that mean the same thing: get, bugger off, buzz off
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SCRAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Additional"

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 english statesman who opposed henry viii's divorce from catherine of aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of utopia, the ideal state
  • Words that mean the same thing: Thomas More, to a greater extent, Sir Thomas More
  • The opposite would be: fewer, less
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. River blockers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
  • Words that mean the same thing: decameter, dekameter, dekametre
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Side x side, for a square"

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 particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
  • Words that mean the same thing: arena, field, domain
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AREA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. *Facepalm*"

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 syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
  • Words that mean the same thing: ut, do
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Unit in a flight between stories"

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: STAIRSTEP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. "I'm c-c-cold!""

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: BRR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Standstill, in chess"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
  • Words that mean the same thing: standstill, dead end, deadlock
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STALEMATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Fish that are often prepared kabayaki-style"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
  • Words that mean the same thing: eel
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EELS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Desertlike"

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 lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  • Words that mean the same thing: desiccated, desiccate, waterless
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Chevrolet S.U.V."

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: TAHOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. ___ or break"

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 recognizable kind
  • Words that mean the same thing: make up, spend a penny, pee
  • The opposite would be: break, unmake
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MAKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Have debts"

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

    The answer is: OWE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Not late"

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: ONTIME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Like many plants in urban gardening"

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 plant in a pot
  • Words that mean the same thing: pot
  • The opposite would be: unpotted
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: POTTED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Fancy party"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a gay festivity
  • Words that mean the same thing: blowout, gala affair, jamboree
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GALA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Sends, as a postcard"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
  • Words that mean the same thing: ring armour, ring mail, chain armor
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MAILS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Follow"

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 issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
  • Words that mean the same thing: result
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ENSUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Slight color"

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 slight but appreciable amount
  • Words that mean the same thing: pinch, jot, speck
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TINGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Soccer's Lionel ___"

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: MESSI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Mascot for Princeton — or Kellogg's Frosted Flakes"

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 fierce or audacious person
  • Words that mean the same thing: Panthera tigris
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIGER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Word in most Academy Award titles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the supreme effort one can make
  • Words that mean the same thing: scoop, unspoiled, estimable
  • The opposite would be: worst, evil
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. ___ colada"

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: PINA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Suddenly lose self-control"

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 catching an object with the hands
  • Words that mean the same thing: pushover, flick, snatch
  • The opposite would be: inelasticity
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SNAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. ___ and cheese"

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 waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
  • Words that mean the same thing: macintosh, mackintosh, mack
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MAC

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 53 69.7%
Short Answer 13 17.1%
History 4 5.3%
Geography 3 3.9%
Music 1 1.3%
Sports 1 1.3%
Food & Drink 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 76
Average Answer Length 5.0 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 15 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 Monday, 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!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: August 29, 2025 at 01:41 AM

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