27394 Fri Nov 08, 2024 NYT by Evans Clinchy

Across Clues :

1. "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___": Arthur Conan Doyle, 5. Jerks, 11. Potsticker vessel, 14. French bread, 15. Co-star of Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy", 17. Wax-coated wheel, 18. "Hold up, what?!", 19. Sitcom that popularized the phrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?", 21. Travels all over, 22. Spoken-word performer ___ Scott-Heron, 23. Big brothers?, 25. Fanaticism, 30. Old Hollywood collectibles, 31. Where to take the high road?, 32. Retailer with the tagline "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived", 33. Makes angry, 34. ___-watch, 35. Allocate, 36. Goof, 37. "Lord of the Flies" boy, 38. Pizza topping, 39. Robin Williams called it "a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there", 41. Having kinks, say, 42. Earth, e.g., 43. Bump above a belt, 44. One working on a long-distance relationship, 51. Dessert that, despite its name, is better classified as a pie or tart, 52. Word with room or bot, 53. Humble requests, 54. Part of a succession plan, 55. Windows forerunner, in brief, 56. Lowdown, 57. Man, for one

Down Clues :

1. Put coins in, 2. Parent company of Bentley, 3. Pricey flight options, perhaps, 4. Doofuses, 5. Some underground channels, 6. Doesn't just wing it, 7. Settled (on), 8. Parks oneself, 9. Turn upside down, as a Monopoly deed card, 10. Beyond clean, 11. Constitutional, 12. Eyeball, 13. E and G, e.g., 16. ___ Banchero, 2023 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year, 20. Same-old same-olds, 23. Cinematic friend of Scuttle, Flounder and Sebastian, 24. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" quipper, 25. Sick burns, 26. Risqué, 27. Dairy-heavy dessert popular throughout Latin America, 28. Fix, as a bow, 29. Bond return, 31. Baltic capital, 34. Life-changing opportunity, maybe, 35. Style of music with a vihuela and guitarrón, 37. Examines closely, 38. Word before or after head, 40. One who's on a roll, 41. Twee, 43. Like many wine barrels, 44. Kept up to speed, in a way, 45. "Dream on!", 46. "Sure, I'm game", 47. When Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor, 48. Reclined, 49. It comes down hard, 50. "Sommes" and "serai" are forms of it

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 08, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___": Arthur Conan Doyle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FACT

  Possible Answer : fact




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

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

  The answer: SPASMS

  Possible Answer : muscle_spasm, cramp, spasm




• The clue is 11. Potsticker vessel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOK

  Possible Answer : wok




• The clue is 14. French bread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EURO

  Possible Answer : euro




• The clue is 15. Co-star of Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIOTPAGE




• The clue is 17. Wax-coated wheel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDAM

  Possible Answer : Edam




• The clue is 18. "Hold up, what?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAITREALLY




• The clue is 19. Sitcom that popularized the phrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: DIFFRENTSTROKES




• The clue is 21. Travels all over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOURS

  Possible Answer : turn, hitch, circuit, Tours, tour_of_duty, spell, enlistment, term_of_enlistment, duty_tour, go, tour




• The clue is 22. Spoken-word performer ___ Scott-Heron. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIL




• The clue is 23. Big brothers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBOTS

  Possible Answer : archimandrite, abbot




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

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

  The answer: ZEALOTRY

  Possible Answer : fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry




• The clue is 30. Old Hollywood collectibles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REELS

  Possible Answer : spin, lurch, stagger, bobbin, swag, keel, whirl, Scottish_reel, gyrate, spin_around, careen, Virginia_reel, reel, spool




• The clue is 31. Where to take the high road?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDGE

  Possible Answer : ridgepole, ridge, ridgeline, rooftree




• The clue is 32. Retailer with the tagline "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REI




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

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

  The answer: IRES

  Possible Answer : choler, anger, ira, wrath, ire




• The clue is 34. ___-watch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BINGE

  Possible Answer : bust, overeat, overgorge, glut, stuff, tear, ingurgitate, gormandize, gormandise, splurge, engorge, bout, overindulge, orgy, englut, binge, pig_out, satiate, gourmandize, scarf_out, gorge




• The clue is 35. Allocate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METE

  Possible Answer : boundary_line, borderline, border, mete, delimitation




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

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

  The answer: ERR

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




• The clue is 37. "Lord of the Flies" boy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIGGY

  Possible Answer : piggish, porcine, swinish, hoggish, shoat, piglet, shote, piggy




• The clue is 38. Pizza topping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASIL

  Possible Answer : St._Basil, Basil_the_Great, basil, sweet_basil, St._Basil_the_Great, Basil, Basil_of_Caesarea




• The clue is 39. Robin Williams called it "a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASVEGAS




• The clue is 41. Having kinks, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURLED

  Possible Answer : kink, curve, curled, curling, curl, coil, loop, wave, curl_up, draw_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil




• The clue is 42. Earth, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORB

  Possible Answer : revolve, eyeball, ball, orb, globe, orbit




• The clue is 43. Bump above a belt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTIE




• The clue is 44. One working on a long-distance relationship. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: CULTURALATTACHE




• The clue is 51. Dessert that, despite its name, is better classified as a pie or tart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHEESECAKE

  Possible Answer : cheesecake




• The clue is 52. Word with room or bot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAT

  Possible Answer : chew_the_fat, chit-chat, chat, visit, schmooze, jaw, claver, confabulate, chatter, Old_World_chat, confabulation, New_World_chat, gossip, schmoose, natter, chitchat, chaffer, shoot_the_breeze, confab




• The clue is 53. Humble requests. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTREATIES

  Possible Answer : appeal, prayer, entreaty




• The clue is 54. Part of a succession plan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer : successor, inheritor, heir, heritor




• The clue is 55. Windows forerunner, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

  Possible Answer : ut, disk_operating_system, make_out, execute, perform, answer, behave, coiffe, exercise, arrange, manage, dress, Doctor_of_Osteopathy, do, State_Department, coiffure, set, bash, practise, Department_of_State, DOS, cause, get_along, serve, DO, United_States_Department_of_State, DoS, suffice, practice, come, act, make, doh, fare, brawl, coif, State

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake




• The clue is 56. Lowdown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKINNY

  Possible Answer : tightly_fitting, cheeseparing, close, tightfitting, scraggy, near, penny-pinching, weedy, tight_fitting, tight-fitting, scrawny, skinny, underweight, boney




• The clue is 57. Man, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  Possible Answer : islet, isle

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Put coins in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEED

  Possible Answer: feast, tip, run, course, feed_in, flow, eat, provender, fertilise, prey, fertilize, fee, bung, give, feed

  Possible Opposite Answer : starve

• The clue is 2. Parent company of Bentley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUDI

• The clue is 3. Pricey flight options, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAFTBEERS

• The clue is 4. Doofuses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMFOOLS

  Possible Answer: sap, fool, saphead, tomfool, muggins

• The clue is 5. Some underground channels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEWERS

  Possible Answer: toilet, gutter, sewerage, cloaca, sewer

• The clue is 6. Doesn't just wing it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANS

  Possible Answer: program, project, programme, contrive, architectural_plan, design, plan, be_after

• The clue is 7. Settled (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIT

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

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

  The answer: SITS

  Possible Answer: sit_down, model, baby-sit, seat, sit_around, pose, ride, posture, sit

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 9. Turn upside down, as a Monopoly deed card. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORTGAGE

  Possible Answer: mortgage

• The clue is 10. Beyond clean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STERILE

  Possible Answer: uninspired, unfertile, aseptic, sterile, uninventive, unimaginative, infertile

  Possible Opposite Answer : fertile

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

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

  The answer: WALK

  Possible Answer: pass, manner_of_walking, walk_of_life, walking, walkway, walk, take_the_air, base_on_balls, paseo

  Possible Opposite Answer : ride

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

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

  The answer: OGLE

  Possible Answer: ogle

• The clue is 13. E and G, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEYS

  Possible Answer: Florida_key, headstone, winder, samara, tonality, key_fruit, key, cay, identify, discover, Key, Francis_Scott_Key, key_out, keystone, paint, describe, distinguish, name

  Possible Opposite Answer : atonality

• The clue is 16. ___ Banchero, 2023 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAOLO

• The clue is 20. Same-old same-olds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUTS

  Possible Answer: groove, rut, furrow, estrus, heat, oestrus

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus

• The clue is 23. Cinematic friend of Scuttle, Flounder and Sebastian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIEL

• The clue is 24. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" quipper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERRA

  Possible Answer: Berra, Yogi_Berra, Yogi, Lawrence_Peter_Berra

• The clue is 25. Sick burns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZINGS

  Possible Answer: dynamism, pizzaz, pizzazz, zing, oomph

• The clue is 26. Risqué. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGY

  Possible Answer: restive, uptight, highly_strung, high-strung, edgy, nervy, jittery, jumpy, overstrung

• The clue is 27. Dairy-heavy dessert popular throughout Latin America. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRESLECHES

• The clue is 28. Fix, as a bow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETIE

  Possible Answer: retie

• The clue is 29. Bond return. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIELD

  Possible Answer: relent, pay, concede, afford, fruit, give_way, give_in, give, cede, bear, grant, issue, buckle_under, render, generate, payoff, move_over, takings, return, yield, soften, proceeds, production, output, ease_up, knuckle_under, succumb, take

  Possible Opposite Answer : survive, stand

• The clue is 31. Baltic capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIGA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Latvia, Riga

• The clue is 34. Life-changing opportunity, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGBREAK

• The clue is 35. Style of music with a vihuela and guitarrón. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARIACHI

  Possible Answer: mariachi

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

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

  The answer: PERUSES

  Possible Answer: peruse

• The clue is 38. Word before or after head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTT

  Possible Answer: laughingstock, fundament, rear_end, coffin_nail, can, target, buns, fag, seat, border, bottom, bunt, tail_end, butt_against, bum, stern, tooshie, nates, butt_on, posterior, fanny, keister, derriere, rear, butt, backside, adjoin, tush, goat, tail, march, prat, edge, butt_joint, ass, cigaret, cigarette, stooge, abut, behind, rump, arse, stub, hind_end, buttocks, hindquarters, butt_end

• The clue is 40. One who's on a roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOTER

  Possible Answer: elector, voter

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

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

  The answer: CUTESY

• The clue is 43. Like many wine barrels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAKEN

  Possible Answer: oaken

• The clue is 44. Kept up to speed, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCED

• The clue is 45. "Dream on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UHNO

• The clue is 46. "Sure, I'm game". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETS

  Possible Answer: Lashkar-e-Toiba, allow, let, Lashkar-e-Taiba, countenance, rent, LET, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, get, have, permit, Army_of_the_Pure, Army_of_the_Righteous, net_ball, lease

  Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, forbid, prevent

• The clue is 47. When Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTI

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

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

  The answer: LAIN

  Possible Answer: consist, rest, lie_in, lie_down, dwell, lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 49. It comes down hard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIL

  Possible Answer: acclaim, hail, herald, come

• The clue is 50. "Sommes" and "serai" are forms of it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETRE

April 24, 2023 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - April 24, 2023

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Across:

• 1. Comedian Margaret: CHO
• 4. Do slightly better than: ONEUP
• 9. Beat by a lot, informally: THUMP
• 14. Drink like a cat ... or a place for a cat: LAP
• 15. "Way cool!": NEATO
• 16. Old Testament book between Daniel and Joel: HOSEA
• 17. Childhood nickname for Darth Vader: ANI
• 18. Edible parts of an ear: CORNKERNELS
• 20. John Philip ___, "The March King": SOUSA
• 22. Looked sleazily: LEERED
• 23. Benzoyl peroxide targets: PIMPLES
• 25. See 7-Down: READER
• 29. ___ or nothing: ALL
• 30. Speak hoarsely: RASP
• 32. Kitchen brand that could be a losing tic-tac-toe line: OXO
• 33. Once-sacred slitherers: ASPS
• 36. Author L. Frank ___: BAUM
• 38. Second-largest world religion: ISLAM
• 40. Item smashed before a ship's maiden voyage: CHAMPAGNEBOTTLE
• 43. High-I.Q. society: MENSA
• 44. Activist Parks: ROSA
• 45. Regarding: ASTO
• 46. Palindromic preposition in poems: ERE
• 47. Meg who played each of the three female leads in "Joe Versus the Volcano": RYAN
• 49. Pig's pad: STY
• 51. One-act Oscar Wilde tragedy: SALOME
• 53. Basic bicycle trick: WHEELIE
• 57. Former House speaker Nancy: PELOSI
• 60. Perfect places: EDENS
• 61. Slangy question of greeting ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across: WHATSPOPPIN
• 65. Foldable part of a Twister game: MAT
• 66. Major blood vessel: AORTA
• 67. Docking locales: PIERS
• 68. Be in debt: OWE
• 69. Speed ___ (fast driver): DEMON
• 70. Many a pet shelter pet, at one point: STRAY
• 71. Formerly known as: NEE

Down:

• 1. Jewelry fastener: CLASP
• 2. Capital of Vietnam: HANOI
• 3. Illicit poppy product: OPIUM
• 4. Ready to respond, as a doctor: ONCALL
• 5. Prefix with natal: NEO
• 6. Nobles above viscounts: EARLS
• 7. With 25-Across, digital magazine with the slogan "Cure ignorance": UTNE
• 8. "Don't ___ the bear": POKE
• 9. Humanoid robot who appears in all nine "Star Wars" episodes, informally: THREEPIO
• 10. Pilot and Civic manufacturer: HONDA
• 11. One of many for a Swiss Army knife: USE
• 12. Brooks who has won the four EGOT awards: MEL
• 13. Faux ___: PAS
• 19. Goofs up: ERRS
• 21. Involuntary muscle contractions: SPASMS
• 24. "The Wire" actor Idris: ELBA
• 26. Blockheads: DOLTS
• 27. Praise to the skies: EXALT
• 28. Leonardo DiCaprio role in a 1996 Shakespeare adaptation: ROMEO
• 30. Yammerer's sentence type: RUNON
• 31. Iowa college town: AMES
• 33. High points: ACMES
• 34. Comic book superheroine whose name is an anagram of SHARE: SHERA
• 35. Group of experts at a discussion: PANEL
• 37. Taj Mahal locale: AGRA
• 39. Didn't leave: STAYED
• 41. Freshly grated cheese at a trattoria: PARMESAN
• 42. Shindig: BASH
• 48. Alternative to Google Reviews: YELP
• 50. Itty-bitty: TEENSY
• 52. Decide one will: OPTTO
• 53. Windshield clearer: WIPER
• 54. Common iced tea garnish: LEMON
• 55. Amazed: INAWE
• 56. Lauder of cosmetics: ESTEE
• 58. Klutz's cry: OOPS
• 59. Crackle, as a fire: SPIT
• 61. Chunk of cash: WAD
• 62. Long-handled garden tool: HOE
• 63. Word before rest or wrestle: ARM
• 64. Certain nest egg, in brief: IRA

March 16, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (39 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle March 16, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. What Do You ___? (popular modern party game)	4
2A	5. Kind of ray	5
3A	10. Who says "Play it, Sam" in "Casablanca"	4
4A	14. Pink-slipped	4
5A	15. Deafening	5
6A	16. Beef that's aged?	4
7A	17. Form of racing that requires one foot on the ground at all times	12
8A	19. Satirist Mort	4
9A	20. Take hold	5
10A	21. Sort unlikely to stoop, say	4
11A	23. Motorist's offense, for short	3
12A	24. [Shrug]	6
13A	26. Complicated situation	10
14A	28. Notable	3
15A	29. Spot for a stud … or a "bud"	3
16A	31. Buenos ___	5
17A	32. Heading in the right direction?	4
18A	34. Hockey legend Gordie	4
19A	37. This might be rigged	4
20A	38. "Count us in!"	11
21A	41. Churn	4
22A	43. Home of the Nobel Peace Center	4
23A	44. Big to-do	4
24A	48. Ones who know what's coming?	5
25A	49. Blubber	3
26A	51. Woman's name that's a palindrome	3
27A	52. "Through the Looking-Glass" character	10
28A	56. Intestine's place	6
29A	58. Pop singer's nickname that omits 51-Across	3
30A	59. Ingenuity org.	4
31A	60. Italian for "milk"	5
32A	61. Golfer's involuntary wrist spasms while putting, with "the"	4
33A	63. Plant seen rolling through this puzzle?	10
34A	66. Hexagon bordering two rectangles	4
35A	67. Great Lakes people	5
36A	68. John Irving protagonist T. S. ___	4
37A	69. Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire	4
38A	70. Hit the mall, say	5
39A	71. Possible cause of a cough	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. What Do You ___? (popular modern party game)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Kind of ray"

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 3rd letter of the greek alphabet
• Words that mean the same thing: Vasco da Gamma, da Gamma
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAMMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Who says "Play it, Sam" in "Casablanca""

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: ILSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Pink-slipped"

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 chop or split with an ax
• Words that mean the same thing: ax, axe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Deafening"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AROAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Beef that's aged?"

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

  The answer is: FEUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Form of racing that requires one foot on the ground at all times"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: SPEEDWALKING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Satirist Mort"

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: SAHL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Take hold"

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: SETIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Sort unlikely to stoop, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SNOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Motorist's offense, for short"

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: DWI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. [Shrug]"

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: IDUNNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Complicated situation"

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: TANGLEDWEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Notable"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
• Words that mean the same thing: dignitary, panjandrum, very important person
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Spot for a stud … or a "bud""

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 sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: spike, auricle, capitulum
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Buenos ___"

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 river in northern england that flows southeast through west yorkshire
• Words that mean the same thing: broadcast, aerate, air out
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Heading in the right direction?"

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 compass point that is at 90 degrees
• Words that mean the same thing: eastward, eastern United States, due east
• The opposite would be: west
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Hockey legend Gordie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states editor (1920-1993)
• Words that mean the same thing: Irving Howe, Gordie Howe, Julia Ward Howe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. This might be rigged"

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

  The answer is: MAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. "Count us in!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: WOULDWEEVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Churn"

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 be agitated
• Words that mean the same thing: boil, rile, churn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Home of the Nobel Peace Center"

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 capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Norway, Christiania
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Big to-do"

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 prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Words that mean the same thing: shake, raise, arouse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Ones who know what's coming?"

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 person with unusual powers of foresight
• Words that mean the same thing: illusionist, prophesier, visionary
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Blubber"

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 dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: motherfucker, prick, whoreson
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Woman's name that's a palindrome"

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 mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. "Through the Looking-Glass" character"

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: TWEEDLEDUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Intestine's place"

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: MIDGUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Pop singer's nickname that omits 51-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Ingenuity org."

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 independent agency of the united states government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
• Words that mean the same thing: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Italian for "milk""

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 strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
• Words that mean the same thing: caffe latte
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Golfer's involuntary wrist spasms while putting, with "the""

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 nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
• Words that mean the same thing: yelping, yap, yelp
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Plant seen rolling through this puzzle?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass
• Words that mean the same thing: Russian tumbleweed, winged pigweed, Cycloloma atriplicifolium
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUMBLEWEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Hexagon bordering two rectangles"

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 state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
• Words that mean the same thing: UT, Beehive State, Mormon State
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UTAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Great Lakes people"

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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Erie, Lake Erie
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. John Irving protagonist T. S. ___"

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: GARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire"

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: PELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "70. Hit the mall, say"

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 pass time in a specific way
• Words that mean the same thing: expend, drop, pass
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "71. Possible cause of a cough"

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 air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
• Words that mean the same thing: smogginess
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Thursday Puzzle March 16, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Gargantuan	7
2D	2. Kayak alternative	7
3D	3. Get-togethers	7
4D	4. Singer McCain with the 1998 hit "I'll Be"	5
5D	5. 16 cups: Abbr.	3
6D	6. Holy scroll holder	3
7D	7. Like towelettes in a fast-food restaurant	5
8D	8. It's heaven-sent	5
9D	9. Neighbor of chlorine on the periodic table	5
10D	10. Contingencies	3
11D	11. Chairs, e.g.	7
12D	12. "Bee-you-tiful!"	7
13D	13. Wings things	6
14D	18. Sister of King Charles III	4
15D	22. Mediocre effort	5
16D	25. Home of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial	4
17D	27. Make-up artists?	5
18D	30. Candy in a gold foil wrapper	4
19D	33. Go a few rounds, say?	5
20D	35. Essay count: Abbr.	3
21D	36. Creatures described as anguilliform	4
22D	39. Elizabeth of "WandaVision"	5
23D	40. "Va-va-___!"	4
24D	41. Editorial overhaul	7
25D	42. Like a certain Freudian complex	7
26D	45. Take on together	7
27D	46. Developing, say	7
28D	47. Family-friendly, for the most part	7
29D	48. Not go to bed	6
30D	50. Shakespearean humor	4
31D	53. Sees	5
32D	54. Seize	5
33D	55. First lady between Bess and Jackie	5
34D	57. University of Georgia athletes, to fans	5
35D	62. "___ Said" (critically acclaimed 2022 biographical drama)	3
36D	64. Hebrew word meaning "son of"	3
37D	65. Psycho- pharmacology inits.	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. Gargantuan"

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 imposing in size or bulk or solidity
• Words that mean the same thing: monumental, monolithic
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASSIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Kayak alternative"

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: EXPEDIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Get-togethers"

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: MEETUPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Singer McCain with the 1998 hit "I'll Be""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that king of northumbria who was converted to christianity (585-633)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDWIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. 16 cups: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
• Words that mean the same thing: gallon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Holy scroll holder"

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 (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Ark of the Covenant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Like towelettes in a fast-food restaurant"

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 slightly wet
• Words that mean the same thing: damp, dampish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. It's heaven-sent"

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 hardened sugary exudation of various trees
• Words that mean the same thing: miraculous food, manna from heaven
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MANNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Neighbor of chlorine on the periodic table"

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 colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: Ar, atomic number 18
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARGON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Contingencies"

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: IFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Chairs, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the body of people who lead a group
• Words that mean the same thing: loss leader, leader, drawing card
• The opposite would be: follower
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEADERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Bee-you-tiful!""

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: SUHWEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Wings things"

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: ADLIBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Sister of King Charles III"

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 queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Mediocre effort"

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: BGAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Home of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial"

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 an island of central hawaii (between molokai and kauai); the chief island of the state
• Words that mean the same thing: Oahu Island
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Make-up artists?"

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 person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
• Words that mean the same thing: prevaricator, liar
• The opposite would be: square shooter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Candy in a gold foil wrapper"

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: ROLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "33. Go a few rounds, say?"

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 sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
• Words that mean the same thing: whirl, twiddle, twisting
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWIRL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "35. Essay count: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: WDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Creatures described as anguilliform"

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 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 22 Down: "39. Elizabeth of "WandaVision""

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: OLSEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "40. "Va-va-___!""

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: VOOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "41. Editorial overhaul"

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 something that has been written again
• Words that mean the same thing: rescript, revision
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: REWRITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Like a certain Freudian complex"

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

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

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Clue 26 Down: "45. Take on together"

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: TAGTEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "46. Developing, say"

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: INUTERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Family-friendly, for the most part"

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

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

  The answer is: RATEDPG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Not go to bed"

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: STAYUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Shakespearean humor"

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 digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
• Words that mean the same thing: gall
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. Sees"

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 the specified day of the month
• Words that mean the same thing: engagement, particular date, escort
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. Seize"

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 seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
• Words that mean the same thing: assume, seize, take over
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USURP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. First lady between Bess and Jackie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MAMIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. University of Georgia athletes, to fans"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DAWGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "62. "___ Said" (critically acclaimed 2022 biographical drama)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "64. Hebrew word meaning "son of""

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

  The answer is: BEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "65. Psycho- pharmacology inits."

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!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	60	78.9%
Short Answer	9	11.8%
Abbreviation	3	3.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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: September 03, 2025 at 04:26 PM