27413 Thu Nov 28, 2024 NYY by Ricky J. Sirois

Across Clues :

1. Run down, 6. "Then again," in texts, 10. "Abbott Elementary" principal, 13. Nutrient-rich soil component, 14. Negative, 15. Editorial notation for an error, 16. Opt, 17. Considerable, 19. Common order at a hoagie shop, 21. Beyond the pale, 22. British designer Crawford awarded a C.B.E. in 2021, 23. Embellish, 25. Clip, 27. It might be mashed (in more ways than one!), 29. Grandiose, 33. Legal org., 34. 8 or 9, in a golf bag, 35. Haunted ___ (Halloween activity), 36. Doesn't have enough, 38. Grammy, in Germany, 39. Bumpkin, 40. Slam on the brakes, 41. Capitalized on an opportunity, 43. Actor Daniel ___ Kim, 44. Canadian fuel brand, 45. Hackneyed, 46. Figs. counted in some diets, 47. Praiseful poet, 49. Supermarket section, 51. Old Glory, 54. Ruse designed to disguise, 57. Amounts to nothing, as a plan, 60. "Key ___ " (Bogart movie), 61. R&B icon Rawls, 62. Ask for someone else's cig, 63. Natural dos, 64. Since January 1: Abbr., 65. French, in England, 66. Saw points

Down Clues :

1. Jazz great Baker, 2. Streaming giant, 3. Some coffee orders, 4. Feed like a baby, 5. ___ Park, Colo., 6. Abbr. in a birth announcement, 7. Vietnamese New Year, 8. Delivery person?, 9. Uprightness, 10. "You wish!", 11. "___ Las Vegas", 12. Big name in laptops, 14. Digital newsletter platform, 18. Color printer supplies, 20. Mythological creature with origins in Sherpa folklore, 23. Hanna-Barbera character who co-starred with Secret Squirrel, 24. Response to "Gracias", 25. Examine in great detail, as a text, 26. Is adjacent to, 28. Bakery byproducts, 30. Home away from home, 31. Best possible, 32. Yields, 34. Pancake order, 35. Place to find a needle, maybe, 37. Winds, 42. Trees along the National Mall, 45. '90s rapper with the hit "Still Not a Player", 46. Pitcher for the reds?, 48. Applies carelessly, as paint, 50. Flamboyant display, 51. Like many Christmas sweaters, 52. Flue residue, 53. Longstanding rivalry, 54. Factory chimney, 55. Showbiz awards acronym, 56. Nibble, 58. Qualifying abbreviation, 59. Bug

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 28, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, November 28, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: CHASE

  Possible Answer : Chase, chamfer, furrow, track, pursuit, Salmon_Portland_Chase, dog, chase_after, chase, following, go_after, give_chase, trail, tail, pursual, tag, Salmon_P._Chase




• The clue is 6. "Then again," in texts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOH




• The clue is 10. "Abbott Elementary" principal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA




• The clue is 13. Nutrient-rich soil component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUMUS

  Possible Answer : hommos, hummus, hoummos, humus, humous




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

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

  The answer: SUBZERO




• The clue is 15. Editorial notation for an error. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer : set, sic




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

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

  The answer: ELECT

  Possible Answer : elite, chosen, elect




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

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

  The answer: SUBSTANTIVE

  Possible Answer : meaty, essential, substantial, substantive

  Possible Opposite Answer : adjective




• The clue is 19. Common order at a hoagie shop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TURKEYSUB




• The clue is 21. Beyond the pale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOFAR




• The clue is 22. British designer Crawford awarded a C.B.E. in 2021. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILSE




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

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

  The answer: ADORN

  Possible Answer : embellish, deck, decorate, beautify, grace, invest, ornament, adorn, clothe




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

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

  The answer: PACE

  Possible Answer : pace, stride, tread, yard, gait, step, rate, tempo, footstep




• The clue is 27. It might be mashed (in more ways than one!). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATER

  Possible Answer : Irish_potato, white_potato, tater, potato, murphy, spud




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

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

  The answer: EPIC

  Possible Answer : larger-than-life, heroic_poem, epic, epical, heroic, epic_poem, epos




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

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

  The answer: ABA

  Possible Answer : aba




• The clue is 34. 8 or 9, in a golf bag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORTIRON




• The clue is 35. Haunted ___ (Halloween activity). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYRIDE




• The clue is 36. Doesn't have enough. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNSSHORT




• The clue is 38. Grammy, in Germany. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMA




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

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

  The answer: HAYSEED

  Possible Answer : chawbacon, rube, hick, yahoo, yokel, hayseed, bumpkin




• The clue is 40. Slam on the brakes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOPSHORT




• The clue is 41. Capitalized on an opportunity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADEHAY




• The clue is 43. Actor Daniel ___ Kim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAE




• The clue is 44. Canadian fuel brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO




• The clue is 45. Hackneyed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANAL

  Possible Answer : banal, old-hat, trite, hackneyed, timeworn, shopworn, commonplace, stock, threadbare, well-worn, tired




• The clue is 46. Figs. counted in some diets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CALS




• The clue is 47. Praiseful poet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIST

  Possible Answer : odist




• The clue is 49. Supermarket section. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEAT

  Possible Answer : kernel, substance, essence, meat, inwardness, nub, sum, nitty-gritty, center, centre, gist, heart, heart_and_soul, pith, marrow, core




• The clue is 51. Old Glory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USFLAG




• The clue is 54. Ruse designed to disguise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKESCREEN

  Possible Answer : smoke_screen, smokescreen




• The clue is 57. Amounts to nothing, as a plan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: GOESUPINSMOKE




• The clue is 60. "Key ___ " (Bogart movie). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARGO

  Possible Answer : largo




• The clue is 61. R&B icon Rawls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOU




• The clue is 62. Ask for someone else's cig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMASMOKE




• The clue is 63. Natural dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFROS

  Possible Answer : Afro_hairdo, Afro




• The clue is 64. Since January 1: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YTD




• The clue is 65. French, in England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOG

  Possible Answer : snog, buss, osculate, kiss




• The clue is 66. Saw points. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEETH

  Possible Answer : tooth, teeth, dentition

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Jazz great Baker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHET

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

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

  The answer: HULU

• The clue is 3. Some coffee orders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMERICANOS

• The clue is 4. Feed like a baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKLE

  Possible Answer: suck, suckle, give_suck, wet-nurse, breastfeed, lactate, nurse

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottlefeed

• The clue is 5. ___ Park, Colo.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTES

• The clue is 6. Abbr. in a birth announcement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OZS

• The clue is 7. Vietnamese New Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer: Tet

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

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

  The answer: ORATOR

  Possible Answer: speechifier, orator, public_speaker, speechmaker, rhetorician

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

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

  The answer: HONOR

  Possible Answer: pureness, accolade, purity, laurels, honor, respect, abide_by, reward, observe, honour, award

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, dishonor

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

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

  The answer: ASIF

• The clue is 11. "___ Las Vegas". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIVA

  Possible Answer: oral_exam, viva, viva_voce, oral, oral_examination

• The clue is 12. Big name in laptops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACER

  Possible Answer: genus_Acer, Acer

• The clue is 14. Digital newsletter platform. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUBSTACK

• The clue is 18. Color printer supplies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONERS

  Possible Answer: toner

• The clue is 20. Mythological creature with origins in Sherpa folklore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: abominable_snowman, yeti

• The clue is 23. Hanna-Barbera character who co-starred with Secret Squirrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOMANT

• The clue is 24. Response to "Gracias". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENADA

• The clue is 25. Examine in great detail, as a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARSE

  Possible Answer: parse

• The clue is 26. Is adjacent to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUTS

  Possible Answer: march, adjoin, butt_on, edge, butt_against, butt, border, abut

• The clue is 28. Bakery byproducts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROMAS

  Possible Answer: odour, smell, aroma, perfume, scent, fragrance, olfactory_property, odor

• The clue is 30. Home away from home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIEDATERRE

• The clue is 31. Best possible. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEAL

  Possible Answer: nonsuch, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, idealistic, paragon

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

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

  The answer: CEDES

  Possible Answer: surrender, deliver, grant, concede, cede, give_up, yield

• The clue is 34. Pancake order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORTSTACK

• The clue is 35. Place to find a needle, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYSTACK

  Possible Answer: haystack, rick, hayrick

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

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

  The answer: SPOOLS

  Possible Answer: spool, bobbin, reel

• The clue is 42. Trees along the National Mall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMS

  Possible Answer: elm, elm_tree, elmwood

• The clue is 45. '90s rapper with the hit "Still Not a Player". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGPUN

• The clue is 46. Pitcher for the reds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARAFE

  Possible Answer: decanter, carafe

• The clue is 48. Applies carelessly, as paint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAUBS

  Possible Answer: smirch, blot, slur, plaster, smudge, smear, daub, spot

• The clue is 50. Flamboyant display. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECLAT

  Possible Answer: eclat, acclamation, pomp, acclaim, plaudit, plaudits

• The clue is 51. Like many Christmas sweaters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGLY

  Possible Answer: slimy, unworthy, despicable, wretched, frightful, surly, horrible, atrocious, horrifying, vile, worthless, ugly

  Possible Opposite Answer : beautiful

• The clue is 52. Flue residue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOT

  Possible Answer: soot, smut, carbon_black, lampblack, crock

• The clue is 53. Longstanding rivalry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEUD

  Possible Answer: feud

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

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

  The answer: SMOKESTACK

  Possible Answer: stack, smokestack

• The clue is 55. Showbiz awards acronym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

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

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

  The answer: NOSH

  Possible Answer: nosh, snack

• The clue is 58. Qualifying abbreviation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: International_Maritime_Organization, IMO

• The clue is 59. Bug. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAG

  Possible Answer: jade, hack, peck, scold, common_scold, scolder, nag, hen-peck, plug, nagger

February 13, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, February 13, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle February 13, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Channel for "Mad Money"	4
2A	5. Hoarse vocal quality	4
3A	9. Eponymous prize awarded by the Mystery Writers of America	5
4A	14. Lyft competitor	4
5A	15. Ireland, to the Irish	4
6A	16. Frontline health care professional	5
7A	17. Computer input	4
8A	18. *Colorful cereal with the mascot Toucan Sam	10
9A	20. Omani currency	4
10A	22. King: Fr.	3
11A	23. Successor of Nintendo's GameCube	3
12A	24. *"Uh-oh, ___!" (classic line in commercials)	11
13A	28. Catering container	3
14A	29. Contents of a farmyard stack	3
15A	30. Sound represented by an upside-down "e"	5
16A	31. Capture on cassette	4
17A	33. Star of the Disney animated short "Once Upon a Snowman"	4
18A	35. ___-state area (N.Y., N.J. and Conn., e.g.)	3
19A	36. Coop resident	3
20A	37. Nutritionist's recommendation … or what the answers to the starred clues make up, to an overly literal person?	15
21A	43. Big part of a basset hound	3
22A	44. Korean automaker	3
23A	45. Memo starter	4
24A	46. Radio button that's handy on a road trip	4
25A	48. Food strainer	5
26A	50. 24 horas	3
27A	51. New ___ smell	3
28A	52. *Bulk purchase of Gouda, e.g.	11
29A	55. Climbing vine	3
30A	56. Weeding tool	3
31A	57. Wildly bright, as a color	4
32A	58. *"Ice Cream of the Future" since 1988	10
33A	62. Something to make when tossing a coin into a fountain	4
34A	65. Singer and AIDS charity founder ___ John	5
35A	66. Genesis backdrop	4
36A	67. With 41-Down, Buffalo's body of water	4
37A	68. Corporate shake-up, for short	5
38A	69. Sales pitch display, informally	4
39A	70. Slender	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. Channel for "Mad Money""

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: CNBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Hoarse vocal quality"

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 uttering in an irritated tone
• Words that mean the same thing: rasping, wood 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: RASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Eponymous prize awarded by the Mystery Writers of America"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the younger brother of edwy who became king of northumbria when it renounced edwy; on edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of england (944-975)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Lyft competitor"

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: UBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Ireland, to the Irish"

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 republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Words that mean the same thing: Irish Republic, Ireland, Republic of Ireland
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Frontline health care professional"

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 one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
• Words that mean the same thing: suckle, entertain, harbour
• The opposite would be: bottlefeed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NURSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Computer input"

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 collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• Words that mean the same thing: datum, information, data point
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. *Colorful cereal with the mascot Toucan Sam"

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: FROOTLOOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Omani currency"

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 basic unit of money in yemen; equal to 100 fils
• Words that mean the same thing: Omani rial, riyal-omani, Yemeni rial
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. King: Fr."

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 (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
• Words that mean the same thing: return on investment, return on invested capital
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Successor of Nintendo's GameCube"

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

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: WII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. *"Uh-oh, ___!" (classic line in commercials)"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: SPAGHETTIOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Catering container"

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 large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Contents of a farmyard stack"

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

  The answer is: HAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Sound represented by an upside-down "e""

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 neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
• Words that mean the same thing: shwa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCHWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Capture on cassette"

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 long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
• Words that mean the same thing: tape measure, mag tape, record
• The opposite would be: erase
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Star of the Disney animated short "Once Upon a Snowman""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. ___-state area (N.Y., N.J. and Conn., e.g.)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: TRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Coop resident"

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 adult female chicken
• Words that mean the same thing: biddy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Nutritionist's recommendation … or what the answers to the starred clues make up, to an overly literal person?"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WELLROUNDEDDIET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Big part of a basset hound"

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: capitulum, pinna, spike
• The 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 22 Across: "44. Korean automaker"

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: KIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Memo starter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Radio button that's handy on a road trip"

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 act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
• Words that mean the same thing: skim, glance over, CAT scan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Food strainer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
• Words that mean the same thing: screen out, sort, strain
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIEVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. 24 horas"

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 intelligence agency of the united states in the department of defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
• Words that mean the same thing: Defense Intelligence Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. New ___ smell"

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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: machine, railroad car, cable car
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. *Bulk purchase of Gouda, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: CHEESEWHEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Climbing vine"

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 old world vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
• Words that mean the same thing: common ivy, Hedera helix, English ivy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Weeding tool"

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

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Wildly bright, as a color"

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 colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: Ne, atomic number 10
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. *"Ice Cream of the Future" since 1988"

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: DIPPINDOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Something to make when tossing a coin into a fountain"

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 specific feeling of desire
• Words that mean the same thing: like, regard, want
• The opposite would be: begrudge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Singer and AIDS charity founder ___ John"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Genesis backdrop"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. With 41-Down, Buffalo's body of water"

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 body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Corporate shake-up, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REORG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "69. Sales pitch display, informally"

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 visual presentation showing how something works
• Words that mean the same thing: show, demonstration, present
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "70. Slender"

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 take off weight
• Words that mean the same thing: slight, svelte, slenderize
• The opposite would be: gain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle February 13, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Twice-chewed food	3
2D	2. Sports org. for Bill Russell	3
3D	3. Backstabber's forte	8
4D	4. Former late-night host Ferguson	5
5D	5. Shiny bicycle attachment	9
6D	6. Broadcast	3
7D	7. Sold-out theater inits.	3
8D	8. Illinois city that's a symbol of Middle America	6
9D	9. Signed up	8
10D	10. Bert and Ernie, for one	3
11D	11. "Quit being so immature!"	6
12D	12. Shoot for the stars	6
13D	13. Sticky secretion	5
14D	19. Excessively	3
15D	21. Sounds during a dental exam	3
16D	24. Exhibit	4
17D	25. Drained of color	4
18D	26. Drive-___ window	4
19D	27. Alternative to a Ho Ho	7
20D	32. "___ will always love you" (Whitney Houston lyric)	4
21D	34. Target of a medicated dog collar	4
22D	36. "Goodness me, absolutely not!'	9
23D	38. Major Texas industry	8
24D	39. Goes pffft	4
25D	40. Refusing to accept reality	8
26D	41. See 67-Across	4
27D	42. Color akin to turquoise	4
28D	46. ___ Row (London street known for its tailors)	6
29D	47. Modern lead-in to currency	6
30D	48. Like some watermelons or brackets	6
31D	49. Subject of many baa-a-ad puns?	3
32D	51. Orchard beverage	5
33D	53. Babe	3
34D	54. Roars with laughter	5
35D	59. ___ favor (Spanish "please")	3
36D	60. Praiseful poem	3
37D	61. President pro ___	3
38D	63. Bit of Winter Olympics equipment	3
39D	64. Folded edge	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. Twice-chewed food"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
• Words that mean the same thing: chew, chaw, plug
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Sports org. for Bill Russell"

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

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: NBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Backstabber's forte"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an act of deliberate betrayal
• Words that mean the same thing: treason, perfidy, treachery
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BETRAYAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Former late-night host Ferguson"

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: CRAIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Shiny bicycle attachment"

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 device that reflects radiation
• Words that mean the same thing: reflecting telescope
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFLECTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Broadcast"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: vent, strain, air travel
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Sold-out theater inits."

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: SRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Illinois city that's a symbol of Middle America"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in central illinois on the illinois river
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEORIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Signed up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that join the military
• Words that mean the same thing: engage, draft, enlist
• The opposite would be: discharge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENLISTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Bert and Ernie, for one"

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 two items of the same kind
• Words that mean the same thing: pair, brace, yoke
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Quit being so immature!""

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: GROWUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Shoot for the stars"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
• Words that mean the same thing: aim, draw a bead on, shoot for
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASPIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Sticky secretion"

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 any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
• Words that mean the same thing: rosin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Excessively"

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 to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• Words that mean the same thing: likewise, also, as well
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Sounds during a dental exam"

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: AHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Exhibit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
• Words that mean the same thing: picture, record, display
• The opposite would be: disprove, hide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Drained of color"

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 wooden strip forming part of a fence
• Words that mean the same thing: pallid, blanch, sick
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Drive-___ window"

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: THRU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Alternative to a Ho Ho"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWINKIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. "___ will always love you" (Whitney Houston lyric)"

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: ANDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Target of a medicated dog collar"

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 any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. "Goodness me, absolutely not!'"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HEAVENSNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Major Texas industry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)
• Words that mean the same thing: ranch
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANCHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Goes pffft"

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 small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: choke, cash in one's chips, fail
• The opposite would be: be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Refusing to accept reality"

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: INDENIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. See 67-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that 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: 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: ERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Color akin to turquoise"

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 blue-green color or pigment
• Words that mean the same thing: cyan, bluish green, blue-green
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. ___ Row (London street known for its tailors)"

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: SAVILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Modern lead-in to currency"

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: CRYPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Like some watermelons or brackets"

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 go to seed; shed seeds
• Words that mean the same thing: seed, sown, sow
• The opposite would be: unseeded
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Subject of many baa-a-ad puns?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Orchard beverage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
• Words that mean the same thing: cyder
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Babe"

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: HON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Roars with laughter"

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 long loud emotional utterance
• Words that mean the same thing: howling, ululation, ululate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. ___ favor (Spanish "please")"

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: POR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. Praiseful poem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. President pro ___"

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: TEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "63. Bit of Winter Olympics equipment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "64. Folded edge"

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 edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
• Words that mean the same thing: ahem
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	42	53.8%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	6.4%
Sports	3	3.8%
History	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 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 medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 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 04, 2025 at 08:47 AM