2409 Sunday Sep 08, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Smacks, 6. "Obey your thirst" or "Got milk?", 14. Tiki bar fruit, 20. Painter Rousseau, 21. Admit guilt, perhaps, 22. Porcelain coating, 23. Extra, 24. Age 1, 26. Tugboat greetings, 27. Drive in Beverly Hills, 28. Modern-day alternative to a cash till, 29. Memo heading, 30. Awful, in slang, 33. Quarry, 37. Age 5, 41. ___ al-Fitr (end of Ramadan), 42. Actor Paul, 43. One of 13 in a standard game of "Jeopardy!", 44. Animal whose name is pronounced with a "y" sound by many Spanish speakers, 46. ___ Rabbit, 47. Many an airport shuttle, 48. Age 16, 51. Rare bill, 53. Unvarnished, 56. Govt. lawyers, 57. Battery options, 58. Chris of "Jurassic World", 60. Succulent source of syrup, 62. Subj. of some training, 63. Alternative to the pill, in brief, 66. Age 18, 72. Political analyst Walter, 73. "It's whatever", 74. Award-winning Janelle, 75. Laughing gas or quicklime, 76. "The Kite Runner" protagonist, 78. Goal, 81. Feature of the Pizza Hut logo, 82. Prefix from the Latin for "needle", 83. Age 21, 87. Built-___ (some shelving), 89. Dwelling with a circular frame, 90. Vacation isle in the Ionian Sea, 91. Parts of vintage movie collections, 96. "However …," in texts, 97. Hide-out spot, 98. Age 65, 101. Any of the six in football's "New Year's Six", 103. Bug, 104. Possible threat to one in debt, 105. Director Kazan, 106. Pirate's haul, 109. ___ Picchu, 110. Age 100, 116. Place to store seasonal décor, 117. Give the lay of the land, 118. Warmly acknowledges, 119. "Good grief!", 120. Like black-tie affairs, 121. Broad view, 122. Social media request

Down Clues :

1. Worrywart's words, 2. Pertaining to the pursuit of pleasure, 3. Country that counts the French president as a co-prince, 4. Write-in, often, 5. Church recitation, at times, 6. Letters aptly found in "Obamacare", 7. ___ Pérignon, 8. Glittering, 9. Singer Jackson who wasn't a part of the Jackson 5, 10. Pundit's writing, 11. Stick, 12. Travel lead-in to "méxico", 13. "Hip Hop Is Dead" rapper, 14. Edible shell, 15. Diplomat Kofi, 16. Way to bulk up one's chest, 17. Opposite of un adversaire, 18. Desire, 19. Neighbor of Niger: Abbr., 25. "Assumption of the Virgin" painter, 30. Join a petition, 31. Game whose name must be said to win, 32. "Proud Mary" band, for short, 33. They follow quarters, 34. Leechlike, 35. Name rhymed with "says" in Taylor Swift's "Betty", 36. Major or May, politically, 38. It may come loose, 39. Nice Nikon, for short, 40. Went downhill, 45. Janine's boss on "Abbott Elementary", 48. "Whip It" band, 49. Gawk, 50. Word with ship or shorts, 51. Decorate, in a way, 52. Symbol for a winding road, 53. Way to go, 54. "Good grief!", 55. John who explored the Northwest Passage, 58. Tour grp., 59. Mouselike, 61. Tree along Central Park's Literary Walk, 62. Head of staff?, 64. Close relative of Hindi, 65. Give some shade?, 67. Years of service, 68. Something on an ear … or, in a different sense, a foot, 69. About whom Lennon wrote "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", 70. Thai's neighbor, 71. Out of patience, 77. Competitors who know their limits?, 78. Together, 79. Neighbor of Lebanon: Abbr., 80. Tick off, 83. Picnic invitation abbr., 84. Thermostat setting, 85. Val Kilmer's "Top Gun" role, 86. Homophone of "wee", 87. Wee, 88. Casual refusal, 91. Flowing movement between yoga poses, 92. QVC alternative, 93. Channel owned by Paramount, for short, 94. Like red card recipients, 95. Deceptive argument, 97. Delicately pretty, 99. Gab, 100. French kisser?, 102. Secluded valleys, 106. School with the mascot Big Al, for short, 107. Oscar-nominated Lena, 108. World capital with the most appearances in the New York Times crossword, 109. Non-Egyptian people who used hieroglyphics, 110. "___: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World" (1997 nonfiction best seller), 111. Mess up, 112. German for "never", 113. AOL was an early one, in brief, 114. Doctoral graduation cap, 115. Driver's target, in brief

NYT Crosswords: September 08, 2024

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 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. Smacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHAPS

  Possible Answer : whap, sock, bop, bash, bonk, whop




• The clue is 6. "Obey your thirst" or "Got milk?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADSLOGAN




• The clue is 14. Tiki bar fruit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPAYA

  Possible Answer : papaya_tree, Carica_papaya, pawpaw, melon_tree, papaya, papaia




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

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

  The answer: HENRI




• The clue is 21. Admit guilt, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPAPLEA




• The clue is 22. Porcelain coating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENAMEL

  Possible Answer : enamel, tooth_enamel




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

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

  The answer: ADDON




• The clue is 24. Age 1. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMATEURSTANDING




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

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

  The answer: TOOTS

  Possible Answer : booze-up, carouse, claxon, toot, carousal, honk, blare, bender, beep




• The clue is 27. Drive in Beverly Hills. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RODEO

  Possible Answer : rodeo




• The clue is 28. Modern-day alternative to a cash till. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPAD




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

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

  The answer: INRE




• The clue is 30. Awful, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKY




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

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

  The answer: STONEPIT




• The clue is 37. Age 5. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIRSTINCLASS




• The clue is 41. ___ al-Fitr (end of Ramadan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EID




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

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

  The answer: DANO




• The clue is 43. One of 13 in a standard game of "Jeopardy!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATEGORY

  Possible Answer : family, category, class




• The clue is 44. Animal whose name is pronounced with a "y" sound by many Spanish speakers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LLAMA

  Possible Answer : llama




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

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

  The answer: BRER




• The clue is 47. Many an airport shuttle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAN

  Possible Answer : caravan, vanguard, new_wave, van, avant-garde




• The clue is 48. Age 16. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIVINGCRAZY




• The clue is 51. Rare bill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWO

  Possible Answer : 2, deuce, II, two, ii




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

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

  The answer: PURE

  Possible Answer : thoroughgoing, stark, virgin, perfect, utter, double-dyed, virginal, sodding, consummate, vestal, everlasting, virtuous, arrant, pure, unadulterated, saturated, complete, staring, gross

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsaturated, impure




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

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

  The answer: DAS

  Possible Answer : DA, district_attorney, dassie, coney, hyrax, cony, das




• The clue is 57. Battery options. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAAS

  Possible Answer : abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA




• The clue is 58. Chris of "Jurassic World". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRATT




• The clue is 60. Succulent source of syrup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGAVE

  Possible Answer : century_plant, agave, American_aloe




• The clue is 62. Subj. of some training. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPR

  Possible Answer : cardiopulmonary_resuscitation, CPR, kiss_of_life, mouth-to-mouth_resuscitation, cardiac_resuscitation




• The clue is 63. Alternative to the pill, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IUD

  Possible Answer : intrauterine_device, IUD




• The clue is 66. Age 18. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (21 letters)

  The answer: GIVEITTHEOLCOLLEGETRY




• The clue is 72. Political analyst Walter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMY




• The clue is 73. "It's whatever". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEH




• The clue is 74. Award-winning Janelle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONAE




• The clue is 75. Laughing gas or quicklime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OXIDE

  Possible Answer : oxide




• The clue is 76. "The Kite Runner" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMIR

  Possible Answer : emeer, amir, ameer, emir




• The clue is 78. Goal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIM

  Possible Answer : aspire, intention, object, shoot_for, intent, take_aim, direct, train, objective, drive, calculate, purpose, bearing, propose, take, point, heading, purport, draw_a_bead_on, target, design, aim, place, get




• The clue is 81. Feature of the Pizza Hut logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOF

  Possible Answer : cap, roof, ceiling




• The clue is 82. Prefix from the Latin for "needle". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACU




• The clue is 83. Age 21. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARADMISSION




• The clue is 87. Built-___ (some shelving). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INS

  Possible Answer : IN, Indiana, Hoosier_State, Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, in, atomic_number_49, In, inch, indium, INS




• The clue is 89. Dwelling with a circular frame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YURT

  Possible Answer : yurt




• The clue is 90. Vacation isle in the Ionian Sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORFU




• The clue is 91. Parts of vintage movie collections. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VHSTAPES




• The clue is 96. "However …," 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 97. Hide-out spot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEN

  Possible Answer : hideaway, hideout, den, lair




• The clue is 98. Age 65. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINISHTHEJOB




• The clue is 101. Any of the six in football's "New Year's Six". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOWLGAME




• The clue is 103. Bug. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNOY

  Possible Answer : nark, rile, gravel, get_to, irritate, get_at, nettle, vex, annoy, chafe, rag, bother, devil




• The clue is 104. Possible threat to one in debt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO




• The clue is 105. Director Kazan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIA

  Possible Answer : Charles_Lamb, Lamb, Elia




• The clue is 106. Pirate's haul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOOTY

  Possible Answer : swag, loot, plunder, prize, pillage, booty, dirty_money




• The clue is 109. ___ Picchu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACHU




• The clue is 110. Age 100. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CENTENNIALSTATE




• The clue is 116. Place to store seasonal décor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTIC

  Possible Answer : loft, Ionic, dome, noodle, Ionic_dialect, Attic, garret, bonce, attic, bean, noggin, Classical_Greek




• The clue is 117. Give the lay of the land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORIENT

  Possible Answer : East, eastern_hemisphere, orient, tailor, orientate, Orient, point

  Possible Opposite Answer : disorient




• The clue is 118. Warmly acknowledges. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMILESAT




• The clue is 119. "Good grief!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEESH




• The clue is 120. Like black-tie affairs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRESSY

  Possible Answer : dressy




• The clue is 121. Broad view. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANORAMA

  Possible Answer : diorama, view, scene, cyclorama, panorama, vista, prospect, aspect




• The clue is 122. Social media request. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDME

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Worrywart's words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATIF

• The clue is 2. Pertaining to the pursuit of pleasure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEDONIC

  Possible Answer: hedonistic, hedonic, epicurean

• The clue is 3. Country that counts the French president as a co-prince. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDORRA

  Possible Answer: Andorra, Principality_of_Andorra

• The clue is 4. Write-in, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROTESTVOTE

• The clue is 5. Church recitation, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINS

  Possible Answer: trespass, blunder, sine, transgress, boob, hell, drop_the_ball, sinfulness, wickedness, sin, sinning, Sin, goof

• The clue is 6. Letters aptly found in "Obamacare". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACA

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

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

  The answer: DOM

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

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

  The answer: SPARKLY

  Possible Answer: coruscant, effervescent, sparkly, scintillant, glittering, glittery, aglitter, bubbling, glistering, glinting, frothy, scintillating, fulgid

• The clue is 9. Singer Jackson who wasn't a part of the Jackson 5. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATOYA

• The clue is 10. Pundit's writing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPED

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

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

  The answer: GLUE

  Possible Answer: gum, mucilage, glue, paste

• The clue is 12. Travel lead-in to "méxico". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AERO

• The clue is 13. "Hip Hop Is Dead" rapper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAS

  Possible Answer: sodium, Na, atomic_number_11

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

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

  The answer: PEAPOD

• The clue is 15. Diplomat Kofi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNAN

• The clue is 16. Way to bulk up one's chest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PADDEDBRA

• The clue is 17. Opposite of un adversaire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 18. Desire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEN

  Possible Answer: languish, yen, yearn, pine, hankering, ache

• The clue is 19. Neighbor of Niger: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALG

• The clue is 25. "Assumption of the Virgin" painter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITIAN

  Possible Answer: Tiziano_Vecellio, Titian

• The clue is 30. Join a petition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIGN

  Possible Answer: signaling, subscribe, ratify, gestural, signalize, sign, signal, sign_up, sign_of_the_zodiac, mansion, foretoken, signed, signalise, sign_on, polarity, star_sign, house, augury, contract, signboard, bless, planetary_house, sign-language, mark, preindication

• The clue is 31. Game whose name must be said to win. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNO

• The clue is 32. "Proud Mary" band, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCR

• The clue is 33. They follow quarters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEMIS

  Possible Answer: trucking_rig, semi, rig, tractor_trailer, articulated_lorry, semitrailer, semifinal, trailer_truck

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

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

  The answer: PARASITIC

  Possible Answer: bloodsucking, leechlike, epenthetic, parasitical, parasitic

• The clue is 35. Name rhymed with "says" in Taylor Swift's "Betty". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INEZ

• The clue is 36. Major or May, politically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORY

  Possible Answer: Tory

• The clue is 38. It may come loose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEA

  Possible Answer: teatime, tea_leaf, Camellia_sinensis, tea, afternoon_tea

• The clue is 39. Nice Nikon, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLR

• The clue is 40. Went downhill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLID

  Possible Answer: slue, slither, skid, slew, slide, slip

• The clue is 45. Janine's boss on "Abbott Elementary". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA

• The clue is 48. "Whip It" band. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEVO

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

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

  The answer: GAPE

  Possible Answer: gawp, gawk, yawn, gape, yaw, goggle

• The clue is 50. Word with ship or shorts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARGO

  Possible Answer: shipment, load, consignment, loading, freight, lading, cargo, payload

• The clue is 51. Decorate, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIM

  Possible Answer: well-kept, garnish, trim, cut, clip, trim_back, bring_down, tailored, trim_down, cut_down, reduce, lop, pare, trig, clipping, spare, clean-cut, shave, prune, trimming, trimness, snip, crop, shipshape, passementerie, cut_back, dress

• The clue is 52. Symbol for a winding road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAVYARROW

• The clue is 53. Way to go. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATH

  Possible Answer: way, itinerary, course, route, way_of_life, track, path

• The clue is 54. "Good grief!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGH

• The clue is 55. John who explored the Northwest Passage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAE

• The clue is 58. Tour grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PGA

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

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

  The answer: TIMID

  Possible Answer: shy, diffident, fainthearted, faint, timid, faint-hearted, unsure, cautious

  Possible Opposite Answer : brave, confident, bold

• The clue is 61. Tree along Central Park's Literary Walk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELM

  Possible Answer: elm, elmwood, elm_tree

• The clue is 62. Head of staff?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEF

  Possible Answer: clef

• The clue is 64. Close relative of Hindi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URDU

  Possible Answer: Urdu

• The clue is 65. Give some shade?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DYE

  Possible Answer: dyestuff, dye

• The clue is 67. Years of service. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERM

  Possible Answer: terminal_figure, condition, terminus, term, full_term

• The clue is 68. Something on an ear … or, in a different sense, a foot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORN

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

• The clue is 69. About whom Lennon wrote "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer: Ono, Yoko_Ono

• The clue is 70. Thai's neighbor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAO

  Possible Answer: Lao, Laotian

• The clue is 71. Out of patience. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXASPERATED

  Possible Answer: incense, aggravate, exasperated, worsen, browned_off, cheesed_off, infuriate, exacerbate, exasperate

  Possible Opposite Answer : better

• The clue is 77. Competitors who know their limits?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATHLETES

• The clue is 78. Together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASONE

• The clue is 79. Neighbor of Lebanon: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISR

• The clue is 80. Tick off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIFF

  Possible Answer: huff, miff, seeing_red

• The clue is 83. Picnic invitation abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYOB

• The clue is 84. Thermostat setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer: auto, automobile, machine, motorcar, car

• The clue is 85. Val Kilmer's "Top Gun" role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEMAN

  Possible Answer: iceman, hatchet_man

• The clue is 86. Homophone of "wee". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUI

• The clue is 87. Wee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTY

• The clue is 88. Casual refusal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAH

• The clue is 91. Flowing movement between yoga poses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VINYASA

• The clue is 92. QVC alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HSN

• The clue is 93. Channel owned by Paramount, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHO

• The clue is 94. Like red card recipients. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EJECTED

  Possible Answer: boot_out, force_out, release, turf_out, expel, eject, chuck_out, turn_out, squeeze_out, discharge, exclude, exhaust, squirt

• The clue is 95. Deceptive argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOPHISM

  Possible Answer: sophistry, sophistication, sophism

• The clue is 97. Delicately pretty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAINTY

  Possible Answer: exquisite, dainty, twee, prissy, kickshaw, mincing, treat, goody, niminy-piminy, prim, overnice, delicacy, squeamish, nice

• The clue is 99. Gab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NATTER

  Possible Answer: chit-chat, confab, visit, shoot_the_breeze, claver, confabulate, chatter, gossip, jaw, chitchat, chat, chaffer, natter, chew_the_fat

• The clue is 100. French kisser?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOUCHE

• The clue is 102. Secluded valleys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLENS

  Possible Answer: glen

• The clue is 106. School with the mascot Big Al, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMA

• The clue is 107. Oscar-nominated Lena. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLIN

• The clue is 108. World capital with the most appearances in the New York Times crossword. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer: Oslo, Christiania, capital_of_Norway

• The clue is 109. Non-Egyptian people who used hieroglyphics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYA

  Possible Answer: Maya, Mayan, Mayan_language

• The clue is 110. "___: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World" (1997 nonfiction best seller). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

  Possible Answer: collect, C.O.D., tease, gull, taunt, COD, rally, dupe, befool, slang, pod, put_one_across, seedcase, codfish, cash_on_delivery, cod, put_on, bait, put_one_over, tantalize, fool, ride, tantalise, rag, twit, razz, take_in

• The clue is 111. Mess up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

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

• The clue is 112. German for "never". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIE

• The clue is 113. AOL was an early one, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISP

• The clue is 114. Doctoral graduation cap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAM

  Possible Answer: tam, tammy, tam-o'-shanter

• The clue is 115. Driver's target, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer: Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, eta

February 10, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (38 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (38 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

February 10, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sharp bend	6
2A	7. Tipping point?	3
3A	10. Intro course?	3
4A	13. "Fa-a-ancy!"	6
5A	14. Heap praise on	8
6A	16. Home of the Boston Mountains	6
7A	17. Polite Spanish assent	8
8A	18. Online fad	4
9A	19. Pricing word	4
10A	21. Just the worst, in slang	5
11A	22. "The time for diplomacy has passed"	6
12A	24. Women's soccer and gymnastics powerhouse	3
13A	25. "___ Blues" (song on the Beatles' "White Album")	3
14A	26. Treatment plants?	5
15A	28. Letters of qualification	3
16A	31. Sweet sign-off	4
17A	32. Trees sacred to Hecate	4
18A	33. Prey for a heron	4
19A	34. ___ Poovie ("Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." character)	6
20A	36. Sounds from a pond at night	6
21A	38. French agreements	4
22A	39. Stone with "fire" and "water" varieties	4
23A	43. "Ish"	4
24A	44. Unspecified ordinal	3
25A	45. Travelocity spokescreature	5
26A	46. Make a pick	3
27A	47. Bird found in the mud?	3
28A	49. Pea, e.g.	6
29A	51. "Death of a Salesman" surname	5
30A	53. It may turn slowly in a horror movie	4
31A	54. Denny's competitor	4
32A	58. "What a pity"	8
33A	60. Liken	6
34A	62. Attend to details ... or a hint to entering six Down answers in this puzzle	8
35A	63. Applies, as lotion	6
36A	64. [Some of us are trying to watch the movie here!]	3
37A	65. "Success!"	3
38A	66. Trickled	6

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. Sharp bend"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOGLEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Tipping point?"

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 vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
• Words that mean the same thing: bump around, jolt, shake up
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Intro course?"

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: APP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. "Fa-a-ancy!""

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: OOLALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Heap praise on"

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: GUSHOVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Home of the Boston Mountains"

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 an area of low mountains in northwestern arkansas and southeastern missouri and northeastern oklahoma
• Words that mean the same thing: Ozark Plateau, Ozark Mountains
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OZARKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Polite Spanish assent"

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: SISENORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Online fad"

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 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 9 Across: "19. Pricing word"

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 (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
• Words that mean the same thing: from each one, to each one, for each one
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Just the worst, in slang"

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: SUCKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. "The time for diplomacy has passed""

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: ITSWAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Women's soccer and gymnastics powerhouse"

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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: United States, America, the States
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. "___ Blues" (song on the Beatles' "White Album")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Treatment plants?"

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 purgative made from the leaves of aloe
• Words that mean the same thing: bitter aloes, aloe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Letters of qualification"

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 united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
• Words that mean the same thing: International Maritime Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Sweet sign-off"

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: XOXO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Trees sacred to Hecate"

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 wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the english yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
• Words that mean the same thing: yew
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Prey for a heron"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
• Words that mean the same thing: toad frog, frog, anuran
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. ___ Poovie ("Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." character)"

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: LOUANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Sounds from a pond at night"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
• Words that mean the same thing: perish, mutter, snuff it
• 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: CROAKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. French agreements"

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: OUIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. Stone with "fire" and "water" varieties"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. "Ish""

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: ORSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Unspecified ordinal"

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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Words that mean the same thing: n-th
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Travelocity spokescreature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
• Words that mean the same thing: dwarf
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Make a pick"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: prefer, choose
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Bird found in the mud?"

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 any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
• Words that mean the same thing: electromagnetic unit, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "49. Pea, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family leguminosae
• Words that mean the same thing: leguminous plant
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGUME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. "Death of a Salesman" surname"

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: LOMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. It may turn slowly in a horror movie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a circular rounded projection or protuberance
• Words that mean the same thing: boss, node, thickening
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Denny's 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: IHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. "What a pity""

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: THATSSAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Liken"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
• Words that mean the same thing: match, liken, equalize
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EQUATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Attend to details ... or a hint to entering six Down answers in this puzzle"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: DOTTHEIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Applies, as lotion"

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: RUBSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. [Some of us are trying to watch the movie here!]"

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

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: SHH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. "Success!""

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 affirmative
• The opposite would be: no
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "66. Trickled"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEEPED

  Great job if you got it right!

February 10, 2022 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Destine for failure	4
2D	2. Trickle	4
3D	3. Rock genre for Roxy Music	4
4D	4. Southern border city in a Larry McMurtry title	11
5D	5. Game measured by its number of points	3
6D	6. Elements No. 7, 8, 9 and 10, e.g.	5
7D	7. Certain martial arts takedown	9
8D	8. Word after bad or hard	3
9D	9. ___ monkey	6
10D	10. Trendy brunch order	12
11D	11. Benefit	4
12D	12. Really hope	4
13D	14. Proportionate size for some model trains	6
14D	15. It's a lot to carry	4
15D	20. Online status	4
16D	23. 1982 film set in a mainframe	4
17D	25. "It's not hard to guess how this will end"	12
18D	27. Key to a quick exit?	3
19D	29. Shark species with the largest brain-to-body ratio	4
20D	30. Some E.R. cases	3
21D	31. Strike	4
22D	33. Underwater weapon-launching apparatus	11
23D	34. Horror star Chaney	3
24D	35. Stop start?	3
25D	37. 2003 cult film known as the "'Citizen Kane' of bad movies," with "The"	4
26D	40. Spotty pattern	9
27D	41. Modifies	6
28D	42. Kind of block	4
29D	45. Afraid to commit, say	6
30D	48. Actor Bomer of "Magic Mike"	4
31D	50. Gets a ride, in a way	5
32D	51. '65 Ford debuts	4
33D	52. "Me! Pick me!"	4
34D	55. Locking mechanism	4
35D	56. Great Plains tribe	4
36D	57. Await a ruling	4
37D	59. "Isn't that obvious?"	3
38D	61. "___ es eso?"	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. Destine for failure"

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 unpleasant or disastrous destiny
• Words that mean the same thing: fate, destine, designate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Trickle"

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 any thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: goop, exudate, ooze 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: OOZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Rock genre for Roxy Music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GLAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Southern border city in a Larry McMurtry title"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: LAREDOTEXAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Game measured by its number of points"

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 large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Words that mean the same thing: wapiti, Cervus elaphus canadensis, red deer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Elements No. 7, 8, 9 and 10, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Words that mean the same thing: accelerator, gasolene, flatulency
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Certain martial arts takedown"

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: JUDOTHROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Word after bad or hard"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: seat, tush, tail
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ monkey"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of southern asia; used in medical research
• Words that mean the same thing: rhesus monkey, Macaca mulatta
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHESUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Trendy brunch order"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: AVOCADOTOAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Benefit"

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 an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
• Words that mean the same thing: fringe benefit, perquisite, pick up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Really hope"

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 address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
• Words that mean the same thing: implore, beg
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Proportionate size for some model trains"

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: GSCALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. It's a lot to carry"

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 onerous or difficult concern
• Words that mean the same thing: burden, incumbrance, encumbrance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Online status"

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 not present; having left
• Words that mean the same thing: out, forth, off
• The opposite would be: home
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. 1982 film set in a mainframe"

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

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: TRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. "It's not hard to guess how this will end""

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: YOUDOTHEMATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Key to a quick exit?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Shark species with the largest brain-to-body ratio"

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 powerful mackerel shark of the atlantic and pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: mako shark
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAKO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Some E.R. cases"

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 doctor's degree in optometry
• Words that mean the same thing: Doctor of Optometry, OD, oculus dexter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Strike"

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: XOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Underwater weapon-launching apparatus"

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: TORPEDOTUBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Horror star Chaney"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Stop start?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that negation of a word or group of words
• Words that mean the same thing: not
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. 2003 cult film known as the "'Citizen Kane' of bad movies," with "The""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
• Words that mean the same thing: elbow room, board, way
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Spotty pattern"

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: POLKADOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Modifies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
• Words that mean the same thing: reparation, meliorate, improve
• The opposite would be: worsen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Kind of block"

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 (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models
• Words that mean the same thing: Lego set
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Afraid to commit, say"

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: GUNSHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Actor Bomer of "Magic Mike""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
• Words that mean the same thing: matte, mat, flatness
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Gets a ride, in a way"

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: UBERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. '65 Ford debuts"

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: LTDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. "Me! Pick me!""

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: OHOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Locking mechanism"

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 fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Great Plains tribe"

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 the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
• Words that mean the same thing: Oto
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Await a ruling"

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: PEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. "Isn't that obvious?""

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 seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Words that mean the same thing: consider, ascertain, come across
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. "___ es eso?""

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: QUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	64.5%
Short Answer	13	17.1%
Movies/Film	4	5.3%
Geography	3	3.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Music	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 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 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 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM