27458 Tue Jan 14, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 14, 2025

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

27458 Tue Jan 14, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ruling from a tennis line judge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSIN




• The clue is 6. Spelled-out chant at the World Cup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer : America, US_Army, US, U._S._Army, USA, U.S.A., U.S., Army, United_States, United_States_of_America, the_States, United_States_Army




• The clue is 9. Home for Shrek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAMP

  Possible Answer : drench, flood, swamp, deluge, inundate, swampland




• The clue is 14. For the first time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWLY

  Possible Answer : new, fresh, newly, freshly




• The clue is 15. ___ Beta Kappa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHI

  Possible Answer : phi




• The clue is 16. Signature Caitlin Clark shot, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THREE

  Possible Answer : tierce, triad, tercet, ternary, III, trine, iii, triplet, trio, threesome, ternion, deuce-ace, trinity, leash, trey, 3, troika, three, terzetto




• The clue is 17. One in charge of a sting operation?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEKEEPER

  Possible Answer : beekeeper, apiculturist, apiarist




• The clue is 19. Vessel in a slip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YACHT

  Possible Answer : yacht, racing_yacht




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

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

  The answer: ONES

  Possible Answer : ace, I, one, 1, single, unity




• The clue is 21. It locks locks into place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer : mousse, colloidal_gel, gelatin, gel




• The clue is 22. Lead-in to rock or weekly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : ALT, EL, elevation, altitude




• The clue is 23. Like a birthday candle prior to your making a wish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIT

  Possible Answer : well-lighted, lit, get_down, perch, illuminate, light, illume, unhorse, get_off, light_up, lighted, fall, illumine, illuminated, fire_up, alight, literature, ignite, dismount

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlighted, extinguish




• The clue is 24. Absolute champion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORLDBEATER




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

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

  The answer: DEPART

  Possible Answer : sidetrack, take_leave, set_forth, take_off, go_away, digress, deviate, set_out, start, pull_up_stakes, go, depart, part, vary, quit, start_out, straggle, diverge, leave, set_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : conform, stay, come




• The clue is 31. Make good as new. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTORE

  Possible Answer : restore, bushel, restitute, rejuvenate, mend, reestablish, doctor, furbish_up, reinstate, touch_on, repair, fix, reconstruct, regenerate

  Possible Opposite Answer : break




• The clue is 32. Cheer after a gooooooal!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE




• The clue is 33. Poorly behaved child. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAT

  Possible Answer : holy_terror, little_terror, bratwurst, brat, terror




• The clue is 35. Parks who sparked a bus boycott. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSA

  Possible Answer : Rosa, genus_Rosa




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

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

  The answer: ATTENTIONSEEKER




• The clue is 40. News of an alien landing, probably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOAX

  Possible Answer : humbug, put-on, play_a_joke_on, dupery, fraudulence, fraud, pull_someone's_leg, hoax




• The clue is 41. "Milk's favorite cookie" brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREO

  Possible Answer : oreo_cookie, oreo




• The clue is 42. Barnyard sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAA




• The clue is 43. Challenge for a person drawing lots?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTTEST




• The clue is 45. Piece of equipment seen at the Paralympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITSKI




• The clue is 48. Person often flirting with disaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORMCHASER




• The clue is 51. Response in the game of Battleship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIT

  Possible Answer : strike, come_to, dispatch, tally, impinge_on, reach, polish_off, off, shoot, bump_off, gain, run_into, smash, murder, remove, collision, score, smasher, stumble, collide_with, slay, pip, hit, arrive_at, make, hitting, attain, rack_up, bang, striking

  Possible Opposite Answer : miss




• The clue is 52. Org. that helped phase out CFCs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer : Environmental_Protection_Agency, EPA




• The clue is 53. Jost's "S.N.L." Weekend Update co-host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHE




• The clue is 54. Hardy and Petty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMS

  Possible Answer : tomcat, Tom, tom, Uncle_Tom, tom_turkey, gobbler, turkey_cock




• The clue is 55. Friend of Flower and Thumper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMBI




• The clue is 58. Game that ends when the snitch is caught … and whose positions end 17-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUIDDITCH




• The clue is 60. Handbill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLIER

  Possible Answer : broadsheet, aviator, handbill, aeronaut, flyer, bill, broadside, flier, airman, throwaway, circular




• The clue is 61. Chilly remark?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRR




• The clue is 62. Home of the Craters of the Moon National Monument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer : Gem_State, Idaho, ID




• The clue is 63. Bit of snow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAKE

  Possible Answer : bit, flake, eccentric, geek, peel, oddball, chip, snowflake, eccentric_person, peel_off, fleck, scrap, flake_off




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

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

  The answer: SAT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




• The clue is 65. Question after a joke bombs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETIT

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Emphasized, textwise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INBOLD

• The clue is 2. Like the yellow polka dot bikini, in a 1960 #1 novelty song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENIE

• The clue is 3. Popular Thanksgiving item. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEETPOTATO

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

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

  The answer: ILKS

  Possible Answer: ilk, like

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

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

  The answer: NYE

• The clue is 6. Word before deck or hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPPER

  Possible Answer: upper, speed, upper_berth, amphetamine, pep_pill

• The clue is 7. Prominent part of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHELL

  Possible Answer: cuticle, shell, beat_out, beat, casing, trounce, racing_shell, shield, case, plate, eggshell, vanquish, carapace, husk, crush, scale, blast

• The clue is 8. The "A" of A/C. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer: melodic_phrase, atmosphere, tune, bare, aura, aerate, transmit, publicise, gentle_wind, air, ventilate, melodic_line, melody, zephyr, air_out, beam, strain, air_travel, publicize, line, airwave, send, aviation, broadcast, vent, breeze

• The clue is 9. Choices at salons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLES

  Possible Answer: dash, fashion, flair, way, panache, expressive_style, manner, stylus, trend, vogue, title, elan, mode, style

• The clue is 10. "I like this so much!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATATREAT

• The clue is 11. ___ de Triomphe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARC

  Possible Answer: bow, arch, electric_arc, spark, curve, discharge, arc, electric_discharge

• The clue is 12. "I wasn't impressed". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEH

• The clue is 13. Rescue animal, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PET

  Possible Answer: favorite, positron_emission_tomography, deary, ducky, favored, best-loved, preferent, dearie, favourite, preferred, darling, pet, PET

• The clue is 18. Quadruple award achievement, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 22. Supports illegally, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABETS

  Possible Answer: abet

• The clue is 24. Small brown songbird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WREN

  Possible Answer: jenny_wren, Wren, wren, Sir_Christopher_Wren

• The clue is 25. Liquid-Plumr alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRANO

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

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

  The answer: TOOKASHOTAT

• The clue is 27. Gaelic language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSE

  Possible Answer: Goidelic, Erse, Gaelic

• The clue is 28. Back end. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAR

  Possible Answer: buns, tail_end, prat, ass, back, arse, nurture, buttocks, can, bottom, rear_end, lift, bring_up, derriere, rise, stern, rear, hindquarters, seat, keister, tail, tooshie, parent, put_up, erect, rearward, hind_end, behind, bum, fundament, posterior, back_end, raise, set_up, nates, tush, butt, rump, rise_up, fanny, backside

  Possible Opposite Answer : front, head, level

• The clue is 30. TV host who got asked a lot of questions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEXTREBEK

• The clue is 33. Labor day event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIRTH

  Possible Answer: birth, giving_birth, nascency, nativity, deliver, have, give_birth, nascence, bear, birthing, parentage, parturition

  Possible Opposite Answer : death

• The clue is 34. Pseudonym in a landmark legal case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: roe, hard_roe

• The clue is 36. Cries of understanding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAS

• The clue is 37. Cause for a lawsuit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORT

  Possible Answer: tort, civil_wrong

• The clue is 38. "Vissi d'arte" opera. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOSCA

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

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

  The answer: EMIR

  Possible Answer: emeer, emir, ameer, amir

• The clue is 44. Enemy of the Rebel Alliance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMPIRE

  Possible Answer: empire, Empire, imperium, conglomerate

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

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer: source, semen, germ, cum, ejaculate, seeded_player, seminal_fluid, come, seed, sow

• The clue is 46. Korean fermented cabbage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIMCHI

• The clue is 47. Remark while fanning oneself, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSHOT

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

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

  The answer: ACURA

• The clue is 50. Polo, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIRT

  Possible Answer: shirt

• The clue is 54. It washes a shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIDE

  Possible Answer: tide, surge, lunar_time_period

  Possible Opposite Answer : ebb

• The clue is 55. Closest pal, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BFF

• The clue is 56. Not just some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALL

  Possible Answer: totally, entirely, altogether, all, completely, wholly, whole

  Possible Opposite Answer : partly, some

• The clue is 57. Hamm of soccer fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIA

• The clue is 58. Ones trying not to be sacked, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QBS

• The clue is 59. Fossil hunters' project. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIG

  Possible Answer: excavation, grok, excavate, grasp, barb, gibe, dig_out, jab, drudge, slam, get_the_picture, savvy, dig, cut_into, travail, comprehend, poke, dig_up, delve, stab, turn_over, shot, moil, shaft, toil, grind, fag, prod, compass, labour, archeological_site, digging, labor, hollow, apprehend, jibe

February 28, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, February 28, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

February 28, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Bunch of wolves or cards	4
2A	5. Busy with other things	6
3A	11. The Beatles' "Till There ___ You"	3
4A	14. Jai ___ (sport)	4
5A	15. Francis of old TV's "What's My Line?"	6
6A	16. It clinks in a drink	3
7A	17. Nurses, as a drink	4
8A	18. Swamp in "Pogo"	10
9A	20. In few words	5
10A	22. Museum-funding org.	3
11A	23. Like auto shop rags	4
12A	24. 1990s cartoon series featuring Yakko, Wakko and Dot	10
13A	27. Org. featured in the documentary "This Film Is Not Yet Rated"	4
14A	28. Abbr. meaning "and others"	4
15A	29. Arizona college town	5
16A	31. Some Best Buy buys, for short	3
17A	34. Doggie doc	3
18A	36. Bones next to ulnae	5
19A	39. Baby-boomer series that starred Ken Olin	15
20A	44. Indian stringed instrument	5
21A	45. Around 50.25% of the world's adult population	3
22A	46. Letters before an alias	3
23A	47. Meters and liters	5
24A	50. Eve's man	4
25A	53. Pinnacle	4
26A	55. Poet William who wrote "The Prelude"	10
27A	60. Play opener	4
28A	61. Flamenco cheer	3
29A	62. Reproductive cell for a fern	5
30A	63. South American rodent with soft, dense fur	10
31A	67. One may be half-baked or brilliant	4
32A	68. "___ soon?"	3
33A	69. "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" author Joan	6
34A	70. Must-have	4
35A	71. ID in the form xxx-xx-xxxx	3
36A	72. X-ray follow-up, perhaps	6
37A	73. Deities	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. Bunch of wolves or cards"

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 large indefinite number
• Words that mean the same thing: carry, bundle, backpack
• The opposite would be: unpack
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Busy with other things"

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: TIEDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. The Beatles' "Till There ___ You""

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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: WA, live, cost
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Jai ___ (sport)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ALAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Francis of old TV's "What's My Line?""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ARLENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. It clinks in a drink"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: methamphetamine hydrochloride, deoxyephedrine, water ice
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Nurses, as a drink"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small drink
• Words that mean the same thing: sip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Swamp in "Pogo""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OKEFENOKEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. In few words"

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 brief and to the point; effectively cut short
• Words that mean the same thing: laconic, curt, crisp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Museum-funding org."

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: NEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Like auto shop rags"

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 containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
• Words that mean the same thing: buttery, smarmy, soapy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OILY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. 1990s cartoon series featuring Yakko, Wakko and Dot"

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: ANIMANIACS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Org. featured in the documentary "This Film Is Not Yet Rated""

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: MPAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Abbr. meaning "and others""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ETAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Arizona college town"

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: TEMPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Some Best Buy buys, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
• Words that mean the same thing: personal computer, PC, microcomputer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Doggie doc"

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 who practices veterinary medicine
• Words that mean the same thing: veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, veteran
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Bones next to ulnae"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
• Words that mean the same thing: r, radius, wheel spoke
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RADII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Baby-boomer series that starred Ken Olin"

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: THIRTYSOMETHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. Indian stringed instrument"

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 stringed instrument of india; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SITAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Around 50.25% of the world's adult population"

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 force of workers available
• Words that mean the same thing: work force, manpower, mankind
• The opposite would be: woman, civilian
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Letters before an alias"

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: AKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Meters and liters"

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 division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: unit of measurement, social unit, building block
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Eve's man"

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 (old testament) in judeo-christian mythology; the first man and the husband of eve and the progenitor of the human race
• Words that mean the same thing: disco biscuit, Robert Adam, XTC
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "53. Pinnacle"

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 most extreme possible amount or value
• Words that mean the same thing: flush, acme, flower
• The opposite would be: bottom out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Poet William who wrote "The Prelude""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a romantic english poet whose work was inspired by the lake district where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
• Words that mean the same thing: William Wordsworth
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORDSWORTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "60. Play opener"

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: ACTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "61. Flamenco cheer"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. Reproductive cell for a fern"

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 small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. South American rodent with soft, dense fur"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
• Words that mean the same thing: Chinchilla laniger
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHINCHILLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "67. One may be half-baked or brilliant"

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 content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Words that mean the same thing: approximation, thought, estimation
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. "___ soon?""

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 to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• Words that mean the same thing: excessively, overly, 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 33 Across: "69. "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" author Joan"

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 united states writer (born in 1934)
• Words that mean the same thing: Joan Didion
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIDION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "70. Must-have"

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 a condition requiring relief
• Words that mean the same thing: involve, require, necessitate
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "71. ID in the form xxx-xx-xxxx"

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: SSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "72. X-ray follow-up, perhaps"

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: CTSCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "73. Deities"

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 supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
• Words that mean the same thing: graven image, god, immortal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GODS

  Great job if you got it right!

February 28, 2022 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Linguine or fettuccine	5
2D	2. Not from Earth	5
3D	3. ___ pants (cropped style popularized in the 1960s)	5
4D	4. Instruction to Kate in a Cole Porter title	6
5D	5. "___ Te Ching"	3
6D	6. Rub the wrong way	3
7D	7. Justice Kagan	5
8D	8. Reason for a markdown	6
9D	9. Disquieted state	6
10D	10. Writing implement filled with 37-Down	3
11D	11. Popular online reference	9
12D	12. Amtrak express train	5
13D	13. "So long!"	5
14D	19. Tuba sound	6
15D	21. Enjoy a meal	3
16D	25. Dark shade of blue	4
17D	26. Parts of a French archipelago	4
18D	30. Actor with the famous line "I pity the fool!"	3
19D	31. Six for a TD, e.g.	3
20D	32. Ho ___ Minh City	3
21D	33. Word before room or comedy	9
22D	35. Male cat	3
23D	37. 10-Down filler	3
24D	38. "Hometown proud" supermarket	3
25D	40. Jeannette ___, first woman elected to Congress	6
26D	41. Prefix between bi- and quad-	3
27D	42. Cultural anthropologist Margaret	4
28D	43. Make ___ meet	4
29D	48. Like some well-pitched games	6
30D	49. One side in eight-ball pool	6
31D	51. "How cute!" sounds	3
32D	52. In a sulk	6
33D	53. Agreements	5
34D	54. Amazon speakers introduced in 2014	5
35D	56. Archaeologist's find	5
36D	57. Contest with roping and riding	5
37D	58. Cornered, in a way	5
38D	59. Two are better than one, they say	5
39D	64. Public health agcy.	3
40D	65. Mauna ___ (Hawaiian volcano)	3
41D	66. Journalist Curry	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. Linguine or fettuccine"

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 dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
• Words that mean the same thing: alimentary paste
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Not from Earth"

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 person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
• Words that mean the same thing: unknown, foreigner, outlander
• The opposite would be: acquaintance, citizen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ pants (cropped style popularized in the 1960s)"

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 an island (part of campania) in the bay of naples in southern italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Instruction to Kate in a Cole Porter title"

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: KISSME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "___ Te Ching""

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 adherent of any branch of taoism
• Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Rub the wrong way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that irritate or vex
• Words that mean the same thing: gall
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Justice Kagan"

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: ELENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Reason for a markdown"

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 an imperfection in a bodily system
• Words that mean the same thing: blemish, flaw, fault
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEFECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Disquieted state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
• Words that mean the same thing: disquiet, uneasiness, malaise
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Writing implement filled with 37-Down"

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 writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• Words that mean the same thing: penitentiary, write, playpen
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Popular online reference"

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: WIKIPEDIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Amtrak express train"

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: ACELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "So long!""

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: SEEYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Tuba sound"

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: OOMPAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Enjoy a meal"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: eat on, use up, wipe 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: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Dark shade of blue"

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 organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
• Words that mean the same thing: dark blue, naval forces, USN
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Parts of a French archipelago"

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: ILES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Actor with the famous line "I pity the fool!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Six for a TD, e.g."

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 heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
• Words that mean the same thing: Pt, platinum, atomic number 78
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Ho ___ Minh City"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the circulating life energy that in chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
• Words that mean the same thing: ch'i, qi, khi
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Word before room or comedy"

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 the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - franklin d.roosevelt
• Words that mean the same thing: post, position, site
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SITUATION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Male cat"

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 (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to whites
• Words that mean the same thing: tomcat, gobbler, Uncle Tom
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. 10-Down filler"

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

  The answer is: INK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. "Hometown proud" supermarket"

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 one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
• Words that mean the same thing: immunoglobulin A
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Jeannette ___, first woman elected to Congress"

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 leader in the women's suffrage movement in montana; the first woman to serve in the united states house of representatives (1880-1973)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jeannette Rankin
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANKIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Prefix between bi- and quad-"

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: TRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Cultural anthropologist Margaret"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
• Words that mean the same thing: George Herbert Mead, Margaret Mead
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Make ___ meet"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: terminal, ending, goal
• The opposite would be: begin, beginning
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Like some well-pitched games"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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: TWOHIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. One side in eight-ball pool"

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 matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: solid state, solidness, solid
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. "How cute!" sounds"

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: AWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. In a sulk"

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 move around slowly and aimlessly
• Words that mean the same thing: mope around, mow, mop
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOPING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Agreements"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
• Words that mean the same thing: accord, pact, treaty
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PACTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Amazon speakers introduced in 2014"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
• Words that mean the same thing: Echo, echo, replication
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECHOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Archaeologist's find"

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 an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
• Words that mean the same thing: token, souvenir, keepsake
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Contest with roping and riding"

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

  The answer is: RODEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Cornered, in a way"

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 force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
• Words that mean the same thing: trapped, cornered, at bay
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Two are better than one, they say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
• Words that mean the same thing: drumhead, headland, heading
• The opposite would be: foot, tail
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: HEADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "64. Public health agcy."

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 federal agency in the department of health and human services; located in atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
• Words that mean the same thing: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: CDC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "65. Mauna ___ (Hawaiian volcano)"

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: LOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "66. Journalist Curry"

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!
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  The answer is: ANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	45	57.7%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Food & Drink	3	3.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
Sports	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
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 11, 2025 at 03:39 PM