27395 Sat Nov 09, 2024 NY Times Chandi Deitmer and Hoang-Kim Vu

Across Clues :

1. Gets going, 11. Plant also known as Pisum sativum, 14. "Give me your worst!", 15. Certain cats, 16. Portmanteau for a moody and strong-willed toddler, 17. Actress Shawkat who played Maeby on "Arrested Development", 18. Domaine d'Agnès Varda, 19. Making a car payment, dusting the living room, scheduling a doctor's appointment, etc., 21. Sea shrunk by Soviet siphoning, 22. British sci-fi novelist McDonald, 24. Place for a mind or a ball, 25. Antacid brand, 27. Wrinkle of time?, 28. Moniker for 6'9" N.F.L. star Ed Jones, 30. Behold, in Latin, 31. It's a hole thing, 34. Get hot and bothered, 36. Work whose first installment spanned 352 pages and ended with "ant," in brief, 37. Guinness of "The Bridge on the River Kwai", 39. Fish in the flounder family, 41. Like i, say, 43. Professor Xavier's students, e.g., 47. Accomplish with precision, 48. Purchase on an island?, 49. Character name in "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Downton Abbey", 50. Of the land, 52. Nearly-round figure, 53. Falsify, in a way, 54. Very short story?, 58. With faculty, 59. To-do following a business meeting, 60. Unit equivalent to one-thousandth of an inch, 61. Stadium section

Down Clues :

1. Ride arranged on one's own, 2. Mononymous baseball star who played 28 seasons professionally, 3. Body-related, 4. Pray in front of, as an altar, 5. Abbr. in many French church names, 6. Sin/cos, 7. Letters before a handle, 8. "King Lear" part, 9. In knots, 10. Something the floundering are said to be on, 11. Party person, 12. Height, 13. "Per our negotiations ...", 15. Spill, 20. Tyronn ___, N.B.A. champion as both player and coach, 22. Modest reply to a compliment, 23. So much cheaper than expected, say, 26. Greek island south of Naxos, 27. Accord alternative, 29. What "tutti" means on scores, 31. Producer of black-and-white footage?, 32. Indian dish of potatoes and cauliflower, 33. Landlord's register, 35. Dirt road hazard, 38. Deep and hoarse, 40. Tex-Mex casserole, 42. Middle ___, 44. Replace with a new contract, in legalese, 45. Like scents and stencils, 46. "___ Lot", 48. Creatures in God's third plague in Exodus, 51. Musical counterpart of pizzicato, 55. "___ geht's?" (German "How's it going?"), 56. Shot one waits to knock back, 57. 1975 TV debut, in brief

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 09, 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. Gets going. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KICKSTARTS




• The clue is 11. Plant also known as Pisum sativum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEA

  Possible Answer : pea, pea_plant




• The clue is 14. "Give me your worst!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANTAKEIT




• The clue is 15. Certain cats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMS

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




• The clue is 16. Portmanteau for a moody and strong-willed toddler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THREENAGER




• The clue is 17. Actress Shawkat who played Maeby on "Arrested Development". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIA




• The clue is 18. Domaine d'Agnès Varda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CINE




• The clue is 19. Making a car payment, dusting the living room, scheduling a doctor's appointment, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADULTING




• The clue is 21. Sea shrunk by Soviet siphoning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAL




• The clue is 22. British sci-fi novelist McDonald. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAN




• The clue is 24. Place for a mind or a ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUTTER

  Possible Answer : trough, sewer, gutter, toilet




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

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

  The answer: ROLAIDS

  Possible Answer : Rolaids




• The clue is 27. Wrinkle of time?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGELINE




• The clue is 28. Moniker for 6'9" N.F.L. star Ed Jones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOTALL




• The clue is 30. Behold, in Latin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECCE




• The clue is 31. It's a hole thing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer : par, equation, equivalence, equality




• The clue is 34. Get hot and bothered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWELTER

  Possible Answer : swelter




• The clue is 36. Work whose first installment spanned 352 pages and ended with "ant," in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OED

  Possible Answer : O.E.D., Oxford_English_Dictionary, OED




• The clue is 37. Guinness of "The Bridge on the River Kwai". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEC




• The clue is 39. Fish in the flounder family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALIBUT

  Possible Answer : halibut, holibut




• The clue is 41. Like i, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONREAL




• The clue is 43. Professor Xavier's students, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUTANTS

  Possible Answer : mutant, variation, sport, mutation




• The clue is 47. Accomplish with precision. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOTOAT




• The clue is 48. Purchase on an island?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

  Possible Answer : bluster, gaseous_state, gas, throttle, tout, flatulency, brag, gasoline, boast, gasolene, gas_pedal, gasconade, accelerator, vaunt, petrol, blow, flatulence, natural_gas, accelerator_pedal, shoot_a_line, swash, gun




• The clue is 49. Character name in "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Downton Abbey". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORA

  Possible Answer : Persephone, Despoina, Kore, Cora




• The clue is 50. Of the land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGRARIAN

  Possible Answer : farming, agricultural, agrarian




• The clue is 52. Nearly-round figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVAL

  Possible Answer : elliptic, ellipse, ovoid, elliptical, prolate, egg-shaped, oval, oval-shaped, oviform, ovate




• The clue is 53. Falsify, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COOK

  Possible Answer : misrepresent, falsify, ready, James_Cook, make, fudge, manipulate, fix, prepare, Captain_James_Cook, cook, fake, Cook, wangle, Captain_Cook




• The clue is 54. Very short story?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAWLSPACE

  Possible Answer : crawlspace, crawl_space




• The clue is 58. With faculty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABLY

  Possible Answer : ably, capably, competently, aptly

  Possible Opposite Answer : incompetently




• The clue is 59. To-do following a business meeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTIONITEM




• The clue is 60. Unit equivalent to one-thousandth of an inch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIL

  Possible Answer : Swedish_mile, cubic_centimeter, ml, milliliter, mil, millilitre, cubic_centimetre, cc, mile




• The clue is 61. Stadium section. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSEBLEEDS

  Possible Answer : epistaxis, nosebleed

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ride arranged on one's own. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KITCAR

• The clue is 2. Mononymous baseball star who played 28 seasons professionally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICHIRO

• The clue is 3. Body-related. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARNAL

  Possible Answer: animal, fleshly, sensual, carnal

• The clue is 4. Pray in front of, as an altar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNEELAT

• The clue is 5. Abbr. in many French church names. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE

• The clue is 6. Sin/cos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAN

  Possible Answer: topaz, tangent, suntan, burn, bronze, sunburn, tan

• The clue is 7. Letters before a handle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKA

• The clue is 8. "King Lear" part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REGAN

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

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

  The answer: TIED

  Possible Answer: wed, fastened, draw, tied, laced, level, attach, bond, splice, connect, link_up, bind, trussed, link, marry, tie, even

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlaced, untied, untie, disconnect

• The clue is 10. Something the floundering are said to be on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRUGGLEBUS

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

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

  The answer: POLITICO

  Possible Answer: politico, political_leader, pol, politician

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

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

  The answer: EMINENCE

  Possible Answer: eminence, tubercle, tuberosity, note, preeminence, distinction

• The clue is 13. "Per our negotiations ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASAGREED

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

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

  The answer: TATTLE

  Possible Answer: palaver, spill_the_beans, maunder, piffle, gibber, blab, prattle, tittle-tattle, blab_out, twaddle, babble, singing, clack, chatter, prate, tattle, telling, peach, blabber, babble_out, gabble, sing, talk, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_quiet

• The clue is 20. Tyronn ___, N.B.A. champion as both player and coach. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUE

• The clue is 22. Modest reply to a compliment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOWHATICAN

• The clue is 23. So much cheaper than expected, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTEAL

• The clue is 26. Greek island south of Naxos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOS

  Possible Answer: Io

• The clue is 27. Accord alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTIMA

• The clue is 29. What "tutti" means on scores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : some, partly

• The clue is 31. Producer of black-and-white footage?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANDACAM

• The clue is 32. Indian dish of potatoes and cauliflower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOOGOBI

• The clue is 33. Landlord's register. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENTROLL

• The clue is 35. Dirt road hazard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus

• The clue is 38. Deep and hoarse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CROAKY

  Possible Answer: croaky, guttural

• The clue is 40. Tex-Mex casserole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACOPIE

• The clue is 42. Middle ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer: auricle, pinna, ear, spike, capitulum

• The clue is 44. Replace with a new contract, in legalese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOVATE

  Possible Answer: novate

• The clue is 45. Like scents and stencils. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRACED

  Possible Answer: line, draw, retrace, hunt, decipher, follow, describe, delineate, hound, trace

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

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

  The answer: SALEMS

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Oregon, Salem

• The clue is 48. Creatures in God's third plague in Exodus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNATS

  Possible Answer: gnat

• The clue is 51. Musical counterpart of pizzicato. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCO

  Possible Answer: arco

• The clue is 55. "___ geht's?" (German "How's it going?"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIE

• The clue is 56. Shot one waits to knock back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOB

  Possible Answer: lob

• The clue is 57. 1975 TV debut, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

July 04, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (32 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, July 04, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (32 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - July 04, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Bookmaking frame that produces paper with rough edges	6
2A	7. Chain restaurant that offers The Great Wall of Chocolate	8
3A	15. Checked out for a bit	6
4A	16. Nondairy drink option	8
5A	17. Deplorable	6
6A	18. Give too much airtime, say	8
7A	19. Unwavering	10
8A	21. First line in a newspaper story	4
9A	22. Destination off N.Y.C.'s Belt Parkway	3
10A	23. Like fireflies	5
11A	24. One side of a debate	5
12A	25. Reason to grant extra testing time, for short	4
13A	27. Z-lister	6
14A	29. Like the haka dance, in origin	5
15A	31. Business checks?	8
16A	35. Lines of code	6
17A	37. Sit 'n spin?	6
18A	39. Like Gouda or Gruyère	8
19A	43. Commercial prefix with -pedic since the 1950s	5
20A	44. Free	6
21A	46. Many modern chart-toppers	4
22A	47. ___ mail	5
23A	51. Martial art with rhyming syllables	5
24A	53. Woodland warbler	3
25A	54. Traditional sight next to many a mill	4
26A	55. Small hunting companion	10
27A	57. Call overseas?	8
28A	59. 2019 U.S. Open champ Andreescu	6
29A	60. 1969 U.S. Open champ	8
30A	61. Sought a treat, say	6
31A	62. Bakes	8
32A	63. Top-drawer	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. Bookmaking frame that produces paper with rough edges"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
• Words that mean the same thing: deckle edge
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECKLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Chain restaurant that offers The Great Wall of Chocolate"

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: PFCHANGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Checked out for a bit"

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: ONLOAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Nondairy drink option"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

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: RICEMILK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Deplorable"

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 unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - edmund burke
• Words that mean the same thing: abominable, execrable, detestable
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODIOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Give too much airtime, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that exaggerate one's acting
• Words that mean the same thing: ham it up, overact, ham
• The opposite would be: underact
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVERPLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Unwavering"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ROCKRIBBED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. First line in a newspaper story"

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 introductory section of a story
• Words that mean the same thing: lead, lead-in
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Destination off N.Y.C.'s Belt Parkway"

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 35th president of the united states; established the peace corps; assassinated in dallas (1917-1963)
• Words that mean the same thing: President John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, Jack Kennedy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JFK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Like fireflies"

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 softly bright or radiant
• Words that mean the same thing: luminous, lambent, lucent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. One side of a debate"

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 affirmative
• Words that mean the same thing: yes
• The opposite would be: no
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YESES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Reason to grant extra testing time, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: minimal brain damage, attention deficit disorder, hyperkinetic syndrome
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADHD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Z-lister"

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: NONAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Like the haka dance, in origin"

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 ethnic minority of polynesian and melanesian descent who speak maori and live in new zealand
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Business checks?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
• Words that mean the same thing: boycott
• The opposite would be: patronize
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOYCOTTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Lines of code"

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 rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
• Words that mean the same thing: bylaw
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BYLAWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Sit 'n spin?"

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 coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
• Words that mean the same thing: pivot
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWIVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Like Gouda or Gruyère"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that somewhat hard
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEMIHARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "43. Commercial prefix with -pedic since the 1950s"

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: SERTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. Free"

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: LETOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "46. Many modern chart-toppers"

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 reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: hip-hop, knap, belt
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "47. ___ mail"

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 freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
• Words that mean the same thing: escargot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "51. Martial art with rhyming syllables"

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: WUSHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "53. Woodland warbler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
• Words that mean the same thing: breast, mamilla, boob
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Traditional sight next to many a mill"

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 small lake
• Words that mean the same thing: pool
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Small hunting companion"

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: RATTERRIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Call overseas?"

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: AHOYMATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. 2019 U.S. Open champ Andreescu"

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: BIANCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. 1969 U.S. Open champ"

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: RODLAVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Sought a treat, say"

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 call upon in supplication; entreat
• Words that mean the same thing: pray, implore, tap
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEGGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Bakes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be uncomfortably hot
• Words that mean the same thing: swelter
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWELTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Top-drawer"

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: CLASSA

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - July 04, 2020 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Part of a frame	8
2D	2. Judgment setting	9
3D	3. Satirical website once owned by The Onion	9
4D	4. Eccentric	4
5D	5. Actress Prepon of "That '70s Show"	5
6D	6. Typical graduate of Starfleet Academy	6
7D	7. Free	7
8D	8. Like some complex intersections	7
9D	9. Included, in a way	4
10D	10. See 36-Down	3
11D	11. Quite accommodating	5
12D	12. Sitcom husband (and then ex-husband) of Maris Crane	5
13D	13. Clearing	5
14D	14. Shaggier alternatives to 55-Acrosses	5
15D	20. Water formation on wax paper	4
16D	24. Pained cries	5
17D	26. Small order of whiskey	4
18D	28. Runs the show, for short	3
19D	30. "You can count on me!"	5
20D	32. Story	4
21D	33. Factor in determining if the show must go on	9
22D	34. Parts of films that require complex planning	9
23D	36. With 10-Down, gender identity words separated by a slash	3
24D	38. Fellini's first Oscar-winning film	8
25D	40. Bush campaign manager of 1988	7
26D	41. Aids in networking	7
27D	42. Cover lightly, as snow	4
28D	45. Subject of a 1927 royal charter	6
29D	47. Trades barbs	5
30D	48. "Uh-uh!"	5
31D	49. What a current flows into	5
32D	50. Bucolic work	5
33D	52. Archangel of the Apocrypha	5
34D	55. Praiseful appraisal	4
35D	56. Bit of Eastern music	4
36D	58. Thick layer of hair	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. Part of a frame"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DOORJAMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Judgment setting"

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: ENDOFDAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Satirical website once owned by The Onion"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CLICKHOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Eccentric"

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 someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
• Words that mean the same thing: odd fish, odd man out, queer bird
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Actress Prepon of "That '70s Show""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LAURA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Typical graduate of Starfleet Academy"

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 a person who holds a commissioned rank in the united states navy or the united states coast guard; below lieutenant junior grade
• Words that mean the same thing: national flag
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENSIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Free"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PROBONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Like some complex intersections"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: FIVEWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Included, in a way"

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: CCED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. See 36-Down"

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: HER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Quite accommodating"

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 more than enough in size or scope or capacity
• Words that mean the same thing: copious, rich, sizeable
• The opposite would be: meager
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Sitcom husband (and then ex-husband) of Maris Crane"

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 world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern africa into the mediterranean; the nile river valley in egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
• Words that mean the same thing: Nile, Nile River
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NILES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Clearing"

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 tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
• Words that mean the same thing: clearing
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Shaggier alternatives to 55-Acrosses"

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 throw or toss with a light motion
• Words that mean the same thing: flip, sky, pitch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Water formation on wax paper"

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 indistinct shapeless form
• Words that mean the same thing: blot, spot, fleck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Pained cries"

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: YEOWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Small order of whiskey"

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 unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
• Words that mean the same thing: drachma, drachm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Runs the show, 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 one million periods per second
• Words that mean the same thing: megacycle, MHz, megahertz
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. "You can count on me!""

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: IWILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Story"

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 relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• Words that mean the same thing: level, grade, tier 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: TIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Factor in determining if the show must go on"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: TVRATINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Parts of films that require complex planning"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert 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: SETPIECES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. With 10-Down, gender identity words separated by a slash"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Fellini's first Oscar-winning film"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: LASTRADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Bush campaign manager of 1988"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: ATWATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Aids in networking"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery
• Words that mean the same thing: router
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROUTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Cover lightly, as snow"

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 fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
• Words that mean the same thing: detritus, junk, sprinkle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Subject of a 1927 royal charter"

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: THEBBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Trades barbs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
• Words that mean the same thing: spar, sparring
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. "Uh-uh!""

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 in no manner; in no 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: NOHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. What a current flows into"

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 positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• The opposite would be: cathode
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Bucolic work"

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 episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
• Words that mean the same thing: pastorale, pastoral, eclogue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDYLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Archangel of the Apocrypha"

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: URIEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Praiseful appraisal"

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 dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
• Words that mean the same thing: mouth off, rant, spout
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Bit of Eastern 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: RAGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Thick layer of hair"

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 thick flat pad used as a floor covering
• Words that mean the same thing: tangle, gym mat, snarl
• The opposite would be: unsnarl, disentangle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	77.9%
Short Answer	4	5.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.4%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	2	2.9%
Literature	1	1.5%
Food & Drink	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	32
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 24, 2025 at 04:24 AM