Tuesday NYT Crossword Answers: August 20, 2024 – Hints, Clues, and Solutions

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Break down the Tuesday NYT Crosswords: August 20, 2024

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Tuesday NYT Crossword Answers: August 20, 2024 

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Largest city in Nebraska. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAHA

  Possible Answer : Omaha, Maha




• The clue is 6. "Excuse me …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHEM

  Possible Answer : ahem, hem




• The clue is 10. Letters on old Soviet rockets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCCP




• The clue is 14. Eschew the subway, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CABIT




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

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

  The answer: JEER

  Possible Answer : scoffing, mockery, barrack, jeering, jeer, gibe, flout, scoff




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

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

  The answer: AURA

  Possible Answer : nimbus, aura, gloriole, halo, aureole, atmosphere, air, glory




• The clue is 17. Superscript by a brand name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRADEMARKSYMBOL




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

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

  The answer: EST

  Possible Answer : EST, Eastern_Time, Eastern_Standard_Time




• The clue is 21. Losing line in tic-tac-toe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OXO




• The clue is 22. Major in mass communication?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POPE

  Possible Answer : Bishop_of_Rome, pontiff, Roman_Catholic_Pope, Catholic_Pope, Pope, Alexander_Pope, pope, Vicar_of_Christ, Holy_Father




• The clue is 23. "Won't Get Fooled Again" rockers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEWHO




• The clue is 26. The "F" of FTW. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOR




• The clue is 27. Actress Wray of "King Kong". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAY

  Possible Answer : faery, faerie, fairy, sprite, fay




• The clue is 30. Fighter jet's landing spot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRFORCEBASE




• The clue is 34. Neighbor of an Uzbek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAJIK

  Possible Answer : Tajik, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tajiki, Republic_of_Tajikistan, Tadjik, Tajikistan




• The clue is 37. Longtime Heat coach Spoelstra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIK




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

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

  The answer: IRKS

  Possible Answer : gall, irk




• The clue is 39. Singer with the albums "21," "25" and "30". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADELE




• The clue is 40. Director Ang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEE

  Possible Answer : Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam, Robert_Edward_Lee, Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick, Richard_Henry_Lee, Robert_E._Lee, Henry_Lee, lee_side, Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Spike_Lee, Bruce_Lee, Tsung_Dao_Lee, lee, leeward, downwind, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee

  Possible Opposite Answer : windward




• The clue is 41. Man of Marseilles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOMME




• The clue is 42. Not doing much. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLE

  Possible Answer : wild, tick_over, loose, out_of_work, unused, idle, unwarranted, light, stagnate, slug, baseless, unfounded, jobless, laze, groundless, dead

  Possible Opposite Answer : run, busy, work




• The clue is 43. ___ ring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOD

  Possible Answer : modality, humour, temper, humor, mood, climate, mode




• The clue is 44. Areas for altars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APSES

  Possible Answer : apse, apsis




• The clue is 45. Investment banking giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLDMANSACHS




• The clue is 48. Lead-in to "-hoo". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANY

  Possible Answer : whatever, any, whatsoever




• The clue is 49. Apple platform. 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 50. Extended period of inactivity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAYOFF

  Possible Answer : layoff




• The clue is 54. Final opponent in a video game level. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOSS

  Possible Answer : party_boss, Bos, political_boss, foreman, genus_Bos, stamp, hirer, honcho, knob, brag, boss, chief, gaffer, emboss




• The clue is 56. With 57-Down, lacking in variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer : unmatchable, peerless, unrivalled, i, unitary, unrivaled, ace, single, I, 1, matchless, one_and_only, unmatched, ane, nonpareil, unity, one




• The clue is 58. Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo ___ Turk". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer : ala




• The clue is 59. Best Picture winner of 1965 ... or a description of the ends of 17-, 30- and 45-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THESOUNDOFMUSIC




• The clue is 64. Chef's creation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEAL

  Possible Answer : repast, meal




• The clue is 65. "Sure, sure ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBET




• The clue is 66. Kick out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVICT

  Possible Answer : evict, force_out




• The clue is 67. Greek founder of Stoicism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZENO

  Possible Answer : Zeno_of_Elea, Zeno_of_Citium, Zeno




• The clue is 68. Stun with a jolt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASE




• The clue is 69. Things on a to-do list. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASKS

  Possible Answer : job, labor, chore, project, undertaking, task, tax

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Set of white pawns in chess, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTET

  Possible Answer: eightsome, VIII, octette, octad, eighter, eight, 8, octet, ogdoad, octonary, eighter_from_Decatur

• The clue is 2. Everglades ecosystem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARSH

  Possible Answer: Reginald_Marsh, Marsh, marsh, fenland, marshland, Ngaio_Marsh, fen

• The clue is 3. Subside. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABATE

  Possible Answer: die_away, abate, slake, slack_off, let_up, slack

• The clue is 4. Put out of sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HID

  Possible Answer: blot_out, obscure, hide, cover, obliterate, enshroud, conceal, hide_out, shroud, veil

  Possible Opposite Answer : show

• The clue is 5. Had a ball ... a meatball, that is. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer: use_up, feed, rust, Ate, eat, corrode, run_through, wipe_out, consume, eat_up, eat_on, deplete, exhaust

• The clue is 6. Warrior in the "Iliad". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AJAX

  Possible Answer: Ajax

• The clue is 7. Sub sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERO

  Possible Answer: poor_boy, zep, Cuban_sandwich, bomber, Hero_of_Alexandria, wedge, grinder, Heron, submarine, hero_sandwich, submarine_sandwich, paladin, Hero, torpedo, sub, fighter, champion, hoagy, hero, hoagie, Italian_sandwich

• The clue is 8. "A spider!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEK

• The clue is 9. Logical "Star Trek" character. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRSPOCK

• The clue is 10. Setting for "Wet Hot American Summer". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMP

  Possible Answer: camp_out, campy, refugee_camp, tent, clique, cantonment, summer_camp, camp_down, camp, bivouac, encampment, coterie, ingroup, inner_circle, pack, encamp

• The clue is 11. Offices with partitioned workspaces, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUBEFARMS

• The clue is 12. ___-Magnon man. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRO

  Possible Answer: cathode-ray_oscilloscope, oscilloscope, CRO, scope

• The clue is 13. Bud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAL

  Possible Answer: brother, sidekick, pal, crony, chum, pal_up, chum_up, buddy

• The clue is 18. Tie at the dock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOR

  Possible Answer: berth, moor, Moor, moorland, wharf, tie_up

• The clue is 19. Days long ago. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YORE

  Possible Answer: yore

• The clue is 24. Cried loudly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAILED

  Possible Answer: yaup, mewl, howl, ululate, wail, yawl, roar, pule, whimper

• The clue is 25. Take to the trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIKE

  Possible Answer: boost, tramp, wage_increase, hiking, rise, wage_hike, cost_increase, salary_increase, hike, raise, hike_up

• The clue is 26. Curly-haired friend of Charlie Brown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRIEDA

• The clue is 28. "I'm here if you have questions!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKME

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

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

  The answer: YESES

  Possible Answer: yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no

• The clue is 31. Certain convicted criminals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FELONS

  Possible Answer: outlaw, whitlow, malefactor, crook, criminal, felon

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

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

  The answer: OREOS

  Possible Answer: oreo, oreo_cookie

• The clue is 33. Tissue sample test. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIOPSY

  Possible Answer: biopsy

• The clue is 34. Evergreen forest that covers much of Canada. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAIGA

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

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

  The answer: ADDON

• The clue is 36. Item in a classic guessing contest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JELLYBEAN

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

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

  The answer: HAHA

• The clue is 43. Iconic outfit for a noted chairman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAOSUIT

• The clue is 46. Japanese soup flavoring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer: miso

• The clue is 47. Staff leader?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEF

  Possible Answer: clef

• The clue is 51. "Wonderwall" group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASIS

  Possible Answer: haven, oasis

• The clue is 52. Movie, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLICK

  Possible Answer: motion_picture, flip, thumb, movie, flicker, picture, pic, film, moving_picture, click, snap, leaf, flick, motion-picture_show, ruffle, riffle, moving-picture_show, jerk, riff, picture_show

• The clue is 53. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own ___": Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FACTS

  Possible Answer: fact

• The clue is 55. 1952 Winter Olympics host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Norway, Oslo, Christiania

• The clue is 56. Poems of praise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODES

  Possible Answer: ode

• The clue is 57. See 56-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTE

  Possible Answer: promissory_note, banknote, Federal_Reserve_note, tone, annotation, bank_bill, billet, banker's_bill, bank_note, note_of_hand, notation, mention, greenback, remark, take_note, notice, bill, musical_note, observe, short_letter, preeminence, mark, note, take_down, line, eminence, government_note, distinction

  Possible Opposite Answer : ignore

• The clue is 59. Celebrity gossip website. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMZ

• The clue is 60. ___-haw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEE

• The clue is 61. Org. associated with the John Tesh instrumental "Roundball Rock". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NBA

• The clue is 62. Got together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

  Possible Answer: forgather, take_on, adjoin, play, meet, foregather, run_into, fulfil, encounter, match, fill, come_across, run_across, conform_to, get_together, cope_with, touch, suffer, fit, fulfill, see, assemble, satisfy, converge, contact, gather, receive

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 63. 2019 March Madness champs, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UVA

NYT Thursday, March 22, 2001 Crossword Clues Hints | Answers - Solution Blog

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: March 22, 2001

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• Today clue is 1. Kellogg's brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: EGGO

  
  



• Today clue is 5. Self-styled "Original Gangster". Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ICET

  
  



• Today clue is 9. Congressional V.I.P.'s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: WHIPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : scald, welt, whip, whisk, mop_up, strap, worst, slash, party_whip, flog, pip, rack_up, blister, whiplash, trounce, lash, lather




• Today clue is 14. "A Doll's House" heroine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: NORA

  
  



• Today clue is 15. One end of a narthex. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: NAVE

  
  

  Possible Answer : nave




• Today clue is 16. Roundup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: RECAP

  
  

  Possible Answer : recapitulation, recap, recapitulate, retread, review




• Today clue is 17. Alternative to a fence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: MOAT

  
  

  Possible Answer : moat, fosse




• Today clue is 18. X-file examiners. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: GMEN

  
  



• Today clue is 19. "All My Children" vixen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ERICA

  
  

  Possible Answer : true_heath, erica




• Today clue is 20. Cooper's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ADZ

  
  

  Possible Answer : adz, adze




• Today clue is 21. Combination punch?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: PAIROFSOCKS

  
  



• Today clue is 23. Basketball announcer's cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SWISH

  
  

  Possible Answer : swish, swoosh, lap, swosh, classy, posh




• Today clue is 25. Parade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: STRUT

  
  

  Possible Answer : ruffle, tittup, cock, sashay, prance, strut, swagger




• Today clue is 26. The Eagle, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: LEM

  
  

  Possible Answer : lunar_module, LEM, lunar_excursion_module




• Today clue is 27. Dirty rat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SOANDSO

  
  



• Today clue is 29. Many eBay users. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SELLERS

  
  

  Possible Answer : vender, Sellers, vendor, Peter_Sellers, seller, trafficker, marketer




• Today clue is 31. Brain-teasing Rubik. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ERNO

  
  



• Today clue is 32. Height for Heidi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ALP

  
  

  Possible Answer : alp




• Today clue is 34. Author Harper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: LEE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Tsung_Dao_Lee, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee, Robert_E._Lee, lee_side, Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Richard_Henry_Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick, Lee, Gypsy_Rose_Lee, lee, Bruce_Lee, Henry_Lee, leeward, Spike_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam, downwind, Robert_Edward_Lee

  Possible Opposite Answer : windward




• Today clue is 35. Combination punch?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: DOUBLECROSSES

  
  



• Today clue is 40. Prefix with nucleotide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: TRI

  
  



• Today clue is 41. ___ juris. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SUI

  
  



• Today clue is 42. "The Open Window" writer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SAKI

  
  

  Possible Answer : Munro, sake, rice_beer, Hector_Hugh_Munro, H._H._Munro, saki, Saki




• Today clue is 44. Responsible for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: CAUSING

  
  

  Possible Answer : stimulate, cause, make, causation, get, have, causing, induce, do




• Today clue is 48. Fizz maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SLOEGIN

  
  



• Today clue is 50. Big inits. in the defense industry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ITT

  
  



• Today clue is 51. Country's Brooks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: GARTH

  
  



• Today clue is 53. Supports. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: HELPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : help, assistant, facilitate, assist, supporter, help_oneself, serve, service, assistance, aid, avail, helper




• Today clue is 54. Below-the-belt combination punch?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: TWOBASEHITS

  
  



• Today clue is 57. Samuel's mentor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ELI

  
  



• Today clue is 58. Turn color, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: RIPEN

  
  

  Possible Answer : ripen, mature




• Today clue is 59. Lush. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: WINO

  
  

  Possible Answer : inebriate, wino, drunkard, rummy, drunk, sot




• Today clue is 60. "Beowulf" beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: MEAD

  
  

  Possible Answer : Mead, Margaret_Mead, mead, George_Herbert_Mead




• Today clue is 61. It begins "Sing, goddess, the wrath of ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ILIAD

  
  

  Possible Answer : Iliad




• Today clue is 62. "I will sing ___ the Lord": Exodus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: UNTO

  
  



• Today clue is 63. Daly of "Judging Amy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: TYNE

  
  

  Possible Answer : River_Tyne, Tyne_River, Tyne




• Today clue is 64. Smackers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: CLAMS

  
  

  Possible Answer : gelt, bread, pelf, dollar_bill, wampum, simoleons, shekels, loot, buck, sugar, one_dollar_bill, clams, kale, cabbage, boodle, dinero, clam, lolly, moolah, dollar, scratch, lettuce, lucre, dough




• Today clue is 65. Drudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: PEON

  
  

  Possible Answer : drudge, navvy, peon, galley_slave




• Today clue is 66. Zig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: VEER

  
  

  Possible Answer : swerve, slue, veer, sheer, curve, trend, slew, cut

  Possible Opposite Answer : back

Down Clues and Answers:

• Today clue is 1. All together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  ENMASSE

  
  

• Today clue is 2. Positive news. Can you find the Answer?

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

  GOODWORD

  
  

• Today clue is 3. Boxing champ portrayed in the biopic "Somebody Up There Likes Me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  GRAZIANO

  
  

• Today clue is 4. Granola bar bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  OAT

  
  

  Possible Answer: oat

• Today clue is 5. TV's Swenson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  INGA

  
  

  Possible Answer: inga

• Today clue is 6. Negligee jacket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  CAMISOLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: camisole, underbodice

• Today clue is 7. Six-time U.S. Open champ. Can you find the Answer?

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

  EVERT

  
  

  Possible Answer: Christine_Marie_Evert, Chrissie_Evert, Evert, evert, Chris_Evert

• Today clue is 8. Some Met stars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  TENORS

  
  

  Possible Answer: tenor_voice, strain, tenor

• Today clue is 9. Has a lock on?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  WRESTLES

  
  

  Possible Answer: twist, wriggle, grappling, hand-to-hand_struggle, worm, squirm, wrestling, writhe, wrestle, grapple

• Today clue is 10. "My ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  HERO

  
  

  Possible Answer: Hero_of_Alexandria, champion, submarine_sandwich, wedge, Hero, hero, torpedo, submarine, hero_sandwich, bomber, sub, paladin, Italian_sandwich, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, fighter, hoagie, grinder, Heron, zep, poor_boy

• Today clue is 11. One hanging around the house. Can you find the Answer?

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

  ICICLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: icicle

• Today clue is 12. Mail order company employee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  PACKER

  
  

  Possible Answer: meat_packer, backpacker, bagger, boxer, packer

• Today clue is 13. Cramps, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  SPASMS

  
  

  Possible Answer: spasm, cramp, muscle_spasm

• Today clue is 21. Quite a scholar, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  PHD

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ph.D., PhD

• Today clue is 22. Heating need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  FUELOIL

  
  

• Today clue is 24. Anteater features. Can you find the Answer?

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

  SNOUTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: hooter, snout, nozzle, schnoz, beak, honker, rostrum, schnozzle, snoot, neb

• Today clue is 28. Mexican president, 1988-94. Can you find the Answer?

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

  SALINAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Salina

• Today clue is 30. Renter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  LESSEE

  
  

  Possible Answer: leaseholder, lessee

• Today clue is 33. Fujitsu products. Can you find the Answer?

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

  PCS

  
  

  Possible Answer: PC, personal_computer, microcomputer

• Today clue is 36. Banded bandits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  BRIGANDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: brigand, bandit

• Today clue is 37. Not enter deliberately. Can you find the Answer?

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

  RUSHINTO

  
  

• Today clue is 38. Scout's skill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  EAGLEEYE

  
  

• Today clue is 39. Arctic flier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  SKIPLANE

  
  

• Today clue is 43. Clique member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  INSIDER

  
  

  Possible Answer: insider

• Today clue is 44. Kind of acid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  CITRIC

  
  

  Possible Answer: citric

• Today clue is 45. Freely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  ATWILL

  
  

• Today clue is 46. Sweet spot?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  UTOPIA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Utopia, Zion, Sion, utopia

  Possible Opposite Answer : dystopia

• Today clue is 47. Matured. Can you find the Answer?

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

  GREWUP

  
  

• Today clue is 49. Words of wonder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  OHS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Buckeye_State, OH, Ohio

• Today clue is 52. Biblical possessive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  THINE

  
  

• Today clue is 55. Laser light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  BEAM

  
  

  Possible Answer: electron_beam, ray_of_light, glow, air, broadcast, radio_beam, beam, light_beam, ray, shaft_of_light, irradiation, balance_beam, send, beam_of_light, shine, transmit, shaft, radiate

• Today clue is 56. Warner Bros. creation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  TOON

  
  

  Possible Answer: animated_cartoon, toon, cartoon

• Today clue is 60. Place for V.J.'s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  MTV

  
  

NY Times Crossword Answers May 15, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 15, 2025

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NY Times Crossword Answers May 15, 2025 

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Workplace that often has sawdust

4-letter answer Answer: SHOP

Word Help: Synonyms: snitch, shop_class, frequent
Antonyms: boycott

Clue #2: 5. Offered up gossip

6-letter answer Answer: DISHED

Word Help: Synonyms: dish-shaped, serve, patelliform

Clue #3: 11. Close one, for short

3-letter answer Answer: BFF

Clue #4: 14. Part of a house that might shade part of a patio

4-letter answer Answer: EAVE

Clue #5: 15. African creature whose name is one letter away from what its horns might do

6-letter answer Answer: IMPALA

Word Help: Synonyms: Aepyceros_melampus, impala

Clue #6: 16. Constitutional change long endorsed by NOW

3-letter answer Answer: ERA

Word Help: Synonyms: era, ERA, geological_era

Clue #7: 17. Some colorful apparel

12-letter answer Answer: TIEDYESHIRTS

Clue #8: 19. Bagel-and-schmear go-with

3-letter answer Answer: LOX

Word Help: Synonyms: lox, liquid_oxygen, LOX

Clue #9: 20. Longtime deodorant brand

5-letter answer Answer: ARRID

Clue #10: 21. Crazy about

4-letter answer Answer: INTO

Clue #11: 22. Number on a clothing tag

4-letter answer Answer: SIZE

Word Help: Synonyms: size_of_it, size, sizing

Clue #12: 23. Unnatural sight, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: ESP

Word Help: Synonyms: ESP, second_sight, clairvoyance

Clue #13: 24. Outperforms

4-letter answer Answer: TOPS

Word Help: Synonyms: upside, round_top, elevation
Antonyms: bottom

Clue #14: 26. Certain grain source

7-letter answer Answer: RYESEED

Clue #15: 28. What might bring down the house?

5-letter answer Answer: ARSON

Word Help: Synonyms: incendiarism, arson, fire-raising

Clue #16: 30. Male film character played by a female terrier named Terry

4-letter answer Answer: TOTO

Clue #17: 31. Brother Felipe, Matty or Jesus of baseball

4-letter answer Answer: ALOU

Clue #18: 32. Accessory for a guitar neck

4-letter answer Answer: CAPO

Word Help: Synonyms: capo

Clue #19: 35. Thingamajigs

5-letter answer Answer: ITEMS

Word Help: Synonyms: token, detail, particular

Clue #20: 39. Statements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across

15-letter answer Answer: DOUBLENEGATIVES

Clue #21: 42. "In conclusion …"

5-letter answer Answer: ANDSO

Clue #22: 43. Darn it!

4-letter answer Answer: TEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: rent, shoot, snap

Clue #23: 44. Tilt

4-letter answer Answer: LEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: inclination, tilt, leaning
Antonyms: rich, fat

Clue #24: 45. Chimney part

4-letter answer Answer: FLUE

Word Help: Synonyms: flue_pipe, labial_pipe, flue

Clue #25: 47. Secret rendezvous

5-letter answer Answer: TRYST

Word Help: Synonyms: tryst, assignation, rendezvous

Clue #26: 49. Old-fashioned homemade cleaner

7-letter answer Answer: LYESOAP

Clue #27: 52. Call for delivery?

4-letter answer Answer: PUSH

Word Help: Synonyms: push_button, tug, crusade
Antonyms: pull

Clue #28: 54. Org. concerned with nationwide traffic

3-letter answer Answer: DEA

Word Help: Synonyms: DEA, Drug_Enforcement_Administration, Drug_Enforcement_Agency

Clue #29: 56. Scent

4-letter answer Answer: ODOR

Word Help: Synonyms: odour, olfactory_property, smell

Clue #30: 57. Spoils

4-letter answer Answer: LOOT

Word Help: Synonyms: moolah, simoleons, bread

Clue #31: 59. Hoops great ___ Thomas

5-letter answer Answer: ISIAH

Clue #32: 61. Cow's chew

3-letter answer Answer: CUD

Word Help: Synonyms: cud, wad, chaw

Clue #33: 62. Des Moines's domain

12-letter answer Answer: HAWKEYESTATE

Clue #34: 64. Word after tell or catch

3-letter answer Answer: ALL

Word Help: Synonyms: whole, all, totally
Antonyms: partly, some

Clue #35: 65. Directs

6-letter answer Answer: STEERS

Word Help: Synonyms: manoeuver, head, bullock

Clue #36: 66. Sphere ... or 4πr², for the surface of a sphere

4-letter answer Answer: AREA

Word Help: Synonyms: sphere, field, surface_area

Clue #37: 67. Shortest among the top 25 most common U.S. surnames

3-letter answer Answer: LEE

Word Help: Synonyms: Shelton_Jackson_Lee, downwind, lee_side
Antonyms: windward

Clue #38: 68. Scottish cryptid, informally

6-letter answer Answer: NESSIE

Word Help: Synonyms: Nessie, Loch_Ness_monster

Clue #39: 69. Any member in the group with the 1965 hit "Turn! Turn! Turn!"

4-letter answer Answer: BYRD

Word Help: Synonyms: Richard_E._Byrd, Admiral_Byrd, Byrd

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Small, clingy bristles on a gecko's foot

5-letter answer Answer: SETAE

Word Help: Synonyms: seta

Clue #2: 2. Establishment where things are cut and dried?

9-letter answer Answer: HAIRSALON

Clue #3: 3. Self-satisfied and then some

9-letter answer Answer: OVERPROUD

Word Help: Synonyms: overproud

Clue #4: 4. Spa service, for short

4-letter answer Answer: PEDI

Clue #5: 5. Exhibit in a natural history museum, informally

4-letter answer Answer: DINO

Clue #6: 6. Cool cat's "Roger that"

5-letter answer Answer: IMHIP

Clue #7: 7. Dizzy feeling, with "the"

5-letter answer Answer: SPINS

Word Help: Synonyms: spin_around, gyrate, twirl

Clue #8: 8. Eponym of the N.H.L.'s M.V.P. award

4-letter answer Answer: HART

Word Help: Synonyms: Lorenz_Hart, Lorenz_Milton_Hart, stag

Clue #9: 9. Charger in una corrida

6-letter answer Answer: ELTORO

Clue #10: 10. Chargers in courts, for short

3-letter answer Answer: DAS

Word Help: Synonyms: das, district_attorney, cony

Clue #11: 11. Prove untrue

5-letter answer Answer: BELIE

Word Help: Synonyms: contradict, belie, misrepresent

Clue #12: 12. Suddenly went still

5-letter answer Answer: FROZE

Word Help: Synonyms: suspend, immobilize, freeze_out
Antonyms: boil, unblock

Clue #13: 13. Like some documents in the pre-internet age

5-letter answer Answer: FAXED

Word Help: Synonyms: telefax, fax, facsimile

Clue #14: 18. Acknowledge nonverbally

5-letter answer Answer: NODTO

Clue #15: 22. With an air of haughtiness

8-letter answer Answer: SNOOTILY

Word Help: Synonyms: snobbishly, snootily, uppishly

Clue #16: 25. In days past

4-letter answer Answer: ONCE

Word Help: Synonyms: once, in_one_case, erst

Clue #17: 27. Shout in a game of tag

5-letter answer Answer: NOTIT

Clue #18: 29. Replaces

7-letter answer Answer: SUBSFOR

Clue #19: 30. Caesar wrap?

4-letter answer Answer: TOGA

Word Help: Synonyms: toga

Clue #20: 31. ___ Lovelace, mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron

3-letter answer Answer: ADA

Word Help: Synonyms: ADA, adenosine_deaminase

Clue #21: 33. Lead-in to chamber

4-letter answer Answer: ANTE

Word Help: Synonyms: ante

Clue #22: 34. Letter before cue

3-letter answer Answer: PEE

Word Help: Synonyms: water, weewee, piss

Clue #23: 36. Mark Twain tale narrated in the first person by a noted first woman

9-letter answer Answer: EVESDIARY

Clue #24: 37. Carnivore

9-letter answer Answer: MEATEATER

Clue #25: 38. Fig. written in boxes on a W-9

3-letter answer Answer: SSN

Clue #26: 40. Woman's name spelled out in a 1970 hit

4-letter answer Answer: LOLA

Clue #27: 41. Liberal ___

4-letter answer Answer: ARTS

Word Help: Synonyms: liberal_arts, fine_art, artistry

Clue #28: 46. Burning the midnight oil, say

6-letter answer Answer: UPLATE

Clue #29: 48. Beast with a horn

5-letter answer Answer: RHINO

Word Help: Synonyms: rhinoceros, rhino

Clue #30: 49. In the neighborhood

5-letter answer Answer: LOCAL

Word Help: Synonyms: topical_anesthetic, local_anesthetic, local
Antonyms: national, express

Clue #31: 50. Small bump

6-letter answer Answer: NODULE

Word Help: Synonyms: nodule, tubercle

Clue #32: 51. Word after wet, pool or chicken

6-letter answer Answer: NOODLE

Word Help: Synonyms: noggin, bean, noodle

Clue #33: 52. Slow sorts, in slang

5-letter answer Answer: POKES

Word Help: Synonyms: stab, prod, paper_bag

Clue #34: 53. Baby carriers

5-letter answer Answer: UTERI

Word Help: Synonyms: uterus, womb

Clue #35: 55. In the lead

5-letter answer Answer: AHEAD

Word Help: Synonyms: in_the_lead, before, forwards
Antonyms: backward, back

Clue #36: 58. Is behind

4-letter answer Answer: OWES

Word Help: Synonyms: owe

Clue #37: 60. Shot in the dark

4-letter answer Answer: STAB

Word Help: Synonyms: stab, pang, prod

Clue #38: 62. Sister channel of QVC

3-letter answer Answer: HSN

Clue #39: 63. Narrow amount to win by

4-letter answer Answer: NOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: poke, wind, nozzle

Expert Solving Strategies

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