2426 Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by Zachary David Levy

Across Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Square dance venue, 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico, 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F., 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems), 14. Popular dance fitness program, 15. Backwoods denial, 16. Abba hit of 1979, 19. Like some smartphone purchases, 20. What a three-way intersection can form, 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000, 25. Situated on, 26. Adore, informally, 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman, 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms", 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals, 33. Arouse, as interest, 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987, 41. Start of Caesar's boast, 42. Loudly praise, 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh, 46. Opposite of NNE, 49. Lisbon greeting, 50. Boat propellers, 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964, 54. Religious ceremony, 57. Italy's Isle of ___, 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?, 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy", 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail, 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song, 66. In favor of, 67. Present in a favorable light, 68. City surrounding Vatican City

Down Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Something checked at an airport counter, 2. Oscar winner Mahershala, 3. Sleep stage, for short, 4. Coastal African desert, 5. Skittish, 6. "Errr … I mean …", 7. Assist with a crime, 8. Pesters, 9. Jail cell occupant, 10. Maxi pad alternative, 11. Uses a broom, 13. Its capital is Nairobi, 14. Quickly fly past, 17. Scottish Highlander, 18. "Zero stars from me!", 21. Outlet for an internet commentator, 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space, 23. At any point, 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward, 29. Brainpower measures, for short, 30. Pull, 32. Makes a mistake, 33. Lead-in to law or launch, 35. Bio. or chem., 36. Needlefish, 37. "___ two minds on this …", 38. Spot for a satellite dish, 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon", 40. Lee of Marvel Comics, 43. In a sense, 44. Beehive or bob, 45. More hipsterish, 46. Entrap, 47. Bay Area enforcement org., 48. German sausage, 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A., 53. Not as mean, 55. Some church donations, 56. Spring, 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console, 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name, 61. Head-butt, 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan

Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 26, 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. Square dance venue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARN

  Possible Answer : barn, b




• The clue is 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUAN




• The clue is 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEAK




• The clue is 14. Popular dance fitness program. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZUMBA




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

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

  The answer: NAW




• The clue is 16. Abba hit of 1979. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIMMEGIMMEGIMME




• The clue is 19. Like some smartphone purchases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INAPP




• The clue is 20. What a three-way intersection can form. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSHAPE




• The clue is 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYEBYEBYE




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

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

  The answer: ATOP

  Possible Answer : atop




• The clue is 26. Adore, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUV




• The clue is 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALY




• The clue is 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITTENS

  Possible Answer : mitten




• The clue is 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORES

  Possible Answer : ore




• The clue is 33. Arouse, as interest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIQUE

  Possible Answer : offend, pique, irritation, temper




• The clue is 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS




• The clue is 41. Start of Caesar's boast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME




• The clue is 42. Loudly praise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUT

  Possible Answer : gas, blow, tout, bluster, ticket_tout, shoot_a_line, gasconade, touter, boast, vaunt, brag, tipster, swash




• The clue is 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAPIRO




• The clue is 46. Opposite of NNE. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSW

  Possible Answer : sou'-sou'-west, SSW, south_southwest




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

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

  The answer: OLA

  Possible Answer : ola, olla




• The clue is 50. Boat propellers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OARS

  Possible Answer : oar




• The clue is 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUNFUNFUN




• The clue is 54. Religious ceremony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RITUAL

  Possible Answer : rite, ritual




• The clue is 57. Italy's Isle of ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPRI

  Possible Answer : Capri




• The clue is 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIPLEWORDSCORE




• The clue is 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAINE

  Possible Answer : Pine_Tree_State, Maine, ME




• The clue is 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEXAS

  Possible Answer : Texas, TX, Lone-Star_State




• The clue is 66. In favor of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOR




• The clue is 67. Present in a favorable light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIN

  Possible Answer : spin, tailspin, twist, reel, birl, twisting, whirl, spin_out, spin_around, twirl, gyrate




• The clue is 68. City surrounding Vatican City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

  Possible Answer : Eternal_City, capital_of_Italy, Roma, Rome, Italian_capital

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Something checked at an airport counter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAG

  Possible Answer: udder, bagful, purse, dish, bag, cup_of_tea, pocket, old_bag, base, grip, bulge, handbag, travelling_bag, suitcase, pocketbook, traveling_bag

• The clue is 2. Oscar winner Mahershala. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALI

  Possible Answer: Ali, Cassius_Clay, Muhammad_Ali, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay

• The clue is 3. Sleep stage, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REM

  Possible Answer: rapid_eye_movement_sleep, REM, rapid_eye_movement, paradoxical_sleep, REM_sleep

• The clue is 4. Coastal African desert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAMIB

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

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

  The answer: JUMPY

  Possible Answer: highly_strung, jolting, jumpy, edgy, jittery, bumpy, jolty, overstrung, uptight, rough, nervy, restive, high-strung, rocky

  Possible Opposite Answer : smooth

• The clue is 6. "Errr … I mean …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMM

• The clue is 7. Assist with a crime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABET

  Possible Answer: abet

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

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

  The answer: NAGS

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

• The clue is 9. Jail cell occupant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INMATE

  Possible Answer: convict, yardbird, inpatient, inmate, yard_bird, con

  Possible Opposite Answer : outpatient

• The clue is 10. Maxi pad alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMPON

  Possible Answer: tampon

• The clue is 11. Uses a broom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEEPS

  Possible Answer: broom, end_run, sweep_up, chimneysweeper, embroil, expanse, drag, traverse, brush, cross, drag_in, tangle, chimneysweep, swing_out, sail, span, slam, sweep, sweep_oar, swing

• The clue is 13. Its capital is Nairobi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KENYA

  Possible Answer: Kenya, Republic_of_Kenya

• The clue is 14. Quickly fly past. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIPBY

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

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

  The answer: GAEL

  Possible Answer: Gael

• The clue is 18. "Zero stars from me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHATEIT

• The clue is 21. Outlet for an internet commentator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOG

  Possible Answer: web_log, blog

• The clue is 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YURI

• The clue is 23. At any point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVER

  Possible Answer: always, of_all_time, ever_so, ever, e'er

  Possible Opposite Answer : never

• The clue is 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIL

• The clue is 29. Brainpower measures, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IQS

  Possible Answer: I.Q., intelligence_quotient, IQ

• The clue is 30. Pull. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: jerk, labour, tugboat, push, tug, tote, tower, towboat, drive, lug, labor

• The clue is 32. Makes a mistake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIPSUP

• The clue is 33. Lead-in to law or launch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE

• The clue is 35. Bio. or chem.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCI

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

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

  The answer: GAR

  Possible Answer: needlefish, Lepisosteus_osseus, garfish, garpike, gar, billfish

• The clue is 37. "___ two minds on this …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMOF

• The clue is 38. Spot for a satellite dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOF

  Possible Answer: ceiling, roof, cap

• The clue is 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULU

  Possible Answer: looker, beauty, dish, mantrap, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, stunner, lulu, knockout, smasher

• The clue is 40. Lee of Marvel Comics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAN

• The clue is 43. In a sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORTOF

• The clue is 44. Beehive or bob. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIRDO

  Possible Answer: hairstyle, hairdo, hair_style, coiffure, coif

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

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

  The answer: ARTIER

  Possible Answer: arty

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

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

  The answer: SNARE

  Possible Answer: snare, noose, hook, trammel, trap, side_drum, snare_drum, entrap, gin, ensnare

• The clue is 47. Bay Area enforcement org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SFPD

• The clue is 48. German sausage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WURST

• The clue is 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCONN

• The clue is 53. Not as mean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NICER

  Possible Answer: courteous, skillful, decent, nice, overnice, squeamish, prissy, gracious, dainty

  Possible Opposite Answer : nasty

• The clue is 55. Some church donations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALMS

  Possible Answer: alms

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

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

  The answer: LEAP

  Possible Answer: bounce, spring, jump_off, bound, saltation, leaping, jump, leap

• The clue is 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WII

• The clue is 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OXO

• The clue is 61. Head-butt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer: jampack, RAM, random_access_memory, ram, Aries, tup, random_memory, jam, wad, Ram, read/write_memory, force, Aries_the_Ram, cram, random-access_memory, ram_down, chock_up, drive, pound, crash

• The clue is 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

Soure from : The New York Times

June 19, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 19, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword June 19, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Take pregame shots?	9
2A	10. "The Metamorphosis" protagonist	5
3A	15. Person who will do anything for you, in modern slang	9
4A	16. "You caught me"	5
5A	17. Cold, caramel-colored concoction	9
6A	18. Sephora product	5
7A	19. Literary utopia	6
8A	20. Bridge, e.g.	7
9A	22. Locale of an early 20th-century gold rush	4
10A	24. "Homeland" home, in brief	3
11A	25. Phisher's "catch," for short	3
12A	26. ___ check	3
13A	29. Letter between Oscar and Quebec	4
14A	31. Davis who said "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept"	6
15A	33. With it	5
16A	35. Things not allowed in New York's Central Park	4
17A	37. Birthplace of Ivan Turgenev	4
18A	38. Babbled	5
19A	39. Singer Rita	3
20A	40. Character who can be played in every installment of 26-Down	5
21A	41. Opening settings for "The Canterbury Tales" and "Treasure Island"	4
22A	42. It's elementary	4
23A	43. Ordered from Grubhub, say	5
24A	44. Show-offy kind of push-up	6
25A	46. "What's the ___?"	4
26A	48. Abbr. in an office address	3
27A	49. Tampon alternative	3
28A	50. Contents of some chats, in brief	3
29A	52. Name derived from the Latin for "to be born"	4
30A	54. Smirnoff Ice, e.g.	7
31A	56. Keynotes, e.g.	6
32A	60. Ancestry	5
33A	61. Firewall target	9
34A	64. Mexican sandwich	5
35A	65. Leave space for someone running late, say	9
36A	66. "See what I'm sayin'?"	5
37A	67. 2004 comedy written by Tina Fey	9

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. Take pregame shots?"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. "The Metamorphosis" protagonist"

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: SAMSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Person who will do anything for you, in modern slang"

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: RIDEORDIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. "You caught 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: ILIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Cold, caramel-colored concoction"

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: ICEDLATTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Sephora product"

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 solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Literary utopia"

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

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: XANADU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Bridge, e.g."

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 diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
• Words that mean the same thing: interest, pursuit
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Locale of an early 20th-century gold rush"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a town in western alaska on the southern coast of the seward peninsula; an important center of an alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. "Homeland" home, in brief"

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: SHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Phisher's "catch," for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: SSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. ___ check"

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: MIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Letter between Oscar and Quebec"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: pop, pappa, dada
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Davis who said "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept""

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: ANGELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. With it"

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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
• Words that mean the same thing: cognisant, mindful, cognizant
• The opposite would be: unmindful, unaware
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Things not allowed in New York's Central Park"

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

  The answer is: CARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Birthplace of Ivan Turgenev"

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: OREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Babbled"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RANON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Singer Rita"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 76, osmium, os
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Character who can be played in every installment of 26-Down"

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: LUIGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Opening settings for "The Canterbury Tales" and "Treasure Island""

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Words that mean the same thing: hostel, lodge, inn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. It's elementary"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Words that mean the same thing: corpuscle, particle, speck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Ordered from Grubhub, say"

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: ATEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Show-offy kind of push-up"

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: ONEARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. "What's the ___?""

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 information about recent and important events
• Words that mean the same thing: news show, newsworthiness, tidings
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Abbr. in an office address"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: STE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Tampon alternative"

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 number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
• Words that mean the same thing: embellish, domiciliation, pad of paper
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Contents of some chats, in brief"

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: IMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Name derived from the Latin for "to be born""

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 period extending from dec. 24 to jan. 6
• Words that mean the same thing: Yuletide, Christmastime, Christmastide
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Smirnoff Ice, e.g."

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: ALCOPOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Keynotes, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ORATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Ancestry"

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 the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
• Words that mean the same thing: theme, settle down, etymon
• The opposite would be: descendant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Firewall target"

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: ADULTSITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Mexican sandwich"

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: TORTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Leave space for someone running late, say"

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: SAVEASEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. "See what I'm sayin'?""

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: YKNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. 2004 comedy written by Tina Fey"

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: MEANGIRLS

  Great job if you got it right!

June 19, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Magician's favorite cereal?	4
2D	2. Villa ___ de la Vera Cruz (historic city name)	4
3D	3. Mideast port	4
4D	4. Kia Rio, e.g.	5
5D	5. Not close	8
6D	6. Hospital specialty	6
7D	7. Big inits. in home security	3
8D	8. Hoppin', in modern lingo	3
9D	9. Something you might play for	5
10D	10. Suppresses	6
11D	11. Bunches	4
12D	12. It goes for a short run	10
13D	13. "Can't argue that"	10
14D	14. Something released while skydiving	10
15D	21. Mental sparks	4
16D	23. Home of the World Showcase	5
17D	26. Nintendo offering with more than 10 installments	10
18D	27. "Lemme see!"	10
19D	28. Del Monte or Green Giant product	10
20D	30. Elder brother of Moses	5
21D	32. Affliction of Benjamin Franklin	4
22D	34. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective Diaz	4
23D	36. Dish that might come with a flavor packet	5
24D	40. Team game played in the dark	8
25D	42. Snowballs, in a snowball fight	4
26D	45. Toolshed tool	6
27D	47. Warm, in a way	6
28D	51. Jerk	5
29D	53. Indian drink made from yogurt	5
30D	55. Italian number that's also a man's name	4
31D	57. Piece of cake?	4
32D	58. Bibliographic abbr.	4
33D	59. Where scenes are made	4
34D	62. Actor Daniel ___ Kim	3
35D	63. Cavaliers' sch.	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. Magician's favorite cereal?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Villa ___ de la Vera Cruz (historic city name)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Mideast port"

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 important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Kia Rio, e.g."

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 car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
• Words that mean the same thing: sedan chair, saloon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEDAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Not close"

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: HOLDOPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Hospital specialty"

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 any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: hurt, harm, psychic trauma
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAUMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Big inits. in home security"

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: ADT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Hoppin', in modern lingo"

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 humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: get off, well-lighted, dismount
• The opposite would be: unlighted, extinguish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Something you might play for"

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 financial means whereby one lives
• Words that mean the same thing: keep back, sustain, proceed
• The opposite would be: break, lose
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEEPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Suppresses"

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: SITSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bunches"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. It goes for a short run"

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: MINISERIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "Can't argue that""

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: SEEMSLEGIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Something released while skydiving"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
• Words that mean the same thing: epinephrine, Adrenalin, epinephrin
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADRENALINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Mental sparks"

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: AHAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Home of the World Showcase"

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: EPCOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Nintendo offering with more than 10 installments"

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: MARIOPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. "Lemme see!""

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: IWANNALOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Del Monte or Green Giant product"

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: CANNEDCORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Elder brother of Moses"

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 united states professional baseball player who hit more home runs than babe ruth (born in 1934)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AARON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Affliction of Benjamin Franklin"

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 painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
• Words that mean the same thing: gouty arthritis, urarthritis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective Diaz"

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 large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Rosa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Dish that might come with a flavor packet"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: RAMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Team game played in the dark"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: LASERTAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Snowballs, in a snowball fight"

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 projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Words that mean the same thing: ammunition
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "45. Toolshed tool"

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 handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood
• Words that mean the same thing: splitsaw
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIPSAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "47. Warm, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fabric made from the hair of sheep
• Words that mean the same thing: wool, woollen
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOOLEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "51. Jerk"

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 painful and involuntary muscular contraction
• Words that mean the same thing: muscle spasm, cramp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPASM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "53. Indian drink made from yogurt"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: LASSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "55. Italian number that's also a man's name"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "57. Piece of cake?"

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 relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• Words that mean the same thing: level, tier up, grade
• The 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 32 Down: "58. Bibliographic abbr."

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 33 Down: "59. Where scenes are made"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: specify, fructify, hardening
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "62. Actor Daniel ___ Kim"

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: DAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "63. Cavaliers' sch."

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: UVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	69.4%
Short Answer	7	9.7%
History	3	4.2%
Abbreviation	3	4.2%
Sports	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.8%
Food & Drink	2	2.8%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 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 16, 2025 at 07:38 PM