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Saturday, November 16, 2024

27401 Sat Nov 16, 2024 NYT by Peter Gordon

Across Clues :

1. Goober, 5. Outlaws, 9. Not deliberate, 14. Headquarters of Talofa Airways, 16. Leads down the aisle at a wedding, informally, 17. Ballerina who popularized "The Nutcracker", 18. Sandbar, 19. Word on Saudi Arabia's flag, 20. 2002 movie with the tagline "Higher education just hit a new low", 22. A great deal, 24. Revel noisily, 26. Angel hair topper?, 27. Place, 28. Element between platino and mercurio, 29. Big bands, 32. Italian province on the Swiss border, 33. Holy book, in one spelling, 34. Does a job for a summer?, 35. Phrase on ID tags, 38. Wordle score that elicits the message "Genius", 39. Pulse, e.g., 40. Veet rival, 41. Cold palate cleansers, 43. About 91,500 are produced by a gal. of propane, 44. Goes green, maybe, 46. "___ Dragon" (1977 Disney film), 50. Big dipper, 51. Like some asteroids, 53. Hurdles for would-be doctors, 54. Is cautious, 55. Represent, 56. Piece with a point, 57. Mind

Down Clues :

1. Crunched stuff, 2. ___ Lee, activist who led the movement to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, 3. Small stream, 4. Home to "a real pipperoo" of song, 5. Grinchy shout, 6. Like participants in the rite of rumspringa, 7. Present time, 8. Something to wear while watching the game, 9. College basketball powerhouse, 10. Flicks, as a butt, 11. Food that can be prepared quickly, 12. Buzzy promos, 13. Valentino competitor, for short, 15. Woodstock artist, 21. Housemate, e.g., 23. Camping kits for preparing meals, 25. Host of "The Joy of Painting", 26. Continually criticized, 27. Young haddock, 29. Subject of New York City's first public statue of a woman (1915), 30. Enlists for, as an unwelcome task, 31. Prime minister of Ireland, 32. Corp. money managers, 36. Good-for-nothing, 37. Brownish grays, 42. Model Hadid who wore a spray-on dress at a 2022 Paris fashion show, 43. Poet whose line "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" is quoted in "Bull Durham", 45. Antepenultimate word in a noted Neil Armstrong quote, 47. All-Star point guard Young, 48. Being, to Sartre, 49. Shake off, 50. "Mahalo nui ___" (words from a grateful Hawaiian), 52. Like three-balls

New York Times, Saturday, November 16, 2024
New York Times, Saturday, November 16, 2024


Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 16, 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. Goober. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DORK

    Possible Answer : dork, jerk


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

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

    The answer: BANS

    Possible Answer : forbiddance, cast_out, banish, forbidding, ostracise, censor, Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing, blackball, shun, prohibition, ban, ostracize, proscription, BAN, banning


  • The clue is 9. Not deliberate. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HASTY

    Possible Answer : overhasty, precipitant, precipitous, precipitate, hasty, headlong


  • The clue is 14. Headquarters of Talofa Airways. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APIASAMOA


  • The clue is 16. Leads down the aisle at a wedding, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USHES


  • The clue is 17. Ballerina who popularized "The Nutcracker". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TALLCHIEF

    Possible Answer : Maria_Tallchief, Tallchief


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

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

    The answer: SHOAL

    Possible Answer : school, shoal, shallow


  • The clue is 19. Word on Saudi Arabia's flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALLAH

    Possible Answer : Allah


  • The clue is 20. 2002 movie with the tagline "Higher education just hit a new low". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLACKERS

    Possible Answer : slacker, shirker


  • The clue is 22. A great deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MUCH

    Possible Answer : lots, a_good_deal, a_lot, very_much, practically, much, a_great_deal, often

    Possible Opposite Answer : little


  • The clue is 24. Revel noisily. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROISTER

    Possible Answer : carouse, roister, riot


  • The clue is 26. Angel hair topper?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HALO

    Possible Answer : aureole, halo, ring, gloriole, annulus, nimbus, anchor_ring, aura, doughnut, glory


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

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

    The answer: SITE

    Possible Answer : website, place, locate, land_site, web_site, situation, internet_site, site


  • The clue is 28. Element between platino and mercurio. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORO


  • The clue is 29. Big bands. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

    The answer: JAZZORCHESTRAS


  • The clue is 32. Italian province on the Swiss border. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COMO


  • The clue is 33. Holy book, in one spelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KORAN

    Possible Answer : Quran, Koran, al-Qur'an, Book


  • The clue is 34. Does a job for a summer?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADDS

    Possible Answer : attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, tot_up, sum, sum_up, bring, contribute, minimal_brain_dysfunction, attention_deficit_disorder, total, minimal_brain_damage, add_together, tot, add_up, tally, hyperkinetic_syndrome, lend, impart, ADD, MBD, append, ADHD, bestow, tote_up, supply, summate, add

    Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract


  • The clue is 35. Phrase on ID tags. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

    The answer: FAMOUSPOTATOES


  • The clue is 38. Wordle score that elicits the message "Genius". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONE

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


  • The clue is 39. Pulse, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEED

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


  • The clue is 40. Veet rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAIR


  • The clue is 41. Cold palate cleansers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SORBETS

    Possible Answer : sorbet, water_ice


  • The clue is 43. About 91,500 are produced by a gal. of propane. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BTUS

    Possible Answer : B.Th.U., British_thermal_unit, BTU


  • The clue is 44. Goes green, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FEELSILL


  • The clue is 46. "___ Dragon" (1977 Disney film). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PETES

    Possible Answer : pet


  • The clue is 50. Big dipper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LADLE

    Possible Answer : ladle, lade, laden


  • The clue is 51. Like some asteroids. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEAREARTH


  • The clue is 53. Hurdles for would-be doctors. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORALS

    Possible Answer : oral, oral_exam, viva_voce, oral_examination, viva


  • The clue is 54. Is cautious. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAKESCARE


  • The clue is 55. Represent. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACTAS


  • The clue is 56. Piece with a point. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPED


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

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

    The answer: HEED

    Possible Answer : attentiveness, paying_attention, heed, regard, mind, listen

    Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Crunched stuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DATA

    Possible Answer: data, information, datum, data_point

  • The clue is 2. ___ Lee, activist who led the movement to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPAL

    Possible Answer: opal

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

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

    The answer: RILL

    Possible Answer: run, streamlet, rivulet, runnel, rill

  • The clue is 4. Home to "a real pipperoo" of song. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KALAMAZOO

    Possible Answer: Kalamazoo

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

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

    The answer: BAH

  • The clue is 6. Like participants in the rite of rumspringa. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMISH

    Possible Answer: Amish

  • The clue is 7. Present time. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOEL

    Possible Answer: Yule, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yuletide, Noel, Christmas

  • The clue is 8. Something to wear while watching the game. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAFARIHAT

  • The clue is 9. College basketball powerhouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HUSKIES

    Possible Answer: Eskimo_dog, husky

  • The clue is 10. Flicks, as a butt. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASHES

    Possible Answer: ash_tree, ash

  • The clue is 11. Food that can be prepared quickly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHORTORDER

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

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

    The answer: TEASERADS

  • The clue is 13. Valentino competitor, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YSL

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

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

    The answer: SCHULZ

    Possible Answer: Charles_M._Schulz, Schulz, Charles_Schulz, Charles_Munroe_Schulz

  • The clue is 21. Housemate, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COTENANT

    Possible Answer: cotenant

  • The clue is 23. Camping kits for preparing meals. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COOKSETS

  • The clue is 25. Host of "The Joy of Painting". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROSS

    Possible Answer: Nellie_Tayloe_Ross, James_Clark_Ross, Ross, Betsy_Ross, Nellie_Ross, Sir_Ronald_Ross, John_Ross, Betsy_Griscom_Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross, Sir_John_Ross

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

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

    The answer: HAMMEREDAT

  • The clue is 27. Young haddock. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCROD

    Possible Answer: schrod, scrod

  • The clue is 29. Subject of New York City's first public statue of a woman (1915). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JOANOFARC

  • The clue is 30. Enlists for, as an unwelcome task. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROPESINTO

  • The clue is 31. Prime minister of Ireland. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAOISEACH

    Possible Answer: taoiseach

  • The clue is 32. Corp. money managers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CFOS

    Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

  • The clue is 36. Good-for-nothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USELESS

    Possible Answer: useless

    Possible Opposite Answer : useful

  • The clue is 37. Brownish grays. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAUPES

    Possible Answer: taupe

  • The clue is 42. Model Hadid who wore a spray-on dress at a 2022 Paris fashion show. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BELLA

  • The clue is 43. Poet whose line "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" is quoted in "Bull Durham". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLAKE

    Possible Answer: Blake, William_Blake

  • The clue is 45. Antepenultimate word in a noted Neil Armstrong quote. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEAP

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

  • The clue is 47. All-Star point guard Young. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRAE

  • The clue is 48. Being, to Sartre. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETRE

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

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

    The answer: SHED

    Possible Answer: caducous, cast_off, throw_away, exuviate, throw, moult, pour_forth, spill, molt, cast, shake_off, disgorge, slough, drop, throw_off, shed

    Possible Opposite Answer : persistent

  • The clue is 50. "Mahalo nui ___" (words from a grateful Hawaiian). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOA

  • The clue is 52. Like three-balls. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RED

    Possible Answer: carmine, red-faced, reddened, crimson, scarlet, ruby, reddish, cerise, cherry-red, redness, red_ink, bolshy, Red_River, loss, violent, Bolshevik, bolshie, Red, red, flushed, cherry, blood-red, Marxist, ruddy, ruby-red

    Possible Opposite Answer : gain

Saturday, November 16, 2024
Saturday, November 16, 2024


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May 14, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, May 14, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword May 14, 2021

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Gold Coast port 5
2A 6. Grade 4
3A 10. Certain hieroglyphs 4
4A 14. Snacks known as "student fodder" and "scroggin" in Germany and New Zealand, respectively 10
5A 16. Home of the Starzz, one of the original eight W.N.B.A. teams 4
6A 17. What few fliers desire 10
7A 18. Michael of "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" 4
8A 19. Bug expert? 3
9A 20. Winter Olympics equipment 5
10A 21. See 44-Down 5
11A 22. Old Forester and Old Overholt offerings 4
12A 23. Ethereum or Bitcoin, for example 6
13A 25. Shame 5
14A 27. Site of an underground pool, maybe 6
15A 28. Get an 800 on the G.M.A.T., say 5
16A 29. Animal that comes to shore to lay eggs 9
17A 32. Bel ___ (Italian cheese) 5
18A 33. One of the Kennedys 3
19A 34. Single-___ 5
20A 35. Leftovers from a doughnut, say 9
21A 37. Easy two-pointer 5
22A 38. Deep cuts 6
23A 39. Bad sorts to be stuck talking to at a gathering 5
24A 40. Savory Scottish delicacy 6
25A 41. Go down 4
26A 42. Drug kingpin on "The Wire" 5
27A 43. Coffee spot? 5
28A 45. Comedian Margaret 3
29A 48. Actor who played Senator Vinick on "The West Wing" 4
30A 49. Historic Charleston site 10
31A 51. St. ___, locale in an English nursery rhyme 4
32A 52. One way to crack a code 10
33A 53. Studies 4
34A 54. "Got it" 4
35A 55. People 5

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. Gold Coast port"

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 capital and largest city of ghana with a deep-water port
  • Words that mean the same thing: capital of Ghana
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACCRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Grade"

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 magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
  • Words that mean the same thing: grade, rank, charge per unit
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Certain hieroglyphs"

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
  • Words that mean the same thing: asp, Naja haje, Egyptian cobra
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Snacks known as "student fodder" and "scroggin" in Germany and New Zealand, respectively"

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: TRAILMIXES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Home of the Starzz, one of the original eight W.N.B.A. teams"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
  • Words that mean the same thing: UT, Mormon State, Beehive State
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UTAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. What few fliers desire"

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: MIDDLESEAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Michael of "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World""

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: CERA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Bug expert?"

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 (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
  • Words that mean the same thing: spot, snoop, stag
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Winter Olympics equipment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
  • Words that mean the same thing: sled, sleigh, sledge
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. See 44-Down"

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 region of the united states lying to the north of the mason-dixon line
  • Words that mean the same thing: Second Earl of Guilford, Union, northerly
  • The opposite would be: south
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NORTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Old Forester and Old Overholt offerings"

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 seed of the cereal grass
  • Words that mean the same thing: rye whisky, Secale cereale, rye whiskey
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RYES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Ethereum or Bitcoin, for example"

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: EMONEY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Shame"

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 cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
  • Words that mean the same thing: humble, chagrin, mortify
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ABASE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Site of an underground pool, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a small cave (usually with attractive features)
  • Words that mean the same thing: grot
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GROTTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Get an 800 on the G.M.A.T., say"

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: ACEIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Animal that comes to shore to lay eggs"

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: SEATURTLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Bel ___ (Italian cheese)"

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: PAESE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. One of the Kennedys"

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 tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing edwardian style clothes
  • Words that mean the same thing: Teddy boy
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. Single-___"

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 person who pays money for something
  • Words that mean the same thing: remunerator
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PAYER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "35. Leftovers from a doughnut, say"

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: TIREMARKS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Easy two-pointer"

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: TIPIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Deep cuts"

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 wound made by cutting
  • Words that mean the same thing: slash, slice, gash
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GASHES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Bad sorts to be stuck talking to at a gathering"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a person who evokes boredom
  • Words that mean the same thing: drill hole, tire, caliber
  • The opposite would be: interest
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BORES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Savory Scottish delicacy"

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 made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HAGGIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Go down"

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 fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
  • Words that mean the same thing: miss, fall back, fall behind
  • The opposite would be: find, win
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "42. Drug kingpin on "The Wire""

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: MARLO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. Coffee spot?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a soiled or discolored appearance
  • Words that mean the same thing: smirch, grime, discolouration
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STAIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "45. Comedian Margaret"

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: CHO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "48. Actor who played Senator Vinick on "The West Wing""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ALDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "49. Historic Charleston site"

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: FORTSUMTER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "51. St. ___, locale in an English nursery rhyme"

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 united states composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
  • Words that mean the same thing: James Ives, James Merritt Ives, Charles Edward Ives
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IVES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "52. One way to crack a code"

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: BRUTEFORCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "53. Studies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the habitation of wild animals
  • Words that mean the same thing: den, hideout, hideaway
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DENS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "54. "Got it""

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: ISEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "55. People"

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 your parents
  • Words that mean the same thing: kinfolk, sept, family line
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FOLKS

    Great job if you got it right!

May 14, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. You can bank on them 4
2D 2. "___ Camp," 2020 Oscar-nominated documentary 4
3D 3. Women's rights pioneer Elizabeth ___ Stanton 4
4D 4. Clear 3
5D 5. Words from Mission Control 12
6D 6. Stops lying 5
7D 7. Cut 4
8D 8. Things that pique your interest on TV 9
9D 9. 14 billion years, for the age of the universe: Abbr. 3
10D 10. "You thought wrong!" 11
11D 11. Judge unfairly, say 10
12D 12. Person in a contract 5
13D 13. Bygone potentate 4
14D 15. Hockey game highlight, for some 5
15D 21. Unsatisfactory 12
16D 22. Begin the toasting process 11
17D 24. Zinger 3
18D 25. Kind of berry 4
19D 26. Oktoberfest locale 10
20D 27. Does a deep dive on a topic, with "out" 5
21D 28. Inclined 3
22D 29. They can cause anxiety 9
23D 30. Gifts that are usually scented 4
24D 31. West end? 3
25D 36. Bigeye tuna 3
26D 39. U.S. city that's home to the largest Basque population outside Spain 5
27D 40. Split, in a way 5
28D 41. Tall order? 5
29D 42. One of eight in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" 4
30D 44. With 21-Across, straight up 4
31D 45. 2017 double-platinum debut album for SZA 4
32D 46. "Shucks!" 4
33D 47. Raw materials 4
34D 49. Govt. org. whose director serves a 10-year term 3
35D 50. "How now?," to a cow? 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. You can bank on them"

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 pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
  • Words that mean the same thing: cash machine, cash dispenser, automatic teller 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: ATMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "___ Camp," 2020 Oscar-nominated documentary"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: CRIP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Women's rights pioneer Elizabeth ___ Stanton"

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: CADY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Clear"

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 relieve from
  • Words that mean the same thing: disembarrass, free
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Words from Mission Control"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ALLSYSTEMSGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Stops lying"

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 growth in strength or number or importance
  • Words that mean the same thing: move up, come up, upgrade
  • The opposite would be: set, descent
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RISES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Cut"

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 chop or split with an ax
  • Words that mean the same thing: ax, axe
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AXED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Things that pique your interest on TV"

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: TEASERADS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. 14 billion years, for the age of the universe: Abbr."

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 standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
  • Words that mean the same thing: Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Time
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "You thought wrong!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AUCONTRAIRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Judge unfairly, say"

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 conventional or formulaic conception or image
  • Words that mean the same thing: pigeonhole, stamp
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STEREOTYPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Person in a contract"

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 organization to gain political power
  • Words that mean the same thing: political party, company
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PARTY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Bygone potentate"

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 title for the former hereditary monarch of iran
  • Words that mean the same thing: Shah of Iran
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Hockey game highlight, for some"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a noisy riotous fight
  • Words that mean the same thing: scrimmage, battle royal
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MELEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Unsatisfactory"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: NOTUPTOSNUFF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Begin the toasting process"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: RAISEAGLASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Zinger"

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 clever remark
  • Words that mean the same thing: bon mot, MOT test, Ministry of Transportation test
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Kind of berry"

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: ACAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Oktoberfest locale"

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: BEERGARDEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Does a deep dive on a topic, with "out""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
  • Words that mean the same thing: eccentric, flake, geek
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GEEKS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Inclined"

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 (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
  • Words that mean the same thing: disposed, clever, pertinent
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: APT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. They can cause anxiety"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any agent that causes stress to an organism
  • Words that mean the same thing: stressor
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STRESSORS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Gifts that are usually scented"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
  • Words that mean the same thing: wreath, chaplet, lei
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. West end?"

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 bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of europe and greenland
  • Words that mean the same thing: European sea eagle, grey sea eagle, erne
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Bigeye tuna"

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: AHI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. U.S. city that's home to the largest Basque population outside Spain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the capital and largest city of idaho
  • Words that mean the same thing: capital of Idaho
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BOISE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Split, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that divide by two; divide into halves
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HALVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Tall order?"

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 strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
  • Words that mean the same thing: caffe latte
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LATTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. One of eight in "The Twelve Days of Christmas""

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 female domestic
  • Words that mean the same thing: amah, maidservant, housemaid
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MAID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. With 21-Across, straight up"

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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
  • Words that mean the same thing: admittedly, honest, true up
  • The opposite would be: untruthful, false
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. 2017 double-platinum debut album for SZA"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: CTRL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. "Shucks!""

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: HECK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Raw materials"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
  • Words that mean the same thing: ore
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. Govt. org. whose director serves a 10-year term"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the department of justice
  • Words that mean the same thing: Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FBI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. "How now?," to a cow?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the sound made by a cow or bull
  • Words that mean the same thing: low
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 51 72.9%
Short Answer 9 12.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment 4 5.7%
Sports 2 2.9%
Movies/Film 1 1.4%
Abbreviation 1 1.4%
Geography 1 1.4%
Music 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 35
Down Clues 35
Total Clues 70
Average Answer Length 5.5 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

  • Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
  • Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
  • When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
  • Today is Friday, 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 17, 2025 at 02:42 PM