Thursday August 08, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers

Thursday August 08, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Answers 

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 08, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Catherine ___, last wife of King Henry VIII - Show Answer
  

  PARR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: parr, Catherine_Parr, Parr



• 5. Basic level of a popular ridesharing app - Show Answer
  

  UBERX

  (5 letters)



• 10. Part of a routine - Show Answer
  

  JOKE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: jest, laugh, put-on, gag, antic, prank, joke, caper, trick, jape, jocularity



• 14. Orchestra tuner - Show Answer
  

  OBOE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hautbois, oboe, hautboy



• 15. "You can't make me!" - Show Answer
  

  NEVER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: never, ne'er

  Antonyms: ever



• 16. Dry - Show Answer
  

  ARID

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: desiccate, desiccated, arid, waterless



• 17. Mixed drink with an alliterative name - Show Answer
  

  SCOTCHANDSODA

  (13 letters)



• 19. Fuse by heat - Show Answer
  

  WELD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: dyer's_mignonette, Reseda_luteola, weld, Theodore_Dwight_Weld, dyer's_rocket, Weld



• 20. Bad weather forecast, informally - Show Answer
  

  TSTORMS

  (7 letters)



• 21. Preceder of the Three Kingdoms in Chinese history - Show Answer
  

  HANDYNASTY

  (10 letters)



• 23. Slightest idea - Show Answer
  

  CLUE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hint, cue, clew, clue



• 24. "The Lucy-___ Comedy Hour" (classic TV release) - Show Answer
  

  DESI

  (4 letters)



• 25. Tons - Show Answer
  

  SCADS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: loads, scads, gobs, dozens, stacks, tons, rafts, scad, scores, heaps, piles, oodles, lots, lashings, slews, wads



• 27. Kind of school - Show Answer
  

  MED

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Master_of_Education, MEd



• 28. Sudden inspirations? - Show Answer
  

  GASPS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: pant, gasp, heave, puff



• 33. He asked Bud "Who's on first?" - Show Answer
  

  LOU

  (3 letters)



• 34. Cry of terrier? - Show Answer
  

  ARF

  (3 letters)



• 35. Response to an anticlimactic reveal - Show Answer
  

  OHTHAT

  (6 letters)



• 36. "It's not as simple as it sounds" - Show Answer
  

  EASIERSAIDTHANDONE

  (18 letters)



• 40. Forever, poetically - Show Answer
  

  ETERNE

  (6 letters)



• 41. A carved one hangs in the chamber of the Massachusetts House of Representatives - Show Answer
  

  COD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: put_one_across, bait, pod, collect, ride, cash_on_delivery, dupe, put_one_over, gull, take_in, befool, rally, twit, cod, COD, rag, C.O.D., fool, seedcase, put_on, tantalise, codfish, tantalize, tease, slang, razz, taunt



• 42. Itty-bitty - Show Answer
  

  WEE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pee, pee-pee, weensy, teentsy, itsy-bitsy, teensy-weensy, bitty, puddle, itty-bitty, urinate, take_a_leak, pass_water, spend_a_penny, bittie, micturate, weeny, teensy, piddle, make, wee, relieve_oneself, teeny-weeny, teeny, make_water, wee-wee, piss



• 43. Galileo, by birth - Show Answer
  

  PISAN

  (5 letters)



• 44. Name spelled out in "The Alphabet Song" - Show Answer
  

  STU

  (3 letters)



• 45. Immune system agent - Show Answer
  

  TCELL

  (5 letters)



• 47. Golden rule preposition - Show Answer
  

  UNTO

  (4 letters)



• 49. Arctic food fish - Show Answer
  

  CHAR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: coal, sear, cleaning_woman, charwoman, cleaning_lady, blacken, char, scorch, charr, woman



• 50. Ornate lighting fixture - Show Answer
  

  CHANDELIER

  (10 letters)

  Synonyms: pendant, chandelier, pendent



• 54. Sours - Show Answer
  

  GOESBAD

  (7 letters)



• 57. Setting for the FIFA World Cups of 2002 and 2022 - Show Answer
  

  ASIA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Asia



• 58. Part of a clock depicted four times in this puzzle? - Show Answer
  

  MINUTEHAND

  (10 letters)



• 60. Darkness - Show Answer
  

  MURK

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: murk, fogginess, fog, murkiness



• 61. It happens - Show Answer
  

  EVENT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: effect, issue, event, upshot, consequence, outcome, result, case



• 62. Jazz singer Jones - Show Answer
  

  ETTA

  (4 letters)



• 63. Weapon that shares an etymology with "spade" and "spatula" - Show Answer
  

  EPEE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: epee



• 64. Company with a purple heart in its logo - Show Answer
  

  AETNA

  (5 letters)



• 65. Ricotta ingredient - Show Answer
  

  WHEY

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: milk_whey, whey

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Thread component - Show Answer
  

  POST

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: carry, situation, stake, spot, Emily_Post, position, place, postal_service, post, office, C._W._Post, brand, station, Wiley_Post, put_up, billet, send, mail_service, Post, Charles_William_Post, Emily_Price_Post, military_post, mail, berth



• 2. Fundamentals - Show Answer
  

  ABCS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: first_principle, ABCs, rudiment, ABC's, alphabet, first_rudiment, ABC



• 3. Fundamental issues - Show Answer
  

  ROOTCAUSES

  (10 letters)



• 4. Like old chestnuts - Show Answer
  

  RETOLD

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: retell, repeat, restate, ingeminate, recite, fictionalise, reiterate, iterate, fictionalize



• 5. "Let go, you brute!" - Show Answer
  

  UNHANDME

  (8 letters)



• 6. Porgy's partner - Show Answer
  

  BESS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: make_up, be, comprise, follow, constitute, equal, live, beryllium, glucinium, represent, embody, personify, atomic_number_4, cost, exist, Be

  Antonyms: differ



• 7. ___ Morales, former president of Bolivia - Show Answer
  

  EVO

  (3 letters)



• 8. Bad way to get caught - Show Answer
  

  REDHANDED

  (9 letters)



• 9. Revealing images - Show Answer
  

  XRAYS

  (5 letters)



• 10. First nonhuman species encountered in the "Star Wars" franchise - Show Answer
  

  JAWA

  (4 letters)



• 11. Valuable deposits - Show Answer
  

  ORES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ore



• 12. Bagpiper's garb - Show Answer
  

  KILT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: kilt



• 13. Circular current - Show Answer
  

  EDDY

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: whirlpool, Eddy, purl, swirl, eddy, twist, Mary_Baker_Eddy, Mary_Morse_Baker_Eddy, whirl



• 18. French vineyards - Show Answer
  

  CRUS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: crus



• 22. Ill-advised time for an ocean swim - Show Answer
  

  NIGHT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: dark, nighttime, night, Nox, Night

  Antonyms: day



• 24. Actual - Show Answer
  

  DEFACTO

  (7 letters)



• 25. "Don't give up on your dreams. ___ longer" (quip) - Show Answer
  

  SLEEP

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: log_Z's, slumber, eternal_sleep, rest, kip, quietus, nap, eternal_rest, sopor, sleep, catch_some_Z's

  Antonyms: wake



• 26. Raccoon relative - Show Answer
  

  COATI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Nasua_narica, coon_cat, coati-mondi, coati, coati-mundi



• 27. ___ Butterworth's - Show Answer
  

  MRS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Mr., Mrs, Mrs., Mister, Mr



• 29. Within reach - Show Answer
  

  ATHAND

  (6 letters)



• 30. Hybrid fixture with a tub and nozzle - Show Answer
  

  SHOWERBATH

  (10 letters)



• 31. Group of experts - Show Answer
  

  PANEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: impanel, control_panel, dialog_box, board, venire, control_board, empanel, panel, jury, gore, instrument_panel



• 32. What many tins are made of, despite their name - Show Answer
  

  STEEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sword, brand, steel, blade, nerve



• 34. Equal - Show Answer
  

  ARE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: make_up, are, be, comprise, follow, constitute, equal, live, represent, embody, personify, cost, exist, ar

  Antonyms: differ



• 35. Like most primes - Show Answer
  

  ODD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: odd, remaining, curious, rummy, unexpended, uneven, unmated, peculiar, unpaired, leftover, left_over, left, funny, queer, rum, unmatched, singular

  Antonyms: even



• 37. ___ Aldridge, early Black American playwright - Show Answer
  

  IRA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ira, Provisional_IRA, Irish_Republican_Army, IRA, individual_retirement_account, wrath, anger, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, Provos, ire



• 38. The blahs - Show Answer
  

  ENNUI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tedium, boredom, ennui



• 39. The vowels not seen in "bad debt," ironically - Show Answer
  

  IOU

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: IOU



• 44. Try hard - Show Answer
  

  STRIVE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: endeavour, reach, endeavor, strive, strain



• 45. Proverbs pronoun - Show Answer
  

  THEE

  (4 letters)



• 46. Vegan cheese ingredient, often - Show Answer
  

  CASHEW

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: cashew, Anacardium_occidentale, cashew_nut, cashew_tree



• 48. Site of a Herculean labor - Show Answer
  

  NEMEA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Nemea



• 49. Terra ___ - Show Answer
  

  COTTA

  (5 letters)



• 50. Turned out - Show Answer
  

  CAME

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: get_along, hail, derive, number, descend, make_out, follow, fare, get, total, amount, come_in, add_up, occur, do, come_up, fall, come, arrive, issue_forth

  Antonyms: leave, go



• 51. Robber's order - Show Answer
  

  HANDSUP

  (7 letters)



• 52. Where drinks are toasted with "Sláinte!" - Show Answer
  

  EIRE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Republic_of_Ireland, Ireland, Eire, Irish_Republic



• 53. The Dead Sea is one, technically - Show Answer
  

  LAKE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: lake



• 54. Tim of "Project Runway" - Show Answer
  

  GUNN

  (4 letters)



• 55. Dealer's request - Show Answer
  

  ANTE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ante



• 56. Its 80-year anniversary was observed in June of 2024 - Show Answer
  

  DDAY

  (4 letters)



• 59. Zero preceder - Show Answer
  

  NET

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: profit, last, mesh, lucre, web, earnings, sack, meshing, sack_up, profits, clear, cyberspace, final, internet, nett, net_income, network, net, net_profit, meshwork

  Antonyms: gross

December 07, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword December 07, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Iconic sportswear logo that was commissioned for $35 in 1971	6
2A	7. Stories that can get pretty hot	6
3A	13. Northernmost capital in continental South America	7
4A	15. ___ Achebe, "Things Fall Apart" author	6
5A	16. Vintage car, in German ... or veteran, in English	8
6A	18. In a spooky way	6
7A	19. Get out fast	4
8A	20. G.I. food packs	4
9A	22. Six-time M.L.B. All-Star Mookie	5
10A	23. Famine's counterpart	5
11A	25. High school, in Danish ... or building for indoor sports, in English	9
12A	27. The Cards, on scoreboards	3
13A	28. Teeny	3
14A	30. One hearing things?	3
15A	31. "___ you serious?"	3
16A	32. When doubled, like a good situation	3
17A	33. Relatives, slangily	3
18A	34. Scarfed down	3
19A	35. Competition, in French ... or agreement, in English	11
20A	38. Tooth holder	3
21A	39. Unspecified amount	3
22A	40. Certain real estate purchase	3
23A	41. Verizon sale of 2021	3
24A	42. Hummer maker	3
25A	43. Regard	3
26A	44. ___ Gatos, Calif.	3
27A	47. Plywood, in Dutch ... or theater with several screens, in English	9
28A	50. Smidgen	5
29A	52. Spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, say	5
30A	53. Engrave with an acid	4
31A	55. Queens stadium eponym	4
32A	56. Inflame	6
33A	58. Vacation, in Swedish ... or half of an academic year, in English	8
34A	60. Boosted	6
35A	61. Light punch	7
36A	62. So-called "wisdom-keepers"	6
37A	63. Savory South Asian pastry	6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Iconic sportswear logo that was commissioned for $35 in 1971"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
• Words that mean the same thing: whoosh, swish, swosh
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWOOSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Stories that can get pretty hot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
• Words that mean the same thing: garret, Attic, noggin
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Northernmost capital in continental South America"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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 venezuela
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Venezuela
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARACAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. ___ Achebe, "Things Fall Apart" author"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: CHINUA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Vintage car, in German ... or veteran, in English"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
• Words that mean the same thing: old-timer, old stager, veteran
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLDTIMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. In a spooky way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that in an unnatural eery manner
• Words that mean the same thing: spookily
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EERILY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Get out fast"

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 run away quickly
• Words that mean the same thing: take flight, fly
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. G.I. food packs"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: MRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Six-time M.L.B. All-Star Mookie"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: BETTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Famine's counterpart"

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 ceremonial dinner party for many people
• Words that mean the same thing: feed, junket, spread
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. High school, in Danish ... or building for indoor sports, in English"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
• Words that mean the same thing: gym, secondary school, lyceum
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GYMNASIUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. The Cards, on scoreboards"

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: STL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Teeny"

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 short time
• Words that mean the same thing: make, teeny, urinate
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. One hearing things?"

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 sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: capitulum, pinna, auricle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. "___ you serious?""

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 unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: equal, cost, personify
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. When doubled, like a good situation"

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 victory (as in a race or other competition)
• Words that mean the same thing: come through, gain ground, acquire
• The opposite would be: fail, fall back
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Relatives, slangily"

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: FAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Scarfed down"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: consume, feed, eat up
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Competition, in French ... or agreement, in English"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that agreement of results or opinions
• Words that mean the same thing: co-occurrence, meeting of minds, coincidence
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONCURRENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Tooth holder"

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 the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
• Words that mean the same thing: rattle on, visit, trounce
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Unspecified amount"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one or some or every or all without specification
• Words that mean the same thing: whatsoever, whatever
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Certain real estate purchase"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: draw, fortune, plenty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Verizon sale of 2021"

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: AOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Hummer maker"

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: GMC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. Regard"

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 the organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: optic, centre, heart
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. ___ Gatos, Calif."

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: LOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Plywood, in Dutch ... or theater with several screens, in English"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that communicates two or more signals over a common channel
• Words that mean the same thing: manifold
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MULTIPLEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Smidgen"

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: SKOSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that clean with one's bill
• Words that mean the same thing: congratulate, plume, primp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Engrave with an acid"

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 make an etching of
• Words that mean the same thing: engrave
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Queens stadium eponym"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
• Words that mean the same thing: Arthur Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Inflame"

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 put into a rage; make violently angry
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENRAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Vacation, in Swedish ... or half of an academic year, in English"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one of two divisions of an academic year
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEMESTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "60. Boosted"

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 raise the level or amount of something
• Words that mean the same thing: elicit, promote, upraise
• The opposite would be: lowered, lower
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAISED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. Light punch"

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: LOVETAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "62. So-called "wisdom-keepers""

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 person who is older than you are
• Words that mean the same thing: elder, senior, elderberry bush
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "63. Savory South Asian pastry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small turnover of indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAMOSA

  Great job if you got it right!

December 07, 2022 Wednesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Says "Hah!," say	6
2D	2. Place for some bills	6
3D	3. Flying a commercial airline, often	6
4D	4. Hall's partner in pop	5
5D	5. Grade school subj.	3
6D	6. Jon who played Don in "Mad Men"	4
7D	7. Big name in hardware stores	3
8D	8. Something to pass, legally	6
9D	9. Exhausts	5
10D	10. Kick off	8
11D	11. Something grown in a lab	7
12D	12. "Because that's what I want!"	6
13D	14. Twilled suit fabric	5
14D	17. Reina's chess "mate"	3
15D	21. Glasses annoyance	5
16D	24. An identical one isn't 100% identical	4
17D	26. That is to say	6
18D	29. Set up a temporary base	6
19D	32. Amaze	3
20D	33. Overheat, as a circuit	3
21D	34. Do something	3
22D	35. It might say "Scam Likely"	8
23D	36. Scrooge McDuck vis-à-vis Donald	5
24D	37. Rejections	4
25D	38. Blog, perhaps	7
26D	41. Current unit	6
27D	42. Ingredient in some holiday cookies	6
28D	43. Get all A's, say	5
29D	44. Was defeated by	6
30D	45. Vegas casino with bars named Dublin Up, Lucky and Blarney	6
31D	46. Tibetan ethnic group	6
32D	48. Kid	5
33D	49. H.S. exam org.	3
34D	51. Casey in the National Radio Hall of Fame	5
35D	54. Some med. plans	4
36D	57. Sheeran and Sullivan	3
37D	59. Little ___, who sang "The Loco-Motion"	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. Says "Hah!," say"

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 showing your contempt by derision
• Words that mean the same thing: gibe, scoffing, mockery
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOFFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Place for some bills"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
• Words that mean the same thing: pocketbook, billfold, notecase
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WALLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Flying a commercial airline, often"

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 severe or trying experience
• Words that mean the same thing: trial by ordeal
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORDEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Hall's partner in pop"

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 english conspirator who claimed that there was a jesuit plot to assassinate charles ii (1649-1705)
• Words that mean the same thing: Titus Oates, Joyce Carol Oates
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Grade school subj."

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: SCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Jon who played Don in "Mad Men""

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: HAMM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Big name in hardware stores"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: adept, breeze through, sail through
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Something to pass, legally"

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: THEBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Exhausts"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: tyre, tire, run down
• The opposite would be: refresh, interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Kick off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone new to a field or activity
• Words that mean the same thing: tiro, originate, enlightened
• The opposite would be: uninitiate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INITIATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Something grown in a lab"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular society at a particular time and place
• Words that mean the same thing: civilization, cultivation, finish
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CULTURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Because that's what I want!""

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: SAYSME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Twilled suit fabric"

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

  The answer is: SERGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Reina's chess "mate""

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: REY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Glasses annoyance"

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 slanderous defamation
• Words that mean the same thing: slur, sully, slander
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. An identical one isn't 100% identical"

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 either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
• Words that mean the same thing: matching, counterpart, Gemini
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. That is to say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: videlicet, viz., that is to say
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAMELY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Set up a temporary base"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that live in or as if in a tent
• Words that mean the same thing: tent, bivouac, camp out
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENCAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. Amaze"

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 joke that seems extremely funny
• Words that mean the same thing: riot, belly laugh, howler
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Overheat, as a circuit"

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 english painter and art critic (1866-1934)
• Words that mean the same thing: Roger Fry, Christopher Fry, nipper
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Do something"

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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Words that mean the same thing: work, play, number
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. It might say "Scam Likely""

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: CALLERID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Scrooge McDuck vis-à-vis Donald"

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 brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
• The opposite would be: aunt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNCLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Rejections"

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 radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
• Words that mean the same thing: no, atomic number 102, No
• The opposite would be: yes
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Blog, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
• Words that mean the same thing: daybook, diary
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JOURNAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Current unit"

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 former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the si ampere)
• Words that mean the same thing: amp, A, international ampere
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMPERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Ingredient in some holiday cookies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
• Words that mean the same thing: gingery, peppiness, gingerroot
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GINGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Get all A's, say"

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 distinguish oneself
• Words that mean the same thing: stand out, surpass
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXCEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Was defeated by"

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: LOSTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Vegas casino with bars named Dublin Up, Lucky and Blarney"

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: OSHEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Tibetan ethnic group"

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 member of the himalayan people living in nepal and tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHERPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Kid"

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 someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
• Words that mean the same thing: vamper, ride, tantalization
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. H.S. exam org."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Casey in the National Radio Hall of Fame"

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: KASEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Some med. plans"

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 group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians
• Words that mean the same thing: HMO, health maintenance organization
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Sheeran and Sullivan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using x-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
• Words that mean the same thing: explosive detection system, ED, male erecticle dysfunction
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Little ___, who sang "The Loco-Motion""

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: EVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	42	56.8%
Short Answer	20	27.0%
History	4	5.4%
Sports	2	2.7%
Geography	2	2.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.7%
Food & Drink	2	2.7%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium 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 05, 2025 at 05:39 PM