27420 Fri Dec 06, 2024 NYT by Robyn Weintraub

Across Clues :

1. Meaning of Imani, the seventh principle of Kwanzaa, 6. Just, 10. Have a rash reaction, 14. Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number, 15. Hedgehog ___ (prickly plant), 16. Teddy alternative, 17. Turning point in telecommunications history?, 19. Spam containers, 20. ___ prime (focus of a computational challenge in math), 21. Tempted fate, 22. Screenwriter's way of reintroducing some characters?, 23. Successor of the Metroliner, 25. Masterpiece by Klimt or Rodin, 27. They might be fixed, 30. Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts, 31. One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab?, 34. Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, 35. Test the temperature of, perhaps, 36. Zipped, 37. Burrowing creatures of the African savanna, 40. Join, as a table, 41. Sacred creatures in some Indigenous cultures, 44. In need of ice, maybe, 46. Outed online, 47. Takeaway from a tale, 48. One of 18 on the periodic table, 50. Issa of "American Fiction", 53. McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!", 54. Suggests something subtly, 56. Bit of hypertext, 57. Totally consumed, 58. Certain pops, 59. Midsummer arrivals, 60. Contact sites, 61. Grace who married Prince Rainier

Down Clues :

1. Seedless plant, 2. More than some, 3. "Sorry, can you clarify your answer?", 4. ___ Maria (liqueur), 5. Collies and sheepdogs, by nature, 6. Patterned cotton fabric originally from India, 7. First name of fashion designers Tahari and Saab, 8. Good time to start an audiobook, 9. Omakase serving, 10. "These things don't happen overnight", 11. Urgent words during an emergency, 12. Small change, 13. They're often lying in beds and might be kinky, 18. University that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S., 22. Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist, 24. Grilling surfaces made of fragrant wood, 26. China's ___ Dynasty, 27. What's on the agenda, 28. Zip, 29. Checker's move, 32. Like some histories, 33. Red and black, e.g., 35. Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish, 38. Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films, 39. Is for some?, 40. Beer buy, 42. Votes to accept, 43. We, to Louis, 44. Sense that dolphins lack, 45. "Yowza!", 49. You can skip it, 51. Overly fastidious, 52. Online marketplace headquartered in Brooklyn, 54. N.F.L. linebacker Greenlaw, 55. Clear weeds, in a way

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 06, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, December 6, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Meaning of Imani, the seventh principle of Kwanzaa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAITH

  Possible Answer : organized_religion, religion, faith, trust, religious_belief




• The clue is 6. Just. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MERE

  Possible Answer : simple, bare, mere




• The clue is 10. Have a rash reaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITCH

  Possible Answer : itching, scratch, spoil, rub, itch, urge, scabies, itchiness




• The clue is 14. Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSIE




• The clue is 15. Hedgehog ___ (prickly plant). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOE

  Possible Answer : aloe




• The clue is 16. Teddy alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEO




• The clue is 17. Turning point in telecommunications history?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTARYDIAL




• The clue is 19. Spam containers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_50, put_up, can, Sn, tin, tin_can, cannister, canister




• The clue is 20. ___ prime (focus of a computational challenge in math). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NTH

  Possible Answer : nth, n-th




• The clue is 21. Tempted fate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARED

  Possible Answer : presume, defy, make_bold, dare




• The clue is 22. Screenwriter's way of reintroducing some characters?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASTE

  Possible Answer : spread, glue, paste, library_paste




• The clue is 23. Successor of the Metroliner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACELA




• The clue is 25. Masterpiece by Klimt or Rodin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEKISS




• The clue is 27. They might be fixed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTERESTRATES




• The clue is 30. Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOADS

  Possible Answer : batrachian, salientian, frog, anuran, toad, toad_frog




• The clue is 31. One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINESNOB




• The clue is 34. Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA




• The clue is 35. Test the temperature of, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIP

  Possible Answer : sip




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

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

  The answer: TORE

  Possible Answer : bust, shoot_down, pull, torus, shoot, displume, tear, deplumate, tore, buck, snap, rupture, charge, deplume, pluck




• The clue is 37. Burrowing creatures of the African savanna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEERKATS

  Possible Answer : mierkat, meerkat




• The clue is 40. Join, as a table. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITAT




• The clue is 41. Sacred creatures in some Indigenous cultures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRITANIMALS




• The clue is 44. In need of ice, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWOLLEN

  Possible Answer : tumesce, swell_up, well, intumesce, tumefy, vain, conceited, swollen-headed, self-conceited, well_up, egotistic, egotistical, swell, swollen, puff_up




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

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

  The answer: DOXED




• The clue is 47. Takeaway from a tale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORAL

  Possible Answer : lesson, moral

  Possible Opposite Answer : immoral




• The clue is 48. One of 18 on the periodic table. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GROUP

  Possible Answer : chemical_group, mathematical_group, grouping, radical, aggroup, group




• The clue is 50. Issa of "American Fiction". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAE




• The clue is 53. McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWAN




• The clue is 54. Suggests something subtly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DROPSAHINT




• The clue is 56. Bit of hypertext. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINK

  Possible Answer : unite, associate, link, relate, tie-in, data_link, connectedness, liaison, nexus, link_up, connexion, join, colligate, yoke, contact, radio_link, connect, inter-group_communication, tie, connection, linkup, tie_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : disconnectedness, dissociate, disconnect




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

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

  The answer: RAPT

  Possible Answer : rhapsodic, ecstatic, enraptured, rapt, rapturous




• The clue is 58. Certain pops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLAS

  Possible Answer : cola, dope, genus_Cola, Cola




• The clue is 59. Midsummer arrivals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEOS

  Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion




• The clue is 60. Contact sites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYES

  Possible Answer : eyes, heart, center, eye, centre, optic, eyeball, oculus, middle




• The clue is 61. Grace who married Prince Rainier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KELLY

  Possible Answer : Princess_Grace_of_Monaco, Emmett_Kelly, Gene_Kelly, Eugene_Curran_Kelly, Grace_Kelly, Weary_Willie, Grace_Patricia_Kelly, Kelly

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Seedless plant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FERN

  Possible Answer: fern

• The clue is 2. More than some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOT

• The clue is 3. "Sorry, can you clarify your answer?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISTHATAYESORANO

• The clue is 4. ___ Maria (liqueur). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIA

  Possible Answer: TIA, transient_ischemic_attack

• The clue is 5. Collies and sheepdogs, by nature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERDERS

  Possible Answer: herder, Johann_Gottfried_von_Herder, drover, herdsman, Herder

• The clue is 6. Patterned cotton fabric originally from India. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADRAS

  Possible Answer: madras, Chennai, Madras, Tamil_Nadu

• The clue is 7. First name of fashion designers Tahari and Saab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIE

• The clue is 8. Good time to start an audiobook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROADTRIP

• The clue is 9. Omakase serving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 10. "These things don't happen overnight". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTAKESTIME

• The clue is 11. Urgent words during an emergency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THISISNOTADRILL

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

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

  The answer: CENTS

  Possible Answer: centime, penny, cent

• The clue is 13. They're often lying in beds and might be kinky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOSES

  Possible Answer: hose, hosepipe, hosiery, hose_down

• The clue is 18. University that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALE

  Possible Answer: Yale_University, Yale, Elihu_Yale

• The clue is 22. Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETE

• The clue is 24. Grilling surfaces made of fragrant wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDARPLANKS

• The clue is 26. China's ___ Dynasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer: Han, Han_dynasty

• The clue is 27. What's on the agenda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITEM

  Possible Answer: item, point, token, detail, particular

• The clue is 28. Zip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONE

  Possible Answer: none

• The clue is 29. Checker's move. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWIST

  Possible Answer: wind, distort, deform, spin, squirm, curve, winding, sprain, turn, twine, wrick, twisting, convolute, worm, turn_of_events, flex, crook, wrench, pervert, twirl, kink, rick, plait, bend, twist_around, tress, wrestle, device, eddy, pull, wriggle, gimmick, sophisticate, writhe, construction, twist, whirl, braid

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwist, unbend

• The clue is 32. Like some histories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal

• The clue is 33. Red and black, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BETS

  Possible Answer: wager, stake, look, reckon, calculate, depend, play, stakes, bet, count

• The clue is 35. Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STINGRAY

  Possible Answer: stingray

• The clue is 38. Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KILL

  Possible Answer: shoot_down, stamp_out, toss_off, pop, belt_down, defeat, kill, vote_out, bolt_down, killing, pour_down, obliterate, vote_down, wipe_out, down, putting_to_death, drink_down

• The clue is 39. Is for some?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ

• The clue is 40. Beer buy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIXPACK

  Possible Answer: sixpack, six_pack, six-pack

• The clue is 42. Votes to accept. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADOPTS

  Possible Answer: acquire, assume, sweep_up, take_over, take_up, espouse, take, dramatize, take_on, embrace, follow, borrow, adopt, take_in, dramatise

• The clue is 43. We, to Louis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOUS

  Possible Answer: nous, brain, head, mind, psyche

• The clue is 44. Sense that dolphins lack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMELL

  Possible Answer: olfaction, smell, olfactory_sensation, sense_of_smell, smelling, smack, odor, aroma, feel, odour, olfactory_modality, olfactory_property, reek, flavour, sense, olfactory_perception, flavor, look, spirit, smell_out, feeling, scent, tone

• The clue is 45. "Yowza!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOWIE

• The clue is 49. You can skip it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPE

  Possible Answer: circle, roach, rope, Mexican_valium, rophy, leash, R-2, roofy, forget_me_drug, lasso

• The clue is 51. Overly fastidious. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANAL

  Possible Answer: anal_retentive, anal

  Possible Opposite Answer : oral

• The clue is 52. Online marketplace headquartered in Brooklyn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 54. N.F.L. linebacker Greenlaw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRE

• The clue is 55. Clear weeds, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOE

  Possible Answer: hoe

December 15, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (42 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 81 (39 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

December 15, 2022 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Pulling up pots in Chesapeake Bay, say	6
2A	7. Nobel Institute city	4
3A	11. Like some suspects in lineups, informally	4
4A	15. Start of a classic question in Shakespeare	6
5A	16. "What a relief!"	4
6A	17. Singer/activist ___ Simone	4
7A	18. Two pounds, peeled and chopped	11
8A	20. Riga resident	4
9A	21. ___ souci (carefree)	4
10A	22. Mythical figure often pictured holding a book	4
11A	23. Oils, watercolors and acrylics, for artists	5
12A	24. Hubbub	3
13A	25. Five cups, after lengthy simmering	12
14A	28. Lose	7
15A	30. Don't lose	3
16A	31. Teeny-tiny	3
17A	32. Mountain nymph	5
18A	33. Daily nourishment	4
19A	35. "Toy Story" boy	4
20A	36. One cup, after cooling	10
21A	40. ___ Houdini, co-star in her husband Harry's act	4
22A	43. Stead	4
23A	44. Missionary work?	5
24A	48. Spanish article	3
25A	49. Poet who wrote the line "But we loved with a love that was more than love"	3
26A	50. Keeper of some official documents	7
27A	52. Four cups, cleaned and sliced	12
28A	56. Home shopping channel	3
29A	57. Steerable electronic toy, for short	5
30A	58. ___ Reader (digital digest)	4
31A	59. Plains language	4
32A	60. Words repeated in "___ what ___"	4
33A	61. Soup made with this puzzle's ingredients	11
34A	64. Bad impression?	4
35A	65. Part of the "back forty"	4
36A	66. Onion-shaped	6
37A	67. Tense	4
38A	68. Villain's look	4
39A	69. Baking needs	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. Pulling up pots in Chesapeake Bay, say"

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: EELING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Nobel Institute city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
• Words that mean the same thing: Christiania, capital of Norway
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Like some suspects in lineups, informally"

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: IDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Start of a classic question in Shakespeare"

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: OROMEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. "What a relief!""

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: PHEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Singer/activist ___ Simone"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of ea
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Two pounds, peeled and chopped"

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: NEWPOTATOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Riga resident"

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: LETT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. ___ souci (carefree)"

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: SANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Mythical figure often pictured holding a book"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) the muse of history
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Oils, watercolors and acrylics, for artists"

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 means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
• Words that mean the same thing: metier, medium, spiritualist
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Hubbub"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: hustle, bustle, fuss
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Five cups, after lengthy simmering"

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: CHICKENSTOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Lose"

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: GETBEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Don't lose"

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 victory (as in a race or other competition)
• Words that mean the same thing: gain, advance, pull ahead
• The opposite would be: fall back, losings
• 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 16 Across: "31. Teeny-tiny"

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: piddle, weeny, itty-bitty
• The 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 17 Across: "32. Mountain nymph"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Daily nourishment"

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 prescribed selection of foods
• Words that mean the same thing: dieting
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. "Toy Story" boy"

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: ANDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. One cup, after cooling"

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: HEAVYCREAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. ___ Houdini, co-star in her husband Harry's act"

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: BESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Stead"

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 post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
• Words that mean the same thing: position, stead, place
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIEU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Missionary work?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sacred writings of the christian religions
• Words that mean the same thing: Scripture, Holy Writ, Book
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Spanish article"

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: UNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Poet who wrote the line "But we loved with a love that was more than love""

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 united states writer and poet (1809-1849)
• Words that mean the same thing: Edgar Allan Poe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Keeper of some official documents"

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 strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked
• Words that mean the same thing: strongbox
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEEDBOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Four cups, cleaned and sliced"

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: SAUTEEDLEEKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Home shopping channel"

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: QVC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Steerable electronic toy, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RCCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. ___ Reader (digital digest)"

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: UTNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Plains language"

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 member of an algonquian people living in central canada
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Words repeated in "___ what ___""

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: ITIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Soup made with this puzzle's ingredients"

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 a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VICHYSSOISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Bad impression?"

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 an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
• Words that mean the same thing: gouge, prick, slit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Part of the "back forty""

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 area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Words that mean the same thing: Akka, Accho, Akko
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Onion-shaped"

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

  The answer is: BULBED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Tense"

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 being in a tense state
• Words that mean the same thing: overstrung, jumpy, nervy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "68. Villain's look"

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 facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
• Words that mean the same thing: sneer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "69. Baking needs"

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 commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
• Words that mean the same thing: barm, yeast
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEASTS

  Great job if you got it right!

December 15, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Way back when	7
2D	2. Nook, e.g.	7
3D	3. Bummer	7
4D	4. Little rascals	4
5D	5. ___-Latin (Renaissance language)	3
6D	6. "April Fools!"	6
7D	7. ___ nerve	5
8D	8. Agitated	5
9D	9. Surname derived from the Chinese word for "plum"	3
10D	10. Pained shrieks	3
11D	11. Harbor opening	5
12D	12. Subside	7
13D	13. Tempted	7
14D	14. Tool for a cryptographer	7
15D	19. Came down	4
16D	23. Yahoo rival	3
17D	25. Relinquish	4
18D	26. Pitcher	4
19D	27. Time of day in commercials	4
20D	29. Cries of disgust	4
21D	33. Some food coloring	3
22D	34. Post-op stop	3
23D	35. In	4
24D	37. Soothing application	4
25D	38. Locked horns (with)	4
26D	39. Fivers	4
27D	40. One means of commuting	7
28D	41. Put into law	7
29D	42. Pouring gravy on, say	7
30D	45. Cookout entree, in brief	7
31D	46. Court shutout	7
32D	47. Tops	7
33D	49. Each	3
34D	50. Declare not to be so	4
35D	51. Barely makes it	6
36D	53. Delicious	5
37D	54. Ill-gotten gains	5
38D	55. Anesthetic since the 1840s	5
39D	59. Cherry ___	4
40D	61. Kilmer of "Batman Forever"	3
41D	62. Put away	3
42D	63. Seek damages	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. Way back when"

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: EONSAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Nook, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EREADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Bummer"

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: LOWNOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Little rascals"

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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: imp, monkey, scallywag
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. ___-Latin (Renaissance language)"

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 (used as a combining form) recent or new
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "April Fools!""

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: GOTCHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ nerve"

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

  The answer is: OPTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Agitated"

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 disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
• Words that mean the same thing: rock, shake off, stimulate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Surname derived from the Chinese word for "plum""

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 united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Shelton Jackson Lee, Spike Lee, Bruce Lee
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Pained shrieks"

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: OWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Harbor opening"

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 arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
• Words that mean the same thing: intake, recess
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Subside"

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: DIEDOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Tempted"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
• Words that mean the same thing: entice, tempt, lure
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTICED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Tool for a cryptographer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DATAKEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Came down"

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: ALIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Yahoo rival"

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: MSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Relinquish"

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 give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• Words that mean the same thing: deliver, grant, surrender
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Pitcher"

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 an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
• Words that mean the same thing: pitcher
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Time of day in commercials"

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: NITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Cries of disgust"

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: BAHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Some food coloring"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
• Words that mean the same thing: dyestuff
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Post-op stop"

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 hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
• Words that mean the same thing: intensive care 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: ICU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. In"

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: AMID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Soothing application"

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 succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Locked horns (with)"

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 compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Words that mean the same thing: contend, compete, vie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Fivers"

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: ABES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. One means of commuting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BUSRIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Put into law"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that order by virtue of superior authority; decree
• Words that mean the same thing: enact, ordain, act 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: ENACTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Pouring gravy on, say"

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 behave saucily or impudently towards
• Words that mean the same thing: sauce
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAUCING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Cookout entree, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BBQRIBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Court shutout"

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: LOVESET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Tops"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be greater in scope or size than some standard
• Words that mean the same thing: surpass, pass, exceed
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXCEEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Each"

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: PER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Declare not to be so"

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 declare untrue; contradict
• Words that mean the same thing: traverse, refuse, abnegate
• The opposite would be: admit, allow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Barely makes it"

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: EKESBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Delicious"

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 pleasing to the sense of taste
• The opposite would be: tasteless
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TASTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Ill-gotten gains"

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 informal terms for money
• Words that mean the same thing: net income, dough, pelf
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUCRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Anesthetic since the 1840s"

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 fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
• Words that mean the same thing: diethyl ether, divinyl ether, ethyl ether
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Cherry ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that large genus of african trees bearing kola nuts
• Words that mean the same thing: Costa Rican colon, El Salvadoran colon, genus Cola
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Kilmer of "Batman Forever""

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: VAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "62. Put away"

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 water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: methamphetamine, deoxyephedrine, water ice
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "63. Seek damages"

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 french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
• Words that mean the same thing: Eugene Sue, litigate, process
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	58	71.6%
Short Answer	15	18.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.7%
Geography	2	2.5%
Literature	1	1.2%
History	1	1.2%
Food & Drink	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	42
Total Clues	81
Average Answer Length	5.0 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 Thursday, 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 05, 2025 at 02:19 PM