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Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 12, 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:

• The clue is 1. Major purchase when furnishing a dining room. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABLE

  Possible Answer : postpone, defer, put_over, remit, set_back, tabular_array, tabularise, tabulate, tabularize, put_off, mesa, shelve, board, table, hold_over, prorogue




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

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

  The answer: TSKS

  Possible Answer : tut, tsk, tut-tut




• The clue is 10. ___ de gallo (salsa variety). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICO




• The clue is 14. White wetland wader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGRET

  Possible Answer : egret




• The clue is 15. Company name aptly found in "The bookcase came together like a charm!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA




• The clue is 16. Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVAN




• The clue is 17. *One leaving money under a pillow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOTHFAIRY




• The clue is 19. Southern cornbread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PONE

  Possible Answer : cornpone, pone




• The clue is 20. Noisy bedmate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNORER

  Possible Answer : snorer




• The clue is 21. Sean who played Rudy in "Rudy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTIN




• The clue is 22. *Hobbes, vis-à-vis Calvin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAGINARYFRIEND




• The clue is 26. Submission to a record label in the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEMOCD




• The clue is 27. "Humble" home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABODE

  Possible Answer : suffer, stomach, brook, abide, support, habitation, stand, bide, bear, domicile, tolerate, endure, stay, stick_out, dwelling, home, put_up, abode, dwelling_house, residence, digest




• The clue is 28. Narcissist's flaw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGO

  Possible Answer : self-importance, ego, self, egotism




• The clue is 29. Toe woe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUNION

  Possible Answer : bunion




• The clue is 32. "Seriously?!" … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREYOUFORREAL




• The clue is 38. One on maternity leave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWMOM




• The clue is 39. California's Monterey ___ Aquarium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAY

  Possible Answer : embayment, bay_tree, Laurus_nobilis, bay_laurel, alcove, quest, bay, true_laurel




• The clue is 41. Indian yogurt drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASSI




• The clue is 43. Frozen ocean water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAICE




• The clue is 46. *Cryptid in the Scottish Highlands. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOCHNESSMONSTER




• The clue is 50. Prefix with -naut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTRO




• The clue is 51. Period of one's prime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEYDAY

  Possible Answer : heyday, blossom, efflorescence, flush, peak, prime, flower, bloom




• The clue is 52. Arnaz who loved Lucy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESI




• The clue is 53. *"Ho, ho, ho!" hollerer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANTACLAUS




• The clue is 57. British boarding school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETON




• The clue is 58. "Keep it down!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUSH

  Possible Answer : still, pipe_down, silence, quiesce, hush_up, quiet, shut_up, quieten, hush, stillness, quiet_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : louden




• The clue is 59. Rwandan minority. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUTSI

  Possible Answer : Tutsi, Watutsi, Watusi




• The clue is 60. 0%. 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 61. Dollar bills. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONES

  Possible Answer : 1, single, ace, I, one, unity




• The clue is 62. Finger-painting smudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMEAR

  Possible Answer : smear, slander, daub, smirch, defame, slur, smutch, blot, besmirch, asperse, cytologic_smear, spot, vilification, calumniate, malignment, smudge, denigrate, sully, cytosmear, blur, stain

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Vietnamese New Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer: Tet

• The clue is 2. "A long time ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer: agone, ago

• The clue is 3. Sis's sibling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRO

• The clue is 4. "What are you waiting for?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETSGO

• The clue is 5. Pertaining to a cultural group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETHNIC

  Possible Answer: heathenish, ethnic, pagan, heathen, ethnical, cultural

• The clue is 6. Princess's headwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIARA

  Possible Answer: tiara

• The clue is 7. Person who might need a lift?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIER

  Possible Answer: skier

• The clue is 8. Actress Washington of "Scandal". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KERRY

• The clue is 9. Speak aloud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAY

  Possible Answer: enounce, order, state, enjoin, read, articulate, enunciate, suppose, pronounce, say, allege, sound_out, tell, aver

• The clue is 10. Discontinued competitor of Coke Zero. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPSIONE

• The clue is 11. Words on an Election Day sticker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVOTED

• The clue is 12. Bluey or Snoopy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANINE

  Possible Answer: canid, eye_tooth, cuspid, canine_tooth, eyetooth, dogtooth, canine, laniary

• The clue is 13. Upright, as hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEND

• The clue is 18. A fan (of). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOND

  Possible Answer: adoring, affectionate, fond, doting, partial, warm, tender, lovesome

• The clue is 21. ___ Day, occasion for planting trees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARBOR

  Possible Answer: bower, arbor, mandril, arbour, mandrel, pergola, spindle

• The clue is 22. Ending with sulf- or fluor-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDE

• The clue is 23. Lead-in to Man or mansion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEGA

• The clue is 24. Love, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOR

  Possible Answer: Amor, Cupid

• The clue is 25. One might have farm animals, fried food and a Ferris wheel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIR

  Possible Answer: fairly, bonny, sightly, fairish, mediocre, just, middling, funfair, evenhandedly, reasonable, bonnie, honest, comely, bazaar, clean, fair, average, carnival

  Possible Opposite Answer : foul, unfairly, unfair

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

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

  The answer: BUM

  Possible Answer: tush, rat, bottom, arse, stern, fuck_off, keister, crumb, stinkpot, git, butt, behind, grub, lowlife, stinker, arse_around, rotter, crummy, bum, rear, skunk, idler, bum_about, dirty_dog, posterior, do-nothing, loafer, puke, hobo, backside, scum_bag, loll, lounge_about, lounge_around, loaf, buttocks, rump, fundament, cheap, layabout, buns, hind_end, tail_end, nates, cadge, ass, sponge, seat, cheesy, tail, tinny, tramp, prat, fanny, bum_around, waste_one's_time, loll_around, frig_around, derriere, punk, so-and-so, chintzy, tooshie, hindquarters, rear_end, arse_about, sleazy, can, mooch

• The clue is 30. Sci-fi ship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFO

  Possible Answer: flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO

• The clue is 31. When repeated, sound effect for Cookie Monster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOM

• The clue is 33. Induct into a Hall of Fame, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENSHRINE

  Possible Answer: enshrine, saint, shrine

• The clue is 34. Like the questions asked in 20 Questions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YESNO

• The clue is 35. Baby's boo-boo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWIE

• The clue is 36. Ever so slightly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABIT

• The clue is 37. Tie, as shoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACE

  Possible Answer: enlace, lace, lacing, braid, spike, plait, entwine, intertwine, interlace, fortify, lace_up, twine

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwine

• The clue is 40. "___ out!" (ump's shout). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YER

• The clue is 41. Finish behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSETO

• The clue is 42. Follows, as a hunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTSON

• The clue is 43. Vending machine drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODA

  Possible Answer: pop, soda_water, soda_ash, washing_soda, soda_pop, tonic, sal_soda, sodium_carbonate, soda

• The clue is 44. Puts into law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENACTS

  Possible Answer: reenact, enact, ordain, act_out

• The clue is 45. Arkham ___, institution for many Batman foes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASYLUM

  Possible Answer: mental_home, asylum, mental_hospital, refuge, sanctuary, mental_institution, institution, insane_asylum, psychiatric_hospital

• The clue is 46. Filled with cargo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADEN

  Possible Answer: ladened, loaded, oppressed, load, load_up, lade, ladle, laden

• The clue is 47. Olympic snowboarder White. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAUN

• The clue is 48. Have a feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENSE

  Possible Answer: smell, sensory_faculty, sense, good_sense, sentience, smell_out, common_sense, sensation, mother_wit, gumption, signified, horse_sense, feel, sentiency

• The clue is 49. The answers to the starred clues in this puzzle … or are they?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYTHS

  Possible Answer: myth

• The clue is 53. "Billions" airer, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHO

• The clue is 54. Chowed down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

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

• The clue is 55. Summer Olympics powerhouse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer: the_States, U.S., USA, U.S.A., America, United_States, United_States_of_America, US_Army, U._S._Army, Army, United_States_Army, US

• The clue is 56. Knight's title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIR

  Possible Answer: Sir, sir

XWordHint Crossword Answers June 11, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 11, 2025

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Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 11 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Obstinate fool

3-letter answer Answer: ASS

Word Help: Synonyms: piece_of_tail, atomic_number_33, buns

Clue #2: 4. Co. badges, e.g.

3-letter answer Answer: IDS

Word Help: Synonyms: Gem_State, id, Idaho

Clue #3: 7. Keeps burning, say

6-letter answer Answer: STOKES

Word Help: Synonyms: stoke

Clue #4: 13. Apt name for a fretful fellow

3-letter answer Answer: STU

Clue #5: 14. Yogi's accessory

3-letter answer Answer: MAT

Word Help: Synonyms: Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, matted, lustrelessness
Antonyms: unsnarl, disentangle

Clue #6: 15. Goes off track

7-letter answer Answer: DERAILS

Word Help: Synonyms: derail, jump

Clue #7: 16. Jabber

3-letter answer Answer: YAP

Word Help: Synonyms: yip, gob, hole

Clue #8: 17. Chang or Eng Bunker, notably

11-letter answer Answer: SIAMESETWIN

Clue #9: 19. Just managed, with "out"

4-letter answer Answer: EKED

Clue #10: 21. Mix up

4-letter answer Answer: STIR

Word Help: Synonyms: splash, evoke, call_down

Clue #11: 22. Recoils suddenly

5-letter answer Answer: SHIES

Word Help: Synonyms: shy

Clue #12: 23. ___ Haute, Ind.

5-letter answer Answer: TERRE

Clue #13: 25. On its way

4-letter answer Answer: SENT

Word Help: Synonyms: send_out, transport, air
Antonyms: unsent

Clue #14: 27. Throwing a ball and grasping a pencil, e.g.

11-letter answer Answer: MOTORSKILLS

Clue #15: 32. Grammy-nominated poet Nikki ___

8-letter answer Answer: GIOVANNI

Clue #16: 34. Percolated

6-letter answer Answer: SEEPED

Word Help: Synonyms: ooze, seep

Clue #17: 37. Balm additive

4-letter answer Answer: ALOE

Word Help: Synonyms: aloe

Clue #18: 38. Observes Ramadan, say

5-letter answer Answer: FASTS

Word Help: Synonyms: fast, fasting

Clue #19: 40. Stretchiness

4-letter answer Answer: GIVE

Word Help: Synonyms: kick_in, ease_up, pass
Antonyms: starve, take

Clue #20: 41. National park that's home to the Pretty Rocks Landslide

6-letter answer Answer: DENALI

Word Help: Synonyms: McKinley, Denali, Mt._McKinley

Clue #21: 43. Like pumpkin spice latte and peppermint mocha

8-letter answer Answer: SEASONAL

Word Help: Synonyms: seasonal, seasonal_worker
Antonyms: year-round

Clue #22: 45. Provider of crucial testimony

11-letter answer Answer: STARWITNESS

Clue #23: 47. Unbuckled seatbelt alert

4-letter answer Answer: BEEP

Word Help: Synonyms: bleep, beep, claxon

Clue #24: 48. Zigzag

5-letter answer Answer: WEAVE

Word Help: Synonyms: waver, meander, thread
Antonyms: unweave

Clue #25: 51. Solomonic figures

5-letter answer Answer: SAGES

Word Help: Synonyms: swag, salvia, sage

Clue #26: 55. Craft drafts, for short

4-letter answer Answer: IPAS

Clue #27: 58. Sporty auto feature

4-letter answer Answer: TTOP

Clue #28: 59. Copyright wrongs

11-letter answer Answer: PLAGIARISMS

Word Help: Synonyms: plagiarization, piracy, plagiarisation

Clue #29: 62. Sounds heard during a cuteness overload

3-letter answer Answer: AWS

Clue #30: 63. Took to the sky

7-letter answer Answer: AVIATED

Word Help: Synonyms: fly, pilot, aviate

Clue #31: 64. Young 'un

3-letter answer Answer: PUP

Word Help: Synonyms: puppy, whelp, pup

Clue #32: 65. Soccer star Messi, familiarly

3-letter answer Answer: LEO

Word Help: Synonyms: Lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo

Clue #33: 66. Approach

6-letter answer Answer: MANNER

Word Help: Synonyms: fashion, manner, personal_manner

Clue #34: 67. Spot for wallowing

3-letter answer Answer: STY

Word Help: Synonyms: stye, eye_infection, pigsty

Clue #35: 68. One of four featured on the Yale Nature Walk

3-letter answer Answer: ELM

Word Help: Synonyms: elm, elmwood, elm_tree

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. To date

5-letter answer Answer: ASYET

Clue #2: 2. Sticking point for a gardener?

5-letter answer Answer: STAKE

Word Help: Synonyms: wager, bet_on, bet

Clue #3: 3. Celestial phenomena observed at perigees

10-letter answer Answer: SUPERMOONS

Clue #4: 4. Some online exchanges, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: IMS

Clue #5: 5. Speaker's spot

4-letter answer Answer: DAIS

Word Help: Synonyms: podium, pulpit, stump

Clue #6: 6. Walks or runs

4-letter answer Answer: STAT

Clue #7: 7. French possessive

3-letter answer Answer: SES

Word Help: Synonyms: sec, south, siemens

Clue #8: 8. Bridge support

7-letter answer Answer: TRESTLE

Word Help: Synonyms: trestle

Clue #9: 9. Swearword

4-letter answer Answer: OATH

Word Help: Synonyms: expletive, curse_word, oath

Clue #10: 10. Aussie's neighbor

4-letter answer Answer: KIWI

Word Help: Synonyms: Actinidia_chinensis, kiwi_fruit, Kiwi

Clue #11: 11. Nobel laureate Wiesel

4-letter answer Answer: ELIE

Clue #12: 12. Figs. with two dashes

4-letter answer Answer: SSNS

Clue #13: 15. Jeter in Cooperstown

5-letter answer Answer: DEREK

Clue #14: 18. Natural dividing line on a U.S. map, as suggested by this puzzle's circled letters

11-letter answer Answer: MISSISSIPPI

Word Help: Synonyms: Mississippi_River, MS, Mississippi

Clue #15: 20. Strongly suggested

7-letter answer Answer: DROVEAT

Clue #16: 24. Fig. at a train station

3-letter answer Answer: ETA

Word Help: Synonyms: ETA, eta, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom

Clue #17: 26. Titan maker

6-letter answer Answer: NISSAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Nisan, Nissan

Clue #18: 28. Really killing it, so to speak

6-letter answer Answer: ONFIRE

Clue #19: 29. Strand in a cell

3-letter answer Answer: RNA

Word Help: Synonyms: RNA, ribonucleic_acid

Clue #20: 30. The World Map is the largest one to date, with 11,695 pieces

7-letter answer Answer: LEGOSET

Clue #21: 31. Does some creative accounting?

10-letter answer Answer: SPINSATALE

Clue #22: 32. Meander (about)

3-letter answer Answer: GAD

Word Help: Synonyms: spur, anxiety_reaction, gad

Clue #23: 33. Saint Martin, par exemple

3-letter answer Answer: ILE

Clue #24: 35. Actress Mendes

3-letter answer Answer: EVA

Clue #25: 36. Torre ___ Greco, Italy

3-letter answer Answer: DEL

Clue #26: 39. Celebration whose full name translates as "festival of the first day"

3-letter answer Answer: TET

Word Help: Synonyms: Tet

Clue #27: 42. Menlo Park, N.J., famously

7-letter answer Answer: LABSITE

Clue #28: 44. Hem, but not haw

3-letter answer Answer: SEW

Word Help: Synonyms: stitch, sew_together, run_up

Clue #29: 46. Screwy

5-letter answer Answer: WEIRD

Word Help: Synonyms: weird, uncanny, eldritch

Clue #30: 49. I, for one

5-letter answer Answer: VOWEL

Word Help: Synonyms: vowel, vowel_sound
Antonyms: consonant

Clue #31: 50. Surrey town known for its salt

5-letter answer Answer: EPSOM

Clue #32: 51. Most bulk email

4-letter answer Answer: SPAM

Word Help: Synonyms: junk_e-mail, spam, Spam

Clue #33: 52. Thomas ___ Edison

4-letter answer Answer: ALVA

Clue #34: 53. Appreciation

4-letter answer Answer: GAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: earn, realize, gain
Antonyms: fall_back, lose

Clue #35: 54. Pulitzer-winning author Jennifer

4-letter answer Answer: EGAN

Clue #36: 56. Certain vipers

4-letter answer Answer: ASPS

Word Help: Synonyms: asp_viper, asp, Egyptian_cobra

Clue #37: 57. X-rated material

4-letter answer Answer: SMUT

Word Help: Synonyms: porno, smut, pornography

Clue #38: 60. ___ Lingus

3-letter answer Answer: AER

Clue #39: 61. Stratego piece

3-letter answer Answer: SPY

Word Help: Synonyms: sight, spot, undercover_agent

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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0911 NYT Crossword: Wed September 11, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

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Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 11, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

NYT Crossword: Wed September 11, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Break down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOB

  Possible Answer : bastard, dickhead, breathlessness, mother_fucker, prick, shit, motherfucker, SOB, whoreson, sobbing, asshole, shortness_of_breath, sob, son_of_a_bitch, cocksucker




• The clue is 4. Overly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOO

  Possible Answer : besides, likewise, too, to_a_fault, also, excessively, as_well, overly




• The clue is 7. Journalist Sawyer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIANE




• The clue is 12. Not now. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEN

  Possible Answer : so, and_then, and_so, then




• The clue is 14. ___ health therapist (part of a dental practice). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal




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

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

  The answer: ENTER

  Possible Answer : recruit, come_in, enroll, go_in, insert, figure, move_into, enter, enrol, accede, inscribe, introduce, put_down, embark, get_into, participate, infix, record, go_into, get_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : drop_out, exit




• The clue is 16. Device with Alexa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer : echo, Echo, resound, reverberate, reverberation, recall, replication, repeat, sound_reflection, ring




• The clue is 17. Swim around, scare some people, ram a boat …?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIFEOFJAWS




• The clue is 19. Limit on borrowing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOANCAP




• The clue is 21. As required, after "if". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEEDBE




• The clue is 22. Good quality for a midwife?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOVEOFLABORS




• The clue is 25. Claim made stronger by a witness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIBI

  Possible Answer : alibi, excuse, self-justification, exculpation




• The clue is 26. Palindromic preposition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERE




• The clue is 27. Some ring decisions, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TKOS

  Possible Answer : technical_knockout, TKO




• The clue is 31. Excuses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTS

  Possible Answer : come_out, out, come_out_of_the_closet




• The clue is 33. Counts at the gym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPS

  Possible Answer : repp, rep




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

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : ira, anger, wrath, choler, ire




• The clue is 37. What the world's largest piggy bank holds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORTUNEOFCHANGE




• The clue is 41. Brewpub order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPA




• The clue is 42. Leave 'em rolling in the aisles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAY

  Possible Answer : bump_off, hit, polish_off, remove, slay, murder, off, dispatch




• The clue is 43. "Smooth Operator" singer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SADE

  Possible Answer : Comte_Donatien_Alphonse_Francois_de_Sade, Marquis_de_Sade, de_Sade, Sade




• The clue is 44. New Mexico's ___ National Forest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GILA

  Possible Answer : Gila, Gila_River




• The clue is 46. Turn for the worse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROT

  Possible Answer : waste, rotting, putrefaction, hogwash, rot, decomposition, bunk, bunkum, decompose, guff, molder, buncombe, moulder




• The clue is 48. Turbine turner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTOR

  Possible Answer : rotor_coil, rotor

  Possible Opposite Answer : stator




• The clue is 51. Heroes in L.G.B.T.Q.+ history?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIONSOFPRIDE




• The clue is 55. Verdi's next opera after "Aida". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTELLO




• The clue is 58. "Chicago" or "Oklahoma!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSICAL

  Possible Answer : musical_comedy, musical_theater, melodious, melodic, musical

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmelodious, unmusical




• The clue is 59. Jacket sleeves?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMSOFCOAT




• The clue is 62. Contacts listing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAME

  Possible Answer : refer, constitute, bring_up, cite, gens, figure, make, call, discover, advert, distinguish, list, mention, describe, key_out, public_figure, epithet, name, identify, nominate, diagnose, appoint, key




• The clue is 63. Smooths, as unruly hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMES

  Possible Answer : chasten, tame, domesticate, naturalize, domesticise, subdue, naturalise, reclaim, tone_down, cultivate, moderate, domesticize




• The clue is 64. 1998 animated film set in Central Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTZ




• The clue is 65. Nana alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAN

  Possible Answer : grandmother, gran, grandma, granny, nan, grannie, nanna




• The clue is 66. Marriott competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYATT




• The clue is 67. New beginning?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer : neo




• The clue is 68. Vietnamese celebration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TET

  Possible Answer : Tet

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Parks whose cookbook "BraveTart" won the James Beard Award. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELLA

  Possible Answer: Stella, Frank_Stella, Frank_Philip_Stella

• The clue is 2. "That's pretty nifty!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHCOOL

• The clue is 3. Like problems a schoolteacher might deal with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEHAVIORAL

  Possible Answer: behavioral, behavioural

• The clue is 4. Word seen in 20 squares on a Scrabble board. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIPLE

  Possible Answer: three-bagger, triple, trio, three-base_hit, triad, triplex, triplet, ternary, three-fold, threefold, treble

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

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

  The answer: OAF

  Possible Answer: lout, lummox, lump, stumblebum, clod, lubber, gawk, oaf, goon

• The clue is 6. Spanish "Bravo!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

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

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

  The answer: DEFER

  Possible Answer: postpone, prorogue, put_over, hold_over, give_in, table, defer, remit, shelve, put_off, bow, accede, set_back, submit

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

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

  The answer: INJEST

• The clue is 9. The slightest bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATAD

• The clue is 10. Rookie, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWB

• The clue is 11. Talk of the Irish, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSE

  Possible Answer: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse

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

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

  The answer: NONEBUT

• The clue is 14. Angela's successor as German chancellor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLAF

• The clue is 18. Singer heard on "Give Peace a Chance". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer: Ono, Yoko_Ono

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

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

  The answer: COITUS

  Possible Answer: carnal_knowledge, copulation, sexual_intercourse, relation, congress, sexual_relation, coitus, sexual_congress, coition, sex_act, intercourse

• The clue is 23. Usually dry streambeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARROYOS

  Possible Answer: arroyo

• The clue is 24. Strengthen, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEF

  Possible Answer: beef, grouse, kick, crab, squawk, bellyache, beef_cattle, boeuf, holler, bitch, gripe

• The clue is 28. Sculptures with moving parts, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KINETICART

• The clue is 29. Nonprofit's URL ending. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORG

• The clue is 30. Call, as a poker bet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEE

  Possible Answer: visualise, meet, insure, assure, watch, envision, get_wind, come_across, experience, realize, run_across, get_a_line, understand, go_through, figure, see_to_it, encounter, take_care, consider, ascertain, find_out, go_out, find, catch, control, regard, discover, go_steady, interpret, image, picture, hear, run_into, determine, look, view, attend, date, project, see, ensure, take_in, check, witness, reckon, get_word, learn, visit, escort, pick_up, visualize, construe, examine, realise, fancy

• The clue is 32. NBC stalwart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 34. Dells, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PCS

  Possible Answer: microcomputer, PC, personal_computer

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

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

  The answer: SHARPS

  Possible Answer: sharp

• The clue is 37. Fruit associated with Newton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIG

  Possible Answer: Ficus_carica, Libyan_Fighting_Group, common_fig_tree, common_fig, Al-Jama'a_al-Islamiyyah_al-Muqatilah_bi-Libya, fig, Libyan_Islamic_Fighting_Group, Libyan_Islamic_Group, FIG, figure

• The clue is 38. Nail polish brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPI

• The clue is 39. Make. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARN

  Possible Answer: earn, take_in, make, garner, gain, pull_in, realize, clear, bring_in, realise

• The clue is 40. Like devoted fans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADORING

  Possible Answer: worshipful, adore, fond, adoring, doting

• The clue is 45. Ready to go. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLSET

• The clue is 47. Part of a club. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMATO

  Possible Answer: tomato_plant, love_apple, Lycopersicon_esculentum, tomato

• The clue is 49. Whoopi's Oscar-winning role in "Ghost". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODAMAE

• The clue is 50. Give in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELENT

  Possible Answer: relent, soften, yield

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand

• The clue is 52. Statement of defeat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILOST

• The clue is 53. Reaction to a punch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOF

• The clue is 54. Mess (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUTZ

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

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

  The answer: OATH

  Possible Answer: cuss, curse, swearing, curse_word, swearword, expletive, oath

• The clue is 56. It may come down after the wheels go up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAY

  Possible Answer: tray

• The clue is 57. Lazarus with a sonnet on the Statue of Liberty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMMA

• The clue is 60. Soup container. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAN

  Possible Answer: lav, derriere, ass, throne, toilet, force_out, put_up, fanny, give_the_sack, butt, nates, potty, tin_can, send_away, can, hind_end, behind, sack, arse, stool, lavatory, give_the_axe, give_notice, hindquarters, posterior, tush, prat, pot, commode, stern, crapper, tooshie, rump, privy, displace, buns, tail_end, fundament, seat, terminate, john, backside, canful, bathroom, rear_end, bottom, rear, tail, dismiss, fire, tin, bum, keister, buttocks, can_buoy

  Possible Opposite Answer : hire

• The clue is 61. Last word before "Blast off!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONE

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