Sat Oct 05, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Newcastle-under-___, Staffordshire, England, 5. Wail, 9. Zealous sects, 14. "Reward" for altruism, maybe, 16. Beer whose name means "morning sun", 17. Pitches low and inside?, 18. Feature of Garamond or Perpetua, 19. Forensic site in Quantico, Va., 20. Like Russia before 1917, 22. Midday assignation, 23. Org. that discourages traveling, 24. Gets, 25. Mercedes ___, icon of Argentine folk music, 26. Unforgettable night, perhaps, 29. Affliction for Morrie in "Tuesdays With Morrie," in brief, 30. What shells can be filled with, 31. Rotary successor, 32. Oldest city in France, 33. Bodyweight exercise, 36. Ready to drop, 37. W.H. Auden's "The Fall of ___", 38. Rat, 39. Buddy Guy's "Damn Right, ___ Got the Blues", 40. Unchanging, 42. There are layers to this, 44. Double duty?, 45. Plus ___ (national motto of Spain), 46. Part of a doping investigation, 49. Kites, e.g., 50. One who sees what you mean?, 51. Tad, 52. Site for artisans, 53. Like some narratives and rooms

Down Clues :

1. Some appliances, 2. "Imbecile!", 3. Don, 4. Given name of the first Countess Mountbatten, 5. Political activist who organized 1963's March on Washington, 6. ___ studies (field for Rashid Khalidi and Edward Said), 7. Erroneous justification for a 2003 invasion, for short, 8. Seventh and final "Chronicles of Narnia" book, with "The", 9. First word in some Spanish restaurant names, 10. Handle online, 11. Things to wrangle with, 12. Lover of Pyramus, in Ovid, 13. Sorts, 15. Plant of the mustard family, 21. It's nothing new, 22. Edward Snowden's former employer, 23. One being onboarded, 27. Accounts ___ (ledger phrase), 28. Gertrude, for one, 30. Key, 31. Drinkers' vessels, 32. Name of the whale in "Pinocchio", 33. Epitome of completeness, 34. Penalty taker's lament, 35. Chest bump?, 36. Post-Trebek "Jeopardy!" host, 37. Go off on, 38. Bungles, 41. Cheek, 43. Big cut, 44. Concessions, 47. Wasted, 48. Whirl, so to speak

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 05, 2024

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

 Sat Oct 05, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Newcastle-under-___, Staffordshire, England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYME




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

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

  The answer: BAWL

  Possible Answer : bawl, yawp, bellow




• The clue is 9. Zealous sects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CULTS

  Possible Answer : cult, furore, cultus, fad, religious_cult, furor, rage, craze




• The clue is 14. "Reward" for altruism, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOODKARMA




• The clue is 16. Beer whose name means "morning sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASAHI




• The clue is 17. Pitches low and inside?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUBWAYADS




• The clue is 18. Feature of Garamond or Perpetua. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERIF

  Possible Answer : serif, seriph




• The clue is 19. Forensic site in Quantico, Va.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FBILAB




• The clue is 20. Like Russia before 1917. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSARIST

  Possible Answer : tzarist, tsarist, czarist, czaristic, tsaristic




• The clue is 22. Midday assignation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOONER




• The clue is 23. Org. that discourages traveling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NBA




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

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

  The answer: NABS

  Possible Answer : nail, apprehend, nab, collar, arrest, pick_up, cop




• The clue is 25. Mercedes ___, icon of Argentine folk music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSA




• The clue is 26. Unforgettable night, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DREAMDATE




• The clue is 29. Affliction for Morrie in "Tuesdays With Morrie," in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALS

  Possible Answer : amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis, Al, Heart_of_Dixie, atomic_number_13, Alabama, Lou_Gehrig's_disease, AL, Camellia_State, ALS, aluminium, aluminum




• The clue is 30. What shells can be filled with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREWTEAMS




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

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

  The answer: TOUCHTONE




• The clue is 32. Oldest city in France. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARSEILLE

  Possible Answer : Marseille, Marseilles, marseille




• The clue is 33. Bodyweight exercise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIP

  Possible Answer : cutpurse, plunge, douse, duck, inclination, souse, magnetic_dip, free_fall, sink, angle_of_dip, dip, drop, dim, dunk, fall, pickpocket, magnetic_inclination




• The clue is 36. Ready to drop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONETIRED




• The clue is 37. W.H. Auden's "The Fall of ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

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




• The clue is 38. Rat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINK

  Possible Answer : sneak, fink, snitcher, stool_pigeon, stoolie, rat, scab, confess, snitch, blackleg, squeal, canary, sneaker, stoolpigeon




• The clue is 39. Buddy Guy's "Damn Right, ___ Got the Blues". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVE




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

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

  The answer: STATIC

  Possible Answer : static, motionless, atmospheric_static, electrostatic, still, atmospherics, unchanging, stable, inactive




• The clue is 42. There are layers to this. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASAGNA

  Possible Answer : lasagna, lasagne




• The clue is 44. Double duty?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STUNTS

  Possible Answer : stunt




• The clue is 45. Plus ___ (national motto of Spain). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULTRA

  Possible Answer : radical, extremist, ultra




• The clue is 46. Part of a doping investigation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOODTEST




• The clue is 49. Kites, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIRDS

  Possible Answer : skirt, razzing, wench, doll, shuttlecock, shuttle, birdie, fowl, Bronx_cheer, hoot, bird, raspberry, snort, razz, dame, boo, chick, hiss, birdwatch




• The clue is 50. One who sees what you mean?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIPREADER




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

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

  The answer: SKOSH




• The clue is 52. Site for artisans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY




• The clue is 53. Like some narratives and rooms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIDY

  Possible Answer : straighten, sizable, clean_up, straighten_out, healthy, tidy, goodly, tidy_up, goodish, respectable, sizeable, hefty, kempt, neaten, square_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : untidy

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Some appliances. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LGS

• The clue is 2. "Imbecile!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOUFOOL

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

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

  The answer: MOBBOSS

• The clue is 4. Given name of the first Countess Mountbatten. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDWINA

• The clue is 5. Political activist who organized 1963's March on Washington. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAYARDRUSTIN

• The clue is 6. ___ studies (field for Rashid Khalidi and Edward Said). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAB

  Possible Answer: Arab, Arabian

• The clue is 7. Erroneous justification for a 2003 invasion, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WMD

  Possible Answer: weapon_of_mass_destruction, WMD, W.M.D.

• The clue is 8. Seventh and final "Chronicles of Narnia" book, with "The". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASTBATTLE

• The clue is 9. First word in some Spanish restaurant names. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASA

• The clue is 10. Handle online. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USERNAME

• The clue is 11. Things to wrangle with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARIATS

  Possible Answer: reata, riata, lasso, lariat

• The clue is 12. Lover of Pyramus, in Ovid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THISBE

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

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

  The answer: SIFTS

  Possible Answer: strain, sift, sieve

• The clue is 15. Plant of the mustard family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KALE

  Possible Answer: kail, colewort, gelt, lettuce, lucre, clams, cole, dinero, pelf, bread, lolly, shekels, Brassica_oleracea_acephala, kale, dough, cabbage, borecole, sugar, scratch, boodle, moolah, wampum, loot, simoleons

• The clue is 21. It's nothing new. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMEOLDSTORY

• The clue is 22. Edward Snowden's former employer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSA

  Possible Answer: National_Security_Agency, NSA

• The clue is 23. One being onboarded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWHIRE

• The clue is 27. Accounts ___ (ledger phrase). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECEIVABLE

  Possible Answer: receivable

• The clue is 28. Gertrude, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DANE

  Possible Answer: Dane

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

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

  The answer: CORE

  Possible Answer: meat, center, centre, Congress_of_Racial_Equality, substance, burden, marrow, magnetic_core, effect, CORE, core, nitty-gritty, pith, nucleus, nub, sum, gist, core_group, heart_and_soul, inwardness, heart, kernel, essence

• The clue is 31. Drinkers' vessels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANKARDS

  Possible Answer: tankard

• The clue is 32. Name of the whale in "Pinocchio". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONSTRO

• The clue is 33. Epitome of completeness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOTTEDI

• The clue is 34. Penalty taker's lament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMISSED

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

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

  The answer: PEC

• The clue is 36. Post-Trebek "Jeopardy!" host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIALIK

• The clue is 37. Go off on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANTAT

• The clue is 38. Bungles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLUBS

  Possible Answer: mess_up, foul-up, mishandle, louse_up, bollix_up, boner, bodge, fuck_up, blow, bollocks_up, flub, botch_up, bloomer, screw_up, fluff, botch, pratfall, fumble, ball_up, muff, bumble, bollocks, fuckup, bollix, foul_up, blooper, bobble, spoil, bungle, boo-boo, muck_up, blunder

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

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

  The answer: TUDE

• The clue is 43. Big cut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASH

  Possible Answer: gash, cut, slash, slice

• The clue is 44. Concessions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOPS

  Possible Answer: SOP, standard_procedure, sop, soak_through, douse, souse, soak, sops, dowse, standard_operating_procedure, drench, standing_operating_procedure

• The clue is 47. Wasted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIT

  Possible Answer: get_down, illuminate, fire_up, alight, light, dismount, well-lighted, illume, illumine, fall, light_up, illuminated, lit, unhorse, get_off, lighted, literature, ignite, perch

  Possible Opposite Answer : extinguish, unlighted

• The clue is 48. Whirl, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: prove, seek, assay, endeavour, judge, try, hear, essay, test, taste, endeavor, attempt, render, strain, stress, try_on, effort, examine, sample, adjudicate, try_out

270824 Tuesday, August NYT Crossword hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 27, 2024

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

Tuesday Auguest 27,  NYT Crossword Clues 

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Campy rock subgenre of the early 1970s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLAM




• The clue is 5. Dance in single file. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONGA

  Possible Answer : conga




• The clue is 10. Totally smitten. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAGA

  Possible Answer : crazy, doddering, doddery, dotty, senile, wild, gaga




• The clue is 14. Social activity that one tries to get out of?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESCAPEROOM




• The clue is 16. Super-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBER




• The clue is 17. Mathematician Benoit ___, coiner of the word "fractal". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANDELBROT

  Possible Answer : Benoit_Mandelbrot, Mandelbrot




• The clue is 18. Shelter that's pitched. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENT

  Possible Answer : encamp, bivouac, tent, collapsible_shelter, camp_out, camp




• The clue is 19. Take the wheel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEER

  Possible Answer : maneuver, bullock, head, manoeuver, confidential_information, manoeuvre, direct, point, guide, tip, channelise, wind, steer, hint, channelize, lead




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

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

  The answer: DRAFTEE

  Possible Answer : draftee, inductee, conscript

  Possible Opposite Answer : volunteer




• The clue is 22. "You're the One That I Want," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUET

  Possible Answer : pas_de_deux, twosome, dyad, yoke, span, duo, couple, couplet, pair, duette, duet, duad, distich, brace, twain




• The clue is 25. Rank above viscount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARL

  Possible Answer : earl




• The clue is 26. Philosophically noncommittal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGNOSTIC

  Possible Answer : agnostic, doubter, agnostical

  Possible Opposite Answer : gnostic




• The clue is 30. Former capital of Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KYOTO

  Possible Answer : Kyoto




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

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

  The answer: PRE




• The clue is 34. ___ nous (between us). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRE




• The clue is 36. Cornmeal cake in Colombian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREPA




• The clue is 38. Epigram or elegy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POEM

  Possible Answer : verse_form, poem




• The clue is 40. Set straight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIGN

  Possible Answer : line_up, aline, align, adjust, ordinate, array, coordinate

  Possible Opposite Answer : skew




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

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

  The answer: ANTI

  Possible Answer : anti

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 43. Fizzy drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODAS

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




• The clue is 45. Incorporate, as a hyperlink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMBED

  Possible Answer : embed, implant, engraft, plant, imbed




• The clue is 47. Sitcom narrator Mosby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer : Ted, Teddy_boy




• The clue is 48. "I tip ___ to you!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYHAT




• The clue is 50. Fashion designer in "The Incredibles". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNAMODE




• The clue is 52. Start of a texter's two cents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHO




• The clue is 54. Storm relief org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEMA

  Possible Answer : Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency, FEMA




• The clue is 55. Give one's two cents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIMEIN




• The clue is 58. Nobel Peace Prize winner Sadat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANWAR




• The clue is 62. Covid-19, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RONA




• The clue is 63. Copywriter's handbook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLEGUIDE




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

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

  The answer: ITCH

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




• The clue is 68. Messy end to a relationship, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADBREAKUP




• The clue is 69. Asian cuisine choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THAI

  Possible Answer : Tai, Siamese, Thai, Central_Thai




• The clue is 70. ___ salts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPSOM




• The clue is 71. "Slander!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIES

  Possible Answer : lie, lie_down, Lie, consist, prevarication, rest, lie_in, dwell, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, Trygve_Lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Precious stones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEMS

  Possible Answer: gemstone, precious_stone, treasure, stone, muffin, gem, jewel

• The clue is 2. Future J.D.'s exam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSAT

• The clue is 3. Skin affliction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACNE

  Possible Answer: acne

• The clue is 4. Worked with what's available. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADEDO

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

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

  The answer: CEL

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

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

  The answer: ORB

  Possible Answer: eyeball, orbit, ball, revolve, globe, orb

• The clue is 7. "Water, water, every where, / ___ any drop to drink": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOR

• The clue is 8. Johnny B. of song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOODE

• The clue is 9. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMTRAK

• The clue is 10. Micro-organisms in the digestive tract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUTFLORA

• The clue is 11. Aid's partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABET

  Possible Answer: abet

• The clue is 12. Apt name for a DNA expert?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer: factor, cistron, gene

• The clue is 13. Commedia dell'___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTE

• The clue is 15. Read carefully ... or leisurely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERUSE

  Possible Answer: peruse

• The clue is 21. Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARYA

• The clue is 23. Europe's tallest active volcano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

  Possible Answer: etna, bunsen_burner, Mt_Etna, Mount_Etna, Etna, bunsen

• The clue is 24. Museum placard info. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITLE

  Possible Answer: deed, statute_title, entitle, title_of_respect, deed_of_conveyance, style, championship, form_of_address, title, rubric, claim

• The clue is 26. Phone screen array. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APPS

• The clue is 27. Bachelor party V.I.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GROOM

  Possible Answer: neaten, stableman, dress, stableboy, groom, prepare, train, bridegroom, hostler, curry, ostler

• The clue is 28. Down-and-out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEEDY

  Possible Answer: destitute, necessitous, poverty-stricken, needy, indigent, impoverished

• The clue is 29. True ___ (podcast genre). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRIME

  Possible Answer: crime, offence, offense, criminal_offense, law-breaking, criminal_offence

• The clue is 31. Fifty minutes past the hour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENTO

• The clue is 32. Made a choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPTED

  Possible Answer: choose, prefer, opt

• The clue is 35. Musical staff letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGBDF

• The clue is 37. Capitol Hill staffer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer: aide, adjutant, aide-de-camp, auxiliary

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

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

  The answer: MAHIMAHI

  Possible Answer: dolphinfish, mahimahi, dolphin

• The clue is 41. Hawaiian goose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NENE

• The clue is 44. Word before day or difference. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAME

  Possible Answer: Lapp, Saame, Saami, like, Lapplander, same, Sami, Same

  Possible Opposite Answer : other, different, unlike

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

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

  The answer: DAMAGE

  Possible Answer: impairment, terms, price, wrong, damage, scathe, hurt, harm, legal_injury, equipment_casualty

• The clue is 49. Pyramus' beloved, in myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THISBE

• The clue is 51. Not automatic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANUAL

  Possible Answer: manual, manual_of_arms

  Possible Opposite Answer : automatic

• The clue is 53. Ready for use. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTAP

• The clue is 55. Feedback session in art school, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRIT

• The clue is 56. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTH

  Possible Answer: Hodur, Hoder, Hoth, Hodr, Hothr

• The clue is 57. Largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  Possible Answer: Inca, Incan, Inka

• The clue is 59. Reference site, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIKI

• The clue is 60. Together, in music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADUE

• The clue is 61. Workout units. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPS

  Possible Answer: rep, repp

• The clue is 64. Gridiron gains: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YDS

• The clue is 65. Wall St. acquisition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LBO

• The clue is 66. Indecisive sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERM
  
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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, July 05, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (33 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

July 05, 2023 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Shoelace tip	5
2A	6. In need of rinsing, say	5
3A	11. Wedding ___	3
4A	14. Diner seating option	5
5A	15. Arm bones	5
6A	16. Messenger ___	3
7A	17. Кукла	11
8A	19. 2020 Oscar winner for Best Original Song, "Fight for You"	3
9A	20. Drink suffix	3
10A	21. Plum used to flavor spirits	4
11A	22. Grin from ear to ear	4
12A	23. أرقام	14
13A	28. Security Council nix	4
14A	29. Under heavy demands	5
15A	30. Cartoon corporation that sells Rocket-Powered Roller Skates	4
16A	33. Imbibe cautiously	8
17A	36. 跳棋	15
18A	40. Best Supporting Actress nominee for "The Whale," 2022	8
19A	41. "Don't go!"	4
20A	42. House Beautiful subject	5
21A	43. Diwali dress	4
22A	46. לאומי	14
23A	51. "___ fair in love and war"	4
24A	52. Attire	4
25A	53. Cinco menos tres	3
26A	55. Wedding 11-Across	3
27A	56. Γιαούρτι	11
28A	60. ___ Gardens, UNESCO World Heritage site in London	3
29A	61. Square things	5
30A	62. Actress Swinton	5
31A	63. Inspiration for a noted Keats poem	3
32A	64. Gnats and boll weevils	5
33A	65. Debaucherous deity	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Shoelace tip"

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 metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon
• Words that mean the same thing: aiglet, aiguilette
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. In need of rinsing, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that resembling or having the qualities of soap
• Words that mean the same thing: smarmy, saponaceous, oily
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOAPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Wedding ___"

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 solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
• Words that mean the same thing: consecrate
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Diner seating option"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
• Words that mean the same thing: stall, John Wilkes Booth, cubicle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOOTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Arm bones"

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 inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
• Words that mean the same thing: elbow bone, ulna
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ULNAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Messenger ___"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Кукла"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RUSSIANDOLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. 2020 Oscar winner for Best Original Song, "Fight for You""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Drink suffix"

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 sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Words that mean the same thing: fruit drink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Plum used to flavor spirits"

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 wild plum of northeastern united states having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
• Words that mean the same thing: Allegheny plum, Alleghany plum, blackthorn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Grin from ear to ear"

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 signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
• Words that mean the same thing: ray, shaft of light, shaft
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. أرقام"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: ARABICNUMERALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Security Council nix"

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 vote that blocks a decision
• Words that mean the same thing: negative, nix, blackball
• The opposite would be: permit, allow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Under heavy demands"

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 levy a tax on
• Words that mean the same thing: assess, tax, task
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAXED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Cartoon corporation that sells Rocket-Powered Roller Skates"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• Words that mean the same thing: elevation, vertex, tiptop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Imbibe cautiously"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TAKEASIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. 跳棋"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: CHINESECHECKERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "40. Best Supporting Actress nominee for "The Whale," 2022"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. "Don't go!""

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 continuing or remaining in a place or state
• Words that mean the same thing: persist, stick, appease
• The opposite would be: change, move
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. House Beautiful subject"

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 decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
• Words that mean the same thing: interior decoration
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Diwali dress"

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 dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
• Words that mean the same thing: saree
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. לאומי"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: HEBREWNATIONAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "51. "___ fair in love and war""

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. Attire"

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 clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
• Words that mean the same thing: fit out, clothe, raiment
• The opposite would be: undress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GARB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "53. Cinco menos tres"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the federal department in the united states that sets and maintains foreign policies
• Words that mean the same thing: do, answer, coiffe
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Wedding 11-Across"

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 an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Γιαούρτι"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GREEKYOGURT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "60. ___ Gardens, UNESCO World Heritage site in London"

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: KEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Square things"

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 make amends for
• Words that mean the same thing: expiate, aby, repent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Actress Swinton"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TILDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. Inspiration for a noted Keats poem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Gnats and boll weevils"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
• Words that mean the same thing: gadfly, plague, pestis
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Debaucherous deity"

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 man with strong sexual desires
• Words that mean the same thing: letch, lecher, forest god
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATYR

  Great job if you got it right!

July 05, 2023 Wednesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Introduction to magic?	4
2D	2. Cheese that's often smoked	5
3D	3. Also-ran	5
4D	4. They're not from around here, in brief	3
5D	5. Ill-fated lover of Pyramus	6
6D	6. Gas station with an arrow in its logo	6
7D	7. Of times past	5
8D	8. Janeiro a dezembro	3
9D	9. Chum	3
10D	10. Couture letters	3
11D	11. Immersive gaming device, informally	9
12D	12. "Inside the N.B.A." personality	5
13D	13. Prepares, as leftovers	5
14D	18. Came down	4
15D	22. Enters illegally	8
16D	24. Thor and others	8
17D	25. Westernmost D-Day beach	4
18D	26. Fashion	4
19D	27. Member of the C-suite	4
20D	30. "Oh!," in Augsburg	3
21D	31. Actor John of "Star Trek" films	3
22D	32. "That. Is. Nuts."	9
23D	33. The Horned Frogs of the Big 12 Conf.	3
24D	34. Org. that was central to 1998's Good Friday Agreement	3
25D	35. Rapper with the 2014 hit "Hangover"	3
26D	37. "Look!," to Lucretius	4
27D	38. What's put on in a theater	4
28D	39. Rake in	4
29D	43. Pointy bits of camping gear	6
30D	44. Well ventilated	4
31D	45. Many modern warehouse workers	6
32D	46. "What Richard Wright wrote" could be the first line of one	5
33D	47. Like one of two Roman Plinys	5
34D	48. Worker in the insurance business	5
35D	49. Legal, in a way	5
36D	50. "Good golly!"	5
37D	54. Unit for a review	4
38D	56. Deficit in knowledge, e.g.	3
39D	57. U.S. 1, for one: Abbr.	3
40D	58. Canon camera	3
41D	59. "___, mi dicon venal" (Puccini aria)	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. Introduction to magic?"

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: ABRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Cheese that's often smoked"

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 mild cream-colored dutch cheese shaped in balls
• Words that mean the same thing: Gouda cheese
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOUDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Also-ran"

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 contestant who loses the contest
• Words that mean the same thing: nonstarter, also-ran, unsuccessful person
• The opposite would be: achiever, winner
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. They're not from around here, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Ill-fated lover of Pyramus"

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: THISBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Gas station with an arrow in its logo"

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: SUNOCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Of times past"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Janeiro a dezembro"

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 palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the plo in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
• Words that mean the same thing: Fatah-RC, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Abu Nidal Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Chum"

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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Words that mean the same thing: sidekick, brother, pal up
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Couture letters"

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: YSL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Immersive gaming device, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: VRHEADSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Inside the N.B.A." personality"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Prepares, as leftovers"

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 get warm or warmer
• Words that mean the same thing: warm up, warm
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WARMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. 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 15 Down: "22. Enters illegally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BREAKSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Thor and others"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who takes vengeance
• Words that mean the same thing: avenger, retaliator
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVENGERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Westernmost D-Day beach"

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

  The answer is: UTAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Fashion"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a recognizable kind
• Words that mean the same thing: do, realise, stool
• The opposite would be: unmake, break
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Member of the C-suite"

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 the chief executive department of the united states government
• Words that mean the same thing: White House
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. "Oh!," in Augsburg"

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: ACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Actor John of "Star Trek" films"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. "That. Is. Nuts.""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MINDBLOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. The Horned Frogs of the Big 12 Conf."

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: TCU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Org. that was central to 1998's Good Friday Agreement"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: Provisional IRA, Irish Republican Army, ire
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Rapper with the 2014 hit "Hangover""

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: PSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. "Look!," to Lucretius"

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: ECCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. What's put on in a theater"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
• Words that mean the same thing: appearance, bear witness, express
• The opposite would be: disprove, hide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Rake in"

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 earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
• Words that mean the same thing: make, realise, gain
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Pointy bits of camping gear"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the money risked on a gamble
• Words that mean the same thing: post, interest, stake
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Well ventilated"

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 open to or abounding in fresh air
• Words that mean the same thing: windy, aeriform, aired
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Many modern warehouse workers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mechanism that can move automatically
• Words that mean the same thing: golem, robot, automaton
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROBOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. "What Richard Wright wrote" could be the first line of one"

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 an epigrammatic japanese verse form of three short lines
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAIKU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Like one of two Roman Plinys"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is older than you are
• Words that mean the same thing: older, sr., senior
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Worker in the insurance business"

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 active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Words that mean the same thing: federal agent, factor, agentive role
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Legal, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fully developed person from maturity onward
• Words that mean the same thing: grownup, fully grown, full-grown
• The opposite would be: juvenile
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADULT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. "Good golly!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LORDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Unit for a review"

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 (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Words that mean the same thing: hotshot, stellar, virtuoso
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Deficit in knowledge, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
• Words that mean the same thing: opening, interruption, break
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. U.S. 1, for one: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "58. Canon camera"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "59. "___, mi dicon venal" (Puccini aria)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a terrorist organization of islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular algerian regime and replace it with an islamic state
• Words that mean the same thing: Armed Islamic Group
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	66.2%
Short Answer	15	20.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
History	3	4.1%
Music	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually 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 01, 2025 at 09:44 AM