NYT 0906 Friday Sep 06, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 06, 2024

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

NYT 0906 Friday Sep 06, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: BABY

  Possible Answer : mollycoddle, sister, pamper, cocker, coddle, child, infant, featherbed, indulge, spoil, baby, babe, cosset




• The clue is 5. They often have multiple horns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKABANDS




• The clue is 13. Spy's assumption. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIAS

  Possible Answer : also_known_as, alias, false_name, a.k.a., assumed_name




• The clue is 15. One might be reached at a summit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACEDEAL




• The clue is 16. Part of the military brass?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUGLE

  Possible Answer : bugleweed, bugle




• The clue is 17. Intensely focused. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTHEZONE




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

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

  The answer: UMPTEENTH

  Possible Answer : umpteenth, umptieth, umteenth




• The clue is 20. Compete in a Summer Olympic sport. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FENCE

  Possible Answer : wall, surround, palisade, fence_in, contend, debate, argue, fencing, fence




• The clue is 21. Claim in court. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HARM

  Possible Answer : hurt, injury, harm, trauma, impairment, damage, scathe




• The clue is 22. Peke's squeak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIP

  Possible Answer : yap, yelping, yip, yelp




• The clue is 24. Something made just for show?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer : situated, put, primed, define, exercise_set, mark, coiffure, coiffe, fit, specify, do, sic, jell, set, Set, countersink, typeset, solidification, dictated, lay_out, band, fixed, correct, solidifying, ready, go_down, congeal, determine, rig, circle, curing, placed, fix, hardened, readiness, arrange, coif, localise, fructify, place, plant, position, lay, dress, lot, determined, bent, laid, stage_set, limit, gear_up, localize, hardening, located, Seth, prepare, rigid, pose, set_up, go_under, adjust

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 25. Agcy. that helps start-ups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SBA

  Possible Answer : SBA, Small_Business_Administration




• The clue is 27. Keir Starmer and others, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PMS

  Possible Answer : premier, PMS, post-mortem_examination, necropsy, autopsy, post-mortem, premenstrual_syndrome, PM, postmortem_examination, Pm, postmortem, promethium, atomic_number_61, phase_modulation, Prime_Minister




• The clue is 30. Emily's List, e.g., informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAC

  Possible Answer : political_action_committee, PAC




• The clue is 32. Rembrandt and Sargent, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PORTRAITARTISTS




• The clue is 39. "Much appreciated". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITMEANSALOTTOME




• The clue is 40. Line from a blame-shifter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THATWASNTMYIDEA




• The clue is 41. A split one may need trimming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer : final_stage, last, oddment, cease, destruction, closing, remainder, remnant, goal, finish, terminal, close, death, stop, conclusion, end, terminate, ending

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 42. Garden swimmer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOI




• The clue is 43. "Go to the ___, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise": Proverbs 6:6. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANT

  Possible Answer : emmet, ant, pismire




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

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

  The answer: PAS

  Possible Answer : dada, daddy, public_address_system, pappa, Keystone_State, pop, protoactinium, papa, dad, Pa, atomic_number_91, P.A., PA_system, PA, P.A._system, pascal, Pennsylvania, pa, protactinium, pas




• The clue is 47. Where the malleus and incus bones are found. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer : auricle, spike, capitulum, pinna, ear




• The clue is 49. Jerry's car of choice on "Seinfeld". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAAB




• The clue is 52. Pangolin scales, functionally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMOR

  Possible Answer : armor, armour




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

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

  The answer: EPHEMERAL

  Possible Answer : ephemeral, short-lived, fugacious, ephemeron, transitory, passing, transient




• The clue is 59. Youth-centric magazine spinoff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENVOGUE




• The clue is 61. Subject of the classic song lyric "I'll see you in my dreams". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRENE




• The clue is 62. Competition with many missions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACERACE




• The clue is 63. Roman goddess of childbirth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIANA

  Possible Answer : Princess_Diana, Diana, Lady_Diana_Frances_Spencer, Princess_of_Wales




• The clue is 64. Where one person's trash is another's treasure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YARDSALE




• The clue is 65. Unsullied environment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer : paradise, Eden, Garden_of_Eden, Shangri-la, heaven, promised_land, nirvana

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Hindu gentleman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BABU

  Possible Answer: baboo, babu

• The clue is 2. Booster, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUM

  Possible Answer: potash_alum, alumna, graduate, ammonia_alum, potassium_alum, ammonium_alum, alumnus, grad, alum

• The clue is 3. Powerful D.C. lobby, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGPHARMA

• The clue is 4. Crimean town in 1945 headlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALTA

  Possible Answer: Yalta

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

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

  The answer: SENT

  Possible Answer: get_off, send, transport, mail, send_out, station, direct, sent, post, air, ship, send_off, broadcast, charge, transmit, place, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, beam

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsent

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

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

  The answer: KATHY

• The clue is 7. Frankfurter's cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACH

• The clue is 8. Part of a slider. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEFPATTY

• The clue is 9. Shipbuilder's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADZE

  Possible Answer: adze, adz

• The clue is 10. Crayola's atomic tangerine and shocking pink, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEONS

  Possible Answer: Ne, atomic_number_10, neon

• The clue is 11. Chicken or mashed potato. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DANCE

  Possible Answer: trip_the_light_fantastic, trip_the_light_fantastic_toe, terpsichore, saltation, dancing, dance

• The clue is 12. Nasty fall?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEET

  Possible Answer: sleet

• The clue is 14. Nostradamus, supposedly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEER

  Possible Answer: oracle, illusionist, prophesier, seer, vaticinator, visionary, prophet

• The clue is 15. Certain chess tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIN

  Possible Answer: pin, pin_tumbler, tholepin, PIN_number, pivot, personal_identification_number, flag, rowlock, PIN, stick, bowling_pin, immobilize, trap, immobilise, thole, oarlock, fall, peg

  Possible Opposite Answer : unpin

• The clue is 19. Deep-fried Latin American fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMPANADA

• The clue is 23. Swear words?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPROMISE

• The clue is 25. What female llamas do to show disinterest in a mate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer: spitting, spatter, tongue, skewer, spew, ptyalize, spittle, sprinkle, expectoration, spit_out, ptyalise, spue, pitter-patter, spit, patter, saliva

• The clue is 26. "Ice cream or cake?" response, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTH

  Possible Answer: both

• The clue is 28. White peg, in Battleship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISS

  Possible Answer: leave_out, fille, overleap, omit, missy, young_woman, drop, miss, young_lady, Miss, lose, girl, lack, escape, misfire, neglect, overlook, pretermit

  Possible Opposite Answer : attend_to, hit, attend, have

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

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

  The answer: STANK

  Possible Answer: stink, reek

• The clue is 31. "___ Never Sleeps" (banking slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITI

• The clue is 33. Spot for a toque. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TETE

• The clue is 34. Things touched by touchy topics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAWNERVES

• The clue is 35. Bajo's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTO

  Possible Answer: alto, contralto, countertenor

• The clue is 36. It's leavened with sour milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODABREAD

• The clue is 37. Bootlegger busters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMEN

• The clue is 38. "Take a ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAT

  Possible Answer: fanny, hindquarters, seat, hind_end, tush, can, bum, keister, butt, tooshie, buns, prat, arse, sit_down, nates, rear_end, invest, bottom, behind, fundament, place, rump, stern, tail_end, backside, tail, buttocks, posterior, rear, sit, induct, ass, derriere

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

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

  The answer: PATSY

  Possible Answer: fool, fall_guy, mug, mark, chump, patsy, sucker, soft_touch, gull

• The clue is 45. Relative of a pupusa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREPA

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

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

  The answer: SMEAR

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

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

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

  The answer: REGAL

  Possible Answer: regal, majestic, imperial, royal, purple

• The clue is 50. Surrounded by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMID

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

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

  The answer: AERIE

  Possible Answer: aerie, eyrie, eyry, aery

• The clue is 53. Ready for a drive, perhaps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONCD

• The clue is 55. Shade akin to mauve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUCE

  Possible Answer: puce

• The clue is 56. Giggle syllable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEE

• The clue is 57. Burrell of the Food Network. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNE

  Possible Answer: Anne

• The clue is 58. Tend (toward). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAN

  Possible Answer: incline, tend, list, run, tip, skimpy, lean, be_given, thin, leaning, inclination, slant, angle, tilt

  Possible Opposite Answer : fat, rich

• The clue is 60. "Kia ___" (New Zealand greeting). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer: OS, oculus_sinister, Os, osmium, operating_system, os, atomic_number_76, bone

January 25, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 75 (35 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

January 25, 2024 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Three-point letter you won't find in Scrabble?	3
2A	4. One of the Pointer Sisters	5
3A	9. Chips, cookies, etc.	4
4A	13. Response to "Who's ready?"	3
5A	14. Not free	7
6A	16. Word with square or air	4
7A	17. Mercury is in this	16
8A	20. "I've got it!"	6
9A	21. Dangers in the Amazon	8
10A	22. What subs may sub for	5
11A	23. Afterword	6
12A	25. One with many stuffy clients, for short?	3
13A	26. Mercury might be in this	10
14A	28. ___ Polo	5
15A	30. Christmas party?	4
16A	31. Party in the U.K.	6
17A	32. Light touches	4
18A	36. Is insufficient	6
19A	39. Hipsteresque, say	4
20A	40. Something posted from an online account	6
21A	42. ___ nationalism, movement associated with the Baath Party	4
22A	44. Here we are!	5
23A	45. The Mercury might be in this	10
24A	51. Rio or Sorento	3
25A	52. Have no more in stock	6
26A	54. Unit of radioactivity	5
27A	55. Lab report component	8
28A	57. Doesn't bother	6
29A	58. Mercury was in this	16
30A	61. English poet Wilfred ___	4
31A	62. Ice cream brand in West Coast supermarkets	7
32A	63. Prefix with -phyte	3
33A	64. One's parents, slangily, with "the"	4
34A	65. Square	5
35A	66. Sch. in Texas	3

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. Three-point letter you won't find in Scrabble?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: pounds per square inch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. One of the Pointer Sisters"

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: ANITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Chips, cookies, etc."

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 school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
• Words that mean the same thing: technical school
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Response to "Who's ready?""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: IAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Not free"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATACOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Word with square or air"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
• Words that mean the same thing: nautical mile, Roman mile, sea mile
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Mercury is in this"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GLASSTHERMOMETER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. "I've got it!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
• Words that mean the same thing: constantan
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EUREKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Dangers in the Amazon"

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 attacks in search of booty
• Words that mean the same thing: caribe, predator, pirana
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIRANHAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. What subs may sub for"

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: ATEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Afterword"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
• Words that mean the same thing: epilogue
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPILOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. One with many stuffy clients, for short?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: ENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Mercury might be in this"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
• Words that mean the same thing: regress, retreat, retral
• The opposite would be: direct, anterograde
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETROGRADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. ___ Polo"

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: MARCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Christmas party?"

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 (new testament) the sages who visited jesus and mary and joseph shortly after jesus was born; the gospel according to matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
• Words that mean the same thing: magus, Wise Men
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Party in the U.K."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
• Words that mean the same thing: dig, drive, parturiency
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LABOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Light touches"

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 sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: pat, rap, dab
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Is insufficient"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WONTDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Hipsteresque, say"

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

  The answer is: ARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Something posted from an online account"

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: ECHECK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. ___ nationalism, movement associated with the Baath Party"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
• Words that mean the same thing: Arabian
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Here we are!"

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 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
• Words that mean the same thing: world, solid ground, worldly concern
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. The Mercury might be in this"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WNBAFINALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Rio or Sorento"

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: KIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. Have no more in stock"

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: AREOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Unit of radioactivity"

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 unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second
• Words that mean the same thing: Madame Curie, Marie Curie, Pierre Curie
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CURIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Lab report component"

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 a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
• Words that mean the same thing: abstractionist, precis, swipe
• The opposite would be: concrete
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABSTRACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Doesn't bother"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LETSBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Mercury was in this"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BOHEMIANRHAPSODY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. English poet Wilfred ___"

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 welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir Richard Owen, Robert Owen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Ice cream brand in West Coast supermarkets"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DREYERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Prefix with -phyte"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. One's parents, slangily, with "the""

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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• Words that mean the same thing: old
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Square"

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 an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
• Words that mean the same thing: wonk, nerd, swot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DWEEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Sch. in Texas"

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: SMU

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword January 25, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Chewy, meaty dog treat	6
2D	2. Show of hands?	6
3D	3. Turkish inn	6
4D	4. "___ way!" ("Nice job!")	4
5D	5. Reply found backward in "No thanks"	3
6D	6. Clinch, as a victory	3
7D	7. Lethargic	6
8D	8. Answer to the riddle "What can someone wear that never goes out of style?"	6
9D	9. Some Feds	4
10D	10. Choice words	8
11D	11. Having a neat appearance	8
12D	12. The 19th Amendment is part of this	8
13D	14. Reply in which one parent says to go talk to the other parent	6
14D	15. Bullfight bull	4
15D	18. Burn the surface of	4
16D	19. Heated pool?	5
17D	23. "And so ..."	4
18D	24. Total hassle	4
19D	27. Goggle	4
20D	29. Org. for lawyers	3
21D	31. Sliceable food purchase	4
22D	32. Game for a toddler	8
23D	33. Smoothie bar order served with a spoon	8
24D	34. Defeated soundly	8
25D	35. Good to go	3
26D	37. Brand once promoted as the "forbidden fragrance"	4
27D	38. "Phooey!"	4
28D	41. Allure	5
29D	43. Curling targets	6
30D	45. Cautionary store sign from an alcohol retailer	6
31D	46. Used	6
32D	47. "Phooey!"	4
33D	48. Light charges?	6
34D	49. Centrist in British politics, informally	6
35D	50. "Bye!"	6
36D	53. Fridge visit for a midnight snack, say	4
37D	56. Bowling pins on the back right	4
38D	57. ___ gai (Thai dish)	4
39D	59. Main ingredient in a Longshoreman	3
40D	60. "Tee" follower	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. Chewy, meaty dog treat"

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: PIGEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Show of hands?"

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 an act of honor or courteous recognition
• Words that mean the same thing: present, wassail, military greeting
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Turkish inn"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hostel for pilgrims in turkey
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMARET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "___ way!" ("Nice job!")"

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: ATTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Reply found backward in "No thanks""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Clinch, as a victory"

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

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Lethargic"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that slow and apathetic
• Words that mean the same thing: sluggish, inert, dormant
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORPID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Answer to the riddle "What can someone wear that never goes out of style?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASMILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Some Feds"

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: TMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Choice words"

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: EITHEROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Having a neat appearance"

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: CLEANCUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. The 19th Amendment is part of this"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HERSTORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Reply in which one parent says to go talk to the other parent"

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: ASKMOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Bullfight bull"

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: TORO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Burn the surface of"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make very hot and dry
• Words that mean the same thing: sere, shriveled, blacken
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "19. Heated pool?"

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 molten rock in the earth's crust
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAGMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. "And so ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Total hassle"

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 symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
• Words that mean the same thing: trouble, annoyance, nuisance
• The opposite would be: pleasure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Goggle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an awkward stupid person
• Words that mean the same thing: lout, lummox, gape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAWK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Org. for lawyers"

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 loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by arabs
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Sliceable food purchase"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
• Words that mean the same thing: mill around, loaf of bread, lurk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Game for a toddler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!
• Words that mean the same thing: bopeep
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEKABOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Smoothie bar order served with a spoon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACAIBOWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Defeated soundly"

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 give a thrashing to; beat hard
• Words that mean the same thing: convulse, jactitate, thresh
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THRASHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Good to go"

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 group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: sic, coiffure, define
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Brand once promoted as the "forbidden fragrance""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a prejudice (especially in polynesia and other south pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
• Words that mean the same thing: prohibited, proscribed, forbidden
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TABU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. "Phooey!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Allure"

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 attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
• Words that mean the same thing: capture, trance, enchant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Curling targets"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BICEPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Cautionary store sign from an alcohol retailer"

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: WECARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Used"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOTNEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. "Phooey!""

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 usually large hard-shelled seed
• Words that mean the same thing: haywire, barmy, screwball
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "48. Light charges?"

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 malicious burning to destroy property
• Words that mean the same thing: arson, fire-raising, incendiarism
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARSONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. Centrist in British politics, informally"

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: LIBDEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. "Bye!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEEYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Fridge visit for a midnight snack, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sudden short attack
• Words that mean the same thing: bust, foray, foray into
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Bowling pins on the back right"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: ten-spot, ten, tenner
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. ___ gai (Thai dish)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LARB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Main ingredient in a Longshoreman"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "60. "Tee" follower"

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: HEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	60	80.0%
Short Answer	10	13.3%
Food & Drink	2	2.7%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	75
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	16 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: August 28, 2025 at 01:41 AM