Friday August 09 2024 New York Times Crossword Answers

Friday, August 9, 2024 New York Times Crosswords with Answers

The Crossword Hints is one of the most popular nyt crossword clue puzzles with answers. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle.

 NYT Crosswords Clues: August 09, 2024

Let's go into the August 09 2024 puzzle , starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Friday August 09 2024 New York Times Crossword Answers

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Listing on a résumé 
  

  SKILL

  (5 letters)

  Possible Answers: accomplishment, acquisition, skill, science, attainment, acquirement



• 6. Bad news from a maître d' - Show Answer
  

  WAIT

  (4 letters)

  Possible Answers: expect, time_lag, look, wait, hold_back, postponement, waitress, hold, waiting, delay, await, hold_off



• 10. Ocean spray - Show Answer
  

  MIST

  (4 letters)

  Possible Answers: mist, obscure, haze_over, fog, obnubilate, mist_over, cloud, befog, becloud



• 14. The Black Keys and the White Stripes, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  INDIEBANDS

  (10 letters)



• 16. "Why would you ever think that?!" - Show Answer
  

  UMNO

  (4 letters)



• 17. Retire while successful - Show Answer
  

  GOOUTONTOP

  (10 letters)



• 18. Music magazine since 1985 - Show Answer
  

  SPIN

  (4 letters)

  Predict Answers: gyrate, spin, spin_around, reel, birl, spin_out, twist, twisting, whirl, tailspin, twirl



• 19. Short elevations? - Show Answer
  

  HTS

  (3 letters)



• 20. T, for one - Show Answer
  

  MODEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: framework, sit, mock_up, manikin, poser, exemplary, role_model, mold, pose, modeling, pattern, mannequin, model, fashion_model, good_example, theoretical_account, mould, simulate, manakin, modelling, simulation, exemplar, example, mannikin, posture



• 21. Sparkly collectible - Show Answer
  

  GEODE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: geode



• 22. Early stage - Show Answer
  

  BETA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: genus_Beta, Beta, beta



• 23. Top marks - Show Answer
  

  APLUSES

  (7 letters)



• 25. Goes easy on - Show Answer
  

  SPARES

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: spare_part, spar, fifth_wheel, part_with, save, give_up, spare, dispense_with



• 28. Sub groups - Show Answer
  

  BTEAMS

  (6 letters)



• 29. Email ancestor - Show Answer
  

  TELEX

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: teletype_machine, telex, telex_machine, teleprinter, teletypewriter



• 30. Taps one's foot, maybe - Show Answer
  

  KEEPSTIME

  (9 letters)



• 33. Where you can find ME - Show Answer
  

  USMAP

  (5 letters)



• 34. Nonstandard: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  IRR

  (3 letters)



• 35. Unlit? - Show Answer
  

  SOBER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sober_up, unplayful, sedate, serious, sombre, somber, drab, sober, grave, solemn

  Antonyms: intoxicated, playful



• 36. Subway fare - Show Answer
  

  FOOTLONGS

  (9 letters)



• 38. City once home to Black Wall Street - Show Answer
  

  TULSA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Tulsa



• 39. Animals that appear in the fossil record before trees - Show Answer
  

  SHARKS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: shark



• 40. Unlawful coercion - Show Answer
  

  DURESS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: duress



• 41. Sources of some political gaffes - Show Answer
  

  HOTMICS

  (7 letters)



• 43. Middle word of a Stowe title - Show Answer
  

  TOMS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: tom, tomcat, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, gobbler, Tom, turkey_cock



• 44. Introduce to the mix - Show Answer
  

  ADDIN

  (5 letters)



• 45. What awakens Godzilla from the ocean, informally - Show Answer
  

  HBOMB

  (5 letters)



• 47. "Les ___" - Show Answer
  

  MIZ

  (3 letters)



• 50. Japanese noodles - Show Answer
  

  UDON

  (4 letters)



• 51. Rodeo event - Show Answer
  

  BARRELRACE

  (10 letters)



• 53. Camp sight - Show Answer
  

  TENT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: camp_out, encamp, tent, collapsible_shelter, bivouac, camp



• 54. "It's been too long!" - Show Answer
  

  IMISSEDYOU

  (10 letters)



• 55. You are, on the Yucatán - Show Answer
  

  ERES

  (4 letters)



• 56. Helpful how-to - Show Answer
  

  DEMO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: demonstration, present, exhibit, demonstrate, demo, show



• 57. "Why don't sheep shrink when it ___?": George Carlin - Show Answer
  

  RAINS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: rain, rain_down, rainfall, pelting, rainwater

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Something to heave - Show Answer
  

  SIGH

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: suspire, sigh, suspiration



• 2. Wedding planning website, with "the" - Show Answer
  

  KNOT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: naut_mi, mile, international_nautical_mile, slub, greyback, ravel, mi, grayback, tangle, Calidris_canutus, knot, air_mile, nautical_mile, burl, gnarl

  Antonyms: unravel, unknot



• 3. Wedding exchange - Show Answer
  

  IDOS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Ido



• 4. Fourth-most-common surname in China (after Wang, Li and Zhang) - Show Answer
  

  LIU

  (3 letters)



• 5. "Don't get mad yet …" - Show Answer
  

  LETMEEXPLAIN

  (12 letters)



• 6. Marvel's Maximoff - Show Answer
  

  WANDA

  (5 letters)



• 7. Entry fee for some clubs? - Show Answer
  

  ANTE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ante



• 8. Blind worshipers - Show Answer
  

  IDOLATERS

  (9 letters)

  Synonyms: idolizer, idolater, idol_worshiper, idoliser



• 9. Alternative to a pinch: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  TSP

  (3 letters)



• 10. Journeys into the past? - Show Answer
  

  MUSEUMTOURS

  (11 letters)



• 11. Out of the question - Show Answer
  

  IMPOSSIBLE

  (10 letters)

  Synonyms: unimaginable, impossible, unacceptable, out_of_the_question, inconceivable, insufferable, unsufferable

  Antonyms: possible



• 12. Nasty, as a remark - Show Answer
  

  SNIDE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: snide, sneering, supercilious



• 13. Busy signals, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  TONES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: quality, look, note, inflect, flavor, musical_note, feel, tone_up, whole_step, shade, flavour, chant, tincture, timber, smell, tonicity, tone, intone, strengthen, feeling, timbre, whole_tone, tonus, tone_of_voice, spirit, pure_tone, step, modulate, tint

  Antonyms: atonicity



• 15. Kicks (out) - Show Answer
  

  BOOTS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: kick, charge, thrill, the_boot, boot, bang, iron_boot, flush, reboot, iron_heel, bring_up, kicking, rush



• 21. Cocktail vessel - Show Answer
  

  GLASSTUMBLER

  (12 letters)



• 22. Apt anagram of TINS BEAR THEM, minus an E - Show Answer
  

  BREATHMINTS

  (11 letters)



• 24. Dynamism - Show Answer
  

  PEP

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pep, ginger, peppiness



• 25. Double ___ (cookie descriptor) - Show Answer
  

  STUF

  (4 letters)



• 26. Replacement for the Spanish colonial real - Show Answer
  

  PESO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Uruguayan_peso, Mexican_peso, Cuban_peso, peso, Dominican_peso, Chilean_peso, Colombian_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, Philippine_peso



• 27. "One more minute!" - Show Answer
  

  ALMOSTDONE

  (10 letters)



• 28. They might fall off a shelf - Show Answer
  

  BERGS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: iceberg, berg, Berg, Alban_Berg



• 30. Stigmatize sexual preferences, in modern lingo - Show Answer
  

  KINKSHAME

  (9 letters)



• 31. Fiasco - Show Answer
  

  MESS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: mussiness, flock, muss, pickle, jam, messiness, batch, sight, mountain, fix, lot, hole, raft, good_deal, stack, tidy_sum, mickle, hatful, peck, pot, kettle_of_fish, mass, wad, mess_hall, passel, plenty, spate, heap, pile, mess, muddle, quite_a_little, muckle, great_deal, mint, mess_up, deal, slew



• 32. Meiji and Taisho, in Japanese history - Show Answer
  

  ERAS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: era, earned_run_average, ERA, geological_era, epoch



• 37. Middle-earth menace - Show Answer
  

  ORC

  (3 letters)



• 40. Heads, slangily - Show Answer
  

  DOMES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: dome, noodle, attic, bean, domed_stadium, noggin, bonce, covered_stadium



• 41. ___ cuisine - Show Answer
  

  HAUTE

  (5 letters)



• 42. Less expected - Show Answer
  

  ODDER

  (5 letters)

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

  Antonyms: even



• 43. Line drawn after an early wrong guess in hangman - Show Answer
  

  TORSO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: trunk, torso, body



• 46. Part of a hat - Show Answer
  

  BRIM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: lip, rim, brim



• 47. Question that's often a directive to step aside - Show Answer
  

  MAYI

  (4 letters)



• 48. Taskbar image - Show Answer
  

  ICON

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: picture, ikon, icon, image



• 49. A statue of him was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Show Answer
  

  ZEUS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: genus_Zeus, Zeus



• 51. Prospective Olympic city's campaign - Show Answer
  

  BID

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: dictation, press, adjure, wish, invite, play, offer, call, bidding, beseech, conjure, entreat, tender, command, bid



• 52. Vitamin qty. - Show Answer
  

  RDA

  (3 letters)

27395 Sat Nov 09, 2024 NY Times Chandi Deitmer and Hoang-Kim Vu

Across Clues :

1. Gets going, 11. Plant also known as Pisum sativum, 14. "Give me your worst!", 15. Certain cats, 16. Portmanteau for a moody and strong-willed toddler, 17. Actress Shawkat who played Maeby on "Arrested Development", 18. Domaine d'Agnès Varda, 19. Making a car payment, dusting the living room, scheduling a doctor's appointment, etc., 21. Sea shrunk by Soviet siphoning, 22. British sci-fi novelist McDonald, 24. Place for a mind or a ball, 25. Antacid brand, 27. Wrinkle of time?, 28. Moniker for 6'9" N.F.L. star Ed Jones, 30. Behold, in Latin, 31. It's a hole thing, 34. Get hot and bothered, 36. Work whose first installment spanned 352 pages and ended with "ant," in brief, 37. Guinness of "The Bridge on the River Kwai", 39. Fish in the flounder family, 41. Like i, say, 43. Professor Xavier's students, e.g., 47. Accomplish with precision, 48. Purchase on an island?, 49. Character name in "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Downton Abbey", 50. Of the land, 52. Nearly-round figure, 53. Falsify, in a way, 54. Very short story?, 58. With faculty, 59. To-do following a business meeting, 60. Unit equivalent to one-thousandth of an inch, 61. Stadium section

Down Clues :

1. Ride arranged on one's own, 2. Mononymous baseball star who played 28 seasons professionally, 3. Body-related, 4. Pray in front of, as an altar, 5. Abbr. in many French church names, 6. Sin/cos, 7. Letters before a handle, 8. "King Lear" part, 9. In knots, 10. Something the floundering are said to be on, 11. Party person, 12. Height, 13. "Per our negotiations ...", 15. Spill, 20. Tyronn ___, N.B.A. champion as both player and coach, 22. Modest reply to a compliment, 23. So much cheaper than expected, say, 26. Greek island south of Naxos, 27. Accord alternative, 29. What "tutti" means on scores, 31. Producer of black-and-white footage?, 32. Indian dish of potatoes and cauliflower, 33. Landlord's register, 35. Dirt road hazard, 38. Deep and hoarse, 40. Tex-Mex casserole, 42. Middle ___, 44. Replace with a new contract, in legalese, 45. Like scents and stencils, 46. "___ Lot", 48. Creatures in God's third plague in Exodus, 51. Musical counterpart of pizzicato, 55. "___ geht's?" (German "How's it going?"), 56. Shot one waits to knock back, 57. 1975 TV debut, in brief

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 09, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: KICKSTARTS




• The clue is 11. Plant also known as Pisum sativum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEA

  Possible Answer : pea, pea_plant




• The clue is 14. "Give me your worst!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANTAKEIT




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

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

  The answer: TOMS

  Possible Answer : gobbler, turkey_cock, tomcat, Tom, Uncle_Tom, tom_turkey, tom




• The clue is 16. Portmanteau for a moody and strong-willed toddler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THREENAGER




• The clue is 17. Actress Shawkat who played Maeby on "Arrested Development". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIA




• The clue is 18. Domaine d'Agnès Varda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CINE




• The clue is 19. Making a car payment, dusting the living room, scheduling a doctor's appointment, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADULTING




• The clue is 21. Sea shrunk by Soviet siphoning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAL




• The clue is 22. British sci-fi novelist McDonald. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAN




• The clue is 24. Place for a mind or a ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUTTER

  Possible Answer : trough, sewer, gutter, toilet




• The clue is 25. Antacid brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROLAIDS

  Possible Answer : Rolaids




• The clue is 27. Wrinkle of time?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGELINE




• The clue is 28. Moniker for 6'9" N.F.L. star Ed Jones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOTALL




• The clue is 30. Behold, in Latin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECCE




• The clue is 31. It's a hole thing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer : par, equation, equivalence, equality




• The clue is 34. Get hot and bothered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWELTER

  Possible Answer : swelter




• The clue is 36. Work whose first installment spanned 352 pages and ended with "ant," in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OED

  Possible Answer : O.E.D., Oxford_English_Dictionary, OED




• The clue is 37. Guinness of "The Bridge on the River Kwai". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEC




• The clue is 39. Fish in the flounder family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALIBUT

  Possible Answer : halibut, holibut




• The clue is 41. Like i, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONREAL




• The clue is 43. Professor Xavier's students, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUTANTS

  Possible Answer : mutant, variation, sport, mutation




• The clue is 47. Accomplish with precision. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOTOAT




• The clue is 48. Purchase on an island?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

  Possible Answer : bluster, gaseous_state, gas, throttle, tout, flatulency, brag, gasoline, boast, gasolene, gas_pedal, gasconade, accelerator, vaunt, petrol, blow, flatulence, natural_gas, accelerator_pedal, shoot_a_line, swash, gun




• The clue is 49. Character name in "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Downton Abbey". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORA

  Possible Answer : Persephone, Despoina, Kore, Cora




• The clue is 50. Of the land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGRARIAN

  Possible Answer : farming, agricultural, agrarian




• The clue is 52. Nearly-round figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVAL

  Possible Answer : elliptic, ellipse, ovoid, elliptical, prolate, egg-shaped, oval, oval-shaped, oviform, ovate




• The clue is 53. Falsify, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COOK

  Possible Answer : misrepresent, falsify, ready, James_Cook, make, fudge, manipulate, fix, prepare, Captain_James_Cook, cook, fake, Cook, wangle, Captain_Cook




• The clue is 54. Very short story?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAWLSPACE

  Possible Answer : crawlspace, crawl_space




• The clue is 58. With faculty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABLY

  Possible Answer : ably, capably, competently, aptly

  Possible Opposite Answer : incompetently




• The clue is 59. To-do following a business meeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTIONITEM




• The clue is 60. Unit equivalent to one-thousandth of an inch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIL

  Possible Answer : Swedish_mile, cubic_centimeter, ml, milliliter, mil, millilitre, cubic_centimetre, cc, mile




• The clue is 61. Stadium section. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSEBLEEDS

  Possible Answer : epistaxis, nosebleed

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ride arranged on one's own. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KITCAR

• The clue is 2. Mononymous baseball star who played 28 seasons professionally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICHIRO

• The clue is 3. Body-related. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARNAL

  Possible Answer: animal, fleshly, sensual, carnal

• The clue is 4. Pray in front of, as an altar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNEELAT

• The clue is 5. Abbr. in many French church names. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE

• The clue is 6. Sin/cos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAN

  Possible Answer: topaz, tangent, suntan, burn, bronze, sunburn, tan

• The clue is 7. Letters before a handle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AKA

• The clue is 8. "King Lear" part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REGAN

• The clue is 9. In knots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIED

  Possible Answer: wed, fastened, draw, tied, laced, level, attach, bond, splice, connect, link_up, bind, trussed, link, marry, tie, even

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlaced, untied, untie, disconnect

• The clue is 10. Something the floundering are said to be on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRUGGLEBUS

• The clue is 11. Party person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLITICO

  Possible Answer: politico, political_leader, pol, politician

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

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

  The answer: EMINENCE

  Possible Answer: eminence, tubercle, tuberosity, note, preeminence, distinction

• The clue is 13. "Per our negotiations ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASAGREED

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

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

  The answer: TATTLE

  Possible Answer: palaver, spill_the_beans, maunder, piffle, gibber, blab, prattle, tittle-tattle, blab_out, twaddle, babble, singing, clack, chatter, prate, tattle, telling, peach, blabber, babble_out, gabble, sing, talk, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_quiet

• The clue is 20. Tyronn ___, N.B.A. champion as both player and coach. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUE

• The clue is 22. Modest reply to a compliment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOWHATICAN

• The clue is 23. So much cheaper than expected, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTEAL

• The clue is 26. Greek island south of Naxos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOS

  Possible Answer: Io

• The clue is 27. Accord alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTIMA

• The clue is 29. What "tutti" means on scores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALL

  Possible Answer: completely, totally, entirely, all, altogether, whole, wholly

  Possible Opposite Answer : some, partly

• The clue is 31. Producer of black-and-white footage?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANDACAM

• The clue is 32. Indian dish of potatoes and cauliflower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOOGOBI

• The clue is 33. Landlord's register. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENTROLL

• The clue is 35. Dirt road hazard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUT

  Possible Answer: estrus, furrow, heat, rut, groove, oestrus

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus

• The clue is 38. Deep and hoarse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CROAKY

  Possible Answer: croaky, guttural

• The clue is 40. Tex-Mex casserole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACOPIE

• The clue is 42. Middle ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

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

• The clue is 44. Replace with a new contract, in legalese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOVATE

  Possible Answer: novate

• The clue is 45. Like scents and stencils. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRACED

  Possible Answer: line, draw, retrace, hunt, decipher, follow, describe, delineate, hound, trace

• The clue is 46. "___ Lot". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALEMS

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Oregon, Salem

• The clue is 48. Creatures in God's third plague in Exodus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNATS

  Possible Answer: gnat

• The clue is 51. Musical counterpart of pizzicato. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCO

  Possible Answer: arco

• The clue is 55. "___ geht's?" (German "How's it going?"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIE

• The clue is 56. Shot one waits to knock back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOB

  Possible Answer: lob

• The clue is 57. 1975 TV debut, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, July 23, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (34 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

July 23, 2021 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Did a bang-up job	9
2A	10. Iota	5
3A	15. Country without an official army, navy or air force	9
4A	16. Counterpart of "blanche"	5
5A	17. Revelation	9
6A	18. G.I. pal of Forrest Gump	5
7A	19. Plug, say	5
8A	20. Big name in slip-on shoes	4
9A	22. "Guarding ___" (1994 Shirley MacLaine movie)	4
10A	23. "Sure, they can go right ahead"	5
11A	25. Tank	3
12A	26. Crystal gazer's lead-in	4
13A	27. Props to a proofreader	9
14A	30. Scrip specs	4
15A	34. 1994 Olympics locale: Abbr.	3
16A	35. Amusement park ride, perhaps	6
17A	38. Company division	7
18A	40. Like some parking and poetry	7
19A	41. Tasmania's capital	6
20A	42. Free add-on?	3
21A	43. TNT, in poker slang	4
22A	44. Spot of coffee?	9
23A	47. Lead-in to service or sacrifice	4
24A	49. Diciembre : doce :: enero : ___	3
25A	50. Shiny balloon material	5
26A	54. Winter Olympics maneuver	4
27A	55. Certain bank job	4
28A	57. Relative of mauve	5
29A	59. Queen's "We Are the Champions" vis-à-vis "We Will Rock You"	5
30A	61. Cut back	9
31A	63. More calculating	5
32A	64. Attraction at a water park	9
33A	65. Broadway character who sings "The Rumor"	5
34A	66. One way to gauge how well connected you are	9

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. Did a bang-up job"

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: CRUSHEDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Iota"

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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: smidgeon, tittle, tear 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: SHRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Country without an official army, navy or air force"

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

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: COSTARICA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Counterpart of "blanche""

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: NOIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Revelation"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: EYEOPENER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. G.I. pal of Forrest Gump"

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: LTDAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Plug, say"

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: DAMUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Big name in slip-on shoes"

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 (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to whites
• Words that mean the same thing: gobbler, tom turkey, tom
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. "Guarding ___" (1994 Shirley MacLaine movie)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

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: TESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. "Sure, they can go right ahead""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LETEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Tank"

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 tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
• Words that mean the same thing: value-added tax, tub, ad valorem tax
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Crystal gazer's lead-in"

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: ISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Props to a proofreader"

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: NICECATCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Scrip specs"

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 master's degree in education
• Words that mean the same thing: MEd, Master of Education
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. 1994 Olympics locale: Abbr."

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

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: NOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Amusement park ride, perhaps"

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: GOKART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Company division"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLATOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "40. Like some parking and poetry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that measure with a meter
• Words that mean the same thing: meter
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: METERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Tasmania's capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a port and state capital of tasmania
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOBART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Free add-on?"

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: DOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. TNT, in poker slang"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: ten, ten-spot, 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 22 Across: "44. Spot of coffee?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: BREAKROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Lead-in to service or sacrifice"

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 your consciousness of your own identity
• Words that mean the same thing: ego
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SELF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Diciembre : doce :: enero : ___"

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: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Shiny balloon material"

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

  The answer is: MYLAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Winter Olympics maneuver"

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

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: AXEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Certain bank 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: REPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Relative of mauve"

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 any of various plants of the genus syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: lilac-colored, lavender
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LILAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Queen's "We Are the Champions" vis-à-vis "We Will Rock You""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Cut back"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that use cautiously and frugally
• Words that mean the same thing: economise, husband, conserve
• The opposite would be: waste
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECONOMIZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. More calculating"

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 marked by skill in deception
• Words that mean the same thing: tricky, crafty, foxy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Attraction at a water park"

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: LAZYRIVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Broadway character who sings "The Rumor""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YENTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. One way to gauge how well connected you are"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SPEEDTEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword July 23, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Looped in, in a way	4
2D	2. Kind of treatment	5
3D	3. Classic hit that begins "My friends feel it's their appointed duty ..."	5
4D	4. Solid	5
5D	5. Go down	6
6D	6. "I shall see thee, ___ I die, look pale with love": "Much Ado About Nothing"	3
7D	7. Force	4
8D	8. Become slick, in a way	7
9D	9. Landing place	6
10D	10. Letters that can fill in the blanks of "_A_D_ER" to make an appropriate surname	3
11D	11. Elusive thing for a popular show	9
12D	12. Pool service?	9
13D	13. Rub out	5
14D	14. Junglelike	5
15D	21. One who knows the drama of raising children?	8
16D	24. Maze runner	8
17D	28. Swindle	3
18D	29. Ankle-biter	3
19D	30. Dashboard abbr.	3
20D	31. "Do Ya" band, informally	3
21D	32. Experimented with	9
22D	33. Enterprise group	9
23D	36. Kylo of "Star Wars"	3
24D	37. Sixers in pro sports, for short?	3
25D	39. Elementium or obsidium, in World of Warcraft	3
26D	40. Low sound	3
27D	42. Oversize letter at the beginning of a chapter	7
28D	45. Initiates a proposal, maybe	6
29D	46. "Good heavens!"	6
30D	47. Fresh	5
31D	48. Once you're forced into this, there's no going back	5
32D	51. Stopping point	5
33D	52. Still in it	5
34D	53. Tears down	5
35D	56. Sluggish flow	4
36D	58. Official document, informally	4
37D	60. =	3
38D	62. Time for a countdown: Abbr.	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. Looped in, in a way"

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: CCED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Kind of treatment"

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 sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
• Words that mean the same thing: purple, imperial, royal stag
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROYAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Classic hit that begins "My friends feel it's their appointed duty ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: USEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Solid"

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 strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
• Words that mean the same thing: stalwart, portly, sturdy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Go down"

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 come to pass
• Words that mean the same thing: encounter, chance, take place
• The opposite would be: dematerialize, dematerialise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAPPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "I shall see thee, ___ I die, look pale with love": "Much Ado About Nothing""

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Force"

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 interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Become slick, in a way"

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: ICEOVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Landing place"

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 paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
• Words that mean the same thing: macadamize, macadam, tarmacadam
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARMAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Letters that can fill in the blanks of "_A_D_ER" to make an appropriate surname"

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: SNL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Elusive thing for a popular show"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: HOTTICKET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Pool service?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: RIDESHARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Rub out"

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 remove from memory or existence
• Words that mean the same thing: wipe off, score out, rub out
• The opposite would be: record
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Junglelike"

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 permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
• Words that mean the same thing: dumb, slow, dim
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. One who knows the drama of raising children?"

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: STAGEMOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Maze runner"

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 (greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by theseus
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MINOTAUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Swindle"

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 argument opposed to a proposal
• Words that mean the same thing: bunko, hustle, nobble
• The opposite would be: pro
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Ankle-biter"

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 small amount (especially of a drink)
• Words that mean the same thing: tot up, tally, sum
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Dashboard abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
• Words that mean the same thing: miles per hour
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MPH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. "Do Ya" band, informally"

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: ELO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Experimented with"

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: DABBLEDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Enterprise group"

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: STARFLEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Kylo of "Star Wars""

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: REN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Sixers in pro sports, for short?"

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

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: TDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Elementium or obsidium, in World of Warcraft"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Low sound"

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 sound made by a cow or bull
• Words that mean the same thing: low
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Oversize letter at the beginning of a chapter"

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: DROPCAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Initiates a proposal, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that supporting yourself on your knees
• Words that mean the same thing: kneeling, kneel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNEELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. "Good heavens!""

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: MYLORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Fresh"

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 improperly forward or bold
• Words that mean the same thing: impertinent, smart, saucy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Once you're forced into this, there's no going back"

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 voluntarily absent from home or country
• Words that mean the same thing: expatriation, deportee, deportation
• The opposite would be: repatriate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Stopping point"

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 greatest possible degree of something
• Words that mean the same thing: determine, throttle, set
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Still in it"

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 possessing life
• Words that mean the same thing: animated, active, alert
• The opposite would be: unanimated, dead
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Tears down"

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 tear down so as to make flat with the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: raze, rase, tear down
• The opposite would be: raise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAZES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Sluggish flow"

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 any thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: goo, guck, oozing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OOZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Official document, informally"

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

  The answer is: CERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. ="

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

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. Time for a countdown: 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: NYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	72.2%
Short Answer	10	13.9%
Sports	3	4.2%
Geography	2	2.8%
Abbreviation	2	2.8%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 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 Friday, 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 16, 2025 at 03:32 AM