No 27382, Sunday Oct 27, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen

Across Clues :

1. Exams first administered in 1926, 5. View from St. Moritz, 9. "I thought you were my friend!?", 13. Load of laundry, 17. Jeweler's unit, 19. Complete journey … or what 84-Down makes in this puzzle?, 21. Woodworker's spinner, 22. Like Yeats, but not Keats, 23. Aids in car buying, 24. Remove from packaging, 25. Complete some reps, 27. In the red, 28. Do-to-do delivery?, 29. Joan Cusack and Robert Downey Jr. each spent one season on it, for short, 30. Certain court documents, 33. In which 1 + 1 equals 10, 36. Former senator Kennedy, 37. Completing a cycle, like 84-Down in this puzzle?, 40. "Battle Hymn of the Republic," for one, 42. Borrower's note, 43. Like many verification codes, 46. Impressively tough, in slang, 47. Crocheting template, 50. Re-lease?, 52. Nickname for a 2000s Yankee slugger, 53. Montreal hockey player, to fans, 54. Check scanner, for short, 56. A.P.R.-lowering option, 57. A.P., Reuters, etc., 59. Hudson Bay or the Caspian, 63. Hair-lightening brand, 64. Sherlock Holmes, e.g., 66. Apt central entry for this puzzle, 67. The Lone Ranger, to Tonto, 69. Gender-neutral possessive, 71. Possesses, 72. Office message, 73. Millimeter-wide photo used for conveying secret messages, 77. Pants, informally, 81. Roofed porch, 82. Late-night sub, say, 86. Garfield's predecessor, 88. Weary cry, 90. Company whose name ends in an exclamation point, 91. Steak option in northern Canada, 93. Celebrity chef Hussain who won "The Great British Bake Off", 94. However, 95. Fit to serve, in a way, 96. Ireland, poetically, 97. Newlyweds' booking, 104. Behind, 105. Gives a lot of attention, with "on", 107. Old ___, Conn., 108. Supermodel with a palindromic name, 109. ___ Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state, 110. "What have we here!", 111. "They'll grow out of that" … or a description of eight squares in this puzzle, 115. Every member of the C.I.A.'s K-9 unit, 116. "___ Affaire de Femmes" (1988 French classic), 117. It can be quite sappy, 118. Half of an exchange, 119. "Let's do it!", 120. Texter's "As I see it …", 121. Co. that introduced Dungeons & Dragons, 122. Means of getting unstuck, 123. Black ___, 124. Margaret Thatcher, e.g., 125. Chiding sound

Down Clues :

1. Hits a rough patch, perhaps, 2. Judge seen on a bench, 3. Major ordeal, 4. Lip, 5. Constellation in the southern sky, 6. Reed or Rawls, 7. Delay, 8. Sledder's outfit, 9. Color named for a famed prep school, 10. Oh-so-regrettable, 11. What's mined in a stannary, 12. Big name in shipping, 13. Wish list item, 14. Time "up", 15. Act rudely in a crowd, 16. Did some spelling?, 18. Jersey-born rock icon, familiarly, 20. Roman numeral that anagrams to part of the eye, 21. "Charlie's Angels" actress, 26. Charlie's Angels and others, 28. Their dorsal fins can reach six feet in height, 31. Stopover, 32. Vessel for an omelet, 34. Diminuendo al ___ ("fade to nothingness," on a score), 35. Slot machine lever, 37. Marked, 38. Property unit, 39. Europe's highest volcano, 40. Nintendo antagonist in purple overalls, 41. Decorate, 44. First name on the Supreme Court, 45. Lifesaving device, for short, 46. Cry loudly, 48. Skilled, 49. Symptom of an allergic reaction, 51. Fork part, 53. Mob enforcer, 55. Add milk to a customer's coffee, in diner lingo, 58. Feature of James Earl Jones's voice, 60. "That hits the spot!", 61. Gun lobby org., 62. Some N.F.L. linemen, in brief, 63. Gave a big kiss, 65. Big name in experimental music, 68. CPR expert, 70. Insignificant amount, 72. "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit), 73. Cookies made with ground almond or coconut, 74. Highly agitated, 75. Ain't that the tooth!, 76. Crime novelist Josephine, 77. Sound from beneath a sheet, 78. Skywalker portrayer, 79. Guesstimate, 80. Elite naval groups, 81. Nearly succeeded … but there's a catch!, 83. Green-light, 84. This puzzle's subject, 85. Places for grilling, 87. Horned antelope of southern Africa, 89. Cry of frustration, 92. "You follow?", 98. Elizabeth of "WandaVision", 99. A.F.C. East player, 100. Bird that's incapable of walking backward, 101. Ballpark figure, 102. Cry in a laser tag arena, 103. Spanish "I love you", 106. Jedi foe, 109. Nonsense word in a playground rhyme, 112. Prefix with glyceride, 113. Gentle attention-getter, 114. Polite term of address

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 27, 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. Exams first administered in 1926. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Sat, Sabbatum, Saturday




• The clue is 5. View from St. Moritz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : alp, the_Alps, Alps




• The clue is 9. "I thought you were my friend!?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTU

  
  



• The clue is 13. Load of laundry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASH

  
  

  Possible Answer : washing, lap, slipstream, wash_off, race, wash, moisten, wash_out, airstream, launder, laundry, wash_away, wash_drawing, washables, washout, lavation, rinse, backwash, lave, dry_wash, dampen




• The clue is 17. Jeweler's unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KARAT

  
  

  Possible Answer : kt, carat, karat




• The clue is 19. Complete journey … or what 84-Down makes in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROUNDTRIP

  
  



• The clue is 21. Woodworker's spinner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATHE

  
  

  Possible Answer : lathe




• The clue is 22. Like Yeats, but not Keats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRISH

  
  

  Possible Answer : Irish_whisky, Irish_people, Irish, Irish_whiskey, Irish_Gaelic




• The clue is 23. Aids in car buying. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTOLOANS

  
  



• The clue is 24. Remove from packaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNBOX

  
  

  Possible Answer : unbox

  Possible Opposite Answer : box




• The clue is 25. Complete some reps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOASET

  
  



• The clue is 27. In the red. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWING

  
  

  Possible Answer : owe, undischarged, owing, outstanding




• The clue is 28. Do-to-do delivery?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTAVE

  
  

  Possible Answer : musical_octave, octave




• The clue is 29. Joan Cusack and Robert Downey Jr. each spent one season on it, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

  
  



• The clue is 30. Certain court documents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIEFS

  
  

  Possible Answer : briefs, legal_brief, Jockey_shorts, brief




• The clue is 33. In which 1 + 1 equals 10. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BINARY

  
  

  Possible Answer : double_star, binary_program, binary_star, binary




• The clue is 36. Former senator Kennedy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TED

  
  

  Possible Answer : Teddy_boy, Ted




• The clue is 37. Completing a cycle, like 84-Down in this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOINGFULLCIRCLE

  
  



• The clue is 40. "Battle Hymn of the Republic," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARSONG

  
  



• The clue is 42. Borrower's note. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOU

  
  

  Possible Answer : IOU




• The clue is 43. Like many verification codes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMAILED

  
  

  Possible Answer : email, netmail, e-mail




• The clue is 46. Impressively tough, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADASS

  
  



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

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

  The answer: PATTERN

  
  

  Possible Answer : model, convention, practice, shape, form, radiation_pattern, normal, formula, traffic_pattern, rule, design, pattern, figure, blueprint, radiation_diagram, approach_pattern




• The clue is 50. Re-lease?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUBLET

  
  

  Possible Answer : sublease, sublet




• The clue is 52. Nickname for a 2000s Yankee slugger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROD

  
  



• The clue is 53. Montreal hockey player, to fans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAB

  
  



• The clue is 54. Check scanner, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATM

  
  

  Possible Answer : cash_dispenser, automated_teller_machine, atm, automatic_teller_machine, standard_pressure, atmosphere, automatic_teller, standard_atmosphere, cash_machine, automated_teller, asynchronous_transfer_mode, ATM




• The clue is 56. A.P.R.-lowering option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REFI

  
  



• The clue is 57. A.P., Reuters, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIRES

  
  

  Possible Answer : telegram, electrify, telegraph, wire, cable, conducting_wire

  Possible Opposite Answer : unwire




• The clue is 59. Hudson Bay or the Caspian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INLANDSEA

  
  



• The clue is 63. Hair-lightening brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNIN

  
  



• The clue is 64. Sherlock Holmes, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONDONER

  
  

  Possible Answer : Londoner




• The clue is 66. Apt central entry for this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARTH

  
  

  Possible Answer : earthly_concern, dry_land, Earth, terra_firma, solid_ground, worldly_concern, earth, globe, land, ground, world




• The clue is 67. The Lone Ranger, to Tonto. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEMOSABE

  
  



• The clue is 69. Gender-neutral possessive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONES

  
  

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




• The clue is 71. Possesses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : induce, throw, deliver, receive, take, hold, let, get, hour_angle, have_got, stimulate, make, possess, take_in, give, suffer, consume, give_birth, cause, accept, ingest, have, HA, sustain, birth, own, bear, feature, experience

  Possible Opposite Answer : lack, abstain, refuse




• The clue is 72. Office message. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEMO

  
  

  Possible Answer : memo, memoranda, memorandum




• The clue is 73. Millimeter-wide photo used for conveying secret messages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICRODOT

  
  

  Possible Answer : microdot




• The clue is 77. Pants, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRITCHES

  
  

  Possible Answer : britches




• The clue is 81. Roofed porch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANAI

  
  

  Possible Answer : Lanai, Lanai_Island, lanai




• The clue is 82. Late-night sub, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUESTHOST

  
  



• The clue is 86. Garfield's predecessor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYES

  
  

  Possible Answer : Rutherford_B._Hayes, Hayes, Rutherford_Birchard_Hayes, Helen_Hayes, hay, President_Hayes




• The clue is 88. Weary cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANTGOON

  
  



• The clue is 90. Company whose name ends in an exclamation point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAHOO

  
  

  Possible Answer : hayseed, yokel, hick, rube, yahoo, Yahoo, chawbacon, bumpkin




• The clue is 91. Steak option in northern Canada. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOSEMEAT

  
  



• The clue is 93. Celebrity chef Hussain who won "The Great British Bake Off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADIYA

  
  



• The clue is 94. However. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YET

  
  

  Possible Answer : nonetheless, nevertheless, even_so, so_far, til_now, withal, in_time, hitherto, up_to_now, even, however, still, until_now, heretofore, as_yet, thus_far, all_the_same, yet, notwithstanding




• The clue is 95. Fit to serve, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIBLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : comestible, victual, edible, pabulum, eatable, victuals

  Possible Opposite Answer : inedible




• The clue is 96. Ireland, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIN

  
  

  Possible Answer : Erin




• The clue is 97. Newlyweds' booking. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: HONEYMOONSUITE

  
  



• The clue is 104. Behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATE

  
  

  Possible Answer : deep, previous, recently, recent, belatedly, late, latterly, of_late, later, former, lately, belated, tardy, tardily

  Possible Opposite Answer : early




• The clue is 105. Gives a lot of attention, with "on". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOTES

  
  

  Possible Answer : dot, stud, disperse, constellate, scatter, dote, sprinkle, dust




• The clue is 107. Old ___, Conn.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYME

  
  



• The clue is 108. Supermodel with a palindromic name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMME

  
  



• The clue is 109. ___ Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLEN

  
  



• The clue is 110. "What have we here!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOH

  
  

  Possible Answer : aah, ooh




• The clue is 111. "They'll grow out of that" … or a description of eight squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSJUSTAPHASE

  
  



• The clue is 115. Every member of the C.I.A.'s K-9 unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAB

  
  

  Possible Answer : research_laboratory, research_lab, lab, science_laboratory, laboratory, science_lab




• The clue is 116. "___ Affaire de Femmes" (1988 French classic). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNE

  
  



• The clue is 117. It can be quite sappy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREE

  
  

  Possible Answer : corner, Tree, tree, shoetree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, tree_diagram




• The clue is 118. Half of an exchange. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAT

  
  

  Possible Answer : tackiness, tat, intertwine, TAT, cheapness, sleaze, Thematic_Apperception_Test




• The clue is 119. "Let's do it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMIN

  
  



• The clue is 120. Texter's "As I see it …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  
  

  Possible Answer : International_Maritime_Organization, IMO




• The clue is 121. Co. that introduced Dungeons & Dragons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSR

  
  



• The clue is 122. Means of getting unstuck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HINT

  
  

  Possible Answer : soupcon, wind, clue, jot, suggest, intimation, touch, suggestion, tinge, pinch, trace, speck, confidential_information, mite, steer, tip, lead, breath, hint




• The clue is 123. Black ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Ops




• The clue is 124. Margaret Thatcher, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORY

  
  

  Possible Answer : Tory




• The clue is 125. Chiding sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSK

  
  

  Possible Answer : tut-tut, tut, tsk

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Hits a rough patch, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: slue, sideslip, slip, slide, brake_shoe, skid, slew, shoe

• The clue is 2. Judge seen on a bench. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AARON

  
  

  Possible Answer: Hank_Aaron, Aaron, Henry_Louis_Aaron

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

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

  The answer: TRIAL

  
  

  Possible Answer: trial, visitation, run, tribulation, trial_run, test, tryout

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

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

  The answer: SASS

  
  

  Possible Answer: sassing, Special_Air_Service, back_talk, backtalk, mouth, lip, SAS, sass

• The clue is 5. Constellation in the southern sky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ara, genus_Ara

• The clue is 6. Reed or Rawls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOU

  
  

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

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

  The answer: PUTOFF

  
  

  Possible Answer: putoff

• The clue is 8. Sledder's outfit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOWSUIT

  
  

  Possible Answer: snowsuit

• The clue is 9. Color named for a famed prep school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETONBLUE

  
  

• The clue is 10. Oh-so-regrettable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAGIC

  
  

  Possible Answer: tragic, tragical

• The clue is 11. What's mined in a stannary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIN

  
  

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

• The clue is 12. Big name in shipping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPS

  
  

  Possible Answer: up

• The clue is 13. Wish list item. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WANT

  
  

  Possible Answer: deprivation, wishing, desire, lack, wish, neediness, want, need, deficiency, require, privation

• The clue is 14. Time "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATBAT

  
  

• The clue is 15. Act rudely in a crowd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: thrust, stuff, jostle, squeeze, shove

• The clue is 16. Did some spelling?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEXED

  
  

  Possible Answer: jinx, enchant, glamour, hex, hexed, witch, bewitch, jinxed

• The clue is 18. Jersey-born rock icon, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEBOSS

  
  

• The clue is 20. Roman numeral that anagrams to part of the eye. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DLI

  
  

• The clue is 21. "Charlie's Angels" actress. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUCYLIU

  
  

• The clue is 26. Charlie's Angels and others. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIOS

  
  

  Possible Answer: III, ternion, terzetto, ternary, trio, threesome, triple, tierce, three, trine, triad, leash, tercet, trinity, trey, deuce-ace, troika, triplet, 3

• The clue is 28. Their dorsal fins can reach six feet in height. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: sea_wolf, killer_whale, killer, Orcinus_orca, orca, grampus

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

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

  The answer: INN

  
  

  Possible Answer: inn, hostelry, hostel, auberge, lodge

• The clue is 32. Vessel for an omelet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGGPAN

  
  

• The clue is 34. Diminuendo al ___ ("fade to nothingness," on a score). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIENTE

  
  

• The clue is 35. Slot machine lever. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARM

  
  

  Possible Answer: limb, build_up, sleeve, subdivision, arm, weapon, branch, gird, fortify, weapon_system

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarm

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

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

  The answer: GRADED

  
  

  Possible Answer: rank, rate, ranked, score, mark, order, stratified, range, graded, place, grade

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

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

  The answer: LOT

  
  

  Possible Answer: great_deal, flock, batch, dispense, dish_out, pile, mass, muckle, band, bunch, mint, spate, fate, deal_out, mountain, set, mickle, fortune, heap, mete_out, parcel_out, allot, Lot, mess, pot, destiny, plenty, shell_out, circle, good_deal, passel, quite_a_little, tidy_sum, lot, portion, dole_out, deal, slew, stack, administer, distribute, sight, luck, hatful, wad, caboodle, peck, draw, raft, circumstances

• The clue is 39. Europe's highest volcano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELBRUS

  
  

• The clue is 40. Nintendo antagonist in purple overalls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARIO

  
  

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

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

  The answer: ADORN

  
  

  Possible Answer: grace, invest, deck, adorn, decorate, ornament, beautify, clothe, embellish

• The clue is 44. First name on the Supreme Court. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELENA

  
  

• The clue is 45. Lifesaving device, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEFIB

  
  

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

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

  The answer: BAWL

  
  

  Possible Answer: bellow, bawl, yawp

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

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

  The answer: ABLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: able, capable, able-bodied

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable

• The clue is 49. Symptom of an allergic reaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASH

  
  

  Possible Answer: rash, roseola, skin_rash, heady, foolhardy, efflorescence, reckless, blizzard

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

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

  The answer: TINE

  
  

  Possible Answer: tine

• The clue is 53. Mob enforcer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIREDGOON

  
  

• The clue is 55. Add milk to a customer's coffee, in diner lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAKEITMOO

  
  

• The clue is 58. Feature of James Earl Jones's voice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONORITY

  
  

  Possible Answer: sonority, resonance, reverberance, sonorousness, ringing, vibrancy, plangency

• The clue is 60. "That hits the spot!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAH

  
  

  Possible Answer: aah, ooh

• The clue is 61. Gun lobby org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NRA

  
  

  Possible Answer: NRA, National_Rifle_Association

• The clue is 62. Some N.F.L. linemen, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: DTs, delirium_tremens

• The clue is 63. Gave a big kiss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOOCHED

  
  

  Possible Answer: spoon, smooch

• The clue is 65. Big name in experimental music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENO

  
  

• The clue is 68. CPR expert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMT

  
  

• The clue is 70. Insignificant amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOU

  
  

  Possible Answer: sou

• The clue is 72. "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Mrs, Mr, Mister, Mr., Mrs.

• The clue is 73. Cookies made with ground almond or coconut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACAROONS

  
  

  Possible Answer: macaroon

• The clue is 74. Highly agitated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INADITHER

  
  

• The clue is 75. Ain't that the tooth!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANINE

  
  

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

• The clue is 76. Crime novelist Josephine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEY

  
  

• The clue is 77. Sound from beneath a sheet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOO

  
  

  Possible Answer: hiss, snort, bird, boo, Bronx_cheer, razz, raspberry, hoot, razzing

  Possible Opposite Answer : applaud

• The clue is 78. Skywalker portrayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAMILL

  
  

• The clue is 79. Guesstimate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYEBALLIT

  
  

• The clue is 80. Elite naval groups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEALTEAMS

  
  

• The clue is 81. Nearly succeeded … but there's a catch!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINEDOUT

  
  

• The clue is 83. Green-light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYYESTO

  
  

• The clue is 84. This puzzle's subject. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEMOON

  
  

• The clue is 85. Places for grilling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTSEATS

  
  

• The clue is 87. Horned antelope of southern Africa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEENBOK

  
  

  Possible Answer: Raphicerus_campestris, steinbok, steenbok

• The clue is 89. Cry of frustration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAH

  
  

• The clue is 92. "You follow?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEE

  
  

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

• The clue is 98. Elizabeth of "WandaVision". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLSEN

  
  

• The clue is 99. A.F.C. East player. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYJET

  
  

• The clue is 100. Bird that's incapable of walking backward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  
  

  Possible Answer: Emu_novaehollandiae, emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit

• The clue is 101. Ballpark figure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMP

  
  

  Possible Answer: ump, umpire

• The clue is 102. Cry in a laser tag arena. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHIT

  
  

• The clue is 103. Spanish "I love you". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEAMO

  
  

• The clue is 106. Jedi foe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITH

  
  

• The clue is 109. Nonsense word in a playground rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EENY

  
  

• The clue is 112. Prefix with glyceride. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

  
  

• The clue is 113. Gentle attention-getter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAP

  
  

  Possible Answer: beg, solicit, exploit, bug, pink, strike, water_faucet, tap, water_tap, rap, pat, wiretap, tapdance, intercept, tip, spigot, hydrant, knock, dab

• The clue is 114. Polite term of address. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIR

  
  

  Possible Answer: Sir, sir

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (37 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle July 13, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Transform, as from one being into another	5
2A	6. Send, as payment	5
3A	11. Bro and sis	4
4A	15. In the know	5
5A	16. Beethoven's "Für ___"	5
6A	17. "Orinoco Flow" singer	4
7A	18. Address every aspect of something	16
8A	21. Ram's ma'am?	3
9A	22. Pseudonym of the essayist Charles Lamb	4
10A	23. Impersonate	6
11A	24. Bit of cunning	4
12A	25. Part of a wineglass or watch	4
13A	27. "Kill the ump!," e.g.	3
14A	28. Immediately	14
15A	33. Proficient	6
16A	34. Supervillain in Marvel comics	4
17A	35. One way up a mountain	4
18A	38. Potters' materials	5
19A	39. Email about big lottery winnings, usually	4
20A	40. Illegal payment	5
21A	41. ___ Sabe (the Lone Ranger, to Tonto)	4
22A	42. Babe in the woods	4
23A	43. Not off one's rocker?	6
24A	44. Oddly and unexpectedly	14
25A	47. "Yo, what's happening"	3
26A	49. "Mm-hmm, it's clear now"	4
27A	50. Money to tide one over	4
28A	51. One way boats come	6
29A	53. Air-condition	4
30A	54. Outburst in a nursery	3
31A	57. Situation that starts things completely over	16
32A	61. Be inclined (to)	4
33A	62. "Awesome!"	5
34A	63. Use the return key for	5
35A	64. Things assayers assay	4
36A	65. Pitchers	5
37A	66. Cockamamie	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Transform, as from one being into another"

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 cause to change shape in a computer animation
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORPH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Send, as payment"

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 topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
• Words that mean the same thing: defer, prorogue, slacken
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Bro and sis"

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 person's brother or sister
• Words that mean the same thing: cognate, blood relation, blood relative
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. In the know"

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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
• Words that mean the same thing: cognisant, mindful, cognizant
• The opposite would be: unaware, unmindful
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Beethoven's "Für ___""

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: ELISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. "Orinoco Flow" singer"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ENYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Address every aspect of something"

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: COVERALLTHEBASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Ram's ma'am?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Pseudonym of the essayist Charles Lamb"

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 english essayist (1775-1834)
• Words that mean the same thing: Charles Lamb, Lamb
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Impersonate"

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: POSEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Bit of cunning"

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 use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
• Words that mean the same thing: chicanery, chicane, guile
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Part of a wineglass or watch"

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 (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
• Words that mean the same thing: prow, stalk, root
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. "Kill the ump!," e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
• Words that mean the same thing: watchword, hollo, call
• The opposite would be: laugh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Immediately"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RIGHTOFFTHEBAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Proficient"

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 quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
• The opposite would be: maladroit
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADROIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Supervillain in Marvel comics"

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 (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Words that mean the same thing: are, ar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. One way up a mountain"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: TBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Potters' materials"

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 very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
• Words that mean the same thing: stiff, Henry Clay, clay
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Email about big lottery winnings, usually"

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 fraudulent business scheme
• Words that mean the same thing: defraud, nobble, gip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Illegal payment"

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 payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: corrupt, payoff, buy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRIBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. ___ Sabe (the Lone Ranger, to Tonto)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Babe in the woods"

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 naive or inexperienced person
• Words that mean the same thing: naive
• The opposite would be: sophisticated
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Not off one's rocker?"

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 show to a seat; assign a seat for
• Words that mean the same thing: induct, sit down, sitting
• The opposite would be: standing
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Oddly and unexpectedly"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OUTOFLEFTFIELD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. "Yo, what's happening""

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 of liquid food
• Words that mean the same thing: swallow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. "Mm-hmm, it's clear now""

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 27 Across: "50. Money to tide one over"

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 temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
• Words that mean the same thing: loanword, lend
• The opposite would be: borrow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. One way boats come"

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

  The answer is: ASHORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Air-condition"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
• Words that mean the same thing: coolheaded, sang-froid, chill
• The opposite would be: heat, warm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Outburst in a nursery"

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: WAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Situation that starts things completely over"

Quick Info: This answer has 16 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHOLENEWBALLGAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Be inclined (to)"

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 have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
• Words that mean the same thing: run, be given, lean
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. "Awesome!""

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 english phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
• Words that mean the same thing: sweet-smelling, unfermented, perfumed
• The opposite would be: sour, salty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Use the return key for"

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 to come or go into
• Words that mean the same thing: move into, insert, embark
• The opposite would be: exit, drop out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Things assayers assay"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Words that mean the same thing: ore
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Pitchers"

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

  The answer is: EWERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Cockamamie"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: NUTSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword July 13, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Self-defense spray	4
2D	2. Response to a sting	4
3D	3. Gush praise	4
4D	4. Opposite of post-	3
5D	5. "Voilà!"	8
6D	6. Kind of pitcher	6
7D	7. Jazz legend Fitzgerald	4
8D	8. Prestigious sch. in metro Boston	3
9D	9. Kinda-sorta: Suffix	3
10D	10. Shelters once made from buffalo skins	7
11D	11. Sail the seven ___	4
12D	12. Camper's annoyance	10
13D	13. One way to "play it"	5
14D	14. Smart-mouthed	5
15D	19. Apportion	5
16D	20. Go over terribly with an audience	4
17D	24. Snide question to one issuing a challenge	6
18D	25. Attack with a low flyover	6
19D	26. The outsiders	4
20D	28. Strain, as one's brain	4
21D	29. Like a team on a day off	4
22D	30. Early record player	10
23D	31. Effortless	6
24D	32. Transportation in a Duke Ellington tune	6
25D	36. Member of the first family	4
26D	37. Actor Foxx of "Sanford and Son"	4
27D	39. An umpire's outstretched arms signifies this	4
28D	40. Happened to, poetically	8
29D	42. What gibberish makes	7
30D	43. Piece of pub furniture	5
31D	45. One for the road?	4
32D	46. Units in a homecoming parade	6
33D	47. Took care of	5
34D	48. Certain worker in a stadium	5
35D	52. Bygone G.M. product, informally	4
36D	53. One who's radio-active?	4
37D	54. Electrical unit	4
38D	55. Iowa college town	4
39D	56. Ticker-tape parade honoree	4
40D	58. "That's disgusting!"	3
41D	59. Tiny	3
42D	60. Prey for a lion	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. Self-defense spray"

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 (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
• Words that mean the same thing: Chemical Mace, macer, macebearer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Response to a sting"

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: OWOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Gush praise"

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 dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
• Words that mean the same thing: spout, mouth off, jabber
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Opposite of post-"

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: PRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Voilà!""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: HEREITIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Kind of pitcher"

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 the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
• Words that mean the same thing: ease, sculptural relief, backup
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELIEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Jazz legend Fitzgerald"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ELLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Prestigious sch. in metro Boston"

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 an engineering university in cambridge
• Words that mean the same thing: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Kinda-sorta: Suffix"

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: ISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Shelters once made from buffalo skins"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native american tent; usually of conical shape
• Words that mean the same thing: tepee, teepee, tipi
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEPEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Sail the seven ___"

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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: ocean, sea
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Camper's annoyance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INSECTBITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. One way to "play it""

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: BYEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Smart-mouthed"

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: overbold, impudent, impertinent
• The 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 15 Down: "19. Apportion"

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 allow to have
• Words that mean the same thing: parcel out, dispense, deal out
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "20. Go over terribly with an audience"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
• Words that mean the same thing: turkey, dud, flush it
• The opposite would be: pass
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Snide question to one issuing a challenge"

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: WHOYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Attack with a low flyover"

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 attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRAFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. The outsiders"

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: THEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Strain, as one's brain"

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 framework for holding objects
• Words that mean the same thing: wrack, stand, wheel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Like a team on a day off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
• Words that mean the same thing: out of work, wild, unwarranted
• The opposite would be: run, work
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Early record player"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
• Words that mean the same thing: acoustic gramophone
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAMOPHONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Effortless"

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 arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
• Words that mean the same thing: smooth-spoken, silver, fluent
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FACILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Transportation in a Duke Ellington tune"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ATRAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Member of the first family"

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 norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
• Words that mean the same thing: Niels Henrik Abel, Niels Abel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Actor Foxx of "Sanford and Son""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REDD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. An umpire's outstretched arms signifies this"

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 strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
• Words that mean the same thing: rubber, prophylactic, dependable
• The opposite would be: dangerous, out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Happened to, poetically"

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 become of; happen to
• Words that mean the same thing: befall, betide, bechance
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEFALLEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. What gibberish makes"

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: NOSENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Piece of pub furniture"

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 simple seat without a back or arms
• Words that mean the same thing: crap, faeces, fecal matter
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. One for the road?"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: wear down, tire out, wear out
• The opposite would be: refresh, interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Units in a homecoming parade"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
• Words that mean the same thing: swim bladder, ice-cream float, drift
• The opposite would be: sink
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLOATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Took care of"

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: SAWTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Certain worker in a stadium"

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 irish prelate who deduced from the bible that creation occurred in the year 4004 bc (1581-1656)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Ussher, Ussher, doorkeeper
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Bygone G.M. product, 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 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 36 Down: "53. One who's radio-active?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Electrical unit"

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 power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
• Words that mean the same thing: James Watt, W
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Iowa college town"

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: AMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "56. Ticker-tape parade honoree"

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 man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
• Words that mean the same thing: torpedo, paladin, fighter
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "58. "That's disgusting!""

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: EWW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "59. Tiny"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short time
• Words that mean the same thing: piss, teensy, pee-pee
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "60. Prey for a lion"

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 large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
• Words that mean the same thing: wildebeest
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNU

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	61	77.2%
Short Answer	10	12.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
Sports	3	3.8%
Geography	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	42
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	5.2 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 Tuesday, 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 08:49 AM